Laala Manaka

*This has information from the PriPara wiki stated verbatim.*

**Laala Manaka** (真中 らぁら, ***Laala Manaka***?) is the primary protagonist of the *PriPara* series and a student at Paprika Private Academy. She is a lovely-type idol and her preferred brand is Twinkle Ribbon. Her catchphrase is *Capisce!" (かしこまっ!*Kashikoma!*)*.

Laala also appears as the main heroine in Idol Time PriPara.

## Appearance

Laala has round, teal-colored eyes, and lavender hair that is tied up into two buns with two small tufts of hair sticking out on each side, and a cowlick in the center of her hair. She wears a big pink bow with a yellow heart in the center in her regular hairstyle. In the evening, when sleeping, she lets her hair loose. Laala is the shortest among all of the main idols as Mikan and Aroma, who are also in elementary school, standing a few inches taller.

In her original PriPara form, Laala grows taller to match the height of an middle school student, making her look more mature. Her two hair buns are released into two long pigtails that reach her thighs, and curls at the ends. According to Akai Meganee, Laala looks best in lovely-style clothing, and often performs in Twinkle Ribbon outfits.

During Idol Time PriPara, Laala's "main" idol form matches her appearance outside of PriPara after Yui accidentally folds the PriTicket.

In episode 178, Laala's PriTicket is repaired by Falala, and she can return to her main idol form.

## Personality

Laala is bright, cheerful, and happy, and is often seen bouncing off the walls. As her house is a restaurant, she has a habit of saying her informal catchphrase *Capisce!* (かしこま!, *Kashikoma!*?) when taking requests. Laala has a very loud speaking voice which she is very conscious about. When she is singing, she tends to be very quiet due to this. It seems that she can only gain the courage to sing loudly when performing in PriPara.

She is also highly determined with a strong will and can be stubborn when it comes to her goals or the happiness of others.

## Relationships

* Non Manaka - Laala's little sister. She helped Laala cover up her "Idol Self" when Gloria was visiting their home.
* Nao Ehime - Laala's best friend in school.
* Mirei Minami - Who convinced Laala to become an idol. Laala also found her PriTicket bag and delivered it to her in the first episode. Mirei is most likely Laala's best friend in PriPara. The two formed a unit with Sophie called SoLaMi♡SMILE.
* Eiko Sakagami - Laala's first actual fan. They also traded their Friends Ticket. Eiko also helped Laala escape the headmistress.
* Mr. Manaka - Co-worker and Dad.
* Himeka Manaka - Co-worker and Mom.
* Sophie Hojo -  Laala is one of the many fans of Sophie; she also delivers Sophie's favorite Pickled Plum Pizza to Pride Tower Hills for her. After that, they trade Friends Tickets. As of Episode 12, she is in a three-person unit with Laala along with Mirei, called SoLaMi♡SMILE.
* Kuma - Becomes Laala's PriPara manager, after she joins Mirei.
* Falulu - Sees Laala's performance and (according to a brief description of Faruru) can tell that Laala has the Prism Voice (though it is most likely, it has not been confirmed). The two are friends and when they attempt to trade Friends Ticket, Faruru collapses. After her re-awakening in, the two properly trade Friends Ticket.
* Jewlulu - Laala found Jewlulu when she fell down after the system updated to run the Kami Idol Grand Prix and decided to become her mother.
* Yui Yumekawa - They are roommates and classmates at Avocado Academy.

## Etymology

**Manaka** (真中) means "center." This can be considered a pun as Mirei and Sophie's last names mean "south" (Minami) and "north" (Hojo), respectively.

## Trivia

* Her name (**La**ala) is based on the sixth note of the Solfège scale.
* Laala is the youngest out of the six main girls - Sophie is in 9th grade, Mirei, Shion, Leona & Dorothy are all in 8th grade, and she is in 7th grade.
* Laala is the only character out of the main three to be in elementary school.
* According to Kuma and Faruru, she has an ability called Prism Voice. Aside from it affecting her singing, it has yet to be shown what exactly it means to possess it.
* Along with Mirei, Aroma, Mikan, Love, Chiri, Yui, Nino, Michiru, Shuuka and Non, she is one of the only known characters to have a different look in PriPara.
* She refers to herself with the pronoun "Atashi" (あたし, *"Atashi"*?) which is a very informal way for a female to address herself.
* Laala has a habit of mixing up word pronunciation and meanings that often result in other characters correcting her.
* Laala is the first one to solo debut without having a color theme for the audiences' glow.
* She shares her birthday with Mai Mishou*.*
* Laala is the only one in SoLaMi♡SMILE to not yet have a solo song.
* Laala is the only idol to obtain the Final Fairy.
* Laala is the first idol to obtain a Super Cyalume Coord.

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