Girls x Heroine

5th Anniversary Visual

The **Girls x Heroine** series (ガールズ×ヒロイン or ガールズx戦士; *Gaaruzu × Senshi*) is a collaboration project with "Takara Tomy" a Japanese entertainment company that creates toys and merchandise, a girls Shogakukan manga magazine "Ciao", girls magazine "Pucchigumi", with the back up of LDH a Japanese entertainment company and EXPG Studios. The series is a "tokusatsu" (特撮) a term that describes a tv show that uses special effects.

The series celebrate its 5th year anniversary with its 5th season Bittomo x Heroine Kirameki Powers!, also releasing a 5th anniversary logo and poster visual.

## Creation

The director and creator of the series Takashi Miike, had no prior experience to children related shows or films as he had more experience in horror and violence. Upon realising that there weren't many tokusatsu aimed for girls, he decided to challenge himself by creating this series. [*citation needed*]

The series follows the typical magical girl formula where a group of girls transform in order to fight villains.

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## Name

The term "Girls x Heroine" or "Girls x Senshi" describes the season where "Girls" describes what the theme of the show is. In Miracle Tunes, the term "idol" was used. In MagimajoPures, the term "magic" was used. Then in Phantomirage, the term "secret" was used. Each term gives a small basis of what the overall theme of the season is. Although the series is called "Girls x Heroine", the seasons are called "(Girls) x Warrior" / "Heroine".

The series was first established as the Girls x Heroine series upon the release of Phantomirage.[*citation needed*]

## Music

In each season, the main characters create a temporary idol group that provide the theme songs of the show, where they perform as a real life unit to promote the season. The common theme in their name is the word is doubled and stylised with a "2".

From the series, a permanent unit "Girls2" was created. The group provided the opening themes for Phantomirage and Lovepatrina, as well as the theme songs for the movies. From September 2021, unit Lucky2 was also created. The group provides the opening and ending themes for Kirameki Powers.

## Trivia

1. The abbreviation of the series is "GaruHiro" (ガルヒロ)
2. Despite common belief, the ‘x’ in “Girls x Heroine” isn’t pronounced.
3. All the main characters have a pink motif with twin ponytails.
4. It is assumed everything happens in the same universe, although not all actors/actresses play the same character as seen with Mayumi Ono, Mimi Maihane and Yuzuha Oda.
	* Miracle2 made an appearance in Episode 6 and Kojiro and Kazunari tried to recruit Shiori as a model (Episode 16).
	* MagimajoPures makes an appearance in Phantomirage as volunteer cleaners.
	* Phantomirage makes an appearance in Lovepatrina as Sarai's favorite dance group and senior Heroine's.
		+ In the Phantomirage film, it is explained that the girls heroine's do exist but haven't been recently sighted (further proving that time has passed since their last appearance).
	* Sarai of Phantomi, is the same Sarai in Lovepatrina.
5. Idol x Warrior Miracle Tunes is the only season to be translated as "warrior" rather than "heroine".
6. Miracle Tunes is the only season to have a European adaptation.
7. Phantomirage is the first season to not have their representative idol group provide their openings.
	* This is followed by Lovepatrina, with both seasons openings being provided by Girls2.
8. On March 31, 2019, a special Girls x Heroine! broadcasted between MagimajoPures! and Phantomirage! where it featured behind the scenes shoots and interviews. Yuzuha Oda made an appearance.
9. Phantomirage is the first series to get a movie and the only one to extend its original run. This is followed by Lovepatrina, who although doesn't get extended, gets a movie.