Rilu Rilu Fairilu: The Fairies' Door

**Rilu Rilu Fairilu: The Fairies' Door** (リルリルフェアリル ~妖精のドア~ *Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yōsei no Door~*?) is an 2016 anime based on the franchise by Sanrio and Sega Toys. It is the first anime in the series. The series is animated by Studio DEEN. It is directed by Sakura Gojou and written by Aya Matsui.

The series first premiered on February 6, 2016 on TV TOKYO, airing on Saturdays at 9:30 AM (JST). It is then altered to 10:00 AM (JST) on April 2, 2016.*[citation needed]* It ended its airing on March 25, 2017.

The second season premiered on April 7, 2017. It is a new series titled *Rilu Rilu Fairilu: The Magic Mirror*.

## Story

Fairilus are fairies of flowers, insects, mermaids, or other entitles that are born from Farilu Seeds. All Fairilus are born with their own key, having it since they were a baby, and they must search an door and open that door that leads to their future and dream. Once the Fairilu passes through their doors, they grow up. The doors are also related to the human world.

The series focuses on Lip and other Fairilus that are attending lessons in Saint Fairilu School and their daily lives in Little Fairilu. After their birth, they go to school to learn how to use their Fairilu Magic and attend other lessons. They also live their lives outside the classroom. During these, they befriend each other, develop their personalities and find their own dreams in the future.

## Characters

### Fairilus

*Flower Fairilus*

* Lip
* Sumire
* Himawari
* Rose
* Olive
* Dante
* Suzu and Ran
* Ajisai
* Sakura
* Higan
* Kasumi
* Azami
* Dahlia
* Jasmine

*Bug Fairilus*

* Kabuto
* Kuwa
* Akiakane
* Miruru
* Hotaru
* Shiro
* Kamakiri
* Spider
* Lady
* Shijimi

*Mushroom Fairilus*

* Noko
* Dot
* Daké
* Benitengu
* Yakou
* Kinshi
* Houshi
* Nameko

*Mermaid Fairilus*

* Akoya
* Sango
* Wakame
* Fish
* Mesh
* Luca
* Misty
* Pen

*Veggie Fairilus*

* Carrot
* Tomato
* Arti
* Corn
* Cabbage
* Peas
* Danshaku
* Tama-chan
* Broco
* Caulico
* Celery

*Weather Fairilus*

* Sun
* Thunder
* Amemi
* Aurora
* Kumomo
* Rainbow
* Star
* Oyuki
* Noumu

*Ikemenjo Fairilus*

* Tora
* Rafflé
* Haetori
* Ojigisou
* Sabobon
* Utsubon
* Durian
* Jonmeke

*Twinkle Fairilus*

* Spica
* Vega
* Sirius
* Procyon

*Legend Fairilus*

* Kirara and Yurara
* Powawa and Powalisa
* Mr. Bokkuri
* Omatsu
* Fairilu Marje
* Fairilu Gole
* Ms. Kingyo
* Mrs. Neko
* Teacher Leon
* Hopper
* Mr. Kanaria
* Anchusa
* Happy
* Det
* Ofuku
* Jack
* Hii and Ragi
* Santa

### Humans

* Nozomu Hanamura
* Lilas Hanamura
* Mio
* Eri
* Yukari Aoba
* Yuuto Kazama
* Kano Sakuraba
* Haruto Kusunoki
* Ruko Kaidou
* Sion Masaki
* Yabushita
* Kouji Yamamoto
* Emi

### Others

* Oberon
* Forte
* Snow

## List of Episodes

*Main article: Rilu Rilu Fairilu: The Fairies' Door/Episode List*
## Media

Sanrio and Sega Toys announced a new multimedia franchise on their website as part of their second collaboration. The franchise has an anime, followed up with a variety of merchandise of toys, accessories, bags, and stationery. It's main target demographic are female audiences.

*Rilu Rilu Fairilu: The Fairies Door* began airing on February 6, 2016 in all TXN stations in Japan, replacing *Jewelpet Magical Change* in its timeslot. The anime's opening theme is titled "Brand New Days" by Korean Pop group Apink. The first ending theme is titled "key of life" by Shiggy Jr, the second is titled "Kerakera Hey Look Over There!" by Kera Kera and the third is titled "Rilu Rilu Wonderful Girl!" by the voices of Lip (Yumiri Hanamori), Sumire (Rina Hidaka), Himawari (Aya Uchida) and Rose (Aina Kusuda).*[citation needed]*

## International Broadcast

It had its first broadcast outside of Japan in South Korea on Disney Channel on May 22, 2017, almost two months after the series ended in its home country.

It also premiered in Hong Kong on TVB Jade on September 20, 2017, 6 months after its original run.

## Trivia

* The director of the series, Sakura Gojou, is an alias of Masakazu Hishida, who is known for being the director of the *Pretty Rhythm* series.

## Videos

### Japanese

RiluRiluFairilu リルリルフェアリルってなに！？Promo videoリルリルフェアリル～妖精のドア～ PVSecond promo
### Korean

숲의 요정 페어리루 - 마법의 문 CMDisney Channel commercial디즈니채널 숲의 요정 페어리루 '페어리루 하이리루' 이벤트Promotional activity
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 AnimeNewsNetwork. (2015, Dec 24). Sanrio, Sega Toys' Rilu Rilu Fairilu TV Anime Premieres on February 6. *AnimeNewsNetwork*. Retrieved Dec 28, 2015.
2. ↑ AnimeNewsNetwork. (2017, Mar 2). Rilu Rilu Fairilu TV Anime Gets 2nd Season Starting on April 7. *AnimeNewsNetwork*. Retrieved Mar 8, 2017.
3. ↑ 青葉 譲　実は五城桜
 [aobajo2]. (2020, Oct 21). Tweet revealing Jou Aoba (another alias of Masakazu Hishida) is the same person as Sakura Gojou.. *Twitter*. Retrieved October 21, 2020.

## External Links

* Official Website
* Official Anime Website