Glittering Butterfly ♡ Papillon Rose

**THIS SERIES IS FANMADE AND THE EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE IN THIS ARE FAKE. I ONLY MADE IT UP TO GO ALONG LIKE THE ORIGINAL WEBSITE DID. Papillon Rose belongs to Minoboshi Tarou and Pink Company. I do not intend to make money off of this.**

**Glittering Butterfly ♡ Papillon Rose**, also known as **Kira-kira Chou ♡ Papiyon Roze** (キラキラチョウ ♡パピヨンローゼ) by Mimi is a novelized remake of the original Papillon Rose concept celebrating the 22nd anniversary since its conception as a hoax website beginning in 2001. Compared to the original series, which was a erotic comedy parodying magical girl series such as Sailor Moon, Wedding Peach, and Cutie Honey, the remake is a tamer version with an original story using the characters and settings based off the ONA and the original manga by Ai Hanazono, with it's age restriction being lowered to ages 15 or older. A fanfiction novel is currently in the works with a release date unknown.

## Development

Since the last release of Papillon Rose in Comiket in 2014 with the movie, there have been talks of remaking the series for a modern audience due to the overwhelming nostalgia in the underground empire. Many directors had ideas about what to do for the remake, including a live action p\*rno reboot but none were able to convince Ai Hanazono, who was unhappy with the 2014 movie reboot and has cut contact and blacklisted Shinji Tobita in the anime industry due to a copyright lawsuit and for destroying the legacy of her series, for a remake she personally agreed with. While strolling on the streets she meets a young girl named Mimi, who is a budding anime scenerio writer and was an enthusiastic Papillon Rose fan during her childhood and offers to remake the series the way she wants it, especially in the style of the ONA and the manga, which were her personal favorites. Ai Hanazono, who is pleasantly surprised by this girl, gives her the blessing to write the remake, specifically asking to leave dirty subtle innuendo as her only condition.

## Summary

Tsubomi Momozono is a 19 year old girl who is repeating her senior year at Saint Christoly Girl's Academy due to failing marks. When she is not at school, she works as a barista at the popular coffee shop Papillon, trying to make ends meet. One day, a pink butterfly marked black cat with a pink ribbon on its tail meets Tsubomi and tells her that she is Rama, and that she a cat searching for the legendary Papillon Soldiers who protect love and chastity of their city from the evil Regina Apis, who wants to suck up all of the love energy all to herself. To protect the love and peace of the Ikebukuro Butterfly from evil invaders, Tsubomi  transfoms into Papillon Rose along with her friends Papillon Lily, Papillon Margarette, Papillon Violet, and Papillon Dhalia.

## Characters

**Tsubomi Momozono (***Momozono Tsubomi 桃園つぼみ*) A 19 year old, debt-ridden student at Saint Christoly Girl's academy repeating her senior year due to failing grades. Reportedly, her parents have disowned her and she is living at the dorms as a result, taking out loans. She is described as a crybaby but a cheeky and determined girl who will do the work and is surprisingly very good at athletics. Tsubomi hates studying and she works at Papillon as a barista making all kinds of coffee and lattes for the customers. Tsubomi transforms into the Pink glittering butterfly of the night, Papillon Rose, chanting the words "Rose Glittering Power! Metamorphose!"

**Anne Shigemono** (*Annu*, アンヌ): Tsubomi's best friend, coworker, and former classmate, who graduated in the previous school year with barely passing grades. Described as a dim-witted girl, but kindhearted and supportive, she is always there to cheer Tsubomi up when she is feeling down. At Papillon, Anne works as a waitress, taking customer's orders and delivering them. She is the most popular employee at Papillon with the customers, which makes Master very happy and Tsubomi jealous. There is also a rumor that Anne is in a relationship with Master, but it's not confirmed. Anne transfoms into Papillon Lily, chanting the words "Lily Glittering Power! Metamorphose!"

**Shizuku**: Tsubomi's classmate and second friend, who also works at Papillon as a Barista. Shizuku aims to be an engineer and is the top student in the grade, much to the ire of Tsubomi. Shizuku is described as hard-working and persistent, and is always helping Tsubomi with her studies so she can pass her classes. She transforms into Papillon Margarette, chanting the words, "Margarette Glittering Power! Metamorphose!"

**Mio**: A mysterious, but famous woman in the Ikebukuro Butterfly, who works as a CEO of a extremely popular lingerie company. Mio is described as a mature, beautiful single woman who has not yet found a husband. Prior to becoming Papillon Violet, she was known as the famous lone soldier Papillon V, who fought to protect the love and ecstasy of the city. She is not fond of Tsubomi, Anne, and Shizuku, due to their lack of experience and she did not agree to become a Papillon Soldier "to babysit children". As Papillon Violet, she chants the phrase "Violet Glittering Power! Metamorphose!"

**Hikaru**: A handsome, yet cunning man who works as a police officer in the Ikebukuro Butterfly making sure the place is free of crimes and keeping everyone safe. He meets Tsubomi by accidentally running into her, causing Tsubomi to get hurt, which he deeply apologizes for. He oftenly goes to Papillon for a cup of coffee before starting his shift. At first, he sees Tsubomi as a impish child, but overtime, he starts to develop feelings for her. He transforms into Dandy Lion to help Rose and her friends in a pinch. He also has a mysterious relationship with Rama.

**Rama**: A mysterious black cat with a pink butterfly birth mark on its forehead and a pink ribbon on it's tail. She first meets Tsubomi in the Saint Christoly courtyard, napping until Tsubomi trips over her during gym class. Rama tries to steer Tsubomi onto the right path, but they don't always see eye to eye on everything, causing them to quarrell over the most mundane things. Prior to meeting Tsubomi, Rama was always with Hikaru, but she now lives in Tsubomi's dorm room.

**Queen Flora**-Tsubomi's previous form, a kind, but firm queen who ruled over the Ikebukuro Butterfly with the aim of maintaining harmony and peace among the city and to make sure love remained in the purest form. Not much else is known other than when Regina took over the city with her increasing dark power, Flora was forced to be sealed away for her own safety by Rama.

## Media

### Novelization

List of Glittering Butterfly ♡ Papillon Rose chapters

A novel series is currently being written with at least two books planned. Ai Hanazono in an interview mentioned if the series does really well with fans, a sequel novel series, Glittering Butterfly Papillon Rose R and an OVA video series could be possibly made.

### Soundtrack

*Glittering Butterfly Papillon Rose Soundtrack, The Renaissance*

A soundtrack for the novelization titled, Glittering Butterfly Papillon Rose, the Renaissance is currently in the works, being made by Hanayome Records Inc. The CD will contain 27 tracks.

## Reception

Reception at the announcement for the Novelization was mixed. Many who have seen the original Papillon Rose series on TV Chinpo were delighted to see new content of their favorite butterfly warrior, while many purists, consisting of smelly 30-year old something shut-in otaku who still lived with their parents, were not pleased that the series was getting rid of the naughty elements that they could fap to and that the series in a novel format was going to be too hard for them to read, as opposed to Manga, Anime, and Film. As a result of the backlash, Ai Hanazono and Mimi now have to have security guards surrounding them whenever they go out to avoid used tissues.

## Trivia

* This is the first new Papillon Rose series to come out in nine years, with the last media coming out as a movie.
* While the series contains the Papillon Rose title, many significant changes have been made, including:
	+ Lingerie Senshi has been dropped and replaced with KiraKira Chou (Meaning Glittering Butterfly), implying that the series has dropped its erotic roots and was toned down to make it more accessible for a mainstream audience
	+ Papillon is no longer a lingerie pub, but now a coffee shop.
	+ The girls no longer wear lingerie in battle, instead wearing elegant battle warrior outfits loosely based on their transformed outfits from the ONA and Manga.
	+ Rose no longer uses a vibrator as her weapon against Dinasty and instead uses a delicate rose wand with the attack titled "Rose Fleur Malaise!"
	+ The girls no longer say Org\*sm Power! Er\*ction, and instead say Glittering Power! Metamorphose!, a subtle reference to Yes! Pretty Cure 5, a series that also uses butterflies and flowers as its motif.
	+ Character personalities of Tsubomi and the other characters (Aside from Anne and Mio), were significantly changed.
		- The girls are no longer horny sex obsessed (Anne is still obsessed with men, but no longer randomly sleeps around)
		- Rama no longer as a pink rubber condom on her tail and instead has a pink ribbon tied.
		- Dandy Lion no longer works as a male escort and instead works as a police officer to save the city
		- The setting of the original series, which takes place in the Kabuki Butterfly, a sex district, has been discarded. The remake takes place in what is called the Ikebukuro Butterfly, which is based off of Ikebukuro, an actual city center in Tokyo.
	+ Compared to the original series, Mio is not a villian, but rather, as an aloof ally