Line #36 Music/Tsukipro


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:The members of the "main" four groups of Tsukipro. (From top to bottom) ''QUELL''[[note]]Eichi, Issei, Ichiru, Shu[[/note]], ''[=SolidS=]''[[note]]Shiki, Rikka, Tsubasa, Dai[[/note]], ''Growth''[[note]]Kensuke, Kouki, Mamoru, Ryouta[[/note]], ''SOARA''[[note]]Nozomu, Sora, Soshi, Ren, Morihito[[/note]]]]
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4	'''Tsukipro''' is a franchise consisting of albums, drama [=CDs=], mobile games, anime, and stage plays featuring 13 fictional idol groups - 10 male, 2 female, and 1 mixed - under Tsukino Talent Productions. The series exists in [[BreakingTheFourthWall 2.5 dimensions]], as the characters of the series themselves are made to interact with producers and other people in real life. The franchise started with Music/{{Tsukiuta}}, a collaboration between voice actors and Music/{{Vocaloid}} producers.
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6	The franchise is divided into parts:
7	* '''Music/{{Tsukiuta}}''': Based on the twelve months in a year. It is separated into its own franchise. Each group has six members.
8	** ''Six Gravity'' (boy group, December-May, debuted in 2012)
9	** ''Procellarum'' (boy group, June-November, debuted in 2012)
10	** ''Fluna'' (girl group, December-May, debuted in 2014)
11	** ''Seleas'' (girl group, June-November, debuted in 2014)
12	* '''ALIVE''': Based on the elements earth/wood and air.
13	** ''SOARA'' (five-member boy band, air theme, debuted in 2015)
14	** ''Growth'' (four-member boy group, wood theme, debuted in 2015)
15	* '''SQ''': Based on the elements fire and water. Each group has four members.
16	** ''[=SolidS=]'' (boy band, fire theme, debuted in 2015)
17	** ''QUELL'' (boy ballad group, water theme, debuted in 2016)
18	* '''{{Music/Vazzrock}}''': Based on birthstones. Each group has six members.
19	** ''VAZZY'' (boy group, debuted in 2017)
20	** ''ROCK DOWN'' (boy group, debuted in 2017)
21	* ''[=Infinit0=]'' (pronounced "Infinite Zero") (two-man unit, debuted in 2018)
22	* ''TOBARI'' (two-man unit)
23	** ''[=pioniX=]'' (four-man collab unit formed by the members of [=Infinit0=] and TOBARI)
24	* ''[=Swiiiiiits!=]'' (six-member mixed group formed by five male idols and one female idol)
25	* ''ALTAIR THEATER'' (nineteen-man boy group; initially had only twelve members)
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27	An anime about the first four groups, ''Tsukiuta the Animation'', aired in the summer of 2016, while another series focusing on the SQ and ALIVE groups aired in the Fall 2017 Anime season. Tsukiuta the Animation 2 ran in 2020, and Tsukipro the Animation 2 in 2021. ''Vazzrock the Animation'' released in 2022.
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29	The SQ groups and Alive groups have separate [[{{Theatre/Tsukipro}} stage play series]], ''Theatre/{{SQS}}'' (pronounced "Square Stage") and ''Theatre/{{Alivestage}}''.
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31	There are also two live action movies about SOARA.
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33	A mobile RhythmGame,''VideoGame/TsukinoParadise'', was in service from 2017-2020. A character collecting game called ''Tsukino Park'' ran from 2015-2019, when it was replaced with an app called ''Tsukino World''.
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36	! All groups show examples of:
37	* AliceAllusion: Soara's theme for the Fairy Tale Collection line in the 2018-19 run of the annual pop-up shop in Harajuku.
38	* BattleOfTheBands: Soara and Growth got into the label through a competition. Their journey in this is shown in their audio dramas.
39	* BaroquePop: John's compositions for Soara, [=SolidS=], and Growth - especially Growth. They are simply magnificent. Quell's music is by a separate composer, but theirs is also quite baroque.
40	* ConnectedAllAlong: Several of the 12 idol groups have one member that was part of a very popular disbanded idol group. [=SolidS=]' Shiki, QUELL's Shu, VAZZY's Takaaki, and both members of [=Infinit0=] were five of those 6 or 7 members.
41	* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: 68 of them, and 13 girls.
42	* ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Apparently, Mamoru's worshipping his pachira plant caused it to become a fairy.
43	* ClassicalElementsEnsemble: The idol group is based around this theming—SolidS is Fire, Quell is Water, SOARA is Air, Growth is Earth. The units' music reflects their elements—SolidS is heated, sexy, and always changing; Quell is calm and soothing yet also dark and deep; SOARA is light and youthful; Growth is the one that subverts expectations — their interpretation of "earth" is that they're world-traveling (or multiverse-traveling) princely flowers, and their music is fantasy-tinged Baroque Pop.
44	* ComicBookTime: Averted. Every real time year Tsukipro is active is another year added onto the characters' profiles. They all age accordingly too, with their character pages showing what they did during certain eras.
45	* GeodesicCast: The series started with the ''Music/{{Tsukiuta}}'' series of two units, centered around their kinglike leaders, with themes and tones that reflect each other. The next unit to be introduced was [=SolidS=], who did not have a companion unit at first, but after the Alive series was made as a pair of units like Gravi and Procella, [=SolidS=] was given a partner unit, Quell, to form SQ. [=VazzRock=] continues this, with companion units Vazzy and Rockdown. Gekidan Altair, [=Infinit0=], and [=Swiiiiiits!=] are exceptions, however.
46	* HairContrastDuo: Each series' leaders follow this with the first group's leaders having dark hair, and the second group's having light hair. Starting with Tsukiuta's Hajime and Shun, and Yuki and Tsubaki, SQ's Shiki and Shu are a milder example; Sora and Koki are even milder, possibly reflecting the lighter, airier nature of the Alive series compared to the rest of the franchise. But Vazzrock's leaders are back to the Tsukiuta pattern.
47	* HalfIdenticalTwins: Lico and Gli count for this.
48	* IntercourseWithYou:
49	** Tsubasa ([=SolidS=])'s "Shout it Out" is a rock song all about a romantic tryst, as are his duets "Lady Joker" (with Shiki) and "Kiss Me Quick" with Dai. And Shiki and Rikka have a duet called "Between the Sheets".
50	** Shuu and Eichi's ''Re:Start'' series duet "Hidden Eclipse". The first line is "After the kids are asleep," and it basically is about what the parents can do once they're alone together - another side to their "kazoquell" image.
51	* ProductPlacement: Continuing the MoeAnthropomorphism theme, ''The Wizard of Twins: Lico and Gli'' are gijinka Pocky. They are essentially advertising mascots for the snack. And their birthday is on 11/11 - Pocky Day.
52	* SeriesMascot: Each group has their own individual mascots, but all of them pretty much take the same shape of a cartoon plushie with an oblong body.
53	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Lico is the only female member of [=Swiiiiiits!=], and the only female idol introduced in Tsukipro after Tsukiuta.
54	* SolarAndLunar: Just as all of these idols fall under Tsukino Production, there exists a Sun Production with its own idols. Growth's rival unit, Zix, is under this production company. Three of the four Growth members were previously there, but they left to start a new unit with Mamoru. Another of [=SunPro=]'s units, Tobari, has collaborated with [=Infinit0=] to form a four-member unit known as [=pioniX=].
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56	! Tropes applying to ''Tsukipro the Animation'':
57	* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: Much like the ''Tsukiuta'' adaptaion, the main source of this phenomenon is the four CGI performances used as the opening themes for the show, as well as the final musical number in the last episode.
58	* ActionDressRip: Rikka, acting as the princess in the makeup commercial, rips the bottom half of it to make himself out to be tougher than initially appeared.
59	* ActorAllusion: Creator/TakuyaEguchi's infamous doodle creatures Daioh and Pen-kun make a cameo in the anime as toys in Shiki's room. Being Shiki's seiyuu, it comes across as a tongue in cheek nod to the man.
60	* TheCameo: While the ''Tsukiuta'' men show up from time to time, only one of the women, Asagiri of Seleas, made a small appearance on the show, being one of the ''MUSIC TIME'' opening acts in episode 8.
61	* ContinuityNod: Episode 9 has a reference to the ''Tsukiuta'' adaptation, with Hajime's cosmetic commercial being a big enough hit that the company contacted Tsukipro for another one years later.
62	* EscortDistraction: In one episode, the characters think Shiki and Shu are fighting, so they plan a party to make them get along. They have Eichi take Shu out while they set up, and Eichi and Shu have a nice emotional talk... and when they get back, it turns out that the idea that they're fighting was all a prank. it was actually ''Eichi'' that they wanted to get out of the way, because they were planning a surprise party for his birthday.
63	* FormulaBreakingEpisode: The last two episodes are a live event and a concert respectively, compared to the previous episodes which focused more on the characters and their various situations.
64	* LadyAndKnight: The commercial Dai and Rikka star in have this theme, Dai as the knight and Rikka as the Lady. The characters discuss this a little bit, saying that they chose the theme because it's a very popular fantasy for girls. It's worth noting that Rikka has no issues with being a princess, and the episode focuses on Dai's insecurity about whether or not he can be a good enough performer to star opposite Rikka.
65	* LoggingOntoTheFourthWall: Whenever the boys ask for audience input on their shows, they point to the official Tsukipro anime website every time.
66	* NextSundayAD: A lot of the first season of the anime series takes place throughout the 2017 year in universe, ending on a concert taking place Christmas 2017. The first season itself aired throughout Fall 2017, inverting this for a lot of the run and then eventually matching up dates.
67	* RecapEpisode: Episode 12 does this with the framing device of SOARA and Growth hosting the ''Road to Budokan'' live program, reminiscing over the past year's various events leading up to the Tsukino Production concert in December.

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