Kira Kira Happy Hirake! Cocotama

'Kira Kira Happy ★ Hirake! Cocotama' is a Japanese anime television series animated by OLM, Inc. that serves as a sequel and spinoff to Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama, based on both the Cocotama series of toys and the Cocotama media franchise created by Bandai Namco Holdings. The series was directed by Norio Nitta and written by Michihiro Tsuchiya (Mirmo De Pon!, PriPara, Cross Game) with character designs by Shinobu Ookawa. The series aired on all TXN stations in Japan from September 6, 2018 to September 26, 2019, replacing Himitsu no Cocotama in its initial timeslot.[2][3]

An original net animation spinoff, titled Mono no Kamisama Cocotama, aired on YouTube starting on September 26, 2019.[4]

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Merchandise

The Hirake! Cocotama House Series (ひらけ！ここたまハウスシリーズ), released in September 2018. It retains the same concept as the previous dollhouse set but with a new interactivity feature. Unlike the first series, the Cocotama Figures each has a special pin on the bottom, which, connected to a compatible set, will activate special lights and sounds depending on each figure. Aside from the figures, certain parts of the new dollhouse set can also be activated and opened using a key which is included with the first figure of the series or the deluxe edition of the Cocotama Music Box Castle Dollhouse set.

Anime

The anime based on the toy line, produced by OLM, aired From September 6, 2018, to September 26, 2019.[9] Norio Nitta and Michihiro Tsuchiya return as both director and writer for the series, with character design drafts from Yuka Fujiwara and character designs from Shinobu Ookawa and Shouji Yasukazu. The series's opening theme is titled "Himitsu no Kagi, Cocotama!" (ヒミツのカギ、ここたま！) by Minami Takahashi, Inori Minase, Mariya Ise and Emiri Iwai while the first ending song is titled "Cocotama Sagaso-tsu! Mi~tsukketta♪" (ここたまさがそっ！み～つっけた♪) by Kaoru Masaki on episode 1 to 29. The music for the sequel/spin-off is composed by Ken Itō (Handa-Kun) and Kenichi Kuroda. Later, replaced by second ending song is titled "Cocotama Town De Nikkoniko★" (ここたまタウンでにっこにこ★) by Kaoru Masaki and Erika starting episode 30 onwards.

TV Tokyo officially streams the series in Japan as part of the Ani.TV Lineup on September 6, 2018.[10] Bandai Channel also started streaming the series in Japan in the video site Nico Nico Douga and in NTT DoCoMo's video streaming service Docomo Anime Store.

Original net animation

An original net animation series titled Mono no Kamisama Cocotama started airing on YouTube on September 26, 2019, uniting the main Cocotama of both the original series and the sequel/spin-off. Unlike the TV series however, this web series does not feature main human characters Kokoro Yotsuba and Haruka Hoshinogawa.

type	tv series
director	Norio Nitta
writer	Michihiro Tsuchiya
music	Ken Itō Kenichi Kuroda
studio	OLM, Inc.
network	TXN (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka)
first	September 6, 2018
last	September 26, 2019
episodes	55
episode list	List of Kira Kira Happy Hirake! Cocotama episodes

Kira Kira Happy Hirake! Cocotama

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