(きらりん☆レボリューション) 2006
Kirari (voiced by Koharu Kusumi of Morning Musume!) is a middle schooler who LOVES her food. So much so that it's scary! While girls her age swoon over idols, Kirari swoons over her dad's cooking, and couldn't care less about the life of a celebrity. But when she saves the pet turtle of Seiji of pop group SHIPS and falls in love, she decides to become an idol herself so that they can be together (or so she hopes).
Round two of three is a fashion competition. A true idol must have good fashion sense, so each participant must design and sew their own special outfit. But it looks like Kirari still doesn't have any sort of upper hand. Fubuki shows up for a "visit," bragging that she sews her own clothes. This contrasts to Kirari, who got a -5 in home economics, and a strange phantom mushroom shows up on whatever she tries to make. After Fubuki leaves, a shrill-voiced (and I do mean shrill) little boy bounds up to them, along with another little boy, and an older boy holding a baby. They turn out to be Hiroto's brothers, who've come to see him because somebody has torn their school uniform, and only Hiroto can fix it. We learn that Hiroto is quite skilled at sewing and household chores, and Kirari is greatly impressed. She wants the great SHIPS member to teach her the ways of sewing. Without Hiroto's real consent, his brothers invite Kirari to their home to practice.
Once they get there, the shrill kid drags Kirari and Hiroto to Hiroto's room (as, according to the male siblings, it was the best place). Kirari is a little shy, as she's never been in a boy's room before, and Hiroto is just embarrassed that a guy like him could be so good in domestics. Kirari assures him that it's actually a cool thing - she herself can't do any chores. But just because a friend is the teacher, that doesn't mean there is room to relax. The first thing they try to make is a pair of pajamas. It takes awhile, and it's rather poorly constructed by the end, but it's passing and doesn't have any mushrooms. Mya-san, Fubuki's cat, mysteriously shows up and turns the TV on. It's Fubuki on a show, and she's revealed a sneak peak of her already completed outfit (it's very shiny and covered in gems). What could possibly win over a dress of gems? Just then, one of Hiroto's brothers presents Kirari with a gift from one of his classmates. It's a shiny strawberry, and a lot of time was put into it. Kirari is moved by this small act of kindness, and decides she now has a design for the contest. After all, though the little strawberry was nothing special, it shined brighter than Fubuki's work by far.
Kirari has not revealed to anyone the overall theme of her costume, except for perhaps Naa-san and Nayan, who were sent on an errand to get some items. They don't even see her until very shortly before she appears on stage. Compared to Fubuki's glitter fabulous little number, Kirari is a bundle of yellow balloons. The audience is confused. Is she lazy? What was she thinking? But then Naa-san appears with a needle, popping the balloons away to reveal a VERY sparkly pink and purple dress. But looks aren't always the truth - the shine is actually from rainbow colored chocolate candy wrappers, which Kirari tosses into the audience. This creative venture causes her to win round two. But will Fubuki allow her to gain anymore ground? Of course not!
Kirari's voice is starting to grow on me, although she still needs to work on laughter, as it sounds really awkward. This Fubuki Idol Challenge series is certainly showing us the pairing the show is going for ;) I mean, hello! They even take us to Hiroto's house where we learn more about him and who he is. We've been told ZILCH about Seiji and his family thus far - maybe that's for a later episode.
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