Princess Connect! Re:Dive

'Princess Connect! Re:Dive' (プリンセスコネクト！Re:Dive, Purinsesu Konekuto! Ridaibu) is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Cygames. It was released in Japan on February 15, 2018 for Android and iOS, and on May 22, 2018 for Microsoft Windows via DMM Games. Mobile version would later be released in other regions.

The game was announced in August 2016 as a sequel to the social network game Princess Connect! (abbreviated as プリコネ, Prikone), which was released on February 18, 2015 and ended service in June 2016.

The game was co-developed by CyberAgent and Ameba Business Division (Girl Friend Beta) and Cygames (Rage of Bahamut and Granblue Fantasy), by utilizing the strengths of both companies. It is a dating sim game that incorporates online RPG elements such as guild battles.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Cygames Pictures aired from April to June 2020. A second season aired from January to March 2022.

On March 30, 2023, Crunchyroll, the publisher for the global version of the game, announced that the game would be ending service on April 30.

Synopsis
In the continent of Astraea, a man falls from the sky, possessing no memories other than his name, Yuuki. An elf named Kokkoro finds him, introducing herself as his guide in the world they are about to traverse. With Kokkoro's guidance, Yuuki is able to learn how this world works, from battling monsters to handling currency.

To earn money for their journey, Yuuki and Kokkoro decide to go to a nearby guild association to accept a simple quest. In their expedition, they meet Pecorine, a somewhat gluttonous but charming girl skilled in battle. The next day, they also meet Karyl, a cat girl specializing in magic.

After some time, a bond of friendship and camaraderie forms between them, and the four decide to create a guild of their own. As they continue their adventures, they explore the world, meet new people, and will perhaps uncover the mysteries behind Yuuki's missing memories.

Gameplay
''Princess Connect! Re:Dive'' is a real-time action role-playing game. Players can form a party of up to five characters to participate in various modes such as main quests and player versus player (PvP) arena modes. New characters can be obtained via a gacha mechanic or can be exchanged with character-specific Memory Pieces (the latter is not possible for event-exclusive characters). Players are also able to form clans to qualify for participation in Clan Battles, which are similar to raid battles in a typical massively multiplayer online role-playing game, or freely chat with one another using text or in-game emojis in the clan room.

Every playable character in the game has a regular attack, two Skills, an EX Skill, and one Union Burst. Players generally have no control over the activation of characters' skills and attacks, which are automatically activated at predetermined times based on character. EX Skills are stat-gaining skills that are activated on the start of each battle. A Union Burst is a powerful skill which, unlike other skills, can be manually activated by the player at any time the character's Union Burst Meter (also known as TP in-game) is full. However, all PvP arena modes are strictly on autoplay, where the character's Union Burst is activated as soon as their TP is fully charged.

Development
Originally, Cygames was in charge of character creation in "Priconne", and with the desire to make a sequel using these characters, planning started after obtaining permission Since there was still time when it was only possible to update the final story of "Priconne", it was decided to make Pecorine the main character of the sequel "Priconne R" in the meantime, and she appeared in the ending of "Priconne".

This work, which advocates an anime RPG, consists of an anime part and a game part, and care was taken not to separate these two elements when adjusting the UI design and visuals For example, the user interface of the game part matches the drawing style of the anime part, and the coloring and processing of the user interface is based on Pecorine, one of the main characters. The main story is produced by WIT STUDIO, and the ending of the limited-time event is produced by Cygames Pictures.

Web novel
''Princess Connect! - Princess Knight Sodatsusen (Japanese: プリンセスコネクト！ 〜プリンセスナイト争奪戦〜) was a web novel of the prequel game Princess Connect!'' was released on Dengeki Online. Author by Ōta Riyō with the supervision of and co-produced by CyberAgent / Cygames.

Manga
Published in Saicomi. The drawing is Eshika/Shogo, the composition is Asahiro Scarecrow, and the original notation is CyberAgent/Cygames. It has been published in book form.


 * 1) Released on March 30, 2018 -  ISBN 978-4-06-509257-6
 * 2) Released on December 28, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-06-513346-0

Character
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TV Anime
''Princess Connect! Re:Dive'' is an anime series adapted by CygamesPictures based on the video game of the same name developed by Cygames. It was directed by Takaomi Kanasaki with assistant directing by Kana Harufuji. Satomi Kurita, Lie Jun Yang and Yasuyuki Noda provided character designs. The series aired in Japan from April 7 to June 30, 2020, on Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto before airing on other channels. It was also simulcast in North America by Crunchyroll.

Season 1 Staff
Based on the main story of Cygames' RPG game titled "Princess Connect! Re:Dive."

On August 13, 2020, it was announced that the series will receive a second season, with CygamesPictures returning for production. It is directed by Yasuo Iwamoto, with Kanasaki serving as the chief director and scriptwriter. Mai Watanabe joins Kurita, Yang, and Noda to provide character designs, and Imagine is composing the series' music. The main cast will reprise their roles. The second season aired from January 11 to March 29, 2022.

Season 2 Staff
''Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2'' was released on Blu-ray in three volumes from March 22, 2022 to May 17, 2022.

Books

 * "Princess Connect! Re: Dive Official Strategy Fan Book” Takarajimasha, released on March 17, 2018 - ISBN 978-4-80-028237-8
 * "Princess Connect! Re: Dive Visual Fan Book” Gz Brain, released on July 31, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-04-733411-3
 * "Princess Connect! Re:Dive Official Artworks” KADOKAWA Game Linkage 
 * Released on March 31, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-912722-5
 * Released on July 10, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-04-733456-4
 * Released on July 30, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-04-733542-4

Radio

 * 1) It is distributed at Hibiki -HiBiKi Radio Station- under the title of "Pricone Channel Re:Dive" (Pricone Channel Redive). The personalities are M・A・O (role of Pecorine), Miku Ito (role of Kokkoro), and Rika Tachibana (role of Cal).
 * 2) The 0th pre-delivery will be delivered on July 6, 2017, and the main broadcast will be delivered from July 27, 2017, updated every Thursday.
 * 3) The theme song is sung by three personalities under the character name.
 * 4) * Opening theme "Yes! Precious Harmony!"
 * 5) * Ending theme "Hidamari" (Lyrics- Genki Mizuno / Composition-Takao Yanagawa / Arrangement- Tetsuya Shitara)

External Link

 * Princess Connect! Re:Dive (Priconne R) ─ Official Website (in Japanese)
 * Princess Connect! Re:Dive Game (Priconne R) ─ DMM GAMES version Official Website (in Japanese)
 * Princess Connect! Re:Dive Game Official (@priconne_redive) - Twitter
 * TV Anime "Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 1" Official Website (in Japanese)
 * TV Anime "Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2" Official Website (in Japanese)
 * Princess Connect! Re:Dive Anime Official (@priconne_anime) -Twitter
 * Princess Connect! Re:Dive Channel ─ Youtube Channel
 * Princess Connect! Re:Dive ─ Wikipedia  JP 
 * Princess Connect! Re:Dive ─ Wikipedia  EN 

Trivia
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