Japanese media franchise
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Princess Connect! Re:Dive
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Created by
| Cygames
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Developer
| Cygames
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Publisher
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Produced by
| Yuito Kimura
[1]
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Music by
| Kohei Tanaka
[2]
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Genre
| Role-playing
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Platform
| Android
,
iOS
,
Windows
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Released
| Android, iOS
- JP
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February 15, 2018
- TW
/
HK
/
MAC
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August 1, 2018
- KR
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March 28, 2019
- CHN
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April 17, 2020
- TH
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September 18, 2020
- WW
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January 19, 2021
Microsoft Windows
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Written by
| Asahiro Kakashi
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Illustrated by
| wEshica/Shougo
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Published by
| Kodansha
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Magazine
| Cycomics
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Demographic
| Sh?nen
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Original run
| February 18, 2018
?
December 23, 2018
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Volumes
| 2
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Directed by
| Takaomi Kanasaki
[a]
Yasuo Iwamoto
(season 2)
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Written by
| Takaomi Kanasaki
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Music by
| Imagine
[b]
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Studio
| CygamesPictures
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Licensed by
| Crunchyroll
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Original network
| Tokyo MX
,
BS11
,
SUN
,
KBS Kyoto
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Original run
| April 7, 2020
?
March 29, 2022
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Episodes
| 25
(
List of episodes
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Anime and manga portal
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Princess Connect! Re:Dive
(
Japanese
:
プリンセスコネクト!Re:Dive
,
Hepburn
:
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
.
[3]
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.
[4]
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
CygamesPictures
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.
[5]
Gameplay
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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.
Story
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After the events of
Princess Connect!
, the Twinkle Wish guild would ascend the Tower of Sol where they reach the very top and encounter Mana Senri who merged with Minerva. After wiping out Hiyori and Rei, Yuuki is severely injured and shields Yui from an attack before he is engulfed by Mana's attack. Yuuki awakens in an unknown location and meets Ameth, who seems to be familiar with him. With no time, she sends him down to Landsol where he is given a vague mission that he must do.
Upon awakening, Yuuki has lost all memory. He is met by Kokkoro, a girl assigned by Ameth to be his guide on his adventures. Shortly afterwards he meets a swordswoman with a voracious appetite, whom the duo nickname Pecorine, and later a cat-beast race girl Karyl. The group founds the guild Gourmet Edifice with the goal of going on adventures while eating the food that Landsol has to offer. As for Yuuki, he is determined to recover his memories and complete the mission Ameth has in store for him.
Development
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As Cygames was in charge of Princess Connect! Character productions and the project started with the desire to make a sequel using these characters after obtaining permission. Since there was time during the update for the final story of Princess Connect!, it was decided to make Pecorine the lead role in the sequel Princess Connect! Re:Dive and to make an appearance in the ending of Princess Connect!.
[6]
It was developed as an anime RPG that consists of two parts animation and game. Care was taken not to separate these two elements during the UI design and visuals adjustments. The main story animations are produced by WIT STUDIO. While the ending of the limited-time event and others are produced by CygamesPictures.
[7]
On 21 August 2016, the game was announced at the Cygames NEXT 2016 new game presentation.
[8]
[9]
Albums
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COCC-17361 PRICONNE CHARACTER SONG 01
[10]
No.
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Title
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Vocals
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Composer
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Arrangement
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Lyrics
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Length
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01
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Lost Princess
Princess Connect! Re:Dive
Act 1 Main Theme
Anime Opening Theme
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Pecorine (CV: M·A·O)
Kokkoro (CV: Miku Ito)
Karyl (CV: Rika Tachibana)
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Kohei Tanaka
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Takayuki Negishi
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Shihori
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4:43
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02
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つなぐもの
Princess Connect!
Act 2 Main Theme
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Yui (CV: Risa Taneda)
Hiyori (CV: Nao Toyama)
Rei (CV: Saori Hayami)
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Takayuki Tonegawa
Kazuya Saka
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Dr.Usui
Kazuya Saka
Wicky.Recordings
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Takayuki Tonegawa
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4:13
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オリジナルドラマ (Original Drama)
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Characters
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03
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「雨のち笑顔、ときどき空腹」
(Ame Nochi Egao, Tokidoki K?fuku)
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Pecorine (CV: M·A·O)
Kokkoro (CV: Miku Ito)
Karyl (CV: Rika Tachibana)
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Yui (CV: Risa Taneda)
Hiyori (CV: Nao Toyama)
Rei (CV: Saori Hayami)
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23:24
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COCC-17362 PRICONNE CHARACTER SONG 02
[11]
No.
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Title
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Vocals
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Composer
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Arrangement
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Lyrics
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Length
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01
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Connecting Happy!!
Ending Theme Song
Web Radio Theme Song
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Pecorine (CV: M·A·O)
Kokkoro (CV: Miku Ito)
Karyl (CV: Rika Tachibana)
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Sonosuke Takao (F.M.F)
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Yuki Nara (F.M.F)
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Aki Hata
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3:56
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02
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えがおのマイホ?ム
(Egao no My Home)
Insert Song, Event ED
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Saren (CV: Yui Horie)
Suzume (CV: Aoi Yuki)
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Lucas (TRYTONELABO)
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Lucas (TRYTONELABO)
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Mitsu (TRYTONELABO)
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4:04
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オリジナルドラマ (Original Drama)
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Characters
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03
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「愛する貴女のお?に召すまま」
(Aisuru Kijou no Okinimesu Mama)
オリジナルドラマ (Original Drama)
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Pecorine (CV: M·A·O)
Kokkoro (CV: Miku Ito)
Karyl (CV: Rika Tachibana)
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Saren (CV: Yui Horie)
Suzume (CV: Aoi Yuki)
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20:15
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COCC-17673 PRICONNE CHARACTER SONG 13
No.
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Title
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Vocals
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Composer
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Arrangement
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Lyrics
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Length
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01
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Mirage Game
Ending Theme Song
Web Radio Theme Song
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Pecorine (CV: M·A·O)
Kokkoro (CV: Miku Ito)
Karyl (CV: Rika Tachibana)
Yui (CV: Risa Taneda)
Hiyori (CV: Nao Toyama)
Rei (CV: Saori Hayami)
Sheffy (CV: Reina Kondo)
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Kohei Tanaka
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Yuki Nara (F.M.F)
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Aki Hata
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3:56
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02
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Yes! Precious Harmony!
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Saren (CV: Yui Horie)
Suzume (CV: Aoi Yuki)
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Lucas (TRYTONELABO)
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Lucas (TRYTONELABO)
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Mitsu (TRYTONELABO)
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4:04
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Absolute Secret
- Vocals: Karyl (CV: Rika Tachibana)
- Composer: Naozumi Mabuchi
- Arranger: Naozumi Mabuchi
- Lyricist: corochi (Cygames)
Ending theme for chapter 8
Media
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Manga
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A
manga
adaptation, written by Asahiro Kakashi and illustrated by wEshica/Sh?go, has been serialized online via Cygames' manga app Cycomics.
Kodansha
have published two
tank?bon
volumes as of February 2019.
[12]
A comic anthology featuring various artists was released on May 27, 2019.
[13]
Anime
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An
anime
television series adaptation by
CygamesPictures
aired from April 7 to June 30, 2020. The series premiered in Japan on
Tokyo MX
,
BS11
,
Sun TV
, and
KBS Kyoto
before airing on other channels.
[14]
It was also simulcast in North America by
Crunchyroll
.
[15]
The series was directed by Takaomi Kanasaki with assistant directing by Kana Harufuji. Satomi Kurita, Lie Jun Yang and Yasuyuki Noda provided character designs.
[14]
On August 13, 2020, it was announced that the series will receive a second season, with CygamesPictures returning for production.
[16]
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.
[17]
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Video games
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PriConne: Grand Masters
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Was available from 1 to 8 April 2022 as an April Fools' limited Auto Chess type game.
[19]
Several
Princess Connect! Re:Dive
characters featured in a collaboration event for the role-playing game
Granblue Fantasy
between December 9 and December 21, 2018. Pecorine and Kokkoro are both playable characters while Kyaru and the
player character
appear in the story.
[20]
The event was reintroduced permanently in 2019 with Kyaru also being made playable.
In November 5, 2020, it was announced that Pecorine would be featured in a collaboration event for
Dragalia Lost
.
[21]
Web novel
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Princess Connect! - Princess Knight Sodatsusen
(Japanese: プリンセスコネクト! ?プリンセスナイト?奪??) was a web novel of the prequel game
Princess Connect!
was released on
Dengeki Online
. Author by ?ta Riy? with the supervision of and co-produced by CyberAgent / Cygames.
[22]
Notes
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- ^
Credited as Chief Director
(
?監督
,
S? Kantoku
)
for the second season.
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Akifumi Tada
,
Yasunori Nishiki
, Shingo Nishimura, Kenta Higashiohji, Tsubasa Ito, Akihiro Honda, Yuki Shirai, Ryuta Kakiuchi
References
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@priconne_en (January 22, 2021).
"With his vision to fuse gaming and anime, Producer Kimura Yuito can't wait to connect with all of you in this exclusive interview!"
(
Tweet
)
. Retrieved
November 8,
2021
– via
Twitter
.
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Pier (February 22, 2018).
"Friendship is Magic in Princess Connect! Re:Dive for iOS and Android"
.
Play-Asia
. Retrieved
November 8,
2021
.
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@priconne_redive (May 22, 2018).
"DMM GAMES版の配信を開始!"
.
Twitter
(in Japanese)
. Retrieved
January 28,
2022
.
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Romano, Sal (August 21, 2016).
"Cygames announces anime RPG Princess Connect Re: Dive for smartphones"
.
Gematsu
. Retrieved
February 15,
2019
.
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"An Important Update Regarding Princess Connect! Re: Dive"
.
Crunchyroll
. March 30, 2023
. Retrieved
March 31,
2023
.
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紅葉つかさ (February 15, 2020).
"『プリコネR』木村プロデュ?サ?に聞く2周年の?み。スト?リ?は第2章からが本番!? 新機能も??!? - 電?オンライン"
.
dengekionline
.
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岡崎純二 (August 28, 2018).
"[CEDEC 2018]「プリンセスコネクト!Re:Dive」制作事例から?ぶ,UIを高速かつ高品質に作るためのプロトタイプ開?"
.
jp.gamesindustry.biz
.
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"【?表?】「Cygames NEXT 2016」『ウマ娘』『LOST ORDER』など第二?三部で明かされた計7タイトルの?表?容をどこよりも詳細にお?け | gamebiz"
. August 23, 2016.
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Romano, Sal (August 21, 2016).
"Cygames announces anime RPG Princess Connect! Re: Dive for smartphones - Gematsu"
.
gematsu
.
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"PRINCESS CONNECT! Re:Dive PRICONNE CHARACTER SONG 01 | COCC-17361 - VGMdb"
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"PRINCESS CONNECT! Re:Dive PRICONNE CHARACTER SONG 02 | COCC-17362 - VGMdb"
.
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Sherman, Jennifer (February 15, 2019).
"Cygames' Princess Connect! Re:Dive Smartphone Game Gets TV Anime"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
February 15,
2019
.
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プリンセスコネクト!Re:Dive 電?コミックアンソロジ? (電?コミックスEX)
.
ASIN
4049123762
.
- ^
a
b
Sherman, Jennifer (February 13, 2020).
"Princess Connect! Re:Dive Anime Reveals Video, Cast, Staff, April 6 Premiere"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
November 5,
2020
.
- ^
Mateo, Alex (April 2, 2020).
"Crunchyroll to Stream Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash, Tsugumomo2, More Anime"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
July 7,
2020
.
- ^
Sherman, Jennifer (August 13, 2020).
"Princess Connect! Re:Dive Anime Gets 2nd Season"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
August 13,
2020
.
- ^
Loo, Egan (August 13, 2021).
"Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2 Anime's 1st Video Reveals Staff, January Debut"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
August 13,
2021
.
- ^
Mateo, Alex (December 8, 2021).
"Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2 Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals January 10 Premiere"
.
Anime News Network
. Retrieved
December 8,
2021
.
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"プリコネ!グランドマスタ?ズ公式サイト | プリンセスコネクト!Re:Dive (プリコネR) | Cygames"
.
プリコネ!グランドマスタ?ズ公式サイト | プリンセスコネクト!Re:Dive (プリコネR) | Cygames
(in Japanese)
. Retrieved
October 25,
2022
.
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"Granblue Fantasy Previews Its Princess Connect! Re:Dive Collab And More For December 2018"
.
Siliconera
. December 3, 2018
. Retrieved
February 15,
2019
.
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"Dragalia Lost getting Princess Connect! Re: Dive event"
.
Nintendo Everything
. November 5, 2020
. Retrieved
November 5,
2020
.
- ^
"『プリンセスコネクト!』Webノベル第1話を公開 「はじまりはいつも波?万丈」 - 電?オンライン"
.
電?オンライン (dengekionline)
.
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