
Otaku: Seiji disguises himself as such often. Non-Human Sidekick: Besides all the cats, there's Seiji's turtle and Erina's bulldog. No Celebrities Were Harmed: Hitomi Yoshizawa from Morning Musume appears in one of the Fillers in the anime. New Transfer Student: Kirari transfers into the school that Seiji, Hiroto and Erina attend in episode 10. It's because she left for Hollywood when she was very young. Miniature Senior Citizens: The most prominent of which is Kirari's grandmother. Medium Blending: The anime took on 3-D animation around episode 105 and until its end. Massive Numbered Siblings: Hiroto is the oldest of 5 brothers. Love Triangle: One happens between Seiji, Kirari and Hiroto. Long-Lost Relative: Na-san, Na-yan and Mya-san are brothers. Intellectual Animal: Na-san is awesome at math and English. The main force behind in the series is Kirari becoming one. Idol Singer: Seiji and Hiroto are in such a band. Idiot Hair: Kirari, who is very ditzy and lacks common sense most of the time. House Husband: Hiroto looks after his younger brothers and can cook and sew very well. Hollywood Tone-Deaf: Kirari until she fixes it. Hammerspace: Where the heck does Arashi keep those sea creatures?. Gilligan Cut: In episode 105, Noelle is shown a dress to try on, and she reacts with disgust. Determined to win Seiji's love and become part of his world, Kirari begins her quest of becoming an Idol Singer. When Kirari sneaks into the concert, she find out what he means by this both Seiji and Hiroto are in the band SHIPS. When she tries to go to the concert, though, she meets another boy named Hiroto, who destroys her ticket, telling her to stay away from Seiji because they are two completely different people. As a reward for saving his pet, he gives Kirari a ticket to a concert for the idol band SHIPS. However, things changes when one day when she saves a turtle and ends up meeting a boy named Seiji. She does not pay much attention to anything else but this. The story follows a ravenous 14 year old named Kirari Tsukishima, who spends most of her time preoccupied with food and eating.
It was also adapted into a 153 episode anime series in 2006 and became the vehicle for propelling 14-year-old Morning Musume member Koharu Kusumi into stardom.
Kirarin Revolution (English: Sparkling Revolution) is a 14 volume manga series by An Nakahara, which was serialized in the Shoujo magazine Ciao from 2004 to 2009.