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| Arata Futaba | |
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 Arata's PriPara self (BETA) | |
| Kanji | アラタ双葉 |
| Rōmaji | Arata Futaba |
| Also Known As | Allen/Aren |
| Physical and Vital Information | |
| Race | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 13 (S1) 14 (S3) 16 (Tokyo Street PriPara) |
| Height | 145 cm (Real Life) 156 cm (In PriPara) |
| Eye Color | Silver (left;normal) Red (right;normal) Azure (in Pripara) Pink (Normal;S3) |
| Hair Color | Red |
| Professional Statistics | |
| Occupation | Student
Idol |
| Affiliation | Mirai☆Catch! |
| Personal Status | |
| Relatives | Tsukasa Futaba (foster father) Sho Futaba (foster older brother) |
| Debut | |
| Anime | PriPara: Mirai no Stories |
| Voice Actors | |
Arata Futaba is the main protagonist of Pripara: Mirai no Stories' first and thrid seasons. She is a transfer student at Paprika Private Academy after her previous school, Tomadai Academy, was forced to shut down due to the lack of students enrolling. Laala later introduces her to the world of PriPara after recieving her first PriTicket. She is a Star type idol and her primary brand is Cross Wingz. She is the leader of Mirai☆Catch!. At the end of Season 1, she disappears, but at the beginning of Season 3, she finally returns.
Appearance
Arata has short, red hair in a feathered bob with two braids on both sides near her ears, which are both tied by a white cresent moon and sun clip, she has silver eye in the left and a red eye on the right.
In PriPara, her hair is still red, but has dark red/crimson highlights found at the ends. Her hair reaches her upper knee and a single braid found near her right ear, and her eyes turns into a dual-colored blue & violet in Pripara.
During the third season, both of her eyes are now pink and her hair somewhat grew longer, now reaching up to her waist. Although her appearance in PriPara looks the same.
Personality
Arata is super energetic, bold, and quite of a prankster. But due to her quick amnesia, she tends to forget where she places her traps and her stuff. She is slightly an airhead, but is confident that she can pass any challenge. When around boys, (except her brother and father) she acts like a tsundere and easily stutters. Sometimes she acts kinda straightforward sometimes.
Relationships
- Meiyuno Amezono or Ameno
- Ameno looks up to Arata as her role model. Though thay share a close bond, Ameno's evil spirit tries to scare Arata most of the time. Ameno thinks that Arata and her mysterious savior may have a connection. Arata calls her "Small Sadist" or "She-Hyde". They're pretty close with each other, but Arata tends to prank her every time she visits her.
- Glace Aqua Cocytus or Glacie
- Glace usually argues with Arata, making them look like rivals than friends. But Glace has a soft spot for her, but never shows it to anyone. Arata calls her "Glacier freak" or "Cold sissy". Glace has high hopes for her, but thinks she's a bad influence to others for some reason.
- Sho Futaba
- Sho is Arata's older brother who usually likes to give her math books, but is against her from being an idol due to something that happened to him before regarding PriPara. Even though they're siblings, they don't share the same blood. Arata calls him a math freak.
- Tsukasa Fubata
- Arata's foster father, he is the only one who knew that Arata is an idol. Tsukasa always gets mad at Arata if she wears Sho's clothes instead of her own. Arata calls him a lolicon. Ltaer, it was revealed that he asked Masato to give her a PriTicket, knowing that she has potential.
- Masato Asukara
- The boy who gave Arata her PriTicket. He likes calling her "Baka aka" and in return she calls him "Blondie". Later, it was revealed that he was the one who gave her the PriTicket, as a request from Arata's father, Tsukasa. He is also the creator of Cross Wingz, as well as Sho's classmate.
- Laala Manaka
- The main protagonist of the original series. One of Arata's classmates and friends, she is also currently one of the Top Idols. She supports Arata in her journey in becoming an Idol.
- Nao
- One of Arata's friend. They became instant friends after Nao switch bentos with Arata.
- Mirei Minami
- One of the main characters of the original series. Mirei treats her as a "second Laala" due to Arata breaking the rules a bnch of times, but later on she treats her like a kid.
- Hokuto Izumi
- An Idol from the rival group Uta▷Hime. Despite their contrasting personalities, they "kind of" get along really well. After defeating Hokuto in a Quiz Show, Hokuto respects Arata as both her rival and an expert in terms of smarts.
- Sophie Hojo
- She is a huge fan of Sophie. She once send her a basket-full of Red Flashes, emptying her monthly salary.
Notable Coords
- Charmy Jewel Coord- Her casual coord in Episode 1 until it was replaced by the Monochrome Brave Coord at the end of her first performance.
- Monochrome Brave Coord- Her casual coord in PriPara, replacing Charmy Jewel Coord after her first performance.
- Cross Wingz Cyalume Coord- Her Cyalume coord.
- Royal Prism Wingz Cyalume Coord- The Cyalume Coord she used in the last episode.
History
Her Past
When she was a child, Arata was an orphan until she got adopted with her brother, but her new parents found out that both of them are so irresponsible, so they decided to return them to the orphanage. Once again they were adopted, but this time to an unmarried man. Some years later, she got hit by a car, which resulted her hectochromia and amnesia of her childhood.
It was later revealed that she was only found near the sea by Tsukasa and Sho when she was a baby. After the car crash, her memories were altered.
Present- Entering Parpika Academy
TBA
Quotes
- "This will be my start to a new me...."
-"C'mon, don't be shy, just take one tiny little step and there! You've just become an idol!" (To Ameno)
-"Bet on it!" Her catchphrase.
-"Yeah, yeah." Her common response.
Trivia
- Her aura is composed of multi-colored feathers and stardust.
- She like burnt mochi and seafood.
- Has a phobia of the sea for an unknown reason.
- Her nickname, Allen, was given by Laala.
- Most people would call her Allen instead of Arata.
- Her PriPara appearance is based on Elesis from Elsword.
- Her birthday is on October 10.
- It's also the same day as World Mental Health Day.
- Current concern: How she can't see on her right eye.
- She is actually the smartest character in the series, which means she doesn't have any disliked subjects.
Etymology
Her first name Arata (アラタ), is a male name meaning "fresh or new", meaning her new status as an Idol. While her surname Futaba (双葉) means "cotyledon or sprout". So her full name means "fresh sprout or new cotyledon".