Manaka, Laala

真中らぁら

Manaka Laala serves as the series' main protagonist. She is voiced by Himika Akaneya, a member of i☆Ris. She is a 5th grader at Paprika Academy. She uses the idol dress Twinkle Ribbon. Her name is derived from the sixth note of the Solfège scale.
When performing, Laala has light lavender hair that splits into two long pigtails secured by a pink bow. The ponytails reach her thighs. She also grows taller when she transforms to perform. Normally, Laala has two lavender buns with small strands of hair sticking out, and she wears the same pink bow on top of her head. She has teal eyes that darken slightly at the top. Also, she is the shortest. She is bright, cheerful, and often bounces off the walls. Her catchphrase is "kashkoma!" which means "alright!"
Based on some early promotional pictures, Laala's idol form was never intended to age. The photo shows Laala looking much younger rather than her current teen form.
Laala is the only character from PriPara to appear in Pri Para, and, along with Mirei, she is one of the only known characters to have a different look in PriPara. Furthermore, Laala is the youngest of the six main girls - Sophie is in 8th grade, Mirei, Leona & Dorothy are all in 7th, whilst Shion is in the 6th. Laala is the only character among the main three to be in elementary school. However, with her transformation, she ages and her hair becomes longer.
Laala is the only character to always keep her signature hairpiece; the hairpiece from the Twinkle Ribbon Cyalume Coord, when wearing coords. The same bow is also used during Cyalume Change, which also makes her the only character to have the same hairpiece during a Cyalume Change.

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