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| Kanji | 蘭たん |
| Rōmaji | Ran-tan |
| Physical and Vital Information | |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | Around 10 |
| Eye Color | Indigo |
| Hair Color | Orange with a green streak and purple pigtails |
| Professional Statistics | |
| Occupation | Special Effects Make-Up Artist |
| Affiliation | PriPara Horriwood (formerly) Proadway |
| Personal Status | |
| Relatives | Unknown |
| Debut | |
| Anime | Episode 17 - Halloween Terror! Jack・OH! Ran-tan! |
| Voice Actors | |
| Japanese | Yuka Inokuchi |
Ran, commonly referred to as Ran-tan (蘭たん Ran-tan) is a girl Laala met in Episode 17 who has a talent for special effects make-up.
Appearance[]
Ran is a young girl with a small stature. She has large indigo eyes, straight and short orange hair with a green streak on her bangs and messy purple pigtails, and a little bat tattoo on her left cheek. When she opens her mouth little fangs can be seen. She has been described as being cute by many people.
Personality[]
Ran is a girl who aspires to be scary, and this hilariously juxtaposes her adorable appearance. She can move through space quickly and freely, but above that is her skill regarding makeup and special effects. Ran loves horror and makes that aesthetic everything about her. Due to her skills and her aspirations, she was accepted into Horriwood, and eventually Proadway as a makeup artist. Sometimes, Ran loses confidence in herself because of her inability to achieve her goals along with her looks serving as a grim reminder, but she still comes out on top in the end, winning competitions and spawning creations capable of rivaling Gaajira.
Relationships[]
- Laala Manaka - Ran's friend and the person who helped her get her confidence. After helping Laala scare Dressing Pafé, Ran had felt more able in her pursuit to become a special effects make-up artist. She also designed the Halloween outfits for SoLaMi♡SMILE's performance as a thanks.
- Aroma Kurosu - Someone who shares interests and similar goals, but is much more successful
Etymology[]
Ran (蘭) - Ran literally means orchid. "Ran" is also used a play on the "Lan" in "Lantern".
Trivia[]
- She has a tendency to say "-meow" (ニャ nya), and "see, see" (ほらほら hora hora) which can be considered a play on "horror, horror".
- She is commonly referred to as "Ran-tan" which is a play on the word "Lantern".
- When she speaks she mixes her words with fright instead of right and mixes other words with scary phrases.
- She shares her given name with Ran Shibuki from the Aikatsu series.