was opened a few days afterwards, advertising a Papillon Rose booth in the 2015 Comiket. A new doujinshi artbook was released together with two pencil boards, featuring new artwork for the characters and a similar storyline to the original incarnation of the web series. Lingerie Soldier Papillon Rose OVA 2003 was released as a single 24-minute OVA episode, produced by Echigoya. This one-episode OVA was distributed on VHS and DVD formats by Pink company and Office F&O in 2003. This OVA episode is included in the 2010 North American DVD release with the six-episode Papillon Rose: The New Season TV series. Papillon Rose: The New Season TV series (2006) A six-episode TV series titled Papillon Rose: The New Season was broadcast in Japan in 2006. The TV series images and dialog are toned down considerably from the 2003 OVA. The TV series covers a time beginning a year after the ending of the OVA events and introduces new characters. Plot summary We find the girls in town going about their lives without any memories of their past exploits or ability to transform. Tsubomi is approached by Rama, the cat, whom, at first, she does not understand. But the Earth, specifically the Tokyo otaku district of Akiba, is under attack by a trio of powerful alien women along with their minions. The explosions around her restore her memories and she reassembles the rest of the Papillon team to defend the town. The Papillon team is reassembled and the enemies are won over by the team's magical-girl powers and their "charms". North American releases In March 2010, Section23 Films announced plans to release the six-episode TV series and the OVA on DVD for North America on behalf of Maiden Japan. The collection was released on June 8, 2010, on a single DVD titled "Papillon Rose." This title was the first licensed by Maiden Japan for release in North America. It is in the Japanese language with English subtitles. In January 2014 the six episodes of the TV series and the single OVA episode were posted on the Anime Network website for online streaming. Reception The North American DVD release was reviewed by Chris Beveridge on the popular media blog Mania.com and given an overall grade of B. He summarizes his review: ″Papillon Rose serves up just the right kind of parody of the Sailor Moon and magical girl world with this release.