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Pretty Cure (プリキュア Purikyua?, also known as PreCure) is a Japanese magical girl anime metaseries created by Izumi Todo and produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Toei Animation. Beginning in 2004 with Futari wa Pretty Cure, the franchise has seen many anime series, as well as spawning movies, manga and video games. Its most recent iteration, Smile PreCure!, began airing in 2012 as part of TV Asahi's Sunday morning children's television block, following Super Hero Time.

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[edit] Recurring elements

Pretty Cure (プリキュア Purikyua?)
The Pretty Cure, or PreCure, are girls who are chosen to transform into to protect the earth. Though their origins differ throughout each series, they are always referred to as 'legendary warriors'. While most later Cures are able to transform individually, some Cures, particularly in earlier series, often have to transform in pairs. Generally in each series, Pretty Cure are originally normal Japanese 14-year-old girls in middle school, though in recent series, there have been older and younger girls to be Pretty Cures, and others from foreign countries where the legend didn't mention as exceptions. Rather than traditional magical girl anime, it features with magical "fighters" who directly use martial arts to attack and weaken enemies, though in the end they still use magical attacks to finish enemies. It makes their status in the story as super heroines, similar with Super Hero Time.
Fairies (妖精 Yōsei?)
Fairies are magical creatures who come from worlds different to ours in order to assist the Pretty Cure. They generally have a speaking habit of adding a final particle to their sentences, most often pertaining to their name. Fairies in earlier series have the ability to change into transformation items to allow the Pretty Cure to transform, though some later transformation items require a fairy's assistance in order to work. Throughout the series, certain fairies have been able to change into human form and even become Pretty Cures themselves.
Magical items (関連アイテム Mahō Aitemu?)
Magical items play a key role in each series. The most notable items in each series are the transformation items which allow the Pretty Cure to transform. Aside from transformation, these items usually have other minor abilities which mostly pertain to the fairies, such as feeding them. Other items include weapons to fight off evil forces and special items which enhance the Cures' power.
Monsters
In each series, there is a variety of monster that the villains can summon, either by using dark energy or a certain evil object. These monsters generally possess and take the form of a nearby object and are defeated when the Pretty Cure successfully use a purifying attack against it. Depending on the series, there can be benefits to the side of good upon defeating these monsters, whilst in some cases, the summoning of these monsters can bring the side of evil closer to their goal.

[edit] Pretty Cure series

HeartCatch PreCure!
Smile PreCure!

There are currently nine anime television series in the franchise, two of which are direct sequels to their previous series. Each series of Pretty Cure has its own story and motifs:

Futari wa Pretty Cure (ふたりはプリキュア Futari wa Purikyua?, lit. Together, We are Pretty Cure)[1]
Futari wa Pretty Cure, also known as simply Pretty Cure, is the first Pretty Cure series which aired between 2004 and 2005. The series focuses on two girls named Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro who are chosen by fairies of the Garden of Light, Mipple and Mepple, to defend their world against the Dark Zone as the Emmisaries of Light: Cure Black and Cure White. The series' theme is duality. This series is currently the only one to receive an English language version, which was aired in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (ふたりはプリキュア マックスハート Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Hāto?)[2]
The second series and a direct sequel to Futari wa Pretty Cure, which aired from 2005 to 2006. In this series, Nagisa and Honoka are reunited by their fairy partners and meet a mysterious girl named Hikari Kujou, revealed to be the "Life" of the Queen. Cure Black and Cure White once again battle against the forces of the Dark Zone, with Hikari backing them up as Shiny Luminous. The series' theme is hearts.
Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash★Star (ふたりはプリキュア スプラッシュ☆スター Futari wa Purikyua Supurashu Sutā?)[3]
The third series and the first time to introduce new characters and story, airing from 2006 to 2007. The story this time revolves on Saki Hyuuga and Mai Mishou along with their fairy mascots, Flappy and Choppy, as they are appointed to protect the Fountain of Sun, the last of the seven fountains that feed the World Tree, from Dark Fall. They fight together as Cure Bloom and Cure Egret, later gaining the ability to also transform into Cure Bright and Cure Windy. The series' theme is stars.
Yes! PreCure 5 (Yes!プリキュア5 Iesu! Purikyua Faibu?)[4]
The fourth series, airing from 2007 to 2008. The series focuses on Nozomi Yumehara, a student from Upper East Side who discovers the Dream Collet and meets Coco, a fairy from the Palmier Kingdom. Nozomi decides to help restore his world by completing the Dream Collet and finding the 55 Pinkies to make any wish come true. Given powers to became Cure Dream, Nozomi gathers four other Cures: Cure Rouge, Cure Lemonade, Cure Mint and Cure Aqua, and battle against an evil organization known as Nightmare. The series' theme is butterflies.
Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! (Yes!プリキュア5GoGo! Iesu! Purikyua Faibu GōGō!?)[5]
The fifth series and a direct sequel to Yes! PreCure 5, airing from 2008 to 2009. The story revolves again on Nozomi as she meets a mysterious fairy named Syrup, carrying an item called the Rose Pact. She and her friends now battle against a new evil group, called Eternal, who wishes to get Four Keys to gain access to the Cure Rose Garden. Along the way, they are accompanied by a mysterious heroine, Milky Rose. The series' theme is roses.
Fresh Pretty Cure! (フレッシュプリキュア! Furesshu Purikyua!?)[6]
The sixth series, airing from 2009 to 2010, and the first to introduce CG-animated ending sequences. The story focuses on Love Momozono, who has dreams on becoming a dancer. When her city comes under threat of the evil Labrynth, who utilize the power of sorrow from its citizens, she is given the ability to become Cure Peach. Joined by her friends Miki Aono and Inori Yamabuki who become Cure Berry and Cure Pine respectively, they team up with the fairies Tarte and Chiffon to protect the world from Labyrinth. The series' themes are emotions, fruits, and clovers.
HeartCatch PreCure! (ハートキャッチプリキュア! HātoKyacchi Purikyua!?)[7]
The seventh series which aired from 2010 to 2011, and the first to officially use the shortened romanization, PreCure. The series focuses on Tsubomi Hanasaki, who is approached by two fairies called Chypre and Coffret, who protect the Heart Tree. Tsubomi and her new friend Erika Kurumi become Cure Blossom and Cure Marine to defend the world from the Desert Apostles, who steal the Heart Flowers within people and create Desertrians. The series' theme is flowers.
Suite PreCure♪ (スイート プリキュア♪ Suīto PuriKyua♪?)
The eighth series which aired from 2011 to 2012. The story revolves around Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino as they meet the fairy Hummy and transform into their alter egos, Cure Melody and Cure Rhythm. Their job is to find the scattered Notes that make up the Melody of Happiness and prevent them from falling into the hands of the evil Mephisto, who plans to use them for a Melody of Sorrow. The series' theme is music.
Smile PreCure! (スマイルプリキュア！ Sumairu PuriKyua!?)
The ninth and current series which began airing from February 5, 2012.[8][9] When the land of Märchenland is invaded by the evil Emperor Pierrot and its Queen is sealed away, a fairy named Candy is sent to search for the Cure Décor, who can help revive the queen. She encounters a girl named Miyuki Hoshizora who helps Candy search for the Cure Décor as Cure Happy. Miyuki gathers four other Cures: Cure Sunny, Cure Peace, Cure March and Cure Beauty, and battle against the evil Bad End Kingdom. The series' theme is fairy tales.

[edit] Films

Each Pretty Cure series spans at least one movie per season as a side story. Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart holds the record of having two movies in one season and Pretty Cure All Stars DX celebrates the series's 5th anniversary. So far, 12 movies have been produced, with eight based on the individual series and four Pretty Cure All Stars movies, with crossover characters from all the series to date.

[edit] TV-to-movie

  1. Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart: The Movie (映画 ふたりはプリキュア ー マックスハート Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Haato?) [10]
  2. Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky (映画 ふたりはプリキュア Max Heart 2 雪空のともだち Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Haato 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi?) [11]
  3. Pretty Cure Splash☆Star: Tick-Tock Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread! (ふたりはプリキュア スプラッシュ☆スター チクタク危機一髪! Futari wa Purikyua Supurashu Sutā Tiku Taku Kiki Ippatsu!?) [12]
  4. Yes! Precure 5: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! (Ｙｅｓ!プリキュア５ 鏡の国のミラクル大冒険! Iesu! Purikyua Faibu: Kagami no Kuni no Mirakuru Daibōken!?) [13]
  5. Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom (Yes!プリキュア5 GoGo! お菓子の国のハッピーバースディ♪ Iesu! Purikyua Faibu GōGō! Okashi no Kuni no Happī Bāsudi♪?) [14]
  6. Fresh Pretty Cure! The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!? (映画フレッシュプリキュア!　おもちゃの国は秘密がいっぱい!? Furesshu Purikyua! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!??)[15]
  7. HeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?! (映画ハートキャッチプリキュア！花の都でファッションショー···ですか！？ Eiga HātoKyatchi PuriKyua! Hana no Miyako de Fasshon Shō...Desu ka!??)
  8. Suite PreCure The Movie : Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts (映画 スイートプリキュア♪ とりもどせ! 心がつなぐ奇跡のメロディ♪ Eiga Suīto PuriKyua♪: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Merodi!?)
  9. Untitled Smile PreCure! movie

[edit] All-Stars

  1. Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - the Collection of Miracles! (プリキュアオールスターズＤＸ みんなともだちっ☆奇跡の全員大集合！ PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu: Minna Tomodachi— Kiseki no Zenin Daishūgō!?)[16]
  2. Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (プリキュアオールスターズＤＸ 希望の光レインボージュエルを守れ！ PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu Tsu: Kibou no Hikari Reinbō Jueru wo Mamore!?)[17]
  3. Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World! (プリキュアオールスターズDX3 未来にとどけ！世界をつなぐ☆虹色の花 PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu Surī: Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai wo Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana!?)
  4. PreCure All Stars DX: 3D Theatre (プリキュアオールスターズDX 3Dシアター PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu: Surī Dī Shiatā?)
  5. Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future (プリキュアオールスターズ New Stage みらいのともだち PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Nyū Sutēji: Mirai no Tomodachi?)

[edit] Video games

Several video games have been produced by Bandai for handheld systems and educational consoles.

Handheld titles
  • Futari wa Pretty Cure: Arienai! Yume no Sono wa Daimeikyu (ふたりはプリキュア ありえな～い！夢の園は大迷宮?) (2004, Game Boy Advance)
  • Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart - Maji? Maji!? Fight de IN Janai (ふたりはプリキュア マックスハート マジ？マジ？！ファイト de INじゃない?) (2005, Game Boy Advance)
  • Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart – Danzen! DS de Precure - Chikara wo Awasete Dai Battle (ふたりはプリキュアMH　DANZEN！DSでプリキュア　力をあわせて大バトル！!?) (2005, Nintendo DS)
  • Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go: Zenin Shu Go! Dream Festival (Yes！プリキュア5GoGo！ 全員しゅーGo！ドリームフェスティバル?) (2008, Nintendo DS)
  • Fresh Pretty Cure: Asobi Collection (フレッシュプリキュア！あそびコレクション?) (2009, Nintendo DS)
  • HeartCatch PreCure! Oshare Collection (ハートキャッチプリキュア！おしゃれコレクション?) (2010, Nintendo DS)
  • Koe de Asobou! HeartCatch PreCure! (こえであそぼう! ハートキャッチプリキュア!?) (2010, Nintendo DS)
  • Suite PreCure♪: Melody Collection (スイートプリキュア♪ メロディコレクション?) (2011, Nintendo DS)
  • Smile PreCure! Let's Go! Märchenland (スマイルプリキュア!　レッツゴー！メルヘンランド?) (2012, Nintendo 3DS)
Educational titles
  • Futari wa Pretty Cure (ふたりはプリキュア?) (2004, Sega Pico)
  • Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart (ふたりはプリキュアMaxheart?) (2005, Beena)
  • Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (ふたりはプリキュアスプラッシュスター?) (2006, Beena)
  • Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go: Love Love Hiragana Lesson (Yes！プリキュア5GoGo！lovelove☆ひらがなレッスン?) (2008, Beena)
  • Isshoni Henshin Fresh Pretty Cure (いっしょにへんしん♥　フレッシュプリキュア！?) (2009, Beena)
  • Oshare ni Henshin HeartCatch PreCure! (おしゃれにへんしん★ハートキャッチプリキュア！?) (2010, Beena)
  • Suite PreCure♪: Happy Oshare Harmony☆ (スイートプリキュア♪ハッピーおしゃれハーモニー☆?) (2011, Beena)

[edit] List of Pretty Cures

This list contain the present Pretty Cures, as well as the protagonists from each series under official common franchise.

Series Statue Real form Voice Debut Main Color Partner Device Property
Futari wa Pretty Cure
Max Heart		 Cure Black Nagisa Misumi Yoko Honna s01 ep.1 Black Mepple Card Communes
Heartful Communes		 Light
Cure White Honoka Yukishiro Yukana White Mipple
Shiny Luminous[Note 1] Hikari Kujo Rie Tanaka s02 ep.5 Pink Polun
Lulun		 Touch Commune
Splash★Star[Note 2][Note 3] Cure Bloom Saki Hyuuga Orie Kimoto ep.1 Gold Flappy
Moof		 Mix Communes Earth
Cure Bright ep.30 Lime Crystal Communes Sky
Cure Egret Mai Mishou Atsuko Enomoto ep.1 Silver Choppy
Foof		 Mix Communes
Cure Windy ep.30 Celeste Crystal Communes Earth
Yes! PreCure 5[Note 4] Cure Dream Nozomi Yumehara Yuuko Sanpei s01 ep.1 Magenta none Pinky Catch
CuReMo		 Hope
Cure Rouge Rin Natsuki Junko Takeuchi s01 ep.2 Red Passion
Cure Lemonade Urara Kasugano Mariya Ise s01 ep.3 Yellow Effervescence
Cure Mint Komachi Akimoto Ai Nagano s01 ep.4 Green Tranquility
Cure Aqua Karen Minazuki Ai Maeda s01 ep.6 Blue Intelligence
Milky Rose[Note 1] Milk (Kurumi Mimino) Eri Sendai s02 ep.10 Purple Milky Palete Rose
Fresh Pretty Cure! Cure Peach Love Momozono Kanae Oki ep.1 Pink Pirun Linkrun Love
Cure Berry Miki Aono Eri Kitamura ep.2 Blue Blun Hope
Cure Pine Inori Yamabuki Akiko Nakagawa ep.3 Yellow Kirun Faith
Cure Passion Eas (Setsuna Higashi) Yuka Komatsu ep.23 Red Akarun Happiness
HeartCatch PreCure![Note 5] Cure Blossom Tsubomi Hanasaki Nana Mizuki ep.1 Magenta Chypre Heart Perfume Earth
Cure Marine Erika Kurumi Fumie Mizusawa ep.3 Aqua Coffret Ocean
Cure Moonlight Yuri Tsukikage Aya Hisakawa ep.1/33 Wisteria & Silver Cologne[Note 6] Heart Perfume
Heart Pot		 Moon
Cure Sunshine Itsuki Myoudouin Houko Kuwashima ep.23 Yellow & Gold Potpourri Shiny Perfume Sun
Suite PreCure♪ Cure Melody Hibiki Hojo Ami Koshimizu ep.1 Magenta Dory Cure Module Music
Cure Rhythm Kanade Minamino Fumiko Orikasa White Rery
Cure Muse Ako Shirabe Rumi Ōkubo ep.11/35 Black & Yellow Dodory
Cure Beat Siren (Ellen Kurokawa) Megumi Toyoguchi ep.21 Blue Lary
Smile PreCure! Cure Happy Miyuki Hoshizora Misato Fukuen ep.1 Magenta none Smile Pact Light
Cure Sunny Akane Hino Asami Tano ep.2 Orange Fire
Cure Peace Yayoi Kise Hisako Kanemoto ep.3 Yellow Thunder
Cure March Nao Midorikawa Marina Inoue ep.4 Green Wind
Cure Beauty Reika Aoki Chinami Nishimura ep.5 Blue Ice
All Stars Cure Echo[18][Note 7] Ayumi Sakagami Mamiko Noto NS White Unknown Light

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Both Shiny Luminous and Milky Rose are the fighters who don't belong to the legend of Pretty Cure but still a formal member of their own team. Though All-stars series prove that different powers can make Pretty Cure, the two fighters aren't officially recognized as Pretty Cures.
  2. ^ Splash★Star features two Pretty Cures who can switch into their secondary modes. Whilst they only transform into one form at a time in the series, they are able to switch between forms in the All Stars movies.
  3. ^ The Kiryuu sisters in Splash★Star obtain the power from Moof and Foof in the finale, but the official staff deny their qualifications of Pretty Cures. Since Fresh Pretty Cure, Eas (Cure Passion) becomes the first foreign Pretty Cure recognized officially.
  4. ^ In the Yes! PreCure 5 Movie, the villain makes evil clones of the Pretty Cures, but as result they are all beaten and fade out. Dark Pretty Cure from HeartCatch PreCure! is the first original evil Pretty Cure made by the villain, though however none of them appeared in the All-stars Movies.
  5. ^ In Heartcatch PreCure!, there were many Pretty Cures in the history of Heart Tree, including Cure Flower and Cure Angie. None of them are in the franchise of Toei as formal Precures.
  6. ^ Cologne passed away before the story begins, resulted in that Cure Moonlight doesn't have a partner to transform with.
  7. ^ Not including the Dark Pretty Cure 5 and Cure Angie, Cure Echo is the first formal Movie-Exclusive Pretty Cure to date.

[edit] References

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