Smile PreCure!

Smile PreCure!
File:SMILEPRECURE-OPEDHD-01.jpg The anime's title card.
スマイルプリキュア！ (Sumairu PuriKyua!)
Genre	Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magical girl
Anime television series
Directed by	Takashi Otsuka
Produced by	Atsutoshi Umezawa
Written by	Shōji Yonemura
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	TV Asahi, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Original run	February 5, 2012 – present
Episodes	13 announced
Manga
Written by	Futago Kamakita
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Nakayoshi
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	March 2012 – present

Smile PreCure! (スマイルプリキュア！, Sumairu PuriKyua!), or Smile Pretty Cure!, is a Japanese anime series and the ninth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure series. Produced by Toei Animation, the series is written by Shōji Yonemura, who is best known as the head writer of the anime series Glass Fleet and Tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Kabuto. It began airing on TV Asahi on February 5, 2012, replacing Suite PreCure♪ in its initial timeslot. The series' main motif is Fairy Tales, which will be referenced throughout the series and also the name of the fairy world "Märchenland".

Synopsis

Somewhere in the universe there exists a place called Märchenland, where characters from fairy tales mingled together. Near the corner of Märchenland exists a world called Bad End Kingdom, where the antagonists of all fairy tales gathered. However, the Evil Emperor Pierrot of the Bad End Kingdom decided to invade the country and sealed away its Queen, while his minions traveled to Earth to collect Bad Energy and give the whole world the "Worst Ending".

In order for the Queen to be revived and prevent the "Worst Ending" from happening, Candy, a fairy from Märchenland must gather the 5 legendary warriors called Pretty Cures to collect the Cure Décor, tokens of happiness that has been stolen and hidden away during the kingdom's attack. To gather them, Candy follows the 5 Beams of Light to Earth and it's there that she meets Miyuki Hoshizora, a transfer student from Nanairogaoka Middle School, who is already running late on her first day of class...

Characters

Pretty Cures

Miyuki Hoshizora (星空 みゆき, Hoshizora Miyuki) / Cure Happy (キュアハッピー, Kyua Happī)

Voiced by: Misato Fukuen

Miyuki is a second year student who recently transferred to class 2 of Nanairogaoka Public Middle School, and later becomes a member of the school's cheerleading squad. She has an interest in books, especially fairy tales. Like most of the lead Cures before her, Miyuki is cheerful and optimistic, but also something of a klutz. Her catchphrase is "Ultra Happy!". Her potential as a Pretty Cure awakened while protecting Candy from Wolfrun. As Cure Happy, her dark magenta hair becomes lighter in shade and her pigtails grow longer, and her theme color is magenta. She can manipulate light energy in this form.

She introduces herself as "Twinkling, shining, light of the future! Cure Happy!" (キラキラ輝く未来の光！キュアハッピー！, Kirakira kagayaku mirai no hikari! Kyua Happī!)

Akane Hino (日野 あかね, Hino Akane) / Cure Sunny (キュアサニー, Kyua Sanī)

Voiced by: Asami Tano

Miyuki's classmate and a member of the school's volleyball team. She is from Osaka and her parents run an okonomiyaki shop. Akane may be a jokester, but when she has a goal set, she can be very passionate about achieving it. Her catchphrase is "No, no!" in Kansai dialect. Her potential as a Pretty Cure awakened when she wanted to pay back Miyuki for her help and protect her. As Cure Sunny, her dark red hair brightens to orange and grows longer before tying into a bun, and her theme color is orange. She can manipulate fire in this form and gains super strength.

She introduces herself as "The brilliant sun, hot-blooded power! Cure Sunny!" (太陽サンサン熱血パワー！キュアサニー！, Taiyou sansan nekketsu pawā! Kyua Sanī!)

Yayoi Kise (黄瀬 やよい, Kise Yayoi) / Cure Peace (キュアピース, Kyua Pīsu)

Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto

Miyuki's classmate, a girl who is in the school's comic club and aspires to be a mangaka. Though timid on the outside, shy about her work, and sometimes acts like a crybaby, Yayoi is very loyal, diligent, and headstrong when it comes to things and people she cares about. She's also talented at most houseworks. Her potential as a Pretty Cure awakened when she stood up to Akaoni to protect both her classmates and her pride as an artist. As Cure Peace, her blonde hair brightens and is tied into a wide ponytail, and her them color is yellow. She can manipulate electricity in this form and can shock everyone nearby.

She introduces herself as "Sparkling, glittering, rock-paper-scissors♪ Cure Peace!" (ピカピカぴかりんじゃんけんポン♪ キュアピース！, Pikapika pikarin jankenpon♪ Kyua Pīsu!) alternating the sign she throws out each time she transforms.

Nao Midorikawa (緑川 なお, Midorikawa Nao) / Cure March (キュアマーチ, Kyua Māchi)

Voiced by: Marina Inoue

Miyuki's classmate and a member of the school's soccer team. Nao is straightforward and reliable with a strong sense of justice, though she gets very frustrated when things don't go her way. She takes on a motherly role due to being the eldest child of the six in a big family, and has little interest in girlish fashion. Her potential as a Pretty Cure awakened while protecting her siblings from harm by an Akanbe. As Cure March, her dark green hair tints to a mint shade and grows longer before gaining two extra ponytails, and her theme color is green. She can manipulate wind in this form and can run incredibly fast.

She introduces herself as "Courageous, piercing cold, a clean-cut match! Cure March!" (勇気リンリン直球勝負！キュアマーチ！, Yuki rinrin chokyū shobū! Kyua Māchi!)

Reika Aoki (青木 れいか, Aoki Reika) / Cure Beauty (キュアビューティ, Kyua Byūti)

Voiced by: Chinami Nishimura

Miyuki's classmate, she is the student council vice president and a member of the school's archery club. Reika is generally elegant and kind-hearted, but has a frightening temper once her patience reaches its limit. Her family background is full of antiquity, making her a yamato nadeshiko. Her potential as a Pretty Cure was awakened when she stood up to Majorina after the witch destroyed a puppet Reika and the girls made under her foot. As Cure Beauty, her dark blue hair becomes a lighter blue and grows longer, and is pulled back by the tiara she wears. She can manipulate ice in this form.

She introduces herself as "Snowing, falling and gathering, a noble heart! Cure Beauty!" (しんしんと降りつもる清き心！キュアビューティ！, Shinshin to furitsumoru kiyoki kokoro! Kyua Byūti!)

Märchenland

Candy (キャンディ, Kyandi)

Voiced by: Ikue Otani

Candy is a female sheep-like fairy from Märchenland searching for Cure Décor, gaining the assistance of the Pretty Cures. She is quite fashionable and likes to doll herself up. She ends her sentences with "-kuru~" and her ears are very long and both curly and yellow, being held with pink bows in a pigtail-like fashion.

Bad End Kingdom

The homeplace of the antagonists of the series, whose residents invaded Märchenland and traveled to Earth in an attempt to give it the "Worst Ending" by collecting Bad Energy. They perform this by absorbing the Bad Energy from people's sorrows, using the energy to fuel the revival of Pierrot.

Pierrot (ピエーロ, Piero)

The main antagonist of the series and the evil emperor of the Bad End Kingdom. 'Piero' is the Japanese language translation for 'clown.' This may explain why the Akanbe have faces that resemble clown makeup. According to his subordinates, he was sealed at the beginning of the story with the queen.

Wolfrun (ウルフルン, Urufurun)

Voiced by: Tomoyuki Shimura

One of Pierrot's subordinates, who resembles a anthropomorphic grey wolf wearing a leather biker's outfit. He has long white hair, reaching down to his hips and a white bushy tail. His basic outlook alludes to the Big Bad Wolves in Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood.

Aka Oni (アカオーニ, Akaōni)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Iwasaki

One of Pierrot's subordinates, based on the onis who appear in Japanese fairy tales, his name is literally "Red Ogre" in Japanese. He has red skin and sports a large afro and a club, often ending his sentences with 'oni'.

Majorina (マジョリーナ, Majorina)

Voiced by: Miina Tominaga

One of Pierrot's subordinates, she's a witch who has an ability to track down fairy tales. Her appearance mirrors from the witches of Hansel and Gretel and Snow White.

Akanbe (アカンベェ, Akanbe)

Voiced by: Hiro Sasaki

The Akanbe are the series' monster of the week. They are created when a Red Nose with a Cure Décor piece trapped inside possesses an ordinary object near them. To summon an Akanbe, a series villian shouts out "Come out, Akanbe!". Akanbes can only emit cries of "Akanbe" or "Beh". Akanbe literally means the action of "pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue".

Minor characters

Namie Sasaki (佐々木 なみえ, Sasaki Namie)

Voiced by: Ryōko Ono

The homeroom teacher of Miyuki in Publice Nanairogaoka Middle School.

Keita, Haru, Hina, Yūta, Kōta Midorikawa (緑川けいた、はる、ひな、ゆうた、こうた, Midorikawa Keita, Haru, Hina, Yūta, Kōta)

Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki, Chinatsu Akasaki,Yukiyo Fujii, Ikumi Nakagami, Ryōko Hikida

The five younger siblings of the Midorikawas. In order of age, the 3rd and 4th ones are girls, the rest are boys.

Irie (入江, Irie)

Voiced by: Tomoyuki Higuchi

Student Council president, he's a handsome guy and very popular among female students.

Items and Attacks

Attacks

Solo Attacks

• Happy Shower (ハッピーシャワー, Happī Shawā) - Cure Happy's basic finishing attack. Cure Happy first charges up her Smile Pact with fighting spirit, making it glow and granting her power. Cure Happy then uses both hands to draw a large pink heart in front of her, and concentrates the energy into a smaller heart. She then grabs the small heart with both hands, spins around and projects the energy at the enemy.
• Sunny Fire (サニーファイヤー, Sanī Faiyā) - Cure Sunny's basic finishing attack. Cure Sunny first charges up her Smile Pact with fighting spirit, making it glow and granting her power. The Smile Pact gets engulfed in fire and flies into the air. She then jumps and spikes the pact as if it were a volleyball, sending it to the enemy.
• Peace Thunder (ピースサンダー, Pīsu Sandā) - Cure Peace's basic finishing attack. Cure Peace first charges up her Smile Pact with fighting spirit, making it glow and granting her power. She then makes a peace sign in the air and a lighting bolt comes down. She then spins around with lighting and blast them at the enemy.
• March Shoot (マーチシュート, Māchi Shūto) - Cure March's basic finishing attack. Cure March first charges up her Smile Pact with fighting spirit, making it glow and granting her power. She then summons the wind and compresses it into a ball before kicking it, sending the blast to the enemy.
• Beauty Blizzard (ビューティブリザード, Byūti Burizādo) - Cure Beauty's basic finishing attack. Cure Beauty first charges up her Smile Pact with fighting spirit, making it glow and granting her power. She then gathers the snow in her right hand and then draw a snowflake pattern with her left hand. Cure Beauty then combines both together fires a freezing blast to the enemy.

Magical Items

Smile Pact (スマイルパクト, Sumairu Pakuto)

The Smile Pact is a compact-like device that allows the girls to transform into Pretty Cures, decorated with seven cores with rainbow colors. The device itself is powered by a Cure Décor, special tokens that can bring power to whoever owns it. By inserting the special Ribbon Décors into the Smile Pact and yelling, "Pretty Cure Smile Charge!" (プリキュアスマイルチャージ, Purikyua Sumairu Chāji!), the girls are able to transform into their Cure Forms using a specialized powder puff to spread the magic into their bodies, allowing them to change their appearances into their Cure Forms. By putting in large amounts of power into the Smile Pact, the girls can perform their purifying moves although, since it uses a lot of energy, it can only be effectively used once per transformation. In addition, other Cure Décors can be inserted into the Smile Pact to allow them to access additional abilities.

Cure Décor (キュアデコル, Kyua Dekoru)

The Cure Décor are Special tokens that can be used either to revive the Queen of Märchenland or bring about the Worst Ending. The items were scattered towards the human world after Pierrot attacked Märchenland and sealed its Queen, having Candy to search for the said items in the other world. Each Cure Décor symbolizes the will of the Queen. The five main Ribbon Décors are used to transform into Cure Forms, whilst other Décors can be placed into the Smile Pact to form various items Candy can interact with, such as food and accessories.

Media

Anime

See also: List of Smile PreCure! episodes

The anime began airing on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and TV Asahi on February 5, 2012, replacing Suite PreCure♪ in its previous timeslot. The opening theme is "Let's go! Smile PreCure!" (Let’s go!スマイルプリキュア！, Let's go! Sumairu Purikyua) by Aya Ikeda whilst the ending theme is "Yay! Yay! Yay!" (イェイ！イェイ！イェイ！, Iei! Iei! Iei!) by Hitomi Yoshida. Both songs were composed by Hideaki Takatori.

Manga

A manga adaptation will began serialization in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine in March 2012.

Films

The heroines also appear in the fourth Pretty Cure All Stars movie, titled 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). The movie will be released in Japanese theatres on March 17, 2012.

External links

• Toei Animation's Smile PreCure! site Template:Ja icon
• TV Asahi's Smile PreCure! site Template:Ja icon
• Smile PreCure! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia