Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure

Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure
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トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア (Toropikarūju! Purikyua)
Genre	Magical girl
Anime television series
Directed by	Yutaka Tsuchida
Produced by	Akira Tanaka Aki Murase
Written by	Masahiro Yokotani
Music by	Shiho Terada
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	NA: Crunchyroll (Streaming)
Original run	February 28, 2021 – scheduled

Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (Japanese: トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア, Hepburn: Toropikarūju! Purikyua) is an upcoming Japanese magical girl anime series by Toei Animation. It is the eighteenth installment in the Pretty Cure franchise, the third series released in the Reiwa period. It is directed by Yutaka Tsuchida and written by Masahiro Yokotani. (Sgt. Frog, Free!) The series will begin airing on all ANN stations in Japan on February 28, 2021, succeeding Healin' Good Pretty Cure in its initial time slot. The series' main topic is motivation and responsibility, with tropical motif combined with cosmetics and ocean theming for the Cures' main motifs.

Story

Manatsu Natsuumi is a first year middle school student who alongside her family has moved to the city of Aozora from the island of Minaminojima (南乃島). She begins her new life there and her first semester in middle school until one day, she met with a strange person named Laura, a mermaid who had originated in a mystical place called Grand Ocean, the land of Mermaids. She is been searching for legendary warriors in her legends who can stand up against the Dark Witch from the bottom of the ocean that took over her nation, and that she lost her motivation to fight back after the takeover. But as one of the witch's minions had found her after her escape, Laura suddenly was blessed with the powers of the sea that allowed to her to become the Pretty Cure of legend, Cure Summer.

Manatsu is later joined by Sango Suzumura (Cure Coral), Minori Ichinose (Cure Papaya) and Asuka Takizawa (Cure Flamingo) to form the Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure Team to fend off against the forces of the Dark Witch and restore the Grand Ocean back to its former splendor.

Characters

Pretty Cures

Manatsu Natsuumi (夏海まなつ, Natsuumi Manatsu) /Cure Summer (キュアサマー, Kyua Samā)

Voiced by: TBA

Manatsu is an extremely energetic 1st year middle school student who moved from Minamino Island to Aozora City. She always acts before she thinks, and in any situation Manatsu says "I'll do what's important, right now!" Manatsu's most precious item is the lipstick her mother had given her. Her catchphrase is "It's tropical~!" (トロピカってる～！, Toropikatteru~!). As the rainbow-colored Cure Summer, her charm point is her lips.

Sango Suzumura (涼村さんご, Suzumura Sango) /Cure Coral (キュアコーラル, Kyua Kōraru)

Voiced by: TBA

Sango is a stylish 1st year middle school student who loves cute things. She is Manatsu's classmate. She's very kind, and can get along with anyone. Her family owns a beauty parlor, so she knows a lot about make up and cosmetics. As the purple-colored Cure Coral, her charm point is her cheeks.

Minori Ichinose (一之瀬みのり, Ichinose Minori) /Cure Papaya (キュアパパイア, Kyua Papaia)

Voiced by: TBA

Minori is an intelligent 2nd year middle school student who loves to read. She's an honor student with the best grades in the school. She has a poker face, so she struggles to show any emotions. However, she has a strong sense of self. She has loved the fairytale, The Little Mermaid since she was a child, and she knows a lot of stories about mermaids. As the yellow-colored Cure Papaya, her charm point is her eyes.

Asuka Takizawa (滝沢あすか, Takizawa Asuka) /Cure Flamingo (キュアフラミンゴ, Kyua Furamingo)

Voiced by: TBA

Asuka is an athletic 3rd year middle school student with a strong sense of justice. At first glance, she appears to be cool and unapproachable, however, she is actually a very reliable big sister type. In fact, she really loves to cook and play cute animal games. As the red-colored Cure Flamingo, her charm point is her hair.

Grand Ocean

Laura (ローラ, Rōra)

Voiced by: TBA

A mermaid originating from the Grand Ocean. She is the same age as Manatsu and Sango. She's very self confident, and is the type of person who will honestly say whatever is on her mind. In order to become the next queen of Grand Ocean, Laura searches for the Pretty Cures. She comes to the surface to live with Manatsu and the others so she can support them.

Kururun (くるるん)

Voiced by: TBA

A seal-like sea fairy from the Grand Ocean and also the Queen's current pet. Kururun always goes at their own pace, and their cry is "kururun~!" (くるるん～！)

Development

On November 27, 2020, Toei trademarked the name for the new series that will be released for the 2021 season. On December 1, 2020, the series title was officially unveiled on Toei's official website. Toei later revealed the character designs for the main characters as well as both the series' director and writer on December 26, 2020. The series overall motif was a first in the franchise, and the first time its setting was tied to the main character of the series.

Producer Aki Murase spoke on the series' main theme: ""What is the most important thing right now?" is a mysterious question that you can't answer well when you grow up. Maybe it's because I learned about tomorrow and learned the technique of postponing it... But how was it when you were a kid? I think that children always have the "invincible motivation power" that no one can take away from the "most important thing" in front of them. Manatsu, the main character of this work, also has "invincible motivation" to decide "the most important thing now" and take action. I want you to find more "the most important things now" through Manatsu, who has a similar feeling as those children, and to support that! I hope that Pretty Cure will lead to children's "I want to try it!", so I incorporated two longing motifs: the sea and cosmetics."

Media

Anime

Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure will premiere on all ANN stations in Japan on February 28, 2021, succeeding Healin' Good Pretty Cure in its initial time slot. The anime is directed by Yutaka Tsuchida, written by Masahiro Yokotani, character designed by Yukiko Nakatani (Go! Princess PreCure), and music composed by Shiho Terada (Garo).

External links

• Official website
• Official website (Asahi)