#futari wa precure max heart the movie

[kotaki]

character tropes

↳ Futari wa Pretty Cure → Misumi Nagisa

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Made in 2016, 2018 + 2022

If you’ve seen this anywhere else, I posted it back on my deviantArt when it was made.

Mario girls cosplaying as Cures from Futari wa Pretty Cure and Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart

Some pieces were requested by nyansonia, joshuat1306 and miaknhikari

1 - 4. Cure Black

5 - 8. Cure White

9. Honoka (Movie 1 Dress)

[roseillith]

[scrubf1re]

Important screenshots from Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky.

[syrusinthedust]

Genuine Question Gang, Out of all the Seasons of Precure, Which first transformation fits “Little Wolf” from Epic the Musical the best?

[luminousbright]

[bluedogxl]

i think shiny luminous should appear in a future hirogaru sky pretty cure episode. What do you think? :)

absolutely. let nagisa and honoka take their daughter to work

in a more serious sense i think she should be there since she wasn’t there for hugtto ep 22. i wanna see her work her little magic domes and Heartiel Actions while nagisa and honoka work their punch bam boom kick slam Pretty Cure Marble Screw Max Spark

[precurearchive]

futari wa precure max heart … movie poster!

[baileypie-writes]

~How to Watch Pretty Cure in Order - Part 2~

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Pretty Cure has many seasons, so it can be confusing and overwhelming if you want to get into it. So I made this guide on how to watch all seasons and movies in order! It’s very specific, almost unnecessarily so. But I know that it’ll surely help people out!

This is part 2. So if you haven’t seen part 1, do that before reading this!

Part 1 here!

Note: The plot sections were not written by me. They were copied and pasted from various sources. They were occasionally edited to make them less long, or to fix mistakes.

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~Important~

Pretty Cure, for the most part, does not need to be watched in order. You can watch almost any season first, and not be confused! There are some exceptions, of course. But I’ll get into those a bit later.

~Side Notes~

• The movies don’t need to be watched at a super specific point in the series. They are never mentioned in the actual series. They’re more like fun side quests. It’s not even confirmed whether or not they’re actually canon. But for those who want to be super specific, I added when during the series the movie aired.

• In newer seasons, there is sometimes an episode that includes Pretty Cure teams from the past. It’s usually not significant to the main story. But you can still watch it without being too confused.

• Starting in 2014 with Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!, Pretty Cure started doing something called the “baton pass”. Basically, during the last episode of the season, the main Cure for the next season will be featured. It ranges from a small cameo, to them having multiple minutes of screen time.

~Exceptions~

• Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart must be watched after Futari wa Pretty Cure.

• Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! must be watched after Yes! Pretty Cure 5.

• To watch Power of Hope: Pretty Cure Full Bloom, you have to have watched Futari wa Pretty Cure, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash☆Star, Yes! Pretty Cure 5, and Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!(seasons mentioned in part 1)

Let’s get started!

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~Season 11 - Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!~

Number of Episodes: 49

Theme: None?

Plot: The ruler of the evil Phantom Empire, Queen Mirage, begins her invasion on Earth using an army of Choiarks and powerful monsters called Saiarks. Pretty Cures are dispatched to fight against the Phantom Empire threat. Hime Shirayuki, a princess from the Blue Sky Kingdom who was given the power to become Cure Princess by a being named Blue, flees to Japan when her kingdom is invaded by the Phantom Empire.

Movies:

Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends

Aired After: Episode 6

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: All(from that time)

Plot: Gureru and EnEn from the fairy school come looking for the new Pretty Cure, Megumi and Hime. But a mysterious incident occurs where children keep sleeping without waking up. The Pretty Cure gather to help children trapped in a dream world.

Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!: Ballerina of the Doll Kingdom

Aired After: Episode 35

Crossover?: No

Plot: The film's story is set in the Doll Kingdom, where dolls reside. The Happiness Charge Pretty Cure are asked to help by a woman named Tsumugi when the sudden appearance of Saiarks begin wreaking havoc upon the Kingdom. However, all is not what it seems with the mysterious man, Black Fang, dwelling in the shadows.

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~Season 12 - Go! Princess Pretty Cure~

Number of Episodes: 50

Theme: Princesses

Plot: When Haruka arrives at her new school, a chance encounter with a pair of magical creatures influences a series of unbelievable events, and Haruka awakens as "Cure Flora," the princess of blooming flowers. After two of Haruka's classmates also transform into legendary princesses, a story of self-discovery unfolds as the newfound team "Princess Precure" carries the responsibility of protecting everyone's dreams. Engaged in a battle between hope and despair, Haruka may find the key toward becoming the princess she has always dreamed to be.

Movies:

Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival♪

Aired After: Episode 6

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: All(from that time)

Plot: A spring carnival held in the country of dance and song, Harmonia, is beginning. Haruka Haruno and her friends also join the festival to learn dance and song from their senior Precure warriors. However, the fairies go missing, and the carnival is thrown into confusion. Even worse, the announcers Odoren and Utaen seem extremely suspicious, and the guardian dragon of Harmonia has started a rampage, angry at the chaos at the carnival. In order to protect the peace of Harmonia, the 40 Precure warriors work together to create a miracle through dance and song filled with hope.

Go! Princess PreCure The Movie: Go! Go!! Splendid Triple Feature!!!

Aired After: Episode 38

Crossover?: No

Plot: Part 1 is a dialogue-less story featuring Cure Flora and a mischievous ghost in a mirror. Part 2 features the four Precure girls trying to rescue a princess who is held captive. Part 3 is set when the Night Kingdom lost its daytime. The Precure team fight to take the daytime back alongside the princess Refi.

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~Season 13 - Witchy Pretty Cure!~

(Also known as Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! and Maho Girls Pretty Cure!)

Number of Episodes: 50

Theme: Witches/magic

Plot: One day, Mirai was in the park when a witch, Riko, falls off her broom. Together with Mofurun, Mirai's talking teddy bear, they become Precure to fight the villains called Yokubal while collecting Linkle Stones.

Movies:

Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone♪ Miraculous Magic!

Aired After: Episode 6

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: All(from that time)

Plot: Two friends must use Pretty Cure's magic tears to save the human world. Separated by a witch and her partner, the only thing that can protect the world is the friendship of the 44 Pretty Cure.

Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! The Movie: Miraculous Transformation! Cure Mofurun!

Aired After: Episode 38

Crossover?: No

Plot: I'm Mirai Asahina! Everyone, do you know about the "Wishing Stone"? It's a powerful stone that can grant any wish you want! Today is the day we're celebrating its revival, a huge magic festival that only occurs once a century♪ Together with Riko and Ha-chan, I wish upon this "Wishing Stone", but believe or not, it chose Mofurun's wish! This is truly exciting!! However...a mysterious bear・Dark Matter suddenly appears, and takes Mofurun with him!! I have to definitely save Mofurun! Even when we're separated, the wishes of all of us can bring about miracles!! Well that is what I thought, what~~~!! Mofurun became a Pretty Cure~!?

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~Season 14 - KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode~

Number of Episodes: 49

Theme: Sweets(and animals)

Plot: 8th Grader Ichika Usami becomes a Precure through the power of baking. With the help of fairy friends, she and 4 buddies fight evil as Precures while running a patisserie.

Movies:

Pretty Cure Dream Stars!

Aired After: Episode 6

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: Go! Princess, Witchy, KiraKira

Plot: I'm Ichika Usami! On this day, I met a girl named Sakura! She told me that there is a beautiful sparkling world. However, a bad person named Karasu Tengu appears to steal <beautiful things all over the world> and kidnap Sakura's friends...but don't worry! "GO! Princess Pretty Cure", "Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!" and my team, "KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode" will definitely save your world! So everyone, hold hands! Open that door! Let's go and save Sakura's world!

KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode: Crispy! The Mille-feuille of Memories!

Aired After: Episode 37

Crossover?: No

Plot: Set in Paris, the land of desserts, the Pretty Cure use the power of their memories to confront a mysterious monster.

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~Season 15 - HUGtto! Pretty Cure~

Number of Episodes: 49

Theme: Professions?

Plot: Hana Nono wants to be a cool adult. Her first day at her new school gets off to a rocky start, but she meets some nice people and is looking forward to the next day, when a mysterious baby named "Hug-tan" falls out of the sky, along with her hamster caregiver, Hari. Hug-tan is pursued by the evil Criasu Company and its monsters that want her Mirai Crystal. Soon, Hug-tan is attacked, but Hana's desire to protect the baby creates a new Mirai Crystal, and she transforms into Cure Yell. Hana learns that the Mirai Crystals have the power to create tomorrow, and if the crystals are taken, everyone's future will disappear.

Movies:

Pretty Cure Super Stars!

Aired After: Episode 6

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: Witchy, KiraKira, Hugtto

Plot: Hana takes Hugtan to a field of alpine flowers, where she is eventually joined by Saaya and Homare. However, a monster called Usobaka appears, which is determined to cover the world in lies.

HUGtto! Pretty Cure♡Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories

Aired After: Episode 37

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: All(from that time)

Plot: The Hugtto! Pretty Cure team joins forces with the Futari wa Pretty Cure team to retrieve the Pretty Cures' stolen powers and memories from an vengeful teru teru bōzu named Miden.

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~Season 16 - Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure~

Number of Episodes: 49

Theme: Space

Plot: The Starry Sky World is the home of the twelve Star Princesses, who maintain order in the universe. But when the Notraiders attack the Star Palace, the princesses scatter themselves across the universe as the Princess Star Color Pens. Seeking to revive the princesses and prevent the universe from being consumed in darkness, the aliens Lala and Prunce travel with the fairy Fuwa to Mihoshi Town on Earth, where they meet the imaginative Hikaru Hoshina. After receiving a Star Color Pendant and a Star Color Pen, Hikaru transforms into the legendary Pretty Cure, Cure Star. Hikaru leads the Star Twinkle Pretty Cure as they seek to revive the Star Princesses and fight against the Notraiders.

Movies:

Pretty Cure Miracle Universe

Aired After: Episode 6

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: KiraKira, Hugtto, Star Twinkle

Plot: I'm Hikaru Hoshina! One day, when I was looking at the stars, space just warped before my eyes!? Twincool~☆ Are we really going to the planet that made the Miracle Lights? Wait, what? Huh~!? Suddenly the lights just went out and the stars are being swallowed up by darkness!? If this continues, the world as we know it will become pitch black...that's a huge pinch right there!! But, I definitely won't give up on bringing back the universe's light! So come on everyone, give us your support!

Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure: Wish Upon a Celestial Ballad

Aired After: Episode 36

Crossover?: No

Plot: One day, a mysterious creature suddenly appeared from within Lala's gummy case! Their name was... UMA. And just like a shooting star, we were whisked away to a faraway place!? Is this UMA's powers? What sort of creature are they? But one day, a mysterious alien hunter appeared...oh no! Is it possible that they're after UMA!? If that's the case, then the universe and Earth are in danger! Let's all protect UMA together!

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~Season 17 - Healin' Good♡Pretty Cure~

Number of Episodes: 45

Theme: Elements

Plot: When a group called the Byo-gens attack the Healing Garden, a magical garden protected by Healing Animals, in hopes of poisoning the entire planet, Latte, as well as three of the Healing Animals, Rabirin, Pegitan and Nyatoran, flee to Earth in hopes of finding human partners to become Pretty Cure.

Movies:

Pretty Cure Miracle Leap: A Strange Day With Everyone

Aired After: Episode 30

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: Hugtto, Star Twinkle, Healin’ Good

Plot: Nodoka, Chiyu and Hinata run into trouble when a troubled spirit known as Miraclun appears, being chased after by Refrain. The Pretty Cure appeared to defeat Refrain. Except, time has been reversed and the day starts again!?

Healin' Good♡Pretty Cure: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams

Aired After: Episode 45

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: Yes! Precure 5, Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!, Healin’ Good

Plot: The Pretty Cure visit Tokyo in this movie!? Let's go to the fun world of "virtual dreams"!! What are "virtual dreams" though? Nodoka and the others obtain something known as the "Dream Pendant" which gives them the ability to see holographic images of various things in Tokyo. The "Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!" characters also make an appearance. Please look forward to seeing everyone meeting each other!

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~Season 18 - Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure~

Number of Episodes: 46

Theme: Tropical/summer

Plot: I'm Manatsu Natsuumi! The day I moved to Aozora City, I discovered a secret in the ocean. This secret goes by the name of "Laura", and she's actually...a mermaid! In the ocean, there's a land of mermaids called "Grand Ocean", however, a "Witch of Delays" who lives in the darkest depths of the ocean, deprived Grand Ocean of its "motivation power". So now, no one in Grand Ocean is feeling motivated anymore. And it'll be horrible if motivation is taken away from the human world too...! And that's why Laura has come alone to the surface to find the legendary warriors, Pretty Cure!

Movie:

Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring!

Aired After: Episode 33

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: Heartcatch, Tropical-Rouge

Plot: I'm Manatsu Natsuumi! One day, we received an amazing invitation from the Land of Snow, Shantia! They're holding a coronation for Sharon! We all depart to the sparkling world of snow♪ Woah, it's tropica-shining~! Laura, who wants to be the queen of the Mermaid Kingdom, has befriended Sharon, who gave her a beautiful ring. But just as they decide to keep a promise, a mysterious monster suddenly appears and locks everyone inside of the kingdom.

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~Season 19 - Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure~

Number of Episodes: 45

Theme: Food

Plot: CooKingdom is a delicious happy world run by cooking. One day, the Recipe-Bon, the treasured power with which they cook with, is taken by the phantom thief Bundoru Gang! Next, they're after the cooking fairies, Recipepes...!! The Energy Fairies arrive in Oishiina Town in search of the Recipe-Bon and by chance, three ordinary girls become Pretty Cure!

Movie:

Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure: Dreaming♡Children's Lunch!

Aired After: Episode 28

Crossover?: No

Plot: A theme park for Children's Lunch has suddenly appeared! It's all-you-can-play, all-you-can-eat! There are so many attractions that make me delicious smile♡ It seems Kome-Kome and the others were treated to a Children's Lunch by the park director, Cait Sith. Everyone was having fun playing together, but... What!? Oh my god!! Rosemary has been turned into a stuffed toy!? Is there a secret to "Dreamia"...!?

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~Season 20 - Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure~

(Also known as Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure)

Number of Episodes: 50

Theme: Sky, super heroes

Plot: A major incident has occurred in the peaceful Sky Land!? The young Princess Ellee has been kidnapped by the monsters of Undergu Empire! A brave young girl, Sora, follows the princess through a mysterious portal. "TV"? "Cars"? Are those some kind of magic tools!?!? But there's no time to be surprised! She has to get the princess back to the castle...! Flying between two worlds! The adventure with the Pretty Cure begins now! It's hero time!

Movie:

Pretty Cure All Stars F

Aired After: Episode 32

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: All(from that time)

Plot: "Where am I...?" --When Sora wakes up, she finds herself in a mysterious world... It seems that she has lost Mashiro and the others.... They meet a lot of friends, but for some reason, their memories are all a little hazy... And it seems that the only people in this world are Pretty Cure...? We want to go back to our own world! The clue is a castle in the distance-- Onward! Our journey begins here! Let's go on a great adventure to the castle! ♪

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~Mini Season? - Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom~

(Also known as Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~)

Number of Episodes: 12

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: Futari wa, Futari wa Max Heart, Splash Star, Yes! Precure 5, Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!

Plot: When Nozomi was an ordinary middle school student, she met Coco, a mysterious fairy from Palmier Kingdom. In order to protect everyone's wishes, as the Pretty Cure of Hope, Cure Dream, she joined forces with her friends to fight against a powerful enemy. Time has passed since then, and Nozomi and her friends are now adults. Suddenly, a mysterious shadow appears and attacks humans...! When the bell of the clock tower rings, a new story of Nozomi and her friends, who have become adults, begins to unfold!

(This season has no movies)

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~Season 21 - Wonderful Pretty Cure!~

Number of Episodes: 34 so far(still airing)

Theme: Pets/animals

Plot: Animal Town is a town where animals and people live together. Iroha loves animals and is good friends with her dog, Komugi! One day, a mysterious monster, a Garugaru wreaks havoc in the town! However, in order to protect Iroha, Komugi transformed into a human and became a Pretty Cure...!? Komugi has to save the animal whose heart is being garugaru-ed...! Let's join forces and return the animals to the Niko Garden!

Movie:

Wonderful Pretty Cure! The Movie! Doki Doki! An Epic♡Adventure In The Game World!

Aired After: Episode 32

Crossover?: Yes

Seasons Included: Witchy, Soaring Sky, Wonderful

Plot: Komugi, Iroha, Yuki, Mayu, Daifuku, and Satoru have gathered to play the super popular game "Doki Doki♡TanuKingdom" Everyone starts the game happily! Or so they thought... But it seems they've been sucked into a world of the game with a suspicious tanuki... And now they're in even more trouble! Komugi has been separated from Iroha and the others...!? How on earth did this happen...? What is the secret hidden in the world of the game...? The clue is in the hands of Natsuki, the young girl who created the game. "Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure" and "Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!" have also gathered together! When everyone's feelings come together, will a wonderful miracle unfold?!

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Congratulations! You’re officially all caught up on Pretty Cure! I hope it was a fun journey! Now, you can enjoy a healthy dose of one episode a week from now on.

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~~baileypie-writes

[starlightoath]

My thoughts on Fuji-P

So like listen. I finished The First season of Precure and am working my way through Max Heart. So like I don't understand all the disregard for this character? He's fine. He's just a cool dude who loves soccer and is nice. He's also a little whimsical and appreciates the people and scenery around him. Like Functionally he's Honoka's big brother and Nagisa has a crush on him. He's used both as someone for Honoka to talk to and to display that Nagisa is shy and nervous around boys. This does not negate the fact that Nagisa and Honoka are soulmates. Like Nagisa sometimes just stares at Honoka and appreciates how beautiful she is. And Honoka.... she's either paying attention in class or looking at Nagisa.

And I saw that Huggto Futari wa movie scene.

So Fuji-P doesn't really get in the way. If anything he's used to highlight important factors of Honoka and Nagisa that makes them more human. Like Nagisa prioritizes her friends over herself or how Honoka's been willful since childhood.

[rknchan]

PRETTY CURE MANGA RAW SOURCES COMPILATION !!!

a masterpost of all the sources i could find !! hope this post reaches its audience and someone gets interested in translating any of these

Pretty Cure manga series download links [RAW] - Elisa — LiveJournal - raw manga scans from Futari wa to Huggto (some are incomplete)

MEGA - full volumes of Yes 5, Hugtto, StarTwi, Mahotsukai, Kirakira, DeliPa, Tropical, Healing

https://chiyako92.wordpress.com/progetti/pretty-cure-project/ - raw scans & italian translations, PLEASE READ THE FAQ

ひろがるスカイ！プリキュア - 東堂いづみ/上北ふたご / 第２話 | コミックDAYS (comic-days.com) - i found some chapters of hirogaru sky here, i don't know japanese enough to understand if they're free or you have to pay to read them... other precure series can be found on this website too

上北ふたご(マンガ（漫画）、文芸・小説)の作品一覧|電子書籍無料試し読みならBOOK☆WALKER (bookwalker.jp) - all pretty cure manga digitally released officially! some chapters are free to read but you have to pay for access to the full manga (i tried to buy hachapre to share it here, but it didn't accept my credit card >^<)

Футари Ва ПриКюа МаксХарт: фильм Коллекция ПриКюа (манга/галерея) | Pretty cure вики | Fandom scans of precure max heart manga following the first movie

Футари Ва ПриКюа Сплэш Стар том первый (манга\галерея) | Pretty cure вики | Fandom splash star volume 1

Футари Ва ПриКюа Сплэш Стар том второй (манга\галерея) | Pretty cure вики | Fandom splash star volume 2

Фильм Футари Ва ПриКюа Сплэш☆Стар☆Время, повисшее на волоске! Коллекция ПриКюа (манга\галерея) | Pretty cure вики | Fandom splash star movie manga

reblogs appreciated!

[sekaiichi-happy]

Hi would you mind terribly telling me about this precure you speak of it looks fantastic

Of course!!

Pretty Cure is a long-running magical girl anime franchise (it celebrated its 20th anniversary last year) created by Toei Animation. It started out in 2004 with Futari wa Pretty Cure, and there’s been a new season every year since!

The stories usually follow the same formula: a group of girls is recruited by one (or more) fairies from another to become legendary warriors called Pretty Cure, to fight and protect the world from some type of evil (monster of the week). New seasons start in February and usually have between 40-50 episodes. This is a very simple way to describe it, as every season puts its own spin on the formula, as each season often has different variety directors, writers, animators, etc. There’s also some things that could be described as Pretty Cure’s signature style, which makes it stand out from other magical girl series:

While the Pretty Cure have magical powers, as well as magical weapons, one thing that makes the series stand out is the physical fighting the Pretty Cure engage in. They aren’t afraid to fight with their hands and feet!

There’s a general lack of focus on romance, as instead the girls’ friendship is the most important thing in the story. There are also yuri undertones quite often.

Magical items that are sold as toys in Japan! Every season has it’s own transformation items, as well as magical weapons which are sold in real life as merchandise for kids.

Every season features a new cast of characters, story, theme, villains, etc. While the story formula stays similar, the change up every year keeps things different. The only exceptions are the seasons of Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart and Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo, which are sequel seasons.

Because pretty much every season changes up its story & cast, you could start with any season, as they can all be watched separately. For example, you could start with the very first season (Futari wa Pretty Cure), but you could also catch up with the season that’s currently airing (Wonderful Pretty Cure). Or any season in between really… The Pretty Cure wiki has a very helpful list with short descriptions of every season here. While there are some seasons that are considered ‘best’ (Futari wa, Heartcatch, Go! Princess, Fresh, Hirogaru), I think the fun thing about Pretty Cure is that there is a season for everyone. You might end up loving a season that isn’t as popular with most fans, there’s many seasons to choose from! (My favorite seasons are Splash Star, Suite & Go! Princess :P)

Some other fun things to know:

There are quite a few All Stars movies, where Pretty Cure from different seasons meet up, and fight evil together in a special movie storyline.

Both Smile Pretty Cure & Doki Doki Pretty Cure got english dubs, where the seasons got some changes and were adapted as ‘Glitter Force’. They made changes to the story, and cut some episodes, but if you’re interested anyway you could find it on Netflix.

The first main male Pretty Cure was introduced last year in the season of Hirogaru Sky Pretty Cure, with Cure Wing joining the team.

There’s been some spin-offs, with a stage play called Dancing Star Pretty Cure The Stage, which features an all male Pretty Cure team, an anime sequel to Yes! Precure 5 & Yes! Precure 5 Gogo, following the girls from that season as adults aimed. A spin-off for Mahou Tsukai Precure was also announced, and will air in 2025.

I hope that all tells you a bit more about Pretty Cure! If you have any other questions, just let me know :)

[christine-ye]

not rlly a toku related one but how to start precure ... tbh ive tried but idk where to start

Oh wow this might be a bit hard to answer considering I've got almost 4 years of experience and 9 finished seasons under my belt :P

Like both Kamen Rider and Super Sentai, PreCure seasons are mostly standalone continuity-wise (save for Max Heart and GoGo as they're both sequels to Futari wa and Yes 5 respectively) with their own cast and themes/motifs. They also have crossovers with other seasons mainly in the form of the All Stars movies but even occasionally cross over with both KR and Sentai (like this legendary dance scene) as they all air as part of TV Asahi's Super Hero Time block.

Some people have their own ways of picking out what season to start off with like checking out the openings/endings or certain scenes or even deciding which season's artstyle/motifs vibes with them the most. If not, they just watch in release order. For me, I mostly picked out seasons based on artstyle/motifs without much of a specific order in mind and I even started Star Twinkle as my fourth season since I liked space/sci-fi media at the time (still do, just not as much as before).

As for recommendations, most people suggest Heartcatch, Smile, and Go Princess since they're all big fan favorite seasons (should note that Smile in particular also gets more attention in the west because of Glitter Force). As much I want to add Splash Star, Fresh, and Suite (my favorite) as part of my personal recommendations, any season (minus Max Heart and GoGo) works as good starter seasons for newcomers, whichever one you choose mainly comes down to personal preference ^^

[rubyashes]

Since the start of last year, I've decided to watch every episode of every season of Precure (and their related movies and such). Yesterday I finally finished watching Heartcatch, and decided it best to start logging my feelings on the generations for the most part.

Since this is the first of hopefully many posts, I'll just shotgun my feelings of everything leading up to Heartcatch, starting with:

Futari wa Precure/Max Heart: As far as precure seasons go, the first gen is great at making action and combat scenes engaging while also taking special care to make trying to recreate them as safe as possible through little things like a focus on guarded body blows and the girls landing flat on their backs instead of their limbs or heads. More importantly though, it was a believable depiction of the relationship between Nagisa and Honoka (and eventually Hikari) as middle school girls, along with their growth as people over the course of 2 years. Totally worth a watch as a piece of media.

Splash Star: This might be a bit disingenuous, but for the most part Splash Star copies a lot of Futari Wa's homework on story structure, with even some of the episode progression feeling like a beat for beat retelling. However, even in these parts it still tells a story of the girls' personal growth. Where it has an edge as a series though is easily in fostering a sense of community between the precure, their school and the town as a whole, as well as really hammering in the importance of not giving up into the minds of the younger generation. It's a bit of an inherent second placer, but it's got strengths that no other season so far has been able to meet.

Yes! Precure 5/5 Go Go!: Even when not immediately touching on the problems with Coco and Nuts as a whole, I can't say the precure 5 did all too much for me as a group. I love the French aesthetic of the city they live in, but it felt underexplored as far as landmarks went. Rin and Karen being rivals, along with the episodes where Urara got to follow her singing endeavours were good, but I just feel like they were phoning it in overall. Precure 5 de chance is still the best animated episode(s) in the series so far though, so you can watch it just for that.

Fresh Precure: Where the precure 5 felt like they weren't giving their best at what they were doing, Fresh Precure felt like they didn't know what to give their best to. It felt like a lot of episodes were dedicated to exploring a type of storytelling style that could engage the new, older audience they were gunning for, but for the most part their inability to commit cost them some points. Still, I appreciated how the finale was handled a lot, and I think if they spread that a bit more over the series it would have done a lot to help the narrative.

Heartcatch Precure: Giving credit where it's due, this season did try a bit harder to give the girls unique skillsets, even if it's still just energy blasts and shields. It helped with characterization and was generally good design. The Desert Apostles are also distinctively unique to the point they could be sole antagonists of their own arcs, and seeing them interact with each other was always endearing. I probably still like Dark Fall better as an evil organization, but The Desert Apostles are a strong second place.

I still have a long way to go, but I'm happy I started this journey, and I hope Suite Precure innovates even further.

[battleoftheicyfreaks]

Round 1, Match 19: March 7th (Honkai: Star Rail) vs. Freezen and Frozen (Futari Wa Precure Max Heart 2nd Movie)

March 7th Propaganda:

She was found floating in space in a chunk of ice. Has no memory. Her name is the day she was found.

Freezen and Frozen Propaganda:

The ice twins, as I like to call them, are the self proclaimed "best team in the world", and when they work together, they're a scary pair! They aim to freeze the world over by freezing the Hou-ou before she can mature, but when things turn sour, they bicker like siblings and blame each other for their downfall.

[thesilliestofgals]

What's Precure /gen?

According to the wikipedia, Pretty Cure, also known as Precure (pronounced Purikyua), is a "Japanese magical girl anime franchise created by Izumi Todo and Bandai and produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Asatsu-DK, Toei Animation and Bandai. Each series revolves around a group of magical girls known as Pretty Cures who battle against evil forces." The magical girls of this franchise, like many other magical girls, have a magical (usually animal who can turn into a human) mentor to help guide them.

The franchise first kicked off in February 2004 with Futari Wa Pretty Cure, and got so popular that it spawned a sequel series, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart in February 2005. Popularity continued to grow for the franchise, and eighteen series later, we are now in the year 2023 with Hirogaru Sky! Precure. There is also going to be an adult Precure spinoff series, Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~, which will consist of the Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! and Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star team members as adults, which will begin releasing on October 7th of this year.

Each series of Precure will usually have a movie about half-way through, though sometimes a series movie will instead be a crossover movies. These crossover movies, called Pretty Cure All Stars, began in March 2009. In fact, on September 15th, Pretty Cure All Stars F will release in Japanese theaters.

You can find some of the Precure series on CrunchyRoll, but you can find a majority of them by looking hard enough (if you catch my drift, wink wink.)

Pretty Cure is a really good franchise (of course, some of the series have their moments), and have had some pretty big stars voice some characters, such as Sailor Moon's VA voicing Hummy on Suite Precure. I recommend it!