#interesting that nyammy is a blue cure

[jeanstapleton]

i think most ppl theorize that satoru & daifuku are foreshadowed to become midseason cures, which is supported by the two colors in the title that havent been used yet (yellow & orange), but i also think that one of them could be lord niko himself -- just with memory loss (meimei also doesnt remember anything). im leaning more towards daifuku; hes completely taciturn aside from komugi's conversation with him, during which he was revealed to have a very dignified vernacular. the evidence for satoru might lie in the fact that the orange letter is the biggest & most detailed, unless daifuku becomes the orange cure.

[baileypie-writes]

My Thoughts on Wonderful Precure: Episodes 16-20

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Episode 16 - The Mystery of the Mirror Stone:

This episode was… very strange. Especially the crossover. I don’t know anything about the characters featured, but they sure were odd. They didn’t add anything to the plot either. And the mix of art styles was very distracting. I think they should’ve drawn them in Precure’s art style, similar to how Wonderful and Friendy were drawn in their show.

I was surprised that Iroha’s parents found out about everything. Usually, the parents never find out. But I was pleasantly surprised by their reactions. They seemed really happy to be able to talk to Komugi. And Komugi seems to feel the same! Did you see her tail wagging? So cute! I honestly wish they would’ve found out about them being Pretty Cure as well. I know they would’ve been worried, but if you’ve already told them this much, why not go all the way?

I’m also happy that we got to find out the story of the Mirror Stone. It’s very interesting. I hope we get to find out even more about it in the future!

My Rating for This Episode:

7/10 - C-

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Episode 17 - I Will Protect You:

This episode was a good one! We had lots of bonding between characters. I loved the picnic scene. The fact that Satoru can cook, and Iroha cannot is so cute. We got to see lots of baby animals, as well as Mayu as a baby(which was probably my favorite. She’s so cute!).

But the best part of this episode was definitely Cure Nyammy’s full reveal and transformation. Her transformation is by far the best I’ve seen in the entirety of Pretty Cure. It was just so amazing! Blue Cures are always out here serving(even though I don’t see Nyammy as blue)! It’s also cool how she and Lillian get a whole new transformation item! I was really wondering about that. Though, I’m a bit bummed that she doesn’t say “Three, two, nyan!”

My Rating for This Episode:

9/10 - A-

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Episode 18 - Mayu’s Feelings, Yuki’s Feelings:

Happy 1000 episodes of Pretty Cure! I can’t believe I’ve watched that many! The little picture of Cure Wonderful and Cure Black at the end was so cute!

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I personally get why Yuki is so protective of Mayu. She’s right. Every time Mayu’s with them, she gets in danger. But I think she fails to realize that Mayu chooses to be with them for a reason. She wants to help the Garugaru’s too.

I’m really excited for Cure Lillian next episode! I think she’ll get Cure Nyammy to chill out with the attacking haha. If her transformation sequence is as good as Nyammy’s, I’ll be happy. Also, I can’t wait to see their duo attack! Hopefully it’s better than Wonderful and Friendy’s. Their’s is probably the worst one I’ve seen(in my opinion).

My Rating for This Episode:

4/10 - F

Episode 19 - The Birth of Cure Lillian:

I’ve been waiting for this one!

First off, I love Cure Lillian’s transformation! I still like Nyammy’s better though.

I wonder if the hats the characters wear have to do with anything. Because for Lillian, who wears a top hat, her transformation had curtains. So sort of performance/showtime vibes, which kinda does with it? I hope the hats get explained.

Also, I never knew that her name was Lillian because of yarn. But I guess it makes sense, being cat themed and all!

I love how after she transformed, she immediately got into the “fighting” spirit. Other shy characters typically scream and/or run away, but not her. She was just gracefully dodging the attacks, and it was so cool!

It was so nice and heartwarming to see Yuki break her cool and sassy character. It shows how much she really cares for Mayu. I just know they’ll make a great team.

All in all, I think Cure Lillian is awesome! I’m so excited to see more of her, and even more excited to see her and Cure Nyammy’s “weapon” next episode!

My Rating for This Episode:

9/10 - A-

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Episode 20 - Together, We’re Not Scared:

Oh my word, this episode was awesome! It might be one of my new favorites!

First off, Cure Nyammy and Cure Lillian got added into more parts of the intro! I love how they look, and now the team looks more complete!

I’m so glad that Nyammy finally agreed to join the team. I’m sure she’ll do very well. And next episode, she’ll go to school! I’m so excited! She’s really becoming a part of the group!

And lastly, let’s talk about Nyammy and Lillian’s attack! It was pretty cool!

I mean…

“Nyanderful to you”??

“Nyan, deux, trois”???

Come on! I love it!!

I wish they got cooler “weapons” though. Even in the show, the Amity Ribbon Tambourine looks like plastic. Toei could’ve made them look better.

But all in all, this was a very good episode! I can’t wait for the next one!

My Rating for This Episode:

10/10

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Overall Score for These Episodes:

78% - C+

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[mahou-furbies]

Thoughts about the Cure design from Wonderful Pretty Cure?

Overall: alright designs, none of them are instant winners or get me interested in the character based on looks above, but there have been more meh season reveals as well. With the striped ribbons they do look more unified than any of the seasons that have come out while I've been following the franchise so that's a point in their favour at least.

Wonderful:

A really standard pink Cure design both with colours and shapes. I always like a two-tone hair (and would certainly like it less if her hair was just pink) but we've had the pink+blonde combo several times already, how about something new with the hair colour? Doggy ear hairstyle is fun at least and the crown is probably the best design element. And striped socks, or tights I guess, are always nice.

Friendy:

Unique hair colour for a purple Cure is very welcome and her hairstyle is cute. I also like how the four Cures are split into two pairs design-wise, so even if the whole team still doesn't look quite as unified as I'd like, at least the pairs have a more of a theme going on with each other. I also like how they swap brooch ribbons.

But about Friendy, the Sherlock vibe is nice but I'm skeptical if anything will come out of it. Overall I find this is a solid design even if no individual element stands out particularly.

Nyammy:

Lillian:

My favourite of these, mostly thanks to the Stocking like hair. And finally it's a white haired Cure! A white palette with blue accents gives her a peaceful look. I'm also very much a cat person so she gets points from that too. And I said that no design makes me that interested in the characters, but I think I'll have to take that back because Nyammy's dazed expression does make me curious, it'd be really funny if she ends up being like lol I don't care about everything.

Probably the weakest one of the bunch for me. Theme colour discourse aside, this is kind of too monochrome for my taste and I really don't like how the pink stripe looks with the teal. Hairstyle isn't my favourite either and I think she'd look nicer if she had a separate skirt or shorts under the hem. But the hem shape is good and I like how it looks with the ribbon.

[ecargmura]

Wonderful Precure Episode 2 Review - Cure Friendy Takes No L's

This episode surprised me a lot. First, there’s the debut of a second Precure already. Second, the formula seems a lot different than previous iterations. Third, it makes me wonder what will happen later on. Regardless, I really liked what I saw in this episode.

I’m still new to Precure, but is it normal to have the second Precure debut in the second episode? Hirogaru Sky had it so that Prism debuted in Episode 4, as well as Delicious Party. I feel like this was to make it so that Wonderful has a motive to keep doing Precure stuff. Despite that, Cure Friendy’s transformation sequence was legit amazing. While Wonderful’s is good, Friendy’s is super well done from the hair animation to the brooch animation to the running animation. I love it a lot! My only gripe about Cure Friendy is that her skirt is poofy like Wonderful’s. Given that Nyammy and Lillian have different skirt patterns, it made me wonder why both Wonderful and Friendy have the same skirt. Also, Friendy? Really? That’s the name you’re going with? Not Friendly? I guess her design and transformation rocked so hard they took the L off of her name. She takes no L’s.

The formula is a bit different from previous series as it seems to revolve around healing corrupted animals without using finishers or combat. I guess it’s to tell kids to not hurt animals in a way? I said that it’s a bit different because the focus character isn’t Komugi but Iroha in a way. She feels more like the main character, which makes sense because she’s a human while Komugi is a dog meaning she has the intelligence of a dog and not a human’s. Because of that Komugi is rather simplistic as a character compared to Iroha who’s more prone to worrying about Komugi because she cares about her so much. I really liked the part where she starts thinking back to the day she met her dog and how her life changed because of her. Despite Animal Town being known as a harmonious place where humans and animals coincide, Komugi was abandoned. This means that Komugi is from outside of the town or there’s someone in Animal Town cruel enough to abandon their pet. I legit felt a bit emotional when I saw Iroha shielding Komugi from the rain with her umbrella. I am a HUGE sucker for any scene where someone shields the other from the rain.

Speaking of Komugi, I was worried about how they were going to handle her human form but it turns out that she can change back into a dog; as a dog, she can finally talk now, which is a whole new set of shenanigans for her as Komugi’s animal instincts have a hard time helping her keep things a secret. She accidentally tries to speak to Yoko, which Iroha covers her mouth and then speaks again when Satoru was nearby. Dogs do have short term memory, so it makes sense if she had forgotten about keeping her newfound talking abilities a secret.

Mayu makes another appearance in Iroha’s family’s pet center. It turns out that Yoko is a veterinarian and Tsuyoshi is a pet groomer as he’s the one who made the collars that Mayu seems interested in. I hope Mayu paid for that blue collar. Satoru seems to be a familiar face at Iroha’s place as he comes in with Daifuku and asks if he could use the dog park. Daifuku is so adorable. There’s a very soothing aspect about Satoru in a way, like his demeanor and aura. The official website for Wonderful Precure states that Daifuku is male, so I will be using male pronouns when talking about Daifuku going forth. I do wonder if Daifuku and Satoru will be mid season Precures.

The animals of this show are so cute. The ostrich was cute and the GaruGaru form was rather adorable looking compared to Mey Mey’s GaruGaru form last episode.  Mey Mey is super adorable! Maybe I’m just biased because I like sheep but look at him! He’s a fluffy sheep! His schtick of saying “Dameeeee” with him crossing his arms reminds me of Lacey in the Indigo Disk DLC who does the same thing with her arms. Mey Mey is from Niko Garden where animals live harmoniously, like Animal Town. I do wonder what sort of darkness befell the garden that it caused all of them to become GaruGarus. It’s also the first time I’ve seen a Precure show where the villains haven’t shown up—just the monster of the day but not sight of a villainous team anywhere. Will they appear later on? Or is the villain just darkness? Mey Mey is voiced by Shinnosuke Tachibana. He’s actually not a newcomer to Precure as he voiced Prince Kanata in Go! Princess Precure. I haven’t watched that show yet, but I’ve heard so many good things about it. Speaking of returning casts, I looked up that Atsumi Tanezaki, Cure Friendy’s voice actress, has voiced Puka in the All Stars F movie, which I haven’t seen yet. It’s cool that they’re getting many returning voice actors to play new characters.

I can’t wait to see what Niko Garden looks like and what our heroes need to do to restore peace and balance to the other world. What are your thoughts about this episode?

[genderqueer-miharu]

It's actually very interesting how precure has been getting more and more experimental with these past few seasons. Like every season pushes further with concepts they tried in previous years. Cure Summer was the first Cure in years to not be pink but she was still counted as such in merchandise. Then Hiropre expanded on this giving us a blue lead cure AND having a pink cure who's not a leader on the same team. Delicious Party gave us a male pseudo-cure fighter with Black Pepper and then the next year Hiropre gave us Cure Wing the first official boy cure. And now Wonderful seems like it will expand more on this if it turns out glasses boy and his bunny will be mid season cures. The idea of multiple duos in a season goes back to Star Twinkle with Star/Milky and Soleil/Selene being grouped in many ways, then Hirogaru Sky gave us the Sky/Prism and Wing/Butterfly duos which were more heavily grouped together, even having their own duo attacks. And now Wonderful seems like it will expand on this idea even more with Wonderful/Friendy and Nyammy/Lillian (and possibly that boy and his bunny if they become cures too). Hirogaru Sky also gave us our first not from earth cure and now Wonderful is giving us the first Non-human cure. It's fun to see how they try to use concepts they used previously and how they experiment with them to see what's succesful and what's not.

[deann1120]

Wonderful PreCure Thoughts

It’s here!!! 🐶🐱 Here’s my thoughts:

On my theories:

So the Alice in Wonderland theory is a no-go. Sorry if I excited anyone over this theory, though I’m still happy with what we have! And I was half right about who’s human and who’s not.

On the concept: It is basically girls and their pets fighting together!! Omg I love this. I didn’t even think of it.

On the designs:

This season has some pretty unified designs, at least in comparison to past recent seasons! Yay!!!

Nyammy might have my favorite right now. I do consider her to be blue. But I love that we have a blue (I think) Cure with a lot of white in her design!

However I am kinda obsessed with the purples on Friendy.

I do wish Lillian was more green, but I still love this teal on her. The ribbon on her front being uneven lengths does bother me a lil tho.

I didn’t like these designs much at first, but given the context and looking at them in higher quality, they are really growing on me!

On the voice actresses announced (for Wonderful and Friendy):

KANNA IS A CURE

Atsumi Tanezaki has been a roll recently with her, well, roles. Anya, Emporio, Frieren, Hinatsuru, Lady Nagant… she was also those triplets in Day Break Illusion, Tome from Mob Psycho, Sayuri in Seraph of the End, the Black Lady from Fire Force, etc.

On the visuals:

That Satoru boy is the mid-season Cure. He has vaguely orange clothes and a pet bunny named Daifuku. If it’s not him, then maybe Daifuku. Or both! However when the silhouettes were revealed, there was a pen toy with a rainbow consisting of five colors: pink, blue, purple, green, and yellow. So if it is Satoru, he’ll probably be another yellow Cure with big orange undertones. Possibly bunny themed.

On the trailer:

The budget on the transformation??? It almost looks like CGI was incorporated, but like, well??

I was thinking that the MOTW were gonna be animal themed, and I was right! Hopefully this will make for some interesting battles!

February 4th/3rd (depending on time zones) is the date(s) of the first episode!

[christine-ye]

Have some interesting thoughts about the latest leaks which I'll leave under the cut

We know that pink, purple, blue, and green is the main color scheme for the season so assuming that Lillian is blue is somewhat weird when you consider how poor the lighting quality in the fist pic is. Remember that the lighting quality can affect how the colors are presented, she is definitely green and we'll only know how the colors actually look when the official reveal drops in a few days

Wonderful is definitely the main fairy of the season so first fairy that is also the lead Cure?

The heavy use of white in Nyammy's design reminds me of Ange (and also White) somewhat

Bit of a personal gripe but I don't know if I should feel more enthusiastic about the season given how I hate dogs irl :') (I'm more of a cat person)

// precure leaks

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