#wishun

[baileypie-writes]

~Ranking All Pink Fairies in Pretty Cure~

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Disclaimer: These are all my opinions! If you don’t agree with them, that’s fine! Just don’t attack me or anything.

Also, the Fairy Tones aren’t included in any of these rankings. They’re just all the same to me, and don’t do much other than in the transformations and powers.

‼️Warning: Spoilers for Futari wa Precure Splash Star, Doki Doki Precure, Hugtto Precure and Delicious Party Precure‼️

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~🩷20 - Lulun🩷~

(Futari wa Precure: Max Heart)

I thought Porun was annoying, but oh. My. Gosh.

I feel like it’s easy for me to forget how much I hate a character if their design is cute, but with Lulun, all of that goes out the window. The moment this baby opened her mouth, she’s whining and being needy.

I get that she’s a child, but children need to learn and understand that they can’t have everything they want all the time. She never gives poor Porun any alone time, and throws a fit when he asks her to stop clinging to him. And Mipple, who should be the responsible big sister, just lets her behavior slide.

~🎐19 - Foop🎐~

(Futari wa Precure: Splash Star)

So forgettable.

I feel like Moop and Foop were super unnecessary. Other than the power ups, they don’t do much at all. Toei could’ve just had Flappy and Choppy do the power ups instead.

I don’t remember a thing about Foop, other than she was just there for the power up and cute factor.

~🧚‍♀️18 - Wishun🧚‍♀️~

(Futari wa Precure: Max Heart)

I really liked the Heartiels! Each of them were so unique, and their designs were really cool!

Unfortunately though, Wishun’s design is all I can really judge here. She doesn’t have enough screen time for me to judge her on personality. So for that reason, she’s ranked this low.

I still love her design though!

~🕊️17 - Queen Bavarois🕊️~

(Yes! Precure 5 GoGo)

She sort of gives me “annoying aunt” energy.

All she does is talk. Nonstop. That’s all there is to her. Nothing else. So that’s all I gotta say.

~🥚16 - Ai🥚~

(Doki Doki)

I never like the babies. They just always cause problems. Ai wasn’t as bad as some of the other babies though(ahem… Chiffon).

However, I found her existence to be pretty much unnecessary. I mean, did Toei really need to make the princess reincarnate into a magic baby? We already have Aguri and Regina. Why do we need a third princess clone? I guess they probably just did it for the toys.

~🍨15 - Kirarin🍨~

(KiraKira Precure A La Mode)

As I stated before in this post, I don’t like Kirarin/Ciel. She was really rude.

I also feel like she could’ve done a lot more for her brother, if she just stopped baking for one small second. That’s all I have to say here.

~🎶14 - Hummy🎶~

(Suite)

I may get attacked for this, but I found Hummy really annoying. And I already found Hibiki and Kanade annoying. So until Ellen and Ako came around, I just couldn’t stand anyone in the dang show.

I also don’t really like her design. It’s just a cat with pink markings. Nothing too special.

~🍒13 - Kirarin Bear🍒~

(Wonderful)

Again, he doesn’t have enough screen time for me to judge him a whole bunch. But from what we’ve seen so far, I really like him!

I love how he’s so cute and small, but he lifts weights. I was also surprised when he didn’t hold a grudge against Cure Nyammy for hurting him. So he’s a pretty cool little guy!

~🍼12 - Hugtan🍼~

(Hugtto)

Again, I never like the babies.

Though, Hugtan is okay. She’s not too annoying, and she doesn’t cause a lot of trouble.

The train scene where she was calling out for her mama made me tear up. And I was actually crying at her birth.

So congratulations Team Baby, you’ve earned one point.

~🍙11 - Kome-Kome🍙~

(Delicious Party)

She’s… okay.

It’s cool how she can turn into a human, and she is really cute. But I never really grew attacked to her.

I also found her to be quite annoying at times.

That’s all I got.

~👑10 - Pafu👑~

(Go! Princess)

I may also get attacked for this, but I didn’t really like her that much.

For the most part, she just looks like a normal dog. Nothing special, except for some accessories. She’s also clearly mostly there for the cute factor and toys.

However, I still like her. I just think the show would’ve been just fine without her.

~🐚9 - Kururun🐚~

(Tropical Rouge)

I may actually get massacred for this. But I’m not a huge Kururun fan.

She doesn’t do much at all. Other than delivering a package or whatever, she’s just kinda there. She doesn’t enable power-ups, she rarely does anything useful, and she doesn’t even talk.

~🌸8- Chypre🌸~

(Heartcatch)

She’s really cute!

She really cares for Tsubomi, and I love that. But I unfortunately can’t remember much about her. But out of the things I do remember, none of them are negative! So that’s good!

~🌹7 - Milk🌹~

(Yes! Precure 5)

I remember hating Milk at first. But in Yes! Precure 5 GoGo, she grew on me.

Sure, she’s annoying, and can be really rude. But she’s iconic. Plus, her design is really cute!

~🩷6 - Mipple🩷~

(Futari wa Precure)

Ah yes, one of the OG fairies!

I love Mipple. She’s so cute! But I do feel she’s a bit lacking, especially when you compare her to Mipple.

Also, I just couldn’t stand how she just let Lulun do whatever she wanted.

But I still love her!

~🍩5 - Pekorin🍩~

(KiraKira Precure A La Mode)

I like Pekorin! She’s just a sweet little baby.

Though her design makes me a bit uncomfortable. Why did Toei choose that fleshy peach color for her? It’s giving “balding old man” vibes..

But other than that, I love her. She really tries her best, and you can see her improvement throughout the series.

~♥️4 - Sharuru♥️~

(Doki Doki)

My favorite fairy in Doki Doki Precure!

Sharuru is super helpful and caring. Though she does overdo it at times. I really loved the episode where she turned human. It was super cute to see her bonding with Mana more.

Though what stops her from being higher on this list, is that she can get pretty annoying. Especially when she wants to help too much.

~🎀3 - Ribbon🎀~

(Happiness Charge)

Poor Ribbon deserved better. She did so much for Hime, basically being like a mother to her. She took care of her, cooked and cleaned. But she never received even a simple “thank you”. Instead, Hime just acted like a brat.

If I was Hime, I’d be way more grateful. And it sucks that people just forget about Ribbon.

~🦴2 - Komugi🦴~

(Wonderful)

I think it’s safe to say that everyone loves Komugi! I mean, who wouldn’t? She’s such a sweet girl!

Sure, she can be a bit much, and say too much. But I still love her!

She’s so kind and caring towards both people and animals. All she wants is to play with everyone, and that wish helps motivate her to be a good Pretty Cure!

~🌷1 - Rabirin🌷~

(Healin’ Good)

In my opinion, Rabirin is the better version of Sharuru.

She’s caring, hardworking, and a great partner to Cure Grace! She’s super serious about healing the earth, and taking care of Latte. Sure, she had her doubts about Nodoka at first, but after getting to know her, they’re the perfect pair!

Rabirin is criminally underrated. I really need to get some merch of her.

That’s all! Let me know what you think of my ranking, and how you would rank them yourself!

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~~baileypie-writes

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Today’s anime mascot(s) of the day is...!

The Heartiels Part 2 (Wishun and Pyuan) from Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart!

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Precure Day 096

Episode: Futari wa Precure Max Heart 45 - “Infinite Darkness, Eternal Light” Date watched: 14 November 2018 Original air date: 15 January 2005 Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/3rmxS0f

Here we are, part one of the three part finale. Or part two of the four-part finale, depending on your perspective. It’s a busy one, too. We need to save Hikari, meet the final Heartiel, resurrect the Dark King, and fight for the future of the world after all, and it’s all in a day’s work.

I’m going to combine my recap and analysis into one here to see if I can find a better flow. You’d think after almost 100 essays I’d have this down to a science but it’s just the opposite. Bear with me, I don’t know if I’ll ever be satisfied. Also this is kind of a series retrospective since it ties up most of the ongoing plots.

It turns out Hikari and Hikaru were brought into the Dusk Zone, which Baldez knew but didn’t tell anybody else, so while Viblis, Uraganos, and Circulas search around for him, and Nagisa and Honoka ask around about Hikari only to discover that people are starting to forget about her, Baldez was setting up their meeting all along. His plan is finally revealed, and it’s a shrewd one: let the Queen’s growth push the King’s growth and then have him absorb her energy to become even more powerful and spark his revival. It’s cunning and clever and incredibly risky. Unfortunately it’s not a good enough plan to justify an entire year’s worth of meandering. Obviously, Baldez kept his plans close to his chest and didn’t tell the other three not to destroy the girls, which led to some internal conflict when he stepped in on more than one occasion. I am not a fan of how the show approached this, as it seems like they wanted to have their cake (the villains giving the heroines a true fight) and eat it (have them hold back or not want to cast the final blow in pursuit of a greater endgame) with the result of the series just feeling dull. The villains never really got better, and Baldez was just kind of off in the corner saying “Just according to keikaku.”

Oh also Baldez finally reveals that Hikaru is the Dark King’s Life. Even if I hadn’t said from the beginning I wasn’t going to maintain any pretense about it, I hope most people would have deduced it after this long, it really shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone in the real world.

Porun and Lulun figure out where Hikari is and, with Lulun’s miraculous power, break into the Dusk Zone to rescue their partner, in the process upsetting the balance of light and darkness. The sky turns from gray to amber and Hikari is rescued.... but she appears to be dead. Everybody cries over her until she wakes up to console Porun. Somehow this awakens the last Heartiel, Eternalun, who gives a short speech believing in their strong convictions for eternity, listing off the twelve wills, and immediately entering the Chairect. Keep in mind that Seekun has said from the start that she enters last, so she’s still floating about. But now that we’ve got all 12 heartiels let’s recount the Queen’s twelve wills: curiosity, passion, harmony, purity, intelligence, happiness, hope, wishes, bravery, prosperity, love, and eternity. A lot of those are very vaguely defined ideas that we never saw the queen OR Hikari demonstrating, since it was usually Nagisa embodying the will that gave it closure. They make good moral/ethical guidelines for the show in theory, though the execution has been lackluster. The writers couldn’t decide whether they wanted them to embody lessons to be learned or just Macguffins to collect so they once again try to do both and succeed at neither.

we barely knew ye

Immediately after this, all four generals show up with Hikaru and brag that they’re reviving the Dark King, and if the girls want to stand a chance they have to revive the queen, after all isn’t that what they’ve been working towards? Honoka and Nagia adamantly reject this, finally. Sure, there's been uncertainty all along, which has grown stronger as the girls' friendship with Hikari blossomed, but they always brushed off the subject of whether they truly wanted to revive the queen and lose Hikari. I'm glad to see them state in no uncertain terms, especially to Baldez and in front of Hikari, that they value her friendship and identity. The dilemma over removing the queen at the cost of a friend's existence is interesting and will be explored again to an extent in Dokidoki, but for now let me say I wish they'd touched on it more before these last few episodes.

The Dark King is reborn and he begins to mindlessly consume the Garden of Rainbows while the four villains attack the Precures. It's a great fight, nobody is holding back anymore and the stakes are higher than ever. Duplicitous attacks abound and the girls are barely holding their own. At the same time, Hikari transforms to defend herself and reaches out to Hikaru, who is still standing in a bath of dark energy. She can see that he's crying, he doesn't want this to happen, and she tries to rescue him from the control of the King. She hugs him and holds him close as Lulun activates the shield around them... but as she does, the King releases more chains that land in front of them, leaving us uncertain about their fate as the scene fades and the credits roll. And much like last season, the somber cliffhanger ending feels completely at odds with the upbeat ending song, as much as I like Wonder Winter Yatta.

It’s a great episode undercut by moments that would have been more powerful if the show to this point hadn’t been so wishy-washy and noncommittal, but I do really like the conclusion. Hikaru rejecting his fate and identity as the life of the Dark King, and also rejecting the companionship of the four generals who, as he is realizing, only wanted what was inside of him, is great. Hikari is ready to accept him as the innocent child he is, and protect him from those who would do him harm, even as she is struggling with her own identity crisis. She knows she is wanted by her friends but there’s still tremendous pressure on her shoulders to become the Queen again and this can all be resolved. We’ll see the result of this in the remaining two episodes but I want to say that this theme of identity and self has been one of the better parts of the series.

Some small things that I want to point out in appreciation:

* a scene near the start showing all the side characters going about their lives with Nagisa/Honoka, Intelligen, and Elder (yeah he’s involved in this too) discussing the impact of the Dark King’s resurrection, with the implication that they’ll all be gone if they don’t revive the Queen.

mainly because I think Yuriko got shafted this season

There’s also shots of their families going about their lives, including the only known picture of Nagisa’s mom with friends.

And also the melancholy piano tune that plays over this scene. Really sets the tone of the episode.

Side note, Intelligen and Wishun the only Heartiels who have made recurring appearances after entering the Chairect. I low-key wish that more had recurred to chip in their wisdom or insight.

That’s all I have to say about this one, and it’s more than I meant, but hey, it’s a finale. Next time, Seekun enters the Chairect!

Pink Precure Catchphrase Count: 1 Arienai

[geezerwench]

Wishun' I had a house big enough for more furniture.

Poster Advertising Herman Miller’s ‘Modular Sofa Group” Seating Range by Ray Wilkes. Dated 1976.

“Nicknamed the Chiclet, after the candy-coated gum, this modular sofa group’s components could be taken apart, rearranged, interspersed with table pieces, and screwed back together using a simple Allen wrench. In this poster, the rainbow of colors serves as a shorthand for consumer choice and customization.”

(Source: cooperhewitt.org)

[pcd-status]

Why I should check my work

I just got done watching MH21 and the recap for 20 alone reminded me of a few plot points I forgot to bring up, like the introduction of Wishun and Nagisa's commentary that tied into the whole theme of the episode, which I completely forgot about: eventually everybody has to go their own way. The partnership between Nagisa, Honoka, Hikari, and their mascots is fleeting and temporary. Eventually they'll restore Hikari to the Queen and Mipple, Mepple, and Porun will return to the garden of light. Valuing your relationships in the moment is important but you can't hold people back from what they need to do. (This theme comes up a lot and mixes with "they're leaving the team" plots like in MH19.) In the name of being overly critical I completely lost the point of that episode in my review, and I apologize. If you noticed the watch date you'll realize there was a 5 day gap between watching and posting about it which attributes to my forgetfulness. In this regard, screenshots helped me as a form of visual note taking so not doing that inhibits my creative juices in a different way. There's no winning. Maybe I should set up automatic screenshots but that could result in too many or not getting the full text of important scenes. Anyway. I'll try to go back and revise my MH20 review, or just completely repost it, and pump out the 21 review tonight or tomorrow.

[hypokeimena]

"Arson, murder, and jaywalking" is just a cliche; "arson, jaywalking, and murder" might have been listed by someone with oddly strong opinions about crosswalk laws.

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[5brightplanets]

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So i actually have been informed that this stupid meaningless banter will vanish at some point almost completely. As such, i will now cease complaining about it, unless it is especially grating or nonsensical. So yeah, i am very glad that this is a series that apparently actually improves on its weaknesses over time. Thumbs up.

.....This has potential. Let’s see if it delivers.

Evil tiger Zakenna is prettyy good. Nothing super special, but it’s aight.

6/10

I know this is suppoesed to be comical but.....It IS pretty badass.

Me too Wishun, me too.

This is a ridiculously moody stage for a confrontation. If they don’t use it i will be severely disappointed.

Oh man, the tension is great.

So great that i just noticed that i have used 7 pictures for this post instead of the usual 5. Huh.

[precuredaily]

Precure Day 084

Episode: Futari wa Precure Max Heart 34 - “Travel, Friends! Field Trip, Zakenna!?” Date watched: 21 October 2018 Original air date: 16 October 2005 Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/QRmVyhP

Have you ever seen a picture that summarizes Nagisa so well without food?

Is this the best episode of Precure Max Heart? Absolutely not. Is it my favorite? No way. But do I love it? Absolutely. It’s just so fun! It’s the class trip to Kyoto, and if you know anything about our cast, you know they’ll ham it up. I mean just look at that picture. (for the record, strange art aside, Honoka is just kind of looking at Nagisa like “wtf”, not purposefully being silly)

I could describe the fun the elder girls get into in more detail but honestly I wouldn’t do the fun any justice, just watch the episode. Back in Koizumi Gakuen, Hikari is feeling kind of lonely, but several spooky encounters and an ominous warning from Wishun perturb her to the point where she ends up sneaking off to Kyoto. Lastly, in the Dark Mansion, the butlers cannot find Hikaru anywhere.....

That night, a big pillow fight erupts in the girls’ hotel room and when Mrs. Yoshimi comes to shut them up, she predictably takes a pillow to the face. Then she gets involved as well.

The next day,  more fun in Kyoto as Nagisa and Honoka win a costume prize to dress up in period outfits:

Nagisa wants to see her favorite period drama getting filmed and she actually stumbles into someone who works on it, a propmaster, whose body of work even homages old kaiju films. However, Uraganos shows up, getting way too into the role of a villain from a samurai drama in voice and mannerisms. He turns the old kaiju costume into a zakenna and it gives Black and White a run for their money until, at the eleventh hour, Hikari shows up, transforms, and dispels it long enough for her friends to summon the Sparkle Braces (it’s been a few episodes, hasn’t it?) and blow everybody away with Marble Screw Max Spark. As the dust settles, they’re left wondering how the heck they’re going to explain Hikari to their teacher.... which is honestly a good question.

While the animation in this episode is notably lackluster (while not being as outright bad as some earlier episodes), the scenery and sights and the general opportunity afforded by changing the setting to Kyoto for once more than make up for it, and spending a few days with these fun characters in this environment is a delight. Even Uraganos acting like a he’s in a jidai-geki show cracked me up. I was reminded of a few things I myself saw during my trip to Japan back in 2009 (before I got into Precure actually, though not by much, and I had a passing awareness of it by that point), such as the fountain and temples. It’s all around fun and there’s also a clear passion that went into making this and making a bunch of homages to the more historical side of Japanese culture. And on top of that, the fun continues for another episode! So come back tomorrow (I promise it’ll actually be tomorrow) for the second half of this journey, and to find out how people react to a first year joining the third years on their trip.

Oh also Hikaru appears on a street at the end and a new Heartiel, Prosen, appears to say a few lines.

Pink Precure Catchphrase Count: Probably 1?

[precuredaily]

Precure Day 071

Episode: Futari wa Precure Max Heart 21 - “What happened? What to do!? A forbidden encounter” Date watched: 01 October 2018 Original air date: 03 July 2005 Screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/kEZsCAh

uh oh

So uh, remember like yesterday when I said it would be a while before Hikari and Hikaru met? Allow me to stick my foot in my mouth here. But first let’s back up.

This is actually a really good Hikari episode. She makes friends with a boy who’s running away from home, Daiki, and helps him realize that his mother truly cares about him despite his feelings to the contrary. Also she kind of mourns her own lack of parents, but at the end Akane fills that role nicely. Is this the payoff to her hint from episode.... what was it, 9? about wanting to start a family? It’s something. She certainly treats Hikari like her own child, adopting her without a second thought (even if it was initially kind of brainwashing she’s more than fulfilled her obligation, and that’s another thing we see come back in later shows).

Side note, Daiki resembles the hell out of Kenta from Precure Splash Star, and I thought he might even share the same seiyuu, but I guess Takeuchi Junko (Kenta and later Cure Rouge) was too busy recording Naruto filler at this time because it’s actually Akemi Okamura.

Anyway the other half of this episode features Hikaru finally setting foot into the world outside the mansion, closely monitored by the butler zakenna. He has a lot of innocent wonder for the reincarnation of the dark king (technically spoilers but that was obvious) and there’s some silly antics until he and Hikari run into each other, and suddenly the world goes dark.

Wishun is afraid of this meeting, the fairies are all perturbed, and even Viblis feels the instant change in mood from back in the mansion. Nagisa and Honoka are right around the corner to witness this, and good thing too because Circulas rushes in to try to destroy Hikari. They stop him in a no-holds barred beatdown that might be one of the best fights in the show so far. Hikari’s aura of light causes Hikaru to faint from exhaustion, and Viblis snatches him and the butlers away right before Circulas finds himself on the receiving end of a Marble Screw Max. He tries to block it but as usual he’s unsuccessful and retreats back to the mansion. Hikari is also tired from the encounter, and Akane embraces her when she returns back to the stand.

It’s a really good episode in every regard that i can think of. Okay some of the animation is a bit weak but there’s some good closeups and mid shots, the city fading to black when the reincarnations of light and darkness meet, the fight between Black and White and Circulas, it’s all great. The emotion is powerful, though not climax powerful, and the musical cues are fitting. Despite not transforming in this episode, Hikari truly shines when she’s talking to Kanta and you can see she’s starting to come into her own as an individual. (also she gets some cute scenes in her pajamas so that’s a plus)

Now that these two have met, what will happen? Find out next time on Pretty Cure Z! I mean Max Heart. I mean whatever.