HeartCatch PreCure!
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, also called HeartCatch Pretty Cure! is a Japanese anime
series and the seventh Pretty Cure
installment by Izumi Todo
. Produced by Toei Animation
, the series premiered on February 7, 2010 on TV Asahi
, following Fresh Pretty Cure!
, and ended on January 30, 2011, where it was followed by Suite PreCure
.
The series has two main motifs. One is fashion, which is referenced to Tsubomi joining the fashion club, which is part of the storyline. And second is flowers, which are prominent in the naming of numerous characters and items, as well as in the main storyline. Additionally, most episodes contain at least one reference to the language of flowers
.
HeartCatch PreCure! was selected anime series of the year in the December 2010 issue of British magazine Impact
.
Tsubomi is 14 years old and in the second year of the private Myōdō Academy's Junior High School branch. She loves every plant and would like to join the gardener's club, but then she is taken into the Fashion Club by Erika. Her house is the "Hanasaki Flower Shop". She is an upright person, but also shy and withdrawn, which is almost a complex of hers. She sees her change of schools as a chance to change herself. Indeed, after she meets Erika, she will slowly start to change. In the first fight when Erika was controlled as desertrian, she wants to save Erika and is half-forced by fairies to become a Pretty Cure. As Cure Blossom, her theme color is pink and her flower symbol is the Cherry blossom. Her powers are related to flowers and she can use auxiliary attacks such as Blossom Flower Storm and Blossom Double Impact in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is . Unlike other Precure leaders, she is not greedy with food and she enjoys studying.
She introduces herself as
Erika is 13 years old and Tsubomi's classmate and neighbor and daughter of the owner of the fashion shop "Fairy Drop". In addition, she is the president of the Fashion Club. She loves fashion and designing her own clothing. She has a jealous complex towards her beautiful and fashionable older sister, who is a Charisma Model despite still being in high school. She is an energetic girl and bluntly says what she is thinking, although she also begins to change after meeting Tsubomi. She makes Tsubomi join the Fashion Club after all old members signed off. After she is informed the qualification of Pretty Cure, she agrees to help in the fight of Tsubomi. As Cure Marine, her theme color is blue and her flower symbol is the Blue daisy. She has powers related to the ocean and can use auxiliary attacks such as Marine Shoot and Marine Dynamite in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is .
She introduces herself as
Itsuki is in the second year, the student council president and the grandchild of the current principal of Myōdō Academy. Itsuki appears to be a gentle, handsome, and athletic boy with a princely demeanor who attracts many subordinates and fans. At the beginning, Tsubomi developed a temporary admiration for Itsuki until discovering her female gender. She crossdresses due to her having to substitute as the heir of the school and dojo
in place of her ailing older brother. However, she maintains a great love for cute, girl things and is convinced to join the fashion club. In the events of Episode 22, she picked up Potpourri and thinks it's cute. She later becomes Cure Sunshine to rescue Tsubomi and Erika from danger with Potpourri while saving her brother's Heart Flower. As Cure Sunshine, her theme color is Yellow/Gold and her flower symbol is the Sunflower
. Her powers are related to the sun and can use auxiliary attacks such as Sunflower Aegis and Sunshine Flash, in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is .
She introduces herself as
Yuri is 17 years old and Momoka's friend, also in the second year of Myōdō Academy's high school branch. She shares class notes with Momoka when the latter cannot attend classes because of her job, also she heads the list of successful candidates in the grade. Her father went missing during the investigation of the "Heart Tree" in France. At the beginning of the story, she was defeated during the fight against Dark Pretty Cure, rendering her Pretty Cure Seed broken and the Heart Tree once withering. Owing to that her fairy died, she can't transform since her only Pretty Cure Seed broke. Scarred by this, she isn't willing to help new Pretty Cures. But later the Heart Tree and the Heart Pot recover her Pretty Cure seed and allocate her status of Pretty Cure again. As Cure Moonlight, her theme color is wisteria/Silver and her flower symbol is the Rose
. Cure Moonlight has powers related to the moon and can use auxiliary attacks in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is .
She introduces herself as
A fairy who protects the Heart Tree. In order to save it from danger, she has come to look for Pretty Cure, the legendary warriors chosen by the Heart Tree. She gives Tsubomi the Pretty Cure Seed in order to activate the Heart Perfume, allowing her to change into Cure Blossom. She often disguises herself as a stuffed animal. She has the power to give birth to Heart Seeds. It is said that if you collect them, a miracle will happen. Chypre tends to be calmer than her fellow mascot, Coffret. She often behaves as if she is Tsubomi's big sister. She is named for the floral perfume family, chypre
.
He, like Chypre, protects the Heart Tree and gives Erika the power to change into Cure Marine. He also tends to disguise himself as a stuffed animal and can give birth to Heart Seeds. Erika needs his Pretty Cure seed to activate her Heart Perfume, allowing her to transform into Cure Marine. He is rather bold, being borderline insulting at times and nice to others. He is something like a little brother to Erika. His name comes from the French term for a jewelry box or casket.
Appearing in episode 20, Potpourri is a baby fairy born from the Heart Tree, who is colored orange-white rather than cyan-white as Chypre and Coffret. Potpourri carries an orange Heart Seed in his bag as the key to Pretty Cure Palace. Potpourri can cast a powerful barrier to protect others. Potpourri can be rash and bratty at times, but has a strong desire to protect Pretty Cure. In Episode 22, Potpourri found a true candidate, Itsuki Myoudouin, to be Cure Sunshine. Potpourri is named after potpourri
, a mixture of dried plants used to provide fragrance. Not given specific gender from official data yet, although Potpourri has been referred to once by Erika as "Potpourri-kun", in Episode 30.
Appearing in episode 33, Cologne was Yuri's partner fairy before sacrificing himself to protect Yuri. He had nursed Chypre and Coffret since their birth, behaving calmly as their elder brother. Now his spirit exists in the Heart Tree and keeps watching them. He is also colored differently from other fairies with purple-white instead of cyan-white like Chypre and Coffret. He is named after cologne
, a type of perfume for men.
A giant fairy that stays in the Botanical Garden that Tsubomi's grandmother cares for. He doesn't talk, but he's always watching over Tsubomi and Erika. He is a legendary fairy that is said to have supported the legendary Pretty Cure, Cure Flower, in the past. The younger fairies admired him. He actually has the ability to transform into human, usually as Kaoruko's husband, Hanasaki Sora. He saved Pretty Cures in several times though they don't know who the mysterious guy was. It reveals until he guards the Heartcatch Mirage to test Pretty Cures and is defeated to leak his identity. He is named after Coupé
, a type of closed car body style used on hardtopped sports cars.
Tsubomi's grandmother, a famous botanist and owner of the Flower Shop. Kaoruko is considered wise and kind, and cares deeply for her granddaughter. She loves flowers more than anything, affecting Tsubomi a lot. She is also a strong person who has the fame of the youngest champion in the history of national judo contest. In fact, she was Cure Flower in her youth, the previous senior of Cure Moonlight in Pretty Cure universe. Kaoruko became Pretty Cure after she met Coupe when she came there to study the Tree of Hearts. She once defeated Dune with Heartcatch Mirage, but at the cost of her own Pretty Cure Seed being destroyed in the aftermath. At some point, she met all the present Pretty Cures and fairies. In Episode 44, her Christmas wish is to became Cure Flower again for one day to help Tsubomi and the others. As Cure Flower, her theme color is Scarlet and her flower symbol is the Lotus Flower. Her attacks are related to flowers just like Tsubomi.
She introduces herself as
Tsubomi's mother, a florist of Hanasaki Flower Shop. She was an officer of a famous florist chain supplier "Red Florian".
Tsubomi's father, Kaoruko's only son, also the florist of Hanasaki Flower Shop and a part-time professor.
Tsubomi's grandfather and Kaoruko's husband, who passed away after son's birth. He was a cellist living alone in Kamakura
. He met his future wife at his cabin built in a lavender forest.
Tsubomi's baby sister who is born in the final episode of the series. In the final scene of the finale, Futaba is seen slightly older (age 5-6) admiring the picture of the girls in their PreCure forms while holding Tsubomi's Heart Perfume, fantasizing about being just like Tsubomi.
Erika's mother, host of Fairy Drop. Also a famous former model.
Erika's father, a famous photographer, craving for taking pictures at his loving wife and daughters.
Erika's older sister, in the second year of the private Myōdō Academy's Senior High School branch, nicknamed Momo-nee by Erika. She is a popular part-time model, always making Erika jealous. In Episode 8, she was revealed to be equally jealous of Erika's ability to easily make friends.
Yuri's mother. She has earned her livelihood alone in the convenience store near the local train station since her husband disappeared.
Itsuki's grandfather, he's the principal of Myōdō academy and the leader of the town's local dojo.
Itsuki's mother, she's the actual daughter of the principal.
Itsuki's older brother, who has a condition on which he can't walk properly. Originally the heir and a outstanding fighter, who influenced Itsuki a lot. In contrast to his sister's masculine appearance, Satsuki exhibits an effeminate appearance.
Tsubomi and Erika's home room teacher in Myōdō Academy, strict but reliable. She is afraid of ghosts, which she thinks is holding her back from her teaching.
Tsubomi and Erika's classmate, a fan of Itsuki in private. She acts as a mother to her little sister, Rumi, since her mother died, leaving her little time for outside activities such as the fashion club. However, she changed her mind in Episode 14.
Tsubomi and Erika's classmate.
, ,
Tsubomi and Erika's classmates, lured to join fashion club.
Tsubomi and Erika's classmate, a crazy camera fan who loves to catch funny scenes to please people. She is eager to take pictures of Pretty Cure.
Olivier is the right hand child of Baron Salamander and his foster son, who first appeared in Episode 48 in Dune's flashback. In the movie, he is adopted by Baron Salamander after he unsealed him from her 400-year prison. Despite the Baron taught him to become a werewolf, he actually wanted to become a normal person like everyone else until he met Tsubomi and her friends. After he left Tsubomi, he fought the baron and lost, with his werewolf powers being fully awakened.Cure Blossom and Cure Marine fought Olivier to wake him up, but he is able to fight with ease, and attempts to strangle Cure Blossom while she tries to talk to him. Despite their pleas, Olivier can't hear them. After all of Cure Blossom's pleading and her blocking Cure Marine's attack, though, Olivier begins to cry silently. He turns back into a human and aided the Pretty Cures to stop the Baron with his plans. After the Cures defeated the Baron and survives, he then asks him if they can go on another journey together.
. They're also responsible for the withering of the Great Tree of Hearts. It's revealed in Episode 20 that the Desert Apostles were serving Dune and taking orders from him.
Dune is the actual leader of the Desert Apostles, who has been in deep sleep after he was defeated by Cure Flower. He is first shown as a shadow on a video screen, talking to Sabaku about the new fairy that has been born and in flashbacks and in several episodes, but his true form and appearance is revealed during episode 37. Dune arrived at Earth after regaining his strength and sent a Desert Seed down to Earth which quickly turned into a Desert Devil. His true intentions is to destroy the Tree of Hearts. Dune is fully defeated in Episode 49 using the Infinity Silhouette.
Professor Sabark is the acting leader of the Desert Apostles, who wishes to kill the Tree of Hearts. He is usually seen sitting on a chair on a high level in the Desert Apostles' base, always having his right-hand Dark Pretty Cure by his side. He is never seen without his mask. His personality has not been shown properly, however, he wishes to finish off the newest generation of Pretty Cure in order to take down the Tree of Hearts. In Episode 47, it's revealed that he is Yuri's missing father. He is killed by Dune in episode 48.
Dark Pretty Cure is beside Sabark whenever a Desert Apostle has audience with him, acting as his second-in-command. In the beginning of the story, she fought against Cure Moonlight in front of the Heart Tree and won her half broken Pretty Cure Seed. She has an overwhelming strength of battle that can beat Cure Blossom and Cure Marine easily and strip them of Pretty Cure mode. Despite this, she has a deep conscious of competition against Cure Moonlight, who is her best rival. She seems to have a special relation to Cure Moonlight, once she said that she is her. In episode 48, it is revealed that Sabark (Yuri's father) created Dark Pretty Cure from the Heart Tree's data and Yuri; which means that Yuri and her are sisters. She dies in Sabark's arms and vanishes.
Sasorina is one of the Cadets of Sabark, and the first to appear before the heroines. She speaks with a foreign accent and can use her hair as a scorpion tail with poison. Most of the time, Sasolina has a calm aura around her, and always carries a smirk unless panicking or provoked. When provoked, she loses her calm personality and gets angry. Sasolina looks down on weak people, but will acknowledge strong foes. Her name is deprived from sasori, meaning 'scorpion'. In the events of Episode 25, her personality somehow changed after she got hit by Cure Sunshine's Gold Forte Burst. She was fully purified in Episode 40, revealing her Heart Flower (Katakuri
) and true self.
Kumojacky is one of the Cadets of Sabark. Although evil, Kumojacky believes in fair fights, and would never fight enemies that are too weak. Kumojacky has shown to have a constant passionate personality wherever he goes. He likes to see other people's pain, and has no problem using this to his liking. Full of himself, he claims that not even one hundred Cures can defeat him. Despite this, he is mannered, and always introduces himself to someone he is going to use or fight with. However, he never hesitates to tell people their weaknesses, and even encourage them into becoming stronger. He is purified by Cure Marine in Episode 46, revealing his Heart Flower (Achillea
).
Cobrajar is one of the Cadets of Sabark. He is very narcissistic, always thinking he is the most beautiful man in the universe. He often makes Snackey take pictures of him posing or make people give him attention. In front of Pretty Cures, he has the power of battle though he wouldn't let his face hurt and thinks to be admired by Pretty Cures at first. He can also throw lethal autographs to attack others. He is purified by Cure Sunshine in Episode 46, revealing his Heart Flower (Japanese rose).
Baron Salamander is a lost member of the Desert Apostles and originally, the right hand man of Dune before Professor Sabark took his place. He is mentioned once by Dune in Episode 48, as the one who give Yuri's father a mask that Sabark is wearing, allowing him to take control of his mind to serve Dune. In the movie, he is the main villain who awakened after 400 years after being defeated by Cure Angie and is been sealed inside the abbey on Mount Saint-Michel in France
. He was freed by Olivier and later adopted him while giving him powers as a werewolf. His motives were unknown, but he wants to take revenge against everyone in France for defeating him. He is then defeated by the Pretty Cures using the HeartCatch Orchestra, but survives. After the battle, he had a change of heart and he and Olivier went on another journey together. As of 2011, he is the only surviving member of the Desert Apostles after the organization's defeat.
The Snackeys are a numerous group of servants in the Desert Apostles. Unlike the three other members, the Snackeys act more like their servants, fulfilling all their orders and requests. They cannot talk properly, and instead only uses the word "Ki" when talking. They can be seen in all kinds of different shapes.
The monsters of the week, which are formed by fusing stolen wilted Heart Flowers with objects. Unlike monsters in the previous Pretty Cure series, these speak the worries of the person's Heart Flower which caused it to wilt. The stronger the person's fear or worry, the more wilted Heart Flowers they'll have, and the stronger the Desertian will be. Later in the series, the Cadets of Sabark gain Dark Bracelets, allowing them to take direct control of a Desertrian if its motives waver, making them more powerful in the process.
The Flower Tacts are as following:
- Cure Blossom's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Pink Forte Wave. - Cure Marine's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Blue Forte Wave. - Cure Moonlight's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Silver Forte Wave and Floral Power Fortissimo. - Dark Pretty Cure's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Dark Forte Wave and Dark Power Fortissimo.
shaped like a sunflower. Allows her to use Gold Forte Burst and Shining Fortissimo along with Cure Blossom and Cure Marine.
, aired in Japan on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
and TV Asahi
between February 7, 2010 and January 30, 2011. The series uses three pieces of theme music, one opening and two ending themes. The opening theme is by Aya Ikeda. The ending theme for episodes 1-24 is by Mayu Kudou, whilst the ending theme for episodes 25-49 is by Kudou.
's Nakayoshi
magazine From March 2010 until February 2011.
movie, titled sees Blossom and Marine teaming up with all the previous Pretty Cures to date. The movie was released in Japan on March 20, 2010.
A movie based on the HeartCatch PreCure series titled was released in Japan on October 30, 2010. It follows the Pretty Cures as they go to France and encounter a mysterious boy named Olivier, who is being manipulated by the mysterious villain, Baron Salamander. It is the first Pretty Cure movie to receive a release outside of Japan, with a French language version released on January 26, 2011. In addition, French subtitles are Heartcatch Pretty Cure! Le film: Mission défilé à Paris.
on July 22, 2010. is a minigame collection for the Nintendo DS
and was released on August 5, 2010. Another DS title, , released on November 11, 2010, allows players to record their own voice over scenes from the anime.
during the series' airing. Also, several characters of the series were also released as part of the S.H.Figuarts line, with Cure Blossom and Cure Marine released in March 2011, Cure Sunshine released in June 2011 and Cure Moonlight released in August 2011. Dark Pretty Cure is announced as a Tamshii Web Exclusive and will be released in December 2011.
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series and the seventh Pretty Cure
Pretty Cure
is a Japanese magical girl anime metaseries created by Izumi Todo and produced by ABC and Toei Animation. The first program Futari wa Pretty Cure debuted in 2004 and has continued with sequels and spinoffs into the current series Suite PreCure♪ airing in 2011 as part of Asahi Broadcasting...
installment by Izumi Todo
Izumi Todo
Izumi Todo , who is credited with creating series like Ojamajo Doremi and Futari wa Pretty Cure, is a collective pseudonym for the staff at Toei Animation...
. Produced by Toei Animation
Toei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
, the series premiered on February 7, 2010 on TV Asahi
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
, following Fresh Pretty Cure!
Fresh Pretty Cure!
is a Japanese anime series and the sixth Pretty Cure installment by Izumi Todo. Produced by Toei Animation and Satelight, the series premiered on February 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010 on TV Asahi, replacing Yes! PreCure 5 Go Go! on its time slot...
, and ended on January 30, 2011, where it was followed by Suite PreCure
Suite PreCure
, or Suite Pretty Cure♪, is a Japanese anime series and the eighth series of the Pretty Cure anime franchise by Izumi Todo. Produced by Toei Animation, the series began airing on TV Asahi from February 6, 2011, replacing HeartCatch PreCure! in its initial timeslot. A manga adaptation is also being...
.
The series has two main motifs. One is fashion, which is referenced to Tsubomi joining the fashion club, which is part of the storyline. And second is flowers, which are prominent in the naming of numerous characters and items, as well as in the main storyline. Additionally, most episodes contain at least one reference to the language of flowers
Language of flowers
The language of flowers, sometimes called floriography, was a Victorian-era means of communication in which various flowers and floral arrangements were used to send coded messages, allowing individuals to express feelings which otherwise could not be spoken...
.
HeartCatch PreCure! was selected anime series of the year in the December 2010 issue of British magazine Impact
Impact (action entertainment magazine)
Impact is a monthly magazine published in the United Kingdom since 1992. It is likely modeled on its French "older brother" "Impact" started in 1986. It covers the field of action entertainment: including Hong Kong action cinema, worldwide martial arts films, Hollywood productions, anime, comics,...
.
Story
In each person resides a Heart Flower, which is connected to the great Heart Tree that watches over everyone. Protecting this tree are the Heartcatch PreCures, who defend it against the Desert Apostles, who plan to wilt everything and turn the world into a desert. However, when the current PreCure, Cure Moonlight, is defeated in battle and the Heart Tree loses its flowers, she sends two fairies, Chypre and Coffret, to the surface in order to seek out her replacement. They find Tsubomi Hanasaki, a shy flower-loving girl that had just moved into the city with her family. Joined by her new friend, Erika Kurumi, who becomes Cure Marine, she becomes Cure Blossom and fight against the Desert Apostles who transform the wilting Heart Flowers inside people into monsters known as Desertarians. By defeating these monsters, they gain Heart Seeds which allow the Heart Tree to become healthier again. As the story goes on, they are later joined by Itsuki Myoudouin, who becomes Cure Sunshine, and Yuri Tsukikage, who regains her powers as Cure Moonlight.Pretty Cures
- Voiced by Nana MizukiNana Mizukiis a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000...
Tsubomi is 14 years old and in the second year of the private Myōdō Academy's Junior High School branch. She loves every plant and would like to join the gardener's club, but then she is taken into the Fashion Club by Erika. Her house is the "Hanasaki Flower Shop". She is an upright person, but also shy and withdrawn, which is almost a complex of hers. She sees her change of schools as a chance to change herself. Indeed, after she meets Erika, she will slowly start to change. In the first fight when Erika was controlled as desertrian, she wants to save Erika and is half-forced by fairies to become a Pretty Cure. As Cure Blossom, her theme color is pink and her flower symbol is the Cherry blossom. Her powers are related to flowers and she can use auxiliary attacks such as Blossom Flower Storm and Blossom Double Impact in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is . Unlike other Precure leaders, she is not greedy with food and she enjoys studying.
She introduces herself as
- Voiced by Fumie MizusawaFumie Mizusawais a Japanese voice actress. She is represented by Sigma Seven.Fumie also announced that she got married on April 16, 2011, in which her new husband is not even an actor...
Erika is 13 years old and Tsubomi's classmate and neighbor and daughter of the owner of the fashion shop "Fairy Drop". In addition, she is the president of the Fashion Club. She loves fashion and designing her own clothing. She has a jealous complex towards her beautiful and fashionable older sister, who is a Charisma Model despite still being in high school. She is an energetic girl and bluntly says what she is thinking, although she also begins to change after meeting Tsubomi. She makes Tsubomi join the Fashion Club after all old members signed off. After she is informed the qualification of Pretty Cure, she agrees to help in the fight of Tsubomi. As Cure Marine, her theme color is blue and her flower symbol is the Blue daisy. She has powers related to the ocean and can use auxiliary attacks such as Marine Shoot and Marine Dynamite in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is .
She introduces herself as
- Voiced by Houko KuwashimaHouko Kuwashimais a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is capable of playing a variety of roles, ranging from young boys to feminine women. Kuwashima is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Her given name, , is sometimes misread as Noriko, even in Japan...
Itsuki is in the second year, the student council president and the grandchild of the current principal of Myōdō Academy. Itsuki appears to be a gentle, handsome, and athletic boy with a princely demeanor who attracts many subordinates and fans. At the beginning, Tsubomi developed a temporary admiration for Itsuki until discovering her female gender. She crossdresses due to her having to substitute as the heir of the school and dojo
Dojo
A is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the way". Initially, dōjōs were adjunct to temples. The term can refer to a formal training place for any of the Japanese do arts but typically it is considered the formal gathering place for students of any Japanese martial arts style to...
in place of her ailing older brother. However, she maintains a great love for cute, girl things and is convinced to join the fashion club. In the events of Episode 22, she picked up Potpourri and thinks it's cute. She later becomes Cure Sunshine to rescue Tsubomi and Erika from danger with Potpourri while saving her brother's Heart Flower. As Cure Sunshine, her theme color is Yellow/Gold and her flower symbol is the Sunflower
Sunflower
Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...
. Her powers are related to the sun and can use auxiliary attacks such as Sunflower Aegis and Sunshine Flash, in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is .
She introduces herself as
- Voiced by Aya HisakawaAya Hisakawais a Japanese voice actress and J-pop singer born in Kaizuka, Osaka. In addition to releasing various solo CDs, she is well known for her anime voice roles, and has also done some work in video games. She is best known for her role of Sailor Mercury of the Sailor Moon fame and also Cerberus from...
Yuri is 17 years old and Momoka's friend, also in the second year of Myōdō Academy's high school branch. She shares class notes with Momoka when the latter cannot attend classes because of her job, also she heads the list of successful candidates in the grade. Her father went missing during the investigation of the "Heart Tree" in France. At the beginning of the story, she was defeated during the fight against Dark Pretty Cure, rendering her Pretty Cure Seed broken and the Heart Tree once withering. Owing to that her fairy died, she can't transform since her only Pretty Cure Seed broke. Scarred by this, she isn't willing to help new Pretty Cures. But later the Heart Tree and the Heart Pot recover her Pretty Cure seed and allocate her status of Pretty Cure again. As Cure Moonlight, her theme color is wisteria/Silver and her flower symbol is the Rose
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
. Cure Moonlight has powers related to the moon and can use auxiliary attacks in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is .
She introduces herself as
Fairies
Rather than other fairies in previous series of Pretty Cure, the fairies were born in the Heart Tree in order. Each one could apartly find each own partner of Pretty Cure. Unlike previous mascots who end their sentences with a word typically referring to their own name, the fairies all end their sentences with "desu".- Voiced by Taeko KawataTaeko Kawatais a Japanese voice actress who was born in Tokyo. She is employed by 81 Produce. Her name is sometimes misromanized as Taeko Kawada.-TV Anime:*Azuki-chan *Cardcaptor Sakura *Casshern Sins...
A fairy who protects the Heart Tree. In order to save it from danger, she has come to look for Pretty Cure, the legendary warriors chosen by the Heart Tree. She gives Tsubomi the Pretty Cure Seed in order to activate the Heart Perfume, allowing her to change into Cure Blossom. She often disguises herself as a stuffed animal. She has the power to give birth to Heart Seeds. It is said that if you collect them, a miracle will happen. Chypre tends to be calmer than her fellow mascot, Coffret. She often behaves as if she is Tsubomi's big sister. She is named for the floral perfume family, chypre
Chypre
Chypre, or , is the name of a family of perfumes that are characterised by an accord composed of citrus top-notes, a floral middle, and a mossy-animalic base-note derived from oak moss and musks...
.
- Voiced by Motoko KumaiMotoko Kumaiis a Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce. Her most notable roles are Takao Kinomiya on Beyblade and Syaoran Li on Cardcaptor Sakura. From December 21, 2006 until October 2007, Motoko left her voice career due to an illness requiring medical treatment....
He, like Chypre, protects the Heart Tree and gives Erika the power to change into Cure Marine. He also tends to disguise himself as a stuffed animal and can give birth to Heart Seeds. Erika needs his Pretty Cure seed to activate her Heart Perfume, allowing her to transform into Cure Marine. He is rather bold, being borderline insulting at times and nice to others. He is something like a little brother to Erika. His name comes from the French term for a jewelry box or casket.
- Voiced by Kokoro KikuchiKokoro Kikuchiis a Japanese voice actor. She is part of Toei Academy.Kokoro is best known for voicing Akito Wanijima in Air Gear.-Anime:*Air Gear *Aria the Origination *Ayakashi...
Appearing in episode 20, Potpourri is a baby fairy born from the Heart Tree, who is colored orange-white rather than cyan-white as Chypre and Coffret. Potpourri carries an orange Heart Seed in his bag as the key to Pretty Cure Palace. Potpourri can cast a powerful barrier to protect others. Potpourri can be rash and bratty at times, but has a strong desire to protect Pretty Cure. In Episode 22, Potpourri found a true candidate, Itsuki Myoudouin, to be Cure Sunshine. Potpourri is named after potpourri
Potpourri
Potpourri is a mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant material, used to provide a gentle natural scent in houses. It is usually placed in a decorative wooden bowl, or tied in small sachet made from sheer fabric....
, a mixture of dried plants used to provide fragrance. Not given specific gender from official data yet, although Potpourri has been referred to once by Erika as "Potpourri-kun", in Episode 30.
- Voiced by Akira IshidaAkira IshidaAkira Ishida is a prolific male seiyū born in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan.He was a part of Mausu Promotion from 1988 until March 2009...
Appearing in episode 33, Cologne was Yuri's partner fairy before sacrificing himself to protect Yuri. He had nursed Chypre and Coffret since their birth, behaving calmly as their elder brother. Now his spirit exists in the Heart Tree and keeps watching them. He is also colored differently from other fairies with purple-white instead of cyan-white like Chypre and Coffret. He is named after cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, a type of perfume for men.
- Voiced by Ken'yū Horiuchi
A giant fairy that stays in the Botanical Garden that Tsubomi's grandmother cares for. He doesn't talk, but he's always watching over Tsubomi and Erika. He is a legendary fairy that is said to have supported the legendary Pretty Cure, Cure Flower, in the past. The younger fairies admired him. He actually has the ability to transform into human, usually as Kaoruko's husband, Hanasaki Sora. He saved Pretty Cures in several times though they don't know who the mysterious guy was. It reveals until he guards the Heartcatch Mirage to test Pretty Cures and is defeated to leak his identity. He is named after Coupé
Coupé
A coupé or coupe is a closed car body style , the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time...
, a type of closed car body style used on hardtopped sports cars.
Minor characters
/- Voiced by Chika SakamotoChika Sakamotois a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo affiliated with Arts Vision.-Television animation:*Baby and Me *Ashita no Nadja *Legend of the Mystical Ninja *Fighting Foodons *Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ...
Tsubomi's grandmother, a famous botanist and owner of the Flower Shop. Kaoruko is considered wise and kind, and cares deeply for her granddaughter. She loves flowers more than anything, affecting Tsubomi a lot. She is also a strong person who has the fame of the youngest champion in the history of national judo contest. In fact, she was Cure Flower in her youth, the previous senior of Cure Moonlight in Pretty Cure universe. Kaoruko became Pretty Cure after she met Coupe when she came there to study the Tree of Hearts. She once defeated Dune with Heartcatch Mirage, but at the cost of her own Pretty Cure Seed being destroyed in the aftermath. At some point, she met all the present Pretty Cures and fairies. In Episode 44, her Christmas wish is to became Cure Flower again for one day to help Tsubomi and the others. As Cure Flower, her theme color is Scarlet and her flower symbol is the Lotus Flower. Her attacks are related to flowers just like Tsubomi.
She introduces herself as
- Voiced by Katō Yōko
Tsubomi's mother, a florist of Hanasaki Flower Shop. She was an officer of a famous florist chain supplier "Red Florian".
- Voiced by Nobuaki Kanemitsu
Tsubomi's father, Kaoruko's only son, also the florist of Hanasaki Flower Shop and a part-time professor.
- Voiced by Ken'yū Horiuchi
Tsubomi's grandfather and Kaoruko's husband, who passed away after son's birth. He was a cellist living alone in Kamakura
Kamakura, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about south-south-west of Tokyo. It used to be also called .Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the...
. He met his future wife at his cabin built in a lavender forest.
Tsubomi's baby sister who is born in the final episode of the series. In the final scene of the finale, Futaba is seen slightly older (age 5-6) admiring the picture of the girls in their PreCure forms while holding Tsubomi's Heart Perfume, fantasizing about being just like Tsubomi.
- Voiced by Hyo-seiHyo-seiis a Japanese voice actress and singer who works for Ken Production. She was formerly credited as , her real name. Hyo-sei released her first album named on April 21, 2010.-Anime:*Digimon Frontier *Elemental Gelade...
Erika's mother, host of Fairy Drop. Also a famous former model.
- Voiced by Kōichi Tōchika
Erika's father, a famous photographer, craving for taking pictures at his loving wife and daughters.
- Voiced by Shizuka ItōShizuka Itois a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is currently represented by Ken Production. When voicing adult games, she is also known as , , , , or .Itō and fellow voice actress Hitomi Nabatame formed a voice acting unit called "Hitomi Nabatame and Shizuka Itō"...
Erika's older sister, in the second year of the private Myōdō Academy's Senior High School branch, nicknamed Momo-nee by Erika. She is a popular part-time model, always making Erika jealous. In Episode 8, she was revealed to be equally jealous of Erika's ability to easily make friends.
- Voiced by Rei SakumaRei Sakumais a Japanese voice actress employed by 81 Produce. She is best known in Japan for her voice work in the long running children's series Soreike! Anpanman; her most famous role in the English-speaking world, however, is probably as the Chinese Amazon Shampoo in Ranma ½.-Notable voice roles:*Akabon...
Yuri's mother. She has earned her livelihood alone in the convenience store near the local train station since her husband disappeared.
- Voiced by Hiroshi NakaHiroshi Nakais a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Production Baobab. He is originally from Ōita Prefecture.- TV anime :*Baki the Grappler *Clannad *Comic Party Revolution *Cowboy Bebop...
Itsuki's grandfather, he's the principal of Myōdō academy and the leader of the town's local dojo.
- Voiced by Atsuko YuyaAtsuko Yuyais a Japanese voice actress who works for Gekidan Subaru. Atsuko Yuya is originally from Nagasaki. She is the official Japanese voice dub-over artist for actresses: Angelina Jolie and Natasha Henstridge.-TV anime:*Angel Heart ...
Itsuki's mother, she's the actual daughter of the principal.
- Voiced by Tomoaki MaenoTomoaki Maenois a male Japanese voice actor from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan and is attached to Arts Vision.-Anime:*Amagami SS as Jun'ichi Tachibana*Clannad as Male student *Clock Zero as Riichiro Kanou...
Itsuki's older brother, who has a condition on which he can't walk properly. Originally the heir and a outstanding fighter, who influenced Itsuki a lot. In contrast to his sister's masculine appearance, Satsuki exhibits an effeminate appearance.
- Voiced by Hiroko Ushida
Tsubomi and Erika's home room teacher in Myōdō Academy, strict but reliable. She is afraid of ghosts, which she thinks is holding her back from her teaching.
- Voiced by Yukiyo Fujii
Tsubomi and Erika's classmate, a fan of Itsuki in private. She acts as a mother to her little sister, Rumi, since her mother died, leaving her little time for outside activities such as the fashion club. However, she changed her mind in Episode 14.
- Voiced by Naoki Mizutani
Tsubomi and Erika's classmate.
, ,
- Voiced by Yukiko Ueoka, Tomo Adachi, Seiko Yoshida
Tsubomi and Erika's classmates, lured to join fashion club.
- Voiced by Sachiko KojimaSachiko Kojimais a Japanese voice actor from Chiba Prefecture. She is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. In 2008, she married her 9-year boyfriend, theater director Makoto Yasue.-Television animation:*Bamboo Blade *Cowboy Bebop...
Tsubomi and Erika's classmate, a crazy camera fan who loves to catch funny scenes to please people. She is eager to take pictures of Pretty Cure.
- Voiced by Ikue ŌtaniIkue Otaniis a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo, most famous as the voice of Pikachu in the Pokémon anime series and products and the voice of Tony Tony Chopper in the manga and anime series One Piece. She is currently attached to Mausu Promotion...
Olivier is the right hand child of Baron Salamander and his foster son, who first appeared in Episode 48 in Dune's flashback. In the movie, he is adopted by Baron Salamander after he unsealed him from her 400-year prison. Despite the Baron taught him to become a werewolf, he actually wanted to become a normal person like everyone else until he met Tsubomi and her friends. After he left Tsubomi, he fought the baron and lost, with his werewolf powers being fully awakened.Cure Blossom and Cure Marine fought Olivier to wake him up, but he is able to fight with ease, and attempts to strangle Cure Blossom while she tries to talk to him. Despite their pleas, Olivier can't hear them. After all of Cure Blossom's pleading and her blocking Cure Marine's attack, though, Olivier begins to cry silently. He turns back into a human and aided the Pretty Cures to stop the Baron with his plans. After the Cures defeated the Baron and survives, he then asks him if they can go on another journey together.
Desert Apostles
The are the Main Antagonists of the series. They are a notorious group whose aims were to collect wilted Heart Flowers from their victims and take over the world by turning it into a giant desertDesert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
. They're also responsible for the withering of the Great Tree of Hearts. It's revealed in Episode 20 that the Desert Apostles were serving Dune and taking orders from him.
- Voiced by Hikaru MidorikawaHikaru Midorikawais a Japanese voice actor from Otawara, Tochigi who is represented by Aoni Production.He is most known for the roles of Softon in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Tamahome in Fushigi Yugi, Seiran Shi in Saiunkoku Monogatari, Heero Yuy in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Kaede Rukawa in Slam Dunk, Zelgadis Greywords in...
Dune is the actual leader of the Desert Apostles, who has been in deep sleep after he was defeated by Cure Flower. He is first shown as a shadow on a video screen, talking to Sabaku about the new fairy that has been born and in flashbacks and in several episodes, but his true form and appearance is revealed during episode 37. Dune arrived at Earth after regaining his strength and sent a Desert Seed down to Earth which quickly turned into a Desert Devil. His true intentions is to destroy the Tree of Hearts. Dune is fully defeated in Episode 49 using the Infinity Silhouette.
- Voiced by Taiten KusunokiTaiten Kusunokiis a male Japanese voice actor and actor from Machida, Tokyo. He is affiliated with Miki Productions.-Television animation:*Bleach as Edrad Leones, Zommari Leroux*Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z *Digimon Savers as Commander Rentarō Satsuma...
Professor Sabark is the acting leader of the Desert Apostles, who wishes to kill the Tree of Hearts. He is usually seen sitting on a chair on a high level in the Desert Apostles' base, always having his right-hand Dark Pretty Cure by his side. He is never seen without his mask. His personality has not been shown properly, however, he wishes to finish off the newest generation of Pretty Cure in order to take down the Tree of Hearts. In Episode 47, it's revealed that he is Yuri's missing father. He is killed by Dune in episode 48.
- Voiced by Minami TakayamaMinami Takayamais a popular Japanese singer and voice actress. She was married to manga artist Gosho Aoyama on May 5, 2005 but they divorced on December 10, 2007. Minami is also a member of the pop group Two-Mix, and a part of DoCo when it was active....
Dark Pretty Cure is beside Sabark whenever a Desert Apostle has audience with him, acting as his second-in-command. In the beginning of the story, she fought against Cure Moonlight in front of the Heart Tree and won her half broken Pretty Cure Seed. She has an overwhelming strength of battle that can beat Cure Blossom and Cure Marine easily and strip them of Pretty Cure mode. Despite this, she has a deep conscious of competition against Cure Moonlight, who is her best rival. She seems to have a special relation to Cure Moonlight, once she said that she is her. In episode 48, it is revealed that Sabark (Yuri's father) created Dark Pretty Cure from the Heart Tree's data and Yuri; which means that Yuri and her are sisters. She dies in Sabark's arms and vanishes.
- Voiced by Urara TakanoUrara Takanois a Japanese voice actress from Togane, Chiba. Takano runs the talent agency Remax, although she was originally affiliated with Ken Production. She is the mother of actress Anna Kirie. Her real name, as well as her former stage name, is , in addition, she and Jennifer Tilly both does Celia...
Sasorina is one of the Cadets of Sabark, and the first to appear before the heroines. She speaks with a foreign accent and can use her hair as a scorpion tail with poison. Most of the time, Sasolina has a calm aura around her, and always carries a smirk unless panicking or provoked. When provoked, she loses her calm personality and gets angry. Sasolina looks down on weak people, but will acknowledge strong foes. Her name is deprived from sasori, meaning 'scorpion'. In the events of Episode 25, her personality somehow changed after she got hit by Cure Sunshine's Gold Forte Burst. She was fully purified in Episode 40, revealing her Heart Flower (Katakuri
Erythronium japonicum
Katakuri is a species of lily native to Japan, Korea and northeastern China.-Uses:Katakuri starch, or katakuriko , is a starch originally processed from the corm of katakuri. Despite having kuri , lit...
) and true self.
- Voiced by Eiji TakemotoEiji Takemotois a Japanese voice actor. His name is sometimes mistranslated as and also sometimes credited as being Hidefumi Takemoto . Takemoto's nickname is Takepon...
Kumojacky is one of the Cadets of Sabark. Although evil, Kumojacky believes in fair fights, and would never fight enemies that are too weak. Kumojacky has shown to have a constant passionate personality wherever he goes. He likes to see other people's pain, and has no problem using this to his liking. Full of himself, he claims that not even one hundred Cures can defeat him. Despite this, he is mannered, and always introduces himself to someone he is going to use or fight with. However, he never hesitates to tell people their weaknesses, and even encourage them into becoming stronger. He is purified by Cure Marine in Episode 46, revealing his Heart Flower (Achillea
Achillea
Achillea is a genus of about 85 flowering plants, in the family Asteraceae, commonly referred to as yarrow. They occur in Europe and temperate areas of Asia. A few grow in North America. These plants typically have frilly, hairy, aromatic leaves....
).
- Voiced by Hirofumi NojimaHirofumi Nojimais a Japanese voice actor. He is represented by Sigma Seven. He is the son of voice actor Akio Nojima and elder brother of voice actor Kenji Nojima.-TV anime:*Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple *ARIA The ANIMATION...
Cobrajar is one of the Cadets of Sabark. He is very narcissistic, always thinking he is the most beautiful man in the universe. He often makes Snackey take pictures of him posing or make people give him attention. In front of Pretty Cures, he has the power of battle though he wouldn't let his face hurt and thinks to be admired by Pretty Cures at first. He can also throw lethal autographs to attack others. He is purified by Cure Sunshine in Episode 46, revealing his Heart Flower (Japanese rose).
- Voiced by Keiji FujiwaraKeiji Fujiwarais a Japanese voice actor from the Tokyo Metropolitan area who is affiliated with Air Agengy.His best known projects include Crayon Shin-chan as Hiroshi Nohara, Eureka Seven as Holland, Fullmetal Alchemist as Lieutenant-Colonel Hughes, Zoids: Chaotic Century as Irvine, Final Fantasy VII Advent...
Baron Salamander is a lost member of the Desert Apostles and originally, the right hand man of Dune before Professor Sabark took his place. He is mentioned once by Dune in Episode 48, as the one who give Yuri's father a mask that Sabark is wearing, allowing him to take control of his mind to serve Dune. In the movie, he is the main villain who awakened after 400 years after being defeated by Cure Angie and is been sealed inside the abbey on Mount Saint-Michel in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He was freed by Olivier and later adopted him while giving him powers as a werewolf. His motives were unknown, but he wants to take revenge against everyone in France for defeating him. He is then defeated by the Pretty Cures using the HeartCatch Orchestra, but survives. After the battle, he had a change of heart and he and Olivier went on another journey together. As of 2011, he is the only surviving member of the Desert Apostles after the organization's defeat.
The Snackeys are a numerous group of servants in the Desert Apostles. Unlike the three other members, the Snackeys act more like their servants, fulfilling all their orders and requests. They cannot talk properly, and instead only uses the word "Ki" when talking. They can be seen in all kinds of different shapes.
- Voiced by Tomoko KanedaTomoko Kanedais a Japanese voice actress, J-Pop singer, and radio personality who was born in Yokohama, Japan. She had worked at Aoni Production for 11 years, and had worked at freelance since April 2011, and it was announced to belong to Across Entertainment in August 2011. She graduated from Department of...
The monsters of the week, which are formed by fusing stolen wilted Heart Flowers with objects. Unlike monsters in the previous Pretty Cure series, these speak the worries of the person's Heart Flower which caused it to wilt. The stronger the person's fear or worry, the more wilted Heart Flowers they'll have, and the stronger the Desertian will be. Later in the series, the Cadets of Sabark gain Dark Bracelets, allowing them to take direct control of a Desertrian if its motives waver, making them more powerful in the process.
Cure Blossom
: Cure Blossom kicks herself into the air backwards to hit the enemy with her buttock. She can only use this when influenced with the red Heart Seed to speed her up. However, she seems to be capable of using it without the red heart seed.- Cure Blossom draws a circle of pink flowers before her before shooting them at the enemy.
- Cure Blossom circles around herself, summoning numerous of pink flower petals around her to create a tornado of it.
- Cure Blossom concentrates all her powers into her palm and strikes at the enemy; pink light will then shine, and the enemy is knocked away.
- An upgraded version of Blossom Impact. Cure Blossom concentrates all her powers into her palms and strikes at the enemy; pink light will then shine from both hands, and the enemy is knocked away.
- Cure Blossom collects energy into her fist and shoots it out as a concentrated beam.
- The finishing attack that Cure Blossom uses, used to purify a Desertrian. Cure Blossom summons her Blossom Tact and spins the center of the tact, and rainbow lights go into the gemstone tip of the tact. The tips surge with purity energy, and Cure Blossom spins before declaring the attack name. She then shoots out an energy flower at the Desertrian. An implosion occurs, and the target is suspended in the air, a cherry blossom having overlapped behind it. Cure Blossom claps the center of the Blossom Tact to keep the center spinning, and in a flash of light, the enemy is purified. The move can only be used by Cure Blossom only. Cure Blossom says these lines after she summoning her Flower Tact:
Cure Marine
: Cure Marine draws a circle of water drops before her before shooting them at the enemy. This is the first sub-attack that has been done two times.- Cure Marine concentrates all her powers into her palm and strikes at the enemy; light blue light will then shine, and the enemy is knocked away.
- Cure Marine jumps high up in the air and then falls down, heels toward the enemy.
- Considered a solo version of Pretty Cure Daibakuhatsu. Cure Marine throws her arms in the air, creating an outburst of blue energy to explode.
- Cure Marine centers gravity on her forehead and dashes against rivals.
- The finishing attack that Cure Marine uses, used to purify a Desertrian. Cure Marine summons her Marine Tact and she spins the center of the tact, and rainbow lights go into the gemstone tip of the tact. The tips surge with purity energy, and Cure Marine spins before declaring the attack name. She then shoots out an energy flower at the Desertrian. An implosion occurs, and the target is suspended in the air, a cyclamen having overlapped behind it. Cure Marine claps the center of the Marine Tact to keep the center spinning, and in a flash of light, the enemy is purified. The move can only be used by Cure Marine. Cure Marine says these lines after she summoning her Flower Tact:
Cure Sunshine
: The sunflower-shaped shield generated by Cure Sunshine. Soon after an attack of an enemy hit right onto the shield, the attack goes towards where it was set- Cure Sunshine's secondary shield attack, which protects her from incoming attacks. Unlike the Sunflower Aegis, the attack doesn't recoil back to the enemy.
- One of Cure Sunshine's attacks, similar to Cure Blossom's Blossom Shower and Cure Marine's Marine Shoot. She draws a circle of light with both hands and then releases the light at the target.
- Like with Cure Marine's Marine Dynamite and Cure Blossom and Cure Marine's Pretty Cure Big Explosion, Sunshine Dynamite creates a large explosion. As it is only featured in Kaoruko's dream, it is unknown if she can use it in reality.
- The finishing attack that Cure Sunshine uses, used to purify a Desertrian. Unlike the other basic attacks, it uses the Shiny Tambourine. Cure Sunshine summons her Shiny Tambourine and thumb rolls the sides of the tambourine. All three sunflower symbols light up before its gemstone center starts to shine. The tambourine surges with purity energy, and Cure Sunshine taps it four times before declaring the attack name. She then shoots out several yellow, orange, and red energy flowers at the Desertrian. An implosion occurs, and the target is suspended in the air, a sunflower having overlapped behind it. Cure Sunshine moves the tambourine in a circular motion, and in a flash of light, the enemy is purified. Cure Sunshine says these lines after summoning her Shiny Tambourine:
Cure Moonlight
: Cure Moonlight shoots out silver laser lights with palms, directly toward enemy's attacks, and reflects them back.- Cure Moonlight concentrates all her powers into her palm and strikes at the enemy; silver light will then shine, and the enemy is knocked away
- The finishing attack that Cure Moonlight uses, used to purify a Desertrian. Cure Moonlight summons her Moon Tact before declaring the attack name. She then shoots out an energy flower at the Desertrian. An implosion occurs, and the target is suspended in the air, a rose having overlapped behind it. Cure Moonlight moves the Moon Tact in a circular motion, and in a flash of light, the enemy is purified. The move can only be used by Cure Moonlight only. Cure Moonlight says these lines after she summoning her Moon Tact:
- the general duo combined attack, but can be used alone by Cure Moonlight. Declaring the attack name, she draws ƒƒ with her tacts and makes its energy surrounded to attack rivals. Not yet to show its availability in battles with normal Desertrians.
Dark Pretty Cure
: The finishing attack that Dark Pretty Cure uses, used as an attack since she does not rival the Desertrian. Dark Pretty Cure summons her Dark Tact and it tips surge with darkness energy, and Dark Pretty Cure spins before declaring the attack name. She then shoots out an energy flower at the rival. The move can only be used by Dark Pretty Cure only.- the general duo combined attack, but can be used alone by Dark Pretty Cure. Declaring the attack name, she draws ƒƒ with her tacts and makes its energy surrounded to attack rivals.
Cure Flower
: Cure Flower uses a flower petal and generates a magic circle below the enemy with a flower symbol, which it spins to damage enemies on the ground- Cure Flower throws several flower petals onto the enemy and generates a projection of herself, attacking the enemy controlling the Desertrian from the inside.
Combined Attacks
: Cure Marine and Cure Blossom's first non-purification duo attack. The girls create energy balls of their respective theme colors and shoot them at the enemy.- Cure Marine and Cure Blossom hold hands tightly and, with comical faces, create a giant explosion. In episode 47, Cure sunshine and Cure Marine use it together.
- Cure Blossom, Cure Marine, and Cure Sunshine gather up power and create a giant implosion on the enemy.
- A duo finishing attack to purify a Desertrian. Two Pretty Cures summon their Flower Tacts as Pink and blue energy go into the gem of the tacts, with the heart gem glowing to signify it is full. Both Cures spin the center of the tact, and rainbow lights go into the gemstone tip of the tact. The tips surge with purity energy, and the girls spin before linking the tacts together. Declaring the attack name, they draw ƒƒ with their tacts. Energy surrounds their bodies and they charge for the enemy, covered in light colored their respective theme color. They come together and burst through the enemy, a heart shaped imprint on the target's chest. They land behind the enemy with the victim's Heart Flower above them and yell "Heart Catch!". An implosion occurs, and the target is suspended in the air, their respective flowers having overlapped behind it. Both clap the center of the tacts to keep the center spinning and in a flash of light, the enemy is purified.
- The enforced version of Floral Power Fortissimo, that makes the attack go through Gold Forte Burst and turns into a gold state. The overlapped flowers behind the purified enemy is triple.
- A combination attack used by all Pretty Cures, utilizing the Heartcatch Mirage and the Cure's Super Silhouette forms. Cure Blossom summons the Heartcatch Mirage and puts in the Super Pretty Cure Seed in the center. The girls recites an incantation before Cure Blossom press the four buttons on the Heartcatch Mirage and spins the ring, where the Super Pretty Cure Seed is placed, using a special pen. A crystal flower is projected in the mirror of the Hearcatch Mirage as it shines in lights and gives the Cures their gold accessories; gold earrings, crowns and ribbons. The girls then undergo their super transformations and declare themselves as Super Silhouette, also gaining heart-shaped rainbow wings. The Heartcatch Mirage surges with purity energy and a giant figure of a maiden appears before the girls declare the attack name. The Cures ready their weapons and send her into the enemy. Under the command of each Pretty Cure, she stands behind the enemy, clenches the fist and smashes the enemy on the ground. In a flash of light, all four of the girls flowers appear behind the enemy. As the Pretty Cures enforce with their weapons, the enemy is purified.
- Featured in episode 49, the final combination attack used by all Pretty Cures and their fairies using the power of the Heartcatch Mirage and Super Silhouettes. The Pretty Cures must already be in Super Silhouette form to use this attack. The Heartcatch Mirage reacts to both the Pretty Cures' and fairies' desires to combine their powers into one. The Heartcatch Mirage emits a powerful light as the Pretty Cures and their fairies recite the incantation for infinite love and strength. The group revolves around the Heartcatch Mirage as it shines bright and brings them into the sky. After, an egg with 3 layers is created around the Pretty Cures, fairies, and Heartcatch Mirage, with the first layer being blue, the second yellow, and the outer layer pink. The egg then glows and hatches as more light exits the remnants of the egg. Faintly glowing, a giant Pretty Cure introduces herself as, The newly transformed Cure appears to have looks more defined to Tsubomi, by having large pig tails with Cherry Blossoms forming a crown on her head. The newly created Pretty Cure, cannot deal physical damage as shown in the last episode.
Heart Perfume
The are the items used for Tsubomi and Erika to transform to Cure form. This require the Pretty Cure Seeds to use, which Chypre, Coffret, and Potpourri keep. During the transformation, the girls use the Heart Perfumes to spray on their bodies to form the clothes. Later, it is possible for the girls to put Heart Seeds into the Heart Perfumes in order to power up their abilities. Red seeds increase their speed. Blue seeds cheer people up. Itsuki has a similar item that serves the same purpose called theFlower Tact
The are the devices that Pretty Cure uses whenever they use purification attacks. Individually, each Tact is named after their owners, but together are the Flower Tacts. Everyone except Dark Pretty Cure summons their Flower Tacts with , while Dark Pretty Cure uses, .The Flower Tacts are as following:
- Cure Blossom's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Pink Forte Wave. - Cure Marine's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Blue Forte Wave. - Cure Moonlight's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Silver Forte Wave and Floral Power Fortissimo. - Dark Pretty Cure's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Dark Forte Wave and Dark Power Fortissimo.
Shiny Tambourine
The is Cure Sunshine's main weapon. Different from the Flower Tact, it's design is similar to a TambourineTambourine
The tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
shaped like a sunflower. Allows her to use Gold Forte Burst and Shining Fortissimo along with Cure Blossom and Cure Marine.
Heart Pot
The is a small container used for containing Heart Seeds, which come out of Chypre and Coffret whenever a Desertrian is defeated. Chypre and Coffret say that when the Heart Pot is full, a miracle will happen, which will revive the Tree of Hearts. Heart Seeds can be taken out to be used for power-ups, such as enhanced speed or strength. Halfway full, the Heart Pot unleashes a golden light, which resulted to Potpourri's birth. Yuri uses the lid of the Heart Pot as a transformation device that transforms her into Cure Moonlight, which uses some of the Heart Seeds to replace the missing piece of her PreCure Seed.Heartcatch Mirage
The is a jewelry box-like item that was used by all predecessors of Pretty Cures. It is extremely powerful and give the Pretty Cures a boost of power, the ability to transport directly to the Tree of Hearts, show one's Heart Flowers and part of the cure's Super Silhouette transformation. It resides in the Pretty Cure Palace, in which the Pretty Cure to ask for it will have to face the Pretty Cure before them.Anime
The anime, directed by Tatsuya Nagamine and produced by Toei AnimationToei Animation
Toei Animation Co., Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co., Ltd. The studio was founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was reincorporated under its current name...
, aired in Japan on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
is a regional radio and television broadcaster headquartered in Osaka, Japan, serving in the Kansai region.-Offices:*Headquarters: 1-30, Fukushima Itchome, Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, Japan...
and TV Asahi
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
between February 7, 2010 and January 30, 2011. The series uses three pieces of theme music, one opening and two ending themes. The opening theme is by Aya Ikeda. The ending theme for episodes 1-24 is by Mayu Kudou, whilst the ending theme for episodes 25-49 is by Kudou.
Manga
A manga adaptation by Futago Kamakita began serialization in KodanshaKodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
's Nakayoshi
Nakayoshi
is a shōjo manga magazine published by Kodansha in Japan. First published in December 1954, it is a long-running magazine with over 50 years worth of manga publication history. The target demographic for Nakayoshi is aimed at young girls between...
magazine From March 2010 until February 2011.
Films
The second Pretty Cure All Stars DXPretty Cure All Stars DX
or Pretty Cure All Stars DX are a series of Japanese anime films based on the Pretty Cure franchise. Each movie features a storyline which crosses over characters from all the Pretty Cure anime series to date.-Common elements:...
movie, titled sees Blossom and Marine teaming up with all the previous Pretty Cures to date. The movie was released in Japan on March 20, 2010.
A movie based on the HeartCatch PreCure series titled was released in Japan on October 30, 2010. It follows the Pretty Cures as they go to France and encounter a mysterious boy named Olivier, who is being manipulated by the mysterious villain, Baron Salamander. It is the first Pretty Cure movie to receive a release outside of Japan, with a French language version released on January 26, 2011. In addition, French subtitles are Heartcatch Pretty Cure! Le film: Mission défilé à Paris.
Video games
There are currently three videogames based on the series. An educational game, , was released for the Sega BeenaAdvanced Pico Beena
The Advanced Pico Beena, also known as Beena is an educational console system targeted at young children sold by Sega Toys, released on August 6, 2005 in Japan. It is the successor to the Pico. The toy is designed for ages 2–8 around the concept children can learn while they play...
on July 22, 2010. is a minigame collection for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
and was released on August 5, 2010. Another DS title, , released on November 11, 2010, allows players to record their own voice over scenes from the anime.
Toys/Figures
Several toys featuring the Cure's transformation devices and weapons were released by BandaiBandai
is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...
during the series' airing. Also, several characters of the series were also released as part of the S.H.Figuarts line, with Cure Blossom and Cure Marine released in March 2011, Cure Sunshine released in June 2011 and Cure Moonlight released in August 2011. Dark Pretty Cure is announced as a Tamshii Web Exclusive and will be released in December 2011.