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Hello there! This is a place to discuss anything and everything about the magical girl franchise Pretty Cure (or Precure for short), including both the currently airing series and any previously aired ones. Do you have a favorite Precure series that you want to praise, or a not-so-favorite one that you’d like to share your criticism about? Is there a favorite character of yours who you want to gush over, or a villain who you absolutely love to hate (or just love)? Is there an awesome Cure design that you’d like to shout out, or one that just makes you just want to say “what were they thinking”? Are you a newcomer to the series who wants advice about where to start, or who just wants a place to talk about a Precure series you’ve just gotten into? This is intended to be a place for all of that!
Forum rules apply as always, of course. And for anything that might constitute a spoiler for newcomers, please remember to use discretion with spoiler tags and such; we wouldn’t want to ruin any of the many surprises that this franchise has in store for anyone!
With all of that said, feel free to start the conversation below!
Pretty Cure (or Precure for short) is a long-running magical girl franchise created by Toei Animation, which you might recognize as same studio responsible for several other seminal magical girl series such as Sailor Moon and Ojamajo Doremi. Compared to many contemporary magical girl series airing as of late, Pretty Cure represents a more “classical” take on the genre, revolving around a group of everyday girls who transform into “legendary warriors” known as Precure, who battle evil with the help of adorable fairy “mascots” while forming friendships and learning valuable life lessons along the way. It’s primarily aimed at young girls (with a massive merchandising machine to match), but it has a strong peripheral demographic spanning a wide range of ages and gender identities. It’s been running since 2004, with 19 distinct “seasons” or “series” (of around 50 episodes each) having aired annually since then, often with a unique “theme” or “aesthetic” for each.
The currently airing series is Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure (also known by its untranslated name Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure). Previously aired series include the following, sorted by debut year:
(2004-2005) Futari wa Pretty Cure
(2005-2006) Futuri wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (sequel series to Futari wa Pretty Cure)
(2006-2007) Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star
(2007-2008) Yes! Pretty Cure 5
(2008-2009) Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! (sequel series to Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
(2009-2010) Fresh Pretty Cure!
(2010-2011) Heartcatch Pretty Cure!
(2011-2012) Suite Pretty Cure♪
(2012-2013) Smile Pretty Cure!
(2013-2014) Doki Doki! Pretty Cure
(2014-2015) Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!
(2015-2016) Go! Princess Pretty Cure
(2016-2017) Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!
(2017-2018) KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode
(2018-2019) HUGtto! Pretty Cure
(2019-2020) Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure
(2020-2021) Healin’ Good♡Pretty Cure
(2021-2022) Tropical-Rouge Pretty Cure
(2022-2023) Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure
With the exception of the aforementioned sequel series and their predecessors, each series takes place more or less in their own continuity.
The overwhelming majority of the series has only been made officially available in Japan, although a small handful have been released in the West on Crunchyroll and Netflix. The former currently has Futari wa Pretty Cure (re-titled simply Pretty Cure), KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode, Healin’ Good♡Pretty Cure, Tropical-Rouge Pretty Cure, Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure, and Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure subbed, with the latter being available simulcast alongside its original Japanese broadcast. The latter has Smile Pretty Cure! and Doki Doki! Pretty Cure dubbed and localized as Glitter Force and Glitter Force Doki Doki respectively, albeit with significant changes in scripting and presentation compared to the originals (comparable to, say, a typical 4Kids dub from the late 90s/early 2000s).
The currently airing series is Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure (also known by its untranslated name Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure). Previously aired series include the following, sorted by debut year:
(2004-2005) Futari wa Pretty Cure
(2005-2006) Futuri wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (sequel series to Futari wa Pretty Cure)
(2006-2007) Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star
(2007-2008) Yes! Pretty Cure 5
(2008-2009) Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! (sequel series to Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
(2009-2010) Fresh Pretty Cure!
(2010-2011) Heartcatch Pretty Cure!
(2011-2012) Suite Pretty Cure♪
(2012-2013) Smile Pretty Cure!
(2013-2014) Doki Doki! Pretty Cure
(2014-2015) Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!
(2015-2016) Go! Princess Pretty Cure
(2016-2017) Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!
(2017-2018) KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode
(2018-2019) HUGtto! Pretty Cure
(2019-2020) Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure
(2020-2021) Healin’ Good♡Pretty Cure
(2021-2022) Tropical-Rouge Pretty Cure
(2022-2023) Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure
With the exception of the aforementioned sequel series and their predecessors, each series takes place more or less in their own continuity.
The overwhelming majority of the series has only been made officially available in Japan, although a small handful have been released in the West on Crunchyroll and Netflix. The former currently has Futari wa Pretty Cure (re-titled simply Pretty Cure), KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode, Healin’ Good♡Pretty Cure, Tropical-Rouge Pretty Cure, Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure, and Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure subbed, with the latter being available simulcast alongside its original Japanese broadcast. The latter has Smile Pretty Cure! and Doki Doki! Pretty Cure dubbed and localized as Glitter Force and Glitter Force Doki Doki respectively, albeit with significant changes in scripting and presentation compared to the originals (comparable to, say, a typical 4Kids dub from the late 90s/early 2000s).
Forum rules apply as always, of course. And for anything that might constitute a spoiler for newcomers, please remember to use discretion with spoiler tags and such; we wouldn’t want to ruin any of the many surprises that this franchise has in store for anyone!
With all of that said, feel free to start the conversation below!
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