HeartCatch Precure!
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Overview
HeartCatch Precure! begins with Cure Moonlight fighting off Dark Precure and losing; which is then revealed to be a recurring dream of Tsubomi's. At school Tsubomi meets Erika, a fashion obsessed and hot blooded girl who instantly takes a liking to her. Erika is a member of the dwindling fashion club and doesn't want it to get disbanded so she pesters Tsubomi to join. After a falling out, Erika meets Sasorina, who turns her into a Desertorian. Tsubomi happens to see this and after bumping into Chypre & Coffret gains the power to become a Precure, though a weak one. She manages to save Erika, who soon joins her and becomes a Cure herself.
Characters
Precures
- Hanasaki Tsubomi/Cure Blossom (Voiced by: Mizuki Nana)
- A shy girl with a passion for flowers.
- Kurumi Erika/Cure Marine (Voiced by: Mizusawa Fumie)
- An upbeat and impulsive girl with a love of fashion.
- Myoudouin Itsuki/Cure Sunshine (Voiced by: Kuwoshima Houko)
- A tomboyish girl who
- Tsukikage Yuri/Cure Moonlight (Voiced by: Hisakawa Aya)
- Former Cure who loses her will to fight before the series begins. She eventually finds her self confidence again and fights alongside the other Cures. She acts like an older sister to them.
Fairies
- Coffret
- Chypre
- Potpourri
- Cologne
- Coupe
Allies
- Hanasaki Kaoruko/Former Cure Flower
- Tsubomi's grandmother who acts as the new generation of Precure's mentor.
Villains
- Professor Sabbaku
- The main villain of Precure. His name is derived from the Japanese word for desert, "sabaku".
- Dark Precure
- Dune
- Sunakkii - The grunts of the series. They appear to be made of bags of sand. Their name comes from the Japanese word for sand, "suna". Sometimes people spell the name as "Snackie".
The Three Generals
- Kumojaki
- Cobraja
- Sasorina
Music
- Opening Theme: "Alright! HeartCatch Precure!"
- Ending Themes: "HeartCatch Paradise!" and "Tomorrow Song ~Ashita no Uta~"
Trivia
- This is the second Precure series to have computer generated cel-shaded dancing in it's ending sequence after Fresh Precure. This has since become tradition.
- Mizuki Nana (Tsubomi) and Takayama Minami (Dark Precure) went on to play magical girls together (albeit on the same side) again in the Tokyo MX anime Senki Zesshou Symphogear.
- This is the first Precure series to embrace the spelling of Precure. The previous series Fresh Precure still had "Fresh Pretty Cure" as the subtitle for its logo.
Chronology
DVD/Blu-Ray releases
Merchandise
Staff
Creator: Toudou Izumi 東堂いづみ
Series Director: Nagamine Tatsuya 長峯 達也
Character Designer: Umakoshi Yoshihiko 馬越 嘉彦
Music: Takanashi Yasuharu 高梨 康治
Animation Studio: Toei Animation
Pictures
External Links
http://www.precure-garden.com/