Pretty Cure

Pretty Cure, PreCure, or Precure (プリキュア, Purikyua) is a Japanese magical girl anime metaseries created by Izumi Todo and produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Toei Animation. Beginning in 2004 with Futari wa Pretty Cure, the franchise has seen many anime series, spanning over 500 episodes to date, as well as spawning movies, manga and video games. Its most recent iteration, Go! Princess PreCure, began airing in 2015 as part of TV Asahi's Sunday morning children's television block, following Super Hero Time

Overview

Each of the series focuses on a group of girls, most commonly Japanese schoolgirls in their second year of middle school, who are granted special items that allow them to transform into legendary warriors known as the Pretty Cure (or Precure). With the assistance of creatures known as fairies, the Pretty Cure use their magical powers and enhanced strength to fight against evil forces and organizations who create monsters to bring misery to the Earth and further their plans. As these series progress and stronger enemies appear, the Cures gain new magical items, new abilities, and sometimes new allies to help them in their fight against evil.

Pretty Cure series

There are currently twelve anime television series in the franchise, two of which are direct sequels to their previous series. Each series has received a manga adaptation illustrated by Futago Kamikita, which is published in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine alongside the anime. To date, only the first series, Futari wa Pretty Cure, has received an English-language version.

1. Futari wa Pretty Cure (2004â€"2005)
2. Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005â€"2006)
3. Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (2006â€"2007)
4. Yes! PreCure 5 (2007â€"2008)
5. Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! (2008â€"2009)
6. Fresh Pretty Cure! (2009â€"2010)
7. HeartCatch PreCure! (2010â€"2011)
8. Suite PreCure (2011â€"2012)
9. Smile PreCure! (2012â€"2013)
10. DokiDoki! Precure (2013â€"2014)
11. HappinessCharge PreCure! (2014â€"2015)
12. Go! Princess PreCure (2015-present)

Films

Beginning with Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, each television series has received a theatrical animated film based on the series, with Max Heart receiving two films. Starting in March 2009, Pretty Cure All Stars films have been released each year, which crosses over characters from all the series to date. To date, there are currently eleven TV-based films and six All Stars films.

TV-to-movie

1. Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie (映ç"» ふたりはプリキュア マックスハート, Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Hāto) (2005)
2. Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky (映ç"» ふたりはプリキュア Max Heart 2 雪空のともだち, Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Hāto 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi) (2005)
3. Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star: Tick-Tock Crisis Hanging by a Thin Thread! (映ç"» ふたりはプリキュア スプラッシュ☆スター チクタク危機一髪!, Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Supurashu Sutā Tiku Taku Kiki Ippatsu!) (2006)
4. Yes! Precure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! (映ç"» Yes!プリキュア5 鏡の国のミラクル大å†'険!, Eiga Iesu! Purikyua Faibu: Kagami no Kuni no Mirakuru Daibōken!) (2007)
5. Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom (映ç"» Yes! プリキュア5 Go Go! おè"子の国のハッãƒ"ーバースディ♪, Eiga Iesu! Purikyua Faibu GōGō! Okashi no Kuni no HappÄ« Bāsudi♪) (2008)
6. Fresh Pretty Cure! the Movie: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!? (映ç"» フレッシュプリキュア!　おもちゃの国は秘密がいっぱい!?, Eiga Furesshu Purikyua! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?) (2009)
7. HeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?! (映ç"» ハートキャッチプリキュア！花の都でファッションショー···ですか！？, Eiga HātoKyatchi Purikyua! Hana no Miyako de Fasshon Shō...Desu ka!?) (2010)
8. Suite PreCure the Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts (映ç"» スイートプリキュア♪ とりもどせ! 心がつなぐ奇跡のメロディ♪, Eiga SuÄ«to Purikyua♪: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Merodi!) (2011)
9. Smile Precure! the Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! (映ç"» スマイルプリキュア！ 絵本の中はみã‚"なチグハグ！, Eiga Sumairu Purikyua!: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu!) (2012)
10. DokiDoki! Precure the Movie: Mana's Getting Married!!? The Dress of Hope that Connects to the Future (映ç"» ドキドキ！プリキュア マナ結婚！！？未来につなぐ希望のドレス, Eiga Dokidoki! Purikyua: Mana Kekkon!!? Mirai ni Tsunagu Kibō no Doresu) (2013)
11. HappinessCharge PreCure! the Movie: The Ballerina of the Land of Dolls (映ç"» ハãƒ"ネスチャージプリキュア！人形の国のバレリーナ, Eiga HapinesuChāji Purikyua! Ningyō no Kuni no BarerÄ«na) (2014)

All Stars

1. Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - the Collection of Miracles! (映ç"» プリキュアオールスターズDX みã‚"なともだちっ☆奇跡の全å"¡å¤§é›†åˆ!, Eiga Purikyua ÅŒru Sutāzu Dirakkusu: Minna Tomodachiâ€" Kiseki no Zenin DaishÅ«gō!) (2009)
2. Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (映ç"» プリキュアオールスターズDX2 希望の光☆レインボージュエルã‚'守れ!, Eiga Purikyua ÅŒru Sutāzu Dirakkusu Tsu: Kibou no Hikari Reinbō Jueru wo Mamore!) (2010)
3. Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World! (映ç"» プリキュアオールスターズDX3 未来に届ã'!世界ã‚'つなぐ☆虹色の花, Eiga Purikyua ÅŒru Sutāzu Dirakkusu SurÄ«: Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai wo Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana!) (2011)
4. Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future (映ç"» プリキュアオールスターズNewStage みらいのともだち, Eiga Purikyua ÅŒru Sutāzu NyÅ« SutÄ"ji: Mirai no Tomodachi) (2012)
5. Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart (映ç"» プリキュアオールスターズ New Stage 2 ã"ã"ろのともだち, Eiga Purikyua ÅŒru Sutāzu NyÅ« SutÄ"ji TsÅ«: Kokoro no Tomodachi) (2013)
6. Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Forever Friends (映ç"» プリキュアオールスターズ New Stage 3 永遠のともだち, Eiga Purikyua ÅŒru Sutāzu NyÅ« SutÄ"ji SurÄ«: Eien no Tomodachi) (2014)
7. Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival♪ (映ç"» プリキュアオールスターズ 春のカーニバル♪, Eiga Purikyua ÅŒru Sutāzu: Haru no Kānibaru♪) (2015)

Video games

Several video games have been produced by Bandai for video game systems and educational consoles, as well as ongoing Data Carddass arcade machines.

Video games

• Futari wa Pretty Cure: Arienai! Yume no Sono wa Daimeikyu (ふたりはプリキュア ありえな～い！夢のåœ'は大迷宮) (2004, Game Boy Advance)
• Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart - Maji? Maji!? Fight de IN Janai (ふたりはプリキュアマックスハート マジ?マジ?!ファイト de INじゃない) (2005, Game Boy Advance)
• Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart â€" Danzen! DS de Precure - Chikara wo Awasete Dai Battle (ふたりはプリキュアマックスハート　DANZEN!DSでプリキュア力ã‚'あわせて大バトル！!) (2005, Nintendo DS)
• Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star: Panpaka game deji kojo! (ふたりはプリキュア Splash Star ãƒ'ンãƒ'カゲームでぜっã"うちょう!) (2006, Nintendo DS)
• Yes! Pretty Cure 5 ( Yes！プリキュア5) (2007, Nintendo DS)
• Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go: Zenin Shu Go! Dream Festival (Yes！プリキュア5GoGo！ å…¨å"¡ã—ゅーGo!ドリームフェスティバル) (2008, Nintendo DS)
• Fresh Pretty Cure: Asobi Collection (フレッシュプリキュア!あそびコレクション) (2009, Nintendo DS)
• HeartCatch PreCure! Oshare Collection (ハートキャッチプリキュア!おしゃれコレクション) (2010, Nintendo DS)
• Koe de Asobou! HeartCatch PreCure! (ã"えであそぼう!ハートキャッチプリキュア!) (2010, Nintendo DS)
• Suite PreCure♪: Melody Collection (スイートプリキュア♪ メロディコレクション) (2011, Nintendo DS)
• Smile PreCure! Let's Go! Märchen World (スマイルプリキュア!　レッツゴー！メルヘンワールド) (2012, Nintendo 3DS)
• PreCure All Stars: Zenin ShÅ«gō☆Let's Dance (プリキュアオールスターズ ぜã‚"いã‚"しゅうã"う☆レッツダンス！) (2013, Wii)
• DokiDoki! Precure: Narikiri Life! (ドキドキ!プリキュア なりきりライフ!) (2013, Nintendo 3DS)
• HappinessCharge Precure! Kawarun Collection (ハãƒ"ネスチャージプリキュア! カワルン☆コレクション) (2014, Nintendo 3DS)

Arcade

• PreCure All Stars Data Carddass series (プリキュアデータカードダスシリーズ) (2007~Ongoing)

Educational titles

• Futari wa Pretty Cure (ふたりはプリキュア) (2004, Sega Pico)
• Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart (ふたりはプリキュアMaxheart) (2005, Beena)
• Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (ふたりはプリキュアスプラッシュスター) (2006, Beena)
• Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go: Love Love Hiragana Lesson (Yes！プリキュア5GoGo！lovelove☆ひらがなレッスン) (2008, Beena)
• Isshoni Henshin Fresh Pretty Cure (いっしょにへã‚"しã‚"♥フレッシュプリキュア！) (2009, Beena)
• Oshare ni Henshin HeartCatch PreCure! (おしゃれにへã‚"しã‚" ハートキャッチプリキュア！) (2010, Beena)
• Suite PreCure♪: Happy Oshare Harmony☆ (スイートプリキュア♪ハッãƒ"ーおしゃれハーモニー☆) (2011, Beena)

International broadcast

References

Further reading

• Berman, Jennifer (8 February 2005). "Pretty Cure". T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews. 
• Martin, Theron (24 June 2009). "Pretty Cure Episodes 1-14 Streaming". Anime News Network. 

External links

• Official website
• Toei Kyoto Studio Park - A theme park with official events, exhibitions and shops related to "Pretty Cure".