Spooky☆Haunting♡Pretty Cure

is the twentieth installment in the Pretty Cure franchise.
Directed by Natsu Sakura and produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered on TV Asahi on December 4th, 2022, running alongside and past the final episode of Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure, and runs as another season along with Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure.
The series' main themes are spirits, friendship, redemption, and spookiness.
==Production==
Spooky☆Haunting♡Pretty Cure was first revealed in October 2022.
==Media==
Spooky☆Haunting♡Pretty Cure episodes
==Synopsis==
The Spirit World is a wonderful place where spirits roam free and happiness reigns.
All of a sudden, the notorious Team Misufitto comes, and the members begin to captivate the spirits that live there! Is all hope lost for this world…? Not quite!
Five spirits who managed to escape Team Misufitto’s clutches stumble upon Hokahoka Town, where they meet five middle schoolers, who soon become the legendary Pretty Cures!This unlikely team have got each other’s backs in this struggle to win back hope and peace! But watch your own back, too… because Team Misufitto won’t go easy on you!
==Characters==
===Pretty Cures===
Yuurei is a caring and energetic 1st year middle school student. Her family used to live in a haunted house, and she has a (deceased) older brother. She is highly athletic and is overall a happy-go-lucky person. Her catchphrases are and . She loves all sorts of cakes. Yuurei has a currently unknown backstory. With Phanti's power, she can transform into . She is voiced by Moriyama Yurika.
Nii is an upbeat, sensitive socializer. She's a well-intentioned 1st year middle school student who loves art. Her family lives on an estate, and she is the oldest of 1 brother and 3 triplet sisters. She is admired by many people, and she loves the attention, but her parents are strict and say she must drive away all sorts of people, a rule she usually ignores. Nii will be kind to anyone, unless they mess with her friends. With Jackii's power, she can transform into . She is voiced by Ikue Ōtani.
Oribe is a somewhat bossy 1st year middle school student who loves to sing. She lives with her mom and 3 dogs on the weekdays, and her dad, stepmom, older stepsister, and ferret on the weekend. She is caring and easy to relate to, with her stressful family situations and her mysterious knowledge source, which she will not tell what it is. She secretly has a crush on her best friend, Saayuu. With Hoeru-inu's power, she can transform into . She is voiced by Akari Kito.
Saayuu is a courageous 1st year middle school student who loves to sing and has a strong sense of justice. His family owns a charm shop, and he is the middle child of 9 kids. He is the student council secretary who finds the silent school president, Amai, a bit suspicious. He excels in all of his subjects, with enough time left over after studying to practice singing, playing the drums, and writing stories. His favorite foods are takoyaki and mochi. He secretly has a crush on his best friend, Oribe. With the power of Khanchi, he can transform into . He is voiced by Kinoshita Sayaka.
Ai is a reserved 1st year middle school student who is filled to the brim with justice, passion, and love. She lives in a large poolside house with her older brother and uncountable cats. She owns so many cats that on the first Saturday of every month, she has her home open to the public as a cat cafe, in which she and her brother serve homemade drinks as guest feel free to be with the cats. She has a higher IQ than a majority of the 3rd year middle schoolers at her school, but she prefers to stay in her comfort zone, so she remains in the 1st year. She has a slight crush on Yuurei. With the power of Nekonya, she can transform into . She is voiced by Tsuda Minami.
===Five Rogue Spirits===
Phanti is the rogue ghost spirit of the Spirit World. She is by far the most practical of the five rogue spirits. When she combines forces and transforms with Yuurei, she fuels the stored energy within Cure Ghost’s heart brooch. She ends her sentences with . She is voiced by Misato Fukuen.
Jackii is the rogue pumpkin spirit of the Spirit World. They are by far the most resilient of the five rogue spirits. When they combines forces with Nii, they fuel the stored energy within Cure Pumpkin’s star brooch. They end their sentences with . They are voiced by Naruse Eimi.
Hoeru-inu is the rogue werewolf spirit of the Spirit World. He is by far the most passionate of the five rogue spirits. When he combines forces with Oribe, he fuels the stored energy inside of Cure Werewolf’s rhombus brooch. He ends his sentences with . He is voiced by Seto Asami.
Khanchi is the rogue mummy spirit of the Spirit World. She is by far the most dignified of the five rogue spirits. When she combines forces with Saayuu, she fuels the stored energy inside of Cure Mummy’s square brooch. She ends her sentences with . She is voiced by Yuka Iguchi.
 Nekonya is the rogue black cat spirit of the Spirit World. She is by far the most spoiled of the five rogue spirits. When she combines forces with Ai, she fuels the stored energy inside of Cure Cat’s triangle brooch. She ends her sentences with . She is voiced by Suzuki Aina.
===The Spirit World===
 Micheii is an elementary schooler from the Spirit World. She has a strange puppy-like motif and apparently has a driver’s liscence. She also cries often and is emotional. Her catchphrase is . She is voiced by Yui Ishikawa.
The pink-colored queen of the Spirit World. She is more energetic than her wife. She is voiced by Machico.
The blue-colored queen of the Spirit World. She is more reserved than her wife. She is voiced by Sasaki Rico.
Makoto is Micheii’s mysterious long-lost brother, who no one knows the reason behind his sudden disappearance. He is voiced by Furukawa Makoto.
===Team Misufitto===
Team Misufitto's leader who wants to capture all of the universe’s spirits. She has a special power that has not yet been mentioned. She is voiced by Aoto Hiroka.
A somewhat playful middle schooler who is loyal to her team and her mission. She has devil horns and a tail. She is voiced by Murakawa Rie.
An incredibly intelligent high schooler who has an insidious way of speaking. They have fairy wings on their back, along with earbuds as antennae. They are voiced by Ueda Reina.
A self-loving college student who repeatedly confuses Elfswhile with his metaphorical way of speaking. He has vampire fangs, but no other connection to them. He is voiced by Uchida Yuma.
A sassy elementary schooler who finds everyone else a “toy” to her. She has pointy ears like an elf’s. She is voiced by Izawa Shiori.
The series' main monsters. They say when they are purified by the Cures. They are voiced by whoever voices their victim.
===Supporting Characters===
Shiroi is Kuroi’s older twin brother and a 2nd year middle school student. He's compassionate and takes care of people. He has currently unknown history with Vampcist. His alter ego is the Spirit Knight of Light, . He is voiced by Daiki Yamashita.
Kuroi is Shiroi’s younger twin brother and a 2nd year middle school student. He’s stubborn yet he still takes care of people. He has currently unknown history with Elfswhile. His alter ego is the Spirit Knight of Darkness, . He is voiced by Uzawa Shotaro.
Fairies that used to inhabit the Spirit World, until their kingdom was invaded by Team Misufitto.
===Minor Characters===
The frequently bullied girl in school who has a crush on Kuroi. She is voiced by Komatsu Mikako.
The middle school’s council president. No one at the school has ever heard her speak. Her voice actor is currently unknown.
 Yuurei's mother. She works at a hair salon. She is voiced by Kohara Konomi.
 and The class clowns who are also twins. They love music. They are both voiced by Yasuno Kiyono.
The Tomodachi family's head maid. She runs a maid cafe. She is voiced by Sumire Uesaka.
==Items==
*: A source of power that the citizens of the Spirit World used to keep the impure spirits sane. It was stolen and cursed by Team Misufitto, and they use the book’s power to create their monsters.
*: An item the Cures use to perform their transformation.
*: A glass heart from the Spirit World, which symbolizes Micheii's friendship with the Cures. When a Pretty Cure is awakened, a fraction of the heart turns the Cure’s theme color.
==Locations==
*: The town that the series takes place in.
*: The middle school that the Cures of the season attend.
*: The world Micheii and the five rogue spirits are from.
==Trivia==
*Spooky☆Haunting♡Pretty Cure is the first season to:
**Have twin side heroes
**Have the series’ director voice a major character
**Have a male cure throughout the entire season
**Begin while another season is running and run alongside another season
*The maid cafe and cat cafe are heavily based upon the ones in the TV show/manga, “Komi Can’t Communicate.”
*This is the only season of Pretty Cure to contain multiple cameos from different anime series’/YouTube channels.
**Some examples include “Don’t Toy With Me, Nagatoro-San!”, “Love is War, Kaguya-Sama”, “Komi Can’t Communicate”, “Pokémon”, “My Hero Academia”, “Hololive Myth”, and “Demon Slayer”.
***For example, in one scene, Elfswhile is seen watching one of Gawr Gura’s streams, and yells at Vampcist when he asks if she’s too young to be watching that.
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