Pretty Cure

The (プリキュアシリーズ, Purikyua Shirīzu}}, also known as , is a magical-girl anime franchise produced by , TV Asahi and Asatsu-DK. 
Historically since the franchise's start, it airs directly before the start of the block. As such, the show is often thought of as a sister series to both the Kamen Rider Series and the , with cameos happening often. 
The series began in 2004 with , which put extra emphasis on the combative elements of the magical warrior sub-genre of magical girls. It evolved into a franchise that both homages and parodies many of the tropes and elements within its sister shows while directing an audience both of young girls that crosses over with many of the fans of tokusatsu. 
In 2018 during the promotion of the franchise's 15th anniversary, a Japanese newspaper claimed that the PreCure series was , due to its feminine design cues from the famous Sailor Moon franchise. Supporting this notion was that fact that many writers of Kamen Rider have also written episodes for PreCure (e.g. Shoji Yonemura was the head writer for Smile Pretty Cure!).
==Kamen Rider and PreCure Crossovers==
===Cure Dream===
Cure Dream from Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! was in an ad bumper for the Sunday Kids Time block with Kamen Rider Kiva with her mascots: Coco, Natts, Milk, and Syrup. This was part of the opening for the initial broadcast of GoGo!’s episode 10, which aired alongside Kiva’s eleventh episode which included similar special messages.
In of , Kiva is seen performing Go-On Blue's roll call, along with Toppa Bashin & Nozomi Yumehara (Cure Dream) performing and 's respectively.
===Cure Blossom & Cure Marine===
Cure Blossom and Cure Marine from HeartCatch Pretty Cure! had appeared in a poster in You Will Find the Ul*ra Planet from Imagin Anime with their mascots, Chypre and Coffret.
===Cure Heart===
In a Tanoshii Youchien exclusive manga, Cure Heart from DokiDoki! Pretty Cure announced that she was married to Mr. Wizard.
===Cure Whip===
A meet and greet character of Cure Whip from KiraKira☆Pretty Cure à la Mode was sometimes seen alongside other Riders such as Kamen Rider Ex-Aid and Kamen Rider Build for promotional events and stage shows.
==See Also==
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*Pretty Cures at Pretty Cure Wiki
*Pretty Cures at RangerWiki
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