Yoshihara Tani

吉原たに

**Yoshihara Tani** (吉原たに) is one of the main characters of Merry Star! Pretty Cure, and she is also the group leader. She’s known as **Cure Royal** (キュアロイヤル), and her theme colour is pink.

Her catchphrase is **“Everything is going well!”** (すべてが順調に進んでいます！)

## Bio

### Appearance

Tani has pale skin, with straight brown medium length dark brown hair and green eyes. Casually, she wears a pink short sleeved dress with matching pink Mary Janes and light pink knee length socks.

For winter, she usually wears a magenta dress with pink stripes and a pair of magenta boots that have light pink fur around the top of the boots, and she also wears a pair of pink gloves on her hands.

For summer, she changes to a pink elbow sleeved dress with frills with the top part covered by a white long sleeved cardigan. On her feet, she wears a pair of pink sandals and a pair of white knee length socks.

As Cure Royal, her hair is now lighter and longer, with a pink ribbon that pulls her hair into a ponytail. The outfit primarily consists of a pink short sleeved dress with a belt that contains the white ribbon for her Jeweling Pact to reside in its pounch. She is also wearing a pair of pink gloves and a matching pair of pink boots.

### Personality

Tani is often referred to as being a very strong and energetic girl, due to her ability to lift anything she desires to lift. She is also very ethical about anything about royalty and her family’s finances. She is also extremely sensitive around people, because of her knowledge of nature and royalty.

### Etymology

Yoshihara comes from lucky or good plain, and is a very old and common place name in Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands. Tani, which is her given name, means valley. Her Cure name, Cure Royal, is a word meaning having the status of a king or queen or a member of their family.

### Relationships

* **Yoshihara Yumi** is her mother, who oftentimes treats her like a princess at certain moments of the series.
* **Yoshihara Hideki** is her father, and he is always looking after her when she’s ready for anything.

## Cure Royal

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**Cure Royal** (キュアロイヤル) is Tani’s Pretty Cure alias. In order to transform, she requires her Jeweling Pact and her transformation Jewel of Light. During battles, she has the advantage of having super strength and the power of light. Her signature weapon is the Royal Light Staff.

### Transformation

**Pretty Cure, Mystical Unlock!** is the official transformation phrase for Merry Star! Pretty Cure. To transform, she requires her Jeweling Pact and her transformation Jewel of Light.

The transformation starts with Tani’s Jeweling Pact opening up, revealing her reflection in the mirror. After she says her transformation phrase, she inserts her Jewel of Light to the recess of the pact, which causes her clothes to disappear in a pink light. She then closes her eyes as her hair begins to grow longer. After that, her eyes open and her hair has become lighter and is styled with a pink ribbon into a ponytail. Then, her dress and belt appear as her gloves and boots are formed in a pink light, which causes her pact to fall in its pounch, forming a ribbon. Cure Royal lands on the ground and introduces herself before striking her final pose.