Ichika Usami

Ichika

Cure Whip

**Ichika** **Usami** is one of the six main Cures in *KiraKira☆PreCure A La Mode* and is also the group leader. She is a second-year student at Ichigozaka Middle School and is in the same class as Himari and later Ciel. When she gets excited, she jumps around like a "rabbit".

Her catchphrases are **"Whip, Step, Jump!"** and **"I have a bright idea!"**.

Ichika's alter ego is **Cure Whip**, the Pretty Cure of liveliness and smiles, and she is based off shortcakes and rabbits.

## Bio

### Appearance

Ichika has magenta eyes and long curled orange hair worn in twin-tails held by large strawberries. She wears a white top with a short pink dress, white sneakers with pink detail, and strawberry socks. For summer, she swaps this with a pink blouse and a short layered white skirt with white shoes featuring a strawberry design. During winter, she wears a pink sweater with a dark pink skirt, strawberry boots with white socks, and at times pink gloves, white earmuffs, and beige jacket. When working at KiraPati, her twin-tails are lowered.

As **Cure Whip**, her now knee-length hair turns bright pink and she gains curled forelocks. She wears a strawberry shortcake on a magenta headband, fluffy white earrings, and a magenta choker. She gains white rabbit ears and a tail. Her pearl pink mini-dress has a pink buttoned corset and chest bow, which is adorned by a strawberry. Her Sweets Pact is worn on a magenta bow. Her secondary skirt layer resembles shortcake with a frilly petticoat. She also gains pink boots with a white rabbit-like toe and a pom-pom on the ankle to accent that on her gloves.

### Personality

Cheery and upbeat, Ichika loves all kind of sweets and she loves to brainstorm new ideas. She's very creative and excels at decorating and making animal sweets, but her cooking skills and schooling could use some work. She has a way of making others smile through her pure and genuine feelings and heart she puts into everything she does, and she is usually very perky. When really excited, she hops around much like a rabbit. She can be clumsy now and then and is fairly emotional.

## Cure Whip

**"With energy and smiles! Let's・La・Mix It All Up! Cure Whip! Ready To Serve!"**
元気と笑顔を！レッツ・ラ・まぜまぜ！キュアホイップ！できあがり！
*Genki to egao wo! Rettsu・Ra・Mazemaze! Kyua Hoippu! Dekiagari!*

**Cure Whip** is the Pretty Cure alter ego of Ichika.

## Trivia

* Ichika's birthday is on January 7th, making her Zodiac sign Capricorn.
* Ichika is the first Cure to make a cameo appearance in a different *Pretty Cure* season, not counting the *All-Stars* or *Dream Stars* continuities, as she appeared in the last episode of *Mahou Tsukai PreCure!*.
* Ichika is the first Cure to make a special appearance on a Japanese Sunday news program *Sunday LIVE!!* on the day of the season's finale. She was also the first Cure to be animated with Live2D for this occasion.
* It is a running gag in the show to have Ichika accidentally hit her forehead on the screen during the recap scenes at the start of most episodes.
	+ Pekorin flies into Ichika's head instead for the recap scene at the start of episode 46.

## Gallery

Ichika in her casual outfitIchika as Cure WhipCure Whip‘s transformation pose