Hanasaki Tsubomi

**Hanasaki Tsubomi** (花咲 つぼみ?) is one of the four main characters of *Heartcatch Pretty Cure!*. She is a second-year transfer student at Myoudou Academy and is in the same class as Erika. Tsubomi's alter ego is **Cure Blossom** (キュアブロッサム?) and her catchphrase is **"I have reached my limit!"** (私、堪忍袋の緒が切れました！ *"Watashi, kanninbukuro no o ga kiremashita!"*?)

## Bio

### Appearance

As a civilian, Tsubomi has claret hair styled in low twin tails with yellow flower-shaped scrunchies which were previously styled in a low ponytail. Her bangs are parted down the left side and she has red-violet eyes. Her casual wear consists of a pale pink dress designed by Erika that has a fuchsia petticoat and sleeves attached to long white sleeves. A pink bow design is on the side of the chest and dull denim-blue leggings are included, along with hot pink flats. At school, she often wears a pair of glasses.

As Cure Blossom, Tsubomi's hair grows in length and becomes orchid pink, styled in a high, curly ponytail attached with a hot pink bow with a small flower on the middle. Her eyes also become a brighter shade of pink. Her outfit is a short white dress with fuchsia coloring on the side and bell-flower shaped sleeves. A hot pink bow is sewn to the chest with a heart-shaped gem on a silver base to match the choker and waist strap with two, pale flowers and the heart perfume attached to it. The skirt is in two layers of petals, the top white, the bottom fuchsia. On each wrist is a hot pink ribbon with a small pale pink flower attached to it, and white ruffled material. Included are white boots with hot pink lining and soft fuchsia toe and heel. A single, pale pink flower is sewn to the side of the foot. A hot pink choker and fuchsia flower-shaped earrings are also included.

### Personality

Tsubomi is a really timid introvert. She is shy and quiet and hesitates to speak openly unless approached. This causes her to often worry and fret over small things, and she struggles to handle more energetic people like Erika very well. She desires to change this part of herself and while she remains insecure, she starts to speak her mind more often and with Erika's friendship, she slowly begins to grow into the confident person she dreamed of becoming, learning that her negative qualities were still a part of who she was.

Tsubomi is a kind girl as well, and would never say anything to hurt anyone or make them feel as though she depended on them if it could make them unhappy. She loves flowers and dreams of becoming a botanist to spread flowers and make people happy.

Due to her relationship and frequent visits with her grandmother, she has picked up her old-fashioned speech pattern.

### Relationships

**Kurumi Erika:** At the beginning, Tsubomi was unable to handle Erika's energetic and forward personality, and often finds herself speechless before her. However, after she gets to know about Erika's problems while fighting a Desertrian, Tsubomi gives Erika another chance. While still feeling awkward, Tsubomi looks up to Erika for her strong personality and great athletic abilities, to the point that she, as Cure Blossom, feels that she is holding Marine back. As time goes on, she and Erika have become best friends, and Erika is usually the one Tsubomi confides in or invites to do activities.

**Tsukikage Yuri:** Tsubomi highly respects Yuri and cares about her. Although when she finds out the truth she doesn't run up and hug her like Erika, but she does seem highly affected and really sad.

**Chypre:** Tsubomi's mascot partner takes a big sister role to her. Chypre initially considered her weak, but after getting Erika's Heart Flower back, she put her full trust in her. They seem to get along great and care for each other.

**Hanasaki Kaoruko:** Tsubomi loves her grandmother very much, and has adapted several of her traits. In the past, Tsubomi used to visit Kaoruko all the time. Kaoruko is also the first person Tsubomi goes to when she is feeling unsure, particularly when it is about Pretty Cure.

**Coupe:** She has shown a crush on the "mysterious hot guy", and was heartbroken when she found out he was actually Coupe taking the form of her deceased grandfather.

**Myoudouin Itsuki:** When Tsubomi saw her at first sight, she admired and had a crush with her male disguise. But when she discovered she was a "girl", she gotten heartbroken and fell sick for it. Tsubomi seems to support after she and Cure Marine rescued her heart flower, she encouraged her to join the fashion but politely rejects the offer but Tsubomi tried once more and Itsuki joined. When they were going to the Tree of Hearts by flying and Tsubomi was afraid of heights, Itsuki held her hand and gave her courage to not be afraid of flying. Later on they seem to have become best friends.

### Etymology

**Hanasaki (花咲?):** Hana (花) is "flower" while saki (咲) is "bloom". Together, Hanasaki stands for "blooming flower".

**Tsubomi (つぼみ?):** Tsubomi stands for "flower bud", another reference to her love of flowers and flower-based powers, and also may refer to Tsubomi's inexperience and eventual growth as Pretty Cure.

Her name means, "blooming flower bud."

*Cure Blossom:* Tsubomi's Cure alias is a name she gave herself, after laying eyes upon a blossoming tree.HPC01

## Gallery

* **Cure Blossom Philippines Photo**

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* **Cure Blossom Friends**

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## Trivia

* Tsubomi is the only Heartcatch Cure to not have a confirmed Heart Flower.
* In the Pretty Cure All Stars Suite Flower Card Collection, Tsubomi is represented by the cherry blossom, which symbolizes gentleness and a beautiful heart in the Language of Flowers.
* For the *Pretty Cure All Stars DX3 Movie* character polls held by Toei Animation, Blossom appeared in the following rankings:
	+ 5th in "Favorite Pretty Cure"
	+ 4th in "The Pretty Cure you want to team up with most"
	+ 5th in "The Pretty Cure you want to be most"
	+ 4th in "The Pretty Cure you want to bake with most"
* Though in poster form, Tsubomi appears (along with Erika, Chypre and Coffret) in the final episode of the *Kamen Rider Den-O* spin off *Imagin Anime*, "You Will Find The U\*tra Planet", when Momotaros complains about the *Heartcatch Pretty Cure!* poster in front of the Toei Animation studios.
* Tsubomi appeared as Cure Blossom to give the 10th anniversary congratulatory message at the beginning of episode 10 in *Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!.*