Kanade Minamino

Kanade

Cure Rhythm

**Kanade Minamino** is one of the four main Cures in *Suite PreCure♪*.

Her catchphrase is **"I'll show you my spirited recipe!"**.

Kanade’s alter ego is **Cure Rhythm**, and her Pretty Cure partner is Cure Melody.

## Bio

### Appearance

Kanade has olive eyes and chest-length, slightly curled dirty blonde hair partially held up in a ponytail by dark pink baubles. Casually, she wears a white long-sleeved shirt beneath a raspberry ruffled top and baby pink miniskirt, matching the small ribbon and heart ornament beneath the chest. This is paired with dark raspberry flats and white stockings. In the summer, she switches to a puffy-sleeved white t-shirt featuring pink cuffs and heart design, and a three-layered bright pink skirt worn with white socks and pink sandals. In the movie, she wears a teal dress beneath pale green camisole with an emerald ribbon at the top, white socks, and light yellow loafers.

As **Cure Rhythm**, her eyes brighten and her hair turns light blonde, entirely worn up in a curled ponytail held by a braid. Her bangs are longer and she gains a white rabbit-ear bow on a headband, adorned by a pink heart. She also gets a white ribbon choker and pale pink heart earrings with a light pink heart hanging from it. Her frilly white mini-dress consists of pale pink detail and puffed sleeves with a ruffled trim to accent the neckline. Her Cure Module rests at the center with a white and pink bow. Her skirt consists of two frilly white layers, pleated pale pink and white layers, and a matching colored peplum with a pink ribbon on the right corner. She also gains white ruffled wrist pieces with a pink heart and pale pink ribbon, and a pair of white and pink boots with a pale pink sole, toe, and accents.

### Personality

Kanade excels at studies but isn't good at sports. She is popular at school and dreams of being a pâtissière when she grows up and taking over her parents' cupcake shop, the *Lucky Spoon*. She also has a strong love for cats and an affinity for their paws.

In comparison to Hibiki, Kanade is shown to be mature and calm. She is naturally quiet, but not out of shyness; showing a temperamental side when flustered or annoyed. She is also very stubborn and struggles to admit to being wrong or at fault, and due to feelings of inadequacy, she can become competitive and set on difficult short-term goals.

However, Kanade is also friendly and feminine. She loves to make others happy with her elegant, motherly approach to things. While she can be stern with those she cares about, her fussing incidentally pushes them away until realizing she means no harm. At times she can also show a more *girly* personality, usually when dealing with her feelings for Ouji.

## Cure Rhythm

**"Playing the graceful tune, Cure Rhythm!"**
爪弾くはたおやかな調べ！キュアリズム！
*Tsumabiku wa taoyakana shirabe, Kyua Rizumu!*

**Cure Rhythm** is Kanade’s Pretty Cure alter ego. She cannot transform without her Pretty Cure partner, Hibiki.

## Trivia

* For the *Pretty Cure All Stars DX 3* Movie Character Polls held by Toei Animation, Cure Rhythm appeared in the following rankings:
	+ 1st in "Favorite Pretty Cure"
	+ 5th in "The Pretty Cure you want to team up with most"
	+ 2nd in "The Pretty Cure you want to be most"
	+ 1st in "The Pretty Cure you want to bake with most"
* In the Pretty Cure All Stars Suite Flower Card Collection, Kanade is represented by the orchid, which symbolizes a beautiful girl in the Language of Flowers.
* Kanade appeared as Cure Rhythm to give the 10th-anniversary congratulatory message at the beginning of episode 9 of *Happiness Charge PreCure!*
* Kanade shares her voice actress with Nagesawa Katsuko in *Futari wa PreCure Max Heart* and Takagishi Azusa, a supporting character from *Heartcatch PreCure!*.
* In prototype concept art, Cure Rhythm was originally going to be a purple Cure.

## Gallery

Kanade in her school uniformKanade as Cure RhythmCure Rhythm’s transformation pose