8-Bit Precure

**8-Bit Pretty Cure** (8-びっとプリキュア, *8-Bitto Purikyua*) is a Pretty Cure fanseries created by Tiffany-Chan123.

The series themes include, Technology, Cyberspace, Reality and Fiction, while it's motifs include Video Games and the nostalgic charm of the 90's.

## Plot

Deep within the reaches of cyberspace, there is a secret world known simply as Arcadia, a place where all video game characters around can travel to there own games freely. However the land of Arcadia was soon under attack by the villainous "Dark Network" and there army of monstrous glitches wanting to take over there world.

However a sneaky and speedy rabbit named Riki and a fairy named Aruna end up making there way to the human world and end up running into a girl named Mariko Asoda, but with Riki and Aruna on the run from the Baguras, Riki hands Mariko a Pixel Curesette and she then transforms into the heroine of exciting Action, Cure Action!

Filled with determination to save the gaming world of Arcadia as well as her own, Cure Action's truly wild adventure is about to begin.

Now! Pretty Cure Game Start!

## Characters

### Pretty Cures

* **Mariko Asoda** (遊田まりこ, *Asoda Mariko*?) / **Cure Action** (キュアアクション, *Kyua Akushon*?)
A girl with a soft spot for video games. Mariko likes to do little jobs for others and working with her family and is also a member of the student council. A daydreamer and a selfless escapist, Mariko is a girl who just wants to help people, but despite this positive attitude she can be explosive and has a sense of righteousness about her, but always expects gratitude from others. Her catchphrase is **"Level Up!"** (レベルアップ!, *Reberu Appu!*). As **Cure Action** (キュアアクション, *Kyua Akushon*) she represents Action Games, her theme color is pink and her power is fire.
	+ CV: Satsuki Miyahara
* **Kayla Coleman** (ケイラ・コールマン, *Keira Kōruman*?) / **Cure Puzzle** (キュアパズル, *Kyua Pazuru*?)
An foreign exchange student from Brooklyn, New York. Despite her quiet disposition is quite the inventor type, with a love for coming up with many ideas and a surprisingly self-confident spirit, and has a strong desire for her to be accepted and loved, though is attracted to the darker side of things and is a pretty competent coder. As **Cure Puzzle** (キュアアクション, *Kyua Akushon*) she represents Puzzle Games, her theme color is Green and her power is stone.
	+ CV: Meiku Harukawa
* **Nene Kanemitsu** (金光 寧々, *Kanemitsu Nene*?) / **Cure Song** (キュアソング, *Kyua Songu*?)
A passionate and competitive regular at the Sky Blue Arcade center known for her prowess at rhythm games. Nene has a rather positive attitude, taking life and everyday situations through good humor and optimism, a rather happy-go-lucky and kind individual who can sometimes be a bit short-tempered, has a bit of an obsession with idols herself, and is awful with money, often spending a lot or nothing at all. As **Cure Song** (キュアソング, *Kyua Songu*) she represents Rhythm Games, her theme color is Yellow and her power is sound.
	+ CV: Minori Suzuki
* **Aruna** (アルナ, *Aruna*?) / **Cure Hero** (キュアヒーロー,  *Kyua Hīrō*?)
Originally a fairy priestess from an RPG game, Aruna initially made her presence known within the Pixel Pocket machine; she has a dream of becoming a knight. Self-reliant and often wearing a cold and mysterious mask and a large amount of defensiveness but holding a more emotional and caring personality underneath. **Cure Hero** (キュアヒーロー, *Kyua Hīrō*) she represents Adventure Games and RPGs, her theme color is blue and her power is light.
	+ CV: Sora Amamiya

### Arcadia

* **Riki the Rabbit** (リキ・ザ・ラビット, *Riki Za Rabbitto*?)
A rabbit who is the protagonist from a popular platformer game series. Riki can move at super-fast speeds but can also pick up things with his ears, adventurous and lively but is a bit of a prankster at times.
	+ CV: Katsuyuki Konishi
* **Princess Dahlia** (ダリア姫, *Daria Hime*?)
A fair and sweet ruler of her kingdom, she is a fairy skilled in magic and is very benevolent with her subjects. Dahlia comes from the puzzle game “Puzzle de Puyo”.
	+ CV: Makiko Ohmoto

### Dark Network

* **Belladonna** (ベラドンナ, *Beradonna*?)
Leader of the generals and the one who founded the Dark Network group in the first place, a rather seductive and devious enchantress and is known for her self centered-ness and her love of making her presence known, she's also known for her love of making very odd smelling (And toxic!) "perfume". Belladonna comes from the medieval beat em up game "Radira Fight Knights"
	+ CV: Michie Tomizawa
* **Nikto** (ニクト, *Nikuto*?)
A rather cunning if rather short wizard. Nikto acts as a mediator between the villainous group and tends to try and take Belladonna down the peg a little, he's also very skilled at magic and really doesn't like it when people make fun of his height. He is the main villain of the famous RPG "Valianta Quest V".
	+ CV: Chō
* **Doctor Serpentine** (ドクター・サーペンタイン, *Dokutā Sāpentain*?)
Riki the Rabbit's number one adversary and a rather dastardly mad scientist taking the form of a snake, he mostly tries to take down foes with the many robotic suits he builds. He hails from the Riki the Rabbit series.
	+ CV: Kōtarō Nakamura
* **Adelram** (アーデルラム, *Āderuramu*?)
A Mysterious Swordsman, and a man who is a rather flirty soul who likes to use his wit and charm to recruit other villains to Dark Network's cause, but he is dedicated to protecting the other members, namely Miss Belladonna. He comes from the popular adventure game series "Secret Sword".
	+ CV:Nobuhiko Okamoto

### Monster

* **Bagura** (バグラー, *Bagurā*?)
The series main monsters. They are glitches that take the form of glitchy video game monsters and enemies.

### Aminaka Academy

* **Toya Jougasaki** (城ヶ崎桃也, *Jōgasaki Toya*?)
Born to Japanese Father and a French mother, he is the rather handsome and kind head of the school's cooking club, he is very polite and speaks very formally, he is often compared to that a fairy tale prince. Mariko also has a bit of crush on him.
* **Yuina Sakurada** (櫻田結菜, *Sakurada Yuina*?)
A Friendly girl in Mariko's class, she is a big lover of fashion and while she has among the lower grades in class, she still has a positive party girl vibe, she also tends to sneak chocolate bread from the cafeteria and eats it during class.
* **Masumi Nikaido** (二階堂益美, *Nikaido Masumi*?)
The student council president at Aminaka Junior High, she holds a rather high authority among the student council and holds education in very high regard, though can easily get lost in a good book. Masumi is also the daughter of the head of a rather famous game company.
* **Jiang Minghao** (姜明浩, *Jiāng Mínghào*?)
A Foreign exchange student from China, a playful and athletic boy who has a rather flexible body, he also has a soft spot for cheesy kung fu films and knows his way around cooking.

### Family Members

* **Rui Asoda** (遊田るい, *Asoda Rui*?)
Mariko's rather talkative younger brother.
* **Noriko Asoda** (遊田のりこ, *Asoda Noriko*?)
Mariko's mother who is a housewife, and she seem to be very gentle, but she can actually be very outspoken and is not afraid to put her foot down.
* **Shigeru Asoda** (遊田しげる, *Asoda Shigeru*?)
Mariko's father who is a construction worker.
* **Keisha Coleman** (キーシャ・コールマン, *Kīsha Kōruman*?)
Kayla's more extroverted twin sister.
* **Fumio Kanemitsu** (金光史生, *Kanemitsu Fumio*?)
Nene's father who works as a programmer for the game company Kurotaki.

### Civillians

* **Koji Nikaido** (二階堂晃司, *Nikaido Koji*?)
The CEO of Kurotaki. Koji is a bit of a genius and is quite polite, though he can have his eccentric moments.
* **Hideki Oyama** (大山秀喜, *Oyama Hideki*?)
The cashier at the Dragon's Playroom games store, Hideki is a jovial man with a big love for classic arcade games.

## **Items**

* **Pixel Pocket** (ピクセルポケット, *Pikuseru Poketto*?)
The Cures main transformation item. It is a handheld games console that allows the cures to transform once they press the buttons while saying "Precure! Game start!".
* **Virtual Stick** (バーチャルスティック, *Bācharu Sutikku*?)
The Cures main weapons. Taking the form of a wand-like weapon with game controller-like buttons.

## **Locations**

* **Amitani City** (網谷市, *Amitani-Shi*?)
The city the cures live in.
	+ **Amitani Middle School** (網谷中学校, *Amitani Chūgakkō*?)
	The School the cures attend.
	+ **The Dragon's Playroom** (ドラゴンズ・プレイルーム, *Doragonzu Pureirūmu*?)
	The Video Games store the cures frequent.
	+ **Skyblue Game Center** (スカイブルー・ゲーム・センター, *Sukaiburū Gēmu Sentā*?)
	The Arcade the cures tend to hang out, especially Nene.
* **Arcadia** (アーケーディア, *Ākēdia*?)
A Mysterious world deep within cyberspace where Aruna and Riki hail from. It acts essentially like a hub world for the different game characters to travel between their game worlds.
	+ **Dark Woods Castle** (暗い森の城, *Kurai Mori No Shiro*?)
	The evil kingdom and main base of operations for the villains.

## Media

* **8-Bit Pretty Cure Episode List**
* **8-Bit Pretty Cure The Movie: Blazing Fists within the Movie World!**

## **Trivia**

* The original title of the season was gonna be "Video Maidens Precure", but it was changed because 8-Bit was a more fun and video game themed name.
* Some of the big inspirations for the fanseries include; Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Bittomo X Heroine: Kirameki Powers, Captain N: The Game Master, Wreck it Ralph, Denji Sentai Megaranger and Corrector Yui.
* Most of the character designs were made with Kisekae.
* Initially, Kayla and Aruna had there roles swapped in earlier drafts of the story.

## Gallery

Mariko Asoda / Cure ActionKayla Coleman / Cure PuzzleNene Kanemitsu / Cure SongAruna / Cure Hero