Minori Ichinose

Manatsu

Cure Papaya

**Minori Ichinose** is one of the characters in *Tropical-Rouge! PreCure*.

Minori's alter ego is **Cure Papaya**, and her charm point is her eyes.

## Appearance

Minori has short dark yellow hair in a fluffy bob and big cerulean blue eyes, paired with glasses. She normally wears a ruffled light blue top with a pastel yellow dress with white and gold lining, and ribbon shoulder straps and white socks with orange loafers. She also wears the yellow Heart Kuru Ring on her left middle finger.

As **Cure Papaya**, her hair grows out and turns orange, with some pulled into a ponytail hanging from a layered bun styled on the right held by large red, yellow, and green beads with a yellow butterfly on the corner. Her eyes gain heart-shaped yellow flecks and her eyelashes turn dark turquoise. She wears a yellow and white top with white sleeves and a yellow collar with white and orange stripes. At the middle is a light blue shell with a light orange and white bow. The skirt is pale yellow with a darker bottom and a light green belt with pink ruffles on each sides on top and an orange band with a lighter colored stripe and two bows at the bottom. She also wears flat orange boots with a light blue line toward the bottom along with loose yellow leg warmers with green bands on top. Her accessories include light yellow fingerless gloves with heart-shaped cutouts in the back, a yellow v-shaped choker and red earrings with green and yellow fruit slices hanging from them.

## Personality

Minori is an intelligent 2nd year middle school student who loves to read. She's an honor student with the best grades in her class. She has a poker face, so she struggles to show any emotions. However, she has a strong sense of self. She has loved the fairytale *The Little Mermaid* since she was a child, and she knows a lot of stories about mermaids.

Originally, she does not believe in herself after her story got rejected and criticized, but gradually learns to have more faith in herself. Minori is also reluctant when people insist on reading her own written works, though she eventually becomes more open-minded about her friends' praise for them. She has also learned that sometimes it is important to try something new by herself and not just rely on book knowledge.

## Relationships

*Feel free to add any other relationships here!*

* **Manatsu Natsuumi:** When Manatsu originally got to know her through her story, Minori was quite bashful around her and wasn't sure if she should accept Manatsu's friendship. However, she later accepts Manatsu as her friend after becoming Cure Papaya.
* **Laura:** When first encountering Laura, Minori was shocked when she found out Laura was a real mermaid. But after Laura spoke to her, Minori begins to like her more and is glad she is real.
* **Kururun:** She is Kururun's closest friend, as she is the only person who can understand their gestures.

## Cure Papaya

    **Sparkling Fruits! Cure Papaya!**
ひらめく果実！キュアパパイア！
*Hirameku Furūtsu! Kyua Papaia!*

**Cure Papaya** is Minori's Pretty Cure alias. In order to transform, she needs her Tropical Pact and Heart Kuru Ring. While in this form, she can shoot lasers from her eyes using the papaya slices on her earrings to protect her eyes.

## Trivia

* Minori's birthday is on November 21st, making her Zodiac sign Scorpio.
* Minori's favorite thing to do is read.
* Minori shares her name with Hyuuga Minori from *Futari wa PreCure Splash Star*.
	+ She also shares her Cure name with Papaya from *Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!*.
* Minori’s voice actress previously played Hydro in *Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure: Hoshi no Uta ni Omoi wo Komete*.
* Minori's favorite foods are croquettes and broccoli.
* She has never tasted a papaya despite her alter ego's name, until the events of episode 40.

## Gallery

Minori in her casual outfitMinori in the openingMinori as Cure PapayaCure Papaya’s transformation pose