Doki Doki! PreCure

A poster featuring Cure Heart, Diamond, Sword, Rosetta, and Ace

**Doki Doki! PreCure** is the tenth anime series of the *Pretty Cure* franchise.

Directed by Koga Gou and produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered on TV Asahi on February 3rd, 2013, succeeding *Smile PreCure!* in its timeslot. The Cures' signature motif is poker card suits, while the series' theme is emotions and selflessness.

This series has been dubbed into English by the company Saban as ***Glitter Force Doki Doki***. The first 15 episodes were made available on Netflix on August 18th, 2017 in every region except Asia. The other 15 episodes were made available on November 10th, 2017.

## Synopsis

Mana Aida is a girl who is always eager to do things for the sake of others.
One day, when she was visiting the Clover Tower during her school's orientation program, an enemy named Jikochuu appeared suddenly, and tried to manipulate her inner heart! To fight this enemy, she borrowed power from a fairy named Sharuru, and a magical device called the Lovely Commune to transform into Pretty Cure!
To protect the peace of the world, other legendary Pretty Cure soon joined her in battle! A mysterious baby also appears, making each day a "Heartthrob" experience! The 4 Cures, always holding "love" in their hearts, are battling for the world's fate!
## Characters

### Pretty Cure

* **Mana Aida** / **Cure Heart** (known as **Maya Aida** in the English Dub) is the bright and energetic student council president of Oogai First Public Middle School in her second year. She's a person who believes actions speak louder than words, and will often jump in to help others without even thinking about it. Both elders and youngsters around her believe in her leadership capabilities. In Glitter Force Doki Doki, she is called **Glitter Heart**.

* **Rikka** **Hishikawa** / **Cure Diamond** (known as **Rachel** in the English dub) is the student council secretary in Oogai First Public Middle School. She's Mana's childhood friend. She was always protected by her back then, which makes Rikka always believe in Mana, but Rikka always protected Mana when she was a troublemaker. She is also one of the ten best students in national mock exams. In Glitter Force Doki Doki, she is called **Glitter Diamond**.

* **Alice** **Yotsuba** / **Cure Rosetta** (known as **Clara** **Yotsuba** in the English Dub) is a student in Nanatsu Hashi Academy for girls, which only rich people can afford because she's the heir to the Yotsuba Zaibatsu. She's childhood friends with Mana and Rikka. She's a kind person, sweet, talented and gentle, but often flaunts wealth involuntarily. In Glitter Force Doki Doki, she is called **Glitter Clover**.

* **Makoto** **Kenzaki** / **Cure Sword** (known as **Mackenzie Mack** in the English Dub) is the royal guard of the Trump Kingdom in parallel worlds. She came to Japan to find the princess after her nation was invaded and became a super idol and extremely popular fashionista. Cool and always has a strong sense of responsibility, but harbored remorse for feeling that she didn't protect the princess, and doesn't get along well with her new allies. In Glitter Force Doki Doki, she is called **Glitter Spade**.

* **Aguri** **Madoka** / **Cure Ace** (known as **Natalie Miller** in English Dub) is a mysterious, wise Pretty Cure who initially watched over the other four Pretty Cure to ensure they grow stronger. She reveals herself as Aguri in episode 23. She tried to seal away the Selfish King in the past but failed to do so, causing her mascot Ai to revert to an egg and rendering her powerless. After reuniting with Ai-chan, she is able to transform once again, but with a limit of five minutes. She is no longer bound by the time limit after having gained knowledge of her true identity, from the Eternal Golden Crown, as Marie Ange's light fragment. In Glitter Force Doki Doki, she is called **Glitter Ace**.

### Mascots

* **Sharuru** (known as **Kippie** in the English dub) is Cure Heart's rabbit-like fairy partner. The most passionate of all the four mascots, she has a passionate heart and always works hard. Sharuru could also turn herself into a human, taking the form of a young middle school student. She ends her sentences with "~charl!".

* **Raquel** (known as **Rory** in the English dub) is Cure Diamond's dog-like fairy partner. He is very reliable to the other fairies, much like his partner. Raquel could also turn himself into a human, taking the form of a young elementary school student. He ends his sentences with "~quel!".

* **Lance** is Cure Rosetta's bear-like fairy partner. He is the youngest out of the four mascots and a little spoiled. Lance could also turn into a human taking the form of a young kindergarten student. He ends his sentences with "~lance!".

* **Dabyi** (known as **Davi** in the English dub) is Cure Sword's cat-like fairy partner. She is very independent, but she often worries about her partner. She ends her sentences with "~dabyi!" Dabyi is able to transform into a human and acts as Makoto's manager under the name "DB".

* **Ai** (known as **Dina** in the English dub) is Cure Ace's baby-like fairy partner. She is also called Ai-chan by the girls of this season, she is a baby mascot who was reborn as an egg by King Selfish's powers, later being a baby. She made her first appearance in episode 8. She ends her sentences with "~kyupi". In the English dub, she uses "Dina" in her sentences.

### Selfish

* **Selfish Trio** (known as **Mercenare Trio** in the English Dub) is a group consisting of three people, they appear early in the season. All the members of the trio have the power of making themselves into a Jikochuu, also called as **Beast Mode**. The members are:
	+ **Ira** is a young boy who has light blue hair and bat wings behind his ears.
	+ **Bel** is a middle-aged man who wears sunglasses and bat wings behind his ears.
	+ **Marmo** is a model-like woman who wears a pink tube hat and bat wings behind her ears.

* **Regina** is the daughter of the Selfish King, she is a spoiled, selfish girl. Throughout the series, her feelings waver as she befriends the Cures. However, as her father finds out, he brainwashes her, making her become a bigger enemy to the Cures. She is later revealed, by Aguri herself, to be Marie Ange's shadow fragment.

* **Selfish Deputies** are two people who appear as a big hand to the Selfish King. They both appear later in the series, and both appear in the same episode. They are stronger than the trio and have the power to summon a Jikochuu together. Later in the series, they both die because of Bel's powers and later their souls are turned into rings called Blood Ring which are given to Marmo and Ira. The two deputies are:

* **Leva** is a man who looks like a clown, wears make-up and has a hat.
* **Gula** is a man who is taller than the other members, he has spiky hair and has sharp teeth. He likes to eat different things, not just food.

* **Jikochuu** (known as **Distains** in the English dub) are the monsters summoned by the villains of the series to battle the Pretty Cure. Unlike some other monsters, they are not made of objects, however, have a related shape of selfish thought.

* **King Jikochuu** (known as **King Mercenare** in the English Dub) is the main antagonist of the series. He was the one who destroyed the Trump Kingdom. He is also the father of Regina.

* **Selfish Proto** (プロトジコチュー?) is the true main antagonist of the series. He was the entity who was defeated by the Cures 100,000 years ago. After Selfish King was defeated, Bel ended up becoming his host. He was defeated by Cure Heart in her Parthenon Mode.

## Trivia

* *Doki Doki! Pretty Cure*, *Suite Pretty Cure♪* and *Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure* are all share the same character designer. A book about Takahashi Akira design work at Toei Animation was brought out under the name *Takahashi Akira Toei Animation Precure Works*. The book features artwork from both shows.
* The villains are based on the Seven Deadly Sins: Ira (Wrath), Marmo (Greed), Bel (Sloth), Leva (Envy), Gula (Gluttony), Regina and Lust (Lust) and Selfish King and Goma (Pride).
* *Doki Doki! Pretty Cure* and *Fresh PreCure!* both feature a card suit motif. Peach, Passion, and Heart are symbolized by the heart symbol, Berry and Sword are symbolized by the spade symbol, Diamond and Pine are symbolized by the diamond symbol, and Rosetta and the entire *Fresh!* group are symbolized by the clover symbol.
* *Doki Doki! Pretty Cure* is the first season to have its official LINE account and stickers.
* This is the first Pretty Cure season to have Hiroaki Shibata as a producer till the second half of *Go! Princess PreCure*.
* This is the first season where no dual transformations appear throughout the entire season. However, the movie, had a duo transformation of Cure Diamond and Cure Rosetta.
* This is the last season to have two eyecatches.