Pretty Cure

***Pretty Cure***, also known as the Template:Nihongo is the name of a magical girl anime and multimedia franchise, created by Tōdō Izumi and produced by Toei Animation, the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Asatsu-DK.

## History

The franchise started with *Futari wa Pretty Cure*, a magical girl anime series from 2004. It aired on Sunday mornings on the TV channel TV Asahi, alongside popular *tokusatsu* franchises *Super Sentai* and *Kamen Rider*.

*Futari wa Pretty Cure* featured many refreshing aspects to the magical girl genre, such as physical fights and hand-to-hand combat scenes, a magical girl duo and being sensible towards the young audience, with no overt violence or sexual themes. It was also merchandise driven, depicting toys on sale as transformation / power-up items and having the main characters search for collectables. This was because the director, Daisuke Nishio, was more used to working on shows like *Dragon Ball*, and the idea of the protagonists being a duo came partially from the Rush Hour movies.

The series was so successful that a sequel was produced a year after, called *Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart*. Since then, every year a new *Pretty Cure* season is aired on TV Asahi's Sunday morning blocks, though they do not follow the same continuity as *Futari wa Pretty Cure* and *Max Heart*.

A group of magical girls that are both warriors and protectors, the Pretty Cures, fight against evil forces and are accompanied by fairies, the magical mascot characters. The group usually starts with two to three Cures, with new Cures joining about half-way through the season which is a trend that began with *Fresh Pretty Cure!*. Sometimes, the Cures are supported by magical warriors that do not carry the "Cure" title. A series has about 45 to 50 episodes, and a movie with the respective season's characters that comes out in fall each year.

The franchise spawned movies, CD releases, books, comics, games, stage character shows, toys and a crossover franchise, *Pretty Cure All Stars*.

## *Pretty Cure* TV Series

### Episode Lists

Futari wa Pretty Cure episodes
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart episodes
Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star episodes
Yes! Pretty Cure 5 episodes
Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! episodes
Fresh Pretty Cure! episodes
Heartcatch Pretty Cure! episodes
Suite Pretty Cure♪ episodes
Smile Pretty Cure! episodes
Doki Doki! Pretty Cure episodes

Happiness Charge Pretty Cure! episodes
Go! Princess Pretty Cure episodes
Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! episodes
KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode episodes
HUGtto! Pretty Cure episodes
Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure episodes
Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure episodes
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure episodes
Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure episodes
List of holiday and seasonal episodes

### Other

* End cards
* Baton Pass
* Pretty Cure Dubs

## Movies

### Main Series Movies

* Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart: The Movie
* Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi
* Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash☆Star Tick Tack Kiki Ippatsu!
* Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!
* Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!: Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday!
* Fresh Pretty Cure!: Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?
* Heartcatch Pretty Cure!: Hana no Miyako de Fashion Show... Desu ka!?
* Suite Pretty Cure♪ : Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Melody!
* Smile Pretty Cure!: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu!
* Doki Doki! Pretty Cure: Mana Kekkon!!? Mirai ni Tsunagu Kibō no Dress
* Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!: Ningyou no Kuni no Ballerina
* Go! Princess Pretty Cure: Go! Go!! Gouka Sanbon Date!!!
* Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!: Kiseki no Henshin! Cure Mofurun!
* KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode: Paritto! Omoide no Mille-feuille!
* HUGtto! Pretty Cure♡Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories
* Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure: Hoshi no Uta ni Omoi wo Komete
* Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure: Yume no Machi de Kyun! tto GoGo! Daihenshin!!
* Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure: Yuki no Princess to Kiseki no Yubiwa!

### *All Stars* Movies

***Main Article: Pretty Cure All Stars***
## Fiction

### Transformation Sequences

* Dual Aurora Wave!
* Luminous! Shining Stream!
* Dual Spiritual Power!
* Pretty Cure Metamorphose!
* Skyrose Translate!
* Change, Pretty Cure! Beat up!
* Pretty Cure! Open My Heart!
* Let's Play! Pretty Cure Modulation!
* Pretty Cure! Smile Charge!
* Pretty Cure, Love Link!
* Pretty Cure, Dress Up!
* Pretty Cure Kururin Mirror Change!
* Pretty Cure! Kirarin Star Symphony
* Pretty Cure, Princess Engage!
* Miracle・Magical・Jewelryle!
* Felice・Fun Fun・Flowerle!
* Cure La Mode・Decoration!
* Heart Kiratto!
* Color Charge!
* Start! Pretty Cure Operation!
* Pretty Cure! Tropical Change!
* Pretty Cure, Delicious Standby! Party Go!

## Music

***Main Article: Pretty Cure music releases***
* Opening Themes
* Ending Themes

## Merchandise

Futari wa Pretty Cure Merchandise
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Merchandise
Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star Merchandise
Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Merchandise
Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! Merchandise
Fresh Pretty Cure! Merchandise
Heartcatch Pretty Cure! Merchandise
Suite Pretty Cure♪ Merchandise
Smile Pretty Cure! Merchandise

Doki Doki! Pretty Cure Merchandise
Happiness Charge Pretty Cure! Merchandise
Go! Princess Pretty Cure Merchandise
Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! Merchandise
KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode Merchandise
HUGtto! Pretty Cure Merchandise
Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure Merchandise
Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure Merchandise
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure Merchandise
Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure Merchandise

Pretty Cure All Stars Merchandise

Cosplay Costumes for Kids

Cure Doll Dollhouses & Playsets

Cure Dolls

Fluffy Cure Friends

Items

LINE Stickers

Miracle Lights

Official Complete Books

S.H.Figuarts

Trading Cards

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## Other

### Comics

***Main Article: List of Pretty Cure Manga (Kamikita Futago)***
The *Pretty Cure* manga by Template:Nihongo/ the Kamikita Twins are manga adaptions of various *Pretty Cure* seasons.

The Kamikita Futago are twin sisters, manga creators and character designers that were first commissioned in 2004 to create two manga adaptions for *Futari wa Pretty Cure*. Since then, they've made manga for every single season and some of the movies.

## Notes and References

1. ↑ A collective pen name used by Toei Animation producers. The name comes from "**To**ei **Do**ga O**izumi** Studio"