Go! Princess PreCure

A poster featuring Cure Flora, Twinkle, Mermaid, and Scarlet in their Premium Forms, along with Pafu and Aroma

### Premiered

TV Asahi

**Go! Princess PreCure** is the twelfth anime series of the *Pretty Cure* franchise.

Directed by Tanaka Yuta and produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered on TV Asahi on February 1st, 2015, succeeding *Happiness Charge PreCure!* in its time slot.

The series' themes are princesses, personal goals and dreams. The main events take place in a boarding school, which is unique for the franchise.

## Synopsis

A long time ago, a young girl named Haruno Haruka met a strange boy dressed in white named Kanata after being bullied by her classmates because her dream is to become a "princess". He gave her a strange ornamental key, and Haruka promised that she will never give up her own dreams. A few years later, Haruka, now at the age of 13, attends Noble Academy, a boarding school for girls and boys. But even now, she cherished her dreams of becoming a princess, like those from her precious picture books.

One day, she encountered two fairy creatures from the Hope Kingdom: Pafu and Aroma, who were followed by strange monsters. The fairies told her that they were created by a witch who turns dreams into despair and locks them away in the Gate of Despair. With no choice, the fairies gave Haruka a Princess Perfume, with her becoming Cure Flora, a Pretty Cure to oppose the dark witch.

Now being joined by Kaido Minami (Cure Mermaid) and Amanogawa Kirara (Cure Twinkle), they form the Princess Pretty Cure team in order to collect the Dress-Up Keys to open the Gate of Dreams and protect people's dreams from despair.

## Characters

### Pretty Cure

**Haruka Haruno** - Haruka is the main protagonist who is a 13-year-old girl in her first year at Noble Academy. She is energetic with a beautiful smile. She feels that working hard in order to fulfill your dream is the best. She has always admired the princesses in picture books and continues to cherish her dream of "becoming a Princess", even now. After meeting Pafu and Aroma, Haruka becomes **Cure Flora**, the Princess of Flowers whose theme color is pink.

**Minami Kaido** - Referred to as the 'Academy's Princess', Minami is a 14-year-old sophomore at Noble Academy as well as the student council president. Although she's slightly stern and strict on the front, she has a strong sense of responsibility, cares for others like a gentle sister, but can sometimes feel lonely on the inside. Her dream is to become a respectable person that can be useful to others. After meeting Pafu and Aroma, Minami became **Cure Mermaid**, the Princess of the Sea whose theme color is blue.

**Kirara Amanogawa** - Kirara is a 13-year-old girl who is also in her first year at Noble Academy. She is a popular model and is a 'my pace' kind of girl who is very fashionable. She's very busy, going in and out of fashion shows almost daily. Her dream is to become a top model like her mother. She feels that you should have the strength to push straight ahead towards your dreams. After meeting Pafu and Aroma, Kirara became **Cure Twinkle**, the Princess of Stars whose theme color is yellow.

**Towa Akagi** - Towa is a 13-year-old girl who is the young princess from the Hope Kingdom and the younger sister of Prince Kanata. One day, when she was little, she was tricked by Dyspear into thinking she will help make her dream of becoming a Grand Princess come true. Soon after, she was brainwashed and became Twilight and was thought to be Dyspear's daughter until a few years later. In episode 21, thanks to the Cures and Kanata, she was freed from Dyspear's influence before the dark Dress Up Keys she possessed consumed her. In episode 22, her keys and Princess Perfume were purified, allowing her to transform into **Cure Scarlet**, the Princess of Flames whose theme color is red.

### Hope Kingdom

**Pafu** - A pampered Poodle-dog-like fairy. She came from the Hope Kingdom with Aroma, her older brother, to look for the Princess Pretty Cure. She loves fashion.

**Aroma** - A bird-like fairy. He's Pafu's older brother. He and Pafu fled their world, Hope Kingdom after it was invaded by the Zetsuborgs.

**Miss Shamour** - A fairy found inside the Cures' Lesson Pad. She is a Siamese cat who can also take human form.

**Prince Kanata** - The kind-hearted, brave prince of Hope Kingdom. Once upon a time, he met the young Haruka, and granted her the Dress Up Key and taught her the importance of dreams. To save the Hope Kingdom, he entrusted the Princess Perfumes to Pafu and Aroma. His younger sister is Princess Towa (Twilight), but as a child, she went missing until she's found years later.

### Dys Dark

* **Dyspear** - She is the ruthless leader and sorceress of Dys Dark. Her goal is to spread despair and chaos around the world and she dislikes dreams and hope.
* **Three Musketeers** is a group that consists of three members and serves as Dyspear's subordinates. They have the power to trap people's dreams into the Gate of Desperation and create Zetsuborg.
* **Close** - Close is the first villain to attack in this season. He's short tempered and hot headed and is often quite cruel to his teammates. He wishes to take people's dreams away, making him Cure Flora's biggest rival.
* **Shut** - As the second villain to appear in Go! Princess, Shut is a sore loser and also quite vain. He used to have a major crush on Twilight back when she was still a villain, and he adores all things beautiful.
* **Lock** / **Kuroro** - The third villain to attack the Cures. He's a cold-hearted boy who has a talent for playing video games. He considers himself very skilled at dream stealing and even attempted to take Dyspear's throne.

**Stop & Freeze** - The two twin mouse and robotic like generals of Dyspear. They are both quite serious and somewhat emotionless.

### Supporting Characters

**Yui Nanase** - Haruka's roommate as well as her first friend at Noble Academy. She is a friendly girl who wears glasses. She loves picture books and her dream is to become a children's book author.

## Trivia

* *Go! Princess Pretty Cure* is the first series where the lead Cure is not 14 years old.
* At the end of the season, like with the previous season, there is a passing the torch scene with Cure Flora and Cure Miracle, the lead Cure of the next season.
* *Go! Princess Pretty Cure* is the first season where the second part the opening's full version gets used for the second opening, unlike past seasons where a new version of the opening was written instead.
* This is the first season to show the Cures' futures. Other seasons that aired after this season would also follow this pattern. The pattern would break in *Healin' Good♥️PreCure*.
* This is the first season where the girls change their casual outfits for the winter.
* *Go! Princess Pretty Cure* is the first and the only season so far to use CGI for the finishing attacks. The only exceptions were Grand Libération and the movie-exclusive Halloween Eclair.