Tsubomi Hanasaki

Tsubomi

Cure Blossom

**Tsubomi Hanasaki** is one of the four main Cures in *Heartcatch PreCure!*, and she's also the group leader. She is a second-year transfer student at Myoudou Academy and is in the same class as Erika.

Her catchphrase is **"I can't stand it anymore!"**.

Tsubomi's alter ego is **Cure Blossom** and she represents the flower cherry blossom.

## Bio

### Appearance

Tsubomi has maroon eyes and long, curled hair originally worn into a low ponytail with her bangs evenly spread to frame her face. She changed the style into a pair of pigtails held by yellow flower-shaped scrunchies. She originally had glasses that she only wears on occasion now.

Her casual outfit was designed by Erika, consisting of a light pink mini-dress with fuchsia lining and sleeves to accent the ribbon design on the chest, a white long sleeved top, denim knee-length pants, and fuchsia flats. For summer, she wears a light pink top with a heart and bow detail and light blue shorts. In the movie she wears a pale pink ruffled dress with a heart at the middle and a grey top to match her stockings, a denim jacket, and beige cowboy boots.

As **Cure Blossom**, Tsubomi's eyes and hair become bright pink and her hair grows longer, worn up in a ponytail with a hot pink ribbon adorned by a white and pink flower. She gains a hot pink choker and pink flower earrings. Her white mini-dress has bell flower sleeves and hot pink lining, a band of light pink going down each side of the chest to accent the petals of her skirt. On each hip is a pale pink flower, and on the chest is a hot pink ribbon with a silver and cyan heart brooch in the center. Her wrist accessories accent her skirt, and she gains white below the knee boots with light and hot pink detail and a flower on the side of the foot.

### Personality

Tsubomi is a shy and timid introvert who usually keeps to herself, hesitant to speak openly unless approached first. She often worries over small things and is easily worked up. She strongly wants to shed this aspect of herself and over the series manages to become more easygoing and willing to speak her mind thanks to Erika's friendship and encouragement, until she became confident enough to accept her negative qualities.

Tsubomi is a kind girl as well, and would never say anything to hurt anyone or make them feel as though she depended on them if it could make them unhappy. She loves flowers and dreams of becoming a botanist to spread flowers and make people happy.

## Cure Blossom

**"The flowers spreading throughout the land, Cure Blossom!"**
大地に咲く一輪の花、キュアブロッサム！
*Daichi ni saku ichirin no hana, Kyua Burossamu!*

**Cure Blossom** is Tsubomi's Pretty Cure alter ego. Unlike the former Pretty Cure-duos in the franchise, Tsubomi does not need to be together with her partner, Cure Marine, to transform.

## Trivia

* Tsubomi is the only *Heartcatch!* Cure to not have a confirmed Heart Flower.
	+ She is also the only one of the hair-styled Cures who was shown with down hair in her Cure form.
* In the Pretty Cure All Stars Suite Flower Card Collection, Tsubomi is represented by the cherry blossom, which symbolizes gentleness and a beautiful heart in the Language of Flowers.
* For the *Pretty Cure All Stars DX3 Movie* character polls held by Toei Animation, Blossom appeared in the following rankings:
	+ 5th in "Favorite Pretty Cure"
	+ 4th in "The Pretty Cure you want to team up with most"
	+ 5th in "The Pretty Cure you want to be most"
	+ 4th in "The Pretty Cure you want to bake with most"
* Though in poster form, Tsubomi appears (along with Erika, Chypre and Coffret) in the final episode of the *Kamen Rider Den-O* spin off *Imagin Anime*, "You Will Find The U\*tra Planet", when Momotaros complains about the *Heartcatch PreCure!* poster in front of the Toei Animation studios.
* Tsubomi appeared as Cure Blossom to give the 10th anniversary congratulatory message at the beginning of episode 10 in *Happiness Charge PreCure!*.
* In the French dub, she is called "Flora" who is the goddess of Flowers and Spring in the Roman mythology.
* She is afraid of heights, as seen in episodes 2 and 24.

## Gallery

Tsubomi’s ProfileTsubomiTsubomi as Cure BlossomCure Blossom’s transformation pose