Futari wa PreCure Max Heart

A poster featuring Cure Black, Cure White, Mepple, Mipple, Pollun, and Shiny Luminous

### Premiered

Animax, TV Asahi, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (Japan)

**Futari wa PreCure Max Heart** (Lit. "We are Pretty Cure Max Heart") is the second season of the *Pretty Cure* franchise and the sequel of *Futari wa PreCure*.

Directed by Nishio Daisuke and produced by Toei Animation, it premiered on TV Asahi on February 6, 2005.

Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro are now in their third year of middle school. Because the Evil King is about to be resurrected, the girls transform into Pretty Cure once more and become allies with Hikari Kujou, who can transform into Shiny Luminous.

## Synopsis

The Queen of Light, which was hit by a ray of dark energy, returns to her original shape, divided into three parts: the life, the heart (i.e the throne of the Queen) and the twelve Hearts of Magic, which represent her aspirations.

So, Nagisa and Honoka become the legendary warriors, Pretty Cure again to find all the pieces of the Queen and prevent the Evil King from awakening. They are then joined by Kujou Hikari, who transforms into Shiny Luminous, who is the very life of the Queen of Light.

## Main Characters

### Pretty Cure

* **Nagisa Misumi**: Nagisa is the athletic heroine of the series. She is the captain of the school's lacrosse team and is very popular. Although she is bad at school and is immature, she has her own sense of justice and never lets anyone dear to her down. She's a scatter-brained glutton who loves Akane's takoyaki. Her alter ego is **Cure Black**.
* **Honoka Yukishiro**: Honoka is the best student in the class, and loves reading books and science. She is the president of the Science Club. Though popular with the boys, she has no interest in them and is rather asocial in a formal manner. However, the friends that she does have are very close to her, and she will do everything to protect them. She has a lot of hope and can always see the good in people. She lives with her grandma since her parents travel a lot. Her alter ego is **Cure White**.
* **Hikari** **Kujou**: A mysterious girl who is later revealed to be the life of the disappeared Queen. She is a warrior that has special powers that aid the girls while fighting. Hikari is sweet and gentle and always thinks of others. She works with Akane at the Tako Cafe. Her alter ego is **Shiny Luminous**.

### Mascots

* **Mepple** : He is the chosen protector of the Princess of Hope, and is in Nagisa's care. He is quite arrogant and constantly argues with his care-taker, but he loves Mipple, and they are often seen having a "lovey-dovey" relationship. He ends his sentences with "-mepo".
* **Mipple** : The Princess of Hope, and also in Honoka's care. Unlike Mepple, she is reserved and seems to get along well with her care-taker, but she still cares very much for him. She ends her sentences with "-mipo".
* **Pollun** : The Prince of Light who is sent to be with Pretty Cure in the second half of the series. He is extremely selfish and usually only thinks of himself. He lives with Nagisa and annoys her and Mepple to a great extend. He ends his sentences with "-popo" in the Japanese version.
* **Lulun**: The Princess of Light who can connect with the future. She lives with Hikari and Pollun. She thinks of Pollun as her older brother and always annoys him. Lulun can give the Heartiel Brooch to Shiny Luminous. She ends her sentences with "-lulu".

### Dotsuku Zone

* **Circulas**: He appears to be the leader of the Four Guardians whenever Baldez is not around. He has long blonde hair and blue eyes with white skin.
* **Uraganos**: He is the large and dim-witted member of the group. He is clumsy and tends to destroy things by accident due to his size and strength. He has a pirate-like mustache, red skin, and a bandanna.
* **Viblis**: She is the more serious member of the group. She often scolds Uraganos and Circulas when they argue and is more intimidating. She has short yellow-orange hair and pinkish skin. She is the only female member.
* **Baldez**: The strongest of the Four Guardians. He can repel the Marble Screw Max, Heartiel Action and Extreme Luminario attacks. He has black hair and pale skin.
* **Evil King**: The resurrecting ruler of the Dotsuku Zone, and also the series' main antagonist. He is made of darkness and has red glowing eyes, with long arms with chains. After being killed by Pretty Cure in the original series, he is going through a resurrection and is after revenge.
* **Kujou Hikaru / The boy in the mansion**: The "life" of the Evil King while going through resurrection. At first, he is just a small boy who likes to play. As the series progresses, though, he becomes quieter and stares out at the window.

## Trivia

* *Futari wa PreCure* and *Max Heart* have signature positions that are referenced in the All Stars franchise. Cure Black and Cure White's jump with smoke behind them from the first and the second opening is seen in:
	+ *Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Minna Tomodachi - Kiseki no Zen'in Daishuugou!* opening.
	+ *Pretty Cure All Stars DX 3: Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai wo Tsunagu☆Niji-Iro no Hana* when they escape the scattered and recombined Fields.
	+ *Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Mirai no Tomodachi* Trailer.
	+ Cure Black and Cure White's iconic wall pose is also referenced in *Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Mirai no Tomodachi* and *HUGtto! Pretty Cure♡Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories*.
* Like its predecessor, *Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart* had a special Audio Drama created, teaming up the heroines with the then-current *Super Sentai* series. This time, it was with *Mahou Sentai Magiranger*.
* The *Max Heart team* is depicted as the strongest Pretty Cure team (at least within the *All Stars* universe), as they are often put against the larger and more powerful enemies outside of the main villains and being called in to deal with situations that even two other teams combined couldn't handle, such as the boat in the first *New Stage* movie for example.
* This is the first season of the Pretty Cure franchise to go through a hiatus. In this instance, *Max Heart* went on a hiatus from July 17 to August 7 in 2005, making this season the only one to get 47 episodes throughout the entire franchise.