Suite PreCure
The main topics of the series are music (the second to do so after HeartCatch PreCure!), which influences the names of the Cures and the magical devices they use, as well as friendship, as emphasized by two of its characters: Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino. Plot. In a place called Major Land, the "Melody of Happiness" is due to be played, spreading happiness throughout the world. However, an evil man named Mephisto steals the Legendary Score, plotting to turn it into the "Melody of Sorrow" to spread sadness across the land. Aphrodite, the queen of Major Land, scatters  the Notes that make up the Legendary Score into the human world and sends a fairy named Hummy to Kanon Town in order to recover them. There, Hummy meets two girls, Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino, who are chosen to become the Suite Pretty Cures in order to recover the missing Notes and protect everyone's happiness. Characters. Major Land. Eight special jewel-like fairies that came from Major Land along with Hummy. These fairies give Pretty Cure special abilities and powers when used by inserting them into their Cure Modules and Cure Belltiers. They are also in charge of  collecting the scattered notes of the Melody of Happiness. Each of the Fairy Tone's names (excluding Crescendo Tone) are based on the Solfège scale (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Shi, Do). Movie characters. The following characters appear in the movie, "Suite PreCure♪ The Movie: Take it Back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts". Media. Anime. The anime began airing on ABC and other ANN stations from February 6, 2011, replacing "HeartCatch PreCure!" in its previous timeslot. For the first 23 episodes, the opening theme is by Mayu Kudou while the ending theme is by Aya Ikeda. From  episodes 24-48, the opening theme is by Kudou, while the ending theme is by Ikeda. Aside from the DVD releases, "Suite PreCure" is the first "Pretty Cure" series to receive an exclusive Blu-ray Box Set release by Marvelous AQL and TC Entertainment (a group company of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings (TBS) and Mainichi Broadcasting System or Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting). Four Blu-ray Box Sets were released between October 28, 2011 and June 22, 2012. Manga. A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita began serialisation in Kodansha's "Nakayoshi" magazine from March 2011 to February 2012. Films. A movie based  on the series, was released in Japanese cinemas on October 29, 2011. The heroines also appear in the "Pretty Cure All Stars" movies, starting from (Released on March 19, 2011) and (Released on August 5, 2011) Soundtracks. The music was composed by Yasuharu Takanashi and the soundtracks are based on the show. The first original soundtrack is called "PreCure Sound Fantasia", which includes 36 songs from the first half of the anime. The second soundtrack, "PreCure Sound Symphonia", includes 28 more songs from the second half. Three vocal albums in this show were performed by its voice actors and singers . The movie has its own soundtrack. Other media. An educational software title, was released by Bandai for the Sega Beena on May 26, 2011. A video game, was developed by Bandai for the Nintendo DS and released in Japan on August 25, 2011.