Futari wa Pretty Cure | |
![]() Volume 1 DVD cover, with Cure Black/Nagisa (left) and Cure White/Honoka (right) | |
ふたりはプリキュア (Futari wa Purikyua) | |
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Created by | Izumi Todo |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Daisuke Nishio |
Produced by | Moegi Nishizawa Rika Tsuruzaki Shigehaki Dohi Takashi Washio Tomoko Takahashi |
Music by | Naoki Satō |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | ANN ( ABC, TV Asahi) |
English network | |
Original run | February 1, 2004 – January 30, 2005 |
Episodes | 49 |
Manga | |
Written by | Izumi Todo |
Illustrated by | Futago Kamikita |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Nakayoshi |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | March 2004 – March 2005 |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime television series | |
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart | |
Directed by | Daisuke Nishio |
Produced by | Shigehaki Dohi Takashi Washio Tomoko Takahashi |
Music by | Naoki Sato |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Original network | ANN (ABC, TV Asahi) |
English network | |
Original run | February 6, 2005 – January 29, 2006 |
Episodes | 47 |
Manga | |
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart | |
Written by | Izumi Todo |
Illustrated by | Futago Kamikita |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Nakayoshi |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | March 2005 – March 2006 |
Video games | |
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Anime films | |
Futari wa Pretty Cure (ふたりはプリキュア, Futari wa Purikyua, "We Are Pretty Cure"), known as simply Pretty Cure outside Japan, is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and aired on ANN for 96 episodes across two seasons. It is the first installment in the Pretty Cure metaseries created by Izumi Todo.
The story centers around a duo of middle school students who gain the power to transform into the titular “protectors of light” known as Pretty Cure. The first season, directed by Daisuke Nishio, aired between February 1, 2004 and January 30, 2005, in the same timeslot as Izumi Todo's previous work Ashita no Nadja. It received an English-dubbed version, which aired in Canada between March 2009 and July 2010. In the season, the Cures are tasked with collecting the legendary Prism Stones to restore the Garden of Light while fighting against the forces of the Dark Zone that caused its destruction. A second season, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (ふたりはプリキュア Max Heart, Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Hāto), or simply Pretty Cure Max Heart, aired in Japan between February 6, 2005, and January 29, 2006. It introduces another member of the group, Shiny Luminous, and follows the Cures’ efforts in collecting the twelve Heartiels to revive the Queen, who currently takes the form of Hikari Kujo/Shiny Luminous. It was succeeded by Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star in its timeslot. Two Max Heart movies were released on April 16, 2005, and December 10, 2005, respectively. The series' main motif is yin and yang.
Futari wa Pretty Cure revolves around two girls, Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro, who encounter Mipple and Mepple of the Garden of Light. They give them the power to transform into the emissaries of light; Cure Black and Cure White, to fight against the forces of the Dark Zone: a dimension of evil that has encroached on the Garden of Light and plans to invade the Garden of Rainbows, Earth. The Cures search for the Prism Stones to restore the Garden of Light, placing them in a heart-shaped device known as the Prism Hopish protected by the Guardian, Wisdom. Upon recovering all the Prism Stones, its power takes them to the Garden of Light and repairs most of the damage done by the Dark Zone. Later in the series, Pollun, the Prince of the Garden of Light, grants them the power of the Rainbow Bracelets to defeat the Dark King.
In Max Heart, Nagisa and Honoka meet the mysterious Hikari Kujou, who is soon revealed to be the "Life" of the Queen. Following her battle with the Dark King, the Queen was separated into three parts: the twelve Heartiels, which represent her will, the Queen Chairect, which represents her heart, and Kujou Hikari, who represents her life. Meanwhile, the remnants of the Dark Zone are protecting a mysterious boy, who is suspected to be the "Life" of the Dark King. Joined by Hikari, who gains the power to become Shiny Luminous, the Pretty Cures once again fight against the Dark Zone in order to retrieve the Heartiels and restore the Queen.
Where appropriate, names on the left are from the original Japanese version, whilst names on the right without Japanese text are from both the Canadian and Singaporean English dubs. Character descriptions pertain to the Japanese version of the show.
The villains of the first series come from the Dark Zone (ドツクゾーン, Dotsukuzōn), a realm of darkness ruled by the Dark King.
The Dark King's first wave of servants.
A villainous trio who appears after the Dark Five are defeated and are accompanied by a macaw, who is their pet bird, and the Butler Zakenna (執事ザケンナー, Shitsuji Zaken'nā). The butlers serve as comic relief, as they are unintelligent and often fight and bicker. Unlike other Zakenna, they speak human language, but still use "-zakenna" to end their sentences. The taller Zakenna is laid back and clumsy, while the shorter Zakenna is quick to anger.
What remains of the Dark Zone, serving as the protectors of the "Life" of the Evil King as they seek to revive him.
The original Futari wa Pretty Cure anime aired in Japan between February 1, 2004, and January 30, 2005. The opening theme is " Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure" (Danzen! ふたりはプリキュア, Danzen! Futari wa Purikyua, "Definitely! Together, We Are Pretty Cure") by Mayumi Gojo whilst the ending theme is "Get You! Love Love?!" (ゲッチュウ!らぶらぶぅ?!, Getchū! Rabu Rabu?!) also by Gojo. The follow-up series, Max Heart, aired in Japan between February 6, 2005, and January 29, 2006. The opening theme is " Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure (Max Heart ver.)" (DANZEN!ふたりはプリキュア(ver.MaxHeart)) by Mayumi Gojo. The first ending theme, used for episodes 1-36, is "Muri Muri!? Ari Ari!! In jaa Nai?!" (ムリムリ!?ありあり!!INじゃあな~い?!, "No Wat!? Unbelievable!! Is That Okay?!") by Mayumi Gojo with Young Fresh, whilst the second ending theme, used for episodes 37-47 is "Wonder Winter Yatta" (ワンダーウィンターヤッタ, Wandā Wintā Yatta, Wonder Winter Alright) by Gojo. In March 2013, the anime was later re-aired on TV Asahi's cable channel, TeleAsa Channel 1, [5]
Two animated films based on the Max Heart series were released. The first, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart: The Movie (映画 ふたりはプリキュア ー マックスハート, Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Haato), was released on April 16, 2005. The second movie, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky (映画 ふたりはプリキュア ー マックスハート, Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Haato 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi), was released December 10, 2005. The heroines also appear in all Pretty Cure All Stars movies, which ran between 2009 and 2016. Another crossover film, Hug! Pretty Cure × Futari wa Pretty Cure, was released on October 27, 2018, celebrating the franchise's 15th anniversary. [6]
On February 24, 2006, 4Kids Entertainment announced broadcasting and distribution rights for Pretty Cure in the United States, [7] though never produced an English version of it. In July 2008, Toei Animation began making episodes available through IGN's Direct2Drive service subtitled into English, [8] and have also started making those same episodes available for free internet streaming on Crunchyroll. [9] The subtitles were produced by "Nippon Golden Network", a Hawaii-based cable network that broadcasts Asian programming (mostly from Japan), and featured low-quality video and audio. In April 2009, Funimation used to license the English-subtitled version of the series for online distribution on the company's website. [10]
An English dub was produced by Toei and Ocean Productions using their Blue Water studio in Calgary, Alberta which aired on Canada's YTV channel from March 6, 2009, to July 31, 2010. [11] [12]
Both the television series and their movies received manga adaptation which were illustrated by Futago Kamikita in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine as they aired.[ citation needed]
Four video games based on the two series have been released in Japan by Bandai. An educational video game was released for the Sega Pico in 2004. A puzzle platformer, Futari wa Pretty Cure: Arienai! Yume no Sono wa Daimeikyu (ふたりはプリキュア ありえな~い!夢の園は大迷宮, lit. We are Pretty Cure: Unbelievable! The Garden of Dreams is a Big Mystery), was released for Game Boy Advance in 2004. A platformer, Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart - Maji? Maji!? Fight de IN Janai (ふたりはプリキュア マックスハート マジ?マジ?!ファイト de INじゃない, Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart - Maji? Maji!? Faito de IN Janai, We are Pretty Cure: Max Heart Seriously? Seriously!? A Fight's Okay, Right?) was released for Game Boy Advance in 2005. A side-scrolling beat 'em up game, Futari wa Precure Max Heart: Danzen! DS de Precure (Chikara wo Awasete Dai Battle!!) (ふたりはプリキュアMH DANZEN!DSでプリキュア 力をあわせて大バトル!!, Futari wa Purikyua MH: Danzen! DS de Purikyua (Chikara wo Awasete Dai Batoru!!), lit. We are Pretty Cure Max Heart: Danzen! Precure DS (The Big Battle for Power!!)) was also released in 2005 for the Nintendo DS. [13]
The series' popularity quickly spawned it into a full franchise with many different series. In a TV Asahi opinion poll, Pretty Cure appeared in the 45th position, above other series of the magical girl genre like Cutie Honey (technically not a "magical girl" series in the same sense; see article for details), Cardcaptor Sakura, and Magical Angel Creamy Mami. [14] [15]
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Futari wa Pretty Cure | |
![]() Volume 1 DVD cover, with Cure Black/Nagisa (left) and Cure White/Honoka (right) | |
ふたりはプリキュア (Futari wa Purikyua) | |
---|---|
Created by | Izumi Todo |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Daisuke Nishio |
Produced by | Moegi Nishizawa Rika Tsuruzaki Shigehaki Dohi Takashi Washio Tomoko Takahashi |
Music by | Naoki Satō |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | ANN ( ABC, TV Asahi) |
English network | |
Original run | February 1, 2004 – January 30, 2005 |
Episodes | 49 |
Manga | |
Written by | Izumi Todo |
Illustrated by | Futago Kamikita |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Nakayoshi |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | March 2004 – March 2005 |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime television series | |
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart | |
Directed by | Daisuke Nishio |
Produced by | Shigehaki Dohi Takashi Washio Tomoko Takahashi |
Music by | Naoki Sato |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Original network | ANN (ABC, TV Asahi) |
English network | |
Original run | February 6, 2005 – January 29, 2006 |
Episodes | 47 |
Manga | |
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart | |
Written by | Izumi Todo |
Illustrated by | Futago Kamikita |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Nakayoshi |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | March 2005 – March 2006 |
Video games | |
| |
Anime films | |
Futari wa Pretty Cure (ふたりはプリキュア, Futari wa Purikyua, "We Are Pretty Cure"), known as simply Pretty Cure outside Japan, is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and aired on ANN for 96 episodes across two seasons. It is the first installment in the Pretty Cure metaseries created by Izumi Todo.
The story centers around a duo of middle school students who gain the power to transform into the titular “protectors of light” known as Pretty Cure. The first season, directed by Daisuke Nishio, aired between February 1, 2004 and January 30, 2005, in the same timeslot as Izumi Todo's previous work Ashita no Nadja. It received an English-dubbed version, which aired in Canada between March 2009 and July 2010. In the season, the Cures are tasked with collecting the legendary Prism Stones to restore the Garden of Light while fighting against the forces of the Dark Zone that caused its destruction. A second season, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (ふたりはプリキュア Max Heart, Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Hāto), or simply Pretty Cure Max Heart, aired in Japan between February 6, 2005, and January 29, 2006. It introduces another member of the group, Shiny Luminous, and follows the Cures’ efforts in collecting the twelve Heartiels to revive the Queen, who currently takes the form of Hikari Kujo/Shiny Luminous. It was succeeded by Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star in its timeslot. Two Max Heart movies were released on April 16, 2005, and December 10, 2005, respectively. The series' main motif is yin and yang.
Futari wa Pretty Cure revolves around two girls, Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro, who encounter Mipple and Mepple of the Garden of Light. They give them the power to transform into the emissaries of light; Cure Black and Cure White, to fight against the forces of the Dark Zone: a dimension of evil that has encroached on the Garden of Light and plans to invade the Garden of Rainbows, Earth. The Cures search for the Prism Stones to restore the Garden of Light, placing them in a heart-shaped device known as the Prism Hopish protected by the Guardian, Wisdom. Upon recovering all the Prism Stones, its power takes them to the Garden of Light and repairs most of the damage done by the Dark Zone. Later in the series, Pollun, the Prince of the Garden of Light, grants them the power of the Rainbow Bracelets to defeat the Dark King.
In Max Heart, Nagisa and Honoka meet the mysterious Hikari Kujou, who is soon revealed to be the "Life" of the Queen. Following her battle with the Dark King, the Queen was separated into three parts: the twelve Heartiels, which represent her will, the Queen Chairect, which represents her heart, and Kujou Hikari, who represents her life. Meanwhile, the remnants of the Dark Zone are protecting a mysterious boy, who is suspected to be the "Life" of the Dark King. Joined by Hikari, who gains the power to become Shiny Luminous, the Pretty Cures once again fight against the Dark Zone in order to retrieve the Heartiels and restore the Queen.
Where appropriate, names on the left are from the original Japanese version, whilst names on the right without Japanese text are from both the Canadian and Singaporean English dubs. Character descriptions pertain to the Japanese version of the show.
The villains of the first series come from the Dark Zone (ドツクゾーン, Dotsukuzōn), a realm of darkness ruled by the Dark King.
The Dark King's first wave of servants.
A villainous trio who appears after the Dark Five are defeated and are accompanied by a macaw, who is their pet bird, and the Butler Zakenna (執事ザケンナー, Shitsuji Zaken'nā). The butlers serve as comic relief, as they are unintelligent and often fight and bicker. Unlike other Zakenna, they speak human language, but still use "-zakenna" to end their sentences. The taller Zakenna is laid back and clumsy, while the shorter Zakenna is quick to anger.
What remains of the Dark Zone, serving as the protectors of the "Life" of the Evil King as they seek to revive him.
The original Futari wa Pretty Cure anime aired in Japan between February 1, 2004, and January 30, 2005. The opening theme is " Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure" (Danzen! ふたりはプリキュア, Danzen! Futari wa Purikyua, "Definitely! Together, We Are Pretty Cure") by Mayumi Gojo whilst the ending theme is "Get You! Love Love?!" (ゲッチュウ!らぶらぶぅ?!, Getchū! Rabu Rabu?!) also by Gojo. The follow-up series, Max Heart, aired in Japan between February 6, 2005, and January 29, 2006. The opening theme is " Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure (Max Heart ver.)" (DANZEN!ふたりはプリキュア(ver.MaxHeart)) by Mayumi Gojo. The first ending theme, used for episodes 1-36, is "Muri Muri!? Ari Ari!! In jaa Nai?!" (ムリムリ!?ありあり!!INじゃあな~い?!, "No Wat!? Unbelievable!! Is That Okay?!") by Mayumi Gojo with Young Fresh, whilst the second ending theme, used for episodes 37-47 is "Wonder Winter Yatta" (ワンダーウィンターヤッタ, Wandā Wintā Yatta, Wonder Winter Alright) by Gojo. In March 2013, the anime was later re-aired on TV Asahi's cable channel, TeleAsa Channel 1, [5]
Two animated films based on the Max Heart series were released. The first, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart: The Movie (映画 ふたりはプリキュア ー マックスハート, Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Haato), was released on April 16, 2005. The second movie, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky (映画 ふたりはプリキュア ー マックスハート, Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Haato 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi), was released December 10, 2005. The heroines also appear in all Pretty Cure All Stars movies, which ran between 2009 and 2016. Another crossover film, Hug! Pretty Cure × Futari wa Pretty Cure, was released on October 27, 2018, celebrating the franchise's 15th anniversary. [6]
On February 24, 2006, 4Kids Entertainment announced broadcasting and distribution rights for Pretty Cure in the United States, [7] though never produced an English version of it. In July 2008, Toei Animation began making episodes available through IGN's Direct2Drive service subtitled into English, [8] and have also started making those same episodes available for free internet streaming on Crunchyroll. [9] The subtitles were produced by "Nippon Golden Network", a Hawaii-based cable network that broadcasts Asian programming (mostly from Japan), and featured low-quality video and audio. In April 2009, Funimation used to license the English-subtitled version of the series for online distribution on the company's website. [10]
An English dub was produced by Toei and Ocean Productions using their Blue Water studio in Calgary, Alberta which aired on Canada's YTV channel from March 6, 2009, to July 31, 2010. [11] [12]
Both the television series and their movies received manga adaptation which were illustrated by Futago Kamikita in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine as they aired.[ citation needed]
Four video games based on the two series have been released in Japan by Bandai. An educational video game was released for the Sega Pico in 2004. A puzzle platformer, Futari wa Pretty Cure: Arienai! Yume no Sono wa Daimeikyu (ふたりはプリキュア ありえな~い!夢の園は大迷宮, lit. We are Pretty Cure: Unbelievable! The Garden of Dreams is a Big Mystery), was released for Game Boy Advance in 2004. A platformer, Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart - Maji? Maji!? Fight de IN Janai (ふたりはプリキュア マックスハート マジ?マジ?!ファイト de INじゃない, Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart - Maji? Maji!? Faito de IN Janai, We are Pretty Cure: Max Heart Seriously? Seriously!? A Fight's Okay, Right?) was released for Game Boy Advance in 2005. A side-scrolling beat 'em up game, Futari wa Precure Max Heart: Danzen! DS de Precure (Chikara wo Awasete Dai Battle!!) (ふたりはプリキュアMH DANZEN!DSでプリキュア 力をあわせて大バトル!!, Futari wa Purikyua MH: Danzen! DS de Purikyua (Chikara wo Awasete Dai Batoru!!), lit. We are Pretty Cure Max Heart: Danzen! Precure DS (The Big Battle for Power!!)) was also released in 2005 for the Nintendo DS. [13]
The series' popularity quickly spawned it into a full franchise with many different series. In a TV Asahi opinion poll, Pretty Cure appeared in the 45th position, above other series of the magical girl genre like Cutie Honey (technically not a "magical girl" series in the same sense; see article for details), Cardcaptor Sakura, and Magical Angel Creamy Mami. [14] [15]
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