Suite PreCure | |
スイートプリキュア♪ (Suīto PuriKyua♪) | |
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Genre | Magical girl, music |
Created by | Izumi Todo |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Munehisa Sakai |
Written by | Toshiya Ono |
Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Original network | ANN ( ABC, TV Asahi) |
English network | |
Original run | February 6, 2011 – January 29, 2012 |
Episodes | 48 |
Manga | |
Written by | Izumi Todo |
Illustrated by | Futago Kamikita |
Published by | Kodansha ( Shogakukan for Let's go! Suite Precure) |
Magazine | Nakayoshi, CoroCoro Comic |
Demographic | Shōjo, ( Kodomo (Boys) for Let's Go) |
Original run | March 2011 – February 2012 |
Video game | |
Suite PreCure Melody Collection | |
Developer | Namco Bandai Games |
Publisher | Namco Bandai Games |
Genre | Minigame |
Platform | Nintendo DS |
Released | August 25, 2011 |
Anime film | |
Suite Precure The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts! | |
Directed by | Yoko Ikeda |
Written by | Toshiyo Ono |
Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Released | October 29, 2011 |
Suite PreCure (スイートプリキュア♪, Suīto PuriKyua♪, stylized as Suite PreCure♪) is a Japanese anime series and the eighth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure metaseries. The series is produced by Toei Animation and directed by Munehisa Sakai, who directed the One Piece anime series. Character designs were done by Akira Takahashi, who previously worked on Kaidan Restaurant. The series aired on TV Asahi's ANN network between February 6, 2011 and January 29, 2012, replacing HeartCatch PreCure! in its timeslot, and was succeeded by Smile PreCure! A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita was serialised in Kodansha's monthly Nakayoshi magazine.
The main topic of the series is music, the second to do so after HeartCatch PreCure! used it as a secondary theme, which influences the names of the Cures and the magical devices they use. Another theme is friendship, as emphasized by the relationship between Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino.
In a realm called Major Land, the "Melody of Happiness" is due to be played to spread happiness throughout the world. However, on the day it is scheduled to be played, an evil man named Mephisto steals the Legendary Score, plotting to turn it into the "Melody of Sorrow" to spread sadness throughout the world. Major Land's queen Aphrodite scatters the Notes that make up the Legendary Score into the human world and sends a fairy named Hummy to Kanon Town to recover them. There, Hummy meets two girls, Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino, who are chosen to become the Suite Pretty Cures to recover the missing Notes and protect everyone's happiness.
Eight jewel-like fairies that came from Major Land. They give the Pretty Cure special abilities and powers when inserted into the Cure Modules and Cure Belltiers. They are also in charge of collecting the scattered notes of the Melody of Happiness. Except for the Crescendo Tone, their names are derived from the Solfège scale (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Shi, Do).
Characters who appear in Suite PreCure♪ The Movie: Take it Back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts.
Major 3 (メイジャー3, Meijā Surī) is a group who serves under Howling and assists him in his goal of taking away all music. Their names are derived from types of notes related to pitch.
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 "La La La Suite PreCure" (ラ♪ラ♪ラ♪スイートプリキュア♪, Ra Ra Ra Suīto Purikyua) by Mayu Kudou while the ending theme is "Wonderful Powerful Music!!" (ワンダフル↑パワフル↑ミュージック!!, Wandafuru Pawafuru Myūjikku!!) by Aya Ikeda. From episodes 24-48, the opening theme is "La La La Suite PreCure (Unlimited ver.)" (ラ♪ラ♪ラ♪スイートプリキュア♪~∞UNLIMITED∞ ver~, Ra Ra Ra Suīto Purikyua (Unlimited ver.)) by Kudou, while the ending theme is "Rainbow of Hope" (♯キボウレインボウ♯, Kibō Reinbō) 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). [7] Four Blu-ray Box Sets were released between October 28, 2011 and June 22, 2012.
A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita began serialisation in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine from March 2011 to February 2012.
A movie based on the series, Suite Precure♪ The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts (映画 スイートプリキュア♪ とりもどせ! 心がつなぐ奇跡のメロディ♪, Eiga Suīto PuriKyua♪: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Merodi!) was released in Japanese cinemas on October 29, 2011.
The heroines also appear in the Pretty Cure All Stars movies, starting from Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow~Colored Flower That Connects the World! (プリキュアオールスターズDX3 未来にとどけ!世界をつなぐ☆虹色の花, Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu Surī: Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai wo Tsunagu Niji~Iro no Hana!) (Released on March 19, 2011) and Pretty Cure All Stars DX: 3D Theatre (プリキュアオールスターズDX 3Dシアター, PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu: Surī Dī Shiatā) (Released on August 5, 2011)
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.
An educational software title, Suite PreCure♪: Happy Oshare Harmony☆ (スイートプリキュア♪ハッピーおしゃれハーモニー☆, Suīto PuriKyua♪: Happī Oshare Hāmonī) was released by Bandai for the Sega Beena on May 26, 2011. A video game, Suite PreCure♪: Melody Collection (スイートプリキュア♪メロディコレクション, Suīto PuriKyua♪: Merodi Korekushon) was developed by Bandai for the Nintendo DS and released in Japan on August 25, 2011. [8]
Suite PreCure | |
スイートプリキュア♪ (Suīto PuriKyua♪) | |
---|---|
Genre | Magical girl, music |
Created by | Izumi Todo |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Munehisa Sakai |
Written by | Toshiya Ono |
Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Original network | ANN ( ABC, TV Asahi) |
English network | |
Original run | February 6, 2011 – January 29, 2012 |
Episodes | 48 |
Manga | |
Written by | Izumi Todo |
Illustrated by | Futago Kamikita |
Published by | Kodansha ( Shogakukan for Let's go! Suite Precure) |
Magazine | Nakayoshi, CoroCoro Comic |
Demographic | Shōjo, ( Kodomo (Boys) for Let's Go) |
Original run | March 2011 – February 2012 |
Video game | |
Suite PreCure Melody Collection | |
Developer | Namco Bandai Games |
Publisher | Namco Bandai Games |
Genre | Minigame |
Platform | Nintendo DS |
Released | August 25, 2011 |
Anime film | |
Suite Precure The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts! | |
Directed by | Yoko Ikeda |
Written by | Toshiyo Ono |
Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Released | October 29, 2011 |
Suite PreCure (スイートプリキュア♪, Suīto PuriKyua♪, stylized as Suite PreCure♪) is a Japanese anime series and the eighth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure metaseries. The series is produced by Toei Animation and directed by Munehisa Sakai, who directed the One Piece anime series. Character designs were done by Akira Takahashi, who previously worked on Kaidan Restaurant. The series aired on TV Asahi's ANN network between February 6, 2011 and January 29, 2012, replacing HeartCatch PreCure! in its timeslot, and was succeeded by Smile PreCure! A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita was serialised in Kodansha's monthly Nakayoshi magazine.
The main topic of the series is music, the second to do so after HeartCatch PreCure! used it as a secondary theme, which influences the names of the Cures and the magical devices they use. Another theme is friendship, as emphasized by the relationship between Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino.
In a realm called Major Land, the "Melody of Happiness" is due to be played to spread happiness throughout the world. However, on the day it is scheduled to be played, an evil man named Mephisto steals the Legendary Score, plotting to turn it into the "Melody of Sorrow" to spread sadness throughout the world. Major Land's queen Aphrodite scatters the Notes that make up the Legendary Score into the human world and sends a fairy named Hummy to Kanon Town to recover them. There, Hummy meets two girls, Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino, who are chosen to become the Suite Pretty Cures to recover the missing Notes and protect everyone's happiness.
Eight jewel-like fairies that came from Major Land. They give the Pretty Cure special abilities and powers when inserted into the Cure Modules and Cure Belltiers. They are also in charge of collecting the scattered notes of the Melody of Happiness. Except for the Crescendo Tone, their names are derived from the Solfège scale (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Shi, Do).
Characters who appear in Suite PreCure♪ The Movie: Take it Back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts.
Major 3 (メイジャー3, Meijā Surī) is a group who serves under Howling and assists him in his goal of taking away all music. Their names are derived from types of notes related to pitch.
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 "La La La Suite PreCure" (ラ♪ラ♪ラ♪スイートプリキュア♪, Ra Ra Ra Suīto Purikyua) by Mayu Kudou while the ending theme is "Wonderful Powerful Music!!" (ワンダフル↑パワフル↑ミュージック!!, Wandafuru Pawafuru Myūjikku!!) by Aya Ikeda. From episodes 24-48, the opening theme is "La La La Suite PreCure (Unlimited ver.)" (ラ♪ラ♪ラ♪スイートプリキュア♪~∞UNLIMITED∞ ver~, Ra Ra Ra Suīto Purikyua (Unlimited ver.)) by Kudou, while the ending theme is "Rainbow of Hope" (♯キボウレインボウ♯, Kibō Reinbō) 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). [7] Four Blu-ray Box Sets were released between October 28, 2011 and June 22, 2012.
A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita began serialisation in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine from March 2011 to February 2012.
A movie based on the series, Suite Precure♪ The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts (映画 スイートプリキュア♪ とりもどせ! 心がつなぐ奇跡のメロディ♪, Eiga Suīto PuriKyua♪: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Merodi!) was released in Japanese cinemas on October 29, 2011.
The heroines also appear in the Pretty Cure All Stars movies, starting from Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow~Colored Flower That Connects the World! (プリキュアオールスターズDX3 未来にとどけ!世界をつなぐ☆虹色の花, Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu Surī: Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai wo Tsunagu Niji~Iro no Hana!) (Released on March 19, 2011) and Pretty Cure All Stars DX: 3D Theatre (プリキュアオールスターズDX 3Dシアター, PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu: Surī Dī Shiatā) (Released on August 5, 2011)
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.
An educational software title, Suite PreCure♪: Happy Oshare Harmony☆ (スイートプリキュア♪ハッピーおしゃれハーモニー☆, Suīto PuriKyua♪: Happī Oshare Hāmonī) was released by Bandai for the Sega Beena on May 26, 2011. A video game, Suite PreCure♪: Melody Collection (スイートプリキュア♪メロディコレクション, Suīto PuriKyua♪: Merodi Korekushon) was developed by Bandai for the Nintendo DS and released in Japan on August 25, 2011. [8]