History Anime / HeartcatchPrettyCure

* PajamaCladHero: Episode 7 had Tsubomi race to help Erika rescue Itsuki while still in her PJs. She doesn't realize this until Itsuki questions why she's in school in her PJs.

* SelfInsertFic: Ban-kun's doujinshi features the Precure falling in love with 'Ken', a romanticized version of himself. Surpsingly, this becomes averted when he says that the ending involves the Precure giving up their crush on Ken, claiming that their friendship and duties as Precure matters more.

* SexyBacklessOutfit: Downplayed with 3 of the cures here. They have ribbons that criss-cross their backs.

* SkirtOverSlacks: The biking shorts variation, but this time they are ''really'' short.

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* HairDecorations: Tsubomi has her yellow flower-shaped scrunchies, and [[spoiler:her little sister has a bow that looks like Chypre's]].

* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Tsubomi, Erika and Itsuki are all doe-eyed to signal their status as heroines. On the other hand, Yuri's eyes start out narrow, but become larger once she regains her ability to transform into Cure Moonlight and starts bonding with the other Cures.
* GoOutWithASmile: A Pretty Cure's FinishingMove causes those who get hit by it to enter a state of complete bliss; if the target is a [[MonsterOfTheWeek Desertrian]] or [[spoiler:one of the Desert Apostles]], this is accompanied by fading away and returning to human form. Also, [[spoiler:pretty much everyone who dies in this series]] goes through this.
* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: Both Kumojacky and Cobraja]] in episode 46.

** In Episode 5, Tsubomi (Creator/NanaMizuki) adds rapeseed (''[[LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]na'') to the flower arrangement.

** The novels makes things actually ''even darker'', rounding up the villains further: [[spoiler:Kumojacky, Cobraja and Sasorina's backstories were revealed as of why they become Desert Apostles: Kumojacky was kicked out of his dojo due to violent outburst, Cobraja was expelled from fashion business due to his arrogance and narcissism, Sasorina... had an accident in her career as a child caretaker that killed a child under her care. But that didn't match up with Dune's. Let's see, turns out his father was a super {{Abusive Parent|s}} and wanted him dead, killed his mother and his nanny that tried protecting him while he escaped, all while he planned to TakeOverTheWorld, causing Dune to strike a DealWithTheDevil and gains power through his sheer hatred to his father and decided that if his father wanted to take over Earth, he'll destroy it to spite on his father.]] Any wonder that these materials are left out in the actual show?

** "Heartcatch Precure!: The Movie" was set in Paris and Mount Saint Michael in France, obiviously.

* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:Yuri Tsukikage and Dark Pretty Cure.]] It ended relatively well, [[spoiler: with Mr. Tsukikage acknowledging that both of them are his daughters and that Dark Pretty Cure is indeed Yuri's little sister]]. [[AlasPoorVillain But not before Cure Moonlight dealt lethal damage to Dark Pretty Cure...]]

* ContinuityNod: At the end of TheMovie, [[spoiler:the fairies are shown waving the light sticks first used in the All Stars [=DX2=] movie.]]
** The Miracle Lights have been used as AudienceParticipation in all but a few of the Pretty Cure movies.
** Also, in Episode 48, [[spoiler:Salamander and Olivier from TheMovie appear in Sabaaku's StartOfDarkness flashback.]]

** The novels makes things actually ''even darker'', rounding up the villains further: [[spoiler:Kumojacky, Cobraja and Sasorina's backstories were revealed as of why they become Desert Apostles: Kumojacky was kicked out of his dojo due to violent outburst, Cobraja was expelled from fashion business due to his arrogance and narcissism, Sasorina... had an accident in her career as a child caretaker that killed a child under her care. But that didn't match up with Dune's. Let's see, turns out his father was a super abusive and wanting him dead, killed his mother and his nanny that tried protecting him while he escaped, all while he planned to TakeOverTheWorld, causing Dune to strike a DealWithTheDevil and gains power through his sheer hatred to his father and decided that if his father wanted to take over Earth, he'll destroy it to spite on his father.]] Any wonders that these materials are left out in the actual show?

* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: The movie villain, Baron Salamander gets forgiven for all the shit he pulled, including turning his foster son into a mindless monster to reclaim his former power (never mind standard villain stuff, like immediately using said power to try burning France to cinders... which failed). While Dune in the main series gets similar forgiveness in the end, he gets to be purified to the point of becoming an essentially different entity (even if he survives), while Salamander doesn't. However, Salamander had his power source destroyed so his only way is to restart his life like a normal human instead of repeating his shits, with Olivier by his side. On the bright side, he does have a chance to change his viewpoint of "The world rejects me! I'm all alone in this world!" thanks to still having Olivier.]]

* FacelessMasses: In the opening, some formless, keyhole-shaped people chase Erika and Tsubomi. Itsuki, Kanae, Nanami and a background student are the only ones with definite shapes, but the last two become formless in the next shot.

* GaiasLament: [[{{Big Bad}} Dune's]] main goal. [[spoiler: He succeeds in episode 45 by wilting the [[{{WorldTree}} Heart Tree]] himself.]]

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Alas, poor Mr. Tsukikage and Dark Pretty Cure...]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In episode 7, the gap between Tsubomi fawning over Itsuki and lamenting that [[UnsettlingGenderReveal Itsuki is really a girl]] is about 3 minutes. Her lamentation was...
-->''My first love... ended in three minutes...''

* LoveConfession: Yuri gets one in episode 42...by a childhood friend [[PrecociousCrush at least 5 years younger than she is]].

** And then there's episode 28 where they take out an army of [[MonsterOfTheWeek Monsters Of The Week]]...let that sink in for a few seconds.

* PokemonSpeak: Averted, unlike other Pretty Cure MonsterOfTheWeek, the Desertrians in fact uses the same voice to shout the frustrations of the VictimOfTheWeek loudly. And considering that each episodes have different victims...

* RealMenWearPink: Ban-kun is a very scary looking guy with a bad reputation... who also loves drawing weepy shojo manga of Cure Blossom and Cure Marine.

** Kumojacky looks a lot like Anime/CaptainHarlock..

** Cure Sunshine caused a lot of comparisons with [[Series/KamenRiderBlackRX a certain other child of the sun...]] [[http://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/a/ahousa/20100718/20100718104853_original.jpg For example.]]

* TemptingFate: Erika's "Don't worry, if powerful enemies appear, we will smack 'em down!". [[spoiler: Naturally enough, the very next scene has the Pretty Cures tasting a sample of Dune's real power. And then Dune reveals just what kind of monster he is...he probably wouldn't be very out of place in ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''.]]

* ThresholdGuardians: [[spoiler: Kaoruko and that hot guy...er, Coupe-sama acted as proctors for the Pretty Cures' test to receive the Heartcatch Mirage.]]

* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler:Not only do the Desert Generals, whose recoveries ''are'' explained, manage to recover, returning to being normal humans after being purified, but Erika implies that even the Sunackies survived... somehow. [[KilledOffForReal Mr. Tsukikage and Dark Pretty Cure however, aren't so fortunate...]]]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The final episode shows everyone a year after the events of the series. The ''Heartcatch'' novel gives a proper one for the main heroines: [[spoiler:Yuri moves back to Kyoto with her mom and attends Kyoto College, Itsuki goes to France to study fashion, Tsubomi takes up English so she can join NASA and Erika... just wants to start a High School Fashion Club.]]

''[[TheStinger Fuwawawawaa...]]''

* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: This time, it's "''Pretty Cure, Open My Heart!''" ''ShugoChara'' anyone?

* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Well, Kumojacky punches Cure Marine across the space platform and ''through'' several stone pillars in episode 46. That's some ''SaintSeiya''-level battle there.

* TransformationIsAFreeAction: The TransformationSequence is quite long as per ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' standards. And the villains and monsterOfTheWeek do absolutely nothing to prepare for the fight while it's happening. The barrier protecting the girls justifies them not attacking.

* BadassCape: The mascots can transform into flight capes, allowing their partners to fly. Cure Moonlight can have this wihtout a mascot.

* {{Expy}}:
** Sayaka in episode 3 is into soccer, and looks a lot like Rin from ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5''. Lampshaded in episode 21 when Potpourri is scouting for the third Pretty Cure, and tells her there have been soccer-playing Cures before.
** Prior to the show's premiere, some people thought Tsubomi and Erika resembled [[Anime/FushigiboshiNoFutagoHime Fine and Rein]], mainly because of the theme colors.
** Hiroto from episode 15 looks like a young [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Kenshin]], though the crossed scar is on the opposite cheek.
** Way too many people compare Erika's older sister Momoka to [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Miki]], right down to her being a fashion model.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: Cobraja throws exploding photos, a la [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} a certain Cajun.]]

** Hiroto from episode 15 looks like a young [[RurouniKenshin Kenshin]], though the crossed scar is on the opposite cheek.

* InvisibleBackupBand: Considering there's an actual band playing in Episodes 36, it doesn't seem likely that this would come into play if not for the violin playing in the music when none of the band members have one.

** The red/magenta heart seeds are essentially Magical Girl [[MobileSuitGundam00 Trans-Am]].

* RedOneGosFaster: If the Cures douse themselves with red perfume, they gain a red aura and a speed boost (seen in episode 19, for example).

* FlowerMotifs: Pretty much what the entire series is based around.

* FromBadToWorse: [[spoiler: Even Heartcatch Mirage isn't enough to stop Dune. He turns into [[OneWingedAngel an enormous giant man in outer space]] and then starts pummeling the Earth with his bare hands.]]

* [[BewareMyStingerTail Beware My Stinger Ponytail]]: Sasorina

** Funnily enough, her [[IllBoy frail]] older brother [[DudeLooksLikeALady resembles a girl]] more than anything.

* [[BreatherEpisode Breather (Half-)Episode]]: The first half of episode 47. Between the defeat of Kumojacky and Cobraja and the battle versus Dark Pretty Cure and Prof. Sabaku, we see how hilarious Sunacky can be.

* CurbStompBattle: When Dune actually appears in person, he totally thrashed the Precures[[spoiler:, Cure Flower included]].

* CutesyNameTown[=/=]{{Premiseville}}: Kibogahana ("Flower of Hope").

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Cologne flew in front of an attack from Professor Sabaku to save Cure Moonlight, costing him his life.]]
** [[spoiler:And Sabaku himself protects Yuri and Tsubomi from one of Dune's attacks in episode 48, killing him in the process.]]

* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: Itsuki gets some luxurious locks when she transforms into Cure Sunshine.

* ThePowerOfLove: The power of Infinite Pretty Cure is literally Infinite Love, which she/they use to stop Dune's earth-shaking rampage.

* PrehensileHair: Sasorina

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Mr. Tsukikage.]]
* RetiredBadass: Kaoruko Hanasaki, AKA Cure Flower, who has fought and defeated Dune in the past. [[spoiler: Kumojacky and Cobraja never knew what hit 'em when they temporarily forced her out of retirement in episode 44.]]
** Coupe, her fairy partner also qualifies.
* TheReveal: Why do the Desert Apostles run with their tails between their legs whenever they're in danger of being purified? [[spoiler:It's because they're made from Heart Flowers themselves, making them functionally humanoid Desertians and subject to the same conditions.]]

* [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Ridiculously Cute Critters]]: The Cure partners, especially Potpourri.

* SchoolPlay: In Episode 16, the fashion club is charged of making costumes for the school play the drama club is holding.
* SecretTestOfCharacter: Episodes 37 and 38.
* {{Shojo}}

* ShoutOut: In Episode 5, Tsubomi (Creator/NanaMizuki) adds rapeseed (''[[LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]na'') to the flower arrangement.

** Kumojacky looks a lot like Anime/CaptainHarlock. See WrongGenreSavvy below.

* StoryBreakerPower[=/=] GameBreaker: [[spoiler: Infinity Silhouette. A planet sized Precure, who's so powerful the main big bad, who also had grown to the size of the planet, can't even hit her. His punches literally bounce off her like they are nothing, and she literally defeats him with one punch. It's never seen again, not even in the All stars crossover movies that air after the series Infinity Silouette appears in ended, probably because of this trope.]]

* SunnySunflowerDisposition: Cure Sunshine, [[CaptainObvious of course]].

* SuperMode: Super Silhouette.

* TakingTheBullet: Erika takes [[TakenForGranite the bullet]] for Tsubomi in Episode 6.
** [[spoiler: Cologne took one for Cure Moonlight, resulting in his death.]]

* VerbalTic: Coffret and Chypre end their sentences with "~desu".

* WholesomeCrossdresser: Itsuki.
* WordSaladTitle
* TheWorfEffect: Subverted. The girls (especially Cure Sunshine) were shown to be able to hold their own against the Desert Apostles in the past, but once Cure Moonlight showed up, they were easily beaten up. Admittedly, the Apostles were stronger thanks to the Dark Bracelets, and by the end of the episode, the three of them were nearly able to cleanse them, but only after Cure Moonlight softened them up quite a bit.

* [[{{Your Soul Is Mine}} Your Heart Flower is Mine]]: The "Just the Soul" variant (at first). This is how the {{Monster of the Week}} shows up, but the [[{{Our Souls are Different}} Heart Flowers]] must have already begun to wilt themselves before the villains can invoke this. The body itself takes the form of [[{{Buffy Speak}} some kind of transparent colorful crystal ball thing]]; and if the victim's [[{{Our Souls are Different}} Heart Flower]] wilts completely while the {{Monster of the Week}} has it, then that person essentially dies because he/she is in that form forever and his/her [[{{Our Souls are Different}} Heart Flower]] cannot be retaken and ''would'' make the [[{{World Tree}} Grand Heart Tree]] wilt more. Emphasis on "would" because the Pretty Cures are always JustInTime.

** Kumojacky looks a lot like CaptainHarlock. See WrongGenreSavvy below.