History YMMV / PrettyCure

** ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' is another season-specific example of this, while it is a generally contentious season, it was commercially successful compared to ''Maho Girls'' and especially ''Go! Princess'' and has an active fanbase in Japan compared to its detractors there, the western fans, on the other hand, either are indifferent towards it at best or outright loath it at worst, mainly due to the lackluster story and writing, poor treatment for the characters (particularly the fan-favorite ones), and '''''especially''''' the total lack of physical action scenes which this franchise have been famous for.

** ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' is another season-specific example of this, while it is a generally contentious season, it was commercially successful compared to ''Maho Girls'' and especially ''Go! Princess'' and has an active fanbase in Japan compared to its detractors there, the western fans, on the other hand, either were indifferent towards it at best or outright loathed it at worst, mainly due to the lackluster story and writing, poor treatment for the characters (particularly the fan-favorite ones), and '''''especially''''' the total lack of physical action scenes which this franchise have been famous for.

* RomanticPlotTumor: Many a fan considers the various seasons’ attempts at romance to be rather clumsy and sometimes disproportional to the screentime spent on them. That almost none of them were resolved and mostly just LeftHanging by the end of the series probably doesn't help. The biggest offender is probably ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'', where the romance plot took over the second half of the season… to its detriment, according to many fans. And of course, {{Yuri}} fans disliked them because [[HideYourLesbians F/F ships were kept to subtext and straight ones weren't]].

** ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' is another season-specific example of this, while it is a generally contentious season, it was commercially successful compared to ''Maho Girls'' and especially ''Go! Princess'' and has an active fanbase in Japan compared to its detractors there, the western fans, on the other hand, either were indifferent towards it at best or outright loathed it at worst, mainly due to the weaker story and writing, poor treatment of its characters (particularly the fan-favorite ones), and '''''especially''''' the total lack of physical action scenes which this franchise have been famous for.

** ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' is another season-specific example of this, while it is a generally contentious season, it was commercially successful compared to ''Maho Girls'' and especially ''Go! Princess'' and has an active fanbase in Japan compared to its detractors there, the western fans, on the other hand, either were indifferent towards it at best or outright loathed at worst, mainly due to the weaker story and writing, poor treatment of its characters (especially the fan-favorite ones), and '''''especially''''' the total lack of physical action scenes which this franchise have been famous for.

* ArchivePanic: The show's already run for twenty years with the same amount of seasons, and airs continuously an episode per week. If you plan to watch all of it, see to it that you have ''a lot'' of spare time.[[note]]As of June 2018, and considering that every instalment has about 49 episodes, each lasting about 20 minutes, to watch an entire Precure season would take more than 16 hours of your time; and watching the whole franchise, as a result, will take approximately ''10 full days of watching''. And that is '''disregarding the movies and specials'''.[[/note]]

* GirlShowGhetto: While many seasons tend to avoid both this trope and AnimationAgeGhetto thanks to the intense action scenes and stories, some seasons, particularly the lighthearted and less action-oriented ones, have a chance of being dismissed by some viewers as just another magical girl series for little kids.

* GirlShowGhetto: While many seasons tend to avoid this trope thanks to the intense action scenes and stories, some seasons, particularly the less action-oriented ones, have a chance of being dismissed by some viewers as just another magical girl series.

* ''YMMV/KibouNoChikaraOtonaPrettyCure23''

* AudienceAlienatingEra: Everyone's got their seasons that they can't stand. From the romance of ''Happiness Charge'' to the plot of ''Doki Doki'' to the filler of ''Smile'', every single season is decried as the franchise's Audience Alienating Era by ''somebody''. That said, there is a perception that the series dropped in quality after ''[[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure]]'', and again after ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'' which, along with ''Heartcatch'', was seen as a ToughActToFollow.

* AudienceAlienatingEra: Everyone's got their seasons that they can't stand. From the romance of ''Happiness Charge'' to the plot of ''Doki Doki'' to the filler of ''Smile'', every single season is decried as the franchise's Audience Alienating Era by ''somebody''. That said, there is a perception that the series dropped in quality after ''[[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Heartcatch]]'' (which was a ToughActToFollow), and it only really [[WinBackTheCrowd got better]] with ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure''.

* GirlShowGhetto: While many seasons tend to avoid this trope thanks to the intense action scenes and stories, some seasons, particularly the less action-oriented ones, have a chance of being dismissed by some viewers as “just another” magical girl series.

* GirlShowGhetto: Some seasons, particularly the less action-oriented ones, have a chance of being dismissed by some viewers as “just another” magical girl series.

* CultClassic: Currently, three series hold true for Western fans: ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' for being the first series to be widely subbed and being an amazing series story and action-wise, ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'' for pulling the series out of its terrible slump after ''Heartcatch'', and, while not as much as the other two, ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' for its darker angle, restoration of combat after ''Kira Kira'' removed it, improved writing over its predecessor, and being a much more superior MilestoneCelebration series than ''Happiness Charge''.

* WTHCastingAgency: Some Cures get hit with this during a series' initial previews and first few episodes, though the Pink Cures are hit with this the most when fans expect a high-pitched {{Moe}}-esque voice like Tsubomi from ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure''. This is in-spite of the fact that the pitch of the lead Cure is rarely consistent between series.

* GirlShowGhetto: Averted in that the ubiquitous cutesiness and girliness are consistently depicted as not at all incompatible with the action and violence, helping attract the PeripheryDemographic consisting of older guys. That being said, some seasons, particularly the less action-oriented ones, have a chance of lapsing into this trope, being dismissed by some viewers as “just another” magical girl series.

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** ''YMMV/KibouNoChikaraOtonaPrettyCure23''

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* GirlShowGhetto: Averted in that the ubiquitous cutesiness and girliness are consistently depicted as not at all incompatible with the action and violence, helping attract the PeripheryDemographic consisting of older guys. That being said, some seasons, particularly the less action-oriented ones, have a chance of lapsing into this trope, being dismissed as “just another” magical girl series.

* GirlShowGhetto: Averted in that the ubiquitous cutesiness and girliness is consistently depicted as not at all incompatible with the action and violence, helping attract the PeripheryDemographic consisting of older guys. That being said, less action-oriented seasons have a chance of lapsing into this trope, being dismissed by action buffs as “just another” magical girl series.

* CultClassic: Currently, three series hold true for Western fans: ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' for being the first series to be widely subbed and being an amazing series story and action-wise, ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'' for pulling the series out of its terrible slump after ''Heartcatch'', and, while not as much as the other two, ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' for its darker angle, restoration of combat after ''Kira Kira'' removed it and being a much more superior MilestoneCelebration series than ''Happiness Charge''.

** ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' didn't perform as well as its predecessor Hugtto! did in Japan, but among Western fans of Pretty Cure, this series is well-loved, with many Westerners calling it their favorite Pretty Cure series.

* ContestedSequel: While there are some exceptions (see Cult Classic below), a lot of seasons fall into this trope for one reason or another.

* CultClassic: Currently, three series hold true for Western fans: ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' for being the first series to be widely subbed and being an amazing series story and action-wise, ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'' for pulling the series out of its terrible slump after ''Heartcatch'', and ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' for its darker angle, restoration of combat after ''Kira Kira'' removed it and being a much more superior MilestoneCelebration series than ''Happiness Charge''.

** While ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'' helped WinBackTheCrowd back in Japan after the divisive (even by the franchise's standards) ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'', much of its fans were overseas, who gushed over [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome beautifully animated fight scenes]]. [[InvertedTrope Ironically afterwards]], while [[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure the next]] [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode two seasons]] were just as popular back home, [[AmericansHateTingle they suffered a large case]] of ToughActToFollow outside, mainly due to the decreased action and toned down fights (especially in the latter season).
** ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' is also beloved in the west, like ''Heartcatch'' and ''Go! Princess'', given the return of hand-to-hand combat, DarkerAndEdgier themes, and growing levels of the HSQ, [[spoiler:[[UnexpectedCharacter especially with surprise appearences from Cures from previous series]]]].

* DevotedFanBonusDetail: Each series takes place within its own continuity, with the exceptions of SequelSeries such as ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureMaxHeart'' and ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5GoGo''. As such, a newcomer could start with any season with no issue. However, each season, especially post-2014, has at least three Easter eggs from previous generations of Cures that newcomers will miss, but older fans will pick up on (example: a store in ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'' is named [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Doki Doki]] [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Happiness]] Fancy Shop).

** The ''Pretty Cure'' franchise is well-liked among bi and lesbian anime fans due to the frequent HoYay apparent from the PseudoRomanticFriendship dynamics. ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' in particular has Yukari (Cure Macaron) and Akira (Cure Chocolat), the closest to genuine relationship between two teammates, including a LoveConfession between the two. This was well-received among the LGBT fanbase, and even those who see ''Kira Kira'' as a [[SoOkayItsAverage weak (if not outright bad) season]] have praised the relationship.