History YMMV / PrettyCure

* ''YMMV/SmilePrecure AKA Anime/GlitterForce''
* ''YMMV/DokiDokiPrecure AKA Anime/GlitterForceDokiDoki''

** The whole "male Cure" topic, which was kickstarted by [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored within the story]] and the plans for that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea and feel that it would add some variety to the Cures, while others find it strange and unnecessary, considering that there are already recurring male allies like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. And then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[spoiler:[[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Cure Infini]]]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious; some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculine (even compared to the tomboyish Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, while others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable. Such debates have raged on in a similar vein to the "female red ranger"/"female main character" of {{Tokusatsu}} fandom.

* TestosteroneBrigade: Despite being marketed to girls, the franchise has lots of male fans because of its long-standing reputation for [[GoodOldFisticuffs in-your-face fist fights]] and NoHoldsBarredBeatDown to a degree that is uncommon in other magical girl shows, since the tone-setting director for the first installments of the franchise is best known for ''Manga/DragonBallZ''.

** ''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, but in the West, it has received mixed to negative reactions, 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.

** Want to incite a long debate between fans? Go ahead and ask what are the definitive colors for each of the existing Pretty Cures. [[SchmuckBait Go on. Ask.]] It doesn't help that Toei themselves [[ShrugOfGod flip-flops]] on them at a moment's notice between seasons, as a Cure that was classified as one color will suddenly become labeled under another for seemingly no reason. This goes double if a Cure's color palette contains more than one major color, as it can make people double guess their answers on where to place that Cure on a color wheel, especially once official sources get involved.
** The whole "male Cure" topic, which was kickstarted by [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored within the story]] and the plans for that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea and feel that it would add some variety to the Cures, while others find it unnecessary but don't mind having recurring male allies in the team like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. And then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[spoiler:[[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Cure Infini]]]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious; some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculine (even compared to the tomboyish Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, while others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable. Such debates have raged on in a similar vein to the "female red ranger"/"female main character" of {{Tokusatsu}} fandom.

* ''YMMV/SoaringSkyPrecurePrettyCure''

* ''YMMV/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure''

** ''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 loathe 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.

* CreatorWorship: Despite their contribution to the franchise being solely creating manga tie-ins, a lot of fans consider the twin duo Jitsuna and Kizuna Kamikita (also known collectively as [[https://twitter.com/kamikitafutago Futago Kamikita]]) to be an integral part of the franchise, with their takes on some of the seasons were seen by some as superior to how these seasons actually turned out. but much to the Western fans’ annoyance, only a few mangas from the twins were translated into English while the rest were left untranslated and are hard to find.

* CreatorWorship: Despite their role in the franchise being solely about creating manga tie-ins, a lot of fans consider the twins Jitsuna and Kizuna Kamikita (also known collectively as [[https://twitter.com/kamikitafutago Futago Kamikita]]) to be integral parts to the franchise, with their takes on some of the seasons were seen by some as superior to how these seasons actually turned out, but much to the western fans’ annoyance, only a few works from the twins were translated to English while the rest is [[NoExportForYou difficult to find]].

** [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Mika Masuko]], to the point where fans have come up with theories about her.

* CreatorWorship: Despite their role in the franchise being solely about creating manga tie-ins, a lot of fans consider the twins Jitsuna and Kizuna Kamikita (also known collectively as [[https://twitter.com/kamikitafutago Futago Kamikita]]) to be integral parts to the franchise, with their takes on some of the seasons were seen by some as superior to how these seasons actually turned out, but much to the western fans’ annoyance, only a few works from the twins were translated to English while the rest is difficult to find.

* CreatorWorship: Despite their role in the franchise being solely about creating manga tie-ins, a lot of fans consider the twins Jitsuna and Kizuna Kamikita (also known collectively as [[https://twitter.com/kamikitafutago Futago Kamikita]]) to be integral parts to the franchise, with their takes on some of the seasons were seen by some as [[BetterThanCanon superior to how these seasons actually turned out]], but much to the western fans’ annoyance, only a few works from the twins were translated to English while the rest is difficult to find.

* CreatorWorship: Despite their role in the franchise being solely about creating manga tie-ins, a lot of fans consider the twins Jitsuna and Kizuna Kamikita (also known collectively as [[https://twitter.com/kamikitafutago Futago Kamikita]]) to be integral parts to the franchise, with their takes on some of the seasons were seen by some as superior to how these seasons actually turned out, but much to the western fans’ annoyance, only a few works from the twins were translated to English while the rest is difficult to find.

* CreatorWorship: Despite their role in the franchise being solely about creating manga tie-ins, a lot of fans consider the twins Jitsuna and Kizuna Kamikita (also known collectively as [[https://twitter.com/kamikitafutago Futago Kamikita]]) to be integral parts of the series, with their takes on some of the series were seen by some as superior to how they actually turned out, but much to the western fans’ annoyance, only a few works from the twins were translated to English while the rest is difficult to find.

* CreatorWorship: Despite their role in the franchise being solely about creating manga tie-ins, a lot of fans consider the twins Jitsuna and Kizuna Kamikita (also known collectively as [twitter.com/kamikitafutago Futago Kamikita]) to be integral parts of the series, with their takes on some of the series were seen by some as superior to how they actually turned out, but much to the western fans’ annoyance, only a few works from the twins were translated to English while the rest is difficult to find.

* CreatorWorship: Despite their role in the franchise being solely about creating manga tie-ins, a lot of fans consider the twins Jitsuna and Kizuna Kamikita (also known collectively as [[twitter.com/KamikitaFutago Futago Kamikita]]) to be integral parts of the series, with their takes on some of the series were seen by some as superior to how they actually turned out, but much to the western fans’ annoyance, only a few works from the twins were translated to English while the rest is difficult to find.

** The whole "male Cure" topic, which was kickstarted by [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored within the story]] and the plans for that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea and feel that it would add some variety to the Cures, while others find it unnecessary but don't mind having recurring male allies in the team like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. And then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[spoiler:[[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Cure Infini]]]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious in some circles; some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculine (even compared to the tomboyish Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, while others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable. Such debates have raged on in a similar vein to the "female red ranger"/"female main character" of {{Tokusatsu}} fandom.

** The whole "male Cure" topic, which was kickstarted by [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored within the story]] and the plans for that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea and feel that it would add some variety to the Cures, while others find it unnecessary but don't mind having recurring male allies in the team like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. and then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[spoiler:[[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Cure Infini]]]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious in some circles, some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculinely (even compared to the tomboyish Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, and others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable.

** The whole "male Cure" topic, which was kickstarted by [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored within the story]] and the plans for that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea and feel that it would add some variety to the Cures, while others find it unnecessary but don't mind having recurring male allies in the team like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. and then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[spoiler:[[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Cure Infini]]]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious in some circles, some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculinely (even compared to Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, and others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable.

** Want to incite a long debate between fans? Go ahead and ask what are the definitive colors for each of the existing Pretty Cures. [[SchmuckBait Go on. Ask.]] It doesn't help that Toei themselves [[ShrugOfGod flip-flops]] on them at a moment's notice between seasons, as a Cure that was classified as one color will suddenly become labeled under another for seemingly no reason. This goes double if a Cure's color palette contains more than one major color, as it can make people double guess their answers on where to place that Cure on a color wheel, especially once official sources gets involved.
** The whole male Cure topic, which was kickstarted by [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored within the story]] and the plans for that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with some fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea and feel that it would add some variety to the Cures, while others find it unnecessary but don't mind having recurring male allies in the team like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. and then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[spoiler:[[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Cure Infini]]]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious in some circles, some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculinely (even compared to Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, and others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable.

** The whole male Cure topic, which was kickstarted by [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored within the story]] and the plans for that were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with some fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea and feel that it would add some variety to the Cures, but others find it unnecessary but don't mind having recurring male allies in the team like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. and then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[spoiler:[[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Cure Infini]]]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious in some circles, some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculinely (even compared to Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, and others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable.

** The whole male Cure topic, which was kickstarted by [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored within the story]] and the plans for that was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with some fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea and feel that it would add some variety to the Cures, but others find it unnecessary but don't mind having recurring male allies in the team like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. and then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[spoiler:[[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Cure Infini]]]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious in some circles, some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculinely (even compared to Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, and others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable.

** The whole male Cure topic, which was kickstarted by [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored within the story]] and the plans for that was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with some fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea but others find it unnecessary but don't mind having recurring male allies in the team like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. and then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Henry]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious in some circles, some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculinely (even compared to Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, and others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable.

** The whole male Cure topic, which kickstarted with [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored within the story]] and the plans for that was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with some fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea but others find it unnecessary but don't mind having recurring male allies in the team like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. and then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Henry]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious in some circles, some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculinely (even compared to Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, and others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable.

** The whole male Cure discourse, which kickstarted with [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Pikario[=/=]Rio]]'s possibility of becoming a Cure (which ended up being [[AbortedArc completely ignored]] and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen scrapped]] for unknown reasons, with some fans suspecting that [[ExecutiveMeddling the producers rejected the idea]]), is pretty divisive. Some fans like the idea but others find it unnecessary but don't mind having recurring male allies in the team like [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Seiji]], [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Kanata]], [[Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure Rosemary and Takumi[=/=]Black Pepper]] who can fight on their own without being Cures. and then we have [[Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure Cure Wing]], the first official male Cure (without including [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Henry]] who appeared just for 2 episodes), and while the character was well-received, whether he needed to be a male character at all is a bit contentious in some circles, some feel that he doesn't look or act very masculinely (even compared to Cure Sky) and wouldn't be any different if he was female, and others don't mind that and feel that there are little boys who would find him relatable.

* BrokenBase: Want to incite a long debate between fans? Go ahead and ask what are the definitive colors for each of the existing Pretty Cures. [[SchmuckBait Go on. Ask.]] It doesn't help that Toei themselves [[ShrugOfGod flip-flops]] on them at a moment's notice between seasons, as a Cure that was classified as one color will suddenly become labeled under another for seemingly no reason. This goes double if a Cure's color palette contains more than one major color, as it can make people double guess their answers on where to place that Cure on a color wheel, especially once official sources gets involved.