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| 6 | [[caption-width-right:350:''”We’re All Here Together With Our Beautiful Heart Flowers!”''[[note]]Clockwise from top right: Cure Moonlight/Yuri Tsukikage, Potpurri, Cure Sunshine/Itsuki Myoudouin, Cure Blossom/Tsubomi Hanasaki, Chypre, Cure Marine/Erika Kurumi and Coffret.[[/note]]]] |
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| 9 | ->'''Cure Blossom/Tsubomi Hanasaki:'''''"The Flower that spreads throughout the land, Cure Blossom!"'' |
| 10 | ->'''Cure Marine/Erika Kurumi :'''''"The Flower that flutters by the ocean winds, Cure Marine!"'' |
| 11 | ->'''Cure Sunshine/Itsuki Myoudouin:'''''"The Flower that bathes in the sunlight, Cure Sunshine!"'' |
| 12 | ->'''Cure Moonlight/Yuri Tsukikage:'''''"The Flower that glistens in the light of the moon, Cure Moonlight!"'' |
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| 14 | The seventh entry in the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' series, and the first since ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'' to use a pair of Cures as the main characters. It also features the distinctive character designs of Yoshihiko Umakoshi, who previously served as character designer for Izumi Todo's other notable series ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi''. |
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| 16 | When InnocentFlowerGirl Tsubomi Hanasaki and her parents move to a new town, Tsubomi has her heart set on starting with a clean slate and changing her quiet personality to become more outgoing. Fashion-loving GenkiGirl Erika Kurumi immediately attaches herself to her, and no matter how hard Tsubomi tries she just can't pry her off. |
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| 18 | Meanwhile, Tsubomi is having a [[PsychicDreamsForEveryone strange dream]] where she witnesses the last stand of a mysterious woman in white called Cure Moonlight against the sinister [[EvilKnockoff Dark Pretty Cure]]. With the last of her strength, Cure Moonlight implores two fairies -- Chypre and Coffret -- to [[TakeUpMySword search for her successor]]. |
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| 20 | It turns out that Tsubomi is a [[TheChosenOne perfect candidate]] to take up the Pretty Cure power as Cure Blossom... perfect in every area except actual competence, giving her the title of [[ThisLoserIsYou The Weakest Pretty Cure Ever]]. However, driven by her desire to change and protect those around her, Tsubomi slowly begins to improve herself. |
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| 22 | Soon Erika gets into the act as Cure Marine, and together they fight against the Desert Apostles, who seek to turn the world into a desert by killing the [[WorldTree Tree of Hearts]]. To speed the process along, the Apostles can steal the Heart Flowers of those going through [[SadnessTropes a rough patch]] and turn them into Desertrians, [[TheBerserker berserker]] [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters]] who are [[EvilCounterpart the embodiment of that person's frustrations and insecurities]]. Fortunately, it's nothing that a bit of [[DefeatEqualsFriendship punch-based therapy]] can't handle. |
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| 24 | Later on, {{Bifauxnen}} StudentCouncilPresident Itsuki Myoudouin joins as [[SixthRanger Third Ranger]] Cure Sunshine to form a team of three. Then there's Yuri Tsukikage, the former Cure Moonlight who has [[BrokenBird yet to recover]] from her [[DespairEventHorizon traumatic defeat]] at the hands of Dark Pretty Cure. |
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| 26 | This installment is preceded by ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'' and followed by ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure''. |
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| 28 | !!''Heartcatch Pretty Cure!'' provides examples of: |
| 29 | * ActorAllusion: We see Tsubomi wears a shirt with a numeral 7 on it in the first episode and at other times throughout the series; later we see Erika wearing a similar one. It's either because this is the seventh Precure series or because the first name of Tsubomi's voice actor is Nana, which means seven in Japanese. Nana Mizuki is the most famous actor in the show's credits. |
| 30 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Dark Precure. She spends most of the series as a stoic character who seems to exist only to dog Yuri and provide a strong opponent for the Cures. Then episode 47 reveals that she just wants to cement her place as Sabaku's ''real'' daughter, having been [[ReplacementGoldfish made to replace Yuri]]. ''Then'' episode 48 gives us her death scene proper, where Sabaku comforts his now-badly injured "other daughter" and refers to her as Yuri's sister. The vulnerability coming from the heretofore borderline-emotionless Dark as she is embraced by Sabaku and [[DisappearsIntoLight fades away]] makes it even more saddening.]] |
| 31 | * AllYourColorsCombined: Gold Forte Burst + Floral Power Fortissimo = '''SHINING FORTISSIMO!!!''' |
| 32 | * AloofDarkHairedGirl: Yuri is tall, dark haired and [[BrokenBird has a very standoffish personality due to her past]]. Her alter ego Cure Moonlight brightened the color, but still a little 'darker' than the other Cures. |
| 33 | * AlternateContinuity: To every season that came before it. |
| 34 | * AnatomyOfTheSoul: Heart Flowers. |
| 35 | * ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: Class X, Planetary Annihilation. Dune has destroyed a green forest planet to fuel his desert power.]] Didn't expect that in a kid's anime, huh? |
| 36 | * ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Cure Blossom in Episode 2. |
| 37 | --> '''Cure Blossom:''' Not only did you hurt Erika-san, you even trampled the flowers. [[ThisMeansWar I've... I'VE HAD ENOUGH!]] |
| 38 | * ArtStyleDissonance: Despite the cartoonish and heavily stylized character designs (courtesy of Yoshihiko Umakoshi, who previously did very similar character designs for ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi''), the show deals with some pretty heavy topics compared to other ''Pretty Cure'' installments. |
| 39 | * AssKicksYou: Beautifully executed by Cure Blossom in episode six. Why she calls it a "punch" is a mystery. |
| 40 | ** Blossom seems to be fond of this, actually. And in episode 30, both she and Marine do it in a [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Heroes]] moment. |
| 41 | ** Done again with her whole body in a later episode ("Blossom Body Punch"). She seems to think that any offensive thrust not performed via legs or magic is a "punch"... |
| 42 | * AstralFinale: The final battles are fought in space. |
| 43 | * AttackReflector: Cure Sunshine's Sunflower Aegis and Cure Moonlight's Moonlight Reflection. |
| 44 | * BabiesEverAfter: A weird variation where the main characters themselves aren't the parents. [[spoiler: After the final battle, we skip ahead at least a few months, after Tsubomi's little sister Futaba has been born.]] |
| 45 | * BadassCape: The mascots can transform into flight capes, allowing their partners to fly. Cure Moonlight can have this without a mascot. |
| 46 | * BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: The Cures and fairies can, too. |
| 47 | * BeamSpam: Kumojaki's choice gambit while using his Dark Bracelet. |
| 48 | * BeehiveBarrier: Potpourri and Cure Sunshine have the power to create them. |
| 49 | * BewareMyStingerTail: Sasorina's ponytail ends in a stinger that she claims can inject venom. [[InformedAbility She never got a chance to use it, though.]] |
| 50 | * {{Bifauxnen}}: [[StudentCouncilPresident Itsuki Myoudoin]] had quite a few viewers -- and Tsubomi -- convinced that she was a very cute boy... until Episode Seven. Commence in-universe UnsettlingGenderReveal for both Tsubomi and Cobraja. |
| 51 | * BigStormEpisode: Episode 22 has Tsubomi and Erika fight Kumojaki and a Desertarian in the middle of a typhoon. The end of the episode has [[spoiler: Itsuki discovering and taking in Potpourri, mistaking him for a cute doll.]] |
| 52 | * BishieSparkle: Happens in Episode 7 with Itsuki. Unsurprisingly enough, there are [[FlowerMotifs peonies in the background]]. |
| 53 | * BlandNameProduct: Kanae uses a "Nihon" camera, an obvious stand-in for a Nikon. |
| 54 | * BloodKnight: Kumojaki. [[spoiler: Deconstructed in episode 46.]] |
| 55 | * BoomStick: The Flower Tacts. |
| 56 | * BreakingTheFourthWall: Cobraja makes a whole herd of Desertrians from the kids who haven't done their homework. Once his army is defeated, he threatens the viewers who haven't done their homework before leaving. |
| 57 | * BreatherEpisode: The first half of episode 47. Between the defeat of Kumojaki and Cobraja and the battle versus Dark Pretty Cure and Prof. Sabaku, we see how hilarious Sunacky can be. |
| 58 | * ByThePowerOfGreyskull: This time, it's "''Pretty Cure, Open My Heart!''" |
| 59 | * 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…]] |
| 60 | * CallBack: In Episode 48, [[spoiler: Salamander and Olivier from TheMovie appear in Sabaku's StartOfDarkness flashback]]. |
| 61 | * TheCameo: |
| 62 | ** Aya Ikeda and Mayu Kudou (singers for ''Heartcatch'''s AnimeThemeSong and {{Ending Theme}}s respectively) make an appearance in episode 36 as members of the school's light music club. |
| 63 | ** Mayu Kudou has done this before in ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' (which she sang the AnimeThemeSong of) with Kanako Miyamoto (singer for that season's {{Ending Theme}}s). |
| 64 | %%* CameraFiend: Kanae Tada. |
| 65 | * CareBearStare: Any attack with "forte" in it, if Cure Marine and Sasorina's reactions to getting hit by them are any indication. |
| 66 | * CharacterCatchphrase: Tsubomi, Erika and Itsuki all have "limit phrases" used when battling against Desertrians. On the other hand, a straighter example of this would be Nanami's "A smile is the best!" |
| 67 | * CherryBlossoms: Cure Blossom's signature flower. |
| 68 | * CombatStilettos: All four of the Pretty Cure girls have sharp stilettos on their boots. |
| 69 | * ComicallyMissingThePoint: Tsubomi just [[spoiler: got an UnsettlingGenderReveal about Itsuki being a girl]]! So, how shall Erika comfort her? "Thank goodness the Fashion Club can continue!" |
| 70 | %%* CrapSaccharineWorld: For all the bright, vivid colors and cutesy outfits, the series is mostly spent with the public at large being blissfully unaware that TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt is barely being held at bay by three inexperienced teenagers and one experienced, but broken teenager. Also see DarkerAndEdgier below. |
| 71 | * CrossOver: |
| 72 | ** When first airing on [=TV=], the openings of Episodes 5-8 showed all the franchise's characters together in a teaser for the second BatFamilyCrossover ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars'' movie. For the show's home video release, these were replaced by the show's normal opening. |
| 73 | ** The main Cures of ''Heartcatch'' are set to appear in TheMovie for ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'', teaming up with that show's cast. |
| 74 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: [[spoiler: ''Coupe-sama!'']] |
| 75 | * CueTheSun: When Itsuki transforms for the first time. |
| 76 | * CurbStompBattle: |
| 77 | ** When Dune finally appears to the Precures in person, he wipes the floor with them[[spoiler:, Cure Flower included]]. |
| 78 | ** [[spoiler: Reversed in the rematch, thoguh. The girls come at him so hard, he can barely get an attack in. [[OneWingedAngel And then he grows big enough to literally punch the Earth]].]] |
| 79 | * CutenessProximity: Itsuki. |
| 80 | * CutesyNameTown: Kibogahana ("Flower of Hope"). |
| 81 | * DancingTheme: The 3D CGI from ''[[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Fresh]]'' makes a return, and is more complex than last time. An entire ''mosh pit'' was rendered for the first ending. |
| 82 | * DarkerAndEdgier: [[https://medium.com/@lunalovesanime/flowers-of-the-heart-in-full-bloom-5-reasons-you-should-watch-heartcatch-precure-2010-273e80abee36 Granted, the show kept to a mostly optimistic tone]] [[https://myanimelist.net/anime/7645/Heartcatch_Precure (It is Rated G for all ages, after all)]], but after 49 episodes, some of which contains [[spoiler: ParentalAbandonment and its consequences, [[DeadPartner a dead fairy partner]] [[DisappearsIntoLight which then gets]] DeaderThanDead, [[CainAndAbel ultra-violent sibling rivalry]], people forced into comas and made into mentally-unbalanced soldiers for alien forces, and several on-screen character deaths including a main character's long-lost father, which was sort-of betraying her]], it's safe to say that this is [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids one of the more dramatic and serious iterations]] of ''Anime/PrettyCure'' since ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar''. ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' nearly kept the pattern going, but was forced to get LighterAndSofter due to the Sendai tsunami. |
| 83 | ** However, all of these dramatic and serious moments present in the show only make the theme of hope shine much brighter. |
| 84 | ** The novels makes things actually ''even darker'', rounding up the villains further: [[spoiler: Kumojaki, Cobraja, and Sasorina's backstories were revealed as of why they become Desert Apostles: Kumojacky was kicked out of his dojo due to a 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 gain 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? |
| 85 | * DeadPartner: [[spoiler: Yuri lost her fairy partner Cologne while battling Dark Pretty Cure and Professor Sabaku. It's why she gets mad at Itsuki for not taking better care of Potpourri.]] |
| 86 | * DeflectorShields: Potpourri and Cure Sunshine can summon these. |
| 87 | * DespairEventHorizon: Episode 45. [[spoiler: Thankfully, there were a few survivors.]] |
| 88 | ** {{Defied Trope}} in episode 49. When you're not the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Dai-Gurren-dan]], the proper reaction to seeing a giant EldritchAbomination from outer space pummeling your planet with impunity is to tremble in despair. However, [[PluckyGirl Erika]] instead decides that the Cures must fight it, [[RefugeInAudacity what with being "14-year old beautiful superheroines"]]. [[note]] She's then corrected that Yuri is a 17 years old Cure. [[/note]] |
| 89 | * DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: The opening and 2nd ending themes are played by a cassette recorder in Episode 41. It's actually even possible, since Aya Ikeda and Mayu Kudou exist in-universe, too. |
| 90 | * DisappearedDad: Yuri's dad has been missing for some time. [[spoiler: But she found him when she met with Professor Sabaku after she defeated Dark Pretty Cure.]] |
| 91 | * DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler: Cologne]] in episode 34, [[spoiler: Dark Pretty Cure]] in episode 48. |
| 92 | * DressingAsTheEnemy: In episode 47. And it works! |
| 93 | * 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 crimes, 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.]] |
| 94 | %%* ElementalHairColors |
| 95 | * ElementalPowers |
| 96 | ** PetalPower: Cure Blossom, arguably Cure Flower as well. |
| 97 | ** MakingASplash: Cure Marine. |
| 98 | ** ThePowerOfTheSun: Cure Sunshine. |
| 99 | ** {{Lunacy}}: Cure Moonlight. |
| 100 | ** CastingAShadow: Dark Pretty Cure. |
| 101 | * EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler: Infinity Silhouette.]] |
| 102 | * TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler: Episode 45. Dune kills the Heart Tree, turning the entire world into a desert.]] |
| 103 | * EnemyWithout: Episode 37 had each of the girls fighting their own version of one. |
| 104 | * EnergeticAndSoftSpokenDuo: ''Heartcatch'' broke the previous [[ColorCodedCharacters color-coding]] trend by making Tsubomi, the pink Cure, a ShrinkingViolet, while her partner Erika was a hyperactive extrovert with NoIndoorVoice. |
| 105 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Girls think Itsuki is pretty. Many of them continue thinking this way even long after they find out she's a girl. |
| 106 | * EvilCounterpart: Dark Precure, who else? |
| 107 | * EvolvingCredits: The opening incorporates Cure Sunshine and then Cure Moonlight as they join the active Pretty Cure roster. |
| 108 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: [[spoiler: Itsuki]] in the final episode. [[spoiler: She's finally wearing the girls' uniform too!]] |
| 109 | %% ExcitedEpisodeTitle: Most of the episodes use this format (please cite an example) |
| 110 | * EyepatchOfPower / SupernaturalGoldEyes: Dark Pretty Cure's right eye. Most of the time she fights with it closed, but her power increases dramatically whenever she opens it. [[spoiler: As of Ep. 42, both of her eyes are gold, yet her brief appearance there suggests that both tropes still apply.]] |
| 111 | * FaceOfAThug: Ban-kun from Episode 18. He's got a DeathGlare that scares off even the baddest of {{delinquent}}s but he's actually a pretty nice guy. |
| 112 | * 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. |
| 113 | * FairyTaleMotifs: {{The Movie}} with Tsubomi and Olivier, ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''-style. |
| 114 | * FakeBoobs: Chypre & Coffret hide in Tsubomi's shirt to escape Sasorina in Episode One. |
| 115 | * FashionShow: The co-highlight of Episode 36. |
| 116 | * FashionableAsymmetry: |
| 117 | ** Dark Pretty Cure has a singular wing and heterochromia, [[spoiler: until Ep. 42, anyway.]] |
| 118 | ** Cure Moonlight and Dark Pretty Cure both wear an evening glove on one arm. Dark Pretty Cure has it on her left, while Cure Moonlight has it on her right. |
| 119 | * TheFashionista: Erika, very much so, though she's rubbed off on both Tsubomi and Itsuki. |
| 120 | * FillItWithFlowers: Tsubomi is very enthusiastic about flowers and, in the finale when the main cast is discussing what they will do in the future, confesses her dream of becoming an astronaut to fill space with flowers. |
| 121 | * FinishingMove: Naturally. This time around, there are both individual sub-attacks a few standard finishers available to each Cure: |
| 122 | ** [Theme Color] Forte Wave, a flower bud-shaped energy blast launched with the help of a tact. Sunshine forgoes this in favor of a MagicMissileStorm variant called Gold Forte Burst. |
| 123 | ** Floral Power Fortissimo, which cloaks the cures in a battle aura for a flying charge. Usually a combination move, but Moonlight and Dark Pretty Cure are strong enough to pull it off solo. Yuri, who is aloof, contemplative, self-critical, and apparently cold but ultimately compassionate, is melancholic; Tsubomi, who is shy but kind and people-oriented, is phlegmatic. |
| 124 | *** Shining Fortissimo, a variation where Blossom and Marine fly through Sunshine's Forte Burst for a power boost. |
| 125 | ** [[spoiler: Heartcatch Orchestra, which the four main cures can perform together in Super Silhouette mode. It summons a giant ethereal Cure to deliver an earth-shattering MegatonPunch.]] |
| 126 | * FirstNameBasis: Episode 25 kicks off with Erika excitedly doing this with Itsuki. |
| 127 | * {{Fleeting Demographic}}: Young Girls. |
| 128 | * FloralThemeNaming: Tsubomi means "flower bud", and Erika is probably named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica the flower erica]]. Additionally, Itsuki's name means "flowering tree", foreshadowing the fact that she eventually became [[SixthRanger Cure Sunshine]], and Yuri (Cure Moonlight)'s name means "lily". |
| 129 | ** Additionally, we have the mothers: Tsubomi's mom Mizuki (the "ki" part probably meaning "tree"), Erika's mom [[CherryBlossomGirl Sakura]], Itsuki's mom Tsubaki ("camellia"), and Yuri's mom Haruna (the "haru" part meaning "spring"). And finally, Granny Kaoruko's name is formed with the kanji for "fragrance" and "child". |
| 130 | * FlowerMotifs: All humans have a Heart Flower that's symbolic of a vital characteristic of their personalitites (thus the language of flowers is very important in this show). |
| 131 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: The poem read in class during the first episode, while Erika is trying to get to know Tsubomi better, hints at the themes of the eventual team members. In particular, it describes the eventual themes of Cure Moonlight, Cure Sunshine, and Cure Marine, before being obscured by the foreground dialog. |
| 132 | * FourTemperamentEnsemble: Erika, who is very extroverted, passionate and energetic but a little scattered, is sanguine; Itsuki, who is another friendly people-person who is also very disciplined and dedicated to her role as student council president and her martial arts training, is choleric; |
| 133 | * FriendlyFireproof: Marine Dynamite has DamageDiscrimination, only blasting the hell out of the enemy. |
| 134 | * FriendlyTickleTorture: In the Mother's Day episode, Tsubomi asks Nanami about her mother; Tsubomi apologizes frantically when Erika tells her she's dead. Nanami is silent for a moment and then tickles Tsubomi to show she's not offended. |
| 135 | * 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.]] |
| 136 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: Not really "background", as there was nobody in the foreground when it happened, but at one point during the first episode, a background student was shown arriving at school after [[LateForSchool getting late]]. |
| 137 | * FusionDance: [[spoiler: Infinity Silhouette.]] |
| 138 | * GaiasLament: [[{{Big Bad}} Dune's]] main goal. [[spoiler: He succeeds in episode 45 by wilting the [[WorldTree Heart Tree]] himself.]] |
| 139 | * GayParee: The setting of TheMovie. It's the first time a ''Anime/PrettyCure'' movie, not counting the [[Anime/PrettyCureAllStars two All-Stars movies]], takes place on Earth instead of in some fantastical land. |
| 140 | * GenkiGirl: Erika, PERIOD. |
| 141 | * GirlishPigtails: Tsubomi after her makeover. |
| 142 | * TheGlassesGottaGo: One of the first things that Erika does to Tsubomi as part of her "makeover". Though Tsubomi still wears them from time to time afterwards. |
| 143 | * 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. |
| 144 | * 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. |
| 145 | * GospelRevivalNumber: The second ED, "Tomorrow Song ~Ashita no Uta~". |
| 146 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: Both Kumojaki and Cobraja]] in episode 46. |
| 147 | * GratuitousEnglish: As standard for a Pretty Cure series. |
| 148 | * GratuitousFrench: Present at various points in TheMovie, due to it taking place in Paris. |
| 149 | * GratuitousItalian: In the names of the Cures' [[FinishingMove Finishing Moves]]: ''forte'' and ''fortissimo''. |
| 150 | * TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Well, the Sunacky in Castle Planet are sand-brained. |
| 151 | * HeirToTheDojo: Itsuki; it's the reason she has to dress as a boy. |
| 152 | * HeroicSacrifice: |
| 153 | ** [[spoiler: Cologne flew in front of an attack from Professor Sabaku to save Cure Moonlight at the cost of his life.]] |
| 154 | ** [[spoiler: Sabaku protects Yuri and Tsubomi from one of Dune's attacks in episode 48, and it kills him in the process.]] |
| 155 | * HeroicSecondWind: [[spoiler: For Cure Moonlight after Tsubomi's speech in Episode 48, with a ThemeMusicPowerUp.]] |
| 156 | * HeyWait: The infiltration scene in Episode 47. |
| 157 | * HotBlooded: Kumojaki and Erika. Also subverted with Kenji, who appeared to be this because of his fluffy hair, but turned out to be a rather nice guy. |
| 158 | * HowDoIShotWeb: Cure Blossom's first battle. It only counts for her, due to Cure Marine being GenreSavvy and Cure Sunshine being a skilled martial artist. |
| 159 | * HypocriticalHumor: Tsubomi lectures Mayuka in episode 44 about lying to gain popularity and then immediately lies that she's just friends with the Pretty Cure. Mayuka sees right through her. |
| 160 | * IAmYourOpponent: [[HotBlooded Kumojaki]] loves this trope. Every Desert Messenger and Precure at least likes it. |
| 161 | * ImageSong: And yes, Toei didn't let the singing talent of [[Creator/NanaMizuki three]] [[Creator/HoukoKuwashima of]] [[Creator/AyaHisakawa their]] leads go unused. The Cures actually get ''three'' songs each instead of the normal one or two. |
| 162 | * ImplausibleFencingPowers: Kumojaki's [[BeamSpam power-up attacks]] with the Dark Bracelet are pretty out there. |
| 163 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: Cobraja throws exploding photos. |
| 164 | * InvisibleBackupBand: Considering there's an actual band playing in episode 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. |
| 165 | * ItsQuietTooQuiet: In episode 28, Precure come across a park, which is suspiciously empty of kids for the Summer. Tsubomi says "It's quiet" and Itsuki replies "Too quiet. Something's up." Few seconds later, they're attacked by dozens of Desertrians. |
| 166 | * KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Alas, poor Mr. Tsukikage and Dark Pretty Cure…]] |
| 167 | * KungShui: Cure Marine versus Cobraja's fight causes massive damage to ''space platforms''. |
| 168 | * LargeHam: Kumojaki, Cobraja, ''and'' [[NoIndoorVoice Erika]]. |
| 169 | * LateArrivalSpoiler: Itsuki Myoudouin is a girl (and Cure Sunshine), Yuri Tsukikage is Cure Moonlight. Notably the [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil trailers didn't even bother hiding their transformations]]. |
| 170 | * 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… |
| 171 | -->''My first love… ended in three minutes…' |
| 172 | ** In the OnTheNext episode preview at the end of the first episode, Erika complains that she had already been captured, despite being a protagonist. She then groans in disappointment after Tsubomi questions whether or not she's really a protagonist. |
| 173 | * LegacyCharacter: Other ''Anime/PrettyCure'' series had hinted at this, but ''Heartcatch'' is the first to actually show it, with Tsubomi's grandmother being a former Precure. [[spoiler: The very last shot of the series hints that a little girl bearing a striking resemblance to Tsubomi (or at least from what we've seen of her) has become a Cure herself.]] |
| 174 | * LetsGetDangerous: Tsubomi's "I've had enough!" Also, Kumojaki and Cobraja begin taking their battles with the Pretty Cures much, ''much'' more seriously after [[spoiler: Sasorina is purified, seeking to avenge her death]]. |
| 175 | * LoveAtFirstSight: According to Episode 9, Tsubomi's parents met that way. |
| 176 | * LoveConfession: Yuri gets one in episode 42… by a childhood friend [[PrecociousCrush at least 5 years younger than she is]]. |
| 177 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Cure Sunshine invokes this with her Shiny Tambourine. |
| 178 | * LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: First, Kaoruko mentions never having to deal with anyone like Professor Sabaku during her tenure. Then, she mentions Yuri's father disappeared some years ago while looking for the Heart Tree. Then we find out that Dark Pretty Cure and Cure Moonlight are apparently two halves of the same whole. Sure enough, he is revealed as Yuri's father in episode 47 after his CoolMask is sliced in two.]] |
| 179 | * MacrossMissileMassacre: Pretty Cure Gold Forte Burst. |
| 180 | * MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: Dark Pretty Cure. |
| 181 | * MagicDance: Cure Sunshine dances to power up her Gold Forte Burst, for some unexplained [[RuleOfCool reason]]. |
| 182 | * MagicalGirl |
| 183 | ** MagicalGirlWarrior |
| 184 | * MagicSkirt: The normal uniforms are this. The skirts are less so while in Cure form, but they are wearing ModestyShorts underneath. |
| 185 | * MeaningfulName: Just about everybody. |
| 186 | * MegatonPunch: [[spoiler: Infinity Silhouette's attack.]] |
| 187 | * MerchandiseDriven: Probably the most egregious example in the franchise. The Heart Pot is a piggy bank, the Heartcatch Mirage is a jewelry box, the Shiny Tambourine lights up when spun a few times, and the Tacts have a dial that the Cures have to spin frantically to complete their spells, turning otherwise cool-looking {{Finishing Move}}s into complete {{Narm}}. |
| 188 | * MidSeasonUpgrade: More like three fourths through, but Super Silhouette. |
| 189 | * MissingMom: Nanami (who also happens to be the star of the Mother's Day episode)'s mother has passed away. |
| 190 | * MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: Kenji Ban. The whole school was terrified of and saw his as a dangerous delinquent, but in actuality, he's artistic and gentle and wishes to become a mangaka against his mother's wishes. |
| 191 | * MundaneUtility: Erika tries to use the powers of the Marine Tact to clean her room and give herself a massage in episode 39. Coffret is not amused. |
| 192 | * MythologyGag: [[MythologyGag/PrettyCure Has its' own page]]. |
| 193 | * NeverMessWithGranny: Kaoruko Hanasaki, Tsubomi's grandmother, not only won a prominent karate tournament when yonger, but was also a former Pretty Cure. [[spoiler: Cure Flower makes a triumphant although temporary reappearance in episode 44.]] |
| 194 | * NewTransferStudent: Tsubomi. |
| 195 | * NietzscheWannabe: Dune. |
| 196 | * NighInvulnerable: Nearly everyone who are shown fighting, but especially [[PluckyGirl Cure Marine]] in episode 46. |
| 197 | * NoblewomansLaugh: The drama club in episode 16 is doing a play where an extra is playing TheOjou and tries this laugh but gets yelled at that it's not ''grand enough''. |
| 198 | * NobodyPoops: Subverted with Chypre and Coffret, who poop out the Heart Seeds much like [[Anime/OjamajoDoremi Pao-chan]]. The BrainBleach is right there. This is probably why the sequence was cleaned up in later episodes. |
| 199 | ** 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. |
| 200 | * NonHumanSidekick: The fairies. |
| 201 | * NightAndDayDuo: Itsuki and Yuri, Cure Sunshine and Cure Moonlight respectively. Especially telling as their personalities contrast one another (Itsuki's more friendly and outgoing while Yuri's more quiet and reserved). |
| 202 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Itsuki loves cute things, but she can't say so because she wants to be a great martial artist. To compensate, Tsubomi offers to have her join the fashion club. |
| 203 | * OddFriendship: Tsubomi is a ShrinkingViolet while Erika is way too much of a GenkiGirl. |
| 204 | * OminousFloatingCastle: Wakuseijo / The Planet Castle. |
| 205 | * OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchphrase: "We'll catch everyone's hearts!" uttered by Tsubomi and Erika. |
| 206 | * OneSteveLimit: Aversion franchise-wide: [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Kurumi Mimino]], meet Erika Kurumi. |
| 207 | * OneWingedAngel: The final form of Dune in episode 49, an [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever enormous giant man]] in outer space. |
| 208 | * OpaqueLenses: Tsubomi when wearing her glasses. |
| 209 | ** Yuri gets these in Episode 34 when the girls ask her to take part in the fashion show and Erika starts taking her measurements ''just by looking''. |
| 210 | * PajamaCladHero: Episode 7 had Tsubomi race to help Erika rescue Itsuki while still in her PJ's. She doesn't realize this until Itsuki questions why she's in school in her PJ's. |
| 211 | * PerspectiveFlip: The novel is mostly told from Yuri's perspective. |
| 212 | * PinkGirlBlueBoy: Chypre and Coffret. |
| 213 | * PlotBasedPhotographObfuscation: Nanami's mother. |
| 214 | * 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… |
| 215 | * PowerDyesYourHair: The Cures all have their hair turn a lighter color during the TransformationSequence. |
| 216 | ** Tsubomi's hair goes from apple red to pink. |
| 217 | ** Erika's hair goes from deep blue to bright blue. |
| 218 | ** Ituski's hair goes from brunette to golden blonde. |
| 219 | ** Yuri's hair goes from dull purple to bright violet. |
| 220 | * PowerFist: The maiden that appears when the Super Silhouette Precures use the Heart Catch Orchestra uses this to the fullest. |
| 221 | * PowerMakesYourHairGrow: As with all ''Anime/PrettyCure'' shows, transforming into a Pretty Cure causes the girl's hair to grow. Special mention goes to Itsuki, who gets some luxurious locks when she transforms into Cure Sunshine. |
| 222 | * ThePowerOfFriendship: Cure Marine preaches about it to Kumojaki in episode 46, who thinks that being strong is everything. |
| 223 | * ThePowerOfLove: The power of Infinity Silhouette is Infinite Love, which was used to stop Dune's earth-shaking rampage. |
| 224 | * PreAssKickingOneLiner: Tsubomi and Erika's catchphrases, "You have gotten on my very last nerve!" and "Even if my heart's larger than the ocean, I, too, have my limits!" respectively. |
| 225 | * PreExplosionBuildup: Erika's Marine Dynamite. |
| 226 | * PrehensileHair: Sasorina's ponytail is capable of extending itself and acting as an additional limb for combat, as evidenced when she tried to sting Tsubomi with it. |
| 227 | * PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Well, Kumojaki punches Cure Marine across the space platform and ''through'' several stone pillars in episode 46. That's some ''Manga/SaintSeiya''-level battle there. |
| 228 | * PunctuatedForEmphasis: "THIS! IS! TSUBOMI!" |
| 229 | * PuniPlush: Compared to previous seasons, at least. A lot of fans will be reminded of ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' '''and''' ''Anime/CasshernSins'', both of which had the same character designer. |
| 230 | * QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Desert Apostles trio. |
| 231 | * RapidFireFisticuffs ''and then'' PummelDuel: Cure Marine versus Kumojaki in episode 46. |
| 232 | * RazorWind: Kumojaki's standard attacks, which Cure Marine counters with [[MoreDakka Marine Shooter]]. |
| 233 | * RealIsBrown: Like in ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'', most of Tsubomi and Erika's classmates have brownish hair, the only exceptions being Sayaka Uejima and episode 15's Hiroto, both having very bright red hair. |
| 234 | * 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. |
| 235 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In episode 46, Cure Marine delivers one to Kumojaki while Cure Sunshine delivers one to Cobraja. |
| 236 | * RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler: Professor Tsukikage]] is horrified at what he has done while working for the Desert Apostles and switches sides, but quickly ends up being killed [[spoiler:defending Cure Blossom and Cure Moonlight from Dune.]] |
| 237 | * RedOnesGoFaster: When the Cures douse themselves with red perfume, they gain a red aura and a speed boost (seen in episode 19, for example). |
| 238 | * RejectionProjection: Episode 16 features a drama club leader who, despite her bossy tone and closed-minded reactions to others' ideas, still gets invited to fashion club meetings and decides not to join them, but then proceeds to non-ironically mope about how they "abandoned" her. |
| 239 | * RetiredBadass: |
| 240 | ** Kaoruko Hanasaki, AKA Cure Flower, who has fought and defeated Dune in the past. [[spoiler: Kumojaki and Cobraja never knew what hit 'em when they temporarily forced her out of retirement in episode 44.]] |
| 241 | ** Coupe, her fairy partner, also qualifies. |
| 242 | * TheReveal: |
| 243 | ** 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.]] |
| 244 | ** Episode 47 also counts, with regards to [[spoiler: Professor Sabaku's [[LukeIAmYourFather identity]].]] |
| 245 | * RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The Cure partners, especially Potpourri, resemble plush toys with frilly ears and small, beady eyes. |
| 246 | * SailorEarth: InUniverse, when scouted for being a new Precure, Kenji, who is already making fan comics about them, imagines himself as "Cure Fire" complete with a tagline that follows the formula of the others. |
| 247 | * SarcasticClapping: Dune in episode 48, following [[spoiler: Dark Precure's tragic death]]. |
| 248 | * ScaryShinyGlasses: The student council members (sans Itsuki) have them ''all the time''. |
| 249 | * SchoolPlay: In Episode 16, the fashion club is in charge of making costumes for the school play the drama club is holding. |
| 250 | * SecretTestOfCharacter: Episodes 37 and 38 [[spoiler: pit the Pretty Cure against the Mirage Pretty Cure. Each Mirage represents the past faults that originally defined their respective Cure, and accepting those faults instead of trying to deny or change them was the only way to defeat them and get stronger.]] |
| 251 | * SelfInsertFic: Ban-kun's doujinshi features the Precure falling in love with 'Ken', a romanticized version of himself. Surprisingly, this becomes averted since his planned ending involves the Precure giving up their crush on Ken, claiming that their friendship and duties as Precure matter more. |
| 252 | * SexyBacklessOutfit: Downplayed with 3 of the cures here. They have ribbons that criss-cross their backs. |
| 253 | %%* {{Shojo}} |
| 254 | * ShoulderAngels: In Episode 28, Erika has these, arguing over whether to do her summer homework. |
| 255 | * ShoutOut: |
| 256 | ** In Episode 5, Tsubomi (Creator/NanaMizuki) adds rapeseed (''[[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]]na'') to the flower arrangement. |
| 257 | ** The red / magenta heart seeds are essentially Magical Girl [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Trans-Am]]. |
| 258 | ** Floral Power Fortissimo is basically a very girly [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Giga Drill Breaker]] -- projectiles are thrown to hold the enemy in place, complete with a colorful background (just like the galaxy background), then the girls charge at the enemy as the finishing blow, piercing through its "heart". Then, it floats for a second, while the girls strike a pose, at which point it explodes in a mushroom cloud. |
| 259 | ** Kumojaki looks a lot like Anime/CaptainHarlock. |
| 260 | ** Yuri is the best in her class, always being the first at every test. [[Franchise/SailorMoon Ami Mizuno]], anyone? |
| 261 | ** The [[{{Mooks}} Sunacky]] can only speak high-pitched "eeee!" sounds like Shocker soldiers from ''Series/KamenRider''. |
| 262 | ** 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.]] |
| 263 | ** "Heartcatch Precure!: The Movie" was set in Paris and Mount Saint Michael in France, obviously. |
| 264 | ** No, Cure Blossom isn't related in any way to [[Manga/WeddingPeach Momoko Hanasaki]], or [[Anime/PowerpuffGirlsZ Hyper Blossom]], or [[Anime/PapillonRose Papillon Rose's]] civilian identity for that matter. |
| 265 | * ShrinkingViolet: Tsubomi and Naomi. |
| 266 | * ShutUpHannibal: Happens OncePerEpisode, with the heroines delivering the ShutUpHannibal moments to the villains, who criticizes the thoughts of the [[VictimOfTheWeek Victims of The Week]]. |
| 267 | * ShyBlueHairedGirl: Averted with Erika; to make up for that, we have Tsubomi, who is a Shy ''Red'' Haired Girl. |
| 268 | * SignatureHeadgear: Tsubomi has her yellow flower-shaped scrunchies, and [[spoiler: her little sister has a bow that looks like Chypre's]]. |
| 269 | * SixthRanger: Cure Sunshine, whose appearance, powers, and identity -- Itsuki -- were revealed through leaked merchandising scans. Cure Moonlight became a ''Fourth'' Ranger in Episode 33. [[spoiler: And then Cure Flower appears as an Extra Ranger in episode 44.]] |
| 270 | * SpiritAdvisor: [[spoiler: The power of the Heart Tree managed to revive Cologne's spirit and he gave Yuri a pep talk to convince her to take up the mantle of Cure Moonlight again.]] |
| 271 | * SpoilerOpening: The second opening, ending, and eyecatches all feature Cure Moonlight very prominently, indicating her return in episode 33. |
| 272 | * StormingTheCastle Planet: Episode 45 kicks off an entire arc of it. Man, those Snackies can fly. |
| 273 | * StoryBreakerPower: Infinity Silhouette. [[spoiler: 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.]] |
| 274 | * SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: Dune. "My hatred will never disappear!" is his response after [[spoiler: he is only barely scratched with Heartcatch Mirage. And then he turns gigantic and starts pummeling the Earth.]] |
| 275 | * SunnySunflowerDisposition: Cure Sunshine has a sunflower motif and is generally outgoing and optimistic. |
| 276 | * SuperheroesWearCapes: The girls finally got theirs when searching for the Heart Tree. |
| 277 | %%* SuperMode: Super Silhouette. |
| 278 | * TakingTheBullet: |
| 279 | ** In episode 6, during battle against a [[MonsterOfTheWeek Desertrian]] that has the power to petrify whoever gets caught in its camera glare, Erika jumps in between it and Tsubomi, getting frozen in the process. |
| 280 | ** [[spoiler: Cologne intercepts an attack Dark Pretty Cure meant for Cure Moonlight and the Great Heart Tree, resulting in his death.]] |
| 281 | * TalkToTheFist: Cure Marine to Kumojaki in episode 46. Also doubles as ShutUpHannibal. |
| 282 | * 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… |
| 283 | * ThemeNaming: Along with the floral example above, all of the Desert Messengers have desert-themed, and for the Three Generals, poisonous animals-themed names: Sasorina (a play on the Japanese word for scorpion, "sasori"), '''Cobra'''ja (bonus points for "ja" being a Japanese homonym for "snake"), Kumojaki (a play on the Japanese word for spider, "kumo" and his VerbalTic), Sabaku (from the Japanese words for "desert" and "evil") and Dune (a rare English example, referring to a sand dune). |
| 284 | * ThisMeansWar: Desertrians destroy flowers. Cure Blossom proceeds to lay a massive smackdown on it. |
| 285 | * ThresholdGuardians: [[spoiler: Kaoruko and that hot guy… er, Coupe-sama acted as proctors for the Pretty Cures' test to receive the Heartcatch Mirage.]] |
| 286 | * ThrowTheDogABone: Infuriatingly denied. Even though Yuri has to cope with a machine-gun volley of traumatic revelations and events (her fairy partner dies forever; [[spoiler: Sabaku is her father; Dark Precure is her genetic little sister and was created by her {{Brainwashed}} father specifically to kill her, [[CainAndAbel only to die at Yuri's hands]]; her father ''leaves Yuri'' to comfort Dark Precure in her dying moments, her father '''is killed in front of her''' by the BigBad]]) and ''still'' manages to save the world, she gets no reward or compensation for the losses she's suffered. It's an incredibly BittersweetEnding for her character, extremely so by the standards of kids' anime. |
| 287 | * TimeToUnlockMoreTruePotential: Getting Heartcatch Mirage, and then getting the Heartcatch Orchestra later on, which require the main cast to undergo tests and trials. |
| 288 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Initially averted, with Tsubomi and Erika ''both'' being girly girls. Then Itsuki joins and is tomboy enough for both of them, [[GirlinessUpgrade increasingly evident girliness]] aside. |
| 289 | * TotemPoleTrench: The fairies disguise themselves in a trenchcoat this way in order to scout for new Precures. |
| 290 | * TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The preview for episode 23 has a shot of Cure Sunshine's identity, while the preview and title of [[ChristmasEpisode Episode 44]] clearly indicate [[spoiler: Cure Flower's reappearance]]. |
| 291 | * TransformationIsAFreeAction: The TransformationSequence is quite long as per ''Anime/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. |
| 292 | * TransformationSequence: This time the modesty is kept by long, flowy dresses made of light rather than the usual sparkly bodies. |
| 293 | * TransformationTrinket: The Kokoro and Shiny Perfumes, the Heart Pot and the Heartcatch Mirage. |
| 294 | * TraumaCongaLine: Yuri. Before the series even begins, she [[spoiler: loses her beloved fairy partner after he pulls a HeroicSacrifice to save her life]] and suffers a [[HeroicBSOD crippling]] loss to Dark Pretty Cure that robs her of her ability to transform. Then comes the final arc, where she is hit by a machine-gun volley of traumatic revelations and events: [[spoiler: Sabaaku is her DisappearedDad; Dark Pretty Cure is her genetic younger sister created by her {{Brainwashed}} father ''specifically'' to kill Yuri; Dark Pretty Cure (her younger sister) ''dies'' at Yuri's hands; her father ''leaves Yuri'' to comfort the EvilKnockoff in her dying moments; and her father '''is murdered in front of Yuri''' by the BigBad]]. And she still manages to hold it together enough to SaveTheWorld with nothing more than [[LadyOfWar grit]] and ThePowerOfFriendship. You would think that the series would [[ThrowTheDogABone give Yuri come kind of compensation or reward]] for all the losses she's suffered, but [[BittersweetEnding no]]. |
| 295 | * 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…]]]] Also applies to [[spoiler: the whole world, which is inexplicably restored to normal in the epilogue after being turned into a desert despite no WorldHealingWave of any sort occurring onscreen.]] |
| 296 | * UnsettlingGenderReveal: Tsubomi develops a crush on [[{{Bifauxnen}} Itsuki]] at first sight and is despondent when she learns that "he" is a girl during episode 7. (Granted, [[LesYay she still fawns over her now and again]].) Humorously, Cobraja is pretty shocked that Itsuki is female as well. |
| 297 | * VerbalTic: |
| 298 | ** Coffret and Chypre end their sentences with "~desu". |
| 299 | ** Potpourri slurs this into "deshu," presumably on account of being a newborn. |
| 300 | ** Kumojaki speaks with a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosa-ben Tosa-dialect]], which results in his use of "-jaki" and "-ze yo" to punctuate his statements. |
| 301 | * VillainousBreakdown: Cobraja in episode 46, after [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech he realizes]] what kind of despicable (read: unbeautiful) monster he is. But he refuses to stop as he reckons it's too late to go back. |
| 302 | * VillainPossessedBystander: The show has people with wilting Heart Flowers turned into [[MonstersOfTheWeek Desertrian]] (the MonsterOfTheWeek, combined with an inanimate object) who the Cures need to purify. Notably, both Erika and Itsuki were Victims who then became magical girls themselves. |
| 303 | * VillainsOutShopping: In Episode 18, the girls are helping a friend write a manga, so they go to a bookstore for supplies. At one point, Kumojaki's distinctive long red hair and [[Franchise/FinalFantasy White Mage longcoat]] cross the foreground holding some presumably [[TestosteronePoisoning extremely manly]] manga. |
| 304 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Episode 39 reveals that this is the basic dynamic between Erika and Coffret. Coffret might not have known it yet, though. |
| 305 | * WhamLine: [[WhamLine/PrettyCure See examples here.]] |
| 306 | * 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.]] |
| 307 | * WhoWouldWantToWatchUs: In Episode 18, Tsubomi and Erika discover that one of their classmates has been drawing {{doujinshi}} of Blossom and Marine. However it's much lighter on {{Flanderization}} than most instances of this trope, and the girls even volunteer to help him ink it. |
| 308 | * WholesomeCrossdresser: Itsuki. She dresses as a boy due to it being part of her duties. |
| 309 | * WoobieOfTheWeek: Combined with VillainPossessedBystander. Each episode features a character who is having emotional difficulties, which is then taken advantage of by the villains to take their Heart Flower and turn them into a Desertrian. |
| 310 | %%* WordSaladTitle |
| 311 | * TheWorfEffect: |
| 312 | ** 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. Justified, since 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. |
| 313 | ** Played straight with Potpourri's DeflectorShields. We first see him protect the Heart Tree from Dark Pretty Cure. In nearly every subsequent appearance, they break instantly to display how powerful the enemy's attack is. |
| 314 | * WreckedWeapon: Cure Marine breaks Kumojaki's sword in episode 46 as part of her HeroicSecondWind. And then the fight devolves into a PummelDuel. |
| 315 | * WrongGenreSavvy: Let's face it, if [[HotBlooded Kumojaki]] were in a GiantMecha series, he'd be the ''good'' guy. |
| 316 | * YourSoulIsMine: The "Just the Soul" variant (at first). This is how the MonsterOfTheWeek shows up, but the [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Heart Flowers]] must have already begun to wilt themselves before the villains can invoke this. The body itself takes the form of [[BuffySpeak some kind of transparent colorful crystal ball thing]]; and if the victim's [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Heart Flower]] wilts completely while the MonsterOfTheWeek has it, then that person dies in a way because they are in that form forever and their [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Heart Flowers]] cannot be retaken and ''would'' make the [[WorldTree Great Heart Tree]] wilt more. Emphasis on "would" because the Pretty Cures are always JustInTime. |
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