Line #8 Trivia/YesPrettyCure5


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2	* CanonImmigrant: According to this [[https://prettycure.fandom.com/wiki/Katou_Reizuna%27s_Interview_with_the_Kamikita_Twins interview]], Karen riding a horse was something that originated in the manga adaptation which the anime’s producer and head writer liked so much that they asked to include it in the anime.
3	* DevelopmentHell: While the series itself didn't suffer from this, FanSub efforts are another matter entirely: ''[=YPC5=]'' seemed to somehow repel attempts at English translation. The first season, which ran from February 2007 to January 2008, was finally fully translated in ''October 2012'', and even then only as a hodgepodge of several distinct translation efforts. The second season, which ran from February 2008 to January 2009, remained unfinished until ''December 2013'', as the only fansub group wiling to sub it were also busy with the other ''Pretty Cure'' series and ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi''. The slow pace of subbing prompted another group to start subbing the series ''backwards'' from the end so that the whole series could be subbed faster.
4	* MilestoneCelebration:
5	** ''[=GoGo!=]'' commemorated the 5th anniversary of the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise.
6	** Likewise, ''Power of Hope'' was conceptualized to be part of the franchise's 20th anniversary, alongside the mainline ''Anime/HirogaruSkyPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure 2''
7	* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/YukoSanpei admitted in an interview that she was surprised in getting the role of Nozomi. She is usually type-cast as young shounen boys and tomboyish women, and she actually auditioned for Rin Natsuki at first; eventually the role was given to Creator/JunkoTakeuchi who had a similar type-cast role as Sanpei.
8	* PopCultureUrbanLegends: In the Western fandom, it was often believed that ''[=GoGo!=]'' was almost a FranchiseKiller and that ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure''’s financial success kept the ''Pretty Cure'' series alive. While the latter is true, ''[=GoGo!=]'' performing poorly was incorrectly extrapolated from this, as ''Fresh'' kept the franchise alive in the sense of proving that it could be a viable LongRunner. ''[=GoGo!=]'' actually got decent merchandise sales (which are far more important to producers than viewership ratings) and the ''Yes!'' duology as a whole is especially popular in the Japanese fandom.
9	* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: Though it was common before, this series, particularly with its caption-less logo, made it look quite likely that both "Pretty Cure" and "Precure" are canon, both for the name of the series and for the name of the group. Later seasons of ''Pretty Cure'' after ''Fresh'' actually use "Precure" in the English caption.
10	* ReferencedBy: For shared examples, [[ReferencedBy/PrettyCure see here]]. For references exclusive to this series:
11	** In one episode of ''[[Anime/{{Tamagotchi}} Let's Go! Tamagotchi!]]'', Super Chama Girl, Chamametchi's superhero alter ego, bears a resemblance to Cure Dream.
12	** One episode of ''Series/IronChef America'' features sardine tacos wrapped in origami paper containing images of the ''Yes! 5 [=GoGo=]!'' Cures, Milky Rose most prominently. This was also the first time ''Yes! Pretty Cure 5 [=GoGo=]!'' was seen on American television.
13	* ScheduleSlip: A ''Yes 5'' novel was originally announced for a 2016 release alongside the ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'' novel, but while that novel was eventually released, the ''Yes 5'' one has yet to receive a release date, with the last official mention of it being in 2019.
14	* SequelGap: ''Yes 5! [=GoGo!=]'' aired in 2008 and wrapped up in 2009. ''Power of Hope ~Adult Pretty Cure 23~'' is set to air in the fall of 2023, 14 years after ''[=GoGo!=]'''s ending.
15	* StarMakingRole: While Creator/EriSendai had been in the business since the late 90's, Milk[=/=]Milky Rose ended up being the role that she's most recognized for.
16	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
17	** According to an [[https://prettycure.fandom.com/wiki/Katou_Reizuna%27s_Interview_with_the_Kamikita_Twins interview]] with the artists for the manga adaptation, they had mistakenly believed Natts was going to be Rin’s love interest rather than Komachi’s and had created a chapter to ShipTease them that was made more ambiguous near the end when the executives cleared it up for them.
18	** At one point, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20090804085417/http://webmagazine.gentosha.co.jp/B-TEAM/vol208_special_qanda.html Komachi and Karen were planned to graduate from school and be replaced by new Cures]], but the writers decided against this due to how vital they are to the group.
19	** Originally, the Cures were planned to get [[https://imgur.com/ACqOl7e personal vehicles]] with their Cure forms similar to ''Franchise/SuperSentai'', but this went unused.

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