Development Hell: While the series itself didn't suffer this, Fan Sub efforts are another matter entirely: YPC5 seems to somehow repel attempts at 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 remains unfinished as of April 2013. Thankfully, even if it's slow, efforts have been made to sub the rest of the second season, as of May 2013, 36 episodes have been subbed and counting.
Portmanteau Series Nickname: 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. The fansubs still use the "it's always Pretty Cure" approach, but another group that briefly expressed interest mentioned that they would use the "literal translation depending on what's used" method instead. Of course, since the latter group's YPC5 project seems to have vanished off the face of the earth...
