History Anime / HugttoPrettyCure

* RealityEnsues: Episode 28 shows why running in heels is not a good idea, as Papple constantly falls over in pain.

** In episode 14, this happens twice: once with an unnamed baby who resembles [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Nagisa Misumi]], and a second time with Seitarou, the latter being employed as a method by Cure Yell to calm him down.

* TheDiaperChange: Given that the show features a baby, there have been many scenes involving this, done to promote one of the toys in the toyline (diapers for Hugtan).

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The show contains several scenes where the characters change diapers even when Hugtan didn't show signs she needed a change (most notably in episodes 9 and 14). They are actually partaking in an activity [[http://www.tokyowithkids.com/fyi/hoikuen.html that is traditional in Japanese culture, especially in hoikuens]]. Babies' diapers are often changed every hour, even when they aren't soiled.

* NobodyPoops: Averted, as one of the things the girls need to do is change Hugtan's diapers, as well as the diapers of the babies at the daycare in episode 14.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The show contains several scenes where the characters change diapers even when Hugtan didn't show signs she needed a change (most notably in episodes 9, 14 and 22). They are actually partaking in an activity [[http://www.tokyowithkids.com/fyi/hoikuen.html that is traditional in Japanese culture, especially in hoikuens]]. Babies' diapers are often changed every hour, even when they aren't soiled.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: In one scene in episode 14, Cure Yell decides to change [[CharacterOfTheDay Seitarou-kun's]] diaper instead of battling, since [[spoiler: the daycare workers were a target of the MonsterOfTheWeek]]. While this might seem like a funny gag to Western viewers, she's actually partaking in an activity [[http://www.tokyowithkids.com/fyi/hoikuen.html that is traditional in Japanese hoikuens]]. Daycare workers often change babies' diapers every hour, even when they aren't soiled.

* NobodyPoops: Averted, as one of the things the girls need to do is change Hugtan's diapers, as well as the diapers of the babies at the daycare.

** In Episode 14, Cure Yell is more interested in changing Seitarou's diaper than fighting. She even yells to the other Cures "I'm sorry! I just have to change this diaper!"

* AluminumChristmasTrees: In one scene in episode 14, Cure Yell decides to change the babies' diapers instead of battling, since [[spoiler: the daycare workers were a target of the MonsterOfTheWeek]]. While this might seem like a funny gag to Western viewers, she's actually partaking in an activity [[http://www.tokyowithkids.com/fyi/hoikuen.html that is traditional in Japanese hoikuens]]. Daycare workers often change babies' diapers every hour, even when they aren't soiled.

* ContinuityNod: Especially prevalent in the two-part crossover episodes 36 and 37, [[spoiler: In effect, the movies are part of ''Hugtto'''s canon. The ''Hugtto'', ''Kirakira'', and ''Maho Girls'' teams split up in search of other cures and end up meeting Love from ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'' and Nozomi from ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5''. Mirai and Riko recognize Love right away as they had previously met in one of the movies. Parts of the ''Hugtto'' group and the ''Kirakira'' group bump into Nozomi and don't recognize her, as they've never actually met before. Ruru and Emiru also don't know the ''Maho Girls'' and ''Kirakira'' teams since they hadn't joined at the time of the last ''All Stars'' movie.]]

* MythologyGag:
** Hugtan crashes into Hana in their first encounter, a common first episode event for the lead Cure in many of the ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' series.
** The titles for several episodes have references to past ''Pretty Cure'' seasons.
*** Episode 9's title includes "Let's・La・Hiking!", rather similar to [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Ichika]]'s CatchPhrase "Let's・La・Cooking!"
*** Episode 10's title starts with [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Nagisa]]'s CatchPhrase, "Unbelievable!"[[note]]''Ariena~i!''[[/note]]
*** Episode 11: There is mention of a [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Melody]] [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Sword]].
*** Episodes 12, 13, and 14 outright use the words {{Anime/DokiDoki|Precure}}[=,=] {{Anime/Fresh|PrettyCure}}[=,=] and {{Anime/Smile|PrettyCure}} in their titles, respectively.
*** Episode 24's title includes "What A [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar Splash]]!".
*** Episode 36's title uses "Daishuugo" [[note]]"Great Big Gathering"[[/note]], which was used in the first three ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars'' theme songs.
** Harry uses another one of [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode Ichika]]'s [[CatchPhrase catch-phrases]], "I just had a bright idea", in Episode 12, complete with the appropriate imagery and hand gesture.
** Episode 19 has Ruru and Emiru directly saying "Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure!" [[spoiler:Turns out they need to be together to transform into real Cures, similar to how Nagisa and Honoka needed to be together to transform into Cures Black and White.]]
** Emiru expressing her frustrations to Ruru in episode 22 may have reminded fans of Nagisa and Honoka's fight in episode 8 of ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' [[spoiler:if the girls themselves weren't there to directly reference the event, even to the point of directly showing a clip from that said episode at the exact moment Nagisa uttered those damaging words]].
** When Love and Ruru show off their dance moves in episode 36, Ruru is dancing The Robot like in the beginning of Fresh's second ending ''H@ppy Together'' (which is playing in that scene).
** The nearly two and a half minute fight featuring all of the Cures battling Dr. Traum in episode 37 arranges the Cures in such a manner that ones with similar attacks or abilities work together. These include all [[BarrierWarrior barrier Cures]] blocking an attack, [[CowardlyLion Pine, Peace, and Custard running away in fear]], pairs of Cures with multiple forms attacking in sequence, [[StarPower Star-themed Cures]], the 17 and above squad, and the musicial instrument wielding group that happen to also be HeelFaceTurn plus Emiru, etc.
** Manzai comedian Haranishi (best known for his "Cure Gorilla" skit in ''{{Anime/Smile|PrettyCure}}'') turns up again as an audience member for Henri and Homare's skate competition in episode 42. [[spoiler: The man who made a crack about himself becoming a Cure comes back just in time to watch Henri's debut as Cure Infini]].
** When the heroes realize they've been transported into Saaya's movie in episode 44, Ruru says a catified version of one of [[Anime/MahouTsukaiPrettyCure Mirai]]'s catchphrases and Emiru chirps "Cure Up Rapapa!". Doubles as a continuity nod to the big crossover a few episodes ago.

* ContinuitySnarl: A sad side effect of the two-part crossover episodes 36 and 37, [[spoiler: which reveals that ''all'' of the Cures co-exists in [[SharedUniverse one timeline]], rather than the generally accepted logic that each season takes place in their[[AlternateContinuity own pocket timeline]]. This brings up questioning as to why none of the past teams even bother to help the current team, as well as how come they never noticed Criasu's ambitions until now. Of course, it could be debated that all series happen in the same moment (bar ''Kirakira'' and ''Maho Girls'' which are stated to have already happened, and ''Max Heart'' which come from another reality).]]

* ContinuitySnarl: A sad side effect of the two-part crossover episodes 36 and 37, [[spoiler: which reveals that ''all'' of the Cures co-exists in [[SharedUniverse one timeline]], rather than the generally accepted logic that each season takes place in their own [[AlternateTimeline pocket timeline]]. This brings up questioning as to why none of the past teams even bother to help the current team, as well as how come they never noticed Criasu's ambitions until now. Of course, it could be debated that all series happen in the same moment (bar ''Kirakira'' and ''Maho Girls'' which are stated to have already happened, and ''Max Heart'' which come from another reality).]]

* ContinuitySnarl: A sad side effect of the two-part crossover episodes 36 and 37, [[spoiler: which reveals that ''all'' of the Cures co-exists in [[SharedUniverse one timeline]], rather than the generally accepted logic that each season takes place in their own[[AlternateTimeline pocket timeline]]. This brings up questioning as to why none of the past teams even bother to help the current team, as well as how come they never noticed Criasu's ambitions until now. Of course, it could be debated that all series happen in the same moment (bar ''Kirakira'' and ''Maho Girls'' which are stated to have already happened, and ''Max Heart'' which come from another reality).]]

* AlternateTimeline: There's actually two timelines; the BadFuture from which Harry and Hugtan comes from and the one that the show follows. The main difference between the two is whether or not [[spoiler:Hana switched schools with her not creating the BadFuture since that leads to her death]].

* ContinuitySnarl: A sad side effect of the two-part crossover episodes 36 and 37, [[spoiler: which reveals that ''all'' of the Cures co-exists in one timeline, rather than the generally accepted logic that each season takes place in their own pocket timeline. This brings up questioning as to why none of the past teams even bother to help the current team, as well as how come they never noticed Criasu's ambitions until now. Of course, it could be debated that all series happen in the same moment (bar ''Kirakira'' and ''Maho Girls'' which are stated to have already happened, and ''Max Heart'' which come from another reality).]]

* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:In Episode 36, Dr. Traum is able to freeze time, paralyzing a number of Pretty Cure teams, including the rest of Nozomi's team, the Happiness Charge team, the Princess team and Splash Star team, leaving only Nozomi, Love, Kira Kira, Mahou Girls, Hugtto and Max Heart teams left. They manage to unfreeze time leading to all the cures finishing Traum off in the next episode.]]

* ComicBookTime: Oddly invoked in the second crossover episode as the Kira Kira and Mahou Girls teams are still adults when they show up, yet every other team are still in their lower teens.

** [[spoiler: Episode 36 and 37 will not only bring back Cure Black and Cure White, but also reintroduce Shiny Luminous, Cure Dream, Cure Peach and the Kira Kira and Mahou Girls teams! Then 37 takes it a step further by teaming up EVERY PRETTY CURE AT THE TIME!]]

* ContinuityNod: Especially prevalent in the two-part crossover episodes 36 and 37, [[spoiler: In effect, the movies are part of ''Hugtto'''s canon. The ''Hugtto'', ''Kirakira'', and ''Mahou Girls'' teams split up in search of other cures and end up meeting Love from ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'' and Nozomi from ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5''. Mirai and Riko recognize Love right away as they had previously met in one of the movies. Parts of the ''Hugtto'' group and the ''Kirakira'' group bump into Nozomi and don't recognize her, as they've never actually met before. Ruru and Emiru also don't know the ''Maho Girls'' and ''Kirakira'' teams since they hadn't joined at the time of the last ''All Stars'' movie.]]

* ForWantOfANail: [[spoiler: According to an interview with Kawamura in the January 2019 issue of ''Animage'', Hana from the future where George and Hugtan came from never transferred schools. Because she never met Saaya or Homare and was stuck in such a hostile environment, Hana saw no reason to better herself at all. This also meant that Emiru and Masato would still be living under the oppressive mentality of their grandfather, Saaya would be pressured by the high expectations set by her mother, and Homare would've remained a delinquent or worse. To make things even more depressing, it's implied that this Hana was eventually DrivenToSuicide from both her low self-esteem and from the pressure of being a Pretty Cure.]]

** We get to hear the original version of ''[[AwesomeMusic DANZEN! Futari wa]] [[Anime/PrettyCure Pretty Cure]]'' twice in the series: [[spoiler:once in episode 22 when Cures Black and White are handing out whoopass to an Oshimaida, and once again in episode 37 when we have all 55 Cures moping up the Oshimaidas and beating up Traum.]]

** The nearly two and a half minute fight featuring all of the Cures battling Dr. Traum in episode 37 arranges the Cures in such a manner that ones with similar attacks or abilities work together. These include all [[BarrierWarrior barrier Cures]] blocking an attack, [[CowardlyLion Pine, Peace, and Custard running away in fear]], pairs of Cures with multiple forms attacking in sequence, [[StarPower Star-themed Cures]], etc.

* NonuniformUniform: At the school the Cures attend, the only real pieces of the dress code that are consistent among all of the students are a red tie with a white "X" on it, and a silver badge on one side of their collar. There's otherwise a large variety in the jackets, skirts, etc. that the students wear.

** Emiru expressing her frustrations to Ruru in episode 22 may have reminded fans of Nagisa and Honoka's fight in episode 8 of ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' [[spoiler:if the girls themselves weren't there to directly reference the event]].

''[=Hugtto! PreCure=]'' is the fifteenth entry in the ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' franchise, commemorating the franchise’s [[MilestoneCelebration 15th anniversary]] and the last entry to be produced in the Heisei era. It is the thirteenth separate continuity in the series and began airing in February of 2018.