History Anime / KiraKiraPrecureALaMode

* MythologyGag: [[MythologyGag/PrettyCure Has its' own page.]]

[[caption-width-right:350: ''Animals and Sweets and Creativity…Oh, My!'' [[note]]Clockwise from top right: Akira Kenjou/Cure Chocolat, Ciel Kirahoshi/Cure Parfait, Yukari Kotozune/Cure Macaron, Chourou (Elder), Pikario, Aoi Tategami/Cure Gelato, Pekorin, Ichika Usami/Cure Whip and Himari Arisugawa.[[/note]]]]

''Kirakira☆Pretty Cure a la Mode'' is the fourteenth entry and twelfth separate continuity in the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise. It began airing on February 5, 2017.

-->-- '''Kirakira☆ Pretty Cure a la Mode'''

''Kirakira☆ Pretty Cure a la Mode'' is the fourteenth entry and twelfth separate continuity in the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise. It began airing on February 5, 2017.

-->-- '''Kirakira☆[=PreCure=] a la Mode'''

''Kirakira☆[=PreCure=] a la Mode'' is the fourteenth entry and twelfth separate continuity in the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise. It began airing on February 5, 2017.

* FiveManBand: Noir and his four generals serve as the antagonists of this series, with the twist of not all of them being active at once. Julio is introduced first and is the EvilGenius. He's the first villain to discover kirakiraru within people and manipulates the Cures and the Kirakiraru Thieves as part of his experiments in order to create more kirakiraru and deliver it to Noir. Bibury is the DarkChick, [[ManipulativeBastard she enjoys toying and trolling with the Cures]], treats her ally Julio (and took his idea of stealing kirakiraru during her run as an ArcVillain) and even minor characters with disdain and disrespect, and is purely motivated by her love for Noir. Grave is TheBrute, physically the biggest and powerful of the four generals, but not too bright as uses straight forward tactics with his personal mook squad. Elysio is TheDragon, Noir's personal emissionary and is above the other three generals in status.

* [[pink:'''Cure Whip''']], [[GenkiGirl Ichika]] herself, is the Pretty Cure of [[APoliteUndex Cheerfulness]] and Smiles. [[ImaginationBasedSuperPower Her imagination]] comes up with all sorts of animal-themed sweets to make.

[[PluckyGirl Ichika]] [[SweetTooth Usami's]] mother [[DeterminedDoctor Satomi]] is coming home from abroad. To celebrate, Ichika decides to make a shortcake to give to her mom. Several failed attempts later, and a plump fairy named [[TheCutie Pekorin]] crashes into her kitchen. Although unsuccessful, the shortcakes made by Ichika are filled with her heart, and a strange energy called "kirakiraru" inside the sweets spills out, which Pekorin happily eats. Unfortunately, a bad fairy named Gummy appears not long after: He was attracted by the kirakiraru, just like Pekorin. Gummy steals all the kirakiraru from the cakes, making them all black. Through her desire to protect the sweets, Ichika gains the power to transform into a Legendary Patissier Pretty Cure.

[[PluckyGirl Ichika]] [[SweetTooth Usami's]] mother [[DeterminedDoctor Satomi]] is coming home from abroad. To celebrate, Ichika decides to make a shortcake to give to her mom. Several failed attempts later, and a plump fairy named [[TheCutiePekorin]] crashes into her kitchen. Although unsuccessful, the shortcakes made by Ichika are filled with her heart, and a strange energy called "kirakiraru" inside the sweets spills out, which Pekorin happily eats. Unfortunately, a bad fairy named Gummy appears not long after: He was attracted by the kirakiraru, just like Pekorin. Gummy steals all the kirakiraru from the cakes, making them all black. Through her desire to protect the sweets, Ichika gains the power to transform into a Legendary Patissier Pretty Cure.

Ichika Usami's mother is coming home from abroad. To celebrate, Ichika decides to make a shortcake to give to her mom. Several failed attempts later, and a plump fairy named Pekorin crashes into her kitchen. Although unsuccessful, the shortcakes made by Ichika are filled with her heart, and a strange energy called "kirakiraru" inside the sweets spills out, which Pekorin happily eats. Unfortunately, a bad fairy named Gummy appears not long after: He was attracted by the kirakiraru, just like Pekorin. Gummy steals all the kirakiraru from the cakes, making them all black. Through her desire to protect the sweets, Ichika gains the power to transform into a Legendary Patissier Pretty Cure.

* [[pink:'''Cure Whip''']], [[GenkiGirl Ichika]] herself, is the Pretty Cure of {{Cheerfulness}} and {{Smiles}}. Her imagination comes up with all sorts of animal-themed sweets to make.
* [[gold:'''Cure Custard''']], [[ShrinkingViolet Himari]] [[TheSmartGirl Arisugawa]], is the Pretty Cure of {{Intelligence}} and {{Courage}}. She's shy, but knows enough about sweets to be considered the "Sweets Professor."
* [[blue:'''Cure Gelato''']], [[GeniusDitz Aoi]] [[RebelliousPrincess Tategami]], is the Pretty Cure of {{Freedom}} and [[HotBlooded Passion]]. An enthusiastic rock star and the singer of Wild Azure, a local band.

* [[pink:'''Cure Whip''']], [[GenkiGirl Ichika]] herself, is the Pretty Cure of cheerfulness and smiles. Her imagination comes up with all sorts of animal-themed sweets to make.
* [[gold:'''Cure Custard''']], Himari Arisugawa, is the Pretty Cure of intelligence and courage. She's shy, but knows enough about sweets to be considered the "Sweets Professor."
* [[blue:'''Cure Gelato''']], Aoi Tategami, is the Pretty Cure of freedom and passion. An enthusiastic rock star and the singer of a local band.
* [[purple:'''Cure Macaron''']], Yukari Kotozume, is the Pretty Cure of beauty and excitement. An older girl who is perfect at nearly everything she does, and finds being a Cure makes her life more interesting.

* [[teal: '''Cure Parfait''']], Ciel Kirahoshi, is a genius patisserie who came from France, and is also a fairy named Kirarin who resided in Ichigo Mountain. She gets to [[AscendedFanboy live her dream]] and becomes the Pretty Cure of [[DreamTropes Dreams]] and [[HopeSpringsEternal Hope]].

* [[pink:'''Cure Whip''']], Ichika herself, is the Pretty Cure of cheerfulness and smiles. Her imagination comes up with all sorts of animal-themed sweets to make.

* [[red:'''Cure Chocolat''']], Akira Kenjou, is the Pretty Cure of strength and love. She is another older girl (but often confused for a boy), who is gentle and protective of those around her.
* [[teal: '''Cure Parfait''']], Ciel Kirahoshi, is a genius patisserie who came from France, and is also a fairy named Kirarin who resided in Ichigo Mountain. Following her dream of becoming a Pretty Cure, she likes making everyone happy with her sweets,appearing in a flap like a"pegasus".

* '''Cure Whip''', Ichika herself, is the Pretty Cure of cheerfulness and smiles. Her imagination comes up with all sorts of animal-themed sweets to make.
* '''Cure Custard''', Himari Arisugawa, is the Pretty Cure of intelligence and courage. She's shy, but knows enough about sweets to be considered the "Sweets Professor."
* '''Cure Gelato''', Aoi Tategami, is the Pretty Cure of freedom and passion. An enthusiastic rock star and the singer of a local band.
* '''Cure Macaron''', Yukari Kotozume, is the Pretty Cure of beauty and excitement. An older girl who is perfect at nearly everything she does, and finds being a Cure makes her life more interesting.
* '''Cure Chocolat''', Akira Kenjou, is the Pretty Cure of strength and love. She is another older girl (but often confused for a boy), who is gentle and protective of those around her.
* [[blue: '''Cure Parfait''']], Ciel Kirahoshi, is a genius patisserie who came from France, and is also a fairy named Kirarin who resided in Ichigo Mountain. Following her dream of becoming a Pretty Cure, she likes making everyone happy with her sweets,appearing in a flap like a"pegasus".

* [[blue:Cure Parfait]], Ciel Kirahoshi, is a genius patisserie who came from France, and is also a fairy named Kirarin who resided in Ichigo Mountain. Following her dream of becoming a Pretty Cure, she likes making everyone happy with her sweets,appearing in a flap like a
"pegasus".

Together, the five run a sweets shop called the KIRAKIRA Patisserie, while protecting their sweets from other Kirakiraru Thieves like Gummy, as well as any other evil forces seeking the kirakiraru. Midway through the series, the Cures are joined by a shapeshifting fairy named Kirarin who becomes Cure Parfait.

* [[Blue: Cure Parfait]], Ciel Kirahoshi, is a genius patisserie who came from France, and is also a fairy named Kirarin who resided in Ichigo Mountain. Following her dream of becoming a Pretty Cure, she likes making everyone happy with her sweets,appearing in a flap like a

[[caption-width-right:350: ''Animals and Sweets and Creativity…Oh, My!''[[note]]Clockwise from top right: Akira Kenjou/Cure Chocolat, Ciel Kirahoshi/Cure Parfait, Yukari Kotozune/Cure Macaron, Chourou (Elder), Pikario, Aoi Tategami/Cure Gelato, Pekorin, Ichika Usami/Cure Whip and Himari Arisugawa.[[/note]]]]

-->-- '''Kirakira☆PreCure a la Mode'''

* [[Blue:Cure Parfait]], Ciel Kirahoshi, is a genius patisserie who came from France, and is also a fairy named Kirarin who resided in Ichigo Mountain. Following her dream of becoming a Pretty Cure, she likes making everyone happy with her sweets,appearing in a flap like a

** The Kira Kira team is featured in a collaboration with ''Music/{{Vocaloid}}''[[note]]more specifically, the Crypton family of programs[[/note]]! This is because Yukari's [[Creator/SakiFujita voice actress]] is also the voice of Hatsune Miku.

''Kirakira☆[=PreCure=] a la Mode'' is the fourteenth entry and twelfth separate continuity in the ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' franchise. It began airing on February 5, 2017.

* MythologyGag:
** This isn't the first time a patissier has become a Cure. That honor goes to [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Kanade Minamino/Cure Rhythm]].
** Cure Whip rounds off [[RunningGag the yearly ritual]] of the pink Cure transforming for the first time, then [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength jumping impossibly high in the air]].
** Another Precure [[RunningGag tradition]] appears when Ichika first meets Pekorin, questioning whether Peko is a dog or a cat.
** The way Ichika meets Pekorin is similar to how [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Nagisa meets Mepple.]] Just replace room with kitchen.
** In a tiny bit of a ContinuityNod, Ranko Ichijo, a VictimOfTheWeek back in ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'', is mentioned to have finally become an idol.
** [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Once again,]] the main Precure falls in love with a {{Bifauxnen}} Precure thinking they're a boy at first. Bonus points for Akira meaning "Daybreak", which could be a reference to Cure Sunshine.
** The Sweets Pact is the third TransformationTrinket in the franchise to be a Pact, and it's clearly modeled off of the [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure Smile Pact]].
** [[spoiler:The villain disguising as a transfer student at the Cures' school?]] That was done before in ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure''.
** [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure The last blue-haired Cure]] was also the daughter of a wealthy business family, but she took it a lot better than Aoi.
** After Ichika defeats [[spoiler: Julio in episode 22, he is revealed to be a fairy named Pikario, making him the second fairy to be purified after [[Anime/HappinessChargePrecure Phantom]].]]
** Pekorin, in her human form, has hair (which is most noticeable [[spoiler: in her Cure form]]) that resembles another heroine from a magical girl show by Toei that aired in the same timeslot as ''Pretty Cure'': Poppu from ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi''.

* GagSub: One sub group[[note]]that has overlap with the group that released the "bad sub" for ''[[Anime/PrettyCureAllStars Dream Stars!]]'', controversial for being a gag sub released before regular subs came out[[/note]] put out a gag sub track along with their normal subs. Some of the translations are {{Dub Name Change}}s and {{Woolseyism}}s as if it was the script for a hypothetical English dub of the movie (e.g. using Glitter Force instead of Pretty Cure, renaming Ichika Usami to Anthea Bunny, and translating the "Whip, Step, Jump, & Shine!" line in the opening theme song as "Whip, skip, jump, shine, and we'll all be fine!"). Other liberties taken are definitely not stuff one would see in an actual adaptation, like changing the CatchPhrase of John-Bedros (Jean-Pierre) from "Trés bien! (×4)" to "To urinate! To defecate! To chlorinate! To suffocate!"[[note]]A ShoutOut to a ToiletHumour joke in the 2007 Singaporean movie ''Just Follow Law''[[/note]] and making a "deez nuts" pun.

* GagSub: [[https://www4.9anime.is/watch/kirakiraprecure-a-la-mode-movie-paritto-omoide-no-mille-feuille.38qr/k1np54 One fansub]] for TheMovie can get pretty ridiculous at times, though not quite to the extent of the ''[[Anime/PrettyCureAllStars Dream Stars!]]'' "Bad sub", though there is overlap between the two groups that worked on them. Some of the translations are {{Dub Name Change}}s and {{Woolseyism}}s as if it were the script for a hypothetical English dub of the movie (e.g. using Glitter Force instead of Pretty Cure, renaming Ichika Usami to Anthea Bunny, and translating the "Whip, Step, Jump, & Shine!" line in the opening theme song as "Whip, skip, jump, shine, and we'll all be fine!"). Other liberties taken are definitely not stuff one would see in an actual adaptation, like changing the CatchPhrase of John-Bedros (Jean-Pierre) from "Trés bien! (×4)" to "To urinate! To defecate! To chlorinate! To suffocate!"[[note]]A ShoutOut to a ToiletHumour joke in the 2007 Singaporean movie ''Just Follow Law''[[/note]] and making a "deez nuts" pun.

%%* WrongGenreSavvy: Ichika in Episode 2 assumes that, as the legendary patisserie Pretty Cure, she can make sweets appear out of thin air before Pekorin explains that she still has to make the sweets herself. Creating things with magic was the theme of the [[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure previous season]].

On August 24th, 2020, Creator/{{Crunchyroll}} announced that they are streaming the entire series on their website with English subtitles, making this the fifth Pretty Cure season to do so.

On August 24th, 2020, Creator/{{Crunchyroll}} announced that they are streaming the entire series on their website with English subtitles.

On August 24th, 2020, Creator/Crunchyroll announced that they are streaming the entire series on their website with English subtitles.