Line #46 Anime/HugttoPrettyCure


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:''The Future Isn’t Set In Stone!'' [[note]]Clockwise from top middle: [[AllLovingHero Cure Yell/Hana Nono]], [[PassionateSportsGirl Cure Étoile/Homare Kagayaki]], [[ArtificialHuman Cure Amour/Ruru Amour]], [[KidAppealCharacter Cure Macherie/Emiru Aisaki]], and [[AngelicBeauty Cure Ange/Saaya Yakushiji]] \| In the middle: [[GooGooGodlike Hugtan]] and [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Harry]][[/note]]]]
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4	->''"You can do anything! You can be anything! Embrace the sparkling future!"''
5	-->-- '''ArcWords'''
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7	''[=HuGtto=]! Pretty Cure'' (known internationally as ''Hug! [=PreCure=]'') is the fifteenth entry in the ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise, commemorating the franchise’s [[MilestoneCelebration 15th anniversary]] and the last entry fully produced in the Heisei era. It is the thirteenth separate continuity in the series and began airing in February of 2018, preceded by ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' and followed by ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure''.
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9	Hana Nono is a second-year middle school student who aims to become a stylish, mature big-sister-like figure. When she realises she is [[LateForSchool late for her first day of school]], she cuts her bangs in a hurry, causing her hair to look like a mess!
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11	However, there's a nice turn of events when she meets Hugtan and her guardian, Harry, who had fallen from the sky. But suddenly, the Criasu Corporation appears in hopes of stealing Hugtan's Mirai Crystal, so they create a scary monster to attack them!
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13	With her strong desire to protect Hugtan, a new Mirai Crystal appears and transforms Hana into the Pretty Cure of High Spirits, Cure Yell. The Mirai Crystals are a crystalized form of Tomorrow Power, the magical power overflowing this world that creates a shining future for everyone. If it's stolen, everyone's future will disappear, including Hugtan's future.
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15	!!''[=Hugtto! PreCure=]'' contains examples of:
16	* AlternateTimeline: The World of ''[=Hugtto! PreCure=]'' actually features 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]].
17	* AnimationBump: During important episodes but notably, Homare-focused episodes feature more detailed fight scenes compared to when the other characters are given focus.
18	* AprilFoolsDay: Two April Fools jokes for 2018.
19	** Episode 9 which aired on this day had its PreviouslyOn recap narrated by [[TheUnintelligible Hugtan]] instead of the girls.
20	** [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/04/01-1/toei-animation-teases-dragon-ball-super-x-precure-super-stars-team-up-for-april-fools-day An announcement for a fake "Super" movie,]] crossing over the girls' appearance in this year's ''[[Anime/PrettyCureAllStars Pretty Cure Super Stars!]]'' movie with the ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly movie]].
21	* AngryCheekPuff: In episode 15, Ruru puffs both her cheeks while having DullEyesOfUnhappiness after she gets into an argument with Emiru's sexist older brother.
22	* BadFuture: [[spoiler: Where Hugtan, Harry, and Criasu are actually from: A future of the current world where the Company freezes all futures.]]
23	* 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, Maho Girls, Hugtto, and Max Heart teams left. They manage to unfreeze time leading to all the cures finishing Traum off in the next episode.]]
24	* BeamMeUpScotty[[invoked]]: Saaya "quotes" a statement from Mother Teresa in [[Recap/HugttoPrettyCureEp2 Episode 2]], but the phrase was one [[http://www.motherteresa.org/quotes-falsely-attributed-to.html#enaglish2 commonly misattributed to her.]]
25	** [[https://i.imgur.com/6N0k1bC.jpg Lampshaded by one of the fansubs:]]
26	--->It's totally not, but whatever
27	* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Cure Yell (the Pretty Cure of High Spirits), Cure Ange (the Pretty Cure of Wisdom), and Cure Étoile (the Pretty Cure of Power), respectively.
28	* BlandNameProduct: Episode 2 shows Saaya using a search engine called ''Hugoooooo!'', an obvious play on ''Yahoo!''
29	** And then Hana mentions Curestagram in Episode 5.
30	* BookEnds: Fumito is both the first and last Oshimaida the girls have to fight.
31	* BreatherEpisode:
32	** Episode 12, in which the girls throw a [[SlumberParty pajama party]] to relax after the events of the previous two episodes.
33	** Episode 15, which [[ADayInTheLimelight focuses on Ruru and Emiru rather than the main trio]], is much more comedy-driven compared to all the episodes before it.
34	** Episode 24 was supposed to be this as it was a day at the pool, [[spoiler:but Hana is still recovering from the shock of learning who the Criasu president is and his motives]].
35	** Episode 28 plays this straight, focusing on Mogumogu's (Homare's pet dog) [[{{Pun}} puppy love]] towards Saki ([[InterspeciesRomance who is a cat]])
36	** Episode 45, the ChristmasEpisode. The first half, anyway.
37	* TheCameo:
38	** [[spoiler:Episode 37 not only crams in every Pretty Cure active, but we also get brief appearances by Michiru and Kaoru, Cure Flower, Cure Candy, Cure Echo, Regina and many others near the end.]]
39	* CentralTheme: Fate and future.
40	* ChildHater: The victim of the week in episode 3 of is a businessman who is one of these. He yells at the girls for not being able to control Hugtan's crying because he finds kids annoying. Homare yells at him for not understanding their situation, and this causes other families at the petting zoo to get in on the situation as well. This causes him to leave the zoo, but not before Charaleet uses his anger to summon an Oshimaida.
41	* ComicBookTime: Oddly invoked in the second crossover episode as the Kira Kira and Maho Girls teams are still adults when they show up, yet every other team are still in their lower teens.
42	* {{Crossover}}:
43	** Not only will the team show up in this year's ''[[Anime/PrettyCureAllStars PreCure All-Stars]]'' installment, ''[=PreCure=] Super Stars!'', but their fall movie is replaced with a special MilestoneCelebration movie pairing the team up with [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure the original duo]] and everyone else after them entitled ''[=HUGtto!=] [=PreCure=] ♥ Futari wa [=PreCure=]: All-Stars Memories''.
44	** For AprilFoolsDay, Toei [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2018/04/01-1/toei-animation-teases-dragon-ball-super-x-precure-super-stars-team-up-for-april-fools-day announced]] a fake crossover team up between Cure Yell and [[Franchise/DragonBall Son Goku]], specifically as they appear in ''Pretty Cure Super Stars!'' and ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly'' movies.
45	** [[spoiler: Hugtan summons Cure Black and Cure White in Episode 21 and sends them back at the end of the next episode.]]
46	** [[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 Maho Girls teams! Then 37 takes it a step further by teaming up EVERY PRETTY CURE AT THE TIME!]]
47	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Harry reveals [[spoiler: he and Hugtan are from the far future, Hana and Saaya are more concerned about whether humans evolve/regress into mice.]]
48	* ContinuityDrift: When they first appear in episodes 21-22, [[spoiler:Nagisa and Honoka are speculated to originate from an alternate universe separate from the one ''[=HUGtto!=]'' takes place in]], given that Hugtan summoned them from a portal. When they reappear in later episodes, this aspect is quietly dropped in favor of [[spoiler:all the Cures and their crossovers sharing a single universe but living in different cities]], with the previous AlternateUniverse explanation being left as speculation that the characters were simply incorrect about.
49	* 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.]]
50	* 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).]]
51	* DarkerAndEdgier: The series is, without a doubt, one of the franchise's darker entries in the same vein as ''[[Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure HeartCatch]]'' and ''[[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Go! Princess]]''. To be more specific:
52	** While it doesn't seem overt in the current story, Harry's reveal of what happened to him and Hugtan as a result of Criasu's schemes and machinations definitely counts as this, compared to the state of the fairy worlds from the last [[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure two]] [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureAlaMode installments]]. The state of his homeworld is eerily identical to the BadFuture of ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky'', in which time itself has been essentially lost to everyone and the entire world is nothing more than a stone husk. [[spoiler:Made even worse when it's revealed that they don't come from a different world. [[WhamLine They come from the future of the current world.]]]]
53	** Homare’s initial inability to become a Cure is essentially a darker variation of Karen’s storyline in ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5''. Whereas Karen's inability was based on her not understanding how to work with others as a StudentCouncilPresident, Homare's is the result of her remembering the time she severely injured herself during a figure skating competition. Unlike Karen, who initially didn't even want to be a Cure, Homare wants to be one, but her [[TraumaButton traumatic memories]] prevent her from jumping high enough to grab her TransformationTrinket in Episode 4.
54	** In Episode 10, [[spoiler: Hana loses the ability to transform as a result of doubting herself after being criticized for her cheering ways beforehand in Episode 8. Then, just as she's about to be killed by the MonsterOfTheWeek, Hugtan uses a new power to purify it.... at the cost of falling into a coma. A baby going comatose. In a kid's show. She does wake up in Episode 11, but still...]]
55	** Episode 16 was normal and even a bit lighthearted for the most part [[spoiler: until the very last minute, where Ruru, presumably because the BigBad caught on to her slowly turning good, is struck by a powerful beam of red light. As the smoke clears, you see her heavily damaged with holes all over her clothes and sparks crackling from her body. They even show her robotic vision glitching as she shuts down and drops to her knees, rendering her essentially lifeless. Papple even effortlessly pushes her body to the ground, which is a bit disturbing. The episode ends with the two leaving and the Cures, along with Hugtan, crying out her name in vain. What makes this even more upsetting is that Ruru was starting to feel actual emotions and empathy up until that point.]]
56	** Episode 22 still had an over all lighthearted feel... [[spoiler:up until it cuts to Pappuru. She was threatened by her superiors to be put in the same dark room Charalit was in, found out that her boyfriend was cheating on her, and even if the outcome was different (she transformed herself into an Oshimaida using her own Toge-Power), Pappuru might as damn well be DrivenToSuicide. ''Suicide. In a kid's show.'' TruthInTelevision, unfortunately, as such a TraumaCongaLine, ''especially'' in Japan, could lead anyone to suicide.]]
57	** Episode 24 was meant to be [[BeachEpisode a winding down episode]] from Episode 23. [[spoiler: Cut to Hana, in the middle of swimming, randomly having dark visions of George Cry, a man she had grown to trust and admire over the course of the show, and how he intends to freeze the world, and nearly succeeded, which causes her to have a panic attack and is implied to be lingering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result, as when Gelos calls forth another Oshimaeda, she has the same visions, which causes her to panic even more. While there are cases of previous protagonists having a hard time, they were shown to be able to [[AngstWhatAngst get over it really quickly]]. This is not the case with Hana.]]
58	** Even the FairyCompanion isn't safe from this trope with episode 25. In previous series, the reason for why certain Fairies could become Human was due to magic. The reason Harry can become human? [[spoiler: After countless inhuman experiments done by Kriasu Corp, he was forcefully turned into a Kaijin attack dog. only thanks to a mysterious young woman not only saving him, but putting a PowerLimiter on him, specifically the golden chain attached to his neck, he was able to turn into a human instead.]]
59	* DarkestHour: The end of Episode 46: [[spoiler: George turns himself into an Oshimada and freezes time, leading Ristoru and Bishin to kidnap Hugtan.]]
60	** If you can believe it in Episode 47, it gets worse. [[spoiler: Though Ristoru and Bishin are purified, George then traps the cast in toge-power made trees and cages before taking out his former staff and the other Cures besides Hana with ease before challenging Hana to a final battle.]]
61	* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 15 focuses entirely on Emiru and Ruru, with a few cameo appearances from the main trio.
62	* DebutQueue: Averted with Cure Étoile, who doesn't join the group in Episode 3; she has to wait until Episode 5.
63	* DelayedReaction: It takes a few seconds for the girls to realize Hugtan has just said Homare's name in episode 15, then a few more to process this until she calls for "Homae" again.
64	* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler: This is essentially how Cure Amour and Cure [=MaCherie=] came to be in Episode 20. With Cure Yell being put on the ropes against Pappuru's MonsterOfTheWeek, Ruru and Emiru are constantly pleading for a miracle so that they can both become Pretty Cures together... only for the golden spirit seen in the intro show up (with no dialogue or buildup whatsoever), split the one remaining [=PreHeart=] into two identical copies and leave, giving them both the ability to transform and save the day.]]
65	* TheDiaperChange: The series has many instances of this, done [[ProductPromotionParade with the sole intent of promoting]] [[https://www.amazon.co.jp/HUG-%E3%81%AF%E3%81%90-%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A8-%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2-%E3%81%86%E3%81%8D%E3%81%86%E3%81%8D%E3%81%AF%E3%81%90%E3%81%9F%E3%82%93%E3%81%AE%E3%83%8F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%82%AA%E3%83%A0%E3%83%84/dp/B078K4QZW5 one of the toys made for the show:]]
66	** Episode 2 contains a scene where Hana learns to change Hugtan.
67	** Episode 3 has Harry try to change Hugtan's diaper to improve her mood. It doesn't work.
68	** In episode 9, Hana changes Hugtan's diaper during her hike with Emiru.
69	** In episode 14, this happens twice: once with Chii-chan, and a second time with Seitarou, the latter being employed as a method by Cure Yell to calm him down.
70	** In episode 22, during Emiru and Ruru's argument, Hugtan is taken out of the room to have a diaper change because she is being fussy.
71	** Happens twice in the NonSerialMovie: during the opening credits when Hugtan poops in her diaper at the picnic and a second time after Hugtan plays hide and seek.
72	* DistantFinale: The last several minutes of the finale take place in 2030 (about 11 years after the show's events) and takes a peek into what the main human characters are doing as adults.
73	* DoItYourselfThemeTune: Rie Hikisaka, Rina Hon'izumi, and Creator/YuiOgura, the voices of Cure Yell, Cure Ange, and Cure Étoile, respectively, join together to sing the ending song. The second ending brings in Cures Amour and Ma'Cherie's.
74	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [[spoiler:The over all imagery of Pappuru climbing to the top of the building, along with hallucinations of her boyfriend giving chase to stop her, and the fact that she triggered her transformation by ''"stabbing"'' herself can make one think [[DrivenToSuicide that she was about to commit suicide.]]]]
75	* {{Dramedy}}: For every character's personal RunningGag like Harry's "I am not a mouse!", Hana's "[[CharacterCatchphrase Big Shock!]]" [[note]] "Mechokku!" [[/note]], or anytime Ruru's being TheComicallySerious; each of them has also been the centerpiece of a major WhamEpisode whose effects on the narrative have largely permeated throughout the series or otherwise [[DarkerAndEdgier have shown darker and deeper implications]].
76	* EarlyBirdCameo: Much like Cure Whip appearing in ''Maho Girls'' before her, Cure Yell makes an appearance in ''[[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode KiraKira]]''[='s=] final episode. Hugtan also appears with her.
77	** The final episode has a cameo from Hikaru Hoshina/Cure Star, the lead of the following series ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure''
78	* EndOfAnAge: The last [=PreCure=] installment to be fully aired during the Heisei period, with the succeeding show will transition from the last days of Heisei up to the Reiwa period, the next era of Japanese history.
79	* EvilInc: The villains model their headquarters into a corporation-like organization named the Criasu Corpotation.
80	* EvolvingCredits: A few episodes after [[spoiler:Ruru and Emiru become Cures]], the opening updates some of its scenes to include them. [[spoiler:The villain lineup is also overhauled to account for some {{Heel Face Turn}}s.]]
81	* FlowerMotifs: The beginning of the opening has Hugtan surrounded by one flower type for each Cure.
82	* FormulaBreakingEpisode: Episode 15 focuses more on developing a friendship between Ruru and Emiru as opposed to focusing on Hana's group. Though previous episodes had comedic moments, this episodes seems to have a funny moment, gag facial expression, etc. every other scene.
83	* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: Bishin's version of the Negative Wave has them covering the screen in darkness and then ripping it apart to look straight at the viewers.
84	* GoodOldFisticuffs: After [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode last year]] had to take a break from it, this season marks the return of the hand-to-hand combat and violent fight scenes that ''Pretty Cure'' is famous for. Cure Yell's cameo in the last episode of ''[=KiraKira=]'' showcased this.
85	* GottaCatchThemAll: The goal of the Cures is to collect the Mirai Crystals before the villains do.
86	* GoToSleepEnding: When Ruru makes herself part of Hana's family in episode 13, she and Hana turn in at the end and end up sharing the same bed.
87	** This happens again at the end of episode 34, this time involving Hana and Kotori.
88	* GracefulLandingClumsyLanding: In the [[CrisisCrossover Crisis Crossover Episode]], Cure Yell and Cure Dream stick the landing after defeating an [[MonsterOfTheWeek Oshimaida]]. On the other hand, Cure Happy falls flat on her face.
89	* GratuitousFrench: Cure Ange, Étoile, [=MaCherie=] and Amour's names, meaning "angel", "star", "my dear", and "love" respectively.
90	** Henri further adds that "Yell" could be heard as "Aile" (wing) in French.
91	* {{Homage}}: One episode feels like a love letter to ''Anime/PrettyRhythmRainbowLive'', given the magical skating focus, Étoile doing what basically amounts to a Prism Jump, and the antagonist of the week acting as a sendup of the male rivals.
92	* InSpiteOfANail: [[spoiler:In the finale, we are shown a man, whose face is never seen, running, presumably to see Hana after she's given birth, while carrying a bouquet with the very same type of flowers George is associated with. While it's not actually stated whether he and Hana still got married, a good portion of the viewers have chosen to interpret it as such.]]
93	* InterspeciesRomance: Mogumogu, a dog, ends up falling in love a cat called Lily. Despite Ruru pointing out the biological impossibility, the gang still tried to help him get close to her.
94	* KillItWithFire: [[spoiler:The fate of the Harihari Township turns out to be this, when the Criasu Corporation fooled Listol, Harry and Bicine into thinking they can heal their village from a deadly plague by giving them human forms in exchange. This did not sit well for the rest of them with their deception where they took the murderous way of burning the village.]]
95	* MakeWayForTheNewVillains: With much of the original villains defeated, a new villain lineup is created mid-way through the series. [[spoiler: This hits hard for Daigan who doesn't get much of a chance to do anything, to make way for Dr. Traum.]]
96	* MonsterOfTheWeek: The Oshimaida, beings created from the negative energies of other people, are the main enemies for this season.
97	* MythologyGag: Being the 15th anniversary season, [[MythologyGag.HugttoPrettyCure this trope has its' own page]].
98	* 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, a silver badge somewhere on the attaire although usually on one side of their collar, and generally coordinate all other items of clothing to the same color theme. There's otherwise a large variety in the jackets, skirts, etc. that the students wear.
99	* ParentalBonus: Ripe with this, what with the references and outright jabs at Japan's corporate culture.
100	** Criasu being a '''literal''' 'black company' (in real life: a company that overworks its workers, with no overtime pay, or benefits, and/or other grueling conditions) will cause some shudders of remembrance to anyone who has been a corporate drone in Japan.
101	** Baddies complaining they will have to file incident reports for losing a fight, having to file a purchase order and get it approved by a superior to materialize a monster, a member of the QuirkyMinibossSquad ranting about one of them not respecting the principle of "''hourensou''" (Report/Communication/Discussion) and concealing his messes.
102	** Monsters of the week uttering "''Yamesasetemoraimasu''" (basically "I'm turning in my resignation") with a relieved expression will also fill parents with glee, this being the one line someone who has worked a shitty job WANTS to say to their boss (if it isn't TakeThisJobAndShoveIt).
103	** A darker, more specific example comes from Episode 22. [[spoiler: Papple discovers Jelos in the bed where her "lover", George, usually is. It's all but outright implied that, after Papple's multiple failures to get Toge power, with Jelos taking over her position in the company, that George had no use for her and moved on to Jelos instead. Once again, a kid's show manages to sneak a {{cuckold}}ing metaphor past the radar.]]
104	* PictorialLetterSubstitution: The logo of ''[=HuGtto=]! Pretty Cure'' dots the exclamation point with a heart.
105	* ProductPromotionParade: This series seems to use this trope more than other ''Pretty Cure'' series. Aside from the standard "promoting henshin and attack items" episodes, there were the following:
106	** If any character references Hugtan needing a certain sort of care (diapers, being carried in a baby carrier, some of her outfits), it's a reference to an actual product Bandai made for the Hugtan doll. It got to the point where some of these items were snuck into the script without having no plot relavance whatsoever.
107	** The pink Melody Tamborine is used not just as the ending theme item, but as a toy for Hugtan, and the purple one is used during Twin Love's idol lives.
108	** Episode 22 was probably a major example of this. Aside from the debut of [[spoiler: the Twin Love Guitar]] and the appearances of [[spoiler: Nagisa and Honoka, who got new dolls to promote the 15th anniversary]], Hugtan has a diaper change scene and the girls make friendship bracelets to remind viewers to buy those items along with the ones the main episode promoted.
109	** Episode 26 contains a scene in which the girls imagine Hana in various outfits, done in the style of Sun-Star's dress up stickers that were being sold at the time.
110	** Episode 30 had the Cures recall past memories by using the Mirai Pad, since [[spoiler: when you attach the Memorial Cure Clock and the Cheerful Attack Crystal to the Mirai Pad]], a sequence showing memories of mini-games you've played in the past occurs, with a date for each one (or if you didn't play any of the ones shown, it is left blank).
111	** Another 2-in-1 product promotion happens in episode 37, where [[spoiler: the aformentioned friendship bracelets turn into the Mirai Brace]].
112	* RealMenWearPink / WholesomeCrossdresser: Henri Wakamiya, Homare's childhood friend, enjoys wearing feminine dresses, and he doesn't seem to mind wearing one [[spoiler:in his Cure Form, Cure Infini]].
113	* RealPlaceBackground: The gang visits Saaya’s mother at the [[BlandNameProduct Ohei Company]] studios. The entrance where the gang go into is a recreation of the entrance of the actual Toei Company studios.
114	* RetailRiot: In episode 15, Ruru was sent to the store that was having a sale on eggs for the first 20 customers. But she had to outrun a bunch of frantic women in order to get to them.
115	* SafetyFreak: Emiru Aisaki is introduced as one of these, obsessed with protecting people from ever more improbable potential accidents whether they want it or not. She mostly grows out of this after gaining her Precure powers.
116	* ScreamingBirth: In the DistantFinale, [[spoiler:Hana giving birth to Hugtan (aka Hagumi)]] is depicted as this, with [[spoiler:Hana]] screaming almost all the way through.
117	* ScrewDestiny:
118	** The series is all about preventing a BadFuture from happening, even when the Criasu Corporation is telling them YouCantFightFate.
119	** Unknowingly done in episode 20. [[spoiler:At the beginning, Emiru was shown sensing the time travel occuring. This likely meant that the [=PreHeart=] that appeared was for her. But because Ruru pulled a HeelFaceTurn and Emiru didn't want to become a Cure without her, the golden spirit resembling an adult Cure Tomorrow granted their wish.]]
120	* ShoutOut:
121	** In episode 15, Emiru's yelling after being toppled by cans is very similar to [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson's annoyed grunt]].
122	** [[spoiler: Ruru's [[YouAreNumberSix designated serial number]], R.U.R. 9500, is a reference to ''Theatre/{{RUR}}'', the play that first introduced the word "robot". Furthermore, Ruru's giant robot form looks like it wouldn't be too out of place in the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series.]]
123	** In episode 30, Hugtan is briefly shown doing the well known Marilyn Monroe [[MarilynManeuver pose]] from ''Film/TheSevenYearItch'' in Hollywood.
124	** [[spoiler:Hana is neither the first {{Henshin Hero}}ine [[Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger with the same surname]] nor the first [[Franchise/SailorMoon to have a]] KidFromTheFuture.]]
125	** The finale shows [[spoiler:everyone from the future heading back in a [[Series/KamenRiderDenO time travelling train]].]] Geez, Toei!
126	* SixthRanger: As per usual, but an interesting take is used here since it introduced two new Pretty Cures at the same time.
127	* SpotlightStealingSquad: Emiru and Ruru, from Episodes 18 to 22, was solely focused almost entirely on them, with the main trio playing second fiddle to their CharacterDevelopment until episode 23, with Saya and Homare even missing out on some of the action.
128	* TerminatorTwosome: We have the good time travelers, Hugtan and Harry, and the evil time travelers, The Criasu Corp., both traveling to the same time period to fight for the future's fate.
129	* ThemeTunelessEpisode: The final episode does not open with the regular theme song, but [[spoiler: it does play over the last scene]].
130	* ThoseTwoGuys: Two girls in the Cures' class, Junna and Aki, are always seen together and provide exposition for Hana.
131	* ThreePlusTwo: TheTeam starts with the trio of Hana, Saaya, and Homare. [[spoiler:After Episode 20, Ruru and Emiru join them, expanding the group to a team of five.]]
132	* TimeCrash: Criasu plans to destroy the future by stopping time in the present, thus preventing the future from ever coming to pass.
133	* ToiletHumor: Being that this series involves a baby, this is bound to happen.
134	** In Episode 14, Cure Yell is more interested in changing Seitarou's diaper than fighting. She even says to the other Cures "I'm sorry! I just have to change this diaper!"
135	** In the NonSerialMovie, this happens twice:
136	*** Hugtan randomly yells "Poopie!" during the picnic at the beginning, disgusting the girls.
137	*** During a game of hide and seek, Hugtan says that she peed in her diaper, causing Harry to get frantic because he left the diaper bag behind.
138	* TransformationTrinket: As per usual, but with a twist: [[spoiler:only ''four'' trinkets are available initially. The fifth one is created via the DeusExMachina explained above due to Emiru and Ruru's strong desire to become Precures together.]]
139	* TheVoiceless: [[spoiler: Only a handful of the Cures actually get to speak when all 50+ of them appear on screen to fight Dr. Traum. This can be especially jarring when they're often paired such that a Cure with a speaking voice seems to be talking for the ones who don't.]]
140	* WhamEpisode:
141	** Episode 10, possibly the earliest one in the franchise's history. [[spoiler: Hana loses the abiity to transform due to having low confidence in herself, and the Monster of the Week takes advantage of this by nearly killing Hana and Harry. Hugtan then shows off a new purification power she never showed before, only for her to exert herself so bad that she goes comatose, with the episode ending Hana and her friends cry out in desperation to try and wake her up. Holy shit.]]
142	** Episode 11 shows what happens when you fail at Criasu: [[spoiler: Charaleet is forcefully turned into a new kind of Oshimaida and is in immense pain as a result. If it weren't for Hana realizing that he was in pain, she almost would have killed him with the Melody Sword.]]
143	** Episode 21: [[spoiler: Hugtan summons [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Cure Black and Cure White]], the first time major seasons of Precure have crossed over with each other outside of the All Star movies and the OVA.]]
144	** Episode 25: [[spoiler: Harry was experimented on during his time in Criasu, and his chain necklace is actually a PowerLimiter to keep his monstrous form in check. A close look at Harry's flashback reveals the younger fairies under his care may have been similarly experimented on and joined the company fully (explaining why Bicine treats Harry like a close friend and doesn't accept his rejection), which is confirmed in episode 32.]]
145	** Episode 40: [[spoiler:The events in the BadFuture that led up to the beginning of the story are shown in full, with reveals for Hugtan's true form and the goddess that split Ruru and Emiru's Future Pacts. The end also has a WhamLine when the girls realize Ruru will have to go back to the future along with Harry and Hugtan, which Emiru does not take well.]]
146	** Episode 42: [[spoiler:Henri Wakamiya transforms into Cure Infini, making him the first official male Cure in the franchise.]]
147	** Episode 46: [[spoiler:George is heavily implied to have been in a relationship with adult Hana in the future. He also tells Hana that time stopped because humanity didn't evolve and instead, released large amounts of toge-power. At the end of the episode, George freezes the present on New Year's Day, kidnaps Hugtan, and sends his two final henchmen to fight the Pretty Cure.]]
148	* WhamLine: [[WhamLine/PrettyCure See examples here.]]
149	* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Episode 49 shows the Cure's future careers, some of the side characters, and even their timeline's versions of the villains.
150	** [[spoiler: Hana is the CEO of a successful company and gave birth to Hagumi - aka Hugtan.]]
151	** [[spoiler: Saaya became an OB/GYN and is the one overseeing Hagumi's birth. Daigan is also shown to work at the same hospital.]]
152	** [[spoiler: Homare became a professional figure skater.]]
153	** [[spoiler: Emiru became a major investor to her timeline's Dr. Traum, and is one of the first to meet her timeline's Ruru.]]
154	** [[spoiler: Harry, Listol, and Bishin are shown happily sleeping near Mogumogu and Lily, implying Homare did something to save Hariham village.]]
155	** [[spoiler: Ranze became an actress and is shown accepting an award from Reira.]]
156	** [[spoiler: Kotori became a coach and is seen overseeing a cheer squad.]]
157	** [[spoiler: Henri becomes a model and is seen showcasing at an ice-skating rink, with Masato looking on from the audience.]]
158	** [[spoiler: Tanpopo House is continuing to thrive.]]
159	** [[spoiler: Junna and Aki have become newscasters together.]]
160	** [[spoiler: Fumito is Hana's secretary, while Hinase joined a band.]]
161	** [[spoiler: Jeros, Charareet, Takumi, and Jinjin are seen as small children, with Jeros declaring her goal to run a major company like Hana's.]]
162	** [[spoiler: It's never said what Pappuru is doing, but she runs into Homare at the airport and is implied to be doing well.]]
163	** [[spoiler: It's implied that Hana did marry her timeline's Kurai, as a man with a bouquet of Kurai's signature flowers runs to the hospital.]]

Context Anime / HugttoPrettyCure