Line #64 Trivia/PrettyCure


1	!! Trivia pages for ''Pretty Cure'' works
2	[[index]]
3	* ''Trivia/FutariWaPrettyCure''
4	* ''Trivia/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar''
5	* ''Trivia/YesPrettyCure5''
6	** ''Trivia/PowerOfHopePrecureFullBloom''
7	* ''Trivia/FreshPrettyCure''
8	* ''Trivia/HeartcatchPrettyCure''
9	* ''Trivia/SuitePrettyCure''
10	* ''Trivia/SmilePrecure''
11	* ''Trivia/DokiDokiPrecure''
12	* ''Trivia/HappinessChargePrettyCure''
13	* ''Trivia/GoPrincessPrettyCure''
14	* ''Trivia/MahoGirlsPrecure''
15	* ''Trivia/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode''
16	* ''Trivia/HugttoPrettyCure''
17	* ''Trivia/StarTwinklePrettyCure''
18	* ''Trivia/HealinGoodPrettyCure''
19	* ''Trivia/TropicalRougePrettyCure''
20	* ''Trivia/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure''
21	* ''Trivia/SoaringSkyPrecure''
22	* ''Trivia/WonderfulPrettyCure''
23	* ''Trivia/PrettyCureAllStars''
24	[[/index]]
25
26	!! General trivia
27	* The series have generally been theorized to be [[AlternateContinuity alternate continuities]]; the BatFamilyCrossover, as well as ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/PowerOfHopePrecureFullBloom'', say otherwise, but these tend to really [[ContinuitySnarl mess up the canon]].
28	* There are actually three different versions of the first BatFamilyCrossover, all of which contradict one another and the series themselves. The short film, the movie and the DS game each have the teams meeting for the first time under different circumstances; only the movie and their sequels include ''[[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Fresh]]'' and all the seasons after it; only the DS game takes place while the series are all running, while the others take place after they are over; and the short film just makes no sense whatsoever.
29	* Apparently, as of late 2015, ''Pretty Cure'' tops a Famitsu poll about which anime franchise fans wanted to become a [[VideoGame/DynastyWarriors Musou-style game]]. If it happens, then it will become the first majorly female-dominated cast Musou game.
30	!! Trivia "tropes"
31	* ActingForTwo: Several examples:
32	** Komachi with [[CoolBigSis Madoka]].
33	** The Anime/FreshPrettyCure has their respective Pickruns share a voice.
34	** The Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure and Anime/SmilePrettyCure with their respective [[EnemyWithin evil]] [[PsychoRangers counterparts]]. (The [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Precure 5]][[EnemyWithin 's]], however, are voiced by [[Creator/ReikoKiuchi completely]] [[Creator/MikiNagasawa different]] [[Creator/YukoMinaguchi seiyuu]], [[Creator/RieKugimiya two]] of [[Creator/ChinamiNishimura whom]] went on to voice Cures in [[Anime/SmilePrettyCure later]] [[Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure seasons]])
35	** On the villains' side, the [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Snac]][[{{Mooks}} kies]] and [[Anime/DokiDokiPrecure Jikochuus]] each share the same voice actor.
36	** The [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure eight Fairy Tones]] all share a voice actor.
37	* AscendedMeme: For ''years'', fans have done pictures of the Cures as young adults, with the tag 'otona-', followed by the series name in shorthand. In 2023, Toei themselves released an '''''actual''''' ''Otona Pretty Cure'' spin-off series, the first installment being ''"Power Of Hope"'' featuring ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'' and ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'', with the next, under the working title ''"Mahou Tsukai 2"'', featuring ''Anime/MahouTsukaiPrettyCure''.
38	* AwesomeDearBoy:
39	** Nana Mizuki, a well-known voice actress and singer, was a big fan of Pretty Cure. To say that she was happy when she won the role of Tsubomi Hanasaki in ''Heartcatch'' would be an understatement. She even expressed joy at voicing her once more when she was called back for a few brief lines in ''Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage''.
40	** Hitomi Nabatame, another popular voice actress, had been there during the auditioning of ''Futari wa Pretty Cure''. Another fan of the series, she literally [[TearsOfJoy burst into tears]] when she got the role of Mana Aida in ''Doki Doki'' and even got congratulatory calls from Misato Fukuen (Miyuki Hoshizora of ''Smile'') and Ami Koshimizu and Fumiko Orikasa (Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino of ''Suite'').
41	* CashCowFranchise: The series has earned Creator/ToeiAnimation excesses of 10 billion yen annually, with the only [[ContestedSequel exceptions]] being [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar 2006]] and [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure 2014]].
42	* ChannelHop: In Italy, the series (original Japanese versions) went from Rai 2 to Creator/{{Netflix}} as the North American version, Glitter Force after skipping Suite.
43	* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer:
44	** Rakuten sometimes mistranslates all ''Pretty Cure'' series names on products as ''[[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 Yes! Pretty Cure 5 [=GoGo=]!]]'' regardless of the series they are actually from.
45	*** Similarly, other ''Pretty Cure'' series often have computer-mistranslated names, with ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'' becoming ''Go! Princess Pricy A'' and ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'' as ''Healing Kids Pretty Cure''.
46	** The book ''Drawing Fantastic Female Fighters'', which features character sheets and concept art from ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'', states that ''Heartcatch'' is the first season to feature returning characters from previous seasons. The problem? That ''never'' happens in the show itself, only in ''[[Anime/PrettyCureAllStars All-Stars DX 2,]]'' which isn't even the franchise's first crossover movie. It's likely that the writers confused ''[=HeartCatch=]'' for ''[[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Hugtto!]]'', which had recently concluded at the time the book was published and did feature cameos from previous seasons' characters.
47	** [[https://www.cbr.com/pretty-cure-baton-pass-toei-tokusatsu-history/ This article]] claims that the baton pass videos are only uploaded online and are never screened on TV. They actually premiere after the final episode of a series has aired.
48	* ColbertBump: [[DubInducedPlotlineChange Controversial localization changes aside]], the ''Glitter Force'' dubs of ''Smile'' and ''[=DokiDoki=]'' did succeed in ushering a new wave of international ''Pretty Cure'' fans, to the point where Toei allowed Crunchyroll to stream the series globally starting with ''Healin' Good'', as well as host a special screening of ''All-Stars F'' in Italy.
49	* DuelingWorks: Being a LongRunner, there have been many rival shows that have affected ''Pretty Cure'' throughout its run:
50	** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' had rivals in ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'' and ''Anime/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', two other magical girl series.
51	** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'' had competition from the arcade game ''Oshare Majo Love and Berry'', as well as the ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'' franchise. Later on, ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' would face competition from [[Anime/{{Tamagotchi}} the anime adaptation]] of the toyline, which got similar ratings to those shows and would occasionally beat ''Pretty Cure'' in ratings.
52	** ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5GoGo'' had competition from, of all things, the 2007 adaptation of ''Manga/GeGeGeNoKitaro'', as well as from ''Manga/KirarinRevolution'' and ''Manga/ShugoChara''.
53	** From ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'' until ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'', the ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'' anime was considered as a rival to ''Pretty Cure'', as both were MagicalGirl shows involving cute critters.
54	** From ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' to ''Anime/MahouTsukaiPrettyCure'', ''VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}}'' was seen as a major rival for the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise, as both were MerchandiseDriven shows made by Bandai aimed at young girls.
55	** The era from ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' to ''Anime/MahoutsukaiPrettyCure'' saw four new rivals. Of these, two of them (''Franchise/{{Frozen}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'') were Creator/{{Disney}} properties, one of them (''Anime/YoKaiWatch'') was another MerchandiseDriven show by Bandai centered around collectibles like ''Pretty Cure'' was and the final new rival, ''[[VideoGame/PriPara [=PriPara=]]]'', was a then-new girls' property that was a big craze.
56	** In 2017, Takara Tomy created their own MagicalGirl series, ''Franchise/GirlsXHeroine'', that aired on the same exact day as ''Pretty Cure'' at the exact same time the show would usually end.
57	* FranchiseKiller: The series has been reinvented no less than three times due to low points:
58	** First, ''Splash Star'' proved that the "Anime/DirtyPair clone" style was getting stale and set the stage for initial teams of more than two Cures. The only seasons since ''Splash Star'' to start off with a duo are ''Suite'' and ''Mahou Tsukai'' (''[=HaCha=]'' doesn't count, since Megumi and Hime both became Cures separately from each other and can operate independently). It's also been suggested that this is why ''Splash Star'' is also the first season to not get a "second season" like its predecessor and immediate successor did.
59	** ''[=GoGo!=]'' turned the "second season" into a foreign concept to the franchise, having worse ratings than its immediate predecessor despite the toys selling well.
60	** ''[=HaCha=]'' led to a total revamp of the franchise with ''[=GoPri=]'' (including the demise of cookie-cutter outfits), suffering the same fate as ''[=DokiDoki=]''--a second half slump and general fan opinion turning against it (''[=DokiDoki=]'' for its StrangerBehindTheMask moment with Cure Ace, and ''[=HaCha=]'' for its RomanticPlotTumor). To add insult to injury, that was the exact same fate ''[=HaCha=]'' was meant to avoid. [[CreatorKiller It also caused a shakeup in the PC managerial department]] before ''[=GoPri=]'' made it to its own halfway point.
61	* FollowTheLeader: Bandai has often made certain elements in each year's Pretty Cure series similar to other franchises that are popular amongst girls at the time of their broadcast in Japan:
62	** To attract fans of Bandai's own ''Aikatsu!'' franchise, ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' not only used cards that contained clothing inside as the collectible item, but included two songs the Cures sing to purify their enemies.[[note]]"Shiawase Gohan Ai No Uta" and "Innocent Purification"[[/note]]
63	** When Bandai found out that ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' and ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' were selling more merchandise than Pretty Cure was in 2014, they made a princess-themed Pretty Cure series, ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'', to try to win back fans.[[note]]Ironically, Bandai did release merchandise of both ''Frozen'' and ''Sofia the First'' in Japan.[[/note]]
64	** ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' had elements of the show that were similar to ones found in ''[=PriPara=]'', the biggest property in Japan amongst girls in 2016. There are insert songs sung by the characters OncePerEpisode, segments at the end combining live action and animation [[note]] [=PriPara=]'s ending themes, except "Mune Kyun Love Song", "Rainbow Melody" and "Growin' Jewel", have live action clips in them, while Pretty Cure uses live action cooking segments that the characters commentate on.[[/note]], main characters with similar hairstyles [[note]] with Cure Whip having similar hair to Laala, Cure Macaron having similar hair to Sophy and Aroma and Cure Chocolat having similar hair to Hibiki[[/note]] and a mascot who is an adult.
65	* KidsMealToy: The franchise has had multiple Happy Meal toys in Japan.
66	* NoExportForYou:
67	** [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] reportedly had a similar problem with ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' to Creator/ADVFilms' attempt at releasing ''Mermaid Melody''. Considering this company and their [[{{Macekre}} dub jobs]] with ''Anime/TokyoMewMew'' and ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'', the fandom was thankful. This seemed to be the last that we would hear of an English-licensed Precure, until Toei ''did'' release the first season in North America via direct download. After a little while, Funimation and later Crunchyroll picked up season 1 (though it was in horrible video quality for years, using grainy hardsubs from a TV run in Hawaii; this only changed in 2021). Canada's Creator/{{YTV}} also aired a localized dub in the late 2000s, which [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes never got another release]] aside from being briefly available in the UK on cable satellite channel Pop Girl.
68	*** Actually the show was aired on Pop Girl continuously for 2 years to good ratings, making the lack of a dubbed sequel more strange.
69	** In full effect with the sequel, ''Futari Wa Pretty Cure Max Heart'', which has not been dubbed at all. Effectively making the English dub of the show end in a DownerEnding.
70	** Saban received the license for the series and localized ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'' under the name ''Glitter Force'', and dubbed forty episodes, in a similar situation to the first season of Sailor Moon's original dub. The show can be seen on Creator/{{Netflix}}. Same for ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' as ''Glitter Force Doki Doki'', also on Netflix (but not before Saban returned the rights back to Toei Animation).
71	** In respect to Indo-European languages (even the long-popular Italian), this is now in full effect for [[Anime/SuitePrettyCure Suite]], [[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure [=HappinessCharge=]]], and [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure all]] [[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure other]] [[Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode subsequent]] [[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure seasons]].
72	** Beginning with ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure'', Toei periodically posted select episodes of the current season to their Website/YouTube channel that were generally available worldwide. However, when they posted all the movies up until ''Pretty Cure Super Stars!'', everything after ''Pretty Cure All-Stars DX'' was made available only in Japan.
73	** On June 23rd, 2020, [[https://twitter.com/WTK/status/1275460325404545027?s=20 Crunchyroll announced that they will start simulcasting the series]] beginning with ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'' starting from the 13th episode, similar to what happened when they licensed another magical girl anime, ''Manga/ShugoChara''.
74	** As of August 24, 2020, the subbed release of ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'' has joined the global Crunchyroll catalog in its entirety.
75	** Taiwan never received ''[[Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure Happiness Charge]]'', ''[[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Go! Princess]]'', ''[[Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure Maho Girls]]'', ''[[Anime/HugttoPrecure [=HuGtto=]]]'' and ''[[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Star Twinkle]]''.
76	* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: Since ''[=HeartCatch=]'', the name "Pretty Cure" was officially presented in its often shortened form, "[=PreCure=]."
77	* RealLifeRelative: There have been a few cross-season ones:
78	** Creator/SatomiArai ([[Anime/HugttoPrettyCure Bicine]]) is the wife of Creator/YoshimitsuShimoyama ([[Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure Notriggers/Nottorei]])
79	** Creator/ChiharuSawashiro (who voices [[Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure Honoo Kusaka]]) is the brother of [[Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure Towa/Cure Scarlet]]'s VA Creator/MiyukiSawashiro.
80	** Creator/RyokoGi (who voices [[Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure Cure Summer's mother]]) is the widow of Creator/TomoyukiDan (who voices [[Anime/SuitePrecure Cure Melody's father]])
81	** Rare intra-season example: Creator/HonokaInoue voiced a minor female student in Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure where her mom Creator/KikukoInoue was voicing villainess Benigyo.
82	* SpoiledByTheMerchandise: Has an own page [[SpoiledByTheMerchandise/PrettyCure here]].
83	* TrollingCreator: Toei pulled one over the Pretty Cure fans concerning the identity of Cure Ace. Many fans were led to believe, when the existence of of the fifth Cure had been revealed, that it would be one of two options: it would either be the missing Marie-Ange, continuing the tradition of older people (Yuri) or royalty (Hikari and Ako) being Cures or it would be Regina, continuing the tradition of HeelFaceTurn Cures (Setsuna and Ellen). Turns out, it's neither of them - it's an entirely brand new girl taking up the role. Near the end of the series, it turns out that, well... it was all three: Regina and the brand new girl, Aguri Madoka, were the same person with Regina being an EnemyWithout and the fairy Ai was Marie-Ange "reborn". Thus, the mysterious Cure Ace was an older person, royalty, a HighHeelFaceTurn AND a new girl!
84	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
85	** After the success of the first season and ''Max Heart'' in Spain, it was planned to turn the franchise into a commercial juggernaut like ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' or ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', importing all the seasons (except ''Splash Star'') onwards. Then something happened and the plan broke up just before buying ''Yes! 5''.
86	** Footage also exists on Website/YouTube of pitches for ''Splash Star'' and ''Yes! 5'' being dubbed.
87	* YouSoundFamiliar: Given that such a CashCowFranchise as ''Pretty Cure'' ought to have a '''huge''' amount of characters as a whole, [[YouLookFamiliar/PrettyCure the examples have their own page.]]

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