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(Redirected from Pretty Cure Max Heart) Japanese anime television series

ふたりはプリキュア (Futari wa Purikyua)
Futari wa Pretty Cure
Volume 1 DVD cover, with Cure Black/Nagisa (left) and Cure White/Honoka (right)
Created by	Izumi Todo
Anime television series
Directed by	Daisuke Nishio
Produced by	Moegi Nishizawa Rika Tsuruzaki Shigehaki Dohi Takashi Washio Tomoko Takahashi
Music by	Naoki Satō
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	NA: Toei Animation Inc. SG: Odex
Original network	ANN (ABC, TV Asahi)
English network	CA: YTV SG: Kids Central UK: Pop
Original run	February 1, 2004 – January 30, 2005
Episodes	49 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Izumi Todo
Illustrated by	Futago Kamikita
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Nakayoshi
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	March 2004 – March 2005
Volumes	4
Anime television series
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart
Directed by	Daisuke Nishio
Produced by	Shigehaki Dohi Takashi Washio Tomoko Takahashi
Music by	Naoki Sato
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	NA: Toei Animation Inc. SG: Odex
Original network	ANN (ABC, TV Asahi)
English network	SG: Kids Central
Original run	February 6, 2005 – January 29, 2006
Episodes	47 (List of episodes)
Manga
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart
Written by	Izumi Todo
Illustrated by	Futago Kamikita
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Nakayoshi
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	March 2005 – March 2006
Video games
Futari wa Pretty Cure: Arienai! Yume no Sono wa Daimeikyu (2004) Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart - Maji? Maji!? Fight de IN Janai (2005) Futari wa PreCure Max Heart – Danzen! DS de PreCure - Chikara wo Awasete Dai Battle (2005)
Anime films
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie (2005) Futari wa PreCure Max Heart 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi (2005)

Futari wa Pretty Cure (ふたりはプリキュア, Futari wa Purikyua, lit. "We Are Pretty Cure"), known as Pretty Cure outside Japan, is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the first installment in the Pretty Cure metaseries created by Izumi Todo. It aired on ANN, with ninety-six episodes across two seasons.

The first season, directed by Daisuke Nishio, aired from February 1, 2004 to January 30, 2005, in the same timeslot as Izumi Todo's previous series, Ashita no Nadja. It received an English-dubbed version, which aired in Canada from March 2009 to July 2010. In the season, two middle school students gain the power to transform into the “protectors of light”, Pretty Cure, and are tasked with collecting the Prism Stones to restore the Garden of Light while fighting against the forces of the Dark Zone, who caused its destruction. A second season, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (ふたりはプリキュア Max Heart, Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Hāto), or simply Pretty Cure Max Heart, aired in Japan from February 6, 2005, to January 29, 2006. It introduces another member of the group, Shiny Luminous, and follows the Cures’ efforts in collecting the twelve Heartiels to revive the Queen, whose life has taken the form of Hikari Kujo/Shiny Luminous. Two Max Heart movies were released on April 16, 2005, and December 10, 2005, respectively. It was succeeded by Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star in its timeslot. The series' main motif is yin and yang.

Plot

Futari wa Pretty Cure follows two girls, Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro, who one day encounter Mipple and Mepple, who are from the Garden of Light. They give them the power to transform into the emissaries of light, Cure Black and Cure White, to fight against the forces of the Dark Zone: a dimension of evil that attacked the Garden of Light and now plans to invade the Garden of Rainbows, Earth. The Cures search for the Prism Stones to restore the Garden of Light, placing them in the Prism Hopish, a device protected by the Guardian, Wisdom. Once the Prism Stones are recovered, their power transports them to the Garden of Light and repairs most of the damage done by the Dark Zone. Later on, Pollun, the Prince of the Garden of Light, grants them the power of the Rainbow Bracelets to defeat the Dark King. After the Dark King's defeat, three new villains, known as the Seeds of Darkness, are born from him and seek the power of the Prism Stones for themselves.

In Max Heart, Nagisa and Honoka meet the mysterious Hikari Kujou, who is revealed to be the "life" of the Queen. Following her battle with the Dark King, the Queen was separated into three parts: the twelve Heartiels, which represent her will, the Queen Chairect, which represents her heart, and Kujou Hikari, who represents her life. Meanwhile, the remnants of the Dark Zone are protecting a mysterious boy, who is believed to be the "life" of the Dark King. Together with Hikari, who gains the power to transform into Shiny Luminous, the Cures once again fight against the Dark Zone in order to retrieve the Heartiels and restore the Queen.

Characters

Where appropriate, names on the left are from the original Japanese version, whilst names on the right without Japanese text are from both the Canadian and Singaporean English dubs. Character descriptions pertain to the Japanese version of the show.

Pretty Cures

Nagisa Misumi (美墨なぎさ, Misumi Nagisa, Natalie Blackstone in the English dub) / Cure Black (キュアブラック, Kyua Burakku): Voiced by: Yōko Honna (Japanese); Rocio Barahona (English); One of the two main protagonists. A 14/15-year-old girl and student in her second and later third year of Verone Academy's Sakura Class, who is the ace of its lacrosse team. She is strong-willed but lazy, as she dislikes doing homework, and is also a food lover, her favorite dish being the takoyaki from Akane's food stand. Although generally brave, she often becomes flustered around Shogo, whom she has a crush on. She is known for her catchphrase "Unbelievable!" (ありえな～い!, Ariena~i). As Cure Black, she specializes in physical combat. She introduces herself as "Emissary of light, Cure Black!" (光の使者、キュアブラック!, Hikari no shisha, Kyua Burakku!) Her theme color is black.

Honoka Yukishiro (雪城ほのか, Yukishiro Honoka, Hannah Whitehouse in the English dub) / Cure White (キュアホワイト, Kyua Howaito): Voiced by: Yukana (Japanese); Michelle Molineux (English); One of the two main protagonists. A 14/15-year-old girl who is Nagisa's classmate at Verone Academy and lives with her grandmother Sanae and her dog Chuutaro since her parents are working overseas. She is known as "The Queen of Knowledge" for her intelligence, and the members of Verone Academy's science club, of which she is a member, look up to her. Although she has few friends, they are close to her, and she has come to appreciate Nagisa's friendship. She introduces herself as "Emissary of light, Cure White!" (光の使者、キュアホワイト！, Hikari no shisha, Kyua Howaito!) Her theme color is white.

Additional members

Hikari Kujo (九条ひかり, Kūjō Hikari) / Shiny Luminous (シャイニールミナス, Shainī Ruminasu): Voiced by: Rie Tanaka; A shy blonde-haired girl who appears in Max Heart. She is physically 13 years old and is the "life" of the Queen in human form after the Queen was split apart following her encounter with the Dark King. Going under the guise of Akane's cousin and working at her takoyaki stand, Hikari enrolls in Verone Academy as a freshman and befriends Nagisa and Honoka. At the end of Max Heart, although it was believed that she would have to sacrifice her existence for the Queen to be revived, she is reborn as a human separate from her. She gains power from Pollun to transform into Shiny Luminous, and later gains more power from Lulun. Despite her lack of fighting skills or strength, her abilities can hinder opponents and enhance Black and White's attacks. She introduces herself as "Shining life, Shiny Luminous! The light's heart and the light's will, for the sake of uniting all as one!" (輝く生命、シャイニールミナス！光の心と光の意志、総てをひとつにするために！, Kagayaku inochi, Shainī Ruminasu! Hikari no kokoro to hikari no ishi, subete wo hitotsu ni suru tame ni!) Her theme color is yellow.

Garden of Light

The Garden of Light (光の園, Hikari no Sono) is a realm ruled by the Queen and protected by the power of the Prism Stones, which the Dark Zone seeks for themselves. Prior to the events of Futari wa, they attacked the Garden of Light and stole five of the seven Prism Stones, with Mepple and Mipple being given the Red and Blue Stones, respectively, before being sent to Earth to find those who could become Pretty Cure and fight against the Dark Zone.

Mepple (メップル, Meppuru): Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese); Roger Rhodes (English); The chosen protector of Mipple, the Princess of Hope, who gives Nagisa the power to transform into Cure Black and lives with her. He is selfish, as he often argues with Nagisa, is possessive of Mipple, and becomes jealous when Pollun does not pay attention to him. He ends his sentences with "mepo". Mepple can only stay in his true form for a short time before growing tired, so on Earth he takes on an energy-saving form that resembles a cell phone.

Mipple (ミップル, Mippuru): Voiced by: Akiko Yajima (Japanese); Angie Beers (English); The Princess of Hope of the Garden of Light, who gives Honoka the power to transform into Cure White and lives with her; like her, she is generally more reserved. Although Mepple is implied to have feelings for her, Mipple sticking up for Pollun causes problems between them. She ends her sentences with "mipo". Like Mepple, she usually stays in a cell phone-like form to conserve energy.

Pollun (ポルン, Porun): Voiced by: Haruna Ikezawa (Japanese); Onalea Gilbertson (English); The Prince of the Garden of Light, who is sent to Earth once the Cures have retrieved the Prism Stones, with the Queen giving a cryptic statement about his powers aiding them. Later, before Wisdom is captured, he places the power of the Prism Stones into Pollun, giving him the power to remain in his regular form while on Earth. He also gains the ability to communicate with the Garden of Light through a form called the Pretty Commune, and grants the Cures the power of light and the Rainbow Bracelets. He is energetic and tends to be selfish and childish. He lives mainly with Nagisa in Futari wa and Hikari in Max Heart.

Lulun (ルルン, Rurun): Voiced by: Asuka Tanii; Appearing in Max Heart. She is Pollun's younger sister and is known as the Princess of Light who connects the future. She can give the power of the Heartiel Brooch to Luminous.

Queen (クイーン, Kuīn): Voiced by: Kaya Matsutani (Japanese); Elizabeth Ludwig (English); The ruler of the Garden of Light, who aids the Cures when she can. During Max Heart, she is split into Hikari, the twelve Heartiels, and the Queen Chairect. Like the Dark King, she is animated using CGI.

Wisdom (ウィズダム, Wizudamu): Voiced by: Taiki Matsuno (Japanese); Glenn Howard (English); The guardian of the Prism Stones, who is often referred to as The Guardian (番人, Bannin).

Elder (長老, Chōrō): Voiced by: Hiroshi Naka (Japanese); Jonathan Love (English); A wise sage and resident of the Garden of Light. Despite his wisdom, he often forgets Nagisa and Honoka's names and refers to them as the Pretty Cura.

Heartiels (ハーティエル, Hātieru): Twelve fairies who are the embodiments of the Queen's will. The Cures must recover them in order to restore the Queen, placing them in the Queen Chairect, an item representing the Queen's heart. When they want one of the Heartiels to help them, Seekun turns the knob around to let one of them out of the Chairect.
Seekun (シークン, Shīkun, Seek): Voiced by: Ai Nagano; The first of the Heartiels to be discovered, who represents the Queen's sense of adventure and discovery, and as such is naive about the world and asks many questions. When the Cures need the help of another Heartiel, Seekun is responsible for calling them out of the Queen Chairect. She is the last Heartiel to enter the Chairect, with her symbol in the Chairect being a telescope. She seems to prefer Nagisa, as she enjoys spending time with her over Honoka.
Passion (パション, Pashon, Passion): Voiced by: Kokoro Kikuchi; He is accompanied by a white dove. His symbol in the Chairect is a torch.
Harmonin (ハーモニン, Hāmonin, Harmony): Voiced by: Eri Sendai; She first appears in episode 9, but meets the Cures in episode 10. She is often seen with a treasure box, which is also her symbol in the Chairect.
Pyuran (ピュアン, Pyuan, Purity): Voiced by: Rika Komatsu; Her symbol in the Chairect is the snowflake.
Inteligen (インテリジェン, Interijen, Intelligence): Voiced by: Mayuko Kobayashi; A Heartiel entrusted with the Book of Wisdom, which she uses to help the Cures find a way to oppose Baldez's power. At first, she does not like Nagisa, but comes to like her after seeing her pure heart. Her symbol in the Chairect is the book.
Wishun (ウィシュン, Uishun, Wish): Voiced by: Yukiko Hanioka; Her symbol in the Chairect is the mirror.
Hopun (ホープン, Hōpun, Hope): Voiced by: Yusuke Numata; His symbol in the Chairect is the key.
Braven (ブレイブン, Bureibun, Bravery): Voiced by: Mari Adachi; First seen at the end of episode 31. Her symbol in the Chairect is the crown.
Prosen (プロスン, Purosun, Prosperity): Voiced by: Masato Amada; His symbol in the Chairect is the pear.
Happinen (ハピネン, Hapinen, Happiness): Voiced by: Sawa Ishige; Her symbol in the Chairect is the bell.
Lovelun (ラブラン, Raburan, Love): Voiced by: Oma Ichimura; Her symbol in the Chairect is the ring.
Eternalun (エターナルン, Etānarun, Eternal): Voiced by: Fumie Mizusawa; His symbol in the Chairect is the pocket watch.

Dark Zone

The villains of Futari wa. They come from the Dark Zone (ドツクゾーン, Dotsukuzōn), a realm of darkness ruled by the Dark King.

Dark King (ジャアクキング, Jāku Kingu): Voiced by: Kenichi Ono (Japanese); Tom Edwards (English); The imprisoned ruler of the Dark Zone, who seeks to acquire the Prism Stones to gain immortality and prevent the "power to consume all things" from eventually destroying his body—he believes that it is the fate of all things to be consumed by darkness. Like the Queen, he is animated using CGI.

Zakenna (ザケンナー, Zakennā): Voiced by: Hitoshi Bifu (ep 1-22), Satoshi Taki (ep 15, ep 28 onwards) (Japanese); Tom Edwards (English); Monsters summoned by the servants of the Dark Zone, who combine them with objects or living things. Upon being defeated by a purifying move, they burst into several small star-shaped monsters called Gomennah (ゴメンナー, Gomennā, derived from the word for 'sorry'), who scurry off apologizing.

Dark Five

The Dark King's first wave of servants, who each possess a Prism Stone.

Pisard (ピーサード, Pīsādo, Pijard in the English dub): Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi (Japanese); David Belke (English); The guardian of the Green Prism Stone. He resembles a Kabuki actor in "keshō" ("make up") due to having long hair and a painted face.

Gekidrago (ゲキドラーゴ, Gekidorāgo): Voiced by: Kouji Ishii (Japanese); Kevin Gilese (English); The guardian of the Blue Prism Stone and the strongest of the Dark Five, who relies on brawn over brains and has the highest fortitude of the group, as he can withstand being hit by the Marble Screw.

Poisony (ポイズニー, Poizunī, Pandora in the English dub): Voiced by: Sakiko Uran (Japanese); Onalea Gilbertson (English); The guardian of the Orange Prism Stone, who often takes on a human disguise to gain the Cures trust before attacking. In her true form, she resembles a vampire, as she has pale skin and fangs.

Kiriya (キリヤ, Kiriya, Kirea in the English dub): Voiced by: Reiko Kiuchi (Japanese); Scott Roberts (English); The youngest of the Dark Five and Poisony's younger brother, who is the guardian of the Yellow Prism Stone. He comes to Earth to spy on Nagisa and Honoka, infiltrating Verone Academy under the guise of the freshman Kiriya Irisawa (入澤キリヤ, Irisawa Kiriya). Despite this, he ends up befriending them and develops a fondness and love for Honoka because of her showing kindness to him. Later on, his feelings for Honoka and his attempts to understand human emotions cause him to be unable to fight the Cures. This causes him to be sent back to the Dark Zone, but not before willingly giving up his Prism Stone to the Cures. After the Dark King is destroyed, he returns as a normal human.

Ilkubo (イルクーボ, Irukūbo): Voiced by: Issei Futamata (Japanese); Jonathan Love (English); The leader of the Dark Five and their most powerful member, as well as the Dark King's right-hand man and the guardian of the Purple Prism Stone. Despite his strength and being able to withstand the Marble Screw and other attacks, his fortitude is not as high as Gekidrago. He later appears on Earth, but does not start fighting the Cures until after Kiriya is sent back to the Dark Zone. He is defeated, but later returns and takes on a more monstrous and powerful form to fight the Cures in the Dark Zone.

Three Seeds of Darkness

A villainous trio who appear after the Dark Five and the Dark King are defeated, being born from the Dark King and initially normal humans until they awaken their powers and transform into their true selves. They are accompanied by a macaw and the Butler Zakenna (執事ザケンナー, Shitsuji Zaken'nā).

Belzei Gertrude (ベルゼイ・ガートルード, Beruzei Gātorūdo, Beruzei in the English dub): Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura (Japanese); Paul Hudson (English); The leader of the Seeds of Darkness, whose human alias is Genbu Yuuki (結城玄武, Yūki Genbu, Dr. Encastle in the English dub). He is a plotter and a sadist who blends in by impersonating others. Due to his ego, it is always someone in a high position, such as a head doctor or principal.

Regine (レギーネ, Regīne, Regina in the English dub): Voiced by: Rika Fukami (Japanese); Carol-Anne Day (English); The only female of the trio, whose human alias is Shoko Koyama (小山翔子, Koyama Shōko, Sheila in the English dub). When in human form, she has a tendency to mumble things, then suddenly scream. She is more confident in her dark form than her human form.

Juna (ジュナ, Jūna): Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto (Japanese); Brendan Hunter (English); The strongest member of the trio, whose human alias is Ryuichiro Kakuzawa (角澤竜一郎, Kazukawa Ryūichirō, Edgedale in the English dub)

Zakenna Butlers (執事ザケンナー, Shitsuji Zakennā): Voiced by: Rika Komatsu & Satoshi Taki (Japanese); Dean Galloway & Jonathan Love (English); Zakenna who are capable of human speech and look after the mansion that the Three Seeds and the Four Guardians reside in. While they often bicker, they are unwaveringly loyal to them.

Four Guardians

What remains of the Dark Zone, serving as the protectors of the "life" of the Dark King as they seek to revive him.

Baldez (バルデス, Barudesu): Voiced by: Kenichi Ono; The strongest member of the Four Guardians and their leader, who is capable of withstanding Marble Screw, Luminous Heartiel Action and Extreme Luminario. It is later revealed that his true form is the spirit of the Dark King, who was revived and disguised himself as one of the Guardians.

Circulas (サーキュラス, Sākyurasu): Voiced by: Hitoshi Bifu; The apparent second-in-command of the Four Guardians, who serves as their "leader" in Baldez's absence. He often argues with Uraganos.

Uraganos (ウラガノス, Uraganosu): Voiced by: Wataru Takagi; One of the Guardians, who is reckless and tends to accidentally destroy things due to his size and strength.

Viblis (ビブリス, Biburisu): Voiced by: Ai Kobayashi; The only female of the Guardians, who is more serious and intimidating than the others. She often scolds Uraganos and Circulas when they argue, and is also the type to never apologize, even when she is wrong.

The boy in the mansion (館の少年, Yakata no Shōnen): Voiced by: Haruhi Nanao; A mysterious boy who is the 'life' of the Dark King, who is content with living in the mansion but seeks to experience life outside of it. He is seemingly connected to Hikari, as various incidents occur when they meet. At the end of Max Heart, he is reborn as Hikari's younger brother, Hikaru Kujo (九条ひかる, Kūjō Hikaru).

Cures' families

Takashi Misumi / Terry Blackstone (美墨岳, Misumi Takashi): Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Jonathan Love, Rodger Rhodes (Episode 34) (English); Nagisa and Ryouta's father and Rie's husband.

Rie Misumi / Glenda Blackstone (美墨理恵, Misumi Rie): Voiced by: Mayumi Sho (Japanese); Onalea Gilbertson (English); Takashi's wife and Nagisa and Ryouta's mother. Although her and Nagisa's relationship tends to be estranged at times, she deeply cares for her family. She is also seemingly the only one who can break up Nagisa and Ryouta's arguments.

Ryouta Misumi / Ryan Blackstone (美墨亮太, Misumi Ryota): Voiced by: Naozumi Takahashi (Japanese); Leah Dubbin-Steckel (English); Nagisa's younger brother, whom he often bickers with and pulls pranks on. Like the relationship between Nagisa and Mepple, he and Nagisa often bicker but still care for each other.

Sanae Yukishiro / Susan Whitehouse (雪城さなえ, Yukishiro Sanae): Voiced by: Masako Nozawa, Yuki Matsuoka (young) (Japanese); Michelle Armeneau, Onalea Gilbertson (young) (English); Honoka's grandmother, who takes care of her while her parents work overseas in France. She seems to know a lot about the Pretty Cure, as she found Mipple when she was younger, though keeps this secret from Honoka and Nagisa.

Taro Yukishiro / Ken Whitehouse (雪城太郎, Yukishiro Taro): Voiced by: Takeru Miyashita (Japanese); Jonathan Love (English); Honoka's father and Aya's husband.

Aya Yukishiro / Luca Whitehouse (雪城文, Yukishiro Aya): Voiced by: Miki Ito (Japanese); April McGregor (English); Honoka's mother and Taro's wife.

Chuutaro (忠太郎, Chūtarō): Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese); Roger Rhodes (English); Honoka's dog.

Verone Academy

Yoshimi Takenouchi / Yvette Woodgrove (竹野内よし美, Takenouchi Yoshimi): Voiced by: Ai Nagano (Japanese); Cheryl McMaster (English); The teacher of Nagisa and Honoka's class, who is romantic and quiet.

Principal (校長先生, Kōchō): Voiced by: Kōzō Shioya (Japanese); Rodger Rhodes (English); Verone Academy's principal, who is kind but clumsy.

Kometsuki / Mr. Weaver (米槻, Kometsuki): Voiced by: Tomohiro Nishimura (Japanese); Steve Olson (English); Verone Academy's vice principal.

Miyashita / Mr. McMasters (宮下先生, Miyashita-sensei): Voiced by: Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japanese); Glenn Howard (English); Verone Academy's math teacher.

Classmates

Shougo Fujimura / Shawn Ferguson (藤村省吾, Fujimura Shōgo): Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio (Japanese); Will Wood (English); Honoka's childhood friend, who Nagisa has a crush on. He is nicknamed FujiP (Fergie in the English dub) by his friends, and is a player of his soccer team.

Rina Takashimizu (高清水莉奈, Takashimizu Rina): Voiced by: Yuka Tokumitsu (Japanese); Emily Bachynski (English); One of Nagisa's friends and a member of Verone Academy's lacrosse team.

Shiho Kubota / Shawna Knowles (久保田志穂, Kubota Shiho): Voiced by: Eri Sendai (Japanese); Nikkita Bradette (English); One of Nagisa's friends and a member of Verone Academy's lacrosse team.

Yuriko / Lilian (ユリコ, Yuriko): Voiced by: Kozue Kamada (Japanese); Katie Rowan, Lori Bachynski (Episode 40) (English); Honoka's friend and a member of Verone Academy's science club.

Mayu Kashiwada / Maya Kennedy (柏田真由, Kashiwada Mayu): Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Megan Malone (English); An artist inspired by Mario Piccasseci, an artist who made the painting Stardust Banquet.

Yumiko Nakagawa / Nickie (中川弓子, Nakagawa Yumiko): Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese); Cheryl McMaster (English); The captain of Verone Academy's lacrosse team.

Yuka Odajima / Emma (オダジマユカ, Odajima Yuka): Voiced by: Mayumi Iizuka (Japanese); Laura Rushfeldt (English); A member of Verone Academy's lacrosse team.

Natsuko Koshino / Summer (越野夏子, Koshino Natsuko) and Kyoko Mori / Chrissy (森京子, Mori Kyōko): Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu (Natsuko) and Kaori Nazuka (Kyoko) (Japanese); Jasmin Dobranski (Summer) and Morgan Partridge (Chrissy) (English); Friends who idolize the Cures and cosplay as them.

Seiko Taniguchi / Sophie (谷口聖子, Taniguchi Seiko): Voiced by: Konami Yoshida (Japanese); Lori Bachynski (English); Nagisa and Honoka's classmate, who likes to play the piano.

Kimata / Kossner (木俣): Voiced by: Satoshi Katogi (Japanese); Ian McMurray (English); A member of the Verone Junior Boys' Institute's soccer team.

Yui Morioka / Julie Woodhill (森岡唯, Morioka Yui): Voiced by: Masako Jo (Japanese); Shannon Casorso (English); Fujimura's love interest.

Chiaki Yabe / Sienna (矢部千秋, Yabe Chiaki): Voiced by: Akiko Nakagawa (Japanese); Marcy Lannan (English); Nagisa and Honoka's classmate, who is part of the choir and directs and plays the piano.

Kazuki Hasekura / Hamilton (支倉一樹, Hasekura Kazuki): Voiced by: Toshinobu Iida (Japanese); Joel Crichton (English); A member of the Verone Junior Boys' Institute's soccer team.

Nao Tabata (多幡奈緒, Tabata Nao) and Miu Kagayama (加賀山美羽, Kagayama Miu): Voiced by: Kokoro Kikuchi (Nao) and Fumie Mizusawa (Miu); Hikari's classmates.

Maki (マキ) and Megumi (メグミ): Voiced by: Haruhi Nanao (Maki) and Yoko Nishino (Megumi); Members of Verone Academy's lacrosse team.

Other characters

Akane Fujita / Alex (藤田アカネ, Fujita Akane): Voiced by: Mikako Fujita (Japanese); Annika Odegard (English); The previous captain of Verone Academy's lacrosse team, who runs her own takoyaki stand, which Nagisa frequently visits. In Max Heart, she serves as Hikari's guardian under the assumption she is her cousin.

Media

Anime

Further information: List of Futari wa Pretty Cure episodes and List of Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart episodes

The original Futari wa Pretty Cure anime aired in Japan between February 1, 2004, and January 30, 2005. The opening theme is "Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure" (Danzen! ふたりはプリキュア, Danzen! Futari wa Purikyua, "Definitely! Together, We Are Pretty Cure") by Mayumi Gojo whilst the ending theme is "Get You! Love Love?!" (ゲッチュウ！らぶらぶぅ？！, Getchū! Rabu Rabu?!) also by Gojo. The follow-up series, Max Heart, aired in Japan between February 6, 2005, and January 29, 2006. The opening theme is "Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure (Max Heart ver.)" (DANZEN！ふたりはプリキュア（ver．MaxHeart）) by Mayumi Gojo. The first ending theme, used for episodes 1-36, is "Muri Muri!? Ari Ari!! In jaa Nai?!" (ムリムリ！？ありあり！！INじゃあな～い？！, "No Wat!? Unbelievable!! Is That Okay?!") by Mayumi Gojo with Young Fresh, whilst the second ending theme, used for episodes 37-47 is "Wonder Winter Yatta" (ワンダーウィンターヤッタ, Wandā Wintā Yatta, Wonder Winter Alright) by Gojo. In March 2013, the anime was later re-aired on TV Asahi's cable channel, TeleAsa Channel 1,

Films

Two animated films based on the Max Heart series were released. The first, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart: The Movie (映画ふたりはプリキュアーマックスハート, Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Haato), was released on April 16, 2005. The second movie, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky (映画ふたりはプリキュアーマックスハート, Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Haato 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi), was released December 10, 2005. The heroines also appear in all Pretty Cure All Stars movies, which ran between 2009 and 2016. Another crossover film, Hug! Pretty Cure × Futari wa Pretty Cure, was released on October 27, 2018, celebrating the franchise's 15th anniversary.

Licensed Media and Dubs

On February 24, 2006, 4Kids Entertainment announced broadcasting and distribution rights for Pretty Cure in the United States, though never produced an English version of it. In July 2008, Toei Animation began making episodes available through IGN's Direct2Drive service subtitled into English, and have also started making those same episodes available for free internet streaming on Crunchyroll. The subtitles were produced by "Nippon Golden Network", a Hawaii-based cable network that broadcasts Asian programming (mostly from Japan), and featured low-quality video and audio. In April 2009, Funimation used to license the English-subtitled version of the series for online distribution on the company's website.

An English dub was produced by Toei and Ocean Productions using their Blue Water studio in Calgary, Alberta which aired on Canada's YTV channel from March 6, 2009, to July 31, 2010.

Manga

Both the television series and their movies received manga adaptation which were illustrated by Futago Kamikita in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine as they aired.

Video games

Four video games based on the two series have been released in Japan by Bandai. An educational video game was released for the Sega Pico in 2004. A puzzle platformer, Futari wa Pretty Cure: Arienai! Yume no Sono wa Daimeikyu (ふたりはプリキュアありえな～い！夢の園は大迷宮, lit. We are Pretty Cure: Unbelievable! The Garden of Dreams is a Big Mystery), was released for Game Boy Advance in 2004. A platformer, Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart - Maji? Maji!? Fight de IN Janai (ふたりはプリキュアマックスハートマジ？マジ？！ファイト de INじゃない, Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart - Maji? Maji!? Faito de IN Janai, We are Pretty Cure: Max Heart Seriously? Seriously!? A Fight's Okay, Right?) was released for Game Boy Advance in 2005. A side-scrolling beat 'em up game, Futari wa Precure Max Heart: Danzen! DS de Precure (Chikara wo Awasete Dai Battle!!) (ふたりはプリキュアMH　DANZEN！DSでプリキュア　力をあわせて大バトル！!, Futari wa Purikyua MH: Danzen! DS de Purikyua (Chikara wo Awasete Dai Batoru!!), lit. We are Pretty Cure Max Heart: Danzen! Precure DS (The Big Battle for Power!!)) was also released in 2005 for the Nintendo DS.

Reception

The series' popularity quickly spawned it into a full franchise with many different series. In a TV Asahi opinion poll, Pretty Cure appeared in the 45th position, above other series of the magical girl genre like Cutie Honey (technically not a "magical girl" series in the same sense; see article for details), Cardcaptor Sakura, and Magical Angel Creamy Mami.

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External links

Toei Animation's Futari wa Pretty Cure website (in Japanese)
Toei Animation's Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart website (in Japanese)
Crunchyroll's Pretty Cure page
Futari wa Pretty Cure (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Preceded bynone

Futari wa Pretty Cure / (Max Heart)
2004-2006

Succeeded byFutari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star

Pretty Cure

Franchise

Series

Episodes

Characters

Films

TV-to-film	Max Heart Max Heart 2 Splash Star Yes! 5 Yes! 5 GoGo! Fresh HeartCatch Suite Smile DokiDoki! HappinessCharge Go! Princess Witchy Kirakira a la Mode Hug! Star Twinkle Healin' Good Tropical-Rouge! Delicious Party Wonderful!
Crossover	All Stars GoGo Dream Live! All Stars DX All Stars DX 2 All Stars DX 3 All Stars New Stage All Stars New Stage 2 All Stars New Stage 3 All Stars Spring Carnival♪ All Stars Miraculous Magic! Dream Stars! Super Stars! All Stars Memories Miracle Universe Miracle Leap All Stars F

Spin-off

Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom

Music

Songs	"Danzen! Futari wa Pretty Cure" "Kokoro no Chikara" "Gag 100kaibun Aishite Kudasai" "Ima Koko Kara" "Kira Kira"

People

Producer	Takashi Washio
Series director	Junichi Sato
Series composition	Yoshimi Narita Shōji Yonemura Ryōta Yamaguchi Masahiro Yokotani
Character design	Yukiko Nakatani Naoko Yamaoka
Music	Naoki Satō Yasuharu Takanashi Yuki Hayashi
Theme song singer	Mayumi Gojo Kanako Miyamoto Machico Chihaya Yoshitake

Company	Toei Animation Izumi Todo TV Asahi ABC Bandai Namco Holdings Marvelous Hasbro
Others	Precure Kids Koe Girl! Super Sentai Kamen Rider

Category

v t e Toei Animation television series
1960s	Ōkami Shōnen Ken (1963–1965) Shōnen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru (1964–1965) Hustle Punch (1965–1966) Rainbow Sentai Robin (1966–1967) Sally the Witch (1966–1968) GeGeGe no Kitarō (1968–1969) Akane-chan (1968) Cyborg 009 (1968) Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (1968–1969) Himitsu no Akko-chan (1969–1970) Mōretsu Atarō (1969–1970) Tiger Mask (1969–1971)
1970s	Kick no Oni (1970–1971) Mahō no Mako-chan (1970–1971) Sarutobi Ecchan (1971–1972) GeGeGe no Kitarō (1971–1972) Mahōtsukai Chappy (1972) Devilman (1972–1973) Calimero (1972–1975) Mazinger Z (1972–1974) Babel II (1973) Microid S (1973) Miracle Girl Limit-chan (1973–1974) Dororon Enma-kun (1973–1974) Cutie Honey (1973–1974) Majokko Megu-chan (1974–1975) Getter Robo (1974–1975) Great Mazinger (1974–1975) Getter Robo G (1975–1976) Grendizer (1975–1977) Steel Jeeg (1975–1976) Ikkyū-san (1975–1982) Gaiking (1976–1977) Magne Robo Gakeen (1976–1977) Candy Candy (1976–1979) Jetter Mars (1977) Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace (1977–1978) Chōjin Sentai Balatack (1977–1978) Arrow Emblem: Hawk of the Grand Prix (1977–1978) Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978–1979) Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger (1978–1979) Galaxy Express 999 (1978–1981) Captain Future (1978–1979) Hana no Ko Lunlun (1979–1980) Cyborg 009 (1979–1980) Future Robot Daltanious (1979–1980) Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur (1979–1980)
1980s	Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980) Mahō Shōjo Lalabel (1980–1981) Moero Arthur: Hakuba Ouji (1980) Ganbare Genki (1980–1981) Space Emperor God Sigma (1980–1981) Beast King GoLion (1981–1982) Hello! Sandybell (1981) Little Women (1981) Dr. Slump (1981–1986) Queen Millennia (1981–1982) Tiger Mask II (1981–1982) Honey Honey no Suteki na Bouken (1981–1982) Asari-chan (1982–1983) Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (1982–1983) Boku Patalliro! (1982–1983) The Kabocha Wine (1982–1984) Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX (1982–1983) Love Me, My Knight (1983–1984) Lightspeed Electroid Albegas (1983–1984) Kinnikuman (1983–1986) Stop!! Hibari-kun! (1983–1984) Dream Soldier Wing-Man (1984–1985) Tongari Bōshi no Memoru (1984) Video Warrior Laserion (1984–1985) Gu Gu Ganmo (1984–1985) Transformers (1984–1987) Fist of the North Star (1984–1987) GeGeGe no Kitarō (1985–1988) Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years (1985–1986) Maple Town (1986–1987) Dragon Ball (1986–1989) Silver Fang (1986) Saint Seiya (1986–1989) New Maple Town Stories: Palm Town Chapter (1987) Fist of the North Star 2 (1987–1988) Transformers: The Headmasters (1987–1988) Bikkuriman (1987–1989) Kamen no Ninja Akakage (1987–1988) Lady Lady!! (1987–1988) Tatakae!! Ramenman (1988) Sakigake!! Otokojuku (1988) Hello! Lady Lynn (1988–1989) Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (1988) Himitsu no Akko-chan (1988–1989) Transformers: Victory (1989) Akuma-kun (1989–1990) Shin Bikkuriman (1989–1990) Dragon Ball Z (1989–1996) Sally the Witch 2 (1989–1991)
1990s	Mōretsu Atarō (1990) Magical Taluluto (1990–1992) Goldfish Warning! (1991–1992) Getter Robo Go (1991–1992) Kinnikuman: Kinniku-sei Ōi Sōdatsu-hen (1991–1992) Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (1991–1992) Sailor Moon (1992–1997) Super Bikkuriman (1992–1993) Ghost Sweeper Mikami (1993–1994) Slam Dunk (1993–1996) Aoki Densetsu Shoot! (1993–1994) Marmalade Boy (1994–1995) Gulliver Boy (1995) Neighborhood Story (1995–1996) World Fairy Tale Series (1995–1996) GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996–1998) Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997) Jigoku Sensei Nūbē (1996–1997) Boys Over Flowers (1996–1997) Cutie Honey Flash (1997–1998) The Kindaichi Case Files (1997–2000) Yume no Crayon Oukoku (1997–1999) Dr. Slump (1997–1999) Anime Shūkan DX! Mi-Pha-Pu (Kocchi Muite! Miiko) (1998–1999) Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998) Himitsu no Akko-chan (1998–1999) Shugogetten! (1998–1999) Ojamajo Doremi (1999–2000) Phantom Thief Jeanne (1999–2000) Digimon Adventure (1999–2000) One Piece (1999–present)
2000s	Shinzo (2000) Ojamajo Doremi # (2000–2001) Digimon Adventure 02 (2000–2001) The Legend of the Gambler: Tetsuya (2000–2001) Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi (2001–2002) Digimon Tamers (2001–2002) Nono-chan (2001–2002) Kinnikuman: The Second Generation (2002) Kanon (2002) Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! (2002–2003) Digimon Frontier (2002–2003) Tsuribaka Nisshi (2002–2003) Ashita no Nadja (2003–2004) Air Master (2003) Zatch Bell! (2003–2006) Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (2003–2005) Futari wa Pretty Cure (2004–2005) Kinnikuman: Ultimate Muscle (2004–2006) Beet the Vandel Buster (2004–2005) Ring ni Kakero (2004) Xenosaga: The Animation (2005) Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (2005–2006) Beet the Vandel Buster: Excellion (2005–2006) Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu (2005–2006) Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (2006) Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (2006–2007) Digimon Data Squad (2006–2007) Air Gear (2006) Ring ni Kakero: The Pacific War (2006) Kamisama Kazoku (2006) Binbō Shimai Monogatari (2006) Powerpuff Girls Z (2006–2007) Gin'iro no Olynssis (2006) Happy Lucky Bikkuriman (2006–2007) Yes! PreCure 5 (2007–2008) GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007–2009) Lovely Complex (2007) Mononoke (2007) Hatara Kizzu Maihamu Gumi (2007–2008) Hakaba no Kitarō (2008) Yes PreCure 5 GoGo! (2008–2009) Uchi no Sanshimai (2008–2010) RoboDz Kazagumo Hen (2008) Fresh Pretty Cure! (2009–2010) Marie & Gali (2009–2010) Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009–2011) Kaidan Restaurant (2009–2010) Welcome to Irabu's Office (2009–2010)
2010s	HeartCatch PreCure! (2010–2011) Marie & Gali ver.2.0 (2010–2011) Ring ni Kakero: Shadow (2010) Digimon Fusion (2010–2012) Suite PreCure (2011–2012) Toriko (2011–2014) Ring ni Kakero: World Tournament Chapter (2011) Smile PreCure! (2012–2013) Saint Seiya Omega (2012–2014) Tanken Driland (2012–2013) DokiDoki! PreCure (2013–2014) Tanken Driland: Sennen no Mahō (2013–2014) Kyousougiga (2013) Robot Girls Z (2014) HappinessCharge PreCure! (2014–2015) Majin Bone (2014–2015) Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal (2014–2016) Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers (2014–2015) The Kindaichi Case Files R (2014–2016) Dragon Ball Z: The Final Chapters (2014–2015) Abarenbō Rikishi!! Matsutarō (2014) World Trigger (2014–2022) Go! Princess PreCure (2015–2016) Dragon Ball Super (2015–2018) Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir (2015–present) Witchy Pretty Cure! (2016–2017) Digimon Universe: App Monsters (2016–2017) Tiger Mask W (2016–2017) Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode (2017–2018) Kado: The Right Answer (2017) Hug! Pretty Cure (2018–2019) GeGeGe no Kitarō (2018–2020) Bakutsuri Bar Hunter (2018–2019) Star Twinkle PreCure (2019–2020)
2020s	Healin' Good Pretty Cure (2020–2021) Future's Folktales (2020) Digimon Adventure: (2020–2021) Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō (2020–present) Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (2020–2022) Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (2021–2022) Digimon Ghost Game (2021–2023) Delicious Party Pretty Cure (2022–2023) Hiorgaru Sky! Pretty Cure (2023–2024) Run for Money: The Great Mission [ja] (2023–present) Ikimono-san (2023) Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom (2023) Wonderful Pretty Cure! (2024-present) Girls Band Cry (2024) Dragon Ball Daima (2024) Witchy Pretty Cure!! Future Days (2025)
Category

v t e Nakayoshi
Current	Chihiro-kun Only Has Eyes for Me (2019) Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (2020) Cells at Work!: Neo Bacteria (2021) Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch aqua (2021)
1950s–1980s	Princess Knight (1958) Angel's Hill (1960–1961) Sarutobi Ecchan (1971) Cutie Honey (1973–1974) Candy Candy (1975–1979) Ohayō! Spank (1979–1982) Coquelicot-zaka kara (1979–1980) Aoi-chan Panic! (1983–1984) Attacker You! (1984–1985) Anmitsu Hime (1986–1987) Goldfish Warning! (1989–1993)
1990s	Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (1991–1997) Miracle Girls (1991–1994) Azuki-chan (1993–1997) Chō Kuse ni Narisō (1993–1995) Magic Knight Rayearth (1993–1996) Saint Tail (1995–1996) Cardcaptor Sakura (1996–2000) Delicious! (1996–1999) Dream Saga (1997–1999) Yume no Crayon Oukoku (1997–1998) Cyber Team in Akihabara: PataPi (1998) UFO Baby (1998–2002) Ghost Hunt (1998–2010) Super Doll Licca-chan (1998–1999)
2000s	Ojamajo Doremi (2000) Tokyo Mew Mew (2000–2003) Zodiac P.I. (2001–2003) Mōtto! Ojamajo Doremi (2001) Instant Teen: Just Add Nuts (2001–2002) Musume Monogatari: Morning Musume Official Story (2001-2004) Koinu Dan no Monogatari (2002) Shin Dā! Dā! Dā! (2002) Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (2002–2005) Mamotte! Lollipop (2002–2005) Kamichama Karin (2003–2005) Ashita no Nadja (2003) Kedamono Damono (2004–2007) Futari wa Pretty Cure (2004–2005) Cherry Juice (2004–2006) Pixie Pop (2004–2005) Kitchen Princess (2004–2008) Sugar Sugar Rune (2004–2007) Hell Girl (2005–2008) Shugo Chara! (2005–2010) Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (2006–2007) Modotte! Mamotte! Lollipop (2006–2007) Okko's Inn (2006–2012) Kamichama Karin Chu (2007–2008) Yes! PreCure 5 (2007–2009) I Am Here! (2007–2009) Shugo Chara-chan! (2008–2010) Fresh Pretty Cure! (2009–2010) Arisa (2009–2012) New Hell Girl (2009) Missions of Love (2009–2012)
2010s	HeartCatch PreCure! (2010–2011) Shugo Chara! Encore! (2010) Hell Girl R (2010–2013) Sabagebu! (2010–2016) Suite PreCure (2011–2012) Kamikamikaeshi (2012–2016) Smile PreCure! (2012–2013) DokiDoki! PreCure (2013–2014) HappinessCharge PreCure! (2014–2015) Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral (2014–2015) Go! Princess PreCure (2015–2016) Hōzuki no Reitetsu: Shiro no Ashiato (2015–2020) Witchy PreCure! (2016–2017) Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (2016–2024) Kirakira PreCure a la Mode (2017) Bacteria at Work! (2017–2020) Hugtto! PreCure (2018) Vampire Dormitory (2018–2024)
2020s	Healin' Good Pretty Cure (2020–2021) Shaman King & a Garden (2020–2022) Pon no Michi (2023–2024)
Related	Kodansha Panic in Nakayoshi World

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