Pretty Cure: Difference between revisions
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.8
Looney Toons (talk | contribs) (tropelist) |
(Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead.) #IABot (v2.0.8) |
||
(13 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{work}}
{{outdated}}
[[File:precure_2640.jpg|frame|Beating evil into the ground with rainbows and
Base entry for the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise.
The series distinguishes itself from other [[Magical Girl]] series in the high amount of [[Good Old Fisticuffs|physical fighting]] and [[Post Modernism]] included, and through the dynamic of having two central main characters [[Wonder Twin Powers|who can only transform and use their most powerful abilities in tandem]]; although, this element has been phased out as the yen poured in. The series focuses heavily on [[The Power of Friendship]] and the [[Character Development]] between the lead characters.
'''Seasons:'''
* [[Futari wa Pretty Cure]] (2004-2005)
* [[Futari wa Pretty Cure|Futari wa Pretty Cure MaX Heart]] (2005-2006)
* [[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star]] (2006-2007)
* [[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]] (2007-2008)
* [[Yes! Pretty Cure 5|Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GO!GO!]] (2008-2009)
* [[Fresh Pretty Cure|Fresh Pretty Cure!]] (2009-2010)
* [[Heartcatch Pretty Cure|HeartCatch Pretty Cure!]] (2010-2011)
* [[Suite Pretty Cure|Suite Pretty Cure ♪]] (2011-2012)
* [[Smile Pretty Cure|Smile Pretty Cure!]] (2012-2013)
* [[DokiDoki! Precure]] (2013-2014)
* [[Happiness Charge Pretty Cure]] (2014-2015)
* [[Go! Princess Pretty Cure]] (2015-2016)
* [[Mahou Girls Pretty Cure]] (2016-2017)
== Season Descriptions ==
The first series was '''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]''' (''"The Two of Us Are Pretty Cure"''), a show where a [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] duo of Japanese schoolgirls -- Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro -- are forced to work together to fight the invading inhabitants of the Dusk Zone, retrieve [[Mineral MacGuffin|all seven Prism Stones]] and free the Queen of Light. As Cure Black and Cure White respectively, they set the standard for many of the show's recurring tropes. The show is also notable for its [[Seinen]] elements, including an abundance of [[Good Old Fisticuffs|action-packed physical combat]] (directed by the guy who did ''[[Dragonball Z]]''!) and blatant [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship|yuri]] subtext between Nagisa and Honoka.
Line 26 ⟶ 44:
'''[[Smile Pretty Cure]]''', the latest Pretty Cure series, goes back to having a core team of five. The theme of the show is fairy tales, as the ''Smile'' team work with the storybook critters of Märchenland against the baddies of the Bad End Kingdom, who seek to awaken [[Sealed Evil in a Can|their lord Pierrot]] and bring the "Worst Ending" to the world.
== Adaptations ==
There is also a series of '''[[Pretty Cure All Stars]]''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20151126022513/http://www.precure-allstars.com/ movies], [[Bat Family Crossover|teaming up characters from all series]], as well as a short film and a video game that do the same. Together, these make up the [[Fan Nickname|Crossover Compilation.]]
Furthermore, most seasons have at least one [[The Movie|movie]] that [[Non-Serial Movie|makes no canonical sense]] (most of the time) but [[Rule of Cool|can't be thrown out because of something really awesome happening in it]].
The Franchise seems to have very good relations with [[Tokusatsu]] : it's produced by Toei, which also produces ''[[Super Sentai]]'' and ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', and the three franchises are aired back to back in the appropriately named ''Super Hero Time'' block. The ''Pretty Cure'' and ''Super Sentai'' movies have been played as double bills, and Nagisa and Honoka teamed up with ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]'' characters in an audio drama, and later with ''[[Mahou Sentai Magiranger]]''. ''[[Gundam]]'' has a less than amiable relation with ''Pretty Cure'' as those who had a role in Gundam went on to play villains for ''Pretty Cure''.
There is also a manga for each series, going into depth in various ignored aspects, like Rin's crush on Nuts and Saki's little sister's life.
{{franchisetropes}}
'''For individual series examples, go to their pages. The following tropes appear in more than one series of this franchise.'''
* [[Action Girl]]: All of them, save for [[Support Party Member|support fighter]] Hikari/Shiny Luminous. You wouldn't expect a magical girl franchise to be so full of movement and fighting.
Line 73 ⟶ 85:
* [[Multiple Demographic Appeal]]: The franchise is aimed at girls 4-12 and men 16-35. Not just through [[Moe Moe]], but also [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Fight Scene|battles]]. [http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/2032/precurestoryprogression.jpg The mix can be jarring but awesome].
* [[New Transfer Student]]: Several Cures start out as this. In chronological order: [[Futari wa Pretty Cure|Hikari]], [[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star|Michiru and Kaoru]] (even if they're not actually Cures), [[Yes! Pretty Cure 5|Urara and Kurumi]], [[Fresh Pretty Cure|Setsuna]], [[Heartcatch Pretty Cure|Tsubomi]], [[Suite Pretty Cure|Ellen]], and [[Smile Pretty Cure|Miyuki]].
* [[Odd Couple]]: For two-person teams; when the teams widened and there was only one main character instead of two, just about every combination was an [[Odd Friendship]]
* [[Pink Means Feminine]]: In fact, every team has a member in pink, and more often than not she's the leader, similar to ''[[Super Sentai]]'' with red.
Line 82 ⟶ 93:
* [[The Power of Friendship]]: Unlike most series in the genre, where it's second to [[The Power of Love]], friendship is ''the'' most important thing in ''Pretty Cure''. Every episode focuses on the relationships between the girls, and no romantic subplot is ever completely resolved, whether [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|between the Cures themselves]] or with a third party; Nozomi/Coco is the one exception, and even they are allowed far less PDA than other magical girl leads, only getting to kiss offscreen and in a movie. Most speeches are of the friendship variety, and the Cures' powers literally run on friendship -- even the ones who can transform separately are stronger together, and, as seen in the case of [[Yes! Pretty Cure 5|Karen]], powers can fail completely if they don't open up and act sincerely towards their [[True Companions]].
* [[Save Both Worlds]]
* [[Sealed Evil In a Soda Machine]]: Recent seasons tend to have this with [[Suite Pretty Cure|Noise]], [[Smile Pretty Cure|Pierrot]], [[Dokidoki Pretty Cure|King Selfishness]], and [[Happiness Charge Pretty Cure|Mirage]].
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: the franchise on the whole is this to ''[[Sailor Moon]]''.
* [[Strictly Formula]]: Not just individual episodes, but the series themselves, something that became particularly jarring from [[Fresh Pretty Cure|2009]] to [[Suite Pretty Cure|2011]], which always had four-girl teams and a cheat code item appear at a late point to give the girls a new attack or set of costumes.
Line 98 ⟶ 110:
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Franchise Index]]▼
[[Category:Anime]]
[[Category:Turn of the Millennium/Anime And Manga]]▼
[[Category:Pretty Cure]]
[[Category:Kodomomuke]]
[[Category:Anime of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Anime of the 2010s]]
|