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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.

 

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.

'''[[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.

 

 

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.

 

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* [[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.

 

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