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Pretty Cure

Original title: Futari Wa Pretty Cure
  • TV Series
  • 2004–2005
  • TV-PG
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
385
YOUR RATING
Yoko Honna, Yukana, Tomokazu Seki, Akiko Yajima, and Izumi Tôdô in Pretty Cure (2004)
AnimeHand-Drawn AnimationSuperheroSupernatural FantasyUrban AdventureActionAdventureAnimationComedyDrama

Two young girls, Nagisa and Honoka, find mysterious "fairies" that grant the girls the ability to transform into the legendary warriors known as Pretty Cure and combat the forces of darkness... Read allTwo young girls, Nagisa and Honoka, find mysterious "fairies" that grant the girls the ability to transform into the legendary warriors known as Pretty Cure and combat the forces of darkness.Two young girls, Nagisa and Honoka, find mysterious "fairies" that grant the girls the ability to transform into the legendary warriors known as Pretty Cure and combat the forces of darkness.

  • Creator
    • Izumi Tôdô
  • Stars
    • Tomokazu Seki
    • Hitomi Nabatame
    • Akiko Yajima
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    385
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Izumi Tôdô
    • Stars
      • Tomokazu Seki
      • Hitomi Nabatame
      • Akiko Yajima
    • 7User reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tomokazu Seki
    Tomokazu Seki
    • Mepple
    • 2004–2005
    Hitomi Nabatame
    • Nakagawa Yumiko
    • 2004–2005
    Akiko Yajima
    Akiko Yajima
    • Mipple
    • 2004–2005
    Hiroki Takahashi
    • Piisaado…
    • 2004–2005
    Issei Futamata
    Issei Futamata
    • Ilkubo…
    • 2004–2005
    Kôji Ishii
    • Gekidoraago
    • 2004–2005
    Yukana
    • Cure White…
    • 2004–2005
    Yoko Honna
    • Cure Black…
    • 2004–2005
    Taiki Matsuno
    • Wisdom
    • 2004–2005
    Haruna Ikezawa
    • Porun
    • 2004–2005
    Kaya Matsutani
    • The Queen
    • 2004–2005
    Mayumi Shô
    Mayumi Shô
    • Rie Misumi
    • 2004–2005
    Ken'ichi Ono
    • The Dark King
    • 2004–2005
    Sakiko Uran
    • Poisonee
    • 2004–2005
    Reiko Kiuchi
    • Kiriya
    • 2004–2005
    Naozumi Takahashi
    • Ryouta Misumi
    • 2004–2005
    Mikako Fujita
    • Akane Fujita
    • 2004–2005
    Michelle Molineux
    Michelle Molineux
    • Cure White…
    • 2004–2005
    • Creator
      • Izumi Tôdô
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews7

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    1kaylascole

    Magic is bad!

    It's evil! I can't handle the tournament anymore!

    The reason why a proper English dub of the Pretty Cure Franchise is not gonna happen because magic is bad!

    Watch Berenstain Bears or the Powerpuff Girls instead.
    6invisibleunicornninja

    Its ok.

    I watched episode one. For a kids show designed to sell a card game, its pretty good. The animation is decent. I like the theme song. I'm definitely not going to watch anymore, but if I'd found this a few years ago, I'd probably have loved it.
    7mimmoesposito

    the beginning of the Pretty Cure

    So now I'll do the review of the Pretty Cure anime but I'll already warn you of one thing I'll only do the sensor of the ones I know Because the others I haven't really managed to watch it but if by chance I manage to watch it I'll do the review Now I'll do the review of the original series exitin 2004 Then this anime would be a 2000s version of Sailor Moon Then this anime is about two fourteen year old girls named Nagisa and Honoka but after they said a visit from two magical creatures who say that beings of darkness invade the earth and the two of them they muststop them often they transform into three warriors called Pretty Cure So what do I think about this anime for me it's quite beautiful for me it was really a beautiful female anime I usually don't like these things Because males are always treated badly But this isn't doesWe're actually talking to you about the two girls Nagisa who I didn't like because she has a really bad character and every episode she always takes it out on her younger brother and always gets angry but I liked Honoka because she's the complete opposite of the other one Instead she is much calmer anddon't worry And let's not talk about the other characters because they are only secondary characters but I didn't like any of the villains Here I just found all the villains stereotyped to say briefly in its villain I don't like it and here I liked this anime even if it's not much morenice Ah I'll tell you something I tell myself as an Italian opening Well it's an Italian version of the Japanese version And why did you say this Well since I'm really Italian to conclude I vote 7.
    5TooKakkoiiforYou_321

    The 70's Kamen Rider/Sentai curse is back again

    And you might wonder why I'm making the comparison, since this is supposedly a magical girl and not a tokusatsu. The reason is very simple: this series is not a magical girl but an animated Kamen Rider show with sprinkles of the Sentais under the disguise of a Magical girl show, something that more or less in the first half is well done and interesting until in the second half the curse of the first historical iteration of those shows (and only of those) strikes again and we're served with episodes that are one the exact same copy of the other in sequence (I know, tokus are repetitious by nature but not all at the level of the 70's Kamen Rider) until you're bored to death and you just want to go to the end to see the final confrontation. And if this show is the 70's Kamen Rider, I guess the next one (Max Heart) will be V3/JAKQ Dengekitai kind of experience, and me not being a particular fan of those (to be generous) it's not an help. I guess I'll have to look for a Kamen Rider Black of the Pretty Cure to get into this IP properly. Really disappointing I must say.
    3maddiebuggie

    Pretty cure review

    When I watched the first show I like the magic transformation that the girls had to do before they were in their uniform and could fight the bad guys. But every having to watch that same transformation happen ever 30 minute anime got to be too much. It got boring after a while to see that every 30 minutes. The anime was nicely designed. I liked the side animal/ creature characters they they had. They were curly designed. The magic girls clothes were design fine. The over plot of the show was a tiny bit boring. But I was able to sit through and watch all the episode so it wasn't too bad. I understand why some people would like magic girl becuse it can be inspiring to see girls being the hero of the story instead of men. Especially as a girl but it there wasn't enough things that I liked a lot about it that would make me want to watch this again. The script was about average. The villains were ok. Some of the villain designs were good. The show keep switching the villain purest too much for my like. It would have been better if the story had fewer villains in it. I like the colors that were used in this anime. He character development was a little bit unless then average. I would recommend younger women and girl watch it. But the whole family can watch if you want. If you like magical girl anime you might also enjoy this series.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This anime series was released one week after the cancellation of Ashita no Nadja (2003).
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Anime That Are Way More Popular in Japan (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      DANZEN! Futari wa Precure
      Performed by Mayumi Gojô

      Lyrics by Kumiko Aoki

      Composed by Yasuo Kosugi

      Arrangement by Naoki Satô

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 光之美少女
    • Production companies
      • ABC Animation
      • Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
      • Asatsu-DK
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    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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