Wonderful PreCure!

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Wonderful Precure!
File:WonderfulPCP.jpg
Official promotional poster for the series.
わんだふるぷりきゅあ！
(Wandafuru Purikyua!)
Genre Magical girl
Anime television series
Directed by Masanori Sato
Produced by Kanako Tada
Maki Takahashi
Rika Tone
Written by Yoshimi Narita
Music by Erika Fukasawa
Studio Toei Animation
Licensed by
Network ANN (TV Asahi, ABC TV, Nagoya TV)
Original run February 4, 2024 – present
Episodes 1
Manga
Written by Izumi Todo
Illustrated by Futago Kamikita
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Nakayoshi
Original run March 2024 – present
Portal icon Anime and Manga portal

Wonderful Precure! (Japanese: わんだふるぷりきゅあ！ Hepburn: Wandafuru Purikyua!?)[lower-alpha 2] is a Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the twenty-first installment in the Pretty Cure franchise and its first entry with a title written in hiragana.[2] It is directed by Masanori Sato and written by Yoshimi Narita, with character designs by Yoko Uchida and costume designs by NaSka.[3][4][5] It began airing on all ANN stations in Japan on February 4, 2024, succeeding Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure's timeslot. The series' main theme is bonds and its main motifs are pets and animals.

Story

Iroha Inukai is a middle school student who lives in Animal Town, where humans and animals live together in harmony. One day, while walking her pet dog Komugi, a mysterious creature called a Garugaru attacks them. Komugi's desire to protect Iroha allows her to become human and transform into a Pretty Cure. Together with Iroha and other Pretty Cures, Komugi fights to protect everyone from the Garugarus.[6]

Characters

Pretty Cures

Komugi Inukai (犬飼こむぎ Inukai Komugi?) / Cure Wonderful (キュアワンダフル Kyua Wandafuru?)
Voiced by: Maria Naganawa[7]
The main protagonist of the series, who is the first mascot to be a main character. She is Iroha's pet Papillon, who lives in Animal Town. Komugi is energetic, athletic, and curious, loves going for walks, and is a glutton. After gaining a human form, she is able to talk to Iroha and loves to imitate her catchphrase, "Wonderful" (ワンダフルー Wandafurū?). When a Garugaru attacks her and Iroha, Komugi's protective instinct for her owner and the power of the Kirarin Animals allow her to turn into a human and transform into Cure Wonderful using the Wonderful Pact. Her theme color is pink.
Iroha Inukai (犬飼いろは Inukai Iroha?) / Cure Friendy (キュアフレンディ Kyua Furendi?)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[7]
A honest and sporty second-year middle school student, who lives in Animal Town and is Komugi's owner. Her daily routine is taking Komugi for morning walks. She has many friends who she loves to help out, and is well liked by animals. Her catchphrase is "Wonderful" (ワンダフルー！ Wandafurū?). Iroha transforms into Cure Friendy using the Wonderful Pact and the power of the Kirarin Animals. Her theme color is purple.
Cure Nyammy (キュアニャミー Kyua Nyamī?)
Voiced by: Satsumi Matsuda[8]
Cure Lillian (キュアリリアン Kyua Ririan?)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[8]

Allies

Satoru Toyama (兎山悟 Toyama Satoru?)[7]
Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[9]
Iroha's classmate, who is kind and good at studying. He is researching the history of Animal Town in hopes of learning more about the Mirror Stone. After learning that Komugi and Iroha are Pretty Cure, he uses his extensive knowledge of animals to support them.
Daifuku (大福 Daifuku?)[7]
Voiced by: TBA
Satoru's pet rabbit.
Mayu Nekoyashiki (猫屋敷まゆ Nekoyashiki Mayu?)[7]
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[9]
A shy girl who has recently moved to Animal Town.
Yuki (ユキ Yuki?)[7]
Voiced by: Satsumi Matsuda[9]
Mayu's pet cat.

Kirarin Animals

Meemee (メエメエ?)
Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana
A sheep-like Kirarin Animal who once resided in the Niko Garden. He was the first victim of the unknown villains who turned him into a Garugaru, but Cure Wonderful purifies and saves him. Afterwards, he decides to support the Cures to find the remaining Kirarin Animals in the human world.

Villains

Garugaru (ガルガル?)[10]
Voiced by: Shinya Takahashi
The main monsters of the series. They are monsters born from corrupted Kirarin Animals through unknown magic.

Cures' family members

Youko Inukai (犬飼陽子 Inukai Yōko?)[11]
Voiced by: Yūki Kodaira
Iroha's mother.
Tsuyoshi Inukai (犬飼剛 Inukai Tsuyoshi?)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Shirokuma
Iroha's father.

Development

The series' trademark was first confirmed by Toei in November 2023, and the official website launched on November 30, 2023.[12] The series was fully revealed on January 7, 2024, along with Toei announcing merchandise related to the series.[13]

The theme of animals was confirmed by ABC producer Kanako Tada, who explained that "Nowadays, it has become common to bring various animals into our homes, such as dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds. For me, dogs are important companions. Irreplaceable animals that shower us with great love... Although they may not speak the same language, there is probably an indescribable bond between animals and their owners." He said the theme is also connected to the bond between humans and its pets as an animal becoming a Pretty Cure for the first time, stating "In this Pretty Cure series, the main character, the dog Komugi, changes into a human form, She speaks with its owner Iroha in human language. We will then communicate our feelings to each other and deepen our bond. However, in the real world, animals and humans cannot communicate with each other. Komugi's lines spoken in this work are beyond the realm of imagination. "This is what the dog is probably thinking." You may worry that this is just the human ego. However, precisely because we cannot communicate with each other, we need to think deeply about the feelings of animals. The important thing is to make an effort to get to know the other person. I believe that after that, "compassion" is born, wishing for the other person's happiness. The most important thing is to understand each other without imposing your feelings on others."[7]

Maki Takahashi of Toei Animation said that the theme of bonds is important, as is the relationships between the main characters: "The theme of this work is the bond with animals. Think about someone important to you and act accordingly. The relationship of "family" and "best friends" is the same for both humans and animals. This idea is reflected in our catchphrase: to dream, never giving up, standing up on your own feet, sharing with your friends, believe in your friends, act for someone and thinking about someone. The power of the feelings depicted and connected in the history of Pretty Cure. Even if we look different, even if we don't speak the same language, if we have a caring heart, it will definitely reach our hearts. We will carefully depict such a "Pretty Cure" appearance through the bond with animals."[7]

The lead characters' voice actors released statements discussing their roles. Maria Naganawa stated that "I never thought that I would become a Pretty Cure, so I felt like I couldn't believe it. Immediately after that, I burst into tears with so many emotions: happiness, desire to do my best, and gratitude." Atsumi Tanezaki, who previously voiced Puca in Pretty Cure All Stars F stated that "When it was decided that I would be appearing in the movie Pretty Cure All Stars F, I was very happy and honored to be able to work on Pretty Cure, but I never expected that I would be given this opportunity in the TV series as well. I watched many Pretty Cure characters in the movies, and felt the bond that everyone has created over the past year in each series, from the characters to the cast members. When I was recording for the movie, I couldn't see it with my eyes, but I could definitely feel it, and I was so jealous that I was so happy, and I thought, oh, I can do that too..."[14][15]

Media

Anime

Wonderful PreCure! will premiere on February 4, 2024 on Japan's ANN stations, replacing Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure in its timeslot. Chihaya Yoshitake will perform the opening theme "Wonderful PreCure! Evolution!!" (Japanese: わんだふるぷりきゅあ！evolution!! Hepburn: Wandafuru Purikyua! Evoryūshon!!?) while Moeha Nochimoto and Ami Ishii perform the ending theme "Fun Fun Wonderful Days!" (Japanese: FUN☆FUN☆わんだふるDAYS！ Hepburn: Fan☆Fan☆Wandafuru DAYS!?). Erika Fukasawa composes the series's music.[16]

Toei Animation Inc. licensed the anime outside Japan with Crunchyroll streaming the series in limited territories in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, CIS, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

Anime

No. Title Directed by Written by Storyboarded by Visual direction by Original air date
1 "It Starts With "Wonderful!"" Yuna Hirosue Yoshimi Narita Masanori Sato Katsumi Tamegai & Hanao Iida (animation)
Miki Imai (art)		 February 4, 2023 (2023-02-04)

Merchandise

Bandai Namco Holdings, under the Bandai branding, handles merchandising for the series, which includes toys and related goods. The fourth incarnation of the Pretty Holic cosmetic goods will also be released upon its debut.[17]

See also

  • Super Hero Time and Nichi Asa Kids Time - The timeslot blocks by ANN in Japan, which the series is part of.

Notes

  1. ↑ Toei Animation holds the license of the series in English-speaking regions, while Crunchyroll is responsible for the streaming distribution in North America (formerly Funimation), Latin America, United Kingdom (through Crunchyroll UK and Ireland), both Australia / New Zealand (through Madman Anime), Europe, South Africa and the CIS (through Crunchyroll EMEA)
  2. ↑ Wonderful is a pun on "Wonderful" and "Wan", the Japanese otomopemia for a dog's bark, tying it to the series' main motif of pets and animals.

References

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External links

Preceded by Wonderful PreCure!
2024-2025		 Succeeded by
Witchy Pretty Cure 2
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