List of Smile PreCure! episodes
First Blu-ray Disc volume released by Marvelous AQL, featuring Cure Happy and Candy
Smile PreCure! is the ninth Pretty Cure anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It follows Miyuki Hoshizora and her friends as she helps Candy gather all the Cure Décor and stop the Bad End Kingdom from giving the whole world the "Worst Ending". The series aired in Japan between February 5, 2012 and January 27, 2013, replacing Suite PreCure in its initial timeslot and was succeeded by DokiDoki! PreCure). The opening theme is "Let's go! Smile PreCure!" (Let's go!スマイルプリキュア！ Retsu gō! Sumairu Purikyua) by Aya Ikeda. For the first 24 episodes, the ending theme is "Yay! Yay! Yay!" (イェイ！イェイ！イェイ！ Yei! Yei! Yei!) by Hitomi Yoshida, whilst the ending theme for episodes 25-48 is "Mankai * Smile!" (満開＊スマイル！ Mankai*Sumairu!, Full Bloom * Smile!) by Yoshida.[1] All of the songs are composed by Hideaki Takatori.
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "She's Born! The Perfect Smile, Cure Happy!!" "Tanjō! Egao Manten Kyua Happī!!" (誕生！笑顔まんてんキュアハッピー！！) | February 5, 2012[2] |
| Whilst running to the first day of her new school, the happy-go-lucky Miyuki Hoshizora encounters a fairy named Candy, who leaves behind a pink book. As Miyuki has trouble introducing herself to the class, her classmate, Akane Hino, helps her to break the ice. As Miyuki checks out the library later that day, she discovers a mysterious entrance, taking her to a strange place where she learns Candy is being chased by a wolf named Wolfrun, who starts making the people in the town fall into despair and steals their 'bad energy' with a goal of resurrecting an evil emperor named Pierrot. As Miyuki strives to protect Candy, she is given a magical item known as the Smile Pact, using it to transform into a Pretty Cure named Cure Happy. As Miyuki becomes reluctant to fight, Wolfrun summons a monster known as an Akanbe to fight against her, but with help from Candy, Miyuki manages to realize her power and defeat it, receiving an item known as a Cure Decor. As Wolfrun retreats and happiness returns to the townspeople, Miyuki decides to help Candy in her quest to recover Cure Decors and save her kingdom. | ||
| 2 | "On Fire! The Hot-Blooded Cure Sunny is Here!!" "Moero! Nekketsu Kyua Sanī yade!!" (燃えろ！熱血キュアサニーやで！！) | February 12, 2012 |
| After hearing from Candy that she needs to gather four more Cures, Miyuki mentions it to Akane and her other classmate, Yayoi Kise, though Akane turns down the idea to focus on her volleyball. Later that day, Miyuki notices Akane downhearted over a volleyball slump, so she decides to help her practice. However, during Akane's volleyball match the next day, Wolfrun appears to steal their bad energy, creating a Volleyball Akanbe. Miyuki transforms to fight against it but loses energy when her finishing attack misses. When Akane realises Miyuki is in trouble, she overcomes her despair and stands up to the Akanbe, gaining the power to transform into Cure Sunny and defeat the Akanbe. Afterwards, Miyuki and Akane decide to become good friends. | ||
| 3 | "Rock-Paper-Scissors♪ Cure Peace!!" "Jankenpon♪ de Kyua Pīsu!!" (じゃんけんポン♪でキュアピース！！) | February 19, 2012 |
| Having taken notice of her drawing talent, Miyuki and Akane nominate Yayoi to design a poster for a school contest. Yayoi herself doesn't have much confidence in her ability, but Miyuki and Akane encourage her to give it a try and agree to help. Yayoi eventually manages to finish the poster, but becomes downhearted when it doesn't win, making her a target for another Bad End's Commanders, Akaoni, who makes an Akanbe from Yayoi's poster. As Miyuki and Akane end up exhausting themselves too early and struggle to fight against the Akanbe, Yayoi overcomes her fears and stands to protect them, gaining the power to become Cure Peace. Although she is still afraid of Akanbe, that fear comes out as an electric attack, which allows her to defeat the Akanbe. | ||
| 4 | "A Straight Up Bout! Cure March of the Wind!!" "Chokkyū Shōbu! Kaze no Kyua Māchi!!" (直球勝負！風のキュアマーチ！！) | February 26, 2012 |
| Impressed by her courage whilst standing up to some upperclassmen, Miyuki sees Nao Midorikawa as a potential Pretty Cure candidate. Wanting to get a chance to invite her to join, Miyuki ends up joining Nao in her home, where she meets her large family of siblings. As Akane and Yayoi join them to play some games, Akaoni appears, making Nao and her family miserable and creating a Goal net Akanbe who takes Miyuki as hostage and targets Nao's family. As Nao becomes determined to protect her family, she gains the power to become Cure March and defeats the Akanbe. | ||
| 5 | "A Beautiful Heart! Cure Beauty!!" "Utsukushiki Kokoro! Kyua Byūti!!" (美しき心！キュアビューティ！！) | March 4, 2012 |
| With one more Cure to find, Miyuki decides it should be the student council vice president, Reika Aoki. However, Reika rejects the offer as she is busy preparing for a Fairy Tale Read-aloud with a neighbouring elementary school as the president is absent with a cold. Miyuki and the others decide to help her out with the read-aloud, helping to create some props for the show : Snow White. However, during the show, a witch from the Bad End Kingdom named Majorina appears and creates a Mirror Akanbe which clones itself, causing the Cures to waste their power. When Majorina starts wrecking the puppets for the show, Reika stands against her and becomes the fifth Cure, Cure Beauty, figuring out who the real Akanbe is and defeating it. After finishing up the show, Reika accepts the offer of becoming friends of Miyuki, Akane, Yayoi and Nao. | ||
| 6 | "The Team is Complete! Smile PreCure!!" "Chīmu Kessei! Sumairu Purikyua!!" (チーム結成！スマイルプリキュア！！) | March 11, 2012 |
| The gang is visited by Candy's older brother, Pop, who takes them to the mysterious library Miyuki discovered before. He then proceeds to explain about his homeland, Märchenland, was invaded by Pierrot, who stole the Cure Decors, sealing them away in the noses used to summon Akanbe. Using the last of her strength, the Queen of Märchenland sealed Pierrot away, requiring the Cure Decors to be restored. As Miyuki randomly decides that the team needs a catchphrase, Majorina appears to cause trouble in the park. As the girls warp to the location, Miyuki accidentally sent to the South Pole when her mind focuses on penguins. After Pop helps to bring her back, Miyuki decides to dub her team the Smile Pretty Cure. As Majorina brings out a Drink Can Akanbe, Pop transforms into a giant can crusher to help the Cures defeat the Akanbe. Afterwards, Pop returns to Märchenland, leaving behind the Decor Décor to store the Cure Decors. | ||
| 7 | "Where Could It Be? Our Secret Base!?" "Dokonano? Watashitachi no Himitsu Kichi!?" (どこなの？わたし達のひみつ基地！？) | March 18, 2012 |
| Realising more privacy is needed when discussing Pretty Cure matters, Miyuki suggests to the others that they need a secret hideout. Feeling the mysterious library doesn't fit their tastes, each of the girls suggests their own ideas for a hideout, each turning out to have huge flaws. Miyuki remembers a hideout she went to during her childhood, only to find two girls have since made it into their own secret base. Just then, Wolfrun appears and creates a Tree Akanbe, but the Cures manage to defeat it. Afterwards, they come to realise the mysterious library is the most suitable place after all. With some help from the Star Decor, they soon turn the place into the perfect secret base. | ||
| 8 | "Miyuki and Candy Switch Places~!?" "Miyuki to Kyandi ga Irekawa~ru!?" (みゆきとキャンディがイレカワ～ル！？) | March 25, 2012 |
| On their way to school, Miyuki and Candy find a pair of strange rings Majorina lost which attached themselves to them, causing them to switch bodies. Unable to figure out how to get the rings off, Candy has to fill in for Miyuki during classes, causing chaos with her childlike behaviour. After Miyuki scolds her for embarrassing her, Candy runs off and is targeted by Majorina, who creates an Akanbe from a playground ride which proves too fast for the other Cures to handle. As Candy stands to defend Miyuki, she apologizes and manages to become 'Cure Candy', proving to be the perfect size to defeat the Akanbe whilst the others manage to retrieve a potion from Majorina to remove the rings and return Miyuki and Candy back to normal. | ||
| 9 | "No Way~! Yayoi's Being Transferred!?" "Uso~! Yayoi-chan ga Tenkō!?" (うそ～！やよいちゃんが転校！？) | April 1, 2012 |
| On April Fools' Day, Yayoi makes up a lie that she is being transferred to another school the next day. However, Miyuki takes it seriously and spreads the rumor to the others, with Yayoi finding herself unable to tell them it was a lie. The lie soon ends up escalating across the whole class, who throw a farewell party for Yayoi, making it harder for her to tell the truth out of fear of losing her friends. Just then, Akaoni appears and creates an Roller Akanbe, using lies to throw off the Cures guards and bringing Yayoi's lie to light. After some encouragement from Miyuki, Yayoi comes clean about her lie to the relief of the others before defeating the Akanbe. After Yayoi apologizes to the rest of the class, the other girls play a little prank on her. | ||
| 10 | "Hot-Blooded! Akane's Okonomiyaki Life!!" "Nekketsu! Akane no Okonomiyaki Jinsei!!" (熱血！あかねのお好み焼き人生！！) | April 8, 2012 |
| When her father ends up injuring his back, putting him out of action with a neighbourhood association dinner coming up, Akane decides to help run her family's okonomiyaki restaurant. However, she becomes a bit concerned that her okonomiyaki isn't as good as her father's and enlists the help of the other girls to try and find his purported 'secret ingredient'. As Akane struggles to find a recipe she is happy with, Wolfrun appears and creates a Sauce Akanbe to fight the Cures whilst scarfing down okonomiyaki. Akane soon comes to realise the secret behind okonomiyaki's taste is the feelings put into it, and manages to defeat the Akanbe, soon finding her own okonomiyaki to be a hit with the customers. | ||
| 11 | "The PreCures Have Shrunk~!?" "Purikyua ga Chīsaku Na~ru!?" (プリキュアがチイサクナ～ル！？) | April 15, 2012 |
| Upon finding a mysterious mallet pertaining to a folk tale about making a pin-sized warrior /Issun-bōshi, it turns out to be another invention Majorina lost which Candy inadvertently uses to shrink the girls. Now in miniature size, the girls must navigate giant-sized obstacles to try and recover the mallet from Candy, which proves particularly difficult for Nao as she has a fear of bugs. However, she becomes less shy around bugs after a group of woodlice help save her life and look after her. As Nao understands how bugs work together, Majorina finds them, taking Bad Energy from the bugs and summoning a Dandelion Akanbe. Understanding the need to protect the bugs, Nao overcomes her fear and manages to defeat the Akanbe with the other Cures. As Majorina attempts to squish them instead, she inadvertently returns them to normal size. | ||
| 12 | "The Awakened Power! Rainbow Healing!!" "Mezameru Chikara! Reinbō Hīringu!!" (目覚める力！レインボーヒーリング！！) | April 22, 2012 |
| As the girls prepare to go on a school trip to Kyoto and Osaka, Candy becomes upset when she isn't invited. Meanwhile, Pierrot's right hand man, Joker, gives Wolfrun, Akaoni and Majorina special blue noses which doesn't require Cure Decors to summon Akanbe. Candy tries her hardest to help the girls plan their trip, only to make things worse. She runs off, feeling she is unwanted, and gets captured by Wolfrun. Wolfrun then confronts the girls and uses the blue nose to summon a Gumball Akanbe, which proves resilient against the Cures attacks. As the Cures find themselves helpless, Candy breaks free and, upon hearing the kind words of the Cures, brings forth new Decors which allow the Cures to perform a new attack, Rainbow Healing, to defeat the Akanbe. With their team powered up, the girls decide to take Candy along with them on their trip. | ||
| 13 | "School Trip! Miyuki, Happy in the Depths of Kyoto!?" "Shūgaku Ryokō! Miyuki, Kyōto de Donzoko Happī!?" (修学旅行！みゆき、京都でドン底ハッピー！？) | April 29, 2012 |
| The girls arrive in Kyoto, and Miyuki's initial excitement soon dwindles when she encounters a constant string of bad luck. As Miyuki's bad luck continues onto the next day, Akaoni appears and creates a blue-nosed Bad Luck Akanbe, who proves to be even worse luck for Miyuki as she ends up losing her Smile Pact, needed to perform Rainbow Healing. As Miyuki feels she is to blame for rubbing her bad luck on everyone, her friends encourage her that it's not her fault, and her Smile Pact returns to her, allowing the Cures to defeat the Akanbe. Afterwards, Miyuki's bad luck finally comes to an end. | ||
| 14 | "School Trip! Getting Lost in Osaka!?" "Shūgaku Ryokō! Ōsaka de Maigo ni Natchatta!?" (修学旅行！大阪で迷子になっちゃった！？) | May 6, 2012 |
| As the class arrives in Osaka for the second part of their trip, Miyuki, Yayoi, and Candy end up getting separated from Akane, Nao, and Reika. As Miyuki and Yayoi decide to follow the guide they got, and experience the delights of Osaka, encountering some polite locals along the way, the others end up having to miss most of everything in order to search for them. Just then, Majorina appears and creates a blue-nosed Akanbe from a radio tower with Miyuki and Yayoi trapped inside. Using one of the Cure Decors, Akane, Nao, and Reika are given butterfly wings, allowing them to rescue Miyuki and Yayoi and defeat the Akanbe. | ||
| 15 | "Slapstick! Miyuki's Big Mother's Day Plan!!" "Dotabata! Miyuki no Haha no Hi Daisakusen!!" (ドタバタ！みゆきの母の日大作戦！！) | May 13, 2012 |
| Miyuki realises she has forgotten to prepare a Mother's Day present for her mother, Ikuyo. To make up for it, Miyuki decides to help around the house, but ends up making a lot of mistakes. She instead decides to try her hand at a hand-made necklace, though doesn't have much faith that the finished product is good enough. Just then, Wolfrun appears and creates a Carnation Akanbe. Miyuki gets upset when her necklace gets broken in the fight, but her friends remind her that it's the thought that counts and together they defeat the Akanbe. Afterwards, Miyuki gives the necklace to Ikuyo, who truly appreciates it. | ||
| 16 | "Reika's Worries! Why Do I Study!?" "Reika no Nayami! Dōshite Benkyō suru no!?" (れいかの悩み！どうして勉強するの！？) | May 20, 2012 |
| When asked what she studies for, Reika comes to realise she in uncertain what she wants to do in the future. After speaking with her grandfather, she decides to quit the student council, archery club, her studies, and being a Pretty Cure in order to find out what she wants to do in her life. She spends some time with the other girls, observing what they enjoy doing with themselves whilst thinking about what she wants to do herself. Just then, Akaoni appears and creates a Textbook Akanbe which punishes the Cures for getting questions wrong. Luckily, Reika arrives on the scene and begins hitting the Akanbe back with correct answers. Deciding she wants to keep doing what she's been doing until she knows what she wants to do, Reika gains the resolve to defeat the Akanbe. | ||
| 17 | "Hot-Blooded! Akane's Comedy Life!!" "Nekketsu! Akane no Owarai Jinsei!!" (熱血！あかねのお笑い人生！！) | May 27, 2012 |
| Akane and Miyuki prepare to enter a comedy contest, judged by comedy duo Fujiwara. On the day of the contest, the girls get to meet the Fujiwara duo, Toshifumi Fujimoto and Takayuki Haranishi, who suggest that they enter together as a five-girl group. As the girls get on stage following a poor attempt by Wolfrun and Akaoni, they get nervous and mess up their routine, which in its own way gets the crowd laughing. As Fujiwara goes on stage, Majorina uses special rings on them which takes away their one-liners, causing their routine to fall flat and providing an opportunity for her to harnass bad energy. She then uses both red and blue noses to summon a pair of Fujiwara Akanbe to overwhelm the Cures. However, Fujiwara manages to snap out of their funks and use their comedy to help Akane and the other Cures defeat the Akanbe. Afterwards, the duo manage to finish their performance and promise to keep the Cures secret safe. | ||
| 18 | "Nao's Feelings! The Baton That Connects Everyone's Bonds!!" "Nao no Omoi! Baton ga Tsunagu Minna no Kizuna!!" (なおの想い！バトンがつなぐみんなの絆！！) | June 3, 2012 |
| As the class shows little enthusiasm for the sports festival, Nao nominates herself and the other girls to run for the relay team. Yayoi doesn't have much confidence in her running ability, but cheers up when Nao states she wanted to run together with everyone. The girls soon start training themselves for the competition and gradually they improve. However, when Yayoi overhears some other students badmouthing her, she loses her confidence again. As the day of the sports festival comes and Yayoi still has doubts, Akaoni appears and summons a blue-nosed Basket Akanbe, soon culminating in a tug of war with the Cures. As Nao sounds out her desire to work as a team, Yayoi regains her confidence and helps the others defeat the Akanbe. As the relay race kicks off, Yayoi gets support from the rest of the class and pass on the baton. However, Nao falls at the last hurdle and comes in last, but her friends still commend her for not giving up til the end. | ||
| 19 | "Thank You, Papa! Yayoi's Treasure" "Papa, Arigatō! Yayoi no Takaramono" (パパ、ありがとう！やよいのたからもの) | June 10, 2012 |
| As the class is asked to research the meaning behind their names, Yayoi laments that she doesn't remember much about her late father who named her. As she ponders about why she was given her name, she has flashes of a certain place but can't seem to remember where. As she remain uneasy, she sees her mother, Chiharu, who shows Yayoi the origami she had made for Father's Day, which he kept as important treasure. Just then, Wolfrun appears and makes a Fox Akanbe from Yayoi's origami. As Yayoi struggles to bring herself to fight the Akanbe, she ends up at the place from her visions, a church that she went to with her father, where he told her the meaning of her name. Filled with memories of her father, Yayoi gathers the strength to defeat the Akanbe. | ||
| 20 | "Invisible People? Miyuki and Akane Become Invisible~!?" "Tōmei Ningen? Miyuki to Akane ga Mienakuna~ru!?" (透明人間？みゆきとあかねがミエナクナ～ル！？) | June 24, 2012 |
| Candy finds a strange camera, which turns out to be another invention by Majorina which turns Miyuki and Akane invisible. As Candy searches for where she left the camera, Miyuki and Akane try to get through school without having their invisibility discovered. Meanwhile, Majorina finds the camera and turns herself invisible, turning Miyuki and Akane back to normal so no one can see her and causing mischief before summoning a Jack-in-the-Box Akanbe and turning it invisible too. However, Reika manages to use her powers to make it snow, revealing the Akanbe and allowing the Cures to defeat it. As Joker takes an interest in Candy's ability, she inadvertently finds another invisibility camera. | ||
| 21 | "Wish to the Stars! Everyone Together For~ever!!" "Hoshi ni Negai o! Minna Zūtto Issho!!" (星にねがいを！みんなず～っと一緒！！) | July 1, 2012 |
| Pop comes to visit the girls on Tanabata, which is similar to a custom on Märchenland in which wishes are made to a pegasus. The girls decide to celebrate both holidays and spend time writing out wishes before going to watch a star shower. Just then, Akaoni appears and summons a Tanabata Akanbe. Combining their strengths, the Cures defeat the Akanbe and gain the final Decor they need. Just then, Joker appears before them, stealing the Decor Decór and all the Decors inside it and kidnapping Candy. | ||
| 22 | "Whaat's The Most Important Thing?" "Ichiban Taisetsu na Monotte, Nāni?" (いちばん大切なものって、なぁに？) | July 8, 2012 |
| As the girls realise they still possess one Decor, which Miyuki had used as a Tanabata decoration, they travel to Märchenland, where they are confronted by Joker. The Cures attempt to fight off Joker, but he overwhelms them by turning their powers against them. As Joker obtains the last Decor and torments the Cures with how hopeless the situation, he is able to send them into despair and draw the last amount of Bad Energy he needs to revive Pierrot. As the girls lament how they are scared of what will happen now, Miyuki suggests everyone think on their own about what is most important to them. As they each think about it, they read the tanzaku that Candy had written about them. With their resolve stengthened, the girls prepare to venture to the Bad End Kingdom to rescue Candy, whilst Joker uses the last of the Bad Energy to revive Pierrot. | ||
| 23 | "Pierrot's Revival! The PreCures are in Danger!!" "Piēro Fukkatsu! Purikyua Zettaizetsumei!!" (ピエーロ復活！プリキュア絶体絶命！！) | July 15, 2012 |
| The Cures arrive at the Bad End Kingdom where they are confronted by Wolfrun, Akaoni, Majorina and Joker. After making a promise that everyone will return home safely, Akane, Yayoi, Nao, Reika and Pop decide to fight against them whilst Miyuki goes to rescue Candy, coming up against a yellow nosed Rock Akanbe. Although initially overwhelmed, the Cures faith in their friends allow them to overcome their opponents, allowing them to recover Candy and the Decors. As the Cures find the Decor Decór doesn't seem to do anything with all the Decors inside, Emperor Pierrot reveals himself. Just as the Cures are overwhelmed by Pierrot's power, the Decor Decór glows and the Cures are contacted by the Queen of Märchenland, who grants them the power of the Princess Candles, allowing them to evolve into their new Princess Forms and defeat Pierrot. | ||
| 24 | "The PreCures Have Become Fairies, miyu~!?" "Purikyua ga Yōsei ni Natchatta, miyu~!?" (プリキュアが妖精になっちゃった、みゆ～！？) | July 22, 2012 |
| Noticing the Royal Queen hasn't woken up yet, the girls decide to explore Märchenland. So as to not frighten the inhabitants, Pop transforms the girls into fairies. As Pop tries to figure out the reason why the Queen hasn't fully revived, the girls meet some of the various inhabitants. Although they become wary when the spell wears off, they soon become friends. They soon tell the girls about the Miracle Jewels, said to grant any wish. Meanwhile, Joker retrieves Pierrot, who had been reduced to an egg-like form following his defeat, and gives Wolfrun a new type of Akanbe Nose, which he uses to create a more powerful Gingerbread House Super Akanbe. As the Cures stand to protect the hopes of Märchenland's citizens, they are once again able to summon the Princess Candles and defeat the Super Akanbe, earning two new Decors. Afterwards, the Royal Queen contacts the Cures telepathically and explains that, since she used the power from the previous Decors to grant the Cures the Princess Form, they will need to fill up the Decor Decór once again in order to revive her. | ||
| 25 | "The Summer! The Sea! Akane and Nao's Stubborn Showdown!!" "Natsu da! Umi da! Akane to Nao no Ijippari Taiketsu!!" (夏だ！海だ！あかねとなおの意地っ張り対決！！) | August 5, 2012 |
| As Summer rolls in, Miyuki heads down to the beach to help out Akane's okonomiyaki stand, who is competing against Nao's shaved ice stand being assisted by Reika. Even after work is finished, Akane and Nao's fierce rivalry leads them to continue to compete with each other. Just then, Akaoni arrives and summons a Shaved Ice Super Akanbe, with Akane and Nao's stubbornness causing them to get in each other's way, leading Miyuki, Yayoi and Reika to get captured. Desiring to save their friends, Akane and Nao combine their powers to free the others, allowing them to defeat the Super Akanbe. Inspired by their teamwork, Akane and Nao start selling their okonomiyaki and shaved ice together. | ||
| 26 | "Summer Festival! A Massive Flower Blooms in the Night Sky!" "Natsu Matsuri! Yozora ni Saku Ōkina Ōkina Hana!" (夏祭り！夜空に咲く大きな大きな花！) | August 12, 2012 |
| The girls take Candy with them to experience a summer festival. As they try out the various stands, Majorina also tries them out for herself, though doesn't quite see the fun of it. When Candy goes to check out a stall herself, she ends up being mistaken for a doll and put as a prize on a hoopla stand, requiring the girls to win her back. Just then, Majorina reveals herself and summons a Matsuri Super Akanbe, which the Cures then defeat. After the battle, the girls find a viewing spot for the fireworks. | ||
| 27 | "A Summer Mystery!? Grandma's Treasure" "Natsu no Fushigi!? Obāchan no Takaramono" (夏のふしぎ！？おばあちゃんのたからもの) | August 19, 2012 |
| Miyuki and the others go to the mountains to visit her grandmother, Tae, who influenced her love of stories with tales of friendly creatures. When asked by Miyuki why she doesn't just come to live with her, Tae replies that she likes where she is as her 'secret treasure' is here. The next day, Wolfrun appears but finds he cannot draw Bad Energy from Tae as she doesn't feel despair at all. Irritated, he summons an Incense Super Akanbe to try and destroy her house. As it launches a fireball headed straight for the house, a mysterious gust of strong wind blows it out, believed to be the aid of the creatures from Tae's stories, giving the Cures a chance to defeat the Super Akanbe. | ||
| 28 | "Lies? Truths? We Aren't Afraid of Ghosts!" "Uso? Honto? Obake nanka Kowakunai!" (ウソ？ホント？おばけなんかこわくない！) | August 26, 2012 |
| Noticing that both Miyuki and Nao have a fear of ghosts, Akane suggests they all have a test of courage at the school to help them get over their fears. Catching onto this, Majorina puts the school under the spell of a Super Akanbe. As Reika takes everyone on a tour of supposedly haunted spots, Miyuki and Nao are confronted by lifelike horrors, although the others don't believe them. Soon, the entire school changes shape, and the girls soon realise this is the work of Majorina. With the entire school possessed by a Super Akanbe, Miyuki and Nao are scared left and right, which ends up causing the Super Akanbe to laugh, giving the Cures the means to escape. Finding the Akanbe can't actually move, the Cures defeat it with ease. Afterwards, the girls remember something much scarier than any ghost; their unfinished summer homework. | ||
| 29 | "The PreCures are Sucked Into a Game~!?" "Purikyua ga Gēmu ni Suikomare~ru!?" (プリキュアがゲームニスイコマレ～ル！？) | September 2, 2012 |
| Whilst fretting over their summer homework (with the exception of Reika,) the girls stumble upon another of Majorina's inventions and get sucked into a game world. Discovering Majorina, Wolfrun and Akaoni had also been sucked into the same world, the Cures are challenged to a series of games that they must complete in order to escape and finish their homework. First up, Miyuki goes against Majorina in a game of Whac-A-Mole and, despite facing unfair odds, manages to win. Next up, Akane faces Wolfrun in a go-kart race and manages to win despite Wolfrun's dirty tactics, followed by Yayoi managing to beat Akaoni at bowling. Nao then wins at baseball whilst Reika succeeds in swimming. As they finally progress through the other events to the final stage, the Cures are tasked with riding a Ferris Wheel Super Akanbe and trying to retain their positive attitude when faced with depressing visions of their lack of studies. Despite the others becoming depressed, Reika retains her composure and manages to cheer everyone else up by offering to help them study. The Cures then defeat the Akanbe and return to the real world, though still have to face the consequences of not finishing their homework on time. | ||
| 30 | "An Around-the-World Trip Through the Book Door!!" "Hon no Tobira de Sekai Isshū Dairyokō!!" (本の扉で世界一周大旅行！！) | September 9, 2012 |
| Feeling they haven't done enough during their summer vacation, Miyuki suggests they take advantage of the Mysterious Library to travel around the world. The girls take a trip through various locations such as Versailles, Taiwan, Mongolia, the Great Wall of China and New York. As the girls wrap up their trip in the Amazon, they are confronted by Akaoni who brings out a Pirhana Super Akanbe which swallows Candy the Cure Decors. With the Cures struggling underwater, Candy uses the Decor Decór and the Dolphin Decor to turn the Cures into mermaids, allowing them to rescue Candy and defeat the Akanbe, earning the final Decors they need. Upon completing the Decor Decór again, a mysterious new clock appears. | ||
| 31 | "The Royal Clock and Candy's Secret!!" "Roiyaru Kurokku to Kyandi no Himitsu!!" (ロイヤルクロックとキャンディの秘密！！) | September 16, 2012 |
| As the girls ponder about the strange clock, which Pop reveals to be the Royal Clock, Joker completes a new black Akanbe nose that can summon Hyper Akanbes. The Royale Queen appears through the Royal Clock, explaining how it will grant the Cures and Candy a new power. Just then, Wolfrun appears and uses the black nose, fusing himself to become a Digger Hyper Akanbe. As the Cures fight against him, Joker captures Candy and trap her in the Ball of Neglect, a dreamlike world designed to make her forget about the outside world. The Cures attempt to use the Rainbow Burst against Wolfrun, but find it useless against the power of the black nose. Meanwhile, Candy manages to remember her friends and break free from the dreamworld. Upon seeing the state of the Cures, Candy unleashes her emotions, bringing forth a power which activates the Royal Clock and reverts the Hyper Akanbe to a normal Akanbe, allowing Miyuki to defeat it. Just as the Cures celebrate their victory, Joker captures Akane, Yayoi, Nao and Reika in the Ball of Neglect. | ||
| 32 | "All Hearts As One! The PreCures' New Power!!" "Kokoro o Hitotsu ni! Purikyua no Aratanaru Chikara!!" (心を一つに！プリキュアの新たなる力！！) | September 23, 2012 |
| Wanting to save her friends, Miyuki decides to venture into the Ball of Neglect, finding herself in a world where everyone slacks off school to go to an amusement park. As Miyuki starts to become affected by the nature of the world and loses her memories, Candy decides to reenter the Ball to bring Miyuki to her senses. Unable to bring the others to their senses as well, Miyuki transforms to try and destroy the Ball of Neglect from the inside, but she is confronted by Joker who summons a yellow-nosed Rollercoaster Akanbe. As Miyuki fights desperately against the Akanbe, her unwillingness to give up brings the girls back to their senses. Standing together, the Cures break free from the Ball of Neglect and unlock the power of the Royal Clock, defeating the Akanbe with the powered up Royal Rainbow Burst. | ||
| 33 | "History Drama in a Movie Studio!?'s Tactics!" "Eigamura de Jidaigeki de Gozaru!? no Maki!" (映画村で時代劇でござる！？の巻！) | September 30, 2012 |
| As the girls visit the shooting of a history drama movie, the director becomes interested in and casts them in the movie. Pop, becoming interested as well, transforms into human form and is also cast by the director. Despite the movie going way off script, the director remains enthusiastic with their performance. As the movie continues, Akaoni interrupts the filming and, upon learning that the monsters in the movie aren't real, becomes a Video Hyper Akanbe, causing trouble for the Cures with its playback features. With help from Candy, the Cures manage to break free of the Hyper Akanbe's control and defeat it. Afterwards, Pop manages to steal the camera's footage and edit it to keep the Cures identities secret, as well as give himself the most screentime. | ||
| 34 | "United as One! Miracle Fashion Show at the Culture Festival!!" "Itchi Danketsu! Bunkasai de Mirakuru Fasshon Shō!!" (一致団結！文化祭でミラクルファッションショー！！) | October 7, 2012 |
| As the girls class decides to do a fashion show for the culture festival, one of the boys, Toyoshima, refuses to participate as he feels it is too girly. Wanting everyone to work together, Miyuki tries to get Toyoshima to join in but he still objects, saying he wanted to do a band performance instead. Miyuki and the others try convince him but he remains stubborn, which starts to put a damper on the overall mood. As Miyuki follows after Toyoshima and hears his thoughts on how he wants to have fun with everyone, Majorina appears and becomes a Guitar Hyper Akanbe, using booming music to overwhelm the Cures. Thankfully, Candy manages to use one of the Decors to slip the Akanbe up, giving the Cures a chance to defeat it. Afterwards, Miyuki manages to get Toyoshima to participate by having his band perform musical accompaniment for the fashion show. | ||
| 35 | "Yayoi, Protect the Earth! The PreCures Become Robots~!?" "Yayoi, Chikyū o Mamore! Purikyua ga Robo ni Na~ru!?" (やよい、地球を守れ！プリキュアがロボニナ～ル！？) | October 14, 2012 |
| As Yayoi becomes excited by the release of a new robot action figure, they are suddenly interrupted by the arrival of Wolfrun, Akaoni and Majorina. Majorina attempts to use a device to turn Wolfrun and Akaoni into robots, but ends up transforming Miyuki into a giant robot instead. As Wolfrun and Akaoni become Robot Hyper Akanbes, Miyuki finds she can't actually move on her own, so Yayoi and the other Cures go inside in order to pilot her. However, none of the Cures can seem to figure out how to pilot her properly. Thankfully, Reika manages to pilot Miyuki well thanks to a book on robots Yayoi gave her. Wolfrun and Akaoni combine their Akanbe into a more powerful form, but the Cures manage to get on even ground thanks to a Decor. Before they can finish them off, Majorina changes Miyuki back to normal, but they manage to defeat them using the Royal Rainbow Burst. | ||
| 36 | "Hot-Blooded!? Akane's First Love Life!!" "Nekketsu!? Akane no Hatsukoi Jinsei!!" (熱血！？あかねの初恋人生！！) | October 21, 2012 |
| An English exchange student named Brian Taylor enrolls in the class and Akane seems to be awkward around him for some reason. After she spends the afternoon guiding around the school, the others suspect that she might have like him and work on various plans to have her confess her feelings, none of which really work. Luckily, Akane manages to spend some time with him teaching him new words. However, Akane soon learns that Brian will be returning to England soon, shocking her to the point that she doesn't bother to see him off. As the others confront her as to whether she is alright with that, Wolfrun appears and becomes a Key Hyper Akanbe. Hearing the support of her friends, Akane manages to regain her resolve and fight him off. After the Cures defeat the Akanbe, the girls help Akane get to the airport to see Brian off properly. | ||
| 37 | "Reika's Worries! A Noble Heart and a Noble Vote!!" "Reika no Nayami! Kiyoki Kokoro to Kiyoki Ippyō!!" (れいかの悩み！清き心と清き一票！！) | October 28, 2012 |
| As the elections for student council president begins, Reika doesn't have any desire to run for president herself and she feels she hasn't decided what path to take yet. Meanwhile, Wolfrun, Akaoni and Majorina decide to disguise themselves as transfer students and run for student council president themselves, using false promises of no homework, extra snacks and video games to try and get the students to vote for them. Reika, believing this won't help the school, decides to run for candidacy against them, but has trouble matching up to the promises they are making. On the day of the election, as Reika struggles to pleade her case, a trip up reveals Akaoni and Majorina's true forms, forcing them to retreat. With his motives revealed, Wolfrun becomes a Ballot Box Hyper Akanbe, having an advantage against Reika due to her confused state. However, Miyuki and the others manage to encourage Reika by saying how she taught them the importance of studying. Finally deciding the path she should take, Reika regains the advantage and helps defeat the Akanbe. Following the battle, Reika resumes her electoral battle against Wolfrun, managing to win the favor of the students with her earnest wishes to improve the school. | ||
| 38 | "Hustling Nao! The PreCures Become Kids~!?" "Hassuru Nao! PuriKyua ga Kodomo ni Na~ru!?" (ハッスルなお！プリキュアがコドモニナ～ル！？) | November 11, 2012 |
| As Nao meets up with the other girls, they end up getting sprayed by a potion Majorina created, which transforms them into little kids. As they try to search for Majorina, they get swept up in rekindling their child-like play, with Nao taking the responsibility of looking after them. They soon encounter Wolfrun and Akaoni, who were also turned into kids, though they just end up playing with them as well. Majorina soon arrives and becomes an Acorn Hyper Akanbe, whilst the Cures remain small even after transforming. They manage to tire out the Akanbe with some child-like games, but find their actual attacks are too weak to do anything. Luckily, some infighting between Wolfrun and Akaoni causes the Cures to be sprayed with the antidote, reverting them to their normal size and allowing them to beat the Akanbe. | ||
| 39 | "What's Going On!? Miyuki's Nonsensical Cinderella" "Dōnatchauno!? Miyuki no Hachamecha Shinderera" (どうなっちゃうの！？みゆきのはちゃめちゃシンデレラ) | November 18, 2012 |
| As Miyuki finds a strange white book in the library, she finds herself getting sucked inside its world and ending up in the role of Cinderella. Pop informs the others that the book is a magical book from Marchenland that determines the contents of all the Cinderella books around the world. As the Bad End Commanders appear, with the intent of turning all of the world's Cinderella stories into a bad ending, they, along with the girls and Candy, end up being sucked into the book, winding up in various roles. The Bad End Commanders take up the role of the wicked stepmother and stepsisters, hoping to make Miyuki's life miserable by capturing the Fairy Godmother, Yayoi, and preventing her from getting to the ball. They are soon aided by some helpful critters, played by Akane, Nao and Candy, and they soon make their way to the ball, only to be stopped in their tracks by Wolfrun. However, Miyuki doesn't give up and with help from Yayoi, manages to reach the ball to dance with the Prince, played by Reika. In a last-ditch effort to stop the ending from going as planned, Wolfrun summons an Akanbe from Miyuki's glass slipper, leaving Miyuki alone to defeat it before midnight. With help from Candy, she manages to defeat it in time, allowing the girls to bring the story to its happy ending and return to the real world. | ||
| 40 | "Hot-Blooded! Akane's Treasure Hunting Life!!" "Nekketsu! Akane no Takara Sagashi Jinsei!!" (熱血！あかねの宝さがし人生！！) | November 25, 2012 |
| As Akane becomes curious about what the others are doing behind their back, the class is asked to write a report on their personal treasure. As Akane ponders just what her most treasured thing is, she receives a letter from Brian. Later that night, the girls give Akane a handmade good luck charm for her volleyball match, which she appreciates very much, declaring it to be her treasure. The next day, however, Akane is confronted by Wolfrun, who becomes determined to stop her after being giving one more chance by Joker and transforms into a Volleyball Hyper Akanbe. As Akane is overpowered by Wolfrun's attacks, she falls into despair when he destroys the charm her friends made her. When she hears Wolfrun plan to target Miyuki next, however, she regains her resolve to protect her friends and gains a new power to fight back against him, realising her true treasure is her bonds with her friends. Wolfrun attempts to strike back, but is thwarted by the arrival of the other Cures, who manage to defeat him. | ||
| 41 | "I'm a Manga Artist!? Yayoi has Illustrated Future Dreams!!" "Watashi ga Mangaka!? Yayoi ga Egaku Shōrai no Yume!!" (私がマンガ家！？やよいが描く将来の夢！！) | December 2, 2012 |
| Having been praised by the others for her character designs, Yayoi decides to enter a manga contest, deciding to draw a story based on her own character, Miracle Peace. Despite struggling with the upcoming deadline, Yayoi resolves to complete the manga on her own without the others' help. However, Yayoi soon starts to crack under the pressure of high expectations and feels like it is impossible for her to become a manga artist. Just then, Akaoni appears before her, using her manga to become a Super Villain Hyper Akanbe. Despite being overwhelmed, Yayoi puts her faith in her character and her love of drawing and also awakens her new power to fight back Akaoni, before the others join her to defeat him. With her spark reignited, Yayoi manages to complete her manga. | ||
| 42 | "Protect it! Nao and her Family's Precious Bonds!!" "Mamorinuke! Nao to Kazoku no Taisetsu na Kizuna!!" (守り抜け！なおと家族のたいせつな絆！！) | December 9, 2012 |
| As her mother goes into hospital to deliver her seventh child, Nao is put in charge of looking after her siblings. As Nao prepares curry for her family, her younger siblings, Hina and Yuta, sneak off to find apples for the curry without telling her. As Nao and the other siblings, Keita, Haru and Kōta, search for them, Majorina takes advantage of the situation and captures them, trapping them inside an apple cage. As Majorina attempts to attack her family, Nao has no choice but to transform in front of them in order to protect them. Majorina combines with the apple cage to become an Apple Hyper Akanbe and starts targeting Nao's siblings, forcing Nao to take a lot of damage. As her siblings stand up for her, Nao's desire to protect them awakens her hidden power, allowing her to fight back. Majorina makes a last-ditch attack at the siblings, but the others arrive in time to protect them, free Hina and Yuta and defeat Majorina. As the kids believe everything was a dream, Nao and the others go to the hospital to see her new sister, Yui. | ||
| 43 | "Reika's Path! I will Study Overseas!!" "Reika no Michi! Watashi, Ryūgaku Shimasu!!" (れいかの道！私、留学します！！) | December 16, 2012 |
| Reika is informed that she has been accepted for a one-year study program in England. Whilst her friends and family support her, Reika herself remains uncertain and is told by her grandfather to think about which path she should take. As the others keep a brave face around Reika whilst hiding their true feelings from her, Reika is suddenly confronted by Joker, who warps her to hidden dimension and summons a Mirror Hyper Akanbe after her whilst fuelling her internal conflict between quitting being a Cure and disappointing her friends by not going overseas, causing her to break down and lose her transformation. As the others arrive and are overwhelmed by the Hyper Akanbe, they confess their true feelings that they don't want Reika to leave them. Seeing her friends tears, Reika realises that she doesn't want to leave them either and awakens her hidden power, overcoming Joker and defeating the Hyper Akanbe. With her resolve affirmed, Reika turns down the overseas study in order to stay with her friends. | ||
| 44 | "Secrets of a Smile! Miyuki and the Real Ultra Happy!!" "Egao no Himitsu! Miyuki to Hontō no Urutora Happī!!" (笑顔のひみつ！みゆきと本当のウルトラハッピー！！) | December 23, 2012 |
| Whilst going Christmas shopping with the others, Miyuki has a brief run in with a young girl carrying a small mirror which reminds her of the mirror her grandmother gave her when she was little. Back then, Miyuki was shy and had trouble making friends and often spent her time playing alone. One day, a peculiar girl began appearing before Miyuki whenever she felt down, teaching her to smile and helping her be more confident in making new friends, although she never saw the girl again afterwards, believing her to be a fairy of the mirror she had. After telling the others her story, Miyuki encounters the girl she met before, Yura, who was separated from her mother. As Miyuki waits with Yura, she is suddenly confronted by Wolfrun, who has been pushed into a corner following his last failure. Using his last black nose to become a House Hyper Akanbe, Wolfrun unleashes a barrage of attacks on Miyuki, but her determination to protect everyone's smiles awakens her hidden power and fights back before the others join her in defeating him. After Yura is reunited with her mother, Miyuki feels that she has found her true 'Ultra Happy'. | ||
| 45 | "The Beginning of the End! The PreCures vs. the Three Subordinates!!" "Owari no Hajimari! Purikyua tai Sankanbu!!" (終わりの始まり！プリキュア対三幹部！！) | January 6, 2013 |
| As Pierrot's Egg is seen heading towards Earth, the Royale Clock suddenly transforms Candy into a strange gem. Meanwhile, Joker, who identifies the gem as the Miracle Jewel, reveals to the Bad End Commanders that the black noses they have been using have been taking their life force. Realising they have no choice either way, Wolfrun, Akaoni and Majorina use the final black nose to transform themselves into super forms, overpowering the Cures with their new power, even proving too powerful for their Princess Forms. The Bad End Commanders explain how they were mistreated in the fairy tales they came from and joined up with Joker to bring the world to a Bad End in order to ease their suffering. As the Cures try to understand their true feelings, Miyuki's power activates, bringing the commanders into her consciousness where she explains how she's always loved the villains in fairy tales and gives them her thanks. Purified of their Bad Energy, the commanders are transformed into their original forms, Märchenland fairies named Ururu, Onini and Majorin. Before the Cures can claim the final Decor, Joker steals it and combines it with bad energy to create evil clones of the Cures, the Bad End Pretty Cure. | ||
| 46 | "The Worst Possible Ending!? Bad End PreCure!!" "Saiaku no Ketsumatsu!? Baddo Endo Purikyua!!" (最悪の結末！？バッドエンドプリキュア！！) | January 13, 2013 |
| Joker traps the Cures into separate dimensions to fight against their evil counterparts whilst he targets Pop as he tries to escape with Candy. As Pop questions Joker on what his motive, he reveals he intends to destroy the Miracle Jewel with Candy inside it, thus destroying all hopes and dreams. Just as Joker attacks Pop, the Royale Queen appears from the Royal Clock, where she has been storing the last of her power. She reveals that Candy is her daughter, the Miracle Jewel revealed to be an egg to transform her into the next queen. Joker soon starts feeding more Bad Energy to Pierrot, turning the world into a desert. However, the Cures refuse to give in despair and activate their hidden powers, defeating the Bad End Cures and retrieving the final Decor. Just then, Joker reveals that Pierrot has been fully revived before dissolving into a puddle of black ink to complete the process as large giants made of despair appearing all over the place. As Pop places the last Decor into the Decor Decole, the Miracle Jewel opens forth, awakening Candy in her new form. | ||
| 47 | "Pierrot's Strongest Advent ! Unrelinquishing Power and the Light of Hope!!" "Saikyō Piēro Kōrin! Akiramenai Chikara to Kibō no Hikari!!" (最強ピエーロ降臨！あきらめない力と希望の光！！) | January 20, 2013 |
| As Candy awakens in her new form, Royal Candy, the Royal Queen, having expended her energy, disappears, leaving behind the Miracle Jewels to Candy, who is to be the new Queen of Marchenland, along with the Pretty Cure Book containing the blank pages of everyone's future. As Candy attempts to surpress the giants, absorbing what was originally Joker, the resurrected Pierrot emerges in his true form and summons an army of dark beings. Although the Cures fight valiantly against the dark beings, they continue to revive. Pierrot soon overwhelms the Cures and splatters black paint on the Pretty Cure Book, trapping them to sink into a sea of despair. As Candy comes under assault from Pierrot as she uses the power of the Miracle Jewels to call out to them, urging them not to give up, she manages to save the Cures from losing hope. Pierrot attempts to attack Candy after she has exhausted her power, returning to her fairy form, but the Cures stand in to protect her, ascending to their new Ultra Forms. With their new powers, the Cures destroy Pierrot's army and deal damage to Pierrot. However, Pierrot soon absorbs all the world's Bad Energy to transform into a huge dark vortex that threatens to engulf the entire planet. | ||
| 48 | "The Lights Shining to the Future! Deliver it! The Greatest Smile!!" "Hikari Kagayaku Mirai e! Todoke! Saikō no Sumairu!!" (光輝く未来へ！届け！最高のスマイル！！) | January 27, 2013 |
| The Cures attempt to stop Pierrot, but their attack fails as he strikes the Earth, undoing their transformation and petrifying their Smile Pacts whilst simultaneously destroying a large chunk of the planet. As Miyuki and the others scream their desires to protect their futures, their feelings grant the Miracle Jewels enough power to grant one more miracle. However, Pop informs them that if this wish is made, the power of the Mysterious Library will disappear and they will have to separate from Candy, which saddens Miyuki deeply. As the girls let out their emotions over not wanting to be separated, Candy asks them to think for themselves what is the most important thing to them, assuring them that no matter what happens, they'll always be best friends. Resolving to protect the future, the girls use the power of the Miracle Jewels to transform for the last time, using their combined power to defeat Pierrot once and for all and restore the planet. With peace restored, Candy and Pop return to Märchenland, with the girls managing to see them off with a smile before bursting into tears. As the girls return to their everyday lives, Candy eventually finds a way to reunite with Miyuki and the others. | ||
Movies
| Title | Release Date | |
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| "Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future" "PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Nyū Sutēji: Mirai no Tomodachi" (プリキュアオールスターズ New Stage みらいのともだち) | March 17, 2012 | |
| In Yokohama, Fusion reappears but the PreCures once again assemble to defeat him, scattering its parts across the city. Meanwhile, a girl named Ayumi Sakagami, who admires the PreCures and witnesses their battle against Fusion, is having problems of making friends at her new school. On her way back from school, Ayumi encounters a small creature, which unbeknownst to her is actually a fragment of Fusion, and decides to name it "Fū -chan" and become friends with it. Meanwhile, as the fairies discover that the loose fragments are looking to recombine, the Pretty Cures are tasked with finding the other fragments of Fusion in order to stop them recombining, during which Miyuki encounters the Suite Pretty Cure and helps them defeat one of the fragments. As Fū-chan starts to grow bigger and becomes aware of Ayumi's troubles, he vows revenge on anyone who would make Ayumi suffer, absorbing power from the Smile PreCure to become bigger and more powerful. As the Suite Pretty Cure arrive to assist them, Ayumi stops them, not wanting Fū-chan to be hurt and running away with him. However, Fū soon absorbs Ayumi's mother, pledging to destroy the city, so that Ayumi's wish can be granted. As the Pretty Cures decide to help Ayumi try and get Fū-chan back to his kind self, they are soon joined by the other Cures, who help the Smile and Suite PreCures accompany Ayumi to where Fū-chan is. As Ayumi is suddenly caught by Fusion's familiars and calls out her feelings to Fū-chan, she suddenly gains the power to become Cure Echo, who is guided by the Miracle Lights to where Fu-chan is. There, she manages to rekindle her friendship with Fū-chan , who returns to his kind self. As the remaining fragments of Fusion prepare to attack Ayumi, Fu sacrifices himself in order to give the Smile Cures the power to defeat its evil side. Afterwards, Ayumi grows more confident and starts making friends, especially with her fellow PreCures. | ||
| "Smile Precure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book!" "Eiga Sumairu Purikyua!: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu!" (映画 スマイルプリキュア！ 絵本の中はみんなチグハグ！) | October 27, 2012 | |
| When she was little, Miyuki came across a peculiar book with some of its pages missing, promising to one day write the ending herself. Back in the present, Miyuki and the others go to a book expo where they come across a quaint little movie theater. Whilst watching the movie, a strange girl named Nico suddenly pops out of the screen, pursued by Kingaku and Gingaku. After the Cures manage to beat the two monsters, Nico takes them to the World of Picture Books, where characters from various fairy tales live. There, the girls are given the opportunity to live out roles of their favourite book protagonists; Cinderella, Issun-bōshi, Sun Wukong, Urashima Tarō and Momotarō. Things soon start turning weird, however, when the true protagonists wind up in each other's stories. These heroes are soon possessed by a dark force, causing them to show resentment towards the girls and attack them, wanting a world where stories have no endings. With the assistance of the stories's antagonists, the Cures fight to try and revert the heroes to normal. They soon learn the culprit is Nico, who holds resentment towards Miyuki for forgetting her promise to finish the story she lived in. Chasing Nico to the world of her story, Miyuki explains that in her book, Nico was a girl who brought smiles to others but was kidnapped by a dark force, at which point the ending was unknown. Miyuki had attempted to draw the rest of her story but gave up because she couldn't draw very well at the time. After some encouragement from Akane and the others, Miyuki becomes determined to make up with Nico and together they head towards the castle where she was captured. As Nico's hatred is fuelled by the Demon Lord that captured her, the Cures fight off the fairytale heroes so Miyuki can try and reach Nico. Backed up by the support of her friends, who will never hate her despite their injuries, Miyuki conveys her feelings of gratitude to Nico for helping her learn to smile. Just then, the Demon Lord ensnares Nico, wanting to use the power of her hatred to take over the world. As Miyuki and the other's struggle against his attacks, Nico realises her true feelings which restores the lost pages of her book. After the Cures are overpowered by the Demon Lord's attack, Miyuki takes a direct hit in order to protect Nico killing her instantly. Wanting to save her, Nico calls upon the power of the Miracle Wing Lights, which revives Miyuki and give her the power to become Ultra Cure Happy and purify the Demon Lord into his original form. Afterwards, Nico apologizes for her actions and vows to make her own story. | ||
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