Glitter Force
Smile PreCure! Glitter Force | |
Cover of first Japanese DVD volume of Smile Precure! distributed by Marvelous AQL, featuring the five girls (from bottom left clockwise) Peace (yellow), Beauty/Breeze (blue), March/Spring (green), Sunny (orange), Happy/Lucky (pink, top center) and mascot Candy(bottom center).
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スマイルプリキュア! (Sumairu PuriKyua!) | |
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Genre | Magical girl |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takashi Otsuka |
Produced by | Atsutoshi Umezawa |
Written by | Shōji Yonemura |
Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Asahi ABC |
Original run | February 5, 2012 –January 27, 2013 |
Episodes | 48 (Japanese version) 40 (International version) |
Manga | |
Written by | Izumi Todo |
Illustrated by | Futago Kamikita |
Published by | Kodansha |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Magazine | Nakayoshi |
Original run | March 2012 – February 2013 |
Volumes | 1 |
Game | |
Smile PreCure! Let's Go! Märchen World | |
Developer | Namco Bandai Games |
Publisher | Namco Bandai Games |
Genre | Minigame |
Platform | Nintendo 3DS |
Released | August 2, 2012 |
Anime film | |
Smile PreCure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! | |
Directed by | Narumi Kuroda |
Written by | Shoji Yonemura |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Released | October 27, 2012 |
Runtime | 70 minutes |
Glitter Force, known in Japan as Smile PreCure! (Japanese: スマイルプリキュア! Hepburn: Sumairu PuriKyua!, lit. "Smile Pretty Cure!"), is a 2012 Japanese animetelevision series by Toei Animation and the ninth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure metaseries.[5] The series is written by Shōji Yonemura, who is best known as the head writer of Glass Fleet and Kamen Rider Kabuto. The character designs were done by Toshie Kawamura, who previously worked on the character designs for Yes! PreCure 5. The series aired on All-Nippon News Network (ANN)'s TV Asahi network between February 5, 2012 and January 27, 2013, replacing Suite PreCure♪ in its initial timeslot, and is succeeded by Dokidoki! PreCure (Glitter Force Doki Doki). A film was released in Japanese theaters on October 27, 2012. The series' main motif is fairy talesand happiness. A novel was released in 2016 which serves as an series epilogue taking place 10 years after the events of the anime.[6]
The series was adapted into English by Saban Brands[7] and was released as a Netflix exclusive outside of Asia and in multiple languages on December 18, 2015.[8] As of May 24, 2017, the Glitter Force trademark and the license has been transferred to Toei Animation.[9] It is the second series in the franchise to receive an English-dubbed adaptation following the original Pretty Cure series.
- Emily / Miyuki Hoshizora (星空 みゆき Hoshizora Miyuki) a.k.a. Glitter Lucky / Cure Happy (キュアハッピー Kyua Happī)
- Voiced by: Misato Fukuen[12] (Japanese); Laura Bailey[13] (English)
- Emily is a transfer student to Rainbow Hills school (Nanairogaoka in Japanese),[e] who has an interest in books, especially fairy tales.[14] She is energetic and optimistic, but also something of a klutz.[14] When asked about what boy she likes in the Kyoto trip episode, she admits she likes Peter Pan.[f] In the sequel novel, she
- As Glitter Lucky, her dark magenta hair becomes lighter in shade and her pigtails grow longer each with a strand and a small curl, and she sports small bands and knee-length boots. Her theme color is pink, and her magical form motif is a heart. Her element is holy light, and she serves as the leader of the Glitter Force.[14] Her signature move is Sparkle Storm, in which she forms a heart with her hands and releases explosive pink light; its stronger variant is called Sparkle Storm Shining.[e][g] Her transformation catchphrase is "A fabulous shimmer! A glow in your heart! I'm Glitter Lucky", which in Japan is "Twinkling, shining, light of the future! Cure Happy!" (キラキラ輝く未来の光!キュアハッピー! Kirakira kagayaku mirai no hikari! Kyua Happī!).[e] During the Japanese-exclusive movie, she gained the ability to become the angelic Ultra Cure Happy/Ultra Glitter Lucky (ウルトラキュアハッピー Ultora Kyua Happī).
- Kelsey / Akane Hino (日野 あかね Hino Akane) a.k.a. Glitter Sunny / Cure Sunny (キュアサニー Kyua Sanī)
- Voiced by: Asami Tano[12] (Japanese); Colleen O'Shaughnessey[15] (English)
- Kelsey is the star member of the school's volleyball team.[14] She is from Osaka and speaks with a Kansai dialect in the Japanese version. Her family runs an okonomiyaki restaurant, where she sometimes works.[h] She may be a jokester, but when she has a goal set, she can be very passionate about achieving it.[14] She also has a crush on British exchange student named Brian Taylor.
- As Glitter Sunny, her dark red hair changes to orange and grows longer with a bun at the top, and she sports elbow-length bands and thigh-length boots. Her theme colors are orange and red, and her magical form motif is a circle. Her element is fire, and she possess superhuman strength.[14] Her signature move is Sparkle Fire, which is done by her running and jumping towards a formed ball of fire similar to a volleyball and spiking it; its stronger variant is called Sparkle Fire Inferno. She shares a collaboration attack with Glitter Spring, called Fire Shoot.[episode needed]
- Her transformation catchphrase is "When you mess with me, you're playing with fire! I'm Glitter Sunny!", which in Japan is "The brilliant sun, hot-blooded power! Cure Sunny!" (太陽サンサン熱血パワー!キュアサニー! Taiyō sansan nekketsu pawā! Kyua Sanī!).[g]
- Lily (Lillian) / Yayoi Kise (黄瀬 やよい Kise Yayoi) a.k.a. Glitter Peace / Cure Peace (キュアピース Kyua Pīsu)
- Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto[12] (Japanese); Alex Cazares[16] (English)
- Lily is an aspiring artist who enjoys drawing and painting action hero characters.[14] Though timid on the outside, shy about her work and sometimes prone to crying, she is loyal, diligent, and headstrong when it comes to things and people she cares about.[14] She is a big fan of superheroes and becomes really excited when something hero-like is brought up.[h]
- As Glitter Peace, her blonde hair brightens into a more yellowish color and is tied into a wide ponytail, and she sports small bands and shin-length boots. Her theme color is yellow, and her magical form motif is a star. Her element is lightning, which often peaks when she gets excited or upset. Her signature move is Sparkle Lightning, in which she spins around several times and produces watts of lightning;[14][h] its stronger variant is Sparkle Lighting Hurricane. She shares a collaboration attack with Glitter Breeze, called Thunder Blizzard.[episode needed]
- Her transformation catchphrase is "Puppies and kittens! The power of love! I'm Glitter Peace!", which in Japan is "Sparkling, glittering, rock-paper-scissors♪ Cure Peace!" (ピカピカぴかりんじゃんけんポン♪ キュアピース! Pikapika pikarin jankenpon♪ Kyua Pīsu!).[h] During her transformation, she chooses a different rock-paper-scissors outcome.[i]
- April / Nao Midorikawa (緑川 なお Midorikawa Nao) a.k.a. Glitter Spring / Cure March (キュアマーチ Kyua Māchi)
- Voiced by: Marin
- a Inoue[12] (Japanese); Danielle Judovits[17] (English)
- April is the captain of the school's soccer team.[14] She is straightforward and reliable with a strong sense of justice, though she gets very frustrated when things don't go her way. She is the oldest of six siblings, taking on a motherly role in her family.[i] Despite her general confidence, she does have her phobias, such as bugs and ghosts.(but eventually learns to conquer this fear).[j]
- As Glitter Spring, her hair becomes much longer with two large-size side bangs, each with a slight curl at the end, and a long ponytail, and she sports medium-size bands and ankle-length boots. Her theme color is green, and her magical form motif is a gemstone-like pentagon. Her element is wind, and she possess super speed. Her signature move is Sparkle Shot, which involves her flying towards a soccer ball made out of a gust of wind and kicking it;[i] its stronger variant is Sparkle Shot Maximum Impact. She shares a collaboration attack with Glitter Sunny, called Fire Shoot.[episode needed] Her transformation catchphrase is "A force as strong as life itself! I'm Glitter Spring!", which in Japan is "Intense courage, a straight-up bout! Cure March!" (勇気リンリン直球勝負!キュアマーチ! Yūki rinrin chokkyū shōbū! Kyua Māchi!).[i]
- Chloe / Reika Aoki (青木 れいか Aoki Reika) a.k.a. Glitter Breeze / Cure Beauty (キュアビューティ Kyua Byūti)
- Voiced by: Chinami Nishimura[12] (Japanese); Kate Higgins[15] (English)
- Chloe is the student council vice president and a member of the school's archery club. She is intelligent, serious, elegant and kind-hearted,[14][e] but has a frightening temper once her patience reaches its limits. She later becomes student council president.[episode needed]
- As Glitter Breeze, her dark blue hair becomes a much lighter shade, her bangs are longer, and the back part is parted in four ways, and she also sports small bands and knee-length boots. Her theme color is blue, and her magical form motif is a diamond. Her element is ice, and she possess intellect and reflexes which allow her to detect and avoid any enemy attacks.[14] Her signature move is Sparkle Blizzard, in which a ball of ice is formed, she makes a snowflake with her hands, and combines both to release a powerful strand of snow;[k] its stronger variant is Sparkle Blizzard Arrow. She shares a collaboration attack with Glitter Peace, called Thunder Blizzard.[episode needed] Her transformation catchphrase is "Cool and swift as the winter wind! I'm Glitter Breeze!", which in Japan is "Snowing, falling and gathering, a noble heart! Cure Beauty!" (しんしんと降りつもる清き心!キュアビューティ! Shinshin to furitsumoru kiyoki kokoro! Kyua Byūti!).[k]
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