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| HappinessCharge PreCure! | |
| File:HappinessChargeGroup.jpgPromotional image for the anime series, showing the four protagonists and their fairy mascots. | |
| ハピネスチャージプリキュア! (Hapinesu Chāji Purikyua!) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Magical girl, Action |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tatsuya Nagamine |
| Written by | Yoshimi Narita |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | ANN (ABC) |
| Original run | February 2, 2014 – scheduled |
| Episodes | Upcomming (List of episodes) |
HappinessCharge PreCure! (ハピネスチャージプリキュア!, Hapinesu Chāji Purikyua!, lit. "HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!") is a 2014 Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation. It's the eleventh installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure franchise, released to celebrate the franchise's 10th anniversary, having been ten years since Futari Wa Pretty Cure. It is directed by Tatsuya Nagamine, who previously directed HeartCatch PreCure!, and written by Yoshimi Narita, who wrote for Yes! PreCure 5. It is slated to begin airing in Japan from February 2, 2014, succeeding Dokidoki! PreCure on its initial timeslot. The series' main themes are fashion, dancing and desserts, and features cards and changing forms as a key element.
Plot
The ruler of the evil Phantom Empire (幻影帝国, Gen'ei Teikoku), Queen Mirage, begins her invasion on Earth using an army of Choiarks and powerful monsters called Saiarks. All across the world, Pretty Cures are dispatched to fight against the Phantom Empire threat. Hime Shirayuki, a princess from the Blue Sky Kingdom (ブルースカイ王国, Burū Sukai Ōkoku) who was given the power to become Cure Princess by a being named Blue, flees to Japan when her kingdom is invaded by the Phantom Empire. Given a Crystal of Love by Blue and told to seek out a Pretty Cure partner to fight alongside her, Hime leaves things up to chance and randomly throws the crystal in the air, deciding to partner up with whoever it lands upon. This person turns out to be Megumi Aino, who is recruited by Hime to fight alongside her as Cure Lovely. Using the power of the PreCards and their changing forms, alongside Cure Honey and Cure Fortune, they form the HappinessCharge Pretty Cure team as they are given the task to collect all of the PreCards and defend the Earth against the Phantom Empire.
Characters
Pretty Cures
The Pretty Cures are legendary Warriors of Light who are chosen to protect the Earth from evil threats. Each of these cures were assigned to different parts of the globe in order to fend off against the Phantom Empire one by one. The Pretty Cures chosen by Blue uses a special transformation item called the PreChanMirror (プリチェンミラー, PuriChenMirā), which uses special cards called PreCards (プリカード, PuriKādo) to transform. In addition to transformation, the PreCards also has an ability to change a Pretty Cure's form in battle or power up when necessary. Both Cure Lovely and Cure Princess are armed with the LovePreBrace (ラブプリブレス, RabuPuriBuresu) to execute finishing attacks and change their forms. Cure Honey, however, uses the Triple Dance Honey Baton (トリプルダンスハニーバトン, Toripuru Dansu Hanī Baton) to attack.
- Megumi Aino (愛乃 めぐみ, Aino Megumi) / Cure Lovely (キュアラブリー, Kyua Raburī)
- Voiced by: Megumi Nakajima
- A 14-year-old Japanese girl whose redeeming features are her happy-go-lucky attitude and smile. When people who feel troubled or depressed want to be left alone, she unintentionally meddles in their issues. Though she is sometimes lacking in tact and her attempts at helping others often end in failure, she thoroughly looks to the positive and is skilled at seeing the good in people. She has an interest in cute fashion, but her fashion sense isn't exactly the best.
- She introduces herself as "The big love spreading throughout the world! Cure Lovely!" (世界に広がるビッグな愛！キュアラブリー！, Sekai ni Hirogaru Biggu na Ai! Kyua Raburī!).
- Hime Shirayuki (白雪 ひめ, Shirayuki Hime) / Cure Princess (キュアプリンセス, Kyua Purinsesu)
- Voiced by: Megumi Han
- The 14-year-old princess of the Blue Sky Kingdom, a rather selfish and spoiled fashion victim. To save the Blue Sky Kingdom from being totally ruled by the Phantom Empire, she becomes a Pretty Cure, except she is easily scared and will immediately try to escape from in the middle of fights. Because of her shyness, she never had friends until meeting Megumi.
- She introduces herself as "The blue wind dancing in the sky! Cure Princess!" (天空に舞う蒼き風！キュアプリンセス！, Tenkū ni Mau Aoki Kaze! Kyua Purinsesu!).
- Cure Fortune (キュアフォーチュン, Kyua Fōchun)
- Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu
- An unidentified and aloof Pretty Cure who helps the weak and has a strong sense of justice and a gentleness when she consoles people. With her sense of duty as a Cure and her excellent fighting skills, she goes on her own to bring down Queen Mirage and the Saiarks one by one. Her main weapon is unknown.
- Cure Honey (キュアハニー, Kyua Hanī)
- An unidentified Pretty Cure. She used the Triple Dance Honey Baton for performing attack unlike the other weapon used by Lovely and Princess.
Blue Sky Kingdom
- Ribbon (リボン, Ribon)
- Voiced by: Naoko Matsui
- Hime's mediator, as well as Cure Lovely and Cure Princess's fairy partner. Despite her cute appearance, she is silver-tongued and much more gutsy than Hime.
- Glassun (ぐらさん, Gurasan)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Kobori
- Cure Fortune's fairy partner.
Phantom Empire
- Queen Mirage (クイーン・ミラージュ, Kuīn Mirāju)
- Voiced by: Mariko Kouda
- The main antagonist and leader of the evil Phantom Empire during its attack on Earth.
- Choiarks (チョイアーク, Choiāku)
- Group of underlings that work for the Phantom Empire.
- Saiarks (サイアーク, Saiāku)
- The monster of this series. Summoned by commander of the Phantom Empire.
Others
- Blue (ブルー, Burū)
- Voiced by: Shouma Yamamoto
- The spiritual being of Earth who endows the heroines with the power of the Pretty Cure.
- Seiji Sagara (相楽 誠司, Sagara Seiji)
- Voiced by: Ryōsuke Kanemoto
- Megumi's neighbor and classmate. A 14-year-old boy who is been best friends with her since childhood, Seiji understands Megumi's strong and weak points. Seiji loves martial arts and diligently trains everyday at a karate dojo. Although he's popular with girls, he has no interest in a relationship and wants to focus on his training.
- Yuko Omori (大森 ゆうこ, Ōmori Yūko)
- Yuko is a snuggly and fluffy 14 years old girl and also a classmate of Megumi. Her family owns a bento shop and she always make good lunch boxes for the girls.
Production
The series was first filed by Toei in the Japan Patent Office for a variety of goods on October 2, 2013 and made public on October 24, 2013. In an issue of Nikkan Sports' PreCure Shimbun newspaper, Dokidoki! PreCure's Producer, Hiroaki Shibata, confirmed the series and series writer Ryota Yamaguchi confirmed Dokidoki! PreCure's 49 episode run and that HappinessCharge Precure! will air in the beginning of February 2014. The project was then officially revealed in the January 2014 issue of Kodansha's Tanoshi Yochien Magazine.
In January 3, 2014, Megumi Nakajima of Macross Frontier fame announced she will voice the series' main character, Megumi Aino. She stated that Pretty Cure was something she has adored for a long time, so it was like a dream to be allowed to star in it herself. It is the first time she took another lead anime role after announcing her indefinite hiatus from her music career at the end of March 2014. A day later, the first commercial for the series was aired at the end of episode 46 in DokiDoki PreCure!, showcasing Cure Lovely and Cure Princess's transformations. On January 26, the trailer for the first episode is aired.
Media
Anime
See also: List of HappinessCharge PreCure! episodesThe series will begin airing on ABC and other ANN stations from February 2, 2014, replacing Dokidoki! PreCure in its initial timeslot with the Broadcasting System of San-in broadcasting on February 8, 2014. The opening theme will be "HappinessCharge PreCure! WOW!" (ハピネスチャージプリキュア!WOW!, Hapinesu Chāji Purikyua! WOW!) by former AKB48 member Sayaka Nakaya, whilst the ending theme will be "Precure Memory" (プリキュア・メモリ, Purikyua Memori) by Hitomi Yoshida. The single containing both songs will be released on March 5, 2014. Special "10th Anniversary Congratulatory Message" shorts, each focusing on a different Pretty Cure in the franchise, will air alongside the series.
Movie
The main characters of the series will also appear in the upcoming film Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends on March 15, 2014.
Merchandise
Throughout the anime's run, merchandise will be released including watches, weapons, transformation items, cards, bags and many more. Most of them is by Bandai, the sponsor of the series. Special PreCards will also be released during the anime's course, beginning with promotional cards included in McDonald's Happy Meals in January 2014.
Video games
The Pretty Cures debuting in HappinessCharge PreCure! will be added to the next update of the Pretty Cure All Stars DataCarddasss arcade game in February 2014. This update will include compatibility with the collectible PreCards. A video game based on television series has confirmed to be in development by Namco Bandai Games.
References
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- "「ハピネスチャージプリキュア！」！！｜こぼぶろぐ。". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
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- Nakayoshi February 2014 issue, Kodansha
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- "Producer: Dokidoki! Precure Anime to End by the End of the Year". 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
- "Dokidoki! Precure Head Writer: Anime Will Be 49 Episodes Long". 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-10-27.
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- "プリキュア：主題歌に元AKB48の仲谷明香 目標へ前進 - MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ）" (in Template:Ja icon). Mantan-web.jp. 2013-12-27. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
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External links
- Official website at Toei Animation Template:Ja icon
- Official website at TV Asahi Template:Ja icon
- HappinessCharge Pretty Cure! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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