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Pretty Cure Then and Now – Introduction

Paul Kemner.com Posted on February 11, 2023 by pkemnerFebruary 11, 2023

In a discussion over on urusai.social (mastodon anime instance), I got the idea to watch Hirogaru Sky Precure (new 20th season) and Futari wa Precure (1st season) in synch, and compare them. I’d watched quite a few magical girl anime series, but I was reluctant to try Precure because there were over 600 episodes at the time, and I’d heard that it was aimed at 5-8 year old girls. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime | Tagged #MagicalGirls, #Maho Shojo, #Precure, #Pretty Cure, Anime | Leave a reply

Precure Transformations #3 Cure Sunshine:

Paul Kemner.com Posted on November 28, 2022 by pkemnerJanuary 5, 2023

My third installment looking at the Heartcatch Precure transformations.

Itsuke/Cure Sunshine is the 3rd Heartcatch Cure. She dresses and acts like a boy to help her family dojo, but she loves cute, girly things in secret. Gender conflicts highlight her anxiety. The storyboarder & animator bring this to the fore.

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Posted in Anime, Geekery | Tagged #Heartcatch Precure, #MagicalGirls, #Maho Shojo, #Precure, #Pretty Cure, #Purikyua, #sakuga, #transformations | Leave a reply

Precure Transformations #2 Cure Marine:

Paul Kemner.com Posted on November 27, 2022 by pkemnerJanuary 5, 2023

My second installment looking at the Heartcatch Precure transformations.

Now it’s Erika- the loud, enthusiastic blue Cure with no social skills and a passion for fashion. She can go from design to final outfit in nothing flat.

See how her personality and experiences are illustrated by the storyboarder and animator’s art:

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Posted in Anime, Geekery | Tagged #anime, #Character Design, #MagicalGirls, #Maho Shojo, #Precure, #Pretty Cure, #sakuga | Leave a reply

Pretty Cure & Japanese Esthetic Philosophy

Paul Kemner.com Posted on November 19, 2022 by pkemnerJanuary 5, 2023

The Japanese esthetic principle of Mono no Aware, the value and pathos of impermanent things viewed through the lens of a Delicious Party Precure episode.

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Posted in Anime, Geekery, Japanese Aesthetics, Japanese Culture | Tagged #anime, #MagicalGirls, #MahoShojo, #Precure, #Pretty Cure, #Purikyua | Leave a reply

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