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Go! Princess Precure 02: A Wild Ojou Appears

Paul Kemner.com Posted on February 21, 2024 by pkemnerFebruary 21, 2024

Bandai wanted a princess-themed Precure after the success of Frozen. The Precure team wasn’t about to follow the typical Disney princess narrative. Let’s see how they subverted it in this 2nd episode!

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Posted in Anime, Geekery | Tagged #anime, #Go Princess Precure, #Maho Shojo, #Precure, #Pretty Cure, #Princess Precure, #Purikyua | Leave a reply

Go! Princess Precure 01: Mastodon watch-along

Paul Kemner.com Posted on February 18, 2024 by pkemnerFebruary 19, 2024

Bandai wanted a princess-themed Precure after the success of Frozen. The Precure team wasn’t about to follow the typical Disney princess narrative. Let’s see how they subverted it!

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Posted in Anime, Geekery | Tagged #anime, #Go Princess Precure, #Maho Shojo, #Precure, #Pretty Cure, #Princess Precure, #Purikyua | Leave a reply

Pretty Cure: Feminist From the First

Paul Kemner.com Posted on February 6, 2024 by pkemnerFebruary 6, 2024

If you’re a Precure fan in the US, articles on the series can be hard to find, and the few that appear often dismiss it as a toy-selling vehicle. Funny that you never hear that about Pokemon! Luckily I can paste プリキュア in a search and find great articles in the Japanese press! I’ve found some interviews with Washio Takahashi, the creator of Pretty Cure. Usually you see Precure credited … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Geekery | Tagged #Feminism, #Maho Shojo, #Precure, #Pretty Cure, #Purikyua, Anime, MeToo | Leave a reply

Bandai / Toei messed up?

Paul Kemner.com Posted on September 14, 2023 by pkemnerSeptember 14, 2023

On August 4 of this year, one of the Precure events for children was held in Tokyo. They’re popular, featuring all sorts of activities, including a live-action stage battle and dress-up corner where girls can transform into their favorite current season Cures and have their photo taken. Something was missing this time. There are outfits for Cure Sky, Cure Prism, and Cure butterfly, but none for Cure Wing! Maybe the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime, Geekery | Tagged #anime, #Bandai, #Maho Shojo, #Precure, #Pretty Cure, #Shonen, #Toei | Leave a reply

Pretty Cure: I love the writing!

Paul Kemner.com Posted on August 29, 2023 by pkemnerSeptember 4, 2023

I’ve been impressed by the writing on the Pretty Cure series from the very first. It’s a great example of Hopepunk, positive and uplifting, with the characters making tough decisions and coming up with different solutions and unconventional tactics. They make things better, but not perfect.

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Pretty Cure Then and Now- Episode 01

Paul Kemner.com Posted on February 22, 2023 by pkemnerFebruary 25, 2023

In the last entry I introduced the project to compare episodes from the 2004 Futari Wa Precure with the new series, Hirogaru Sky! Precure. Here we look at the first episode from both:

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Pretty Cure Then and Now – Introduction

Paul Kemner.com Posted on February 11, 2023 by pkemnerJanuary 7, 2024

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 →

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Top Twenty Reasons to Watch Pretty Cure – Guest Post by Margaret Moon

Paul Kemner.com Posted on February 11, 2023 by pkemnerFebruary 22, 2023

Back in 2020 I was thinking of starting watching Precure, but was reluctant because there were so many episodes. I asked my friend Margaret about it, and she had written this article a couple months before that. She was sure I would enjoy it, so I decided to start at the beginning. Here’s her article: May 29, 2020 Hello my friends and happy Friday, I wanted to put down a … Continue reading →

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Precure Transformations #4 Cure Moonlight:

Paul Kemner.com Posted on December 1, 2022 by pkemnerJanuary 5, 2023

My last installment looking at the Heartcatch Precure transformations.

This time it’s Yuri/Cure Moonlight. She was defeated three years ago, her fairy died protecting her, and she’s been living with guilt and depression ever since. But there’s one final chance to redeem herself and help save the world.

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

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Posted in Anime, Geekery | Tagged #Character Design, #Magical Girls, #Maho Shojo, #Precure, #Pretty Cure, #Purikyua, #sakuga, #transformations | Leave a reply

Precure Transformations #3 Cure Sunshine:

Paul Kemner.com Posted on November 28, 2022 by pkemnerJanuary 7, 2024

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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