Talk:STPC49/@comment-38741957-20200126180501/@comment-37117761-20200127211321

Kaiserdark, you make a lot of good points. I didn't really notice all that much of Hikaru mostly being a loner because most of the time, we see her hanging out with the few friends she does feel comfortable talking to. It is cool that she's perceptive of her friends' needs, though.

As for Elena, she had a consistent characterization, but she didn't seem to have significant character problems she had to overcome until episode 42. I don't personally count episodes 8 and 34 as character development for her. Even though we did see her having problems with negotiation and communication, she didn't seem to grow as a person all that much until episode 42.

Finally, although Kappard and Tenjo do have interesting backstories that set them apart from other villains, these backstories aren't revealed until late in the series. That's why I said that the villains were boring most of the time. They did get better at the end, though. It was really neat to see all of the Notraiders team up with Pretty Cure at the end!