Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25034020-20180204002241/@comment-25034020-20180204122913

After finally seeing the first episode subbed, I am amazed. I had pretty high expectations before coming into this and they were exceeded. I didn't expect this at all! Hana is probably a really nice lead Cure. Despite being energetic, dorky and clumsy, she still manages to come off fresh and unique. So props to the writers for doing that. Hugtan and Harry are just really nice mascots. Their dynamic reminds me of Tarte and Chiffon but they still end up being miles different in terms of personalities. Saaya and Homare's introductions were nice. At the moment, Saaya has grown on me by a lot and I just cannot wait till her episode next week. Homare is still pretty awesome but she didn't do much, all she really did was act aloof so yeah.

The villains seem threatening for once. We haven't gotten a group of villains like these since Go! Princess. Seriously Pretty Cure has been missing this sort of villain dynamic for a long time and I am glad to see it back. Another thing I am glad to see back is the physical fight scenes. It was short yet sweet. It worked well despite how short it was. I didn't expect HUGtto to just come back with Futari wa / Go! Princess style fights just like that but I do predict they'll be back in about 5 to 10 episodes from now.

The OST was okay. There were no stand out pieces to be honest unlike KiraKira. I still remember that OST that appeared in KiraKira's first episode today (OST played when Pekorin was being chased by Gummy as she was trying to protect Ichika's cake) but that isn't to say HUGtto's score is bad. Just at the moment, nothing stands out but I'm sure in later episodes a piece will stick out and catch my full attention.

Talking about music, the opening and ending is brilliant as always. I personally like them both. The opening's animation is just gorgeous. I swear Toei put so much effort into it. Saaya getting those angel wings is a major highlight for me. Kanako's vocals are wonderful as always. It's so weird hearing her sing a slower pace song tho, especially after the fast paced KiraKira endings XD Talking about ending songs, this ending is so hyper and catchy, I love it! The Cure's singing voices are so good - with Yell and Ange's voices blending in so well together while Etoile's voice is just so beauitful. Great job Ogura Yui! A highlight for me here is when Yell is about to sneak up on Etoile but Ange just pops out of nowhere. That had me laughing for a while XD