User blog comment:CureMisa/Smile Pretty Cure: So Much Better/@comment-76.252.173.177-20111204160524/@comment-4330746-20111205073357

I do like Ojamajo, and I've watched the entire series a long time ago. Momoko's my fav witch. ;)

I don't think Suite and Fresh are very similar. Yes, maybe the plot with Beat is similar to Passion, and Beat's design is just like Berry, but the story is totally different. In fact, I think the entire story between Siren and Hummy is one of the better storylines in the entire Pretty Cure franchise. It was a little cliche, but it was just so well played out. I tear every time I watch Ep.21. =')

Back on topic, I guess it's a little unfair to judge this new series by the chara designs, but I'm just saying that how the characters look is very important when attracting new fans. And I still dislike the fact that so many cures will be coming out all at once. Most Pretty Cure series (except for 5 and Gogo) start out with just 2-3 cures, and I really like how half the entire series is devoted to developing this duo/trio of charas and their personalities, you end up liking and feeling for them more. When you start out with so many charas, like with 5, Gogo, and this new series, you lose out so much in terms of chara development, and the girls end up seeming more generic and stereotypical. That's why 5 is my least fav season, and I'm more than a little dismayed that the new season is rehashing that again...