User blog:GlitterInformer/Smile Pretty Cure!/Glitter Force SDC: Episode 8

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Japanese title: "Miyuki and Candy Switch Places!?"

English title: "Glitter Switchers!"

Well, that’s a stupid English title. But onto the actual episode!

Miyuki/Emily is running to school, thinking she’ll actually be on time today. While Miyuki comments on the nice weather, Emily says that it’ll be two days in a row that she’ll be on time. Then, Candy notices what appear to be falling stars. Miyuki/Emily goes to pick them up, finding that they’re rings.

In the original, Candy asks if they’re shooting stars, and Miyuki says they’re a pair of rings and wonders where they came from. In the dub, Emily says they aren’t shooting stars, and Candy suggests that they’re magic stars from outer space. Emily says that shooting stars don’t just appear on the sidewalk.

Candy asks to see them, and Miyuki/Emily gives her one. Then, the rings magically attach themselves to Miyuki/Emily and Candy, and their souls switch places. Akane/Kelsey then sees the two and calls to Miyuki/Emily that she’s going to be late.

Then, Candy’s body speaks in Miyuki/Emily’s voice, and vice versa. This is rather annoying, given that voices are a part of the body, not the soul. If Candy and Miyuki/Emily switched places, wouldn’t Candy in Miyuki/Emily’s body speak in Miyuki/Emily’s voice, and vice versa? Also, Candy’s face becomes more like Miyuki/Emily’s. In both versions, I find this insulting to the audience’s intelligence. Besides, wouldn’t it be fun to hear the voice actors try to be different characters?

In the sub, Miyuki and Candy say good morning. In the dub, Emily says she thinks she’ll make it, and Candy says hi. In both versions, they slowly come to the realization that they’ve switched bodies, which Miyuki/Emily exclaims in a panic to Akane/Kelsey. I love how, in the dub, Candy calmly says, “Oh…” when she realizes this.

Then, the opening theme plays. As before, the sub plays New Stage footage while the dub goes as normal. This time, the movie footage focuses mainly on the teams from Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, Fresh Pretty Cure!, and Heartcatch Pretty Cure!

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The Akanbe/Buffoon is destroyed, and the Cherry Blossom Décor/Charm falls from the sky. Then, Majorina/Brooha taunts the girls and disappears. While Majorina just says she’ll see them again, Brooha says she’ll see them on the flip-flop, and April (I think) says, “Another dumb name.” Everything goes back to normal, and Miyuki/Emily and Candy use the antidote to make the rings disappear and put each other in their original bodies. Something interesting I noticed: when they switched bodies, their hair/ear styles went with them!

While the other four team members talk about what a weird day it was, Miyuki/Emily is upset about her homework. Candy offers to help her. In the sub, Miyuki tells Candy to be serious this time, and Candy says she will. In the dub, Emily asks if Candy wants to draw another world map, and Candy says she does. In a spot where there was originally no dialogue, Emily says she has to run home to draw world maps, write French, and maybe practice dribbling. The two run off into the sunset and leap into the air, and the episode ends.

Overall: What a fun episode! I loved the insight into Candy’s character, I loved the antics she and Miyuki/Emily got up to in each other’s bodies, and I especially loved Cure/ Glitter Candy! It’s a shame she’s a one-off Cure. Voice-acting wise, everyone was on the ball, sub and dub. In fact, I’d say the dub was slightly better, due to the extra jokes put in! Something about Glitter Force: it makes fun of itself a bit more than its Japanese counterpart.

Next time: Yayoi/Lily is transferring schools! Or is she?