User:Dino Ranger Black

Hey there. Not much to say about me except I'm a user who gotten into this wonderful franchise. Never thought I'll be so intrigued but then again, it's not everyday you watch a show about adorable adolescent lasses beating the tar out of evil. The characters are quite intriguing (Some more than others), so I like to analyze them and see the impact they have on the franchise.

Pretty Cure Review and Analysis
As we all know, Pretty Cures would often come varying characterization, significance, role, and so forth which would result of the popularity and feedback in each and every one of them, as well as, the overall quality of the character. The purpose of these reviews is to analyze all the Cures and how well they are represented objectively, patently, and unbiased.

Personal Favorite Seasons
1. Smile (Hands down the most entertaining and fun among the franchise. Has a great presentation, design, and theme with a simplistic and light-hearted story but it really works in it's favor because it gives us more interaction between the characters and they don't have to suffer for it. There's alot a hilarious scenarios in this season but it knows when to be serious and emotional, opposed to the last entry on this list. When it does, it can be one of the best episodes in the whole franchise. The Cures are also a delight, being one of the most endearing in the franchise, because they all get an equal opportunity to shine. I guess I really like it when a franchise becomes "out there". Not to mention it's my first season via Glitter Force and introduction into the franchise. Oh yeah, the movie is one of the best in the series.)

2. Futari wa (Some people claimed it's formulaic but I say it's works for the main driving forces of this season, Nagisa and Honoka. I love how they actually deepened and developed the friendship bond between the two, making it feel so natural. The fights are some of the most brutal in the franchise's history, which has yet to be topped and possibly explain why it's been toned down abit and Hikari, while not the most interesting, is a decent new member introduced in the second season. The villains, however, are dull and bland as heck. I can barely even remember their names.)

3. Fresh/Heartcatch/Princess (What can I say? All of them are so darn good, it's hard for me to decide. Heartcatch and Princess both have splendid animations, characters, and stories with the former having a unique artstyle that's yet to be replicated and Fresh not only saved the franchise, they redefined it. Not to mention it did the reformed villain turned into a Cure first and still did it the best. A three-way-tie then.)

4. Splash Star (It's unfortunate Japan didn't favor this season because it's pretty darn solid. Heck, it even did some things better than Futari like it's side characters and villains. I'm guessing the reason why ratings were so low because the main heroines, from their looks to personalities, are too identical to the ones from the original and......yeah, I can't deny that.)

5. Hugtto (Final battle and second half in general could have been better but everything else was rock solid. This season went for a whole new bunch of things, from introducing an android Cure to the first male Cure. Not to mention making the All Stars movies and events canon. It took alot of risks and passed with flying colors with most of them. It has arguably the best fairy and baby in the franchise, not to mention Hana is probably one of the better Pink Cures I have seen in a while.)

6. Yes! (This season brought back the ratings that was lost in the previous season and changed the Pretty Cure formula abit but not a whole lot that haven't been seen before since it basically used the trend Sailor Moon started/popularized in the genre. First season was good and the cast was great, especially the Cures, but the second season was such a chore to get through since basically nothing new or interesting happens with the characters, thus nearly killing the franchise. But the laser swords were awesome upgrades.)

7. Suite (Good characters, great artstyle, and nice designs but the plot halfway through and villains were......mixed at best barring Noise. It's an okay season in end. I don't have much else to say.)

8. Dokidoki (The main characters are really likable and the season itself is a decent watch overall, but I just don't really resonate with main cast since they are too much of overachievers for me and some gets more focus than others. It's kinda hard to associate with them. Oh well....)

9. Star Twinkle (This season is average at best but it's still a letdown for multiple viewers, myself included. I suppose it's my fault for expecting too much from it but it's a season themed after SPACE. It's secondary theme, imagination, is so forced and misused, it has to be the most poorly implemented concept in the franchise. Its story and characters takes issues as well. Neither side of the alignment appears to be concern about the stakes, which is probably the largest in the franchise, and only two villains and Cures have been given some individuality/development. The other two Cures have been regulated as side casts and the "leader" can be quite intolerable and apathetic, bearing so little characterization that one would often question her main character status.)

10. Maho Girls (I really struggled watching it, which is sad because I'm usually a sucker for magic-related fiction, I read alot of Harry Potter books during my youth after all. Maho Girls was really boring and didn't take much advantage of its theme. It's quite depressing that the most interesting thing about the show is a teddy bear. Heck, even the creators knew that which is why the movie was focused on Mofurun. Mirai is possibly the blandest and most uninspired lead Cure I have ever seen in the franchise and Ha Chan is really uninteresting as an extra member of the team. There were many villains in the show but I didn't care for any of them. The movie was pretty good tho...)

11. Happiness Charge (Despite this season having more Cure attacks than any other, it's the most boring and uninspired season in the entire franchise with a rather dry plot and the characters with their designs and personalities are completely generic. Not to mention it introduced arguably the worst character in the entire franchise. Such a shame since it also introduced a pretty solid support character. Sometimes, this show just feels like a discount Heartcatch.)

12. Kirakira ( I will stand by everything that was ranted on about this season. The theme is rather ridiculous, even for Pretty Cure standards, with the story lacking direction and became a complete and utter mess. The fights are the worst in the entire franchise, being incredibly dull, having no outstanding moments, and lacking any sort of variety or diversity with the new fighting style. I hope they won't adapt this or any style that sacrifices the close quarter combat again unless they improve on it. Ask for the characters themselves, none of them clicked with me.....well, save for four but two aren't even main characters. The Cures' arcs and stories either lack build up or have an unsatisfying conclusions, making them my least favorite team in the entire franchise.)

My Favorite Cures
Cure Happy (Miyuki)- This adorable and precious little girl is the embodiment of innocence and determination who makes some of funniest reactions. I love the way she values happiness in high regard and with her backstory showing how and why while revealing another side of her character. It’s such a great and touching tale that fits the meaning of her name to a T and makes her jolly persona much more natural compared to most of the other Pink Leads. Plus, as a Cure, she can control holy light (Appropriate for her bright character) and fire beams. Best girl imo.

Cure March (Nao)- Her big sister and love for her family complex makes her extremely relatable and admirable. Despite severing a cool figure, she has many phobias, which leads into some hilarious antics. Couldn't get over the fact that she hates bugs and ghost. She also controls the wind and is pretty good at soccer, which came in handy for her kicks and running. That's a plus.

Cure Dream (Nozomi)- Her cute, gluttonous, and goofy personality often leading into trouble as normal girl is a wonder to view and she’s a totally awesome as a Pretty Cure, wielding a lightsaber to boot. I love how her voice changes completely when she transforms, as if she’s a different character. Plus, she went from not having a dream at all into developing one.

Cure Yell (Hana)- Possibility the one of the better Pink Cures we gotten in the recent Precure seasons. I love how this delicate flower is constantly rooting and cheering for people to do their best and she really knows how to use those pompoms as a Pretty Cure. She wanted to be a cool adult and I say she achieved that with flying colors. Her facial expressions are priceless too.

Cure Black/Cure White (Nagisa and Honoka): I often switch between them every now and then, so I included both. The original action girls and the unquestionable monarchs of all Pretty Cures in general. With Honoka's smart and sincere personality and Nagisa's funny and tough demeanor, you can always count on them to deliver a bucket of laughs, touching moments, and open a can of beat downs.

Honorable mentions:

The rest of the Smile Cures (I actually love all of them. They are all great and lovable characters brimming with personalities.)

Cure Flora (An excellent role model in achieving dreams and arguably has the best character arc for a Pink Cure.)

Cure Peach (Her kind heart combined with her overly emotional and sensitive personality makes her one of the more captivating leaders)

Cure Moonlight (A cool and noble lady that the universe seems to love screwing over for some reason)

Cure Macherie (I like her verbal tic, relationship with Amour, and admiration for music and heroes)

Cure Amour (Not the first non-human Cures but one of the better ones thanks to her arc and comical serious moments.)

Dishonorable mentions:

Happiness Charge Team (Excluding Hime): Discount Heartcatch Cures.

Cure Miracle: Bland, boring, and one-dimensional. Cure Miracle is vanilla as a Pink Cure can get, having only typical Pink Cure traits with no real quirk of her own to differentiate herself from the rest except being dull. She's also quite insignificant to the plot, as it's more about what's happening AROUND her rather than what's happening TO her.

Cure Whip: By far, the weakest and least interesting Pink Cure lead in the entire franchise. Both as a Cure and as a character. Just like Miracle, she has no unique or definitive characteristics into the point they have to force some traits that either other Cure characters had or she never had before, making her not just dull but inconsistent. It’s even worse since the anime tries so hard to make her a big deal when she accomplish little to nothing and isn’t intriguing enough to warrant such focus. Add in the fact she is overall a weak leader and you have reached the bottom of the bin of what a Pink Cure should be.

Cure Star: Another recent Pink Cure in a row. Have you spotted the pattern yet? Star has multiple problems that other modern Pink Cures has, in that her persona is solely basic Genki Girl traits and that she doesn't have a definitive character. And I meant beyond personal interests such as her fondness in space. Star is pretty much just a reactionary character as she has really little impact in her actual focused episodes and they aren't related to her personality. It's because of her being a unfavorable Pink Cure for the third time in a short span of a few seasons, that the energetic and goofy tropes usually associated with Pink Cures are now being mistaken as a bad trope instead of simply being an overused or misused one in the fandom. Also, I'm not a fan of her stubbornness since it's fueled by personal gain, which often caused trouble for others and not in a appealing way.