Yes! Pretty Cure 5

'Yes! Pretty Cure 5' is the fourth season in the series and third series in the franchise, directed by Toshiaki Komura. The story is about a group of five girls who have the ability to transform into Pretty Cure. They have been given this ability in order to collect the fifty-five Pinkies spread across the land and save the Palmier Kingdom. The series' themes are elements, which each girl control, butterflies, which is based on their Pinky Catch and their transformation phase, and French, as the series does not seem to take place in a modern Japanese city, and makes references to many words and phrases in French.

Pretty Cure
Yumehara Nozomi (夢原のぞみ) Nozomi is the first girl to become a Cure. Before meeting Coco and being dragged into his adventures, she did not have a dream, but decided that her dream would be to help Coco save his kingdom. Although dumb and constantly getting into trouble with her goofy attitude, she has a strong and kind heart that eventually makes her the leader. Her alter ego is Cure Dream (キュアドリーム), the Cure of Hope.

Natsuki Rin (夏木りん) Rin is Nozomi's best friend since childhood. Being good in all kinds of sports and also a responsible older sister, she is often the one to reason with Nozomi when she comes with unreasonable ideas. Though not wanting to be a part of Pretty Cure at first, she accepts her Pinky Catch when she wants to protect Nozomi from danger. Her alter ego is Cure Rouge (キュアルージュト), the Cure of Passion.

Kasugano Urara (春日野うらら) Urara is an exchnge student who aspires to be an actress. She is half Japanese from her mother's side. Before becomin Pretty Cure, she did not have any friends and could not be herself in front of others. Her alter ego is Cure Lemonade (キュアレモネード) the Cure of Effervescent.

Akimoto Komachi (秋元こまち) Komachi is an aspiring author, and is already half-way with her first book thanks to Natts' help. She is kind and shy, but once angered enough will snap and release her temper. Her family owns a sweet shop where she gets Coco and Natts' food from. Along with her best friend and partner Karen, she is one of the popular seniors at the school. Her alter ego is Cure Mint (キュアミント), the Cure of Tranquility.

Minazuki Karen (水無月かれん) Karen is the oldest member of the team, coming from an affluent family and member of the studen council. Despite popularity and first glance, Karen is lonely at home, and because of her awkward relationship with her parents, she has problems properly showing her real feelings. Komachi is her best friend and a fellow student council member, and also the only one before Nozomi who could tell her real feelings. Her alter ego is Cure Aqua (キュアアクア), the Cure of Intelligence.

Antagonists
Girinma (ギリンマ) The first Nightmare to appear. In his human form, he wears large glasses and a hat, and holds a cane, but his original form is a deadly praying mantis with arms that slice. He greatly fears his superiors, and is often threatened by Bunbee.

Arachnea (アラクネア) The lone woman of the team who transforms into a spider. In her human form she has short light purple hair and wears a red office dress. Usually when she fights Pretty Cure, they do so in a sewer-like area.

Gamao (ガマオ) He is seen to be extremely lazy and often refuses to do any work, even if his survival and duty as a Nightmare depend on it. He is a toad, and his human form is a large man that resembles a hobo.

Bunbee (ブンビー) The boss of Girinma, Arachnea and Gamao. His original form is a bee. For the first part of the series he seems to be leading the Nightmares, but it is soon revealed that he takes orders from Kawarino.

Hadenya (ハデーニャ) One of the villains appearing in the second part of the season after Arachnea's death. She can transform into a bird-like, very colorful costume reminiscent of Brazil Carnival. She likes to take what she wants and often lets Bunbee serve her in some way. In her human form, she is big and wears a red jacket and blue pants with jewelry.

Bloody (ブラッディ) Bloody is the last Nightmare showing up. He can transform into a bat-like creature, shooting sonic waves at his enemies. In the first place, however, he tries to win by persuasion and talking, only using Kowaina to help him.

Kawarino (カワリーノ) Desparaia's secretary. He conveys her intentions and orders to other Nightmares, and report to her on the missions. Most of the other Nightmares fear him. His name is a play on the Japanese word "kawari" which means substitute.[3]

Kowaina (コワイナー) A tool of the Nightmares that can be inserted into any inanimate object, causing it to come aliv" and cause destruction. The villains often use it as both offense and defense.

Desparaia (デスパライア) The top of the Nightmares,intending to gain eternal life to bring despair to all the world, and has ordered her subordinates to obtain the Dream Collet. She has long brown hair and wears a purple dress and a mask.

Palmier Kingdom
Coco (ココ) One of the mascot creatures from the Palmier Kingdom. Coco is a yellow-furred tail chipmunk who is searching for the Dream Collet when he meets Nozomi. He is always calm, kind and understanding, especially to Nozomi. When he talks in mascot form, he ends his sentences with "-coco". He can transform into a human, and later becomes a teacher at Nozomi's school to keep watch of her, with the human alias Kokoda Kouji (小々田コージ).

Natts (ナッツ) Natts is the other creature from the Palmier Kingdom, resembling brown squirrel that ends his sentences with "-natts". In the beginning of the series, he is sealed within the Dream Collet and is freed after Pretty Cure receives their powers, but due to his aloop and cold personality, as well as his past, he has difficulties trusting Pretty Cure, Coco's judgment and others. However, he eventually warms up to them, especially Komachi, who shares his fondness of books. Like, Coco, Natts can transform into an extremely handsome human, acting as the clerk of a jewelry shop called Natts House, by the name Mr. Natts (夏さん).

Milk (ミルク) Debuts half-way through the season, Milk resembles a white and pink lop rabbit who, unlike Nuts and Coco, is unable to transform into a human. Milk and Nozomi are always in constant disagreements over food and Pretty Cure's treatment over Coco and Natts. Wanting to be the perfect servant to Coco and Natts, Milk often gets into trouble.

L'Ecole des Cinq Lumieres
Masuko Mika (増子美香) Mika is the chief editor of the Cinq Lumieres school paper. Her goal is to get her "scoop" on Pretty Cure, but always either fails or is distracted. Whenever introducing herself, she wants people to call her "Matsukomi-ka", in which "matsukomi" means "mass media".

Mrs. Otaka (おタカさん) The mistress of the cafeteria in girls' school where they always eat lunch. She is a cheerful, middle-aged woman who sometimes gives them good advice.

Story

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Yumehara Nozomi, a regular student, finds a magical book called the Dream Collet in the library at her school and meets Coco, a creature from the Palmier Kingdom. Nozomi decides to help restore his world, which has been destroyed by an organization called the Nightmares, by completing the Dream Collet and finding the fifty-five Pinkies to make any wish come true. By making her decision to help Coco, she proves she has the heart to be a Cure, and is given her Pinky Catch, letting her transform into Cure Dream. However, Nozomi cannot fight the Nightmares as the legendary Pretty Cure alone; she must choose a team of four other students to be Pretty Cure to become the warriors the legend speaks of. Together with Cure Rouge, Cure Lemonade, Cure Mint and Cure Aqua, they become Pretty Cure.

While living their double lives as normal high school students and Pretty Cure, the girls go through a lot of challenges, some of them worse than others. When eventually introduced to Milk, they receive a new power to defeat the now stronger Nightmares, making them able to continue to fight. Eventually, when they have found the fifty-five Pinkies, the girls have to fight the final Nightmares, including their boss, Desparaia. Although close to defeat, the girls continue to fight until Cure Dream realizes that Desparaia has a heart like them, and through her kind heart defeats the last Nightmare. However, this also results separating the girls from the mascots.

Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! continues a time after this story ends, where the girls acquire new powers to defeat the Eternal, who wants to find the gate to Cure Rose Garden.

Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!
Sequel to Futari wa Pretty Cure. The Queen disappears, it is revealed that the Dark King is going through a resurrection, new and even stronger servants of the dark powers appear, and the girls get a new ally; a girl named Hikari Kujo who can transform into Shiny Luminous.

Trivia

 * Yes! Pretty Cure 5 is the first season with more than two Cures and where the Cures can transform individually.