User blog:GlitterInformer/Smile Pretty Cure!/Glitter Force SDC: Episode 41 (Sub), 33 (Dub)

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'''Japanese title: “I’m a Comic Artist!? Yayoi Draws Her Future Dream!!”'''

English title: “Goldenlight!”

We’re in the home stretch, guys! Just 8 episodes left, 5 more ticks on the Bad Energy Memory/Wheel of Doom, and 4 more ticks on the Royal Clock! Also, a quick note: the subtitles consistently use “manga” (the Japanese word for “comics”) instead of “comics”, which is what the dub uses. For consistency, I’m using “comics” to describe both versions.

The episode starts with a flashback to a young Yayoi/Lily drawing. Like last episode’s Japanese version, the sub of this episode starts with Yayoi introducing herself. Present-day Yayoi/Lily narrates that she’s always loved to draw, but that she’s embarrassed to show others her drawings. We see her mom come over to see the drawing and Yayoi/Lily hiding it from her. In the sub, this is silent; in the dub, Lily’s mom asks to see the drawing and Lily cries out as she covers it up.

We then cut to the present day, where we get a clip of autumn leaves and then Yayoi/Lily drawing in school. In the sub, this is silent; in the dub, Lily continues to narrate, saying that even though her art is better, she still doesn’t like showing it to others.

Miyuki/Emily and the others ask Yayoi/Lily to show them her drawing. She refuses at first, but when the girls say what they saw looked good, she shows it to them. In the dub, the girls also say that they won’t tease Lily, and Chloe speaks for longer than Reika.

Yayoi/Lily’s drawing is of a superheroine she came up with. The girls are amazed at the quality and tell her that she’s good enough to become a professional comic artist, which surprises Yayoi/Lily. We then get the opening themes. The Japanese opening is back to normal!

We then cut to Yayoi/Lily daydreaming about being a real comic book artist. As usual, the dub adds the episode title over the first shot. Yayoi only narrates over the end of the daydream, while Lily narrates over the whole thing. We then see the girls talk about the perks of being a comic artist. A bit of dialogue is changed: Akane saying comic book drawing is a popular job is changed to Kelsey saying Lily could write a whole series, and Nao saying people would call Yayoi “sensei” (meaning “one who has come before” and usually used for teachers) is changed to April saying she should get Lily’s autograph.

Yayoi/Lily says that she couldn’t be a professional comic artist. Yayoi says that the job is competitive and only a few become pros, while Lily says there are many artists who are better than her. Then, a male classmate tells Yayoi/Lily she should participate in a comic contest. He shows her an ad in his comic book. Text is changed on the cover and in the pages of the book.



At school, Candy puts the Star Décor/Charm into the Royal Clock, silent in the sub and giggling in the dub. This generates a bouquet for the girls to give to Yayoi/Lily as congratulations for completing the comic. One of the classmates from earlier pretends to be Miracle Peace/Goldenlight and zap his friends. In the sub, he uses Miracle Peace Thunder Hurricane; in the dub, he uses Goldenlight Strike. Also, when he zaps them, the sub has one of the “victims” curse Miracle Peace, while the dub has “Goldenlight” taunt the others.

The girls tell Yayoi/Lily that the comic is really good. In the sub, Nao says that the comic is as direct as Yayoi is and Reika says Yayoi put a lot of work into it; in the dub, April says that she liked Goldenlight beating up Crimson Wing and Chloe says she liked Goldenlight’s focus on justice. Miyuki tells Yayoi she did well by herself, while Emily says that Goldenlight is like Lily.

Then, we get an inner monologue from Yayoi/Lily. Yayoi says her name, that she’s a crybaby, and that she always finishes what she starts, even if it seems difficult; Lily says that everyone has times where their dreams seem too far away and they want to give up, but it’s important to keep going, and that Lily realized this with help from her friends and Goldenlight. Yayoi/Lily imagines Miracle Peace/Goldenlight winking at her and she winks back. In the sub, this has no dialogue; in the dub, Lily continues to monologue over it.

With that, the episode ends, but not without a new English ending theme: “Lucky Girl”. The melody is forgettable, the backgrounds are minimalistic, and the character models are as uncanny as ever. Plus, the singers have a weird echo effect throughout the song, which detracts even more.

Overall: This was a great focus episode. Yayoi/Lily struggling to create her comic resonated with me more than Akane/Kelsey’s problem last episode. However, the fight and upgraded attack, while great, weren’t as epic as last episode’s. Also, it bugs me that Crimson Wing doesn’t have a Japanese name.

Next time: Nao/April gets a baby sister!