Hoshina Hikaru

Hoshina Hikaru (星奈ひかる) is one of the four main characters of Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure. Hikaru's alter ego is Cure Star (キュアスター) and she is known as the Pretty Cure of Stars. Her catchphrase is "Oh wow, that's shiny~☆" (「キラやば～っ☆」)

Appearance
As Cure Star, her hair becomes long and bigger, and forms big round ball shaped buns with light pink rings at the bottom of her twin tails. Her twin tails are held by large star shaped ties with the buns being held in place by their own large star ties. On top of her head is a blue planet with a pink flower in the middle, her earrings are gold and she wears a pink choker with a gold star attached to it. Her outfit consists of a one piece dress colored in different variations of pink. Her sleeves are feather like, with white straps going over her shoulders, and two others on her arms, with the second layer being a light pink color. She wears her Star Color Pendent on her chest, and going down the front of her dress are two gold stars, with a splash of magenta on the side of her dress. On her waist are magenta sakura petals and a bag. Her skirt is mainly light pink with a magenta trim, and a white frilly layer underneath. She wears white fluffy bracelets on her wrists. She wears one pink sock her right leg that as a large gold star on the front. Her shoes are pink with a light pink tone at the end, a white fluffy trim and a gold star on the front.

Personality
An imaginative and curious girl who loves constellations and space. Hikaru is the sort of person to be rather forward when expressing the things she loves and is also the type of girl to get rather stubborn when she is really interested in something.

Etymology
Hoshina (星奈) - Hoshi (星) means "star" while Na (奈) means "vegetables" or "greens". making "Hoshina" mean "star vegetables".

Hikaru (ひかる) - There are two different kanji variations that elude to Hikaru's theme as a Pretty Cure, 光 and 輝. Both readings mean "light" / "brightness" which match up with Cure Star's light like theme.

Cure Star is a noun that can mean to "a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night"

Cure Star
"The twinkling star in the sky! Cure Star!" 宇宙に輝くキラキラ星！キュアスター！ ''Sora ni Kagayaku Kirakira Hoshi! Kyua Sutā!''

Cure Star (キュアスター) is the Pretty Cure alter ego of Hikaru. In order to transform, she needs the Star Color Pendent and her Star Color Pen.

Songs
Hikaru's voice actor, Naruse Eimi has participated in several image songs for the character she voices.

Trivia

 * Hikaru's birthday is on April 12th, making her star sign Aries.

Gallery

 * Main Page: Hoshina Hikaru/Image Gallery