Aino Megumi

Aino Megumi (愛乃 めぐみ) is the main protagonist of Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!. She is a 14 year old girl who is always energetic. Megumi's alter ego is Cure Lovely (キュアラブリー), and her Form Changes are the red Cherry Flamenco (チェリーフラメンコ), and the yellow Lollipop Hip Hop (ロリポップヒップホップ). Her catchphrase is "Happiness to the max!" (しあわせ ハッピーネス!)

Personality
Energetic, smiling, and full of grace, she is popular with everyone. She is very helpful and whenever someone is in trouble or feels depressed, she cannot help but get involved. She is positive no matter what happens, and can overcome almost anything. She is pretty much interested in fashion and admires it, but her own sense of fashion is rather numb.

She does have some insecurities when it comes to helping others. She is sometimes afraid that her tendency to help others comes off as selfish and that she only does so to get compliments from everyone, even though friends assure that she does so to help make others happy. She can also be clumsy at times.

Appearance
Megumi has deep pink hair pulled into a ponytail with short bangs and forelocks. Originally she wore a green sweater over a yellow shirt and denim skirt. She switches to a pale pink elbow-length top that has a heart on it, beneath a yellow, purple, and fuchsia vest lined in white. Along with a blue and fuchsia two-layer tutu, dark grey stockings with fuchsia lining, fuchsia miniature boots with white accenting. For summer, she wears a white short-sleeved shirt with a rainbow on it, along with a short-sleeved light blue jacket that ties in the front, a pink skirt with light and dark pink layers, thigh-high cream-colored socks and pink shoes.

As Lovely, Megumi's hair turns bright pink and grows in length, keeping the same style and worn with pink gem heart earrings to match the hair accessory she gains, which has pale pink ruffles hanging from it. Her Cure outfit consists of a pale pink blouse with gold cuff beneath a dark blue, gold lined vest that has a pink collar and hot pink and white bow. In the center is a gold medallion. White pleat ruffles line the vest, while pale pink feathers are sewn to the back. Her skirt is a pink pleat tutu over a ruffled petticoat, and she gains tall white boots with gold cuff lining and a hot pink bow on the ankle corner. She also gains white and gold sleeves with her LovePreBrace on the left wrist and her PreChanMirror on the right hip.

Meeting Hime, and Becoming Cure Lovely
As Cure Princess failed to win against the Saiark, she got sad, and mourns about her failure. Later, Blue appears and gives Hime a crystal which could be used to find a new partner. Winning this chance, Hime goes on to finding herself a new partner. A while later, Megumi is on her way to get the ingredients for the Cream Stew when Hime throws the crystal randomly to see who recieves it. As Megumi walks, she finds the crystal, and finds it pretty. Seeing this, Hime follows Megumi to see what type of person she is. As she follows her, Hime finds Megumi to be a friendly and helpful person, who helps people as she walks. Hime, then also sees her friends, as Hime becomes more comfortable. As Megumi walks alone, Hime hides from her, soon Ribbon thinks of making both girls meet, and pushes Hime which drags Megumi her attention. Both girls meet, as Hime finds it really hard to speak, while Megumi falls in love with her fashion. Later both girls quickly develop a friendship, and Hime than talks about Pretty Cure, as Megumi has that chance. With this, Megumi get shocked over it.

Meanwhile, Namakeruda then summons a Saiark, with Seiji's sister's power. As both girls find out, Hime transforms into Cure Princess, revealing her Pretty Cure identity to Megumi. As both fight, Princess finds it really hard, and becomes weak as she gets wounded by the Saiark and when she is about to get hit again, Megumi tries to protect her as she gets in front of Hime. Megumi then says to not touch her, and feels the power of a Pretty Cure, as the crystal begins to shine. While, on the other side, Blue greets that Hime finally found her partner. While Megumi's crystal transforms into the Cards, and the Mirror, and uses them to transform onto Cure Lovely. Seeing this, Cure Lovely finds it amazing, however not knowing how to fight.

Saving Mirage
While fighting against Mirage, Lovely tells her that Blue still loves her even though he left her. Despite Mirage's refusal of acknowledgement, Lovely still shows some emotion about her and Mirage, telling her that she still loves Blue, but fails as Mirage's adviser influences her further to show anger and rage toward happiness, ending up destroying the palace and turning a battle into a rage. Before Mirage could finish her, the others joined and use Innocent Purification on her to turn her back normal, eventually breaking her away from Red's influence.

Relationships

 * Sagara Seiji: Megumi's neighbor, and also childhood friend. He knows Megumi's weak and good points.
 * Sagara Mao: She is friendly to Megumi. She treats her well.
 * Omori Yuko: Both were childhood friends. She always advises Megumi for information.
 * Shirayuki Hime: They met at the park. She acts as Hime's partner and becomes her friends after becoming a Cure.
 * Ribbon: Her mascot partner.
 * Hikawa Iona: They are in different classes. They met in the fortune teller's tent and tells her and Hime that they will have a terrible future. In their Cure forms, she advises Cure Lovely not to team up with Cure Princess or things will become a disaster. She helps out Lovely in their battle with Phantom, but she found the team-up to be a one-off thing and still fights alone.
 * Aino Kaori: Her mother. She always helps her out despite her illness, so her wish is to cure her mother by collecting the PreCards.
 * Aino Masaru: Her father. He appears from work overseas in episode 36.
 * Blue: Megumi respects and admires Blue. It is also seen that she might be developing a crush on him. In episode 43, she reveals that she is in love with Blue, and by the end of the episode it is shown that her love is unrequited, which greatly saddens her.

Cure Lovely
"The big love spreading throughout the world! Cure Lovely!!" 世界に広がるビッグな愛！キュアラブリー！！ ''Sekai ni hirogaru biggu na ai! Kyua Raburī!!''

Cure Lovely (キュアラブリー) is the alter ago of Megumi. She is represented by hearts, and respectively has the power of love. She can transform by saying the transformation phrase, "Pretty Cure Kururin Mirror Change!".

Transformation Sequence
The transformation begins with Megumi's PreChanMirror opening up, with her reflection in the mirror. Her hair then changes color and length as she dances onto the first PreCard. Then the other two PreCards overlap and Megumi pushes that part of the mirror down. She shouts the transformation phrase as the cards light up in the mirror and glows. As she transforms, she is wearing a light pink cape. She spins around as hearts surround her and form various parts of her outfit. After her arm warmers, boots and accessories appear, she jumps on a giant heart, which forms the rest of her outfit underneath. She then removes the cape, revealing her completed outfit as her wings appear and she places the PreChanMirror on her hip, which becomes encased in a bag. She then grabs one last heart, which forms her LovePreBrace before finishing the transformation.

Cherry Flamenco
Cherry Flamenco (チェリーフラメンコ) is one of the two Form Changes Cure Lovely can use.

In this form, Cure Lovely's hair remains the same, but she wears a black bow with a rose decoration. She wears a red dress with black underneath with ruffles along the sides and sleeves that are lined in pink. There is a red rose on the left side of her hip and her PreChanMirror on the other side. Her accessories include a black choker with a red rose, red heart-shaped earrings, red ruffled armlets and black high heels. She wears also make-up. Most of Cherry Flamenco's powers have to do with fire, as having its own attack called, Passion Dynamite.

Lollipop Hip Hop
Lollipop Hip Hop (ロリポップヒップホップ) is one of the two Form Changes Cure Lovely can use.

In this form, Cure Lovely's hair gets tied up into twintails, with a big green ribbon with a yellow star tied to the right one. Her outfit consists of a green top with a yellow and pink jacket zipped halfway up. Her skirt has three layers, with yellow, green and light yellow. She wears black stockings on each leg, with a long yellow boot with "PRECURE" written on the right leg and a short boot on the left. She also wears star-shaped earrings, an orange choker and a yellow bracelet on her right wrist. Most of Lollipop Hip Hop's powers have to do with music, as having its own attack called, Pop'n'Sonic Attack.

Innocent Form
Innocent Form (イノセントフォーム) is Cure Lovely's upgraded form. In this form, her usual Cure outfit is replaced by a white dress with a ribbon on the front with the gold Happiness Charge insignia on the front with a white collar and ruffled sleeves and a skirt divided into four parts, pink and yellow on top and purple and blue on the bottom. Her hair becomes longer and lighter and tied up near the end of the ponytail with a white hair tie, and her pink heart-shaped barrette with light pink ribbons is replaced with a white ribbon on top of her head. She also wears very long white gloves and white knee-length boots. She also wears a giant light pink ribbon on the back and wears makeup.

Super Happiness Lovely


"Happiness influx, charged with glee! Super Happiness Lovely!" ハピネス注入, 幸せチャージ！スーパーハピネスラブリー! ''Hapinesu chūnyū, shiawase chāji! Sūpā Hapinesu Raburī!'' Super Happiness Lovely (スーパーハピネスラブリー) is her super form from the Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!: Ningyou no Kuni no Ballerina movie. In this form, her hair becomes longer and she wears a golden crown on her head, with some wing-like decorations around her ponytail. Her arm warmers are shorter with yellow folds and the below part is flower-shaped. Her collar is wing-like, and her black vest turns white. Her ribbon stays the same and there are three yellow lines running from it to the belt. Her skirt looks like a ballerina's, and so does her shoes. She wears long white socks and pink shorts under her skirt. She also has grand white wings. In this form, she can perform the attack Miracle Love Motion.

Forever Lovely


"The eternal love illuminating throughout the world! Forever Lovely!!" 世界に照らす永遠の愛！フォーエバーラブリー！！ ''Sekai ni terasu eien no ai! Fōebā Raburī!!'' Forever Lovely (フォーエバーラブリー) is Megumi's second upgraded form used in the final battle against the Phantom Empire. In this form, her hair becomes longer and lighter and is worn down and her hair accessory becomes a white bow. Her vest is now white and looks similar to a long coat with ruffled sleeves, like those in her Innocent Form. Her skirt is the same as Cure Lovely's but is slightly paler. Her arm warmers are slightly longer with bigger ends. Her boots also look the same, but with small gold wings on the back of each. Her main attack is Forever Happiness Shower.

Attacks

 * -|Finishers=
 * Pinky Love Shoot (ピンキーラブシュート) - Her solo finisher, where she uses her LovePreBrace, and with the power of the summoned heart, she punches it and seals the enemy, eventually purifying it.
 * Passion Dynamite (パッションダイナマイト) - Cherry Flamenco's attack.
 * Poppin' Sonic Attack (ポップンソニックアタック) - Lollipop Hip Hop's attack.
 * Twin Miracle Power Shoot (ツインミラクルパワーシュート) - Her finisher with Cure Princess.
 * Happiness Big Bang (ハピネスビッグバン) - Her first group attack, which needs the Shining Make Dresser.
 * Lovely Powerful Kiss (ラブリーパワフルキッス) - A main attack used with the Shining Make Dresser.
 * Innocent Purification (イノセントプリフィケーション) - Her second group attack along Princess, Honey and Fortune, where they need the Shining Make Dresser and the Innocent Harmony Mic. To perform it, all the girls must be in their Innocent Form.
 * Forever Happiness Shower (フォエバーハピネスシャワー) - Her new attack attack that she uses as Forever Lovely in episode 49.
 * Miracle Love Motion (ミラクルラブモーション) - Her new attack that she can only use in Super Happiness Lovely form.


 * -|Sub-attacks=
 * Lovely Punch (ラブリーパンチ) - Cure Lovely charges a big beam of light and shoots it at the enemy.
 * Lovely Rising Sword (ラブリーライジングソード) - Cure Lovely forms a sword out of light and can use it to slash through enemy attacks or to defend.
 * Lovely Rising Bat (ラブリーライジングバット) - The sequence is similar to Rising Sword except that she summons an energy bat for a baseball match between Pretty Cure and the Saiark of that episode.
 * Lovely Heart Destruction (ラブリーハートディストラクション) - Cure Lovely charges two beams of light and shoots it at the enemy.
 * Lovely Explosion Bomb (ラブリーエクスプロージョンボンバー) - Cure Lovely attacks with a fiery wave, signaling the coming of her Cherry Flamenco form.
 * Lovely Beam (ラブリービーム) - Cure Lovely fires pink lasers from her eyes.
 * Lovely Shield (ラブリー·シールド) - Cure Lovely produces a heart-shaped shield.
 * Lovely Punching Punch (ラブリーパンチングパンチ) - Cure Lovely forms a giant pink fist and fires it at the enemy.
 * Lovely Rosa Tormenta (ラブリーロザトルメンタ) - Cherry's Flamenco's sub-attack. She summons a whirlwind of rose petals that blow around the enemy like a twister. It translates to "Pink Storm" or "Lovely Rose Tornado".
 * Lovely Fire Festival (ラブリーファイアフェスティバル) - Cherry Flamenco's sub-attack. Lovely spins the LovePreBrace's dial and throws the fire into a firewall on the enemy before burning it inside while saying "Ole!"
 * Lovely Blaster (ラブリーブラスター) - Cure Lovely summons a circle and the background change and burn the enemies.
 * Lovely Shining Impact (ラブリーシャイニングインパクト) - Cure Lovely delivers pink beam from her punch which combines with Fortune Star Burst to create a big explosion, knocking enemies off.
 * Lovely Heart Stamp (ラブリーハートスタンプ) - Cure Lovely flies up outside of Earth, and sends a ray of pink light which bursts behind her. Then Cure Lovely raises both of her hands to create a heart, becoming the pink version of Happiness Big Bang and sends it towards the enemy.

Etymology
Aino (愛乃): Ai (愛) means love. No (乃) is a jinmeiyō kanji, which is a group of Chinese characters that can be legally used in registered personal names in Japan. In Chinese, 乃 is an character used in ancient times, but rarely used in modern times, and changes its meaning in different contexts. As a syllabus, "no" also indicates possessive, so Aino as a phrase can also mean "of Love".

Megumi (めぐみ): Megumi has many different writings, and subsequently many different meanings, one of them meaning "blessing" and / or "grace" (恵). The name "Megumi" may be originated from the Japanese verb "meguri" (巡り), which means to spin around, or to move around. The verb implies the movement of dancing which is a match to the dancing theme.

Songs
Megumi's voice actor, Nakajima Megumi, has participated in several image songs for the character she voices. Many of them include duets with Han Megumi, who voices Shirayuki Hime, Kitagawa Rina, who voices Omori Yuko, Tomatsu Haruka, who voices Hikawa Iona, and Kanemoto Ryōsuke, who voices Sagara Seiji.
 * Dodeca・Love
 * Iridescent Happiness

Duets

 * Happiness is the Password ~Yes! Happiness Charge!~ (Along with Han Megumi, Kitagawa Rina and Tomatsu Haruka)
 * Where Courage is Born (Along with Han Megumi, Kitagawa Rina and Tomatsu Haruka)
 * If You Look To The Blue Sky (Along with Horie Yui, Tsumugi's voice actress)
 * The Magic Called Friends (Along with Kitagawa Rina and Kanemoto Ryōsuke)
 * Innocent Harmony (Along with Han Megumi, Kitagawa Rina and Tomatsu Haruka)

Trivia

 * Megumi's birthday is October 12th. Therefore, her zodiac sign is Libra.
 * Megumi shares her birthday with Oresky.
 * Megumi shares her name with Yumehara Megumi, Nozomi's mother.
 * Megumi, along with the other Happiness Charge Cures, appeared to give a special 10th anniversary congratulatory message commemorating the 500th episode of the Pretty Cure franchise.
 * Despite her main theme color being pink, the color of her heart in the Shining Make Dresser is crimson. The same applies to Cure Fortune, who's main theme color is purple, yet has white as the color of her heart in the dresser.
 * Megumi is voiced by a Japanese idol (Nakajima Megumi). Three other Cures also voiced by an idol are Hanasaki Tsubomi's voice actress (Mizuki Nana), Hino Akane's voice actress (Tano Asami) and Makoto's voice actress (Miyamoto Kanako).
 * Many of Cure Lovely's attacks are inspired by the popular Super Robot genre.

Gallery

 * Main page: Aino Megumi/Image Gallery