Madoka Aguri

Madoka Aguri (円亜久里) is one of the Cures in ''Doki Doki! Pretty Cure. ''She is a mysterious character who appears at the end of Episode 22, while saving the Cures' life. She finally reveals herself as Aguri in Episode 23. She is very wise for her age, and has a major sweet tooth.

Aguri's alter ago is, Cure Ace (キュアエース). She uses Ai's power to transform.

Appearance
Aguri has long brown hair with a small bun tied at the back of her head and brown eyes. Her summer clothes are composed of a red short-sleeved dress with a white collar and white stripes at the bottom of the skirt. She also wears red shoes with white socks. Her warmer clothes are composed of a long-sleeved red jacket with a black and white collar and a red undershirt. She also wears a black layered skirt and reddish-brown boots.

As Cure Ace, she ages physically to a 17-year-old. Ace wears a white and red short-sleeved overcoat with pink accents with a short red dress underneath it. She wears a thin gold choker around her neck and knee-length white and red boots. There is a gold heart-shaped brooch with pink ribbons at the bottom. Her wristbands look similar to Cure Rosetta's. Her hair becomes long and red and gathered into a ponytail and also with a gold headband with a gold and white bow on the left side.

Personality
Aguri is calm and wise beyond her young years. She tends to tell rules to people, and is also strict, reaching the point where her comments can be hurtful. She has an appreciation for good food, as seen with the flavour of a peach roll, which she described in great detail, and how she was a regular of a restaurant even since being "drawn" by their anmitsu. She sometimes says "Bravo," mostly when she eats something she thinks tastes good. She would also say "Adieu" when departing.

Early Life
Aguri used to be Cure Ace a long time ago, as she was with Ai, in Trump Kingdom. She decided to fight the Selfish King, after finding out that he was going to go to Earth too, however, as she fought, she failed, resulting on her, and Ai to separate. After this, Cure Ace went to Earth to find the other Cures, and fight the Selfish King together, however Ai got turned into an egg.

Saving the Cures
After Regina was brainwashed, she started attacking the Cures. The Cures got easily defeated and de-transformed. Then Regina was about to fire her final attack, but Cure Ace's attack stopped it. After this happened, Cure Ace introduced herself much to everyone's shock.

Regina and Cure Ace started fighting. After she noticed that Cure Ace had amazing power, Mana started to cry about Regina, who was getting hurt, even though she was evil. Cure Ace then almost purified Regina, with Ace Shot. Regina had exhausted all her power, and could not get up. Pell took her as Mana came to her, Regina blamed Mana for what had happened, which left her upset. When Cure Ace saw Mana crying, she took her Lovead, and told her that she would give it back once Mana learned how to not cry even for a situation like this. Mana became very disappointed as Cure Ace then suddenly left.

Revealing Herself
During the festival, Mana, who was taking care of Ai, thought she saw Regina. Mana then started following Regina. Running into an alley Mana then saw that it was just a mirage but behind her Aguri appeared but did not tell Mana her name. Ai came up to her, and Mana saw how Ai was with her. Aguri then told Mana to watch out because bad things were going to happen to her friends, Mana got surprised. Meanwhile, Leva, and Gula, had summoned Jikochuus, which were destroying the festival. Makoto, transformed along with Rikka, and Alice, and were fighting, however they were easily defeated as they were not the same without Mana. Mana heard it, and went there with Aguri. Mana, then saw that her friends were badly hurt, and with full courage, Mana started to be brave. Seeing this, Aguri then gave Mana her Lovead back.

Then, Mana transformed into Cure Heart. Suddenly, Aguri with the help of Ai, transformed into Cure Ace. She then paired up with Cure Heart. They started fighting and they easily defeated the Jikochuus. Then Cure Heart purified one of them with, Heart Shoot, while Cure Ace used Ace Shot. Suddenly the two Jikochuus got purified. Leva and Gula left and then Cure Ace told the Cures that they had to be prepared for more of this, and quickly left. The Cures got suprised by it.

Cure Ace


"The Trump Card of Love! Cure Ace!"

愛の切り札！キュアエース！

''Ai no kirifuda! Kyua Ēsu!''

Cure Ace (キュアエース) is Aguri's alter ago. Cure Ace represents love. As Cure Ace, Aguri has limited time to be in this form, five minutes at most.

Transformation To transform to Cure Ace, Aguri uses the Love Eyes Palette, and the power of Ai, who produces a Lovead to transform. Aguri places her Cure Lovead on it, grabs the make-up stick and taps the Royal Crystals placed on the palette. She creates her eye shadow and the heart in the middle flashes three times and then forms a shape of a golden bow that spins and starts the transformation. Madoka appears in a flash spinnning around and growing up a bit, then creating flames that ignite her. Her costume appears from the flames and she introduces herself. She seems to be the only Cure that ages during transformation.

Attacks

 * Ace Shot (エースショット): Her main attack. She needs the Love Kiss Rouge to perform this attack. Depending on the color of lipstick she puts on, the effects of the attack are different.
 * ​Red - used to purify Jikochuus
 * Purple - used to freeze enemies in place
 * Yellow - used to trap enemies with vines
 * Blue - used to encase enemies in a bubble
 * Ace Mirror Flash (エースミラーフラッシュ) is Cure Ace secondary individual attack performed with Magical Lovely Pad. It has appeared  in episode 32.

Power-Ups
Like her Cure partners she can Power Up by herself when she takes the battle serious, this happens when a red light appears around her body.

Relationships
Mana, Rikka, Alice, and Makoto - Aguri has respect for them all, as they have respect for her. Aguri also teaches them, the "Five Vows" which a Cure should have.

Madoka Mari - Aguri's grandmother. Aguri would do anything to protect her.

Morimoto Eru - Aguri's schoolmate, who she always protects against the bullies that make fun of her for her frizzy hair.

Songs
Aguri's voice actress, Kugimiya Rie, has particated in several image songs for the character she voices.
 * 5minutes

Duets
TBA

Etymology
Madoka (円) - 円 can mean circle or yen, the latter being the Japanese currency.

Aguri (亜久里) - Aguri is a name from the ancient times of Japan, when male children were considered more important than female. It was normally used by parents who had many daughters but no sons, therefore was an incantation towards gods or Buddha, with the intent of having the named daughter be the last female child in the family.

Trivia

 * She is the only Doki Doki! Cure to be represented not by a card suit, but by a card itself, the Ace.
 * She is the second Doki Doki! Cure to represent love.
 * She is the only Doki Doki! Cure that does not have her fairy in a part of her dress.
 * She is the first Pretty Cure to wear make-up in her Cure form.
 * Although late-arrival Cures are not uncommon, Cure Ace is the first late-arrival Cure whose civillian identity was not a character that already appeared.
 * Aguri is the second youngest Pretty Cure in civilian form.
 * She is the third Pretty Cure to have red as a theme color.
 * She is the fourth Pretty Cure to have her transformation completely different from her teammates.
 * Aguri is the second Pretty Cure to be voiced by one of the Dark Pretty Cure 5's voice actresses (Kugimiya Rie, who voiced Dark Lemonade), following Aoki Reika.
 * She is the third Pretty Cure to have a fire-themed transformation, despite her powers not actually being fire-elemental. This also makes her the second Cure to have an element of nature featured in her transformation but not actually having said element as part of her powers, following Cure Passion, whose transformation involves water.
 * She is the second Pretty Cure to be in elementary school.
 * Aguri's Cure form, Cure Ace, looks similar to Princess Marie Ange, and they both share the same initials, M.A or A.M.
 * She also share the same initials with Aida Mana.
 * Cure Ace's motto, "Beauty is the proof of justice!", is similar to Bad End Beauty's motto, "Beauty is justice."
 * Cure Ace is the first Pretty Cure to have a limited time to be in her Cure form (five minutes). This is similar to how Hayakawa Yuusaku from Denji Sentai Megaranger initially  could only stay in his MegaSilver suit for 2.5 minutes.
 * She is the second Pretty Cure to have been a Cure before her teammates, lose her ability to transform, and regain her ability to transform again, after Tsukikage Yuri.
 * She is the first and currently only Pretty Cure to have an age change during transformation.
 * She is the third Pretty Cure to have a rose as her symbol, after Milky Rose and Cure Moonlight.
 * She is the second Pretty Cure to have a voice change while transformed, after Cure Dream, although Ace's is more drastic.
 * She is the second red Cure to have brown hair when untransformed, after Natsuki Rin.
 * Aguri is the second Pretty Cure whose last name was previously used as a first name for another character (Akimoto Madoka).
 * She is the second Pretty Cure who does not like carrots, after Momozono Love, although Aguri's dislike was fixed.

Gallery
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Previews

 * Full Profile of Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Official Profile of Aguri and Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile of Aguri (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile (TV Asahi)
 * Official header stance ( Toei Animation)
 * Aguri, as seen in episode 24.
 * Aguri's face appears on Love Eyes Palette's mirror.
 * Aguri reunites with Ai.
 * "Pretty Cure, Dress Up!"
 * Aguri giving back Mana's Lovead.
 * Serious Aguri
 * Aguri's full view.
 * Aguri in daydream mode.
 * Angry Aguri
 * Aguri in her tea ceremony yukata.
 * Aguri in her summer festival yukata.
 * Aguri detransforming after the five minutes run out.
 * Cure Ace making an "A".
 * Cure Ace performing Ace Shot.
 * Cure Ace's personal ending card.
 * Cure Ace in the opening.
 * Cure Ace's first appearance.
 * Cure Ace summoning Ace Shot's red heart.
 * Cure Ace confiscates Mana's Lovead.
 * "Splash of Color!Love Kiss Rouge!"
 * Cure Heart and Cure Ace group together.
 * Aguri's first concept.
 * Full Profile of Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Official Profile of Aguri and Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile of Aguri (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile (TV Asahi)
 * Official header stance ( Toei Animation)
 * Madoka Aguri
 * Aguri's face appears on Love Eyes Palette's mirror.
 * Aguri hugging Ai
 * Aguri calling out her transformation phase.
 * Aguri giving back Mana's Lovead.
 * Serious Aguri
 * Aguri's full view.
 * Aguri as she is dreaming.
 * Angry Aguri
 * Aguri in her kimono.
 * Aguri wearing her second kimono, while celebrating the summer festival.
 * Aguri de-transforms from being Cure Ace.
 * Cure Ace making an "A".
 * Cure Ace performing Ace Shot.
 * Cure Ace appearing in an ending card.
 * Cure Ace appears in the opening.
 * Cure Ace appears for the first time.
 * Ace seductor face summoning her red heart to attack
 * Cure Ace holds Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace holds her Love Kiss Rouge.
 * Cure Heart and Cure Ace group together.
 * Aguri's first concept.
 * Full Profile of Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Official Profile of Aguri and Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile of Aguri (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile (TV Asahi)
 * Aguri's face appears on Love Eyes Palette's mirror.
 * Aguri hugging Ai
 * Aguri calling out her transformation phase.
 * Aguri giving back Mana's Lovead.
 * Serious Aguri
 * Aguri's full view.
 * Aguri as she is dreaming.
 * Angry Aguri
 * Aguri in her kimono.
 * Aguri wearing her second kimono, while celebrating the summer festival.
 * Aguri de-transforms from being Cure Ace.
 * Cure Ace making an "A".
 * Cure Ace performing Ace Shot.
 * Cure Ace appearing in an ending card.
 * Cure Ace appears in the opening.
 * Cure Ace appears for the first time.
 * Ace seductor face summoning her red heart to attack
 * Cure Ace holds Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace holds her Love Kiss Rouge.
 * Cure Heart and Cure Ace group together.
 * Aguri's first concept.
 * Full Profile of Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Official Profile of Aguri and Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile of Aguri (Toei Animation)
 * Aguri's face appears on Love Eyes Palette's mirror.
 * Aguri hugging Ai
 * Aguri calling out her transformation phase.
 * Aguri giving back Mana's Lovead.
 * Serious Aguri
 * Aguri's full view.
 * Aguri as she is dreaming.
 * Angry Aguri
 * Aguri in her kimono.
 * Aguri wearing her second kimono, while celebrating the summer festival.
 * Cure Ace making an "A".
 * Cure Ace performing Ace Shot.
 * Cure Ace appearing in an ending card.
 * Cure Ace appears in the opening.
 * Cure Ace appears for the first time.
 * Ace seductor face summoning her red heart to attack
 * Cure Ace holds Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace holds her Love Kiss Rouge.
 * Cure Heart and Cure Ace group together.
 * Aguri's first concept.
 * Full Profile of Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Official Profile of Aguri and Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile of Aguri (Toei Animation)
 * Aguri's face appears on Love Eyes Palette's mirror.
 * Aguri hugging Ai
 * Aguri calling out her transformation phase.
 * Aguri giving back Mana's Lovead.
 * Serious Aguri
 * Aguri's full view.
 * Aguri as she is dreaming.
 * Angry Aguri
 * Aguri in her kimono.
 * Aguri wearing her second kimono, while celebrating the summer festival.
 * Cure Ace making an "A".
 * Cure Ace performing Ace Shot.
 * Cure Ace appearing in an ending card.
 * Cure Ace appears in the opening.
 * Cure Ace appears for the first time.
 * Ace seductor face summoning her red heart to attack
 * Cure Ace holds Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace holds her Love Kiss Rouge.
 * Cure Heart and Cure Ace group together.
 * Aguri's first concept.
 * Full Profile of Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Official Profile of Madoka and Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile of Madoka (Toei Animation)
 * Madoka's face appears on Love Eyes Palette's mirror.
 * Madoka hugging Ai
 * Madoka calling out her transformation phase.
 * Madoka giving back Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace making an "A".
 * Cure Ace performing Ace Shot.
 * Cure Ace appearing in an ending card.
 * Cure Ace appears for the first time.
 * Cure Ace holds Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace holds her Love Kiss Rouge.
 * Cure Heart and Cure Ace group together.
 * Madoka's first concept.
 * Full Profile of Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Official Profile of Madoka and Cure Ace (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile of Madoka (Toei Animation)
 * Offical Profile (TV Asahi)
 * Madoka's face appears on Love Eyes Palette's mirror.
 * Madoka hugging Ai
 * Madoka calling out her transformation phase.
 * Madoka giving back Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace making an "A".
 * Cure Ace performing Ace Shot.
 * Cure Ace appearing in an ending card.
 * Cure Ace appears for the first time.
 * Cure Ace holds Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace holds her Love Kiss Rouge.
 * Madoka's first concept.
 * Official Profile (Toei Animation)
 * Madoka's face appears on Love Eyes Palette's mirror.
 * Madoka hugging Ai
 * Aguri calling out her transformation phase.
 * Madoka giving back Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace making an "A".
 * Cure Ace performing Ace Shot.
 * Cure Ace appearing in an ending card.
 * Cure Ace appears for the first time.
 * Cure Ace holds Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace holds her Love Kiss Rouge.
 * Madoka's first concept.
 * Official Profile (Toei Animation)
 * Aguri's face appears on Love Eyes Palette's mirror.
 * Aguri hugging Ai
 * Aguri calling out her transformation phase.
 * Aguri giving back Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace making an "A".
 * Cure Ace performing Ace Shot.
 * Cure Ace appearing in an ending card.
 * Cure Ace appears for the first time.
 * Cure Ace holds Mana's Lovead.
 * Cure Ace holds her Love Kiss Rouge.
 * Aguri's first concept.
 * Official Profile (Toei Animation)
 * Aguri's face appears on Love Eyes Palette's mirror.
 * Aguri hugging Ai
 * Aguri calling out her transformation phase.
 * Cure Ace making an "A".
 * Cure Ace performing Ace Shot.}}