User blog:GlitterInformer/Doki Doki! Pretty Cure/Glitter Force Doki Doki SDC: Episode 12 (Sub)

Episode 11 (Sub), 9 (Dub) | Table of Contents

Japanese title: "Mana's Determination! I'll Take on a Disciple!"

The new villain is excited to have finally found Pretty Cure. Much like in the dub, she’s looking forward to “playing” with them. And with this, episode 12 of ''Doki Doki! Pretty Cure'' draws to a close.

Overall: I loved this episode. In fact, it’s my favorite episode of ''Doki Doki! Pretty Cure'' so far. First of all, we got to see more of Mana’s trademark selflessness that makes her such a unique, refreshing, and entertaining character. But best of all, we got to see Jun. I really empathized with Jun’s desire to become just as selfless and strong as Mana. In fact, it’s that desire that makes him such a wonderful audience surrogate. I don’t know about you, but after watching the first episode of this show, I wanted to become more like Mana, too. And even if you don’t want to become the real-world counterpart of Mana, I bet you’ve had a moment in your life where you’re jealous of somebody you idolize because of how much better they are than you. In fact, everyone has moments where they feel like they’re useless and don’t help anyone at all. But Jun, as well as the audience, learned a lesson today. You can never become exactly like the person you idolize. Instead, you have to apply your desire to help people to do what you do well. You’ll be far more productive, helpful, and happy.

I really do feel better about myself now that I’ve watched this episode. Lately, I’ve been worrying that I’m leeching off of society. Right now, I’m not doing much to help society. I feel like a leech; the most productive thing I’m doing right now is my sub/dub comparison of this show, and I have no idea how many people actually read this. But the fact is, doing this sub/dub comparison makes me feel happy and fulfilled, and it might just be making other people feel happy, too. Thanks, Jun, for being a role model who has allowed me to feel better about myself. And thanks, Toei Animation, for bringing this important message to the silver screen in such a wonderful way.

It really is a shame that the dub didn’t include this. As I said earlier in the comparison, they didn’t have to include episode 9->7, as it had nothing to do with the plot. It was a good episode, but if you can only put 30 episodes in, you need to pick the best ones to put it. While I do think the best thing Saban could have done was remove episode 9 and fully dub three of the partially cut episodes, I think that replacing episode 9 with this one would have been a better choice. I can only imagine the positive impact this episode would have had on Anglophone viewers.

The only complaints I have about this episode are small. Jun’s voice was a bit too low-pitched, and Makoto’s fan base was glaringly absent. Otherwise, this episode was fantastic. I hope to see more great entertainment from ''Doki Doki! Pretty Cure''.

Next time: While Arisu/Clara participates in a contest, an inhabitant of the Trump Kingdom/Splendorius makes her move!