User blog:GlitterInformer/Doki Doki! Pretty Cure/Glitter Force Doki Doki SDC: Episode 27 (Sub), 21 (Dub)

Episode 26 (Sub), 20 (Dub) | Table of Contents '''Japanese title: “It’s Out of the Bag!? Cure Ace’s One Weakness!”'''

English title: “Ace’s Secret Weakness”



The episode starts out with our four main heroines facing off against a bicycle Jikochuu/Distain summoned by Gula/Gura. In the sub, the Jikochuu asks why they’re stopping him when there’s nobody else on the sidewalk, and Cure Diamond says that its driving will be a hazard to anyone who does come there. In the dub, the Distain says that it’s a vicious cycle and Glitter Diamond asks if it’s ever heard of the bike lane.

The Jikochuu/Distain proceeds to wipe the floor with the warriors by repeatedly ramming into them. The Jikochuu says, “Bike!” over and over; the Distain says something different each time it hits the girls.

Ace then comes in and stops the bike. She has no idea why such a weak enemy is causing the other four so much trouble. When she first appears, dialogue is added where Glitter Heart shouts her name in surprise. Also, while Cure Diamond is shocked that Cure Ace was here the whole time, Glitter Diamond is mad at Glitter Ace for just watching instead of helping them out.

The Jikochuu/Distain charges again. The Jikochuu says that pedestrians need to get out of the way, while the Distain asks if they want to see it “pop a wheelie”. When the girls dodge and land on the other side of the Jikochuu/Distain, dialogue is added where the Distain tells them not to move so it can crush them.

The others expect Ace to jump in and help out as she always does. But after looking at a nearby Yotsuba-owned clock, Ace simply says they’re taking too long and leaves them to fend for themselves.

The Jikochuu/Distain charges once more. In the sub, it continues to repeat, “Bike!”; in the dub, it makes a lame pun: “This is gonna wheelie hurt!”

Rosetta/Clover is determined that they can win this fight, and Sword/Spade summons her Love/Glitter Heart Arrow. The Jikochuu/Distain continues charging. In the sub, the Jikochuu shouts, “Mach 1000!” and Cure Heart panickedly wonders if the Jikochuu can go that fast. In the dub, the Distain shouts, “Pedal to the metal!” and Glitter Heart tells the others to watch out.

By Diamond’s recommendation, Sword/Spade aims Sparkle Sword at the Jikochuu/Distain’s tires. The Jikochuu/Distain tilts, dodging the blades. However, this causes it to become unbalanced, allowing the attack to finally pop its front tire and slow it down. The Jikochuu simply shouts and pants; the Distain says, “That was a low blow!”

Heart then finishes the fight off with Heart Shoot/Shot. With the Jikochuu/Distain purified, Gula/Gura teleports away without a word. As the girls celebrate their victory, a de-transformed Aguri/Natalie silently walks away.

We get the opening themes. The sub’s opening has finally been updated to include Cure Ace! However, very little of the opening has been changed. The vast majority of it still centers around the first four girls. In fact, the entire first half of the opening is completely unchanged. Here’s the new footage:

With the Jikochuu/Distain defeated, Leva/Riva berates Gula/Gura for ruining everything with his gluttony. Gula retorts that he lives to eat, while Gura says Riva didn’t even try the frosting and that it was really tasty. The two then teleport away in anger.

With the villains gone, the women and girls get together again. In the sub, one of the women asks if Grandma is okay and Grandma says she is, thanks to the mysterious girls who popped up. In the dub, one of the women asks if someone was there and hopes she isn’t hallucinating again. Grandma says she hopes not and asks what happened to the tea cakes (even though she clearly saw Gura eat them).

Aguri/Natalie is ashamed at how useless she was in today’s fight, but Mana/Maya assures her that she was great. Mana doesn’t give a reason for this, so it comes across as hollow. Maya says that they only had the power to win because of what Natalie taught them, which makes the scene more heartwarming.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Mana/Maya then takes a flower cake out of her sleeve. It turns out she never ate it after all and saved it for Aguri/Natalie, knowing how much she loves sweets. The two thank each other, and Mana/Maya even bows. In the sub, Aguri says that now that they’ve made up, she’ll be even stricter from here on out. In the dub, Natalie instead criticizes Maya for bowing incorrectly and tells her to straighten her back and bend at the waist. The girls are shocked that Aguri/Natalie got all strict again, but it turns out it was just a joke, as Aguri/Natalie bursts into laughter again. In the dub, dialogue is added where Aguri clarifies that she was kidding.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">The episode ends with everyone laughing along with Aguri/Natalie. Dialogue is added where Maya tells Natalie not to do that “bossy thing” again.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Well, actually, that’s not the end of the episode. With Aguri/Natalie finally befriending the others, we finally get our second Japanese ending theme containing all five Pretty Cures! The song is called “Love Link”, and I love it! It’s just as good as “Beyond the Sky”, and the animation is even cooler. I can’t wait to see this ending theme more and more!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Overall: This episode is what I’ve been waiting for! Ace has been a unique take on the mid-season Cure. Rather than joining the group right away, she’s a separate entity from them for the first five episodes she’s on screen. Despite that, she’s grown closer, little by little, to the other girls. Now, the arc has finally paid off, and Aguri/Natalie is a true member of the team. I can’t wait to see what these five girls do next!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in">Next time: The five girls go to a traditional Japanese summer festival!