Suite Pretty Cure♪

Suite Pretty Cure♪ (スイート プリキュア♪) is a Japanese anime series and the eighth series of the Pretty Cure anime franchise by Izumi Todo. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered on February 6, 2011, replacing Heartcatch Pretty Cure! on it's initial timeslot. The series' theme is related to music.

Plot

 * Suite Pretty Cure♪ episodes

Mephisto, the ruler of Minor Land threatens the world by spreading the Melody of Unhappiness throughout the human world. He is also after a powerful item called the Legendary Score, in which the Melody of Happiness is written. The "Fairy of Songs", Hummy is sent to the human world to search for the new Pretty Cures to stand up against Mephisto and collect the scattered notes of the Melody of Happiness.

Pretty Cures
Houjou Hibiki (北条 響) is 14 years old and has a cheerful personality. She excels at sports, an expert on soccer, but is very bad at studying. Although her mother is a famous violinist and her father is a genius music teacher, Hibiki thinks she has no musical talent but however she has absolute pitch, and is able to identify music notes perfectly. She also loves to eat sweet things, in particular the cakes from Kanade's family's shop. Her alter ego is Cure Melody.

Minamino Kanade (南野　奏) is also 14 years old and she is Hibiki's childhood friend. Kanade is a excellent student, but she is not really good at sports like Hibiki. Her excellent grades and personality make her sort of a celebrity in her school. Kanade is very mature, but also quite stubborn sometimes. She dreams of being a pastry chef when she grows up and to take over her parents' pastry shop, the Lucky Spoon. She also has a strong love for cats, especially Hummy. Her alter ego is Cure Rhythm.

Masked Cure is a mysterious cure shown in the introduction of the episodes so far who wears a mask with a heart-shaped jewel on it. She is shown with a fairy tone on her shoulder in the opening sequence and a Cure Module on her chest. It is unknown who she is at this time or what she has to do with Hibiki and Kanade.

Mascots
Hummy (ハミィ) is a female Cat-like "Fairy of Songs" and the partner of both Hibiki and Kanade. She is the annual singer of "melody of happiness", who tries to confront Mephisto. She is sent to the human world to search and collect the scattered notes of the Melody of Happiness until she met both Kanade and Hibiki.

Minor Land
Mephisto (メフィスト) is the King of the nation "Minor Land". He attempts to make the "melody of happiness" into "melody of sorrow" to turn all worlds tragic and to fulfill his taste of music.

Siren (セイレーン) is a female Cat-like "Fairy of Songs". Although she was born in Major Land and befriends Hummy, owing to that her title of the annual singer of "melody of happiness" was given to Hummy, she felt betrayed and asked to be Mephisto's right-hand. The "Trio the Minor" who were deprived of their seat of right-hand also hate her.

Bassdrum (バスドラ), Baritone (バリトン), and Falsetto (ファルセット) are the ministers of Mephisto and the horrible chorus "Trio the Minor" who work with Siren. They sing in unison rather than speak individually.

Others
Aphrodite (アフロディテ) is the Empress of the nation "Major Land". She hosts the anniversary of the "Melody of Happiness" to pray for the peace of all worlds.

Fairy Tone
They are 8 creatures with different colours, each of which is named after a different note. They lend their powers to this season's Cures.
 * 1) Dory- Helps transform Hibiki into Cure Melody.
 * 2) Rery- Helps transform Kanade into Cure Rhythm.
 * 3) Miry
 * 4) Fary
 * 5) Solry
 * 6) Lary
 * 7) Siry
 * 8) Dodory

Trivia

 * Suite Pretty Cure♪ is the only Pretty Cure season to have pink as both the Cures' theme colors.
 * The official character artist of Futari wa Pretty Cure designed the characters for Suite Pretty Cure♪, bringing yet another change in art style like the last two seasons did.
 * Suite Pretty Cure♪ is the third season that doesn't use a cell phone-like device for the Cures to transform; the others being Yes! Pretty Cure 5 which used a device that looked like a watch(pinky catch), and the other being Heartcatch Pretty Cure with Cure Blossom, Cure Marine and Cure Sunshine using perfumes(heart&shiny perfume) and Cure Moonlight, who uses the lid of the Heart Pot.
 * Suite Pretty Cure♪ is the only Pretty Cure season that uses a broach to transform.
 * Suite Pretty Cure♪ is the only Pretty Cure series in which there is only one major mascot.
 * Suite Pretty Cure♪ is the first season since Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star to feature the two Pretty Cure warriors gaining their powers in the first episode, as well as transforming together.
 * Suite Pretty Cure♪ is the only season to have parts of their transformation in 3D.