Akanbe

Akanbes (アカンベェ, Akanbe)^? (known as Buffoons in Glitter Force) are the main monsters of Smile Pretty Cure!. To summon an Akanbe, a series villain shouts out "Come out, Akanbe!” while holding an Akanbe nose.

Akanbes can only emit cries of "Akanbe", "Aka" or "Beh", as well as "Super" or "Hyper" if they are of the appropriate type. Some Akanbes can speak in a more complex manner if appropriate to the situation, such as the Workbook Akanbe which would ask its questions aloud.

They are voiced by Sasaki Hiroo (佐々木啓夫, Sasaki Hiroo)^? in the Japanese version and Patrick Seitz in the English version.

Appearance[]

Although each Akanbe is unique in design, they possess some similarities in their appearance. Most are distorted versions of their possessed object and possess a clown's eyes, hands, and legs.

The earliest form of Akanbe are created from Red Noses, which contain a Cure Decor piece, and Pierrot's power. A unique feature of this Akanbe type is a long tongue sticking out of its large red mouth. The eyes are heavily lidded, with a single vertical red stripe running through each eye. The Red Nose Akanbe can be defeated by the Cures' individual purification attacks.

The second eyecatch, which normally shows Candy, sometimes shows an Akanbe instead, scaring the girls in the process. This happens on episodes 10, 17, 28, 33, 39, and 47.

In episode 12, a second type of Akanbe are created from Blue Noses. As the Blue Noses do not contain Cure Decor pieces, it makes them immune to the Cures' individual purification attacks. They lack the long tongue which Red Nose Akanbe have, and have sharp teeth instead. Their eyes are half-open, and surrounded by a spiked design. They also have a frilled collar around their necks. The Blue Nose Akanbe can be defeated with group attack Rainbow Healing.

In episode 23, a new type of Akanbe with a Yellow Nose was revealed. This type of Akanbe is characterized by smiling eyes and mouth. They are the same as the earliest Akanbe except Joker is the one summoning them.

In episode 24, another new Akanbe is introduced made of two noses, when used it creates a Super Akanbe twice as strong as the others. This Akanbe is defeated by the group attack Rainbow Burst, this Akanbe is characterized with sharp-looking eyes, three red streaks on one eye and three blue streaks on the other; the mouth has a full set of vampire looking teeth. They are known as Super Buffoons in Glitter Force.

Green nosed Akanbe appeared in episode 29, only appearing in the games the Cures are sucked into and has various purposes:

Whack-a-Mole: Game timer and moles
Go-kart: Starting Signal
Bowling: Bowling Pins
Baseball: Scoreboard
Swimming: Whistle and Shark

In episode 31, a new type of Akanbe appears, Hyper Akanbe, which is created from coating Red Noses in pure darkness. It has a Black Nose, violet lips, and its tongue is outside of its mouth. Unlike other types of Akanbe, these swallow their creator upon formation, causing them to serve as a pilot for the Akanbe. Each Hyper Akanbe gains a sigil on its forehead in the shape of its creator, as well as special characteristics:

Wolfrun: The Akanbe gains his wolf ears and tail.
Akaoni: The Akanbe gains two red horns and sharp teeth.
Majorina: The Akanbe gains her hood and its nose changes shape to match hers.
Joker: The Akanbe gains his closed eyes.

The pilot of a Hyper Akanbe gains a marking across their eyes while within the Akanbe, and suffers from debilitating side effects afterward. They are known as Twilight Buffoons in Glitter Force.

Abilities and Powers[]

Each Akanbe's powers depend on their possessed object. For example, many Akanbe monsters can fire high-speed missiles of their possessed objects, while the mirror Akanbe can reflect itself to create multiple images to create confusion.

They have been shown to be able to jump to great heights, as well as engage in hand-to-hand combat. Akanbe can also use their long tongue in combat.

It was shown in episode 10 that an Akanbe's strength is directly related to its creator. In this episode, after Wolfrun feasted on okonomiyaki and regained his energy, the Akanbe he created grew larger and stronger as well.

When an Akanbe is defeated, the Red Nose explodes to free the Cure Decor piece trapped within. The piece will be kept inside the Decor Décor.

In episode 12, Joker gives the Bad End Kingdom commanders an upgraded version, the Blue Nose, which creates Akanbe monsters that, while weaker than the ones with red noses, cannot be defeated with the Cures' individual purification attacks. This is because the individual purification attacks aim to purify the Cure Decor piece within the Nose, and since the Blue Nose does not contain any Cure Decor piece, the attacks have no effect on the Akanbe.

In episode 24, when the Super Akanbe is defeated two Cure Decor are released, revealing that there is more than 16 Cure Decors.

In episode 32 it is shown that a Hyper Akanbe can be created from any other kind of Akanbe by swiping Bad End paint on its nose.

List of Akanbe[]

Episode	Image	Possessing	Summoned by	Interesting details	Defeated with
SmPC01		House	Wolfrun	Jester shoes	Happy Shower
SmPC02		Volleyball	Wolfrun	Elbow pads and knee pads	Sunny Fire
SmPC03		Yayoi's Poster	Akaoni	A clown posing as a janitor	Peace Thunder
SmPC04		Soccer Goalpost	Akaoni	Wings of a bat or a pterodactyl: a cross between a net and striped arms	March Shoot
SmPC05		Mirror Prop	Majorina	A pink bow on the side of the head	Beauty Blizzard
SmPC06		Empty Drink Can	Majorina	Just the simple word "drink" on the front shoot can at the enemy	Happy Shower
SmPC07		Tree	Wolfrun	Small branches used for hands	Happy Shower
SmPC08		Playground Rocking Horse	Majorina	Does not have arms like the first 7	Happy Shower
SmPC09		Tennis Court Roller	Akaoni	Possibly the head of a jester	Peace Thunder
SmPC10		Okonomiyaki Sauce Pot	Wolfrun	Simply carries a sauce brush	Sunny Fire
SmPC11		Dandelion Flower	Majorina	Possibly gets small when summoned	March Shoot
SmPC12		Gachapon Machine	Wolfrun	Somewhat like a ballot box with a frilled tutu	Rainbow Healing
SmPC13		Miyuki's Omikuji Fortune	Akaoni	Carries two different objects in both his hands	Rainbow Healing
SmPC14		Tsuutenkaku	Majorina	This here Akanbe has now gone to kaiju size	Rainbow Healing
SmPC15		Carnation	Wolfrun	This Akanbe is wearing a ribbon like a bowtie.	Happy Shower
SmPC16		Math Workbook	Akaoni	This Akanbe is wearing a hat with a question mark on it and it'll trap anyone in a huge red X if they get an answer wrong.	Beauty Blizzard
SmPC17		FUJIWARA Billboard X 2	Majorina	These two Billboard have actual faces instead of someone popping his or her head through the hole.	Sunny Fire Rainbow Healing
SmPC18		Wicker Basket	Akaoni	It wears the collar like a headband.	Rainbow Healing
SmPC19		Fox Origami	Wolfrun	The fox origami now has legs and feet to move around.	Peace Thunder
SmPC20		Jack-in-the-box	Majorina	the box part of the Akanbe was used as a body while the jack was used as a head.	Rainbow Healing
SmPC21		Bamboo Tree	Akaoni	Muscle-like arms and legs.	Happy Shower Sunny Fire Peace Thunder March Shoot Beauty Blizzard
SmPC23		Rocks	Joker	It can move like a snake, but it also has arms and hands.	Happy Shower
SmPC24		Gingerbread House	Wolfrun	This is the first Akanbe with a different type of nose.	Rainbow Burst
SmPC25		Kakigōri	Akaoni	This one has no legs at all.	Rainbow Burst
SmPC26		Festival Prizes	Majorina	This one is a combination of all of the prizes.	Rainbow Burst
SmPC27		Incense Holder	Wolfrun	This one has a clown head.	Rainbow Burst
SmPC28		School Building	Majorina	Its arms are on the roof of the building.	Rainbow Burst
SmPC28		Ghosts	Majorina	a bunch of objects with blue noses	-
SmPC29		Ferris Wheel	Majorina	This Akanbe has no hands at all.	Rainbow Burst
SmPC29	1/8	Green Nose Akanbes	Majorina	All of them sport a green inner tube with yellow spots.	-
SmPC30		Piranha	Akaoni	The Akanbe's face was used as a make-up on the piranha.	Rainbow Burst
SmPC31		Backhoe	Wolfrun	Its the first Akanbe that's been piloted by Wolfrun.	Happy Shower (Royal Clock)
SmPC32	1/2	Roller Coaster	Joker	This Akanbe can move like a snake.	Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC33		Video Camera	Akaoni	Its the first Akanbe that's been piloted by Akaoni.	Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC34		Electric Guitar	Majorina	It's the first Akanbe that's been piloted by Majorina.	Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC35 HuPC37	1/3	Robot Action Figures	Wolfrun Akaoni Doctor Traum	This Akanbe can combine themselves into one.	Royal Rainbow Burst Cure Bloom/Bright, Cure Egret/Windy, Cure Lovely and Cure Princess’s Form Changes, and Cure Miracle and Magical’s Styles
SmPC36		Key Pendant	Wolfrun	The Akanbe's face is right where the key ring goes through the key.	Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC37		Ballot Box	Wolfrun	This Akanbe has a hole right on his head.	Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC38		Acorn	Majorina	The acorn that the Akanbe possessed is now a giant.	Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC39		Miyuki's Glass Slipper	Wolfrun	This is first Akanbe with an actual red nose since episode 21 of Smile Pretty Cure.	Happy Shower
SmPC40		Volleyball	Wolfrun	Just like the previous Akanbe that possessed a volley, but this one has Wolfrun's face on it.	Sunny Fire Burning Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC41		Yayoi's Manga	Akaoni	The character from the manga is now alive with Akaoni's face.	Peace Thunder Hurricane Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC42		Majorina's Apple	Majorina	The eyes on this Akanbe are pupilless.	March Shoot Impact Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC43	1/2	Joker's Mirror	Joker	The first and only Akanbe to be piloted/used as a weapon by Joker.	Beauty Blizzard Arrow Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC44		Building	Wolfrun	The color scheme on this Akanbe is different.	Happy Shower Shining Royal Rainbow Burst
SmPC47		Pierrot Shadows	Pierrot	These are the first and only Akanbe that were summoned by its master.	Fire Shoot Thunder Blizzard

Etymology[]

The name "Akanbe" means the action of "pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue".

Trivia[]

The Akanbes share their English voice actor with the King Jikochuu from Doki Doki! Pretty Cure.
The last five Hyper Akanbes mirror the first five Akanbes:
- The Hyper Akanbe from episode 44 mirrors the first Akanbe as a house-like Akanbe, summoned by Wolfrun and as Cure Happy's enemy. While the normal Akanbe is Cure Happy's first enemy, the Hyper Akanbe is the enemy, when she got her upgraded attack Happy Shower Shining.
- The Hyper Akanbe from episode 40 mirrors the Akanbe from episode 2 as a volleyball-like Akanbe and summoned by Wolfrun. While the normal Akanbe is Cure Sunny's first enemy, the Hyper Akanbe is the enemy, when she got her upgraded attack Sunny Fire Burning.
- The Hyper Akanbe from episode 41 mirrors the Akanbe from episode 3, both are originally Kise Yayoi's artworks and summoned by Akaoni. While the normal Akanbe is Cure Peace's first enemy, the Hyper Akanbe is the enemy, when she got her upgraded attack Peace Thunder Hurricane.
- The Hyper Akanbe from episode 42 mirrors the Akanbe from episode 4, both of them attack Midorikawa Nao and her siblings. While the normal Akanbe is Cure March's first enemy, the Hyper Akanbe is the enemy, when she got her upgraded attack March Shoot Impact.
- The Hyper Akanbe from episode 43 mirrors the Akanbe from episode 5 as a mirror-like Akanbe. While the normal Akanbe is Cure Beauty's first enemy, the Hyper Akanbe is the enemy, when she got her upgraded attack Beauty Blizzard Arrow.