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Bunbee (ブンビー Bunbī)? is the boss of Girinma, Gamao and Arachnea in Yes! Pretty Cure 5. He can transform into a bee.

For the first part of the series he was believed to be leading Nightmare, but it is soon revealed that he takes orders from Kawarino.

He joined Eternal in the sequel after surviving a fatal fall near the end of the previous season.

Bio[]

Appearance[]

In his human form, his normal attire consists of a dark gray suit, red shirt, and olive-colored tie. However, in GoGo!, he wears a white jacket with the same red shirt and tie underneath it. His true form is that of a muscular humanoid bee.

Personality[]

He initially seems menacing and demanding, but develops into a comic relief villain as his position in the company is overthrown. He fears Kawarino and always tries to find a way to be promoted so he can be the man in charge.

In GoGo!, Bunbee is depressed due to his position as a lowly underling and is constantly nervous. He gradually regains his confidence and ultimately finds his life goal of opening his own company.

After becoming a Pretty Cure ally, Bunbee is a more lighthearted and happy person, although he can be slightly opportunistic and clumsy at times.

Relationships[]

  • Kawarino: His former higher-up in Nightmare who he fears.
  • Scorp: Scorp and Bunbee argued a lot, as Bunbee accidentally referred to Scorp with wrong names many times. However, they develop a genuine friendship, with Scorp being the only Eternal employee to bond with Bunbee. Bunbee is upset after learning that Scorp had sacrificed himself.
  • Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Cures: Bunbee has a complex relationship with the girls due to his previous experiences working at Nightmare and Eternal. While some of the girls, like Nozomi and Urara, now consider him their friend, others, like Rin and Kurumi, still regard him as a troublesome acquaintance. He also considers Cure Dream to be his favorite Cure.

Etymology[]

In Japanese, "byun" means "buzzle", befitting his bee theme.

History[]

Yes! Pretty Cure 5[]

Bunbee first appears where he scolds Girinma for failing to obtaining the Dream Collet.YPC502 After all three of his subordinates failed, he took matters into his own hands, arriving at Minazuki Karen's mansion to attack the four Pretty Cure.YPC505 He fails to defeat them but does seize a Pinky, though he loses it during his next attack when he transforms the Pinky into a Kowaina monster.

After this second failure, Kawarino appears, revealing Bunbee is only a mid-level managerYPC507. After Girinma and Arachnea both meet their doom, Bunbee's division at Nightmare is closed. Kawarino moves Bunbee into another department, which is led by Bloody. Bunbee loses his management position and becomes an errand boy, especially for HadenyaYPC531.

After multiple failures at defeating the Pretty Cure, Bunbee flees because of the black Kowaina mask. On Nightmare HQ's roof, Kawarino blasts him off, but Bunbee miraculously manages to grab the edge of a window as he falls after remembering he could fly, and escapes.

Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo![]

In GoGo!, Bunbee finds a new job at Eternal, but ends up being looked down on by every member and is usually seen bringing tea to them.

He finds Pretty Cure as an Eternal member by tricking Mailpo to lead him to the girls. When the girls recognize him, they wonder why he returned since Nightmare was defeated. Bunbee explains what happened and how he survivedYPC5GG03.

Bunbee meets Scorp but continually mispronounces his name but they eventually become friends. The pair even teamed up and almost seized the Rose Pact before Milky Rose debuted and ruined their plansYPC5GG10. He was very disheartened when Scorp died and all the other members of Eternal didn't seem to care. Bunbee did not get along with Nebatakos at all, as he insulted Bunbee and then forced him to massage his legsYPC5GG12.

Bunbee grows more dissatisfied with his position within Eternal, complaining about having to study the value of the "weird" items in the collection and wonders how he ended up working at Eternal. Things eventually get so bad that out of despair and desperation, Bunbee approaches Pretty Cure and asks to become their leader but is denied due to his harsh methodsYPC5GG35.

As Bunbee is reporting to Anacondy about King Mont Blanc, she attempts to get rid of him with hidden trap doors in the floor that sucked him in. Anacondy leaves when she thinks he is gone, but once again Bunbee has managed to grab hold of one of the doors so he can open them up. He considers getting a new job again.YPC5GG39

In the final few episodes, Bunbee watches how the Boss kill Mucardia before hiding in the collection until the Boss brings the Pretty Cure and Milky Rose to Eternal with Anacondy. From a window, Bunbee watches as the Pretty Cure were turned to stone and then teleported into Boss's collection. He then proceeds to witness the death of Anacondy and Boss flying to the Cure Rose Garden. Bunbee then finds Milky Rose, Syrup, and Mailpo so he can show them the secret entrance to the collection where they were able to return the Pretty Cure to normal. Cure Dream thanks him, but he tells her to hurry up and go to the Cure Rose Garden.

In the final episode after the Boss's defeat, he is seen with his own business called Bunbee Company with a staff who looked a lot like Kawarino working for him.

Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!: Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday![]

In the GoGo's movie, Bunbee briefly serves Mushiban by robbing Nozomi's birthday cake, and leads the Cures into a trap Mushiban had set inside Sweets Kingdom. But he soon quits after feeling disappointed when he sees what Mushiban's reward is for him.

HUGtto! Pretty Cure[]

Bunbee appears, where he encounters Saaya, Hana and the KiraKira Cures as they are looking for the other Pretty Cure. After being treated by Ichika and Ciel at the KiraPati, Bunbee reveals that he had been working for Criasu for a very short time. He also helps them find the Yes! 5 team. He and many other characters then get frozen in time, but he is restored to normal after the Cures purify Doctor Traum.HuPC36HuPC37

Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~[]

Years later, Bunbee currently works for a building management company, after he quit running his own business. When examining some run-down apartments for a potential renovation, he is shocked to watch a woman turn into a Shadow, prompting him to escape. When escorting Saki and Mai, he gets pinned down by some of the Shadows, but then he escapes after remembering he can transform into his bee form. He then gets to meet up with the Yes! 5 girls again for the first time in years, although he tells them he would rather opt out from helping them.KnCOPC04

Bunbee later helps Coco find an apartment to live in. Initially, he is exposed by Kurumi for wanting to improve his sales record, but still manages to rent out the flat after Kurumi changes her mind.KnCOPC07

When being attacked by Shadows, Bunbee is saved by Cure Dream. There, he expresses his admiration for Dream, after Dream respectfully refers his name.KnCOPC10 He later prompts the townspeople to start having hope instead of relying on the Cures all the time. He is last seen helping out with community services after the final battle.KnCOPC12

Trivia[]

  • He shares his voice actor with Uraganos, a villain from from Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, Director Fukazawa, a minor character from Smile Pretty Cure!, Ego Ego, the main antagonist from the Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure Movie, and Mayor Washio from Wonderful Pretty Cure!.
  • Bunbee is the first villain to:
    • Appear in a feature movie of their debut season.
    • Survive in a sequel. He is also by far the only villain to have done so.
      • Bunbee was originally planned to be disposed of at some point early on in Yes! Pretty Cure 5, but the character came to life so well that he survived into Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!.[1]
  • He is known to occasionally take a taxi when he needs to go somewhere to confront the Pretty Cure.
  • He appears in Pretty Cure All Stars DX 2 and DX 3.
    • In DX 2, Bunbee is seen waiting in line at the Fairy Park entrance and starts to grow impatient when Hanasaki Tsubomi and Hanasaki Tsubomi accidentally hold up the line.
    • In DX 3, Bunbee is among the crowd, waving his Miracle Light to support the Cures.
  • In the second and fourth Dream Story crossover manga, he works as a talent show announcer.
  • Bunbee made cameos in both Excitement, where he appeared with one of his unnamed colleagues, and Drops of Pretty Cure, where he was among some photos with a surprised face, before his actual appearance in the fourth episode of Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~.
  • A running gag involves Bunbee forgetting that he can save himself from a dangerous situation by transforming into his bee form.

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