An end card (エンドカード endo kādo?) is a single picture that appears at the end of a broadcast in TV animation. Comments such as "See you again next time" (またみてね mata mite ne?) or "Look forward to next time" (次回もお楽しみに jikai mo otanoshimi ni?) are inserted, sometimes also in English.
The picture often includes spoilers for the next episode, or reflects the plot of the episode it aired with. Some episodes end with advertisements, and rebroadcasts can have new end cards as the advertisements aren't appropriate anymore. For Pretty Cure, the cards are full of jokes and edited from animation stills, while "series end cards" are special illustrations by the character designer from Heartcatch Pretty Cure! onwards.
Futari wa Pretty Cure[]
 Episode 49 (Series end card) | ||||
- According to Otsuka Takashi, who was an assistant episode director at the time, each end card this season was designed by the assistant director for the episode airing the week after.[1]
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart[]
 Episode 47 (Series end card) | ||||
- The end cards for episodes 12 to 14 are a set of three original illustrations of Mepple, Mipple, and Pollun in royal garments.[2]
- The end card for the twelfth episode was illustrated by character designer Inagami Akira, who did it upon request at the last minute.
- The end card for the thirteenth episode was illustrated by animatior Azuma Miho, and was said to have cost a lot of money to make.
- The end card for the fourteenth episode was illustrated by animator Tamegai Katsumi, who had just returned from working on the then-recent movie, with the layout done by assistant director Otsuka Takashi.
Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star[]
 Episode 49 (Preview for Yes! Pretty Cure 5) | ||||
- Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star had no series end card.
- The card for episode 37 was reused in episode 39.
Yes! Pretty Cure 5[]
 Episode 49 (Preview for Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!) | ||||
- Yes! Pretty Cure 5 had no series end card.
Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo![]
 Episode 48 (Series end card) | ||||
Fresh Pretty Cure![]
 Episode 50 (Series end card) | ||||
Heartcatch Pretty Cure![]
- In this format, more two episodes share a single end card. Suite Pretty Cure♪ switches back to weekly end cards.
- First series to have the series end card drawn by the character designer (in this case, Umakoshi Yoshihiko)
Suite Pretty Cure♪[]
 Episode 48 (Series end card) | ||||
Rebroadcasts[]
The series was rebroadcast in 2015, and the cards that carry references to Smile Pretty Cure! were replaced as they were not appropriate for the schedule.
Smile Pretty Cure![]
- Goes back to a "multiple episodes - one end card" format, but spread over the season instead of batches.
Doki Doki! Pretty Cure[]
- Same concept as Smile Pretty Cure!, but with less cards.
Happiness Charge Pretty Cure![]
 Episode 49 (series end card) | ||||
- Goes back to a weekly change and shows off fanart sent in by children.
Rebroadcasts[]
The series was rebroadcast in 2015 and all advertisements in end cards were cut and replaced by any of these three cards.
First used in episode 1
First used in episode 3 (white text not part of the original screenshot)
First used in episode 4
Go! Princess Pretty Cure[]
 Episode 50 (series end card) | ||||
- The same fanart format used for Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!. Episode 35-40 advertised for the movie.
Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure![]
 End card for the "Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure explained in 3 minutes" youtube video  Episode 50 (series end card) | ||||
- Episodes 38-41 played advertisements and trailers for the movie.
- The end cards were created by Toyoda Momoka, an assistant director for the series.[3]
Unused end cards[]
Some end cards were created, but never used. They were deemed unfitting and replaced, or advertisements ran in their place.
KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode[]
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- The end cards generally depict photos of recreated desserts from the show, these were also shown on Pretty Cure's instagram channel at the time
- Episodes 36 and 38-39 played trailers for KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode: Paritto! Omoide no Mille-feuille! instead
- End cards for episode 30 and 31 were the same, with episode 47 and 48 repeating its end cards as well
Rebroadcasts[]
The series was rebroadcast on the TV channel TOKYO MX in 2019 and several end cards were created to replace those that had advertisements or outdated links in them.
HUGtto! Pretty Cure[]
 Episode 49 (Series end card) | ||||
- Episodes 5-10 ran advertisements for Pretty Cure Super Stars! while episodes 22, 24, 35 and 38-41 had advertising for HUGtto! Pretty Cure♡Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories instead of end cards. Episode 46-47 omitted the end cards in favor of showing Pretty Cure Miracle Universe trailers.
- Episode 36 and 37 had no end cards
- The end card for episode 13 is the same as for episode 12
Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure[]
Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure had no episodic end cards, they were instead replaced with fortune telling segments that are covered on the episode pages.
Series end card
Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure[]
Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure as well, had no episodic end card, instead they had video segments of the fairies running a game corner.
Series end card
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure[]
  Episode 25 to 27  Episode 25 to 27 (continued)  Episode 25 to 27 (continued)  Episode 25 to 27 (final)  Episode 25 to 27 (gif)  Episode 28 to 31  Episode 34 to 36  Episode 38 (continued)  Episode 38 (continued)  Episode 38 (final)  Episode 39 (gif)  Episode 43 (continued)  Episode 43 (continued)  Episode 43 (final)  Episode 43 (gif)  Episode 44 to 45  Episode 46 (series end card) | ||||
- Had no end cards until episode 19. Instead there were make-up corners called Tropica stylish lesson (トロピカおしゃレッスン Toropika osha ressun?)[4] with 3D animations of the main characters as instructors. These were not uploaded on YouTube, perhaps because the website has regulations on showing real-life children in videos or they wanted to protect the privacy of the young participants.
- Both the end cards as well as the videos are cut out of the English Crunchyroll release. This is despite the end cards carrying no reference to TV Asahi broadcasting or the instagram.
- The first of any series to have animated cards.
Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure[]
 Episode 2 and any other episode so far | ||||
- So far, a format that only shows new end cards for special episodes, drawn by character designer Yufu Kyouko.
- The unique end cards by Yufu Kyouko are sold as a set since October 31, 2022.[5]
- They are, again, cut out of the English Crunchyroll release.
Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure[]
- Here, end cards are presented only for the fact that today is the character's birthday.
- The renders of the characters as well as the cakes featured in the end cards are taken from each's birthday merchandise campaign.
- They are, again, cut out of the English Crunchyroll release.
- The finale episode's end card shows that Sora and Mashiro have swapped their hair accessories.
Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~[]
Movie end cards[]
References[]
- ↑ A website documenting all the end cards shown for Futari wa Pretty Cure. It sources a web diary page from assistant episode director Otsuka Takashi on September 15, 2004, who states that each end card is designed by the assistant director for the episode airing the week after (source is in Japanese).
- ↑ The April 2005 section from Otsuka's web diary. The entry for April 28 is the most relevant (source is in Japanese).
- ↑ https://twitter.com/suzumegakaitai
- ↑ This is a portmanteau, as osha + the re from lesson make up oshare/stylish.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TA_museum/status/1586991463875108864