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I'm a Princess!? Cure Flora is Born! (私がプリンセス!?キュアフローラ誕生! Watashi ga Purinsesu!? Kyua Furōra Tanjō!)? is the 1st episode of Go! Princess Pretty Cure and is the 536th episode of the Pretty Cure franchise overall.

Summary[]

Haruka moves to the prestigious Noble Academy, where only those with dreams may attend. She befriends her roommate Yui and goes on a tour with her, but afraid of telling others her dream, she tries avoiding it.

Major Events[]

  • Haruka, Minami, Kirara, Yui, and Prince Kanata make their first appearances.
  • Haruka moves to Noble Academy.
  • Haruka meets Pafu and Aroma for the first time.
  • Close attacks for the first time.
  • Haruno Haruka transforms into Cure Flora and uses Floral Tourbillon for the first time.
  • The Hope Kingdom is mentioned for the first time, by Aroma.

Synopsis[]

As a little girl, Haruno Haruka wanted to become a Princess, but a couple boys made fun of her unrealistic dream, resulting in her crying. Another boy approached her to tell her that as long as she keeps holding onto her dream she can become a Princess. Encouraged, Haruka said she would do her best and he gave her a charm to help protect her precious dream, and she promised to reach it as he introduced himself as Kanata and took off.

Currently, Haruka's parents are taking her to Noble Academy, a boarding school that she wanted to attend. With growing excitement she marvels over the size of the school and quickly locates her dorm room. While practicing her curtsy, she is joined by Nanase Yui, her roommate from this point on. They share introductions and take off to join the tour of the dormitory, the lesson rooms; and in the process they learn its proper to greet others with "gokigenyou".

Along the way she comes across Kaido Minami, the student council President. She also crosses paths with Amanogawa Kirara, who can't find her own room.

Haruka and Yui head outside while discussing the history of the school. Yui explains how it is her dream to become the author of picture books and she asks Haruka about her dream. But unable to tell her, Haruka distracts Yui and runs away, all the way to a nearby forest. She overlooks the charm Kanata gave to her and begins doubting she can really handle a dream she is embaressed about, when suddenly a light pink dog pops out of the bushes and trips on one of her ears. When it complains Haruka is scared, only for a purple bird carrying a chest to swoop down from the sky and begin attacking her under the pretense she is trying to hurt his sister.

In the distance, a strange figure observes them from a rooftop.

Haruka calms down and fixes the puppy's ears, while the bird introduces themselves as Aroma and Pafu. Lately, the Hope Kingdom has been in dire trouble. Before he can say anything else, the sky and forest begin to darken, and the flowers wither as the figure "Close" appears before them. Haruka is intrigued when he mentions something known as the "legendary Princess Pretty Cure". However, when Yui appears, Close targets her by locking her dream and summoning a picture book Zetsuborg from it.

He orders it to attack the group and they begin to run until Haruka remembers Yui is trapped within the cage. She turns around and in the process Aroma drops his chest in a panic, and a Princess Perfume falls out. As Haruka takes note of the keyhole on the cage, Haruka demands to know why Close targeted Yui. He remarks on how worthless dreams are, causing her to take offense before she openly proclaims her own dream of becoming a Princess one day. She reaches for the charm in her pocket when she notices that it's beginning to glow and in a flash, it changes into a key. Close demands that she hands it over but Haruka refuses. Aroma instructs her on how to use it but she hesitates while they keep Close from reaching her; only for him to easily push them aside.

Seeing this Haruka suddenly gains enough courage to protect them and Yui's dream and she uses the two objects together to transform into the Princess of Flowers: Cure Flora. After she finishes, she is surprised to see what just happened as the sky and flowers begin returning to life. Aroma tells her to prepare for the battle, but Flora carelessly stumbles around until she is able to push the Zetsuborg away and overpower it. During a moment of weakness she changes into her Mode Elegant form to use Floral Tourbillon to purify it.

As everything returns to normal Close angrily takes off and Cure Flora uses her Dress Up Key to unlock the cage holding Yui. Aroma resumes explaining what happened to the Kingdom and why they were sent to locate the Princess Pretty Cure to save it, bringing up that they are representatives of Prince Kanata. Flora is shocked by this as she recalls the figure having the name of the boy she met as a child, and when they show her a picture she is very surprised to discover he is a Prince.

Characters[]

Pretty Cure[]

Mascots[]

Villains[]

Secondary Characters[]

Trivia[]

  • The names of Haruka and Kanata reflect the Japanese phrase haruka kanata, meaning "far away". This phrase also appears in the lyrics of the opening theme, and Haruka and Kanata are shown on-screen together at that point.
  • The introduction references motifs from Revolutionary Girl Utena. That anime opens with a fairytale-book style scene where a prince with dark skin and lilac hair, dressed in white, arrives to comfort a crying pink-haired girl, advises her to have strength even as she grows up, and gives her a keepsake to remember him by. In Pretty Cure, this encourages Haruka to follow her dream to become a princess, while in Utena it encourages her to become a prince.
  • Haruka and Yui's room numbers are 107-A and 107-B, respectively.
  • Students at Noble Academy greet each other with gokigenyou, a very formal greeting in Japanese which can mean both "hello" and "goodbye", and which is often translated as "good day to you". It derives from the word gokigen, meaning "good spirits". It was popularized by the 2004 anime Maria-sama ga Miteru, which is also set in a school where students use this greeting.
  • Haruka follows several traditional Pretty Cure tropes that affect the lead Cure in previous seasons:
    • She freaks out when she first hears fairies speaking
    • She is surprised after she transforms into a Pretty Cure
    • She does not know how to use her powers at first
    • She jumps high into the air due to underestimating her strength, and falls back down without serious injury.
  • The villainous background music from Doki Doki! Pretty Cure plays in one scene.
  • For the first time in the Pretty Cure franchise, a free DVD with background info, toy advertisements and a dance lesson was given away at toystores. To receive it, customers had to say the codeword shown at the end of the first episode.

Gallery[]

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