Kasugano Michel (春日野ミシェル Kasugano Misheru)? is a minor character from Yes! Pretty Cure 5 and Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!. He is the father of Kasugano Urara, the widower to Kasugano Maria, his late wife, and the son-in-law of Kasugano Heizou.
Bio[]
Appearance[]
Michel is a man of French descent with short blonde hair and hazel eyes. He typically wears a full blue suit, with a red necktie, dark blue waistcoat, and white dress shirt underneath.
Personality[]
He, like his father-in-law, are quite overbearing of Urara, to the point of embarrassment. Since she was a little girl, Michel has made an attempt to attend every event she participates in, but was unable to make it to the children's show that Urara emceed,YPC512 which devastated him. When she gets kidnapped by Girinma, Michel is worried sick over her whereabouts. Compared to the worrywart Washio Kouta, Michel is more laid-back, as when Urara reappears, he is not really mad, and finds it more important that she's safe.YPC519
Relationships[]
- Kasugano Heizou: Michel and Heizou have a very close family relationship, bonding over their love for Urara and the loss of Maria.
- Kasugano Urara: His daughter, who he loves dearly.
- Kasugano Maria: His late wife, who he misses deeply everyday.
- Washio Kouta: The Kasugano men trust Washio to take care of Urara. They form a triad of Urara's greatest and most embarrassing supporters.
History[]
Pre-season[]
Despite being from France, Michel has lived in Japan for the past twenty years, speaking Japanese fluently, as Komachi compliments his skill. He married his wife, Maria, and they had one daughter, Urara. He, along with his wife, daughter, and father-in-law, formed a happy family, as Maria cooked her special curry for them. However, when Urara was still young, Maria passed away from an unknown illness. Michel and Heizou were devastated, but Urara was there for them, which kept them in high spirits, and motivated them to put all their effort into raising her.YPC519 The family would watch recordings of Maria when she used to perform on stage, which Urara was enthralled by, and motivated her to become an actress just like her late mother.YPC5GG18
Yes! Pretty Cure 5[]
One day, Michel and Heizou are sneaking around Natts House, wearing sunglasses. The group notices this, so Nuts goes outside to talk to them, which scares them off, but they trip and fall. Urara recognizes the two as her family, and says that they have ulterior motives. Soon after, Washio arrives with information on a new job for Urara. He notices the two men and say they're just here to check on her, and they retort that he was the one who told them she was acting strange. Urara denies this, and the three men agree just to seem unsuspicious and quickly head out. Once Urara leaves, the remaining group notices the three men still sneaking around the building. Agreeing with them that Urara is acting strange, they all team up to tail her. Michel notices the notebook Urara has, and realizes it's the cookbook her late mother used to own with the recipe on her special curry. The reason she was acting strange was because she wanted to buy ingredients to make the special curry for her father and grandfather, to bring them a little bit of happiness. They are moved, and everyone enjoys the curry she makes.YPC519
Later, when Urara is asked to debut as a singer, writing her own lyrics, she stays up all night trying to come up with them. Michel and Heizou bring her some food, asking if she can make some great lyrics, to which she replies she can. On the day of the debut, the two are in the audience, wearing yellow cheering outfits, commenting on the chaotic atmosphere. When Urara and the others perform on stage, they happily nod along and cheer.YPC520
Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo![]
Michel and his father-in-law appear once in the eighteenth episode. During a flashback scene, Urara recalls watching recordings of her late mother performing on stage with her father and grandfather, and exclaiming to them that she wanted to be an actress just like her. During the live performance of the song, Michel and Heizou are in the audience with the others.
Trivia[]
- Michel is one of three parents in the Pretty Cure series whose spouse is deceased.
- Michel is the first parent of a Pretty Cure to be foreign-born, or rather, not be of Japanese descent.
- As the Kasugano family name belongs to his late wife and father-in-law, who are both Japanese, this means Michel adopted the name from them through marriage.
- He shares his voice actor with Natural, a member of Trio de Major in Suite Pretty Cure♪ : Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Melody!
- He made cameo appearances in Pretty Cure All Stars: GoGo Dream Live and Pretty Cure All Stars DX 2: Kibou no Hikari - Rainbow Jewel o Mamore!, during audience scenes.
- He also appeared in the seventh episode of Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Pretty Cure '23~ during a flashback of him, Heizou, and Masuko Mika watching Urara perform.
Gallery[]
V • EYes! Pretty Cure 5 characters | ||
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Cures | Yumehara Nozomi/Cure Dream • Natsuki Rin/Cure Rouge • Kasugano Urara/Cure Lemonade • Akimoto Komachi/Cure Mint • Minazuki Karen/Cure Aqua • (Mimino Kurumi/Milky Rose) | |
Mascots | Coco • Nuts • Milk • Papaya • (Syrup) • Pinkies • (Mailpo) • (Four Rulers) • (Palmins) | |
Nightmare | Kowaina • Girinma • Gamao • Arachnea • Bunbee • Bloody • Hadenya • Kawarino • Desperaia | |
Eternal | Hoshina • Scorp • Bunbee • Nebatakos • Isohgin • Yadokhan • Shibiretta • Mucardia • Anacondy • Boss | |
Others | Yumehara Megumi • Natsuki Kazuyo • Natsuki Yu • Natsuki Ai • Kasugano Michel • Kasugano Heizou • [Maria] • Washio Kouta • Akimoto Madoka • Jii-ya/Sakamoto • Masuko Mika • Otaka-san • Kudou Mayu • Miyamoto Kanako • (Four Rulers) • (Flora) • Other minor characters | |
Movie only | Dark Pretty Cure 5 • Shadow • Migirin • Hidarin • (Chocola) • (Mushiban) • (Dry) • (Bitter) • (Queen Dessert) |