Kome-Kome

Kome-Kome (コメコメ^?) is a fox-like Energy Fairy from Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure. She originates from CooKingdom, is the Energy Fairy of Rice, and is Yui's fairy partner. At the beginning of the series, she could only say her name but after she grows up and starts learning to talk, she ends her sentences with ~kome! (～コメ!^?).

Her full name is Connectal Mochimochitto Fukkurara Glycogen Komex II (コネクトル・モチモチット・フックララ・グリコーゲン・コメックス二世^?).

Biography

Appearance

Kome-Kome is a fox-like fairy with white fur. She wears a hot pink collar around her neck, that has a white frilly layer, and a hot pink heart jewel brooch in the middle. When she combines forces and transforms with Yui, she enters her "rice ball form".

As a baby, she turns into a human but retains her ears and tail. She wears a magenta onesie with a white bib that has her heart jewel on it and cream-colored socks. She has short pale pink hair with darker ombre toward the bottom, pink eyes, and rosy cheeks.

When she grows to a young toddler, her hair grows a little and gains a hot pink bow on the left. She wears a long-sleeved pale yellow shirt with a magenta jumper with two pink buttons over it along with matching magenta boots with white trim on top and white puffs on each foot.

When she grows into a child, her hair grows more and is styled in curled pigtails each with a hot pink bow. She wears a pale yellow shirt with puffy sleeves that reach her elbows and a magenta skirt held up with suspenders and a sash around her waist. She also wears magenta flats with white puffs on each foot and white stockings.

After growing into a preteen, her curled pigtails grow longer. Her magenta suspenders skirt has lengthened with additional yellow rims and pink dots, with two bows on the sash replacing the dot located there. The white puffs on her flats have also moved up to her strapes.

When she grows into a teenager, her pigtails grow longer and become slightly thinner with more of a curl. She wears a short cape covering the upper part of her body. Her dress shortens but underneath is a puffy cream skirt. She also wears magenta wristbands, longer scalloped stockings, and magenta boots with hot pink toetips and a cream puff on each side. In the movie, she wears a peach dress with a white collar, light yellow ruffles on the sleeves and skirt, and a white heart on the right side, with her jewel brooch on the collar. She also wears magenta shoes with pink bows along with long white socks.

In her Children's Lunch Dress, her hair grows longer and thicker with her pigtails coming undone and her bangs curling inward along with two additional curls jutting from the sides of her ears. She wears a light pink ruffled headband with two magenta bows with small rice balls on each side. On her ears are gold spoon and fork-shaped earrings and she also wears a magenta choker with a small pink rice ball. Her dress is pink and white with wing-like sleeves and a scalloped apron-like bottom with pale pink rice balls with yellow grain designs on them. On her chest is a giant magenta ribbon with a larger version of her brooch in the middle. The top part of the skirt is pink with yellow rice-shaped designs around it. Her sleeves and the bottom part of her skirt are made of gray fluff. She also wears pale pink gloves with matching puff balls on them and short pale pink and magenta boots with matching puff balls on each side with pale yellow socks. On her back is a large pink cord ribbon.

Personality

Kome-Kome is young, innocent and energetic. She is eager to grow up and become capable like her fairy and human friends.

Relationships

Nagomi Yui: She deeply admires Yui, and wants to grow up to become just like her. Kome-Kome loves it when Yui gives her pats on the head.
Pam-Pam: Since Kome-Kome is still very young, she relies on Pam-Pam to take care of her, and come to her rescue if she can't explain herself very well.
Mem-Mem: Kome-Kome relies on Mem-Mem to look after her, and depends on him to comfort her whenever she is feeling sad.
Rosemary: Her caretaker who brought her and the other fairies to Earth. Kome-Kome cares for Rosemary, as seen when she searched for someone to help Rosemary when he collapsed from hunger.
Hanamichi Rin and Hanamichi Run: Upon meeting both siblings, Kome-Kome becomes their friend. Although initially hurt by their remarks on her ears and tail, Kome-Kome later accepts herself and continues being their friend.
Shinada Takumi: A childhood friend of Yui's, Kome-Kome initially tried to stay hidden from Takumi but decided to trust him after he reunited her with Yui, Mari and Pam-Pam following her errand for carrots. However, she later grows to trust and adore him.

Etymology

Kome (米, Kome^?) means "rice" in Japanese. ^[1]

History

Meeting Yui

Kome-Kome arrives on Earth with Rosemary. She gets distracted by a nearby fruits shop, where a customer picks her up thinking she's a peach. Kome-Kome is thrown into the customer's pram, which starts rolling down the hill. Kome-Kome tries to stop the pram, but almost loses it when Yui stops it for her. There, she meets Yui and is given a rice ball. Remembering that Rosemary is hungry, she takes Yui to Rosemary who takes him to her family diner.

Sometime later, she joins Rosemary with confronting Gentlu, and even tries her best to stop the Ubauzo who is holding Yui, but she is easily blown away. But soon after, Yui's words cause the jewel on Kome-Kome's scarf to react, giving Yui the Heart Cure Watch. This allows Kome-Kome to help Yui transform into Cure Precious and defeat the Ubauzo.^DPPC01

The Errand And Becoming A Human Baby

After Pam-Pam awakens, Kome-Kome gets upset that Yui isn't paying attention to her. Remembering that Yui needs to buy some carrots for the curry, Kome-Kome decides to buy them so Yui will praise her and pat her on the head. But once at the fruits shop, Kome-Kome realizes she has no way of buying the carrots herself. Luckily, Fuwa Kokone sees her and buys the carrots for Kome-Kome. On the way back home, Kome-Kome gets lost in a forest but is found by Shinada Takumi, who takes her back to Yui. She is praised by Yui for buying the carrots.

After the battle with Gentlu, Kome-Kome naps in the Heart Cure Watch, when she suddenly turns into a human baby. This surprises Yui and Rosemary, but Pam-Pam explains that Kome-Kome is a special Energy Fairy. With the help of Pam-Pam, Kome-Kome expresses how she wants to grow up quickly so she can be like Yui. Afterwards, Kome-Kome eats the curry with her friends.^DPPC03

Becoming A Human Toddler

During a gathering party between the three girls and Rosemary, Kome-Kome is babysat by Kokone and Ran while Yui goes to wash the dishes. However, she grows weary and cranky after staying in human form for a while, which troubles both Kokone and Ran as they struggle to agree with each other about her condition.

After the girls finish another fight with Gentlu, Kome-Kome becomes happier and grows into a toddler, gaining the ability to learn how to speak and walk, much to the team's happiness.^DPPC09

Becoming A Human Child

Sometime later, Kome-Kome has grown up to be a human child. When she meets Takumi when she isn't supposed to, Rosemary immediately lies about her being his cousin's second cousin's cousin's daughter to protect her from Takumi's suspicions. She later also reveals that she has learned how to write and gives a Crystal Sugar Bottle to Yui as gratitude. ^DPPC22

Argument With Pam-Pam

While the girls are doing their summer homework, Kome-Kome decides to play with Pam-Pam and Mem-Mem after Amane tells her to not disturb Yui. However, she and Pam-Pam have a disagreement when playing different games, and their conflict escalates into an argument, leading to both her and Pam-Pam storming off even though Amane tries to calm Kome-Kome down. After watching Narcistoru holding Pam-Pam hostage, Kome-Kome cries regretfully as she didn't treat Pam-Pam kindly, but Finale encourages her to apologize. Encouraged, Kome-Kome is accompanied by Mem-Mem and Rosemary, who both toss her up, to knock Pam-Pam out of Narcistoru's hand, and she manages to escape from him by turning into her human form before reuniting with Yui. After the fight, Kome-Kome and Pam-Pam apologize to each other, and they have a pizza party together with their friends. Kome-Kome also grows into a preteen, much to everyone's and her own happiness.^DPPC24

Overcoming Green Peppers

When Yui decides to prepare lunch, Kome-Kome suddenly gets frightened at the sight of the fridge's green peppers and cries as she hides behind Kokone, due to having tasted their bitterness the previous day. Kokone then decides to encourage Kome-Kome by challenging herself to eat green peppers. However, she is still afraid that the green peppers will harm Kokone, so Rosemary encourages them to try unfamiliar foods. Unfortunately, her sensitive nose sensed the hidden green peppers, so she runs away in fear.

The next day, Kome-Kome accompanies her friends to a green pepper farm to learn about the fruit. At first, she is still scared of the peppers, but as she starts learning more about them, she comes to appreciate them. In the end, after watching Kokone successfully conquer her fear, Kome-Kome also overcomes hers.^DPPC26

Self Acceptance

When Kome-Kome and her friends watch Ran trying to invent edible bubble candies, she meets Ran's younger siblings Rin and Run, and the three become fast friends. However, after Rin and Run talk about her ears and tail, Kome-Kome starts to compare herself to other humans and becomes rather upset. After eating ice cream, Kome-Kome tells Ran that she wants Ran to invent a way to get rid of her ears and tail so she doesn't stand out.

The next day, Kome-Kome tries to practice getting rid of her ears and tail, only to fail. But she keeps insisting on doing so despite Rosemary advising her not to. Unable to accept herself, she flies off to avoid Rin as a result. She is then found by Ran, and she tells Ran that she doesn't want to stand out. However, she is then cheered up by Ran's handmade ears and tail, and learns to accept herself for who she is. With this lesson, Kome-Kome finally grows into a teenager, and continues being friends with Rin and Run.^DPPC27

Overcoming Self-Doubt

After the Cures were defeated by the Gossori Ubauzo, Pam-Pam suggests that Kome-Kome could help because of her ancestor possessing enormous power. Kome-Kome attempts to power herself up, but she ends up knocking herself out and retreats into Yui's Heart Cure Watch, with the other fairies following suit. While in the watch, Kome-Kome laments about how upset she is about failing to help Yui during the battle despite growing up. After having a good cry, the fairies decide to just try their best to help their partners.

During the next battle, Narcistoru is about to defeat Precious when Kome-Kome tackles his arm. He then throws her to the ground with the Gossori Ubauzo about to stomp on her, but the other Cures hold it off while Precious rescues her. Seeing Precious being beaten even more makes Kome-Kome cry as she tells Precious how useless she still thinks she is, but Precious snaps her out of it, reminding her of all the happiness they have shared together. This and thinking of her future with Kome-Kome allows Precious to overpower the Ubauzo, with the other Cures also remembering the good times they have had with Kome-Kome and thanking her being there for them. After hearing everyone's kind words, Kome-Kome turns into a human again and says that she loves them all, which gives the Cures the power to use Light My Delicious, purifying the Gossori Ubauzo. After the battle, Precious thanks Kome-Kome, who becomes extremely happy. ^DPPC28

Saving Precious

When Black Pepper follows Godatz to the Bundoru Gang Headquarters, Kome-Kome accompanies Precious. She then supports Precious when she tries convincing Black Pepper to let go of his hatred for Godatz. However, after Black Pepper is knocked out and reverted back to Takumi, Kome-Kome has no choice but to teleport him, Yui and Rosemary back to Earth. Unfortunately, she uses up her powers, causing her to fall unconscious in front of Yui and Rosemary.^DPPC42 However, she recovers after Yui accepts the mistakes she had made, and helps Yui transform into Precious so she can help her friends defeat Godatz.^DPPC43

Epilogue

After the final battle, Kome-Kome is told by Rosemary that she, along with him, Pam-Pam and Mem-Mem, will be returning to CooKingdom. She then follows her friends to CooKingdom, where she celebrates with them and the CooKingdom citizens. Due to being entrusted with protecting the Recipe-Bon, Kome-Kome has to say goodbye to Yui, but still gets to meet the girls from time to time. ^DPPC45

Abilities

She is able to transform into human form at will, due to her special status.

She is also able to help herself and her friends travel between other worlds, such as CooKingdom, by using the stored powers inside her jewel brooch. The same power can also be used by herself to time-travel once in her life. However, doing so can use up her stamina.

After recharging herself from using her time-traveling power, she can automatically erase the memories of those that the Cures and Rosemary interacted with to prevent time paradoxes.

If she uses up all of her power, her jewel brooch will turn dull, and she will fall unconscious.

Trivia

Kome-Kome's birthday is on August 18^th, making her Zodiac sign Leo. Her birthday falls on Rice Day.
Kome-Kome is the first main fairy in the franchise to be based on a fox.
Every time she gets happier, her growth will speed up. However, staying in human form for a while can make her tired.
Kome-Kome dislikes green peppers, as seen in episode 26. However, she has overcome said dislike in the same episode.
Episode 38 reveals that she was born from the powers of her predecessor, who sacrificed himself^[2] for the future of Oishiina Town.
In the Oops! All PreCure Animage interview, Takamori Natsumi admitted that she had to develop different speech patterns for each of Kome-Kome's growth stages, with the most difficult to differentiate being the preteen stage.
In the Delicious Party Kanshasai, Takamori Natsumi said Kome-Kome would want to date Yui, due to not knowing the romantic context of dates. Takamori Natsumi also had Kome-Kome do a pretend date with the Parfait Recipepe.
Kome-Kome shares her voice actor with Takami Tsubasa, a minor character from Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure.