Minamino Kanade (南野奏)? is one of the four main Cures in Suite Pretty Cure♪. She is a second-year student at Private Aria Academy and is in the same class as Hojo Hibiki and later Ellen.
Kanade's alter ego is Cure Rhythm (キュアリズム)?. Her catchphrase is "I'll show you my spirited recipe!" (気合のレシピみせてあげるわ！)?
Her Pretty Cure partner is Cure Melody.
Bio[]
Appearance[]
Kanade has round olive eyes and chest-length, slightly curled dirty blonde hair partially held up in a ponytail by two dark pink baubles. Her straight bangs curl toward her face parted at right, with thick long forelocks beneath her ears reaching the chest with sharpened tips. Casually, she wears a pale cream long-sleeved shirt beneath a raspberry ruffled top and matching baby pink miniskirt, matching the small ribbon tied around the waist that has a dark pink heart ornament beneath the chest. This is paired with dark raspberry flats with pink tiny bows on top, and white thigh-high stockings with pink scallops.
In the summer, she switches to a puffy-sleeved white t-shirt featuring pink cuffs and a heart design, and a three-layered bright pink skirt with white socks and pink sandals.
In the movie, she wears a teal long-sleeved dress beneath a long pale green camisole with an emerald ribbon at the top, short baggy white socks, and light yellow loafers.
As Cure Rhythm, her eyes brighten while her hair grows longer and turns light blonde, as her now curly knee-length ponytail with a swirly strand below is held by small braids at the base of the head. Her bangs neaten a little more. She wears a white headband with a matching rabbit-ear bow and a tiny pale pink heart in the middle trimmed with pink, a white choker with a ribbon at the back, and pale pink heart-shaped earrings with a light pink heart hanging from the bottom with a chain linking them together. Her frilly white mini-dress consists of pale pink V-shaped lining around the torso and waist, with puffed sleeves that have pale pink cuffs and ruffled trimming to accentuate the neckline, the Cure Module positioned above a white knotted bow with fuchsia V-shaped stripes and a white ruffle jutting on top. Her frilly tutu consists of a two-layered white petticoat, with three more ruffly layers on top; a pale pink one on the bottom, a white one in the middle, and a matching one on top with pale pink trimming, a fuchsia ribbon on the right corner. She also gains white knee-length boots with a pale pink stripe on top, pointing tongues, fuchsia crisscrosses in the middle, pale pink toes and soles, and a pink ribbon on top with a tiny white heart lined in pale pink, and white wristbands with pale pink trimming, ruffles on the top and bottom, a pink heart with pale pink lining on top of the center, and an additional pale pink ribbon.
As Super Cure Rhythm, her hair turns lighter and grows to her feet with longer bangs that have split tips. Her hair bow turns into a pair of pale pink angel wings. Her earrings enlarge at the bottom. Her choker turns pale pink. Her dress's details turn cerise while her skirt grows to her ankle. Her neckline turns pale pink and enlarges while her sleeves grow at the ruffles. The ruffly part of her top above the Cure Module grows as well and matches the neckline, with the chest bow pale pink, wider, and having a magenta heart-shaped brooch with white lining and matching stripes on the chest bow to match the one on her now bigger waist ribbon, which has longer tales and is now pale pink. Her skirt is simplified, becoming two-layered with a split in the right and slight layering over each single layer. The top layer is pearl pink while the bottom layer is a little darker. She now has more solid and thigh-high boots, which split at the top with a triangular part jutting above with higher pale pink ribbons. Her soles and toes turn cerise and alter into flats with pink trimming around them. Her arm protectors extend up to her upper arms, the wrist ribbons cerise as well as the lining. She gains a pair of small cream angel wings on her back to match her hair bow.
As Crescendo Cure Rhythm, her hair turns lighter and is thinner and more curled, her hair ribbon becoming white feathery wings. Her outfit pales a little, The sleeve ruffles grow as well as the wrist protector ones that lose the ribbons. Her boots lose the crisscrosses, while her top skirt layers are simplified into two white ruffly layers with a split in the middle, the top layer lined in pale pink, both of which grow out with gold feathery cape-like feathers sticking out from the front below to match the wings she obtains, which are very large with curled protrusions at the bottom with the lower wing parts. Below the skirt is a pink ruffly layer and her petticoat. She also has another waist ribbon added on the right of her hips to balance the left one out.
Personality[]
Kanade excels at studies but isn't good at sports. She is popular at school and dreams of being a pâtissière when she grows up and taking over her parents' cupcake shop, the Lucky Spoon. She also has a strong love for cats and an affinity for their paws.
In comparison to Hibiki, Kanade is shown to be mature and calm. She is naturally quiet, but not out of shyness; showing a temperamental side when flustered or annoyed. She is also very stubborn and struggles to admit to being wrong or at fault, and due to feelings of inadequacy, she can become competitive and set on difficult short-term goals.
However, Kanade is also friendly and feminine. She loves to make others happy with her elegant, motherly approach to things. While she can be stern with those she cares about, her fussing incidentally pushes them away until realizing she means no harm. At times, she can also show a more girly personality, usually when dealing with her feelings for Ouji.
Relationships[]
- Hojo Hibiki: Hibiki is her childhood friend, and they used to sing and play together when they were children.SPC01 However, a misunderstanding at the beginning of the school year caused them to break up; since then, they have made up and now work together to fight the villains. They became close once more after reconciliation.
- Ouji Masamune: Kanade has a massive crush on Ouji and often acts like a fangirl when he does things that she finds impressive. She also genuinely cares for him and making him happy, trying to be subtle with her feelings. However, in the Suite Pretty Cure♪ novel, she says that she prefers spending time with Hibiki more than with him.
- Kurokawa Ellen: Although Kanade and Ellen are good friends, Kanade sometimes gets annoyed with Ellen because she thinks Ellen is too friendly with Ouji.
- Minamino Souta: Souta is Kanade’s younger brother. Although he often pranks her and annoys her, they care deeply about each other.
Etymology[]
Minamino (南野)?: The term Minami (南)? means "south", which would fit with how Hibiki also has a cardinal direction in her name, while the term No (野)? means "field" or "plain". Her surname can be roughly translated into "Southern Field".
Kanade (奏)?: The term Kanade (奏)? means to play or perform, such as with a musical instrument, which would fit with the series' musical theme.
Cure Rhythm: A rhythm is a strong pattern of sounds, words, or musical notes that is used in music.[1] This could possibly refer to how she is Cure Melody's partner, as both of their defined Cure names can contribute to what makes a piece of music in general.
History[]
Early Life[]
When Kanade and Hibiki were young, they used to be best friends and would play together all the time. They also used to go to an old church to listen to music and sing together. This all changed at their middle school entrance ceremony. Hibiki was waiting for her under a sakura tree, where they had promised to meet on the first day of school so they could go to school together, but Kanade never showed up, which led to Hibiki believing that Kanade had completely forgotten about her. But in reality, Kanade didn't forget. Instead, they had both had a misunderstanding and had instead waited under different trees.
Becoming Cure Rhythm[]
When Kanade goes to visit the old church so she could listen to the record she and Hibiki used to listen to, she meets Ellen, Siren's human form, who is intending to hurt Hibiki and Hummy. Siren sees Kanade's emblem which is also a G Clef like Hibiki's, and the Trio the Minor then surrounds Kanade, wanting to steal her emblem, only for both girls' emblems to react upon touch. Suddenly, Hummy and Siren spot a note on Kanade's record. Hummy tries to obtain the note to protect both girls, but is stopped by Siren when she turns the record into a Negatone. Both Kanade and Hibiki are enraged, which connects their hearts and transforms their emblems into Cure Modules. After being taught by Hummy on how to transform, Kanade and Hibiki become Cure Rhythm and Cure Melody for the first time.
Mending Their Friendship[]
Despite their first transformation, the two Cures' first attempt at fighting the Negatone is unsuccessful because their hearts aren't in sync. After the battle, both Kanade and Hibiki explain to each other more about their friendship and the broken promise, which Hummy understands a bit later on.
The next day, Kanade and Hibiki see a little girl crying under the same cherry tree that Kanade waited under years ago. Kanade approaches and leads the little girl to her friend, who is waiting under a different tree, to help both kids reconcile, until Siren, the Trio de Minor, and the Negatone they fought earlier reappear in front of the group to spread sadness throughout the school. Both Kanade and Hibiki settle their differences and transformed to fight the Negatone, but still with no avail. But since both have worked things out, they are able to control their power in full sync, which helps them purify the Negatone using Passionato Harmony to reverted it back to their old record and the scattered note, which enters into Dory's gem. After the battle, the two girls are now determined to protect Kanon Town and collect the scattered notes.
After becoming a Pretty Cure, she and Hibiki are now best friends again, but Siren causes trouble to make them have a rift and split, because their friendship is the source of their powers of beating them, but if both of them have troubles, then they would lose. Siren's plan initially works on temporarily pitting both girls against each other, but fails in the end when the two work it out and fight together against her, with Kanade helping Hibiki to realize how to improve on her music.
Passion For Cooking[]
In episode 4, Kanade plans to enter a cooking contest but doesn't know what kind of cake to make. She has Hibiki taste all her cakes, but gets mad when Hibiki doesn't take the time to figure out each cake's individual taste. When Kanade is tricked by Minor Land and changes her style of cooking completely, she and Hibiki argue and the day afterwards, Kanade returns to her original cooking style, yet the cake she makes for Hibiki gets turned into a Negatone. Kanade defeats the Negatone and she and Hibiki go to her house to eat the cake she made and to her happiness, both Hibiki and her parents appreciate it for what she is.
Misunderstanding With Souta[]
In episode 6, Kanade gets fed up with Souta's attitude, even telling Hibiki that having a younger sibling is a pain. Then on White Day, Kanade is angry at Souta's mess in the kitchen, and scolds him before he gets to explain, which results in Souta running away. Due to her previous actions, Souta gets affected by the Negatone, much to her own regret. But eventually, Rhythm musters up the courage to tell Souta that his sister only scolded him out of concern and care, and both her and Melody save Souta. Both Kanade and Souta make up in the end, only for both Kanade and Hibiki to discover Souta has added wasabi into the cupcake.
Understanding Her Purpose[]
In episode 9, Kanade wakes up one night after having a nightmare about herself being a burden to Cure Melody. With that, Kanade decides to figure out why she isn't having a Belltier yet. After Hummy fails to give her a full answer, Kanade decides to observe Hibiki so she can learn how to earn her Belltier. However, she only feels worse after failing to keep up with Hibiki.
When Hibiki asks her what is wrong, Kanade admits she feels useless and burdensome about herself. Rhythm instantly rushes recklessly against the Negatone, so that she would not be a burden to Melody. However, she goes too far, which accidentally injures Melody in the process. Now feeling worse, Rhythm begins to lose her courage. Seeing this, Melody assures Rhythm that as her partner, she doesn't need to keep her troubles to herself, and these words assure Rhythm that Melody cares about her. She gains a strong desire to protect her friend and the people around them, and to her surprise, a new power is born and she summons her Fantastic Belltier for the first time. With her new power, she successfully helps Melody defeat the Negatone and gains more appreciation for herself.
Losing The Notes[]
In episode 20, Kanade and Hibiki notice that Hummy is acting differently and don't know why. When they meet Souta and Ako again, they tell the girls they saw a black cat and a white kitten together, which help both girls discover she is being tricked by Siren. They try to tell Hummy the truth, but the cat doesn't believe them and believes that Siren is her friend. Later, Hummy gathers the Fairy Tones and go to see Siren without both girls' permission, but Dory and Rery find Hibiki and Kanade, who also manage to find Hummy and transform into Pretty Cures to beat the Trio de Minor's Negatone, until Siren tricks the notes in the Negatone to turn against each other for the Pretty Cures to destroy it easier with their final attack. Although Siren has helped the girls to an extent, they still watch how Siren takes all the notes anyway and tells Hummy that she only tricked her for a personal advantage. Hibiki and Kanade are greatly saddened by Siren's deception towards Hummy, but the cat tells them that she believes that Siren is still her friend.
Birth Of Cure Beat[]
When Mephisto decides to bring the Melody of Sadness, he transforms the town square into a concert and gave out a Pulse of bad music to make the people run away, crying. Kanade and Hibiki try stopping Hummy from running towards danger, until they meet and get asked by Aphrodite for the first time about their friendship, which they pass her question. Both Hibiki and Kanade don't know what to do without Dory and Rery as they reach the town square, especially when Mephisto has held the Fairy Tones and Hummy hostage. Hibiki and Kanade have no choice but to stand and let the world be in sorrows, until Hummy helps both of them persuade Siren to have a change of heart. Kanade became Cure Rhythm again and the battle resumed, being given a hand by Cure Beat, who saves Hummy before leaving.
Friendship With Hibiki[]
A year after the final battle, Kanade, now a third-year middle school student, is preparing for the patissier school entry exams. This results in her neglecting Hibiki's emotional needs. With her friendship with Hibiki at stake, Kanade and the rest of the town, as well as Ellen and Ako, are absorbed by the villain Vanish, owing to Hibiki's sadness.
However, upon Hibiki's realization and Pii-chan's help against Vanish, Kanade is able to break free from Vanish's influence, along with Ellen and Ako. Together, the four Cures are able to finally extinguish Vanish from their existence with the special attack "Pretty Cure Passionate Harmony". In the end, both Kanade and Hibiki repair their friendship while also creating their own hopeful futures.
Cure Rhythm[]
Cure Rhythm
爪弾くはたおやかな調べ！キュアリズム！
Tsumabiku wa taoyakana shirabe! Kyua Rizumu!
Cure Rhythm (キュアリズム)? is Pretty Cure alter ego of Kanade. In order to transform, she needs her Pretty Cure partner Hibiki and her Cure Module, along with the white Fairy Tone Rery.
Super Cure Rhythm[]
Super Cure Rhythm is Cure Rhythm's upgraded form in Pretty Cure All Stars DX 3: Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai wo Tsunagu☆Niji-Iro no Hana. This form is achieved using the remaining powers of the Prism Flower and the Miracle Lights. Despite the upgrade, she can still perform Music Rondo.
Crescendo Cure Rhythm[]
Crescendo Cure Rhythm
Crescendo Cure Rhythm is the upgraded form that Cure Rhythm attains in episode 47. The Crescendo Tone is required for this transformation upgrade; in the TV series, as the Crescendo Tone was sealed up by Noise, the eight Fairy Tones Dory to Dodory combined to become the Crescendo Tone to allow the Cures to transform. In this form, the Cures can perform Suite Session Ensemble Crescendo Finale.
Transformation[]
Let's Play! Pretty Cure Modulation!: Rery and Dory fly up to Hibiki and Kanade, with Kanade inserting Rery into her Cure Module. Both Kanade and Hibiki shout the phrase "Let's Play! Pretty Cure Modulation", and Kanade's glowing body is wrapped in white ribbons. Both Kanade and Hibiki's hair lengthen, with Kanade gaining pink-rimmed white sleeves and mini dress. Kanade's hair then ties itself into her ponytail, and her head's white ribbon appears. Both girls then gain their respective colored sleeves, chokers and boots as they hold their hands together. Rhythm then strikes a pose with Melody, and shouts out her own introduction, then her and Melody's team name.
Attacks[]
- Passionato Harmony (パッショナートハーモニー)? is the first attack that she first performed with Melody in episode 1. She can also use it with Beat and Muse.
- Music Rondo (ミュージックロンド)? is her first solo attack that requires the Fantastic Belltier and the yellow Fairy Tone Fary. She first used it in episode 9.
- Fantastic Piacere (ファンタスティックピャチェーレ)? is her second solo attack that requires the Fantastic Belltier and the Fairy Tones Rery and Fary. She first used it in episode 12.
- Music Rondo Super Quartet (ミュージックロンド・スーパーカルテット)? is the second attack that she first used with Melody in episode 16. To perform it, Rhythm's Fantastic Belltier and Melody's Miracle Belltier have to be in Cross Rod mode.
- Suite Session Ensemble (スイート セッション アンサンブル)? is a group attack that she performed with her teammates Melody and Beat. To perform it, they need the Healing Chest and the trust of the Crescendo Tone.
- Suite Session Ensemble Crescendo (スイート セッション アンサンブル クレッシェンド)? is the upgraded version of Suite Session Ensemble where Muse is also needed.
- Cure Rhythm can also use the group attacks Harmony Shot and Suite Harmony Kick.
- Pretty Cure Passionate Harmony (プリキュア・パッショナートハーモニー)? is a special group attack Cure Rhythm can perform with Cure Melody, Cure Beat and Cure Muse in the Suite Pretty Cure♪ novel. It is only used once to destroy the villain Vanish.
Songs[]
Kanade's voice actor, Orikasa Fumiko, has participated in several image songs for the character she voices. Many of them include duets with Koshimizu Ami, who voices Hojo Hibiki, Ōkubo Rumi, who voices Shirabe Ako, and Toyoguchi Megumi, who voices Siren/Kurokawa Ellen.
Group songs[]
- Keep On Hoping (Along with Koshimizu Ami)
- The Promised Melody (Along with Koshimizu Ami, and Toyoguchi Megumi)
- ONE~Hearts As One~ (Along with Koshimizu Ami, Ōkubo Rumi, and Toyoguchi Megumi)
- Door of Dreams (Along with Koshimizu Ami, Ōkubo Rumi, and Toyoguchi Megumi)
Trivia[]
- For the Pretty Cure All Stars DX 3 Movie Character Polls held by Toei Animation, Cure Rhythm appeared in the following rankings:
- 1st in "Favorite Pretty Cure"
- 5th in "The Pretty Cure you want to team up with most"
- 2nd in "The Pretty Cure you want to be most"
- 1st in "The Pretty Cure you want to bake with most"
- In the Pretty Cure All Stars Suite Flower Card Collection, Kanade is represented by the orchid, which symbolizes a beautiful girl in the Language of Flowers.
- Kanade appeared as Cure Rhythm to give the 10th-anniversary congratulatory message at the beginning of episode 9 of Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!
- Kanade shares her voice actress with Nagesawa Katsuko in Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart and Takagishi Azusa, a supporting character from Heartcatch Pretty Cure!.
- In prototype concept art, Cure Rhythm was originally going to be a purple Cure.
- Kanade is the only Suite♪ Cure to have a sibling.
- On the February 2012 issue of Megami magazine, Hibiki and Kanade ranked as 2nd in best pairs of anime characters.[2]
- Kanade shares her surname with Minamino Island, a location from Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure.
Gallery[]
- Main Page: Minamino Kanade/Image Gallery
References[]
| V • ESuite Pretty Cure♪ characters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cures | Hojo Hibiki/Cure Melody • Minamino Kanade/Cure Rhythm • Siren/Kurokawa Ellen/Cure Beat • Shirabe Ako/Cure Muse | |
| Mascots | Hummy • Siren • Fairy Tones | |
| Villains | Noise • Mephisto • Siren/Kurokawa Ellen • Bassdrum • Baritone • Falsetto • Negatone | |
| Others | Aphrodite • Shirabe Otokichi • Higashiyama Seika • Minamino Souta • Minamino Sousuke • Minamino Misora • Hojo Dan • Hojo Maria • Nishijima Waon • Ouji Masamune • Arisa • Rena | |
| Movie only | Suzu • Sharp • Flat • Natural • Howling | |
| Novel only | Vanish | |