Murayama Isao (村山 功)? is a writer who has contributed to much of the Pretty Cure franchise. He has been writing episodes and movies for numerous seasons since early in the franchise’s run. Most notably, he is the writer for the DX trilogy of the Pretty Cure All Stars movies, and the series coordinator for Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! and Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure.
History[]
After graduating from the Nihon University College of Art with a passion for film, Murayama joined a production company where he worked as a director. In 2006, he joined Toei Animation as a contract writer. He would start contributing directly to the franchise with Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star, but just before that, he participated as an observer in the writing room during the latter half of Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart. He left the company in 2008 and became freelance, but still primarily works on Toei Animation productions.[1]
Work on Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure[]
Producer Yanagawa Akari and Director Miyamoto Hiroaki asked Murayama to be head writer for this series, as the former two had little experience working on Pretty Cure in a major capacity. When he first heard that the theme of the series was "diversity portrayed in the interactions between humans and extraterrestrials," Murayama noted that it was similar to the theme in Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! with interactions between the human and magical worlds, so he told Yanagawa that he didn't want to do a similar idea again. However, he reconsidered if there might be room for diversity on the side of the enemies, which he did not focus on while working on Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!. So they agreed and he became the head writer.
There were times during meetings where staff discussed ideas where Murayama had to remind them if something was already done in Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!, which he felt bad about. Even so, when the individuality of the scriptwriters for Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure appeared, it was different from those working on Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!, showcasing a different type of diversity.[2]