Prince Kanata

Prince Kanata (カナタ王子, Prince Kanata)^? is the prince of Hope Kingdom. His full name is Prince Hope Grand Kanata (プリンス・ホープ・グランド・カナタ, Prince Hope Grand Kanata)^?. He stays behind to allow Haruka and her friends to escape Dyspear, but is not heard from since. At the end of episode 31, a boy resembling Kanata is seen looking into a lake then discovered by the girls that he has lost his memories. He has since regained his memories as a prince.

Bio[]

Appearance[]

Kanata has pink eyes and hair with a purple ombre with a small gold crown that has a red jewel in the middle on his head. His outfit consists of a white coat with gold accents with a red jewel attached to his neck by a two layered bow. His wears navy blue shoulder pads with loopy ribbons and his sleeves are white with blue cuffs that has a gold trim at the top and white feathery frills on the bottom. He wears a light blue vest with gold trims and buttons underneath the coat as well as blue pants and tall white boots with a gold trim at the top. He wields a staff.

As a civilian, his hair is dull purple and he wears a white dress shirt, a gray vest and black slacks. He also has a dull green scarf. Though, he returned to his original hair color when he regains his memories.

Personality[]

He is the heroic prince of Hope Kingdom who has a gentle and brave heart. He is seen as very caring about those around him and even able to sacrifice himself for them.

Relationships[]

Pafu and Aroma: Kanata asked them to look for the Princess Pretty Cure, and they have a close relationship with him.
Akagi Towa: Towa is Kanata's younger sister. They loved to play violin together and he always encouraged for to pursue her dream of becoming a Grand Princess. One day, Dyspear appears with a promise to make her dream come true, but she actually trapped her in the Forest of Despair so the people of Hope Kingdom will fall into despair and she can use that to conquer it. She later brainwashes Towa into Twilight. When they finally reunite, Twilight no longer remembers him, much to his dismay. Eventually, Kanata restores her memories with the Cures' help. She is saved, but the reunion was short-lived as Kanata stayed behind to defend the kingdom while Towa was sent to Earth with the others.
Haruno Haruka: Haruka met Kanata when they were young. Haruka was confused with her dream of becoming a princess and Kanata encouraged her dream. He also gave her the transformation Dress Up Key, which she uses to transform into Cure Flora years later. They met each other again in episode 20, but were separated in the next episode. As shown in episode 39, he stated how he wanted to protect her dream and see her always smile. In the last episode, before he and Haruka depart, he says he hopes to see her again and Haruka likewise. In the manga, it is also revealed that Kanata has a crush on Haruka, who reciprocates her feelings for him.

Etymology[]

Kanata is a Japanese given name. It is often written with the kanji 奏多, the first of which can mean to play music, and, historically, to speak to a ruler.

Kanata's name is a counterpart to Haruka, appearing in the phrase "haruka kanata", meaning "far away".

History[]

Before the start of the series, Kanata lived as the Hope Kingdom's prince. He had a younger sister named Towa, who was the princess. As royalties of the kingdom, they were taught by the Royal Fairy Shamour, how to play the violin. Each day the two will practice a song together on the outskirts of the castle. His sister admired him and he cheered her on her dreams of becoming a Grand Princess even though only the Princess Pretty Cures can become one. One day, Towa went missing. Kanata looked for her but it was all in vain. The people of Hope Kingdom succumbed to despair as their symbol of hope has gone missing, including Kanata.

One day, Kanata discovered one of the Dress Up Keys had disappeared from the castle. Chasing after it, he reached a field where a young Haruka was crying, pondering over the thought of becoming a princess. Reminded of Towa and her unfulfilled dream before her untimely disappearance, seeing Haruka ignited hope in Kanata's heart and so he decided to encourage her to pursue her dreams and give her the Flora Dress Up Key.

Haruka's smile upon hearing his encouraging words helped him to find his hope and smiles once again, which persevered even as Dyspear eventually invaded the Hope Kingdom, locking away people's dreams behind the Gate of Desperation.

When Dyspear finally reached the castle, she intended to destroy the twelve Dress Up Keys. Fortunately, the keys went in different directions in order to escape evil. In order to save his kingdom, Kanata sent the siblings, Aroma and Pafu, to Earth where he gave them the "Princess Perfumes" so they could find the Princess Pretty Cure.

It is revealed that after his battle against Dyspear, he was found washed up on a beach and he had lost his powers and memories.^GPPC35

He regains his memories along with his powers after watching the battle between the Pretty Cure and Close and his subordinates, Stop and Freeze.^GPPC39

After the final battle of the Cures with Dyspear and Close, Kanata and Towa are finally reunited with their parents. Haruka returns her Dress Up Key to Kanata, and they bid each other farewell.

Songs[]

Prince Kanata's voice actor, Tachibana Shinnosuke, has participated in an image song for the character he voices. That song is with Sawashiro Miyuki, who voiced Akagi Towa.

Strings (Along with Sawashiro Miyuki)

Trivia[]

He has a loyal steed called Wish, who has the ability to fly.
He and his sister's parents were mentioned in flashbacks and later appeared in last episode of the season.
- Based on his appearance, he inherited his skin tone and eye color from his mother, and hair color from his father.
He makes a cameo in the Dream Story crossover manga, standing on the left next to Close.
Prince Kanata shares his voice actor with Mey Mey, a mascot from Wonderful Pretty Cure!.