Yes. Yes I am.

And I'm lovin' it~

It's amusing that the past few episodes, the mascots have been more main characters than the main characters.

I do really wish they'd go back to more of those really incredibly gay combos with Kanade and Hibiki though. Kinda sick of the three rings of doom. I miss my giant quad laser.

No, since I'm in the One Piece Army and want to destroy it.

>One Piece Army

uh?

>>65835
I've not heard of anything that says you can't like both one piece and pretty cure, be less random.

>>65839
It's a joke. Oda once said that he considers Pretty Cure his biggest rival because his daughters like it more than One Piece.

I think they might be making a joke based on an SBS answer Oda once gave where he said that his daughter liked Pretty Cure more than One Piece.

>>65840
>>65841
Well you've gotta admit, the girls in Precure are a bit more in reach than the girls in OP. 'Cept maybe them healthy Fresh girls. They're getting there.

But seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if Oda made some kind of panache on Precure because of his daughter.
It would be fun and hilarious and I'd have two great tastes that taste great together.

>>65846
>But seriously, I wouldn't be surprised if Oda made some kind of panache on Precure because of his daughter.
Man, if Oda's follow-up to One Piece were a ridiculous magical girl manga...
...that's what heaven would be like.

>>65849
>Oda
>Ridiculous magical girl manga

>>65849
I would kill for an Oda written Precure.

>>65863
I still want Odamon.

I liked Seiren before she became dere as fuck. Now, not so much.

I was a little disappointed with the Moai enemies last episode. Their designs were pretty bland and copypaste, though I shat bricks once I realised Mephisto was corrupted by those ear pieces after he tried to retrieve the Crescendo Tone

>>65887
We all knew it wouldn't be as simple as the whole "Major Land vs Minor Land" good/evil conflict, didn't we?

>>65887
Aw I don't know. Seems to me that she's one of the few bad-to-good characters that keeps her personality. Only it's less EBIL~> FOR EBIL'S~> SAKE and more I DON'T UNDERSTAND HUMAN STUFF but imma try anyways

>>65888
Pretty much this. I also like the slower story pace this time around.

So does one need to watch earlier seasons of this show or is it possible to simply jump in with any incarnation?

>>65963
You can jump in at any season. They are typically self contained.

>>65964
The very first one was best, though, really.

Max Heart kinda sucked by comparison, but the music was fucking awesome.

So, who the fuck is Cure Muse?

>>65970
My favorite, or at least the one I like the story the most, is Splash Star. Sure the fights aren't as DBZ as the original flavor but (besides the costume design) I love it.

>>65985
Nobody knows...
It's Ako, the littlest tsundere.
Or this one background character that shows up every now and again.
[spoiler] Problem, Waon fans~?[/spoilers]

>>65985
If you've been paying attention, it's pretty much all but confirmed to be Ako.

-Similar eyes and hair as Cure Muse, as well as stotic personality
-Her grandfather seems to know all about the PreCure and Minor Land/Major Land/The Fairy Tones. He more or less probably recruited her or something.
-The poster for the Suite PreCure movie kind of spoils it.

Though I must say, after seeing Siren turn human and how she acts, I'd KILL for Hummy to do the same and be the last Precure. Just imagine human teen girl Hummy

>>65996
The lesbianism would go through the roof.

Also
>people think Ako is Muse
Hahahaha
>not expecting these fucking writers to troll everyone YET AGAIN

>>65996
But in all the promotional material for the material, Cure Muse (masked) is always in the background of the movie poster, while Cure Muse (Ako) is in the foreground.

And then there's Hummy playing with Dodori in these commercial cuts.

>>65996
The only "mystery" that still remains is whether the black-suit Muse is a all grown up Ako or someone else just filling the role until Ako takes it. Like >>66006 said, there has been ads for the movie that have both the black-suit Muse and Ako in a yellow-Muse outfit. I'm going with Ako, but there's a current theory.

>"Just imagine human teen girl Hummy"
>go to pixiv and look up Hummy tag
http://www.pixiv.net/tags.php?tag=%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8F%E3%83%9F%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0
>mfw some human-Hummys are Sailor Moon look-a-likes

>>66006
My theory is Cure Muse is just Ako's loner form until she officially joins the group as Cure Symphony. Ala Sailor V before she joined as Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon.

Also I see human Hummy being like older Hana from Ojamajo Doremi.

So..

-Mephisto probably not really evil, just corrupted by Big Bad in the Forest and being controlled

>>66010
Going off this, maybe Muse will be controlled by the villain and then 'purified' by the Healing Chest and she gains the yellow Precure outfit. After all, she's a loner and preaches about not being one of them, so she won't be able to resist like Beat, Harmony, and Melody did.

>>66007
>mfw some human-Hummys are Sailor Moon look-a-likes
Same voice actress.

>>66071
Somehow I'm not surprised. It seems like any time someone in Japan wants to do a parody or shout-out to Sailor Moon, Kotono Mitsuishi bursts out of a nearby closet shouting "I'M IN!"

>>66074
>Kotono Mitsuishi bursts out of a closet

HNNNNG

I don't know how Cure Muse's disguise works.

>>66094
This is one of those things we'll never have.

Began to watch Smile Precure (first 2 episodes), and I like it.
Although, that CG ending creeps me out.

I like how the new villain is a combo of Twenty from Milky Holmes and Head from Star Driver.

>>72875
You mean Joker?

>>73485
>>72875
Yeah, pretty much.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/04/09/precure-is-most-tweeted-anime-word-for-2-consecutive-months
Interesting...

>>73670
It sure would be nice if Toei would get off their ass and make a push for the property outside of Asia and Spain.

Granted, YTV and PopGirl got an English dub of the first series a couple years ago, but it only aired once and to my knowledge neither country got any toys at all.

Found an alternated (and more updated) version of >>65964 which could come in handy.
Also, last holy week watched the DX and DX3 movies on youtube, and now I'm totally hooked! Though missed the last 20 min. of DX, since for some reason I couldn't find them.

And also:
>Smile Precure 09

Japan, I know think that's how April's Fools works.

>>73675
Never knew there's was an english dub of the first series. And specially that Precure was big on Spain.

>>73700
The first series actually has two English dubs. The first was made for Southeast Asia by Odex back in 2005.

The second was made in 2009 by Blue Water and aired on YTV in Canada and PopGirl in the UK. Toei made a direct deal with the networks, which is probably why it was never released on any sort of home video.

The dub is okay. A lot better than Sailor Moon's dub. Although they insisted on changed the characters names. Most of the links went away when MU got nuked, so all I could find was the first three episodes:

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v20878680rctMRh26

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v20879165wdC8exaY

http://www.veoh.com/watch/v208818834PJ37H6c

>Smile Precure 10

FUCK YEAH OKONOMIYAKI
I always wanted to try one of those.

>>73719
Not a bad adaptation.
The voices are ok and there aren't really much changes aside names.
Talk about a missed opportunity for Toei.

I've been downloading a lot of Precure series, and so far I got the first one + Max Heart, StarSplash, Suite and Fresh until ep. 33. I'll gonna wait for the third batch until Curecom finishes it.

So far, I've been enjoying the first Pretty Cure series, I like the dynamics between Nagisa and Honoka. And how their friendship keeps building little by little.

>>73731

Okonomiyaki is fucking delicious, for the record.

I've been told that SplashStar has partially a rehash of the first series, but still, I want to give it a chance.

Fresh Precure has a been a nice surprise for me, the main characters aren't as annoying as I was expecting them to be (specially Love/Cure Peach) and even Tart is the less annoying mascot I've seen so far. Can't say the same of Chiffon though.
Also, Kaoru is such a bro!

>>73868
I've been wanting to try okonomiyaki since Ranma 1/2 (1998), but I haven't had such luck.

>>73870

I had some when I went to Japan for a week a couple years ago, it was fucking good.

>>73869
>splash star is a remake of futari wa
well... mebbe in the first couple of episodes, but besides that it's actually much better. Especially when you get to Kaoru and Michiru.

I've seen a good chunk of Yes! and a little of Heartcatch.

I was expecting something super-generic, but I ended up surprised by and loving it. Also, lesbians.

>>74329
Yeah, I've noticed that.
And I like how both are like Nagisa and Honoka, yet at the same time, they are their own characters. And and that's awesome!

>>74338
>lesbians
You haven't seen Suite Precure, right?
With just the first two episodes, and it's already screaming LESBIANS all around.
Just fuck already!
I'm really enjoying Suite so far. These two sure have chemistry, and Hummy is so silly and fun (and somehow competent).

I also need to catch Yes5, but I'll wait for a torrent batch for the entire series.

Also, in case the torrents are giving you problems:

1. Go onto Rizon IRC server
2. Go into #precure or #news
3. /msg [Precure]AllStars xdcc list
4. Find movie or whatever other episode(s) you want
5. /msg [Precure]AllStars xdcc get <pack #>
6. ?????
7. Profit

Courtesy of /u/, which doesn't surprise me.

>>74342
Suite kinda disappointed me, ultimately. There's nice chemistry, but it seems to disappear later on.

And then there's a HUGE dramatic buildup between Hummy and Seiren I am not even joking and that also goes nowhere. Seiren ends up...barely even being a character afterwards, and Hummy all but disappears off the storyboards for the rest of the season.

>>74347
>Seiren ends up...barely even being a character afterwards
>Hummy all but disappears off the storyboards for the rest of the season.

Nigga u just went full retard.

There will be a Smile 3DS game coming soon, mostly based on fairy tales.

>>74691
Ahahaha, this looks adorable.

Also:
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/05/09-1/poll-cure-pine-wins-precure-general-election-2012

Wow, I'm a bit surprised.
I though Karen and/or Yayoi were more popular.

>>74693
Just as Keikaku...
TL Note: Keikaku means plan

>>74342
Oh man, I haven't! Once I finish the other two, I'm getting on it.

I have watched some of the opening/closing themes, though. I haven't seen one I didn't like so far. I love all the Ganbatte remixes.

>>74691
Snow White, Peter Pan, The Crane Brothers, Cinderella, Tortoise and The Hare, and Aladdin...I think.

>>74693
>>74743

>>74493
What does Seiren really DO after her big change of heart that the main twosome couldn't have done without her? I don't remember anything. She just becomes a generic third face and they never really discuss her whole relationship with Hummy or any part of her motivation or backstory after that. After building it all up that much, I was just a tiny bit let down by that.

Finished the first half of Fresh Precure, and despite the slow pacing of the plot and getting the first new attack item merchandise item a bit too soon, it has been a good ride so far.
I also love the occasional references to the other series, specially Yes 5.

And, HOLY SHIT JUST GOT REAL when this fucker comes into play. Poor Eas. :c

I also I found hilarious how they kept teasing Passion for at least 4 episodes before the reveal. Although I already knew who it was since due the All Star DX movies.
Now it's time for Setsuna's redemption, I guess.

Smile Precure 16: The one where Reika makes sparkly yuri eyes at the rest of the team.

>>75054
Ahahahah, yeah pretty much.

>>74944
And it's funny... I've watched that arc several times and it never gets old. MASS BEFRIENDING, LOVE-STYLE!

>>75134
We'll gonna need a Love version of this then.

http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/05/22/japanese-salaryman-transforms-into-dj-mister-precure

You know, considering how japanese society tends to be and how there are wackier and/or creepier things out there, this is actually cool.

Also, Fresh PreCure is finally completely subbed.
I'll wait for the eventual batch.
http://www.curecom.net/

And coincidentally, just a few days ago that Fresh is going to be broadcasted by Rai 2, on Italy.

I've hear some pretty good things about Pretty Cure's more rescent iterations. That it's basically Kamen Rider but with magical girls. Where would you recommend I start? The season/series that has the show embrace its identity, the one that best displays the franchise hitting its stride?

>>75555
For what it's worth, most newbies joined in around Heartcatch Pretty Cure (the next to last series), which is both fully subbed and stylish as hell.

>>75563
Thanks, man. Know any good places I can download it?

>>75563
Well, while I'm also beginning with Pretty Cure in General, I recommend you to check the All Star movies, specially the first and the third. The one hour movies generally gives you a quick glimpse of how Pretty Cure rolls.
Haven't seen too much of Heartcatch, but I've been told is a good option as well.

>>75566
Here's a Heartcatch torrent:
http://bakabt.me/157707-heartcatch-precure-pretty-cure-doremi.html

If you want DDLs check >>74343

>>75568
Thanks, chum.

>>75555
Updates since that picture:
Yes Precure 5: 44/49 subbed
Yes Precure 5 GoGo!: 19/48 Subbed
Fresh Pretty Cure: complete

>>75568
You're welcome.

>>75646

what in the fuck

8 50 episode seasons and 3 movies

what

in the fuck

I've never even heard of this.

>The last two Smile episodes
FEELS
FEELS EVERYWHERE

>>75680
Not too surprising. Magical girl shows kind of exist in their own sphere.

>>75787
Yeah so many! especially the sports fest episode. I mean when that happens in kid's shows I'm as thankful just as much i am saddened.

Curious about Pretty Cure?
Wanna know how all of them began?
Well have I got a livestream for you! For the rest of the night(6/16/12 EST), there's going to be a showing of each seasons 1st episode here at this channel:

http://www.livestream.com/wretchedautomaton

Splash Star is on right now! (sorry I got here too late for the 1st season showing)

I haven't had time to watch the movies, but I'm curious - how do they reconcile the different styles of art? A Heartcatch cure next to a Suite cure would look pretty weird.

>>75806
They kind of split the difference between the styles, coming up with a new look for everyone that makes it all uniform without any one looking too off model.

>>75806
>>75808
Yeah, they manage to even make that detail unnoticeable.

>>75680
Four movies with this year's New Stage.
For some reason Pretty Cure didn't was a hit on this side of the globe until people started watching Heartcatch (and the first series was dubbed before HC).
And what >>75789 mentioned.

It's surprising nobody posted this yet.
http://www.curecom.net/2012/06/25/pretty-cure-music-soundtracks-and-other-miscellaneous-musicstuffs/

Curecom released a 9GB torrent full of music.

Reached the first half of Futari wa and I liked how things changed from zakena of the week to Poisony's plan of the week with a zakena.
Also, being Kiriya is suffering. :c

6/6 Prism Stones acquired.
So yeah, what are you gonna do now that you ran out of minions/general Dark Ki-?
Oh.

SHIT JUST GOT FUCKING REAL
Now I wonder how things are gonna roll after episode 26.

Holy christ, Yayoi, what's wrong with your face?

>>76517
SHIT IS GONNA GET REAL

Also, I decided Reika is my favorite Smile lady.

It seems that Smile reached that moment on every PreCure series when shit gets real. And how!
Oh boy.

>>76580
While I liked all the girls, I'm a bit more inclined towards Yayoi. Though, Akane is also fucking awesome.

Also, trailer for the movie:
映画 スマイルプリキ�…

All Stars New Stage is in RAW now!
DDL: http://precure.livejournal.com/2059851.html
HD torrent: http://www.nyaa.eu/?page=download&tid=331016
SD torrent: http://www.nyaa.eu/?page=torrentinfo&tid=331037

>Smile 23
Princes Of The Universe- Queen
Hoooly shit, that was fucking awesome!

>>76730
Nice!
Can't wait for the subs!

And now we have subs for New Stage.
http://www.doremi-fansubs.com/index.php/topic,1840.0.html

And new trailer for the Smile movie.
映画 スマイルプリキ�…

/u/'s attempt to make an updated version of >>75646
It's still on pre-alpha though.

Smile Pretty Cure 3DS Original OP

/durp/ or no /durp/ this image is still pretty gay.