Pretty Cure, known in Japan as
Futari wa Pretty Cure (ふたりはプリキュア,
Futari wa Purikyua?, Lit. We are Pretty Cure), is a Japanese magical girl anime series, part of the
Pretty Cure metaseries produced by Toei Animation and broadcast across Japan by Animax, TV Asahi and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation. The series is watched mostly by elementary and secondary students in Japan; it is also broadcast around the world. The original
Pretty Cure series, directed by Daisuke Nishio (known for
Dragon Ball Z and
Air Master), premiered on TV Asahi February 1, 2004. The series is continued in
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart (ふたりはプリキュア Max Heart,
Futari wa PuriKyua Makkusu Hāto?, Lit. We are Pretty Cure Max Heart), or simply
Max Heart, which premiered on February 6, 2005.
The first story revolves around two girls, Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro, who encounter the Garden of Light's Mipple and Mepple, who give them the means to the fight the forces of the Dark Zone: a dimension of evil that has encroached on the Garden of Light and is now about to do the same to the Garden of Rainbows, Earth. The initial run of the series has Cure White and Cure Black searching for the Prism Stones, and they place them in a heart-shaped device known as the Prism Hopish. The Hopish is protected by the Guardian, Wisdom. Once they have discovered all the Prism Stones, its power takes them to the Garden of Light and repairs most of the damage done by the Dark Zone. Later in the series, Porun, the Prince of the Garden of Light, grants the Pretty Cure duo use of their Rainbow Bracelets as they defeat the Dark King.
Max Heart continues the story when Nagisa and Honoka meet the mysterious Hikari Kujou, revealed to be the "Life" of the Queen with no memory of her life before and powers scattered in the form of the "Heartiel." But as the Pretty Cure duo attempt to find the Heartiel, remnants of the Dark Zone are protecting a mysterious boy suspected to be the "Life" of the Dark King. Cure Black and Cure White fight back these new enemies with Hikari backing them up as Shiny Luminous.
Where appropriate, names on the left are from the original Japanese version, whilst names on the right are from the Canadian English dub. Character descriptions pertain to the Japanese version of the show.
Voiced by: Haruna Ikezawa (Japanese), Kris Rundle (English)
Source:
Wikipedia