HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!

HappinessCharge Pretty Cures

The Pretty Cures are legendary Warriors of Light chosen by Blue, the spirit of Earth, to protect it from the Phantom Empire. They use the Pretty Change Mirror (プリチェンミラー, PuriChen Mirā), along with cards called PreCards (プリカード, PuriKādo), to transform with the phrase "Pretty Cure Rolling Mirror Change!" (プリキュアくるりんミラーチェンジ!, Purikyua Kururin Mirā Chenji!). Cure Fortune uses the Fortune Piano (フォーチュンピアノ, Fōchun Piano) to transform with the phrase "Pretty Cure Shining Star Symphony!" (プリキュアきらりんスターシンフォニー!, Purikyua Kirarin Sutā Shinfonī!). In addition to transformation, the PreCards can be used to change outfits in and outside of battle, providing new powers and abilities, and are said to grant a wish to those who collect enough of them.

HappinessCharge Pretty Cure, the protagonist team, consists of the four Cures currently active in Pikarigaoka of Japan. Cure Lovely and Cure Princess use the LovePreBrace (ラブプリブレス, RabuPuriBuresu), which allows them to create their own attacks. Cure Honey uses the Triple Dance Honey Baton (トリプルダンスハニーバトン, Toripuru Dansu Hanī Baton), while Cure Fortune, who previously used the Love PreBrace, uses the Fortune Tambourine (フォーチュンタンバリン, Fōchun Tanborin). They can also use the Shining Make Dresser, Axia's true form, to perform their group finishing attack, Innocent Purification. The Cures have another transformation called Innocent Form, with a design that resembles Japanese idols, through the power of the special PreCards. To activate the form, they must have a reason to protect someone they care about.

Together, they introduce themselves as "Infused with happiness! Charged with glee! HappinessCharge Pretty Cure!" (ハピネス注入! 幸せチャージ! ハピネスチャージプリキュア!, Hapinesu Chūnyū! Shiawase Chāji! HapinesuChāji Purikyua!)^[5]

Megumi Aino (愛乃 めぐみ, Aino Megumi) / Cure Lovely (キュアラブリー, Kyua Raburī)

Voiced by: Megumi Nakajima^[6][7]

A 14-year-old second-year student at Public Pikarigaoka Academy who strives to help people when they are troubled or depressed, but sometimes inadvertently interferes with their problems. Despite this, she is optimistic and able to see the good in people. She has an interest in fashion, but struggles with fashion sense. Her wish is to cure her mother, who influenced her to help others. After being chosen by Hime's Crystal of Love, she transforms into Cure Lovely. As Cure Lovely, her dark magenta hair turns bright magenta and is worn in a ponytail. She uses the LovePreBrace to attack and transform into the alternate forms Cherry Flamenco (チェリーフラメンコ, Cherī Furamenko), which uses fire-based attacks, Lollipop Hiphop (ロリポップヒップホップ, Roripoppu Hippuhoppu) which uses music-themed attacks, and her Innocent Form. Megumi has two other special forms: Super Happiness Lovely (スーパーハピネスラブリー, Sūpā Hapinesu Raburī) in the movie and Forever Lovely (フォーエバーラブリー, Fōebā Raburī) in the series finale. She introduces herself as "The big love spreading throughout the world! Cure Lovely!" (世界に広がるビッグな愛!キュアラブリー!, Sekai ni hirogaru biggu na ai! Kyua Raburī!) and represents love. As Super Happiness Lovely, she introduces herself as "Infused with happiness! Charged with glee! Super Happiness Lovely!" (ハピネス注入, 幸せチャージ！スーパーハピネスラブリー!, Hapinesu Chūnyū! Shiawase Chāji! Sūpā Hapinesu Raburī!) As Forever Lovely, she introduces herself as "The eternal love illuminating throughout the world! Forever Lovely!!" (世界に照らす永遠の愛！フォーエバーラブリー！！, Sekai ni terasu eien no ai! Fōebā Raburī!!) Her theme color is pink.^[8]

Hime Shirayuki (白雪 ひめ, Shirayuki Hime) / Cure Princess (キュアプリンセス, Kyua Purinsesu)

Voiced by: Megumi Han^[6][7]

Born Himelda Window, Cure Queen of the Blue Sky (ヒメルダ・ウィンドウ・キュアクイーン・オブ・ザ・ブルースカイ, Himeruda Windō Kyua Kuīn Obu Za Burū Sukai). A 14-year-old princess of the Blue Sky Kingdom, which the Phantom Empire conquered after she heard a sad voice coming from Axia and decided to open it, freeing them. She became a Pretty Cure to save the Blue Sky Kingdom from the Phantom Empire, though struggled to fight because of her timid nature. After arriving on Earth, she lives with Blue and Ribbon at an embassy in Pikarigaoka and has trouble making new friends because of her shyness. However, after meeting Megumi and becoming her partner, she begins to open up and become more confident. Her wish is to restore her homeland and atone for her mistake. She later develops a temporary crush on Seiji and worries about becoming Megumi's rival for his love, but later finds that she is happier supporting him and Megumi's relationship. As Cure Princess, her dark aqua hair becomes light blue and is worn in twintails. She uses the LovePreBrace to attack and transform into the alternate forms Sherbet Ballet (シャーベットバレエ, Shābetto Baree) and Macadamia Hula Dance (マカダミアフラダンス, Makadamia Fura Dansu), and her Innocent Form. She introduces herself as "The blue wind dancing in the sky! Cure Princess!" (天空に舞う蒼き風!キュアプリンセス!, Tenkū ni mau aoki kaze! Kyua Purinsesu!) and represents courage. Her theme color is blue.^[8]

Yuuko Omori (大森 ゆうこ, Ōmori Yūko) / Cure Honey (キュアハニー, Kyua Hanī)

Voiced by: Rina Kitagawa

Megumi's 13/14-year-old classmate and best friend, whose family runs a bento shop. She enjoys cooking and trying different foods and is known for her homemade honey candy that she gives to others to cheer them up. Her wish is to share delicious food with the people she cares about, as she once had a dog and was inspired to cook food for the sake of people's happiness. She first appeared in Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eien no Tomodachi before her debut in the series, later revealing herself to be Cure Honey, having received a Crystal of Love from Blue prior to the beginning of the series, and officially joining the team. As Cure Honey, her straight brown hair turns blond and is worn in a ponytail. Her main weapon is the Triple Dance Honey Baton, which has three modes; Microphone Mode for singing soothing melodies that put her enemies in a trance, Ribbon Mode for restraining her opponents with ribbons, and Maracas Mode for healing her allies. Her alternate forms are Popcorn Cheer (ポップコーンチア, Poppukōn Chiā), Coconuts Samba (ココナッツサンバ, Kokonattsu Sanba), and her Innocent Form. She introduces herself as "The light of life flourishing on the earth! Cure Honey!" (大地に実る命の光!キュアハニー!, Daichi ni minoru inochi no hikari! Kyua Hanī!) and represents life. Her theme color is yellow.^[8]

Iona Hikawa (氷川 いおな, Hikawa Iona) / Cure Fortune (キュアフォーチュン, Kyua Fōchun)

Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu^[6][7]

A 14/15-year-old girl from Megumi's neighboring class who is known for her academics and is the main apprentice of her grandfather, the master of the "Hikawa Karate Dojo". She first appears as a Pretty Cure who works alongside her own fairy partner, Glasan, and is powerful and skilled at fighting, though kind to citizens. Unlike the other Cures, who received their powers from Blue, she received her powers from her older sister Maria, who was Cure Tender until Phantom defeated her and trapped her in a mirror. Her wish is to become stronger in order to defeat Phantom and rescue Maria.she is fighting to save her sister. While she resolved to fight independently in her pursuit of Phantom, who is considered her arch-enemy, she warms up to Megumi's idea of teamwork and later reveals her identity to the group. She holds a grudge against Hime for freeing the Phantom Empire from their prison, but during a battle with Phantom, she loses her PreCards and her ability to transform. Hime apologizes to her by giving her PreCards to her to fill her PreCard File, and Iona uses her wish to regain her ability to transform, reconciling with Hime and officially joining the group afterwards. After regaining her transformation, her transformation device is the Fortune Piano and her main weapon is the Fortune Tambourine. Her alternate forms are Anmitsu Komachi (あんみつこまち, Anmitsu Komachi), Pine Arabian (パインアラビアン, Pain Arabian), and her Innocent Form. She introduces herself as "The star of hope that glitters in the night sky! Cure Fortune!" (夜空にきらめく希望の星!キュアフォーチュン!, Yozora ni kirameku kibō no hoshi, Kyua Fōchun!) and represents hope. Her theme color is purple.^[8]

Blue Sky Kingdom

Ribbon (リボン, Ribon)

Voiced by: Naoko Matsui

Hime's mediator, who comes to Japan with her and serves as the fairy partner for her, Hime, and Yuko. Despite her cute appearance, she can be harsh and is more courageous than Hime. She has the ability to convert the positive feelings of those freed from the Phantom Empire's mirrors into PreCards.

Glasan (ぐらさん, Gura-san)

Voiced by: Miyuki Kobori^[9]

Iona's fairy partner, who, like Ribbon, can convert positive feelings into PreCards.

Blue (ブルー, Burū)

Voiced by: Shouma Yamamoto^[10]

The spirit of Earth, who resembles a young man with light blue hair and is often referred to as "God" (神様, Kami-sama). He travels to different countries to find candidates who could become Pretty Cures, giving them Crystals of Love that grant their powers. He uses magic mirrors to monitor the Pretty Cures and the Phantom Empire from the Cross Mirror Room (クロスミラールーム, Kurosu Mirā Rūmu).^[11] Originally from the Blue Sky Kingdom, he comes to Japan with Hime and Ribbon to aid them and the Cures in their fight against the Phantom Empire. He is later revealed to have known Queen Mirage when she was a Pretty Cure and unknowingly caused her descent into evil after he left for his duties as a god. This allowed Red, who is later revealed to be his estranged brother, to take advantage of her anger towards him to manipulate her. After Red is defeated and reconciles with him, Blue entrusts the Cures with protecting Earth before leaving with Red and Mirage to help restore the Red Planet.

King and Queen

Hime's parents and the rulers of the Blue Sky Kingdom, who, along with its inhabitants, were trapped in mirrors when the Phantom Empire conquered it. After Mirage's defeat, they are freed and reunite with Hime.

Phantom Empire

The Phantom Empire (幻影帝国, Gen'ei Teikoku) are the main antagonists of the series. Having conquered the Blue Sky Kingdom after Hime released them from Axia (アクシア, Akushia), they use it as their base of operations while invading Earth by having their Saiarks terraform the environment and replace love and happiness with sorrow and misfortune. It is later revealed that Deep Mirror was using them, using Mirage to act through before she is purified. Red then summons the Red Planet in an attempt to conquer the world with his army of Saiarks, but is defeated and repents.

Pikarigaoka residents

Seiji Sagara (相楽 誠司, Sagara Seiji)^[14]

Voiced by: Ryosuke Kanemoto, Yayoi Sugaya (child)

A 14-year old boy who is Megumi's neighbor and classmate and has been friends with her since childhood, serving as an ally to the Cures after learning that Megumi is a Cure. He is an apprentice at Iona's family "Hikawa Karate Dojo" and enjoys training. Despite being somewhat popular among girls, he claims to have no romantic interest, but secretly has feelings for Megumi. Red later brainwashes Seiji by taking advantage of his feelings of hatred and anger towards Megumi, but she frees him by expressing her own feelings of love towards him for everything he has done for her and her friends.

Miyo Masuko (増子 美代, Masuko Miyo)

Voiced by: Sachiko Kojima

A reporter and the host of the TV show Pretty Cure Weekly, which reports news about Pretty Cures from around the world. Having been saved by a Pretty Cure in the past, she wanted to become one herself and dedicated herself to learning about them. She learns the identities of the HappinessCharge Pretty Cures after Megumi offers to help her become a Cure. Although Blue gave her a Crystal of Love, it did not react to her, which he believes is because she already has a role in this world. She is based on Mika Masuko from Yes! PreCure 5 and, like her, her name is a pun on "mass communication" (マスコミ, masukomi).

Kaori Aino (愛乃 かおり, Aino Kaori)

Voiced by: Kyoko Donowaki

Megumi's mother, who spends time with her while her husband is away on business trips. Despite her frail body and constantly having to take medicine, she maintains a positive attitude and is the one who influenced Megumi to help others.

Masaru Aino (愛乃 勝, Aino Masaru)

Voiced by: Teruaki Ogawa

Megumi's father, who is often away on business trips.

Mao Sagara (相楽 真央, Sagara Mao)

Voiced by: Yayoi Sugaya

Seiji's younger sister.

Hiroko Sagara (相楽 ひろ子, Sagara Hiroko)

Voiced by: Yukiko Iwai

Seiji and Mao's mother. Her work as a courier causes her to not have much time to spend with them, so they usually have dinner with the Aino family.

Yoko Omori (大森 ようこ, Ōmori Yōko)

Voiced by: Mari Adachi

Yuko's mother, whose runs the bento shop "Omori Gohan" with her husband and two daughters.

Takeo Omori (大森 たけお, Ōmori Takeo)

Voiced by: Satoshi Taki

Yuko's father.

Ai Omori (大森 あい, Ōmori Ai)

Voiced by: Asami Yano

Yuko's older sister.

Yonezo Omori (大森 米蔵, Ōmori Yonezō) & Ine Omori (大森 イネ, Ōmori Ine)

Voiced by: Shigeru Ushiyama, Mami Horikoshi

Yuko's grandfather and grandmother. They live and grow rice in the nearby Pikari Mountain, which is directly supplied to "Omori Gohan".

Izumi (和泉)

Voiced by: Yayoi Sugaya

Megumi's homeroom teacher.

Elena Shiina (椎名 えれな, Shīna Erena), Kana Furuta (古田 かな, Furuta Kana), Rei Takano (高野 れい, Takano Rei) & Rin Ishigami (石神 りん, Ishigami Rin)

Voiced by: Mami Ozaki, Asami Yano, Miki Hase & Miyuki Kobori

Megumi's classmates.

Kenta Yamazaki (山崎健太, Yamazaki Kenta)

Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Megumi, Hime, Yuko and Seiji's classmate and a member of the baseball club, who usually has the lowest test scores in their class.

Kazumi (かずみ)

Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura

Megumi's classmate, who is a member of the karate club and Iona's apprentice.

Yuya Kaido (海藤裕哉, Kaidō Yūya)

Voiced by: Kōki Uchiyama

Seiji's classmate, who wants to date Iona.

Other Pretty Cures

Happiness Charge is unique from other seasons in that it has multiple active Pretty Cure teams in addition to the main team. Blue has given girls around the world the power to transform into Pretty Cure to fight the Phantom Empire. The teams range in number from one member to multiple members and operate in their own country, although some large countries, such as the United States, have multiple teams. The Cure's outfits are designed around the same theme, but have variations based on their culture. It is unclear how many Cures are active in total, but Phantom later reveals that when he kills a Cure and puts their bodies in a mirror, he sends them to the Pretty Cure Graveyard, where there are over a hundred defeated Cures. After Mirage's defeat, they are freed from the mirrors.

Maria Hikawa (氷川 まりあ, Hikawa Maria) / Cure Tender (キュアテンダー, Kyua Tendā) / Dark Tender (ダークテンダー, Dāku Tendā)

Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi

Iona's older sister, whom Phantom defeated and trapped in a mirror while protecting Iona from him. Iona used her Pretty Change Mirror to become Cure Fortune. Her disappearance is explained to her friends and family as her being away to study abroad. Later, Mirage mind controls her and sends her to fight her sister and the Cures as Dark Tender. After the Cures free her using Innocent Purification, she leaves to America to visit her parents and aid the Cures. She later returns to Pikarigaoka to defend it from Red's Saiarks with the other Cures, while the Happiness Charge Cures travel to the Red Planet to fight Red.

Bomber Girls Pretty Cure (ボンバーガールズプリキュア, Bonbā Gāruzu Purikyua)

Voiced by: Miyuki Kobori, Mariko Kouda, Akemi Okamura

America's Pretty Cure team, which consists of three Cures. The pink Cure has blonde hair worn in a curly ponytail and wears a cowboy hat. The blue Cure has red hair worn in curly pigtails with a star hair accessory. The yellow Cure has silver hair worn with a brown headband and a feather hair accessory. Their theme is the Wild West, and their group attack is Star Boomerang (スターブーメラン, Sutā Būmeran).

Cure Earl (キュアアール, Kyua Āru)

Voiced by: Asami Yano

The sole member of France's Pretty Cure team, Merci Pretty Cure (メルシィプリキュア, Merushi Purikyua). She has long blonde hair worn in worm tails and wears a pink hair accessory. Her weapon is a giant paintbrush with a red ribbon. Her theme is art, and her solo attack is Pinceau Arc-en-ciel (パッソーアルカンシエル, Passō Aruk An Shieru)

Wonderful Net Pretty Cure (ワンダフルネットプリキュア, Wandafuru Netto Purikyua)

India's Pretty Cure team, consisting of two Cures. The orange Cure has short orange hair and wears a green jewel head accessory and a yellow head scarf. The green Cure has long green hair and wears a white head scarf as well as an orange jewel and a golden oval on her forehead and in her hair. They both wear glasses. Their theme is technology, and their group attack is Optical Wave (オプティカルウェーブ, Oputikaru U~ēbu)

Alo~ha Pretty Cure (アロ～ハプリキュア, Arōha Purikyua)

Hawaii's Pretty Cure team, consisting of twin sisters Ohana and Olina, Cure Sunset and Cure Wave respectively. Together, they introduce themselves as "The two lights sparkling in the southern lands! Alo~ha Pretty Cure!" (南国にかがやく２つの光! アロ～ハプリキュア!, Nangoku ni kagayaku futatsu no hikari! Aro~ha Purikyua!). Their duo attack is Hawaiian Lino Ahua (ハワイアン リノアフア, Hawaian Rino Afua).

Ohana (オハナ) / Cure Sunset (キュアサンセット, Kyua Sansetto)

Voiced by: Hitomi Yoshida^[15]

The elder twin of the Alo~ha Pretty Cure, who wields the power of the sun. As Cure Sunset, she introduces herself as "The red setting sun is a vow for tomorrow, Cure Sunset!" (赤い夕日は明日への誓い、キュアサンセット!, Akai yūhi wa asu e no chikai, Kyua Sansetto!).

Olina (オリナ, Orina) / Cure Wave (キュアウェーブ, Kyua Wēbu)

Voiced by: Sayaka Nakaya^[15]

The younger twin of the Alo~ha Pretty Cure, who wields the power of waves. As Cure Wave, she introduces herself as "The eternal melody of the rhythmic splashes, Cure Wave!" (よせては返す悠久の調べ、キュアウェーブ!, Yosete wa kaesu yūkyū no shirabe, Kyua Wēbu!).

Aloalo (アロアロ, Aroaro)

Voiced by: Seria Fukagawa

Ohana and Olina's fairy partner.

Movie Characters

Tsumugi Orihara (織原つむぎ, Orihara Tsumugi)

Voiced by: Yui Horie

A girl who wants to become a ballerina dancer, but lost use of her legs because of Black Fang, who told her that she could stay in the Doll Kingdom and be able to dance if she defeated the Pretty Cure. In reality, he planned to absorb her despair to fuel his power.

Prince Zeke (ジーク王子, Jiiku Ouji)

Voiced by: Daisuke Ono

A prince from the Doll Kingdom who has feelings for Tsumugi and is one of her dolls brought to life.

Black Fang (ブラックファング, Burakku Fangu)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa

The main antagonist of the film and a commander of the Phantom Empire, who created the Doll Kingdom to deceive Tsumugi into staying there and use her despair to fuel his power and conquer Earth. He is defeated by Cure Lovely in her Super Happiness Lovely form.

Funassyi (ふなっしー, Funasshī)^[16]

Voiced by: Himself^[17]

A yellow mascot from Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture.

Anime

The series began airing on ABC and other ANN stations from February 2, 2014, replacing DokiDoki! Precure in its initial timeslot with the Broadcasting System of San-in broadcasting on February 8, 2014. The first 34 episodes feature a special 10th anniversary message presented by one of the previous Pretty Cures in the franchise including the HappinessCharge Cures themselves.^[31][32] DVDs and Blu-rays of the series were released in volumes.

Manga

Like the series before it, a manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita began serialization in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine in March 2014.

Video games

The Pretty Cures debuted in HappinessCharge PreCure! were added in the new update of the Pretty Cure All Stars Data Carddass arcade game in February 2014. This update included compatibility with the collectible PreCards. A video game based on the series, titled HappinessCharge Precure! Kawarun Collection (ハピネスチャージプリキュア! カワルン☆コレクション), developed by Bandai Namco Games, was released on the Nintendo 3DS on July 31, 2014.^[39] The game features all the Pretty Cures from previous series, with early editions including a download code to unlock all the Cures from the start and three exclusive PreCards.^[40]

Merchandise

Throughout the anime's run, merchandise was released, including watches, weapons, transformation items, cards, bags, and more. Most of this merchandise was distributed by Bandai, the main sponsor of the series. Special PreCards were also released during the anime's run, beginning with promotional cards included in McDonald's Happy Meals in January 2014.^[41]