It turns out the recent hack of the Toei Animation website has wreaked a wee bit of havoc with some of the actual productions out of the studio. After finding their internal systems compromised by a third party on March 7, the company closed down …Read more »
February is here, and that means it’s time for a new team of Pretty Cures to take the stage! Delicious Party PreCure marks the 19th TV series in the long-running franchise, and this time (not for the first time) it’s all about food. Every season brings …Read more »
The time has come once again for a new chapter of the PreCure saga to begin. As is tradition, with Tropical-Rouge! PreCure having aired its final episode over the weekend, the official “baton pass” video made its debut to pave the way for the next …Read more »
You ever just wish a compact would fall out of the sky and bonk you on the head so you could become a magical girl? Same. I left the target age of 14 in the dust long ago, but hey. Crazy things can happen. If …Read more »
The next addition to the long-running PreCure franchise has been revealed. Toei Animation opened a teaser site for the 19th TV anime, showing off the logo for what’s officially being called Delicious Party PreCure. The TV schedule for ongoing 18th series—Tropical-Rouge! PreCure—got shaken up a …Read more »
Tropical-Rouge! PreCure, this year’s installment in Toei’s long-running magical girl series, is about to cross over with one of its predecessors. The HeartCatch girls are making an appearance in the current team’s upcoming film, bringing a decade-long gap. But, as fans know, this is hardly the …Read more »
Toei Animation has a new anime film in the works for the Tropical-Rouge! PreCure series. Titled Tropical-Rouge! PreCure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring! (Eiga Tropical-Rouge! Precure: Yuki no Princess to Kiseki no Yubiwa!), the feature will mix the Tropical-Rouge! PreCure and …Read more »
It’s official: Demon Slayer: Mugen Train is the highest grossing anime film ever made. Overtaking top titles in a matter of weeks, it’s slaying at the box office. It seems like this anime juggernaut is set to overtake the scene entirely. Except for just a few things. We …Read more »
Ever since it burst onto the scene in the mid-2000s, Pretty Cure has been winning over fans all over the globe. However, fans in the US have had few to no options when it comes to legal acquisition of the show. After a few false …Read more »
PreCure anime series have been rolling out on a regular basis since the 2004 debut of Futari wa PreCure, and now it’s time to prepare for the 16th entry. Following the act of the currently-running Hugtto! PreCure will be 2019’s Twinkle Star PreCure, which should …Read more »
In a tradition that’s right in line with the Super Sentai franchise, PreCure is here to pass the figurative baton to the next series. Toei shared a new clip to help close out Kira Kira PreCure a la Mode! and make way for Hugtto! PreCure, …Read more »
Saban's English localization of the Smile PreCure! anime hits Netflix on December 18, and they're bringing all-girl pop group Blush along for the ride. Blush will provide the theme song, as well as additional tracks that will be featured in music videos throughout the 20-episode …Read more »
“My fond feelings for the characters turned into jealousy.” That was the reason given by 22-year old college student Ikuya Otaki, who threatened to bomb an opening-day screening of the latest Pretty Cure film on Twitter. The student was arrested in Tokyo August 5. Otaki …Read more »
After 10 years, magical girl anime series Pretty Cure has done the unthinkable and matched the original TV versions of Dragon Ball in episode count: 508. Whoa. Let’s break this down. Dragon Ball had 153 episodes, Dragon Ball Z with its notorious Hyperbolic Time Chamber-level …Read more »
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