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Pretty Cure Dream Stars!
is a 2017 Japanese animated action fantasy film based on the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise created by Izumi Todo. The film is directed by Hiroshi Miyamoto, written by Fumi Tsubota and produced by Toei Animation. The film was released in Japan on March 18, 2017. Marking the ninth entry in the ''Pretty Cure All Stars'' crossover film series, the ''Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode'' team joins ''Witchy Pretty Cure!'' and ''Go! Princess PreCure'' teams to help a girl named Sakura save her friend, Shizuku, and her home of Sakuragahara. It also marks the first film in the series to not be titled ''All Stars''. The motif of the film is based on Japanese mythology, with '' wa'' as the main theme. Plot After school, Ichika meets up with her friends for a picnic on a hill near a tree stump and tells them about her dream, in which a girl and her friend, a fox named Shizuku, are fleeing from Akainu and Kiinu. Shizuku gives Sakura three cards and tells her to look for the symbols on them to find ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Cure
The is a Japanese magical girl anime franchise created by Izumi Todo and produced by ABC Television, ABC Animation, ADK Emotions and Toei Animation. Each series revolves around a group of magical girls known as Pretty Cures who battle against evil forces. Starting in February 2004 with ''Futari wa Pretty Cure'', the franchise has seen many anime series, spanning over 1000 episodes to date, as well as spawning movies, manga, toys, and video games. Its most recent iteration, '' You and Idol Pretty Cure'', began airing in February 2025 as part of TV Asahi's Sunday morning children's television block. As of December 2022, three series have received English adaptations. Overview Each series focuses on a group of teenage girls who are granted special items that allow them to transform into legendary warriors known as the ''Pretty Cure.'' With the assistance of creatures known as fairies, the Pretty Cure use their magical powers and enhanced strength to fight against evil forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiho Kokido
is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. She is affiliated with Ken Production. Kokido's first leading role was in ''Go! Princess PreCure'' (2015) as Aroma, and since then she has starred as major characters in several titles. Filmography Anime ;2013 *'' Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'' as Liliana, Sai Lin *'' Noucome'' as Daiko Gondo ;2014 *'' Majin Bone'' as young Luke/Shark *'' Monster Retsuden Oreca Battle'' as Mimitoshishi *'' Rail Wars!'' as Tsubatettsu ;2015 *''Brave Beats'' as Kotone Amamiya / Wink Beat *''Go! Princess PreCure'' as Aroma *'' The Rolling Girls'' as Mii-tan ;2016 *'' Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters'' as Torajirou Asuka *'' Drifters'' as Olminu *'' Poco's Udon World'' as Poco, Momo *''Sekkō Boys'' as Miki Ishimoto ;2020 *'' Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition'' as Yō Shiokoshi ;2021 *'' Farewell, My Dear Cramer'' as Aya Shiratori ;2025 *'' Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube'' as Makoto Kurita Dubbing *''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' as Klaus Baudelaire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Witchy Pretty Cure!
, also known as ''Maho Girls PreCure!'', is a Japanese anime television series by Toei Animation and the thirteenth installment in the ''Pretty Cure'' series. The series, directed by Masato Mitsuka and written by Isao Murayama with character designs by Emiko Miyamoto, aired on ABC and other ANN television stations between February 2016 and January 2017, succeeding '' Go! Princess Pretty Cure'' in its timeslot, and was succeeded by '' Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode''. The series' main topic is friendship, while its motifs are magic and jewelry. A sequel series aired on ABC TV's Animazing!!! programming block from January 2025 to March 2025. Story Witchy Pretty Cure! When thirteen-year-old Mirai Asahina goes with her teddy bear, Mofurun, to investigate a mysterious object that falls from the sky, she meets the young magician Liko, who is searching for the Linkle Stone Emerald. When servants of Dokurokushe arrive seeking the Emerald, Mirai and Liko gain the power to transfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirakira Pretty Cure A La Mode
, stylized as ''Kirakira☆PreCure a la Mode'', is a 2017 Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation and the fourteenth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the twelfth generation of Cures. It is directed by Kohei Kureta and Yukio Kaizawa. Jin Tanaka wrote the script, and Marie Ino designed the characters. The cake and sweets designs were handled by pâtissière Junko Fukuda. The series began airing on all All-Nippon News Network stations in Japan on February 5, 2017, succeeding ''Witchy PreCure!'' in its timeslot. It was then succeeded by '' Hug! PreCure'' on February 4, 2018. The series' main topics are happiness and creativity, with desserts and animals as its motifs. Plot Ichika Usami is a second-year middle school student who loves sweets and wishes to work in a patisserie, but struggles to bake. One day, she encounters a fairy named Pekorin, who is able to detect "Kirakiraru", an element residing in sweets that repres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crossover (fiction)
A crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story. They can arise from legal agreements between the relevant copyright holders (known as intercompany crossovers), common corporate ownership or unofficial efforts by fans. This is different from a spoof, where one discrete character, setting, or universe, copies another character, setting, or universe, often in a comedic manner. Background Official Crossovers often occur in an official capacity in order for the intellectual property rights holders to reap the financial reward of combining two or more popular, established properties. In other cases, the crossover can serve to introduce a new concept derivative of an older one. Another intention is to give fictional characters more emotional credibility and thus increase immersion for the fans. Crossovers generally occur between properties owned by a single holder, but they can, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Cure All Stars
is a series of Japanese anime films produced by Toei Animation based on Izumi Todo's '' Pretty Cure'' anime television franchise. Each movie features a storyline which crosses over characters from all ''Pretty Cure'' anime series to date. From '' Dream Stars'' onwards, the films instead feature Cures from the current series and the previous two series. However, ''All Stars F'' returns to the initial format by featuring all 78 Cures. As of September 2023, there are currently 14 main films in the series, ''All Stars'' movies are generally released shortly after the premiere of a new ''Pretty Cure'' television series. The most recent Pretty Cure team at the time of release generally has the largest involvement with the movie's plot. In the opening scenes of each movie, a running gag occurs, in which the most recent Pretty Cure team bump into older teams by accident. As well, the fairies of Pretty Cure teams know each other as friends. With the exception of '' A Strange Day Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Film
Fantasy films are films that belong to the fantasy genre with fantastic themes, usually Magic (paranormal), magic, supernatural events, mythology, folklore, or exotic fantasy worlds. The Film genre, genre is considered a form of speculative fiction alongside science fiction films and horror films, although the genres do overlap. Fantasy films often have an element of magic, myth, Wonder (emotion), wonder, escapism, and the extraordinary. Subgenres Several sub-categories of fantasy films can be identified, although the delineations between these subgenres, much as in fantasy literature, are somewhat fluid. The most common fantasy subgenres depicted in movies are high fantasy and sword and sorcery. Both categories typically employ quasi-medieval settings, wizards, magical creatures and other elements commonly associated with fantasy stories. High fantasy films tend to feature a more richly developed fantasy world, and may also be more character-oriented or thematically complex. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Action Film
The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as David Bordwell suggested they were films that favor spectacle to storytelling, others such as Geoff King stated they allow the scenes of spectacle to be attuned to storytelling. Action films are often hybrid with other genres, mixing into various forms such as comedy film, comedies, science fiction films, and horror films. While the term "action film" or "action adventure film" has been used as early as the 1910s, the contemporary definition usually refers to a film that came with the arrival of New Hollywood and the rise of antihero, anti-heroes appearing in American films of the late 1960s and 1970s drawing from war films, crime films and Western (film), Westerns. These genres were followed by what is referred to as the "classical period" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Many works of animation with a Anime-influenced animation, similar style to Japanese animation are also produced outside Japan. Video games sometimes also feature themes and art styles that are sometimes labelled as anime. The earliest commercial Japanese animation dates to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in the following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, Original video animation, directly to home media, and Original net animation, over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Company
, simply known as Toei Company or Toei, is a Japanese entertainment company. Headquartered in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, it is involved in film and television production, distribution, video game development, publishing, and ownership of 34 movie theaters. Toei also owns and operates studios in Tokyo and Kyoto and holds shares in several television companies. The company is renowned for its production of anime and live-action dramas known as ''tokusatsu'', which incorporate special visual effects. It is also known for producing period dramas. Toei is the majority shareholder of Toei Animation and is recognized for its franchises such as '' Kamen Rider'' and ''Super Sentai''. Toei is one of the four members of the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (MPPAJ 日本映画製作者連盟), and is therefore one of Japan's Big Four film studios, alongside Kadokawa, Shochiku and Toho. History Toei is a pioneer in the use of "Henshin"/"character transformation" in live-acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toei Animation
is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including '' Sally the Witch'', '' GeGeGe no Kitarō'', '' Mazinger Z'', '' Galaxy Express 999'', '' Cutie Honey'', '' Dr. Slump'', '' Dragon Ball'', ''Saint Seiya'', '' Sailor Moon'', ''Slam Dunk'', '' Digimon'', '' One Piece'', '' Toriko'', '' World Trigger'', '' The Transformers'' (between 1984 and 1990, including several Japanese exclusive productions), and the ''Pretty Cure'' series. History The studio was founded by animators Kenzō Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto in 1948 as often shortened to . In 1956, Toei purchased the studio and it was renamed , doing business as Toei Animation Co., Ltd. outside Japan. In 1998, the Japanese name was renamed to Toei Animation. It has created a number of TV series and movies and adapted Japanese comics as animated series, many popular worldwide. Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata, Yasuji Mori, Leiji Matsumoto and Yōichi Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Hayashi (composer)
is a Japanese composer and arranger best known for his work on the soundtracks for anime, television series, and films. His notable works include ''Triangle'' (in collaboration with Hiroyuki Sawano), '' Zettai Reido'', ''Diabolik Lovers'', '' Asa ga Kita'', '' Haikyū!!'', and ''My Hero Academia''. Biography Hayashi was born in Kyoto, Japan. He used to be an athlete for Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics and then he became fascinated by background score when selecting gymnastics floor music. Although he had no experience in producing music before, he started learning to compose himself during college years. He sold one of his pieces for 5000 yen to junior players as their gymnastics background music, and progressively more orders came after other teams heard his works. After graduation, he became an apprentice of Hideo Kobayashi to learn beatmaking and meanwhile, he also began making background music for dancesport. He then joined the music agency Legendoor in 2009 with his first major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
