is a 2018 Japanese animated

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fantasy film based on the ''

Pretty Cure , also known as and ''PC'', is a Japanese magical girl anime franchise created by Izumi Todo and Bandai and produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Asatsu-DK, Toei Animation and Bandai. Each series revolves around a group of magical girls ...

'' franchise created by

Izumi Todo , credited with creating series like ''Ojamajo Doremi'' and '' Pretty Cure'', is a collective pen name used by Toei Animation television producers when contributing to their various anime series. Pseudonyms used in a similar manner include Hajime ...

. The film is directed by Yoko Ikeda, written by

Shōji Yonemura is a Japanese writer from Fukuoka Prefecture. He is known mainly for his work in anime and tokusatsu. After having graduated from Tokyo Zokei University, he worked as a freelance writer in Arakawa and would attend various film festivals. Then, ...

, and produced by

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. Sl ...

. The film was released in Japan on March 17, 2018. Marking the tenth entry to the ''

Pretty Cure All Stars or ''PreCure 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 the ''Pretty Cu ...

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film series, the ''

Hug! Pretty Cure , simply known as ''Hugtto! PreCure'' is a Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the fifteenth series in the '' Pretty Cure'' franchise, released to celebrate its 15th anniversary. It is directed by J ...

'' team joins forces with ''

Witchy PreCure! , also known as ''Maho Girls PreCure!'', is a 2016 Japanese anime television series by Toei Animation and the thirteenth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the eleventh generation of Cures. The series, directed ...

'' and '' Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode'' teams to stop a rampaging monster named Usobakka.

Plot

The ''

'' team: Hana, Saaya, and Homare encounters a mysterious rampaging monster named Usobakka while flower viewing. As they transform and fight, Usobakka turns their transformation devices into stones and reverts their transformations. As Usobakka kidnaps Saaya and Homare, Hana proposes to seek help from other Pretty Cures. Few hours later, Hana encounters the '' Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode'' team: Ichika, Himari, Aoi, Yukari, Akira and Ciel after they rescue Hugtan from a stroller. Usobakka appears again, and like from before, he turns their transformation devices into stones and kidnaps the ''Kirakira'' team but Ichika. Ichika and Hana goes to the Magic World, where they try to alert the ''

'' team: Mirai, Riko and Ha-chan about Usobakka, but he appears once again and kidnaps Riko and Ha-chan. As the three girls escape, Hana reveals that the monster was known as a boy named Clover, as she had befriended him as a child and couldn't fulfill her promise to see him again. Meanwhile, the other trapped girls meet up with Saaya and Homare, whom realizes that they are slowly being turned into stones. Mirai proposes to Hana to find the Door of Time to prevent and save Clover from being turned into Usobakka. As they find and enter the door, Hana apologizes to Clover, and rescues him by exiting his world. As Clover realizes that his partner, Dark Onibi had deceived him, Onibi reveals his true intentions and turns into a gigantic monster. To make up for his mistakes, Clover uses his powers to reunite the three Pretty Cure teams and restore their transformation items. The Cures transforms and fight Dark Onibi, but are bested, even with ''Kirakira'' and ''Witchy'' teams' powerful state. Clover then uses last of his powers to aid the Pretty Cures, and with the additional aid of the Miracle Lights, they attack Onibi with "Pretty Cure Clover Formation" attack. As Onibi is cured, Clover takes his flames with him to the afterlife, but not before making another promise with Yell.

Voice cast

;''

'' cast * Rie Hikisaka as Hana Nono/Cure Yell *

Rina Honnizumi is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce. She is best known for her roles as Saaya Yakushiji / Cure Ange in ''Hugtto! PreCure''. Later other roles in ''Wise Man's Grandchild'', and '' Plunderer''. Biography Honnizumi was born on 4 ...

as Saaya Yakushiji/Cure Ange *

Yui Ogura is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Gunma Prefecture. Career In 2009, Ogura performed the motion capture for Hatsune Miku in the game '' Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA''. Ogura was a member of the Japanese idol duo YuiKaori with Kaori Is ...

as Homare Kagayaki/Cure Etoile *Konomi Tada as Hugtan *Junko Noda as Hariham Harry **Jun Fukushima as Hariham's human form ;'' Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode'' cast * Karen Miyama as Ichika Usami/Cure Whip *

Haruka Fukuhara is a Japanese actress, singer and model from Saitama Prefecture. From 2009 to 2012, she starred in ''Cooking Idol! I! My! Main'' as Main Hiiragi, portraying the character in both animated and live-action segments. Following the series' end, she h ...

as Himari Arisugawa/Cure Custard *

Tomo Muranaka is a Japanese voice actress from Ibaraki Prefecture. She is affiliated with Haikyō. Filmography Television animation ;2010 * ''Robin-kun to 100-nin Otomodachi Series 2'' as Phillip ;2012 * '' From the New World'' as Child (eps 1-2) * '' Kuro ...

as Aoi Tategami/Cure Gelato *

Saki Fujita is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo. She sang the ending theme to the anime ''Tokimeki Memorial Only Love'', "Kiseki no Kakera", (奇跡のかけら) along with Yuki Makishima and Yukako Yoshikawa as well as the opening songs for '' Working! ...

as Yukari Kotozume/Cure Macaron * Nanako Mori as Akira Tenjō/Cure Chocolat *

Inori Minase is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Axl One. In March 2016, she won the Best Lead Actress Award in the 10th Seiyu Awards for her leading roles as Jun Naruse in the box office hit ''The Anthem of the Heart'' and as Yuki Take ...

as Kirarin/Ciel Kirahoshi/Cure Parfait *

Mika Kanai is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is attached to Ken Production. She is best known for her roles in ''Idol Tenshi Yokoso Yoko'' (as Yoko Tanaka), ''Tanoshii Moomin Ikka'' (as the Snork Maiden), '' Goldfish Warning!'' (as Wapiko), '' S ...

as Pekorin ;''

'' cast *

Rie Takahashi is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with 81 Produce. She had a leading role in the anime series '' Seiyu's Life!'', where she became part of the musical unit Earphones. She voiced Futaba Ichinose in '' Seiyu's Life!'', Megumin in ...

as Mirai Asahina/Cure Miracle *

Yui Horie is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with VIMS and Starchild. She has been affectionately nicknamed by her Japanese fans. She debuted as a voice actress in 1997, releasing her debut single "''My best friend''" on . Since then, sh ...

as Riko Izayoi/Cure Magical *

Saori Hayami Saori (written: 沙織, 早織, 佐織, 砂織, 沙保里, 沙緒里, 紗央里, 紗央莉, 左多里 or さおり in hiragana) is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Saori (television personality) (born 1981) ...

as Kotoha Hanami/Cure Felice * Ayaka Saitō as Mofurun ;Film characters *

Kensho Ono is a Japanese voice actor, actor and singer. His most well-known characters are Tetsuya Kuroko, the titular protagonist in the anime series '' Kuroko's Basketball'', Giorno Giovanna in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', Slaine Troyard in ''Aldnoah.Z ...

as Clover *

Kazuki Kitamura is a Japanese film and television actor who won the award for best supporting actor at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for '' Minazuki'', ''Kyohansha'' and ''Kanzen-naru shiiku'' as well as the CUT ABOVE Award for Excellence in Film at JAPAN CU ...

as Usobakka * Kitamura also voices Dark Onibi

Production

The new ''

'' crossover film was announced in January 2018. ''Pretty Cure'' episode director Yoko Ikeda directed the film, with screenplay by

, whom was in charge of writing ''

Smile PreCure! is a 2012 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the ninth installment in Izumi Todo's ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries, featuring the seventh generation of Cures. The series is written by Shōji Yonemura, who is best kn ...

'' series, and character design and chief animation direction by

Hisashi Kagawa is a Japanese animator, character designer, and animation director that gained popularity for his episode animation director work for the 1990s ''Sailor Moon'' anime series. His other notable works as a character designer includes ''Phantom Th ...

, whom previously designed ''

Fresh Pretty Cure! or ''Fresh PreCure!'', is a Japanese magical girl anime series and the sixth in the ''Pretty Cure'' metaseries by Izumi Todo, featuring the fourth generation of Cures. Produced by Toei Animation, the series was directed by Junji Shimizu (' ...

'' series.

and

was announced to voice the original film characters; Usobakka and Clover respectively.

Release

The film was released in theaters in Japan on March 17, 2018.

Reception

Box office

The film opened at number 3 out of top 10 in the Japanese box office in its opening week, and consistently stayed on the charts the following weeks.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pretty Cure Super Stars! Pretty Cure films Toei Animation films Films scored by Yuki Hayashi 2018 films Animated films based on animated series Japanese magical girl films 2010s Japanese films 2018 anime films Crossover anime and manga