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gildedstageIt’s been 5 years since I watched Precure live on air, so I completely forgot how thrilling it is (especially now that I can understand it).
Starting with the elephant in the room: Anna’s mom looks exactly like Mikuru. The OP also shows the two of them as children walking in separate directions with their mothers, with Anna holding the hand of a woman with the same hair color as Mikuru and Mikuru holding the hand of a woman with similar hair to the detective she admires. The dynamic they show in first episode becomes a lot more interesting in light of that. Anna was the push Mikuru needed through her naturally supportive and earnest personality, while Mikuru was potentially who raised her to be that way. Cute.
The opening was full of exciting details. Though unfortunately the theory of Eclair being the Phantom Thief seems dead, another interesting theory has taken its place already. There’s two girls next to each other that both share different features specific to Cure Eclair, so the emerging theory is that they’ll transform into one person. It’s a very experimental idea, especially since Cure Arcana Shadow is already pushing things by being a villain and a Precure at the same time. Honestly, the only thing I noticed off about those two at first was that only one of them is in school uniform, so I wonder about that. Maybe she is a fairy after all?
Cure Arcana Shadow already looks promising too. I love the scene where she uses magic against the duo in her Precure form, it makes her feel like a proper villain. Also, the part where she turns to face the viewer in a field of flowers while the big bad flashes by feels so classic anime. I already thought she has to have a complicated situation if her heart is recognized as worthy to be a Precure but still turns against them, but the lyric “‘It’s fate, I love you’ A small voice says” during that portion really intrigues me. Can’t wait to see where her story goes <3.
The setting feels different than usual, since it seems like the general public already knows about Precure. The cast also seems huge, with 8 characters who have non-mob designs and 5 villains. I’m looking forward to where this goes.
Episode 1 Spoilers
Starting with the elephant in the room: Anna’s mom looks exactly like Mikuru. The OP also shows the two of them as children walking in separate directions with their mothers, with Anna holding the hand of a woman with the same hair color as Mikuru and Mikuru holding the hand of a woman with similar hair to the detective she admires. The dynamic they show in first episode becomes a lot more interesting in light of that. Anna was the push Mikuru needed through her naturally supportive and earnest personality, while Mikuru was potentially who raised her to be that way. Cute.
The opening was full of exciting details. Though unfortunately the theory of Eclair being the Phantom Thief seems dead, another interesting theory has taken its place already. There’s two girls next to each other that both share different features specific to Cure Eclair, so the emerging theory is that they’ll transform into one person. It’s a very experimental idea, especially since Cure Arcana Shadow is already pushing things by being a villain and a Precure at the same time. Honestly, the only thing I noticed off about those two at first was that only one of them is in school uniform, so I wonder about that. Maybe she is a fairy after all?
Cure Arcana Shadow already looks promising too. I love the scene where she uses magic against the duo in her Precure form, it makes her feel like a proper villain. Also, the part where she turns to face the viewer in a field of flowers while the big bad flashes by feels so classic anime. I already thought she has to have a complicated situation if her heart is recognized as worthy to be a Precure but still turns against them, but the lyric “‘It’s fate, I love you’ A small voice says” during that portion really intrigues me. Can’t wait to see where her story goes <3.
The setting feels different than usual, since it seems like the general public already knows about Precure. The cast also seems huge, with 8 characters who have non-mob designs and 5 villains. I’m looking forward to where this goes.
