HeartCatch PreCure!

HeartCatch PreCure! (ハートキャッチプリキュア!), also called HeartCatch Pretty Cure is a Japanese anime series and the seventh Pretty Cure installment by Izumi Todo. Produced by Toei Animation, the series premiered on February 7, 2010 on TV Asahi, replacing Fresh Pretty Cure! on its time slot. The series' main theme is flowers, which are prominent in the naming of numerous characters and items, as well as in the storyline. Additionally, most episodes contain at least one reference to the language of flowers.

Story
Tsubomi Hanasaki is a 2nd year middle school student who loves plants. One day, she dreams of a mysterious flowering tree that wilted, causing sprites to disappear. She also saw two mysterious people fighting, one wanting to destroy the tree and one protecting it. When she transfers to Myodo Academy (明堂学園), the sprites that she saw in her dream appear. They beg her to become a Pretty Cure to protect the Great Tree of Hearts, but she refuses. However, a mysterious enemy called Desert Apostles came, and the Heart Flower of her new classmate, Erika Kurumi, is stolen. To save Erika, she has to become a Pretty Cure and fight.

Pretty Cures and Allies

 * Tsubomi Hanasaki (花咲つぼみ) Cure Blossom (キュアブロッサム) Super Cure Blossom (スーパーキュアブロッサム)
 * Voiced by Nana Mizuki

Tsubomi is 14 years old and in the second year of the private Myōdō Academy's Junior High School branch. She loves flowers. She has just moved to Kibōgahana [the town's name, meaning "Flower of Hope"], where her grandmother lives. She loves every plant and would like to join the gardener's club, but then she is taken into the Fashion Club by Erika. Her house is the "Hanasaki Flower Shop". She is an upright person, but also shy and withdrawn, which is almost a complex of hers. She sees her change of schools as a chance to change herself. Indeed, after she meets Erika, she will slowly start to change. In the first fight when Erika was controlled as desertrian, she wants to save Erika and is half-forced by fairies to become a Pretty Cure. As Cure Blossom, her theme color is pink and her flower symbol is the Cherry blossom. Her powers are related to flowers and she can use auxiliary attacks such as Blossom Flower Storm and Blossom Double Impact in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is "I've had enough"

She introduces herself as "The flower spreading through the land, Cure Blossom!" (大地に咲く一輪の花、キュアブロッサム！)


 * Erika Kurumi (来海えりか) Cure Marine (キュアマリン) Super Cure Marine (スーパーキュアマリン)
 * Voiced by Fumie Mizusawa

Erika is 13 years old and Tsubomi's classmate and neighbor and daughter of the owner of the fashion shop "Fairy Drop". In addition, she is the president of the Fashion Club. She loves fashion and designing her own clothing. She has a jealous complex towards her beautiful and fashionable older sister, who is a Charisma Model despite still being in high school. She is an energetic girl and bluntly says what she is thinking, although she also begins to change after meeting Tsubomi. She makes Tsubomi join the Fashion Club after all old members signed off. After she is informed the qualification of Pretty Cure, she agrees to help in the fight of Tsubomi. As Cure Marine, her theme color is light blue and her flower symbol is the Cyclamen. She has powers related to the ocean and can use auxiliary attacks such as Marine Shoot and Marine Dynamite in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is "Even my kindness, which is wider than the sea, is now at its limit!"

She introduces herself as "The flower swaying in the sea breeze, Cure Marine!" (海風に揺れる一輪の花、キュアマリン！)


 * Yuri Tsukikage (月影ゆり) Cure Moonlight (キュアムーンライト) Super Cure Moonlight (スーパーキュアムーンライト)
 * Voiced by Aya Hisakawa

Yuri is 17 years old and Momoka's friend, also in the second year of Myōdō Academy's high school branch. She shares class notes with Momoka when the latter cannot attend classes because of her job. At the beginning of the story, her Pretty Cure Seed was broken during the fight between herself and Dark Pretty Cure that Tsubomi and Erika saw in their dreams, rendering her unable to transform. Her father also went missing during the investigation of the "Heart Tree". As Cure Moonlight, her theme color is wisteria and her flower symbol is the Rose. She has powers related to the moon. Though she lost her powers to transform, she can still fight using auxiliary attacks, though it drains her energy since she can't transform.

She introduces herself as "The flower in the serenity of moonshine, Cure Moonlight!" (月光に冴える一輪の花、キュアムーンライト！)


 * Itsuki Myoudouin (明堂院いつき) Cure Sunshine (キュアサンシャイン) Super Cure Sunshine (スーパーキュアサンシャイン)
 * Voiced by Hōko Kuwashima

Itsuki is in the second year, the student council president and the grandchild of the current principal of Myōdō Academy. Itsuki appears to be a gentle, handsome, and athletic boy with a princely demeanor who attracts many subordinates and fans. At the beginning, Tsubomi developed a temporary admiration for Itsuki until discovering her female gender. She crossdresses due to her having to substitute as the heir of the school and dojo in place of her ailing older brother, Satsuki. However, she maintains a great love for cute, girl things and is convinced to join the fashion club. In the events of Episode 22, she picked up Potpourri and thinks it's cute. She later becomes Cure Sunshine to rescue Tsubomi and Erika from danger with Potpourri while saving her brother's Heart Flower. As Cure Sunshine, her theme color is Gold and her flower symbol is the Sunflower. Her powers are related to the sun and can use auxiliary attacks in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is "The darkness in your heart, I'll illuminate it with my light!"

She introduces herself as "The flower bathing in the sunlight, Cure Sunshine!" (陽の光浴びる一輪の花、キュアサンシャイン！)


 * Chypre (シプレ)
 * Voiced by Taeko Kawata

A fairy who protects the Heart Tree. In order to save it from danger, she has come to look for Pretty Cure, the legendary warriors chosen by the Heart Tree. She gives Tsubomi the Pretty Cure Seed in order to activate the Heart Perfume, allowing her to change into Cure Blossom. She often disguises herself as a stuffed animal. She has the power to give birth to Heart Seeds. It is said that if you collect them, a miracle will happen. Chypre tends to be calmer than her fellow mascot, Coffret. She often behaves as if she is Tsubomi's big sister. She is named for the floral perfume family, chypre.


 * Coffret (コフレ)
 * Voiced by Motoko Kumai

He, like Chypre, protects the Heart Tree and gives Erika the power to change into Cure Marine. He also tends to disguise himself as a stuffed animal and can give birth to Heart Seeds. Erika needs his Pretty Cure seed to activate her Heart Perfume, allowing her to transform into Cure Marine. He is rather bold, being borderline insulting at times and nice to others. He is something like a little brother to Erika. His name comes from the French term for a jewelry box or casket.


 * Potpourri (ポプリ)
 * Voiced by Kokoro Kikuchi

Appearing in episode 20, Potpourri is a baby fairy born from the Heart Tree. His design is much different than both Chypre and Coffret as he is colored yellow and white rather than green and white. He carries an orange seed in his bag, which belongs to Cure Sunshine. Though only a baby, he's wise and calm for his age and can cast a powerful barrier to protect his friends. In Episode 22, Potpourri found a true candidate, Itsuki Myoudouin, to be Cure Sunshine. He is named after Potpourri, a mixture of dried plants used to provide fragrance.

Family
A giant fairy that stays in the Botanical Garden that Tsubomi's grandmother cares for. He doesn't talk, but he's always watching over Tsubomi and Erika. He is a legendary fairy that is said to have supported the legendary Pretty Cure, Cure Flower, in the past.
 * Coupé (コッペ)


 * Kaoruko Hanasaki (花咲薫子) / Cure Flower (キュアフラワー)
 * Voiced by Chika Sakamoto

Tsubomi's grandmother, a famous botanist and owner of the Flower Shop. When she was young, she was Cure Flower, and is chronologically the first Cure in Pretty Cure universe. Kaoruko is considered wise and kind, and cares deeply for her granddaughter. She is very loving and loves flowers more than anything. It is said that her old speech pattern was inherited by Tsubomi. Kaoruko became Pretty Cure after she met Coupe before the Tree of Hearts when she came there to study it. It has never been stated when or how long Kaoruko was Pretty Cure, if she had any Cure partner or if she quit because of special reasons. At some point, most likely after she quit, she met Cure Moonlight and the fairies Chypre and Coffret.


 * Mizuki Hanasaki (花咲みずき)
 * Voiced by Katō Yōko

Tsubomi's mother, a florist of Hanasaki Flower Shop.


 * Yōichi Hanasaki (花咲陽一)
 * Voiced by Nobuaki Kanemitsu

Tsubomi's father, also the florist of Hanasaki Flower Shop and a part-time professor.


 * Sakura Kurumi (来海さくら)
 * Voiced by Hyo-sei

Erika's mother, host of Fairy Drop. Also a famous former model.


 * Ryūnosuke Kurumi (来海流之助)
 * Voiced by Kōichi Tōchika

Erika's father, a famous photographer.


 * Momoka Kurumi (来海ももか)
 * Voiced by Shizuka Itō

Erika's older sister, in the second year of the private Myōdō Academy's Senior High School branch, nicknamed Momo-nee by Erika. She is a popular part-time model, always making Erika jealous. In Episode 8, she was revealed to be equally jealous of Erika's ability to easily make friends.


 * Haruna Tsukikage (月影 はるな)
 * Voiced by Rei Sakuma

Yuri's mother. She has earned her livelihood alone in the convenience store near the local train station since her husband disappeared.


 * Gentarou Myoudouin (明堂院 厳太郎)
 * Voiced by Hiroshi Naka

Itsuki and Satsuki's grandfather, he's the principal of Myōdō academy and the leader of the town's local dojo.


 * Tsubaki Myoudouin (明堂院 つばき)
 * Voiced by Atsuko Yuya

Itsuki and Satsuki's mother, she's the actual daughter of the principal.


 * Satsuki Myoudouin (明堂院 さつき)
 * Voiced by Tomoaki Maeno

Itsuki's older brother, who has a condition on which he can't walk properly. Originally the heir and a outstanding fighter, who influenced Itsuki a lot.

Myōdō Academy

 * Ms. Tsurusaki (鶴崎先生)
 * Voiced by Hiroko Ushida

Tsubomi and Erika's home room teacher, strict but reliable. She is afraid of ghosts, which she thinks is holding her back from her teaching.


 * Nanami Shiku
 * Voiced by Yukiyo Fujii

Tsubomi and Erika's classmate, a fan of Itsuki in private. She acts as a mother to her little sister, Rumi, since her mother died, leaving her little time for outside activities such as the fashion club. However, she changed her mind in Episode 14.


 * Tatsuya Ozuka
 * Voiced by Naoki Mizutani

Tsubomi and Erika's classmate.


 * Naomi Sawai (沢井なおみ), Rumiko Kuroda (黒田るみこ), Toshiko Sakuma (佐久間としこ)
 * Voiced by Yukiko Ueoka, Tomo Adachi, Seiko Yoshida

Tsubomi and Erika's classmates, lured to join fashion club.


 * Kanae Tada (多田かなえ)
 * Voiced by Sachiko Kojima

Tsubomi and Erika's classmate, a crazy camera fan who loves to catch funny scenes to please people. She is eager to take pictures of Pretty Cure.

Desert Apostles
The Desert Apostles (砂漠の使徒) are the Main Antagonists of the series. They are a notorious group whose aims were to collect wilted Heart Flowers from their victims and take over the world by turning it into a giant desert. They're also responsible for the withering of the Great Tree of Hearts. It's revealed in Episode 20 that the Desert Apostles were serving a mysterious person named Dune and taking orders from him, so to make sure they take over the whole world.

Dune is the actual leader of the Desert Apostles, who has been in deep sleep after he was defeated by Cure Flower.
 * Dune (デューン)


 * Professor Sabark (サバーク博士)
 * Voiced by Taiten Kusunoki

Professor Sabark is the acting leader of the Desert Apostles, who wishes to kill the Tree of Hearts. He is usually seen sitting on a chair on a high level in the Desert Apostles' base, always having his right-hand Dark Pretty Cure by his side. He is never seen without his mask. His personality has not been shown properly, however, he wishes to finish off the newest generation of Pretty Cure in order to take down the Tree of Hearts.


 * Dark Pretty Cure (ダークプリキュア)
 * Voiced by Minami Takayama

Dark Pretty Cure appears in Tsubomi's dream, where she fights against Cure Moonlight before the Great Tree of Hearts. Although hurt, Dark Pretty Cure manages to get the upper hand in the battle, and defeats Cure Moonlight. She is later seen beside Sabark whenever a Desert Apostle has audience with him, acting as his second-in-command. In the preview for the tenth episode, Tsubomi and Erika claim that Dark Pretty Cure has lost her heart, though it is unknown if this will have a deeper meaning later on. In the thirteenth episode, Dark Pretty Cure says to Tsukikage Yuri that she is her.


 * Sasolina (サソリーナ)
 * Voiced by Urara Takano

Sasolina is a member of the Dessert Apostles, and the first to appear before the heroines, but the third to be seen. She speaks with a foreign accent and can use her hair as a scorpion tail. Most of the time, Sasolina has a calm aura around her, and always carries a smirk unless panicking or provoked. When provoked, she loses her calm personality and gets angry. Sasolina looks down on weak people, but will acknowledge strong foes. Her name is deprived from sasori, meaning 'scorpion'. In the events of Episode 25, her personality somehow changed after she got hit by Cure Sunshine's Gold Forte Burst.


 * Kumojacky (クモジャキー)
 * Voiced by Eiji Takemoto

Kumojacky is the leader of the Cadets of Sabark, and very loyal to their leader. Although evil, Kumojacky believes in fair fights, and will never fight enemies that are too weak. Kumojacky has shown to have a constant calm personality wherever he goes. He likes to see other people's pain, and has no problem using this to his liking. Full of himself, he claims that not even one hundred Cures can defeat him. Despite this, he is mannered, and always introduces himself to someone he is going to use or fight with. However, he never hesitates to tell people their weaknesses, and even encourage them into becoming stronger.


 * Cobrajar (コブラージャ)
 * Voiced by Hirofumi Nojima

Cobrajar is one of the Cadets of Sabark. He is very narcissistic, always thinking he is the most beautiful man in the universe. He often makes Snackey take pictures of him posing or make people give him attention.

The Snackeys are a numerous group of servants in the Desert Apostles. Unlike the three other members, the Snackeys act more like their servants, fulfilling all their orders and requests. They cannot talk properly, and instead only uses the word "Ki" when talking. Originally, they were only in one form, but eventually were seen in all kinds of different shapes.
 * Snackey (スナッキー)


 * Desertrian (デザトリアン)
 * Voiced by Tomoko Kaneda

The monsters of the week, which are formed by fusing stolen wilted Heart Flowers with objects. Unlike previous monsters in the Pretty Cure series, these speak the worries of the person's Heart Flower which caused it to wilt. The stronger the person's fear or worry, the more wilted Heart Flowers they'll have, and the stronger the Desertian will be.

All cures

 * Precure! Open My Heart! (プリキュア、オープン・マイ・ハート！)

Cure Blossom

 * Blossom Oshiri Punch (ブロッサムおしりパンチ): Cure Blossom kicks herself into the air backwards to hit the enemy with her back. She can only use this when influenced with the red Heart Seed to speed her up. However, she seems to be capable of using it without the red heart seed.


 * Blossom Shower (ブロッサムシャワー): Cure Blossom draws a circle of pink flowers before her before shooting them at the enemy.


 * Blossom Flower Storm (ブロッサムフラワーストーム): Cure Blossom circles around herself, summoning numerous of pink flower petals around her to create a tornado of it.


 * Blossom Impact (ブロッサムインパクト): Cure Blossom concentrates all her powers into her palm and strikes at the enemy; pink light will then shine, and the enemy is knocked away.


 * Blossom Double Impact (ブロッサムダブルインパクト): An upgraded version of Blossom Impact. Cure Blossom consentrates all her powers into her palms and strikes at the enemy; pink light will then shine from both hands, and the enemy is knocked away.


 * Blossom Screw Punch (ブロッサムスクリューパンチ): Cure Blossom collects energy into her fist and shoots it out as a concentrated beam.


 * Pink Forte Wave (ピンク・フォルテウェイブ): The finishing attack that Cure Blossom uses, used to purify a Desertrian. Cure Blossom summons her Blossom Tact and spins the center of the tact, and rainbow lights go into the gemstone tip of the tact. The tips surge with purity energy, and Cure Blossom spins before declaring the attack name. She then shoots out an energy flower at the Desertrian. An implosion occurs, and the target is suspended in the air, a cherry blossom having overlapped behind it. Cure Blossom claps the center of the Blossom Tact to keep the center spinning, and in a flash of light, the enemy is purified. The move can only be used by Cure Blossom only. Cure Blossom says these lines after she summoning her Flower Tact: Gather, Power of Flowers! Blossom Tact! Sparkle, Flowers! Precure Pink Forte Wave! (集まれ、花のパワー！ ブロッサムタクト！花よ輝け！プリキュア・ピンク・フォルテ・ウェーブ！)

Cure Marine

 * Marine Shoot (マリンシュート): Cure Marine draws a circle of water drops before her before shooting them at the enemy. This is the first sub-attack that has been done two times.


 * Marine Impact (マリンインパクト): Cure Marine consentrates all her powers into her palm and strikes at the enemy; light blue light will then shine, and the enemy is knocked away.


 * Marine Dive (マリンダイブ): Cure Marine jumps high up in the air and then falls down, heels toward the enemy.


 * Marine Dynamite (マリンダイナマイト): Considered a solo version of Pretty Cure Daibakuhatsu. Cure Marine throws her arms in the air, creating an outburst of blue energy to explode.


 * Blue Forte Wave (ブルー・フォルテウェイブ): The finishing attack that Cure Marine uses, used to purify a Desertrian. Cure Marine summons her Marine Tact and she spins the center of the tact, and rainbow lights go into the gemstone tip of the tact. The tips surge with purity energy, and Cure Marine spins before declaring the attack name. She then shoots out an energy flower at the Desertrian. An implosion occurs, and the target is suspended in the air, a cyclamen having overlapped behind it. Cure Marine claps the center of the Marine Tact to keep the center spinning, and in a flash of light, the enemy is purified. The move can only be used by Cure Marine. Cure Marine says these lines after she summoning her Flower Tact: Gather, Power of Flowers! Marine Tact! Shine, Flowers! Precure Blue Forte Wave! (集まれ、花のパワー！ マリンタクト！花よ煌け！プリキュア・フォルテウェイブ！)

Cure Sunshine

 * Sunflower Aegis (サンフラワー・イージス) - The sunflower-shaped shield generated by Cure Sunshine. Soon after an attack of an enemy hit right onto the shield, the attack goes towards where it was set.
 * Gold Forte Burst (ゴールド・フォルテバースト) - The finishing attack that Cure Sunshine uses, used to purify a Desertrian. Unlike the Pink and Blue Forte Waves, this attack uses the Shiny Tambourine. Cure Sunshine summons her Shiny Tambourine and thumb rolls the sides of the tambourine. All three sunflower symbols light up before it's gemstone center starts to shine. The tambourine surges with purity energy, and Cure Sunshine taps it four times before declaring the attack name. She then shoots out several yellow, orange, and red energy flowers at the Desertrian. An implosion occurs, and the target is suspended in the air, a sunflower having overlapped behind it. Cure Sunshine moves the tambourine in a circular motion, and in a flash of light, the enemy is purified. Cure Sunshine says these lines after summoning her Shiny Tambourine: Gather, Power of Flowers! Shiny Tambourine! Dance and spin, Flowers! Precure Gold Forte Burst! (集まれ花のパワー！ シャイニータンバリン！花よ舞い踊れ！ プリキュア・ゴールドフォルテバースト!)

Combined Attacks

 * Pretty Cure Double Shoot (プリキュアダブルシュート): Cure Marine and Cure Blossom's first non-purification duo attack. The girls create energy balls of their respective theme colors and shoot them at the enemy.


 * Pretty Cure Big Explosion (プリキュア大爆発): Cure Marine and Cure Blossom hold hands tightly and, with comical faces, create a giant explosion.


 * Floral Power Fortissimo (フローラルパワーフォルテッシモ) is a duo attack that Cure Blossom and Cure Marine use to purify a Desertrian. Cure Blossom and Cure Marine summon their Flower Tacts as Pink and blue energy go into the gem of the tacts, with the heart gem glowing to signify it is full. Both Cures spin the center of the tact, and rainbow lights go into the gemstone tip of the tact. The tips surge with purity energy, and the girls spin before linking the tacts together. Declaring the attack name, they draw ƒƒ with their tacts. Energy surrounds their bodies and they charge for the enemy, covered in light colored their respective theme color. They come together and burst through the enemy, a heart shaped imprint on the target's chest. The girls land behind the enemy with the victim's Heart Flower above them and yell "Heart Catch!". An implosion occurs, and the target is suspended in the air, the girls' respective flowers having overlapped behind it. Both girls clap the center of the tacts to keep the center spinning and in a flash of light, the enemy is purified. The move can only be used if both Cure Blossom and Cure Marine are together. Cure Moonlight has her own version of the Floral Power Fortissimo, but to an extent on just purification.

Heart Perfume
The Heart Perfume (ココロパフューム) are the items used for Tsubomi and Erika to transform to Cure form. This require the Pretty Cure Seeds to use, which Chypre, Coffret, and Potpourri keep. During the transformation, the girls use the Heart Perfumes to spray on their bodies to form the clothes. Later, it is possible for the girls to put Heart Seeds into the Heart Perfumes in order to power up their abilities. Itsuki has a similar item that serves the same purpose, but it is called the Shiny Perfume (シャイニーパフューム)

Flower Tact
The Flower Tact (フラワータクト) are the devices that Pretty Cure uses whenever they use purification attacks. Individually, each Tact is named after their owners, but together are the Flower Tacts, which possibly is from the Cure, Cure Flower. Everyone except Dark Pretty Cure summons their Flower Tacts with "Gather, Power of Flowers!" (集まれ、花のパワー！), while Dark Pretty Cure uses, "Power of Darkness, Gather Up!" (闇の力よ、つどえ！).

The Flower Tacts are as following:


 * Blossom Tact (ブロッサムタクト) - Cure Blossom's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Pink Forte Wave and Floral Power Fortissimo with Cure Marine and her Marine Tact.
 * Marine Tact (マリンタクト) - Cure Marine's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Blue Forte Wave and Floral Power Fortissimo with Cure Blossom and her Blossom Tact.
 * Moon Tact (ムーンタクト) - Cure Moonlight's Flower Tact. Allows her to use Floral Power Fortissimo.
 * Dark Tact (ダークタクト) - Dark Pretty Cure's Tact, different in that it doesn't purify things. Allows her to use Dark Forte Wave and Dark Power Fortissimo.

Shiny Tambourine
The Shiny Tambourine (シャイニータンバリン) is Cure Sunshine's main weapon. Different from the Flower Tact, it's design is similar to a Tambourine. Allows her to use Gold Forte Burst.

Heart Pot
The Heart Pot (ココロポット) is a small container used for containing Heart Seeds. Chypre and Coffret say that when the Heart Pot is full, a miracle will happen, which will revive the Tree of Hearts. It first appears in episode 2. Heart Seeds can be taken out to be used for power-ups. Halfway full, the Heart Pot unleashes a golden light, which resulted to Potpourri's birth.

Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope☆Protect the Rainbow Jewel!
A second Pretty Cure All Stars movie, titled Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope☆Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (プリキュアオールスターズDX2 希望の光☆レインボージュエルを守れ！) was announced by Toei. The movie sets between the events of Episode 6 and 7 and it is the sequel to the first Pretty Cure All Stars movie featuring all the Pretty Cures from the seven seasons. It also introduces the power-up Rainbow forms for all Cures, including Blossom and Marine. The movie was released in 20 March 2010 in Japan.

Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?!
The first movie of the HeartCatch PreCure series is announced titled HeartCatch PreCure The Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?! (ハートキャッチプリキュア！花の都でファッションショー・・・ですか！？). In the teaser trailers, two new characters will be introduced like the mysterious boy named Oliver and one of the Desert Apostles, Baron Salamander. The movie also introduces the Super Pretty Cure forms for the Pretty Cures. The movie will be released in October 30, 2010 in Japan.