LogFAQs > #956943345

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Okay, that was the weirdest start to a Precure series that I've seen in a while. This is the first time I can recall where there are already active Precure fighting the bad guys in episode 1 before the series even officially starts. Two of them, in fact! Hime (Cure Princess) is a clumsy failure of a Precure with severe confidence issues, and she gets bailed out by Iona (Cure Fortune), who's good at being a Precure but is also a complete fucking bitch who hates Hime's guts and considers her a liability. I've had this meme saved for a while and now I finally understand the context...

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And to top it all off, Megumi is already a huge fangirl for the Precure before meeting Hime and getting to become Cure Lovely at the end of episode 1. It feels weird that the lead pink Precure isn't actually the first Precure to transform on-screen, and I think this is the only series where that happens.

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Then the fight happens in episode 2, and they get absolutely wrecked. After a hasty retreat, Megumi just randomly gets to meet GOD HIMSELF...

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...who casually loredumps the situation at hand. Hime runs off because she's too scared and lacking confidence to fight again, which leads to...

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...a non-combat transformation? Another thing I've never seen in a Precure series before. She transforms into a detective and finds Hime easily, then gives her a pep talk before a second round against the bad guy. Oh yeah, there's mooks fighting alongside the monster of the week too. Heartcatch and Star Twinkle also had these, but it's another rare thing that most Precure series don't have.

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Cure Princess finally gets her first win against a bad guy, a big confidence boost, and a loot drop. Looks like their power-ups come as PreCards (gee I wonder how many of those they suckered Japanese parents into buying for their children) and those are what allow for the alternate forms. They're also the macguffin moving the plot, because apparently someone can get a wish granted if they collect enough of these cards.

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All in all, pretty good start for this series. Happiness Charge is actually considered one of the lowest-rated Precure series by most of the fanbase, so I'm guessing that the writing takes a nosedive in the second half or something. Oh well, no use worrying about it now.
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