The original precure was made by the guy who directed dragonball Z, and honestly has some of the best action scenes in ALL of anime

@Kartoffelkamm

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. Also one of the most fun dynamics out of all anime duos, in my opinion. They go from strangers to lovers in under two years, the development feels incredibly natural, and now they even got a child.

@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kartoffelkamm shinny luminouse? hahaha

@Kartoffelkamm

2 жыл бұрын

@@faruzan.1 Well, they're older, protect her, and sometimes teach her an important lesson or two. They're the only parents Hikari has. I mean, look at how they sit there the basketball episode, watching Hikari play with her friends, and then help them win.

@TeamTowers1

2 жыл бұрын

Tbh I think the reputations of the originals action is a bit overblown. Don't get me wrong there were some great fights. But for everyone of them, there was like five were they just went straight for the finisher. Ironically Max Heart despite being inferior over all had much better action in my opinion.

@thebeingdestroyerofworlds8690

2 жыл бұрын

@@TeamTowers1 may be true, but nothing in the precure franchise will top the tunnel batle from the first series, even the fight against Dune or the final battle in splash star

I love precure so much and I wish people would stop with the thought that light magical girl shows = babies, bad anime. dark magical girl shows = adults, cool, epic. A good magical girl show need both, we need the dark for the light, and the light for the dark. Also, watch precure

@notationmusical

2 жыл бұрын

For me, I didn't really understand Madoka Magica when I first watched it because as a kid, I was expecting something like Precure. Little did I know.

@Sungod77777

Жыл бұрын

@@notationmusical madoka sucks. I hate madoka.

@matildalitsey143

Жыл бұрын

@@Sungod77777 Someone: I don't understand Madoka, but whatever. You: FINALLY, A REASON TO HATE

@imintoomanyfandoms

Жыл бұрын

@@Sungod77777 damn💀

@mayasrobloxd730

Жыл бұрын

​@@Sungod77777 tf? How can u just automatically say Madoka sucks without giving a good reason? Like bro that anime is good with an insane story

I feel kids anime is where the really creative design are, without having the constrains to be mainstream, but catch the kids attention, many of these shows have my favorite character designs in general. It was this strong design that made watch heartcatch in the first place, and now I'm down the Precure hole hahaha, go princess is probably up there with heartcatch.

@impactframes6514

2 жыл бұрын

~~Story of my life lol~~ Initially I avoided Heartcatch since I thought that the design was too "moe", but after watching the opening I quickly fell in love with it (and it's character designs!)

@Elystelle_

2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly why I love character designs from media targeted towards a younger audience (the good ones, of course)-they don’t rely on overly plain tropes to pull in a larger crowd. Instead they use the most of their creativity to make it the most unique and eye-catching for their target demographic, giving off a sense of wonder as a result and displaying the characters’ most defining traits through show and not tell.

@kiracchi9

2 жыл бұрын

Not a precure series but I rlly love the designs of Kaitou Joker tht was a kids anime that I loved a lot 💖

@impactframes6514

2 жыл бұрын

@@kiracchi9 Funny enough I just found out about that show a few days ago, it has such a catch OP lol

@cocoaberri

2 жыл бұрын

Go! Princess is my absolute favourite, tho Heartcatch and Fresh are both up there as well. The newest pretty cure, Delicious Party is so far making itself out to be another top one for me because of how it makes itself different from the other pretty cure in small ways.

For those of you that might want to try another season of Precure either because you enjoyed Heartcatch or it didn’t vibe with you, Fresh and Go Princess are (along with Heartcatch) generally considered the best seasons by the English speaking fan base.

@sureirhassan5918

2 жыл бұрын

@ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛɴᴇʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴍᴏʀᴇ omg are we talking about Fresh Precure? Other than Black and White Precure, Fresh was definitely one of the best for character development. If you enjoy troubled villain archs/redemption and a lil bit of love story. Fresh Precure is for you.

@curepastel391

2 жыл бұрын

Smile too!

@Medakako

2 жыл бұрын

I think suite precure is also good, although it can get a bit boring

@OrbitalGirl

2 жыл бұрын

@ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛɴᴇʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴍᴏʀᴇ You might want to watch Star Twinkle Precure then. I haven't watched Fresh yet but I think it goes into some similar themes in villain complexity. Ofc Star Twinkle is my favorite season so I might be biased

@sureirhassan5918

2 жыл бұрын

@@curepastel391 oh yes and Smile Precure as well. I didn’t expect that villain twist near the end I’m ngl. I don’t wanna spoil it to anyone who wants to watch it

Over its near two decades run, _PreCure_ has offered a variety of gorgeous battles, amazing characters and arcs, and a plethora of strong emotion. _Heartcatch_ is the strongest of the franchise, but besides it you have _Go! Princess_ which explores dreams and trauma, _Hugtto_ and its exploration of the future and relationships, and _Smile_ with its focus not just on fairy tales and the lessons we learn from them, but on happiness itself and the various ways it can be both broken and worked towards. Even the more flawed seasons like _Happiness Charge_ , _Star Twinkle_ and _Suite_ examine love and guilt, xenophobia versus acceptance, and how to balance sadness in life even if it weighs one down. It's a brilliant franchise with something brilliant in every season, and I hope your lovely video can bring more people to it!

@Sungod77777

Жыл бұрын

Dont you dare group masterpiece that is Star Twinkle with hapiness charge. Star Twinkle is masterpiece.

@FloRence-gl8fx

Жыл бұрын

@@Sungod77777 Hey, I love both, and I agree that Star is a far stronger season than HapCha. I feel you, just stating that it isn't as refined as Heartcatch. Still one of my favs, tho

I'm so glad people are finally noticing how great precure actually is. It's such an underrated series.

You can't believe how happy this video made me. Precure, and children's anime as a whole, deserves more recognition. Even if they're just glorified commercials, the stories can be as, if not more, interesting as "adult" anime. If you're searching for more anime like this, I suggest Pretty Rhythm Rainbow Live. It's not on the same level as Heartcatch, but it did make me shed some tears. Also the music slaps.

@cyberhero5559

2 жыл бұрын

Rainbow live is so good!

Mahou Shoujo's have some of the best stories behind that simplicity and girly appearance. Give them a chance

@KyuaKurisutaru

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@SticksAndFriends

2 жыл бұрын

It is

@Loner098

Жыл бұрын

So basically ones like Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Sailor Moon, and Flip Flappers?

@matildalitsey143

Жыл бұрын

@@Loner098 PreCure.

@Loner098

Жыл бұрын

@@matildalitsey143 Okay...??

Pretty cure series: *"Forget magic wands, just punch evil in the face!"*

Precure is just great in general imo, just that Heartcatch's the most 'normie friendly' one of the bunch due to it's 'darker' themes. Other seasons are more low stakes and can drag at times but they still have their own strengths, I can even say the bad seasons are the outliers (I personally don't like suite and dokidoki, the few episodes I've watched of GoPri and Smile weren't really my thing). Y'all should have seen me crying during the Tropical Rouge finale, because I was bawling HARD. I think the biggest strength in these is how there's a long runtime with many episodes but the story is still planned from the beginning, so you don't really see the story get lengthened artificially like in perpetually running shows. You basically get to spend more time with the characters without the consequences of a serialized narrative. Also these stories aren't adaptations, they're original, so they make more use of the medium's strengths. That's why I adore kid's anime so much, because they're the last stand in long running original TV anime. Kaitou Joker is great y'all should watch it.

@JuneieBack

2 жыл бұрын

@ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛɴᴇʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴍᴏʀᴇ That and Go Princess has the best and most consistent fights within the franchise. After HeartCatch, I’d say it’s the most mature

@thepowerisyetunknown7710

2 жыл бұрын

​@ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛɴᴇʏ ᴡʜɪᴛᴍᴏʀᴇ I will check it out properly one day, tbh I already planned to, it was just lower on the priority list because I found the first episodes a bit boring. But ofc I'm going to watch it, Precure is still Precure

@cocoaberri

2 жыл бұрын

Bruh Kaitou Joker is a name I havent heard in a while, it is sooooooo good tho!!!

@alvin_row

Жыл бұрын

Hey, Suite is great! The first ~8 episodes are a drag because every episode is Hibiki and Kanade fighting, but after that every episode is unique and high quality!

this is why precure is my favorite anime series. Each season is unique, at least the older ones and it always touches me deeply with emotions and the moral of their stories. Their friendship bonds are also really precious

I'm SO GLAD someone outside of the Precure fandom is mentioning how good this season is!! I absolutely ADORE IT myself, and I think most of the fandom agrees on that, but it's awesome to see someone who's not well-versed have the same thoughts about it!!

The only precure I ever watched in full, and I think it was well worth it. I loved almost everything about this show.

@cherrycreamfairy2103

2 жыл бұрын

SAME

One of the people who worked on Heartcatch also worked on another Toei anime, Ojamajo Doremi, which I recommend watching. It's kinda like Heartcatch, minus the fights, leaving only comedy, incredibly dark moments, and great characters. It recently got a 20th anniversary movie, which was actually advertised in the then-current season Healin' Good Precure.

@iNotLily

2 жыл бұрын

For Real! Ojamaji Doremi is good as well. i grew up with bith ojamajo doremi and precure , they have a special place in my heart

@sonicwhite91

2 ай бұрын

They both have the same head writer & character designer

It was just yesterday I was wishing a non-precure oriented anime channel would highlight precure, especially Heartcatch. Heartcatch is almost a boring answer when asked which is the best, but it is a really solid all rounder and the 'If you only watch one' recommendation. GoPrincess and Hugtto are my following, and then there's Tropical Rouge which is all over the place (derogatory AND affectionate) and an absolute wild ride.

I’ve always had a soft spot for media targeted towards children (the good ones at least and not those for really really young kids) and I’d like to thank the Pretty Cure franchise for this. To this day, the series holds a special place in my heart not only because it was one of the first anime I watched, but also because of its simple, childlike charm that gives off a somewhat nostalgic (?) vibe 13 year-old me never expected to feel at that time. I am now two years away from graduating high school but it sounds pretty strange that I still indulge myself in Eastern kids media every now and then. I don’t know how to explain it, but the stories that come out of them give me a sense of comfort no other series has, and I love it.

@maxleon61702

Жыл бұрын

And their levels of Intelligence are even higher than Modern Peter, Roger, Glenn and even, Wally and Gus, altogether combined.

I’ve been watching it for a while, it’s good, but not quite my jam. Star Twinkle Precure tho, that show slaps. It’s never not surprising how high quality the precure shows are. Like, you go into a kids show, and expect junk, but then get some really good stuff. Then you get used to the quality and get surprised by sakuga. Then you get used to the sakuga and get surprised by your sudden crying. These shows are dope

@cureholly.

2 жыл бұрын

god for all the flaws startwi, I don't think I've ever cried harder at the end of anime than star twinkle.

@LeSparkleChild

Жыл бұрын

Star Twinkle PreCure is my all time favorite my goodness-

Yoshihiko Umakoshi is one of my personal heroes and his designs for Heartcatch Precure and Casshern Sins are how I discovered him. Heartcatch is still one of my favorite anime of all time, if only because of it’s energy and visuals.

@borderite88

2 жыл бұрын

With his similar sharp designs for Doremi 3&4 to HeartCatch and then to Saint Seiya Omega.

@keynako_7

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao for real i really like Yoshihiko Umakoshi’s design,i watched Heartcatch Precure because the art style reminded me of Saint Seiya Omega

@Megalotyrannus

2 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe this was the same guy that made the character design for the Street Fighter Alpha ovas, which is praised for retaining the vibe of the games.

It's always nice to watch someone discover the beauty that is Pretty Cure.

I really loved this season of PreCure, I can see why many would consider it as the best as there's a lot of love given into it. I'd say it made impeccable use of the episodic/Monster of the Week format as it was able to actually delve into the victim's plights and insecurities. Out of all the MOTW format Magical Girl anime, dare I'd say that Heartcatch PreCure is the best. I also REALLY recommend the season that precedes Heartcatch, Fresh PreCure, it is really overlooked by western fans, but it is very great too. Go Princess is also lovely.

if you cried with hearcatch precure... oh boy...if you havent seen Ojamajo Doremi, you most definitely should. 100% worth the watch. My top anime of all time

@veghesther3204

2 жыл бұрын

I tried that and while 4kidstv DID release a dub of magical Do Re Mi it barely lasted even 1 season for a dub.

@Orzislaw

2 жыл бұрын

Heartcatch isn't called the "Ojamajo Precure" without a reason. A lot of similar staff, themes and graphical directions. Minus fights, but this allows it to focus on daily life even more.

@Lunarrbase

2 жыл бұрын

@@veghesther3204 dont watch the dub hello?? that's the worst version

@veghesther3204

2 жыл бұрын

I don't its just that those 2 crappy dubs of Smile/Doki Doki Precure are 1 of the MANY reason's Toei's AMERICAN branch never self English dubbed more SINCE 2018 and probably NEVER will. Futari Wa Precure's English dub was the ONLY good one too bad it only aired in Canada and even then IT flopped.

@matildalitsey143

Жыл бұрын

@@veghesther3204 You: I watched a dub Person: Don't watch it, 4Kids is bas anyway You: Actually I never watched the dub and Glitter Force is bad and I will talk about it even though it was hardly brought up

Magical girl anime is underrated.

@camil3545

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly though all a lot of mainstream fans only ever care about are either Sailor Moon (because it is an older classic) or Madoka (because of Dark & Gritty).

@tgnoat910

2 жыл бұрын

@@camil3545 EXACTLY & I’m just mad about it because there’s so much in Doremi & Precure that can easily surpass Sailor Moon

@Violentinthedaylight

2 жыл бұрын

@@tgnoat910 I don't agree with dragging down Sailor Moon, but I agree both Doremi and Precure need more attention and legal streams.

@Violentinthedaylight

2 жыл бұрын

@@camil3545 I think another reason is Western distribution. Sailor Moon and Madoka Magica have uncut dubs that are accessible for their fans. Plus Madoka got a subbed and dubbed simulcasts. In comparison, Precure's had neither. The series (and countless other magical girl series aimed at kids) has been ignored by the 'big anime companies' that never licensed the series, despite Precure's mainstream status in Japan. and even when the series was licensed, the licensors barely paid it much attention. The English dubs we got were meh, with two being heavily edited (and a third dub that's no longer licensed) and two dubs that were never released. Yes we have simulcast nowadays, but they're only subbed and aren't being advertised to kids. (Also if COVID never happened, would Curnchyroll pick up Healin Good?)

Some months ago, I tried to watch HappinessCharge Precure out of curiosity. I haven't binged an Anime so hard since long ago... Precure is Strong.

Precure is really an "all-ages" series, like Ghibli movies- possibly more so. Most of the Cures are older than you'd find in a typical kids series- most being between 14 and 17. Heartcatch covers a number of adult problems too, like the botanist who was afraid he'd lose his job. They make the monsters silly most of the time so the youngest viewers don't have nightmares, but what those monsters can do is something else. The goofy salad-spinner from Delicious Party fires off cutting blades that can cut through rock. The kids don't see anyone cut in half, but adults know what would happen if one connects. Precure series have a slow build through the year so they can deepen and explore the relationships between characters and ramp up the danger from the bad guys, so you can't judge a series on the first few episodes. It's like sitting on a roller coaster while it's hauling up to the first drop. In some ways Precure is an Iyashikei series like K-On! combined with sakugo transformations and battle sequences. Love Heartcatch? Be sure to watch the recent crossover: "Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring!" Erika is golden in it, and it's by far the most tragic movie in the series I've seen.

Speaking of Yoshihiko Umakoshi, another kids series HC is often compared to in it's storytelling is Ojamajo Doremi (also Umakoshi), which also shares the director Junichi Sato from another toptier precure series Hugtto Precure. Spinning off that; have you watched Princess Tutu?

@yosh1n0va

9 ай бұрын

I can't count how many times I've cried during Tutu

omg i remember watching this anime when i was 14, around the time it was airing. i look back on it warmly and it's an anime i hold close to my heart. i'm glad there are still people watching this!

I've been aware of the rabbit hole into Precure for some time, especially thanks to tales of its sakuga. To investigate the franchise and marathon shows from it is a project I am not ready to take on for now, but this video provides another data point to indicate its worth, so thanks for sharing!

@TeamTowers1

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly I think DokiDoki might be the only Precure season that lends itself super well to marathon viewing, mainly down to it's more serialised story.

I picked up Idolmaster after watching your video on it and loved it so will take your advice and give Heartcatch a go as well. I'd always thought Cardcaptor Sakura was childish and silly, until I watched it and realised I was wrong and shouldn't make assumptions about 'childish shows', great show. So now I'm keeping an open mind and will pick up a kids show if someone recommends it.

The Precure series is absolutely an amazing magical girl series with Heartcatch being my absolute favorite. I'm so glad that you're putting respect for Heartcatch. Watched it when I was just starting middle school, now I'm an adult and I still love this series. I was heavily attracted to the distinct artstyle that Heartcatch was given thanks to Yoshiko and since then I've been obsessed with Precure and magical girls💕

as a pretty cure fan since I was 14 I really hold futari wa and heartcatch close to my heart, honestly when they put a team of 5-7 girls it stops feeling like pretty cure and it feels more like anime power rangers and i still believe in a season where Black and White are the focus since all they did since futari wa ended was the ocasional appearance in the allstars movies

Yeah, Heartcatch was definitely when I first really saw the series, in particular due to the lead VA being Nana Mizuki who I already knew from the Nanoha series (also another show that doesn't get the recognition it deserves from modern western audiences)

PreCure has been my favorite anime for a few years now it's so good seeing people talk about it.

My friends recomended me this when we were in middle school, 13y old me laughed saying it was a show for babies, I watched naruto a super mature anime there was no way that I would watch precure....Now i'm in college and am the only one in the group that still watches this fucking show, I've watched every single one and unapologetically love it. Think i got hooked in fresh precure, that one made me cry, but heartcatch has always been my favorite.

Thank you for this video. I am a long time watcher of Precure (since 2013) so I can safely say Precure is one of my favorite anime series ever lol. Yes, it is a show for children, but there's a certain charm to it that makes it appealing for any age imo. Likeable characters, great action, good stories, there's a lot to love about the series! There's a lot of Precure series to choose from but Heartcatch is one of my favorite seasons, with Go Princess being right up there.

Nice! Another thing to add to my watchlist. I have heard about Precure from anime references, but never watched it. From what you said about the show, I was reminded of Kobato and Princess Tutu, both of which you should totally watch btw. I believe Tutu is the best shoujo anime of all time.

I always go back to the precure series ever now and then. It always shocks me how many Precures there are. There’s always a new series when I come back to it Another thought, Heartcatch precure reminds me of Shugo Chara

I'm happy people explains what PreCure is and the impact in the storyline it has Despite being a kids franchise Precure has a reeeeeealy big compilation of strong, dark and heavily emotional moments trough all of his seasons One of my favorite is *Smile Precure* and the solo battle of March and Majorina, which i'm pretty sure it's the community's favorite scene by how heavy it's the scene

@xempororhxppyx

2 ай бұрын

It’s very ironic to me that Smile was intended to be one of the lighter seasons, yet when it gets dark, it has stuff like THAT. I get why, it fits the theme of Smile Precure, that being to face the darkness in the world with a smile, but still, it gets so intense sometimes

The first pretty cure season I watched was Smile Precure (my favorite season btw) back in 2013, so I have known about this franchise for a long time. And it’s one of my favorite anime franchises. It has a special place in my heart ❤️

@_BanG_Dream.MyLove_

2 жыл бұрын

me too, I love more Smile Precure exceeding anything, but I still love more my family and my religion, after that my beloved Smile Precure❤️

@xempororhxppyx

2 ай бұрын

I feel like Smile is pretty overhated. A lot of people think its overrated, but I think it deserves the high ratings. It does so mahy things so well- its great at handling mature topics, and themes, like the death of Yayoi’s dad, or the time March thought her siblings were dead. Moments like that are handled so well & so realistically that both caught me off guard when first seeing them. The character development is amazing too, like the development of Yayoi and even Candy surprisingly, who is the FAIRY of this season, yet she still had her own flaws and growth she needed. Thr fights are incredible, the story is simple, but I think it’s overall handled decently. The villains are great. The main 3 bad end commanders all start out pretty goofy, but they slowly become more insane and very threatening, like how Wolfrun acted and looked when preparing to fight Sunny in ep 40. His eyes were glowing red and he was so enraged. Joker is also especially great, hes manipulative and very smart, yet cruel enough to threaten the lives of the other commanders, that being part of the reason they became insane. The way he manipulated Cure Beauty was incredibly cruel. There’s sm more I could say, but overall I just really love it & honestly think it deserves more.

Okay, i am about to get super cheesy. Me getting into precure was a mistake. A mistake i am forever grateful for having in my life. When i first got into the precure rabbit hole, i was in a phase in my life were i felt extremely lonely. The only thing that was keeping me positive at that time was anime with friendship base storyline. Something that was missing alot from my life. Than came precure and honestly it was the first time i genuitly learned something about life in tv. Precure made me understand the world around me, taught me valuable lessons and made me laugh and cry at every chances it could get. Thanks to it, i felt a sense if hope i was starting to think was impossible to achieve. Now it been years, i've grown, made myself a close friend group just like in the serie, i am studying to have a good job and i am feeling genuitly happy with myself. Something i 100% thing wouldn't be possible if i didn't start watching precure out of boredom. Even now, when i feel extremely down, i go rewatch some of my favorites episode of all every season of precure. My favorite season has to be Princess Precure. Haruka working hard for her stupid little dream about being a princess despite the world telling her to give up was and still is an incroyable source of inspiration. The subject of hope and dream were treated with so much respect in that season. Even showing the dark side. It all made me want to work for my non existing dream career and futur at the time. Plus the fact it was unapologetically feminin with the princess dresses straight up pull me out of my " i am not like other girls" phase. Anyways, precure is just a gem and i am definitly planning on making my kids sit though it in the futur. I hope we still will have new season until then.

@lulacoleman464

2 жыл бұрын

That's sweet, precure .makes me smile when I'm depressed and sad, I love watching a new season of precure, and I plan on directing a precure season once I learn Japanese but after I make multiple precure seasons I plan on making my own cartoons that I came up with .

You really enjoyed Heartcatch so I'd recommend the Ojamajo Doremi series, has a lot of the same staff as Heartcatch and they even had a movie come out recently where the three leads grew up watching Ojamajo and its about their journey to find the "magic" they lost in adulthood

currently going through all the precure gens/seasons, great review. i dont think heartcatch or hug precure are going to be topped, and i would recommend them to a lot of people myself if they're willing to sit through all the childish parts. heartcatch and hug make for great binges on their own, being my most faves so far, but i agree heartcatch is the stronger one!

@caasicoleman1367

2 жыл бұрын

hopefully next year will provide us a good season

@ghkdus030

2 жыл бұрын

@@faruzan.1 first 3 eps then u should be good

@caasicoleman1367

2 жыл бұрын

@@faruzan.1 i kinda have to slightly agree, i like star twinkle more then hugtto but hugtto is likemy 3rd or 4th favorite precure season

@ghkdus030

2 жыл бұрын

@@faruzan.1 same tbh TT i promise she gets better, but totally respect if you can’t go on

@Loner098

Жыл бұрын

To this day, I am yet to see a Procure season that can outclass HeartCatch and Go! Princess myself as well. I can't agree much with HUGtto though.

the one kids anime that made me respect them and appreciate them on another level was PriPara, definitely not as popular as precure but it's easily one of my top 5

As a fan of this show and franchise in general, it’s always so satisfying when I see videos like these introduce it to a new audience. A great video indeed!

You should watch ojamajo doremi its a MASTERPIECE

Pretty Cure is literally one of my favorite shows of all time. I have been a fan for a long time and during that time I have seen how criminally underrated it is. It makes me so glad to start seeing the fandom growing. I hope this video gets a lot of views to get more people into Precure.

@prettycuree

Жыл бұрын

OMG IKR IM LTREALLY THE ONLY ONE IN SCHOOL THAT WATCHES PRECURE

Glad this video exists so I can use it a an easy and quick way to recommend this series to somebody. Heartcatch Precure is one of my favorite anime, period, and you wouldn't believe how difficult it is to get someone to watch it. Especially if they're not familiar with Precure or the magical girl genre.

Another series that might be enjoyed by people who liked Heartcatch Precure specifically, would be Ojamajo Doremi! It deals with a lot of the same subject matter brought up in the video, but with much more of a slice of life angle. Yoshihiko Umakoshi also worked on this one, after Berserk, but before Heartcatch! As the seasons progress you can slowly see the style resemble Heartcatch more!

As a big fan of the precure series I’m so glad you enjoyed heartcatch precure because this is one of my favourite precure series. I’m happy you made video about this amazing series!

If Heartcatch Precure made you cry, then Ojamajo Doremi with turn you into a pool of water. It has a similar artstyle to HPC, and is by the same company. Doremi has fantastic characters, writing, and just the way they develop them is amazing. The first season is a bit childish, but once you reach Sharp (second season), it gets a bit stronger.

@sonicwhite91

2 ай бұрын

They even have the same head writer

the precure series were my life as a kid (especially heartcatch) i still go back to listen to the ops just to remember the good old days TT

god heartcatch was my childhood and was the only precure show i watch in full and i loved it so much, was really happy to see someone talk about it after so long

HEARTCATCH BROKE MY HEART SO HARD-

@PhenomSage

6 ай бұрын

It broke it... but then it brought it back together.....

Knew about Precure years ago when I found out about it online back in 2005. Always was one of those series I really REALLY wanted to get onto DVD, sadly Toei and companies that held the license to that series never gave it a official western release. So I had to sail the seven seas just to know more about it.

I ultra love precure! I have been watching Precure since I was, like, 13. I started watching it with my siblings back then, but now I'm the only one who stuck around and keep up with all of them. Despite me being older than all of them. A lot of the Precure series made me cryyy. I literally bawled during the last few episodes of Star Twinkle and Hugtto.

HeartCatch Precure is an anime I never watched, but I always considered it to be Ojamajo Doremi version 2. It did air years after Doremi, after all. The visual presentation and design you talked about is just Ojamajo Doremi from what I've seen in this video. Their expressions and faces look the same, even in the comical parts. The story lines seems very similar too, the difference is that there weren't truly fights in Doremi. Doremi did tackle serious issues in a way I could understand as a small child and it was the most important anime from my childhood. To this day its last ending still makes me cry. So I'd definitely give HeartCatch Precure a chance. It seems like it is an amazingly beautiful story too (or maybe not beautiful, but amazing). I'm glad that the art style was not the only thing that was kept from one show to the other. Also, those girls seem as loveable as the Ojamajos, so I'd love to meet them too.

@Loner098

6 ай бұрын

So then, what did YOU think of HeartCatch Precure?

Great video phenom. I knew that kids shows can get quite good since I've been watching Card Captor Sakura, as well as Avatar

Thank you so much for making this video! This was one of my favorite pretty cures ever and it's really nice to see that other people are enjoying it!

In my opinion, HeartCatch did almost everything perfectly. The characters were, first and foremost, simply lovely. All of them were charming in their own right and were a treat to watch interacting with each other. Tsubomi is one of the most sincere, kind, funny, and powerful female characters (right next to Sakura from Cardcaptor Sakura) and I'm honored to have her as one of my top favorite anime characters of all time. The character designs also added to its charm. While the art style took a while to get used to and was rather unorthodox, the simple character designs worked in the characters' favor. Seriously, the HeartCatch characters were some of the most expressive characters I've ever seen. Not to mention, their fights were also well-animated and choreographed. All this is thanks to the ton of room and leeway created by the rather simplistic art style. If that wasn't enough, something that impressed me a ton with HeartCatch is how it handled the monster-of-the-week formula and how it excelled in its world-building. Essentially, the victims were all recurring characters. Their multiple appearances not only helped us become invested in each and every one of them and their struggles, but it also made the world that they resided in far more expansive, fleshed-out, and vibrant. The Desertorians were interesting monsters because they were related to the victims by actually being the victims, instead of being a random object-turned-monster or a random passerby. They all had compelling backstories of their own (that sometimes tied into the main characters' struggles) and there was a reason to care about the fights - there were emotional stakes in addition to the immediate danger. Not only that, it all came together at the end of the series. Just when all hope was lost, we discovered that all of the people who were saved by the PreCure were immune to the desertification effects as they were all emotionally stronger after having their hearts fortified. Now, it was their turn to support the PreCure. Once again, the side characters were all relevant to the story right till the very end. I believe that "one good turn deserves another" is an excellent moral and they integrated it into the series brilliantly. (This was also seen earlier with Cure Moonlight regaining her ability to transform thanks to the collected Heart Seeds). Neither the viewer nor the PreCure knew that their good deeds would benefit them in the long run. The emotional catharsis was earned because they didn't expect anything in return but were rewarded for their selflessness. Yes, there were issues with the villain's motivations and yes, it was episodic and yes, there was filler. However, because of the strength of the characters, I still consider this to be one of the most well-executed and heartfelt PreCure series to date. (^.^)

@Loner098

6 ай бұрын

Of all of the Precure villains, who was probably the "best-written" villain in the entire franchise?

As an avid watcher of PreCure who has seen every season - HeartCatch does have the most dynamic duo. That I agree with. I'd argue that the original two from Futari wa PreCure - Nagisa/Cure Black and Honoka/Cure White - are the original dyanmic duo, but those episodes got very repetitive after a while and I struggled to finish it. Though that finale made me bawl like a baby, holy _heck_ was it heavy. HeartCatch was another series that got me emotional too. The hopelessness of a situation they'd throw in your face before giving back that hope really hits hard, and the themes of each episode? The characters?? Erika is one of my top favorites. After whatever Fresh PreCure was (that series didn't sit well with me), HeartCatch made an amazing comeback. PreCure definitely deserves more attention - hopefully nothing like what came of the Winx Club when it got popular. The only season I don't like out of it is Happiness Charge - I firmly believe they rushed it for the anniversary and it just wasn't interesting whatsoever. It tried. It was a good concept, but... yeah. Also, I'd like to mention - a lot of well known voice actors and singers preform in PreCure as well. You got Megumi Nakajima who is Megumi/Cure Lovely from Happiness Charge who is known from Macross Frontier - that song Seikan Hikou. Nakajima is also the voice provider for the Vocaloid Megpoid Gumi. Tsubomi/Cure Blossom is voiced by Mizuki Nana - Hinata in Naruto, the Japanese voice for Katniss Everdeen in Hunger Games, and a singer (one of my top favs). There's more but that's all I know off the top of my head, main roles and side characters. Thank you for bringing attention to this series! I enjoyed listening to your take on it :)

In past 2 years ive Been watching almost every season of precure with group of friends (well bcs how we watch we kinda cant finish recent watched seasons kirakira or mahoutsukai)

I got into anime with precure, pripara and aikatsu in 4th grade...this is so nostalgic😊😊😊😊

Past PreCure used to be so dark. Newer seasons are also a little dark like Tropical Rouge PreCure’s queen and villain

I watched Heartcatch Precure when I was a kid and both HeartCatch and MaxHeart is what I grown up with. There's a lot of episodes that I cried while watching this anime. Best Precure series of all.

aight you sold me this is going into my endless watch later list

I really loved Casshern Sins and I remember watching it on Adult Swim as a kid and never forgetting it!! When I saw a picture of Heart Catch I was so happy to see the art style again and now from seeing the clips in this video Im convinced i need to watch all 50 eps of Heart Catch :))

I see you're a man of culture as well

what i loved about heartcatch precure is how the series prtrait the lifes of the girls. while watching the series, what i enjoyed the most were the casual moments between the members. it felt real. they didnt feel as this "optimistic" and "magical" girls, but they actually felt genuine

@PhenomSage

Ай бұрын

Yeah, it felt really heartfelt. I highly recommend watching Ojamajo Doremi if you want more of that kind of feel, it's made by a lot of the same people who made Heartcatch Precure

i rarely see people who arent already in the fandom talk about precure and honestly this is a great review of it! (heartcatch is def one of the strongest seasons imo)

You watched what most pretty cure fans consider as one of the best pretty cure series to be made to date. Heartcatch is one of the pretty cure series that does a very good job at displaying the darkness everyone faces and how we can get over it.

Other PreCure series make me cry Tropical Rouge PreCure makes me cry because of the scene that princess Laura says goodbye and leaves back into the ocean and becomes a mermaid again.

this was one of my favorite shows as a kid and im really glad to see so many people enjoying it as well!! great video!

This is why I love your videos. Always review a different anime unlike others would do. Very cool

I remember crying over a couple of seasons from this franchise, I love Precure because I grew up with it.

Even though Heartcatch is not my favorite Precure season, it was pretty enjoyable for me. Fresh and Doki Doki are my personal favorites. Precure is a really good franchise with some amazing characters, stories, animation, and many more. It’s something I really recommend.

Precure is pretty much the exact thing Sailor Moon aimed to be: Mahou Shoujo and Tokusatsu combined but executed better (this last bit is my take). It's little wonder some toku fans are also Precure fans. Also pretty interesting that a good portion of voice actors involved in tokusatsu have roles in at least one Precure series.

@tgnoat910

2 жыл бұрын

If people were not nostalgia-blinded, anyone should know that sailor moon is pure garbage & a wasted potential, so many obscure magical girl animes that came before it were 10x better, it’s really sad that Sailor Moon is treated as the introduction for magical girl animes.

@Violentinthedaylight

2 жыл бұрын

@@tgnoat910 You can't blame Sailor Moon; how many other Magical Girls prior to SM were dubbed for English speakers? Yes Sailor Moon isn't the first MG series in existence, but she was the first to reach a wider global audience, compared to her predecessors.

@AkariAria

2 жыл бұрын

​@@tgnoat910 Try reading the Sailormoon manga and you will change your mind. >w0 Naoko Takeuchi has created a breathtaking story but no one seems to care about, many say "saw the anime I saw all sailormoon", but it is not so. Toei did a terrible job adapting the story of Sailormoon into an anime. Too much changes in the 90's one. They also doing a terrible job with Crystal/ eternal/cosmos... However Sailormoon does not want to be the first mahou shoujo, but the first mahou shoujo with fighting girls. ^^ I've seen pretty cure too, my favorite series are Heartcatch, Gopri and Smile but i don't like all the pretty cure series, some are banal and made for commercial purposes only. The children's anime that moved me most was ojamajo doremi.

@kellyjohana516

2 жыл бұрын

@@tgnoat910 I don't see how Sailor Moon is trash tbh. Neither the anime nor the manga.

ハートキャッチプリキュアはオープニングから変身中のBGMまですべてが素晴らしくて記憶に残る。 最高!

You and explanation point posting in the same day!!!! Is this a sign on the anipocalypse coming

Precure series are just amazing especially the older ones just wish they got more hype

FINALLY PRECURE IS HAVING THAT WELL AND LONGED DESERVED LOVE!

i feel like u should try zatch bell (not sure if i spelled it right) it's a anime i watched when i was around 13 or 14 and well.. it was a show meant for younger kids but it legit made me cry multiple times

My favorite precure anime is Go Princess Precure. Its what I would recommend to watch next. It has great Story and Charakter s.

A lot of the stuff you like in Heartcatch is in Ojamajo Doremi! I highly recommend you check it out as others in your comments have suggested as well. Doremi is my favorite anime franchise :3

Been a while since I've watched Precure and I remember Netflix offered Smile and Doki Doki. I'm way behind on Precure but as someone that watched up to Suite Precure (except I haven't seen Yes Precure 5 as of now) I can say Pretty Cure is definitely the franchise to get into. Every series has its own theme and there are many dark and sad moments once you get into them. I've heard from fans that Go Princess is the darkest series and seeing some clips, I can see why.

@hoppie4263

2 жыл бұрын

The one thing about the Netflix version is it skips some episodes

@ElectroBlastLuigi

2 жыл бұрын

@@hoppie4263 Yeah and I can understand why fans were upset. I didn't know the episodes were skipped because I never watched the original version at the time but watching all of them after finishing the Netflix version, they're all filler except one with Lily's dad but they're all really fun episodes that I wished got dubbed.

@hoppie4263

2 жыл бұрын

@@ElectroBlastLuigi some bigger episodes in glitter force doki doki got skipped as well like the episode with sword singing

I was waiting for you to say that the generals are not scum like most villains are. They are likeable and fun to follow. These guys actually care for each other despite their constant rumbles but yeah, Heart Catch is really a great series. If not for Mahoutsukai then Heart Catch would be my number 1 precure series. Precure may be aimed for small girls but its stories actually got meaningful content unlike most super power series which is just about conquering just because. I at first ignore Precure as a child as it looks too girly then I stumbled on Dokidoki Precure then I got interested with franchise then from that moment I became a fan who always follows the latest precure and if I ever finished the current one, I visit the earlier titles. So far, only Delicious Party feels empty but I somehow miraculously finished it.

Heartcatch was the first PreCure series that I ever watched in full and is what started me in watching more precure, or at least trying to watch more. I loved the characters, the arcs, the relationships with one another and it was a very helpful anime for me in a time when I needed some comfort. PreCure is always good, sometimes some series will affect you more than others, but all are great in their own way! The only complaint I have of all of the PreCure series is, as a person whose favorite color is green, we need more green precure!!!!

@conradojavier7547

2 жыл бұрын

Precure gave colors like Red, & Purple with more love, why not Green?

You know about Precure, I have known about similar series that appeared earlier like Sailor Moon, Tokyo Mew Mew and Cardcaptor Sakura. Hell there are many other similar series from Japan that still old up these days that appeared much earlier during the 70s and 80s that still can make you cry. Mahou no Mako-chan is the Little Mermaid inspired series from the 70s that Toei Animation did that lead up to that studio making their own version of The Little Mermaid movie in the mid 70s. Even Candy Candy, another 70s Anime or early 80s Anime has some touching moments if you are able to find the series.

Hey you forgot that Precure distinguishes from other magical girls because they use physical combat along with magic

Excellent video! I remember first coming across Pretty Cure and never looking back since then.

Ah yes, HeartCatch finally getting some sweet, sweet RESPECC. Outside of the precure fandom sphere, anyway. Definitely the most polished season of the bunch, (out of what I watched) and one of my favorites.

Great video! Well you have convinced me to give it a try, eventually...

Yeah, if you give it a chance it may just catch your heart. Pun totaly intended.

I'm currently trying to watch the entire Precure series in order, but I can't wait to get to HeartCatch! The only thing keeping me from watching the full series in one go is the lack of a complete English dub (not counting Glitter Force)

@caasicoleman1367

2 жыл бұрын

exactly lol, I've almost seen all of them, some seasons are boring and some seasons catch my interest, but I can tell you 100% heartcatch is my most favorite precure season in the franchise

@hoppie4263

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t start in order I watched every series except splash star I’m currently watching Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart and delicious party precure the dub is actually how I heard about precure because I heard the dub skipped episodes

7:46 Not strange to Precure stories, having heavy themes like that. In the first generation, Nagisa almost has a breakdown because the fight they thought was over started again, and she almost drags Honoka down in her spiral of despair, only for Honoka's grandmother to talk about the time the city was destroyed by the events of the second world war when she was a child. On that same season, Honoka gets kidnapped and the villains torture Nagisa mentally to the point she just cowers in a corner playing shiritori with Mipple until she snaps out of it- meanwhile, Honoka is being physically tortured as she's being slowly consumed by darkness. Heartcatch may be the darkest season of Precure, but the series is no strange to heavy elements.

Just want to say I love you and the videos

Heartcatch is just so emotional

Every precure series is make human cry. I cried in Tropical-Rouge Pretty Cure

I’m just happy people are finding Precure. It’s a great anime and deserves more attention

They look so adorable 😍

My first experience with Umakoshi's character design style was Casshern Sins, making Heartcatch Precure give off a very different vibe for me.

I saw the thumbnail I saw the title “Oh no” I click