She's arguably the cutest Cure in the franchise although I would argue for Lala. She's also a massive dork, and so moemoe she squeaks when using her own attack, earning her the nickname Thundersqueaker. Yayoi Kise is a shy, robot-loving artist who aspires to be a manga-ka. She's also gay for Nao, but then so is everyone else. She also becomes adorably awkward and dorky when she develops a crush on an exchange student, and when she and the rest of the team meet a comedy duo she's a long time fan of and enter a contest with them. She also makes a darn good Cinderella.Īkane Hino is a hot-blooded sporty Osakan tomboy comedian short-order cook who loves to get fired up. She syncs well with Yayoi, the other dork on the team, she's a wonderful goofball always on the lookout for fun, she loves fairy tales (good thing Candy literally comes from the land of fairy tales), and yet she has a strong enough grounding in what matters most to see her and her team through some of the darkest times ever inflicted on a Precure team. That's okay though, because she's not as dumb as Hikaru, and she has more positive traits which more than make up for it. Miyuki Hoshizora is admittedly, kind of dumb. With its generic plot, Smile is a show that lives and dies on the strength of its characters and their interactions, and it lives gloriously. Fortunately, he only shows up twice, and the rest of the time the antagonist's mantle is taken up by actual villain Joker, and his bumbling lieutenants Akaoni, Majolina (sometimes romanized Witchylina), and Wolfrun, all of which are strong characters in their own right and contribute a lot to the show being so entertaining. Speaking of weak points, the ultimate villain, the Big Bad, Emperor Pierrot, is also fairly uninteresting and generic. It's not the first Precure to do that, but it's notable in an otherwise-strong entry like Smile. If you've seen almost any magical girl show before, you've seen the same basic story as is played out in Smile, and Smile does it twice. I'm told the director decreed that it should be "simple", and boy, did he get it. If Smile has one weak point, it would be the overall plot. Oh well, can't win em all, and they're not really bad. Neither the OP nor either of the EDs is particularly good. Pffft there's nothing to hate about this show! I hate when I can't hate anything! No complaints here, although Reika ironically seems to have gotten the short end of the stick.ĭat plot twist at the end of Wolfrun, Majolina, and Akaoni's final fight. The character design and art are pretty good. the seriously dark onesĪs silly as most of it is, they manage to give all of the main characters significant development The delicious contrast of the silly episodes (which is most of them) vs. Yeah, you could group her under the previous point, but she deserves special mention.ĭitto, Joker. All of them, except the terminally generic Emperor Pierrot, are great. Seriously this is the funniest shit I've seen since Pickle Rick. So go for it.īefore I get into the rest, I'll give a summary similar to how I did in my Star Twinkle review: It's not perfect, it's not high art, but it is highly entertaining and a very good entry point into Precure for anyone unfamiliar with the franchise. The TLDR version of this review: Go watch it. (Cure Gorilla! LOL) But be warned: Smile also features one of the most sick, twisted villains in the franchise and the Mood Whiplash he causes when he gets serious will make your head spin. In fact, it's a damned good comedy show in general. So, let me just get this out of the way right at the beginning: Smile Pretty Cure! is the best comedy in the franchise (not the best show, that would be Hugtto). As Wolfrun retreats and happiness returns to the townspeople, Miyuki decides to help Candy in her quest to recover Cure Decors and save her kingdom.Well, gee, I noticed there was only one proper review for Smile and three for something which doesn't exist. As Miyuki becomes reluctant to fight, Wolfrun summons a monster known as an Akanbe to fight against her, but with help from Candy, Miyuki manages to realise her power and defeat it, receiving an item known as a Cure Decor. As Miyuki strives to protect Candy, she is given a magical item known as the Smile Pact, using it to transform into a PreCure named Cure Happy. As Miyuki checks out the library later that day, she discovers a mysterious entrance, taking her to a strange place where she learns Candy is being chased by a wolf named Wolfrun, who starts making the people in the town fall into despair and steals their 'bad energy' with a goal of ressurecting someone named Pierrot. As Miyuki has trouble introducing herself to the class, her classmate Akane Hino helps her to break the ice. Whilst running to the first day of her new school, the happy-go-lucky Miyuki Hoshizora encounters a fairy named Candy, who leaves behind a pink book.
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