| Pretty Cure films | |
| Ja Kanji: | プリキュア映画 |
| Ja Romaji: | Purikyua eiga |
| Genre: | Magical girl |
| Creator: | Izumi Todo |
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or Precure Movies is a series of Japanese anime films produced by Toei Animation based on Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure anime television franchise. Each movie features a storyline which crosses over characters from all the Pretty Cure anime series, The following is a list of Japanese animated films produced by Toei Animation, based on Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure (Precure) anime television franchise, also known of Japan. Beginning with 2005's Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, which had two films released for it, each subsequent series in the franchise has received a film, which is usually released towards the end of each year. In addition, the Pretty Cure All Stars films, which feature storylines that team up characters from every series to date, began releasing annually in Japan starting in 2009, often airing in the spring of each year. The films often incorporate electrical flashlights known as Miracle Lights, which originally debuted in Yes! PreCure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom!. These devices are handed out to audience members during theatrical screenings so they can participate in the film's climax. In 2020, beginning with Pretty Cure Miracle Leap: A Wonderful Day with Everyone, the crossover movies shifted from massive team-ups to smaller affairs featuring Pretty Cure teams from 3 consecutive series.
, is the first film based on the Pretty Cure franchise, and the first of two movies based on the second television series, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, was released on April 16, 2005.
Round, Square, Marquis, Oval, Heart, Pear and Triliant, five fairies who reside in the, call in the Pretty Cure to save their world from a witch from the Dark Zone who wants to take the Garden of Hope's Diamond Line, which consists of several pieces of jewelry worn by the Queen of Hope on her birthday. These jewels, if fallen in the wrong hands, will cause the Garden of Hope to become unbalanced, thereby causing everything else to become destroyed and enabling the restoration of the Dark King.
, is the second film based on the Pretty Cure franchise, and the second of two movies based on the second television series, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart, was released on December 10, 2005.
Nagisa, Honoka, and Hikari come across the egg of a baby Phoenix that they name Hinata, and are suddenly forced to save her from members of the Dark Kingdom, Freezen and Frozen, that have come to steal Hinata's life force. They are pit against each other but overcome the forces of the Dark Kingdom.
, based on the third series, Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star, was released on December 9, 2006.
When the friendship between Saki and Mai starts to waver when they try to enter a karaoke contest together, time suddenly stops. Journeying to the Clock Kingdom, Saki and Mai must reconcile their differences in order to stop the evil Sirloin, who wants to stop time forever.
, based on the fourth series, Yes! PreCure 5, was released on November 10, 2007.
The Pretty Cure 5 travel to the Mirror Kingdom in order to defeat the villain Shadow, who has taken over the Kingdom and tries to take the Dream Collet in order to grant his wish of world domination. However, when the girls meet Shadow and are prepared to fight him, he surprises them by recreating the Crystals of the Mirror Kingdom into Dark versions of themselves, who declare to be their opponents. In order to find and defeat Shadow, the Pretty Cure must defeat their Doppelgängers and retrieve the crystals.
, based on Yes! PreCure 5's follow-up series, Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!, the fifth series overall, was released on November 8, 2008.
On Nozomi's birthday, all of her friends plan a party for her. But when the princess of the Sweets Kingdom shows up and tells them the Sweets Kingdom is in danger, the Cures set off to find out who is behind all the mysterious goings on in the Sweets Kingdom. They soon discover that a villain named Mushiban has taken over the kingdom so he can eat all the delicious sweets himself. But with the power of the Miracle Lights, Dream transforms into Shining Dream to defeat Mushiban and finally celebrate her birthday with her friends.
, based on the sixth series, Fresh Pretty Cure!, was released on October 31, 2009.
Love, Miki, Inori and Setsuna are planning a pajama party, but soon they find all the toys in Clover Town are disappearing. An old stuffed rabbit of Love's called Usapyon appears and tells everyone the Toy Kingdom is in danger. The Cures travel to the Toy Kingdom to find an evil monster named Toymajin is stealing all of the toys because he believes children don't really care about them, and just throw them away when they get bored of them. But with the power of the Miracle Lights, Peach transforms into Cure Angel before rescuing the toys and convincing Toymajin that children really do care about them.
, based on the seventh series, HeartCatch PreCure!, was released on October 30, 2010. [1]
Tsubomi, Erika, Itsuki, and Yuri all get the opportunity to go to Paris in France, where Erika's mother is holding a fashion show. While in Paris, they meet a mysterious boy named Oliver. However, Baron Salamander of the Desert Apostles appears, and the girls transform into PreCures to defend Paris.
, based on the eighth series, Suite Precure♪, was released on October 29, 2011.
Hibiki, Kanade, Eren, and Ako have managed to free Mephisto from the evil influence of Noise. Mephisto pays a visit to Ako with the intention of bringing her back to Major Land to live with her parents again. Ako, who misses her parents, agrees, but before they can leave, all the music suddenly disappears from Kanon Town. Upon arriving in Major Land where people are forced to play with no music coming out, Mephisto, Ako, and the other PreCure encounter Ako's childhood friend, Suzu, who claims that Aphrodite is allegedly responsible for stealing the world's music. As Hibiki, Kanade and Eren escort Suzu to her home, Ako and Mephisto confront Aphrodite, who captures Ako and sends three servants called the Major Three after the others to try to obtain the Healing Chest. As they send a Negatone after the Cures, Suzu escapes with the Healing Chest. As the others struggle against the Major Three, Mephisto helps to free Ako by singing her favourite song, helping everyone realise music that comes from the heart and allowing the Cures to defeat the Major Three. Aphrodite reveals she is being possessed by an evil known as Howling, becoming willing to sacrifice herself so that Howling can be destroyed with her. Not willing to kill Aphrodite, Mephisto forces Howling to leave Aphrodite's body. As Howling overwhelms the PreCure, Suzu and the other citizens use their power to help them, restoring everyone to normal. Howling transforms into his true form and captures Kanade, but Hibiki's unwillingness to give up grants her the power to become Crescendo Cure Melody and together with the others manages to defeat Howling. Afterwards, Ako decides to stay in Kanon Town with the other PreCures.
, based on the ninth series, Smile PreCure!, was released on October 27, 2012.
When she was little, Miyuki came across a peculiar book with some of its pages missing, promising to one day write the ending herself. Back in the present, Miyuki, Akane, Yayoi, Nao, and Reika all go to a book expo where they come across a quaint little movie theater. Whilst watching the movie, a strange girl named Nico suddenly pops out of the screen, pursued by Kingaku and Gingaku. After the Cures manage to beat the two monsters, Nico takes them to the World of Picture Books, where characters from various fairy tales live. There, the girls are given the opportunity to live out roles of their favourite book protagonists; Cinderella, Issun-bōshi, Sun Wukong, Urashima Tarō and Momotarō. Things soon start turning weird, however, when the true protagonists wind up in each other's stories. These heroes are soon possessed by a dark force, causing them to show resentment towards the girls and attack them, wanting a world where stories have no endings. With the assistance of the stories' antagonists, the Cures fight to try and revert the heroes to normal. They soon learn the culprit is Nico, who holds resentment towards Miyuki for forgetting her promise to finish the story she lived in. Chasing Nico to the world of her story, Miyuki explains that in her book, Nico was a girl who brought smiles to others but was kidnapped by a dark force, at which point the ending was unknown. Miyuki had attempted to draw the rest of her story but gave up because she couldn't draw very well at the time. After some encouragement from Akane and the others, Miyuki becomes determined to make up with Nico and together they head towards the castle where she was captured. As Nico's hatred is fuelled by the Demon Lord that captured her, the girls fight off the fairytale heroes so Miyuki can try and reach Nico. Backed up by the support of her friends, who will never hate her despite their injuries, Miyuki conveys her feelings of gratitude to Nico for helping her learn to smile. Just then, the Demon Lord ensnares Nico, wanting to use the power of her hatred to take over the world. As she and the other's struggle against his attacks, Nico realises her true feelings which restores the lost pages of her book. After the girls are overpowered by the Demon Lord's attack, Miyuki takes a direct hit in order to protect Nico killing her instantly. Wanting to save her, Nico calls upon the power of the Miracle Wing Lights, which revives Miyuki and give her the power to become Ultra Cure Happy and purify the Demon Lord into his original form. Afterwards, Nico apologizes for her actions and vows to make her own story.
, based on the tenth series, DokiDoki! PreCure, was released on October 26 2013. [2]
One day, Mana receives a wedding dress from her mother, which was previously worn by her late grandmother and her mother. Later, whilst discussing their elementary school days with Alice, Rikka, and Makoto, Mana recalls owning a dog named Mallow, who died when she was little. That night, a mysterious man named Marsh uses a clarinet to call forth forgotten and discarded objects that still feel they have use, combining together into a giant whale-shaped blimp in the sky. Marsh, who Mana doesn't seem to recognise, starts trapping people inside film reels, forcing them to relive their past memories for eternity, depriving them of their futures. He then summons three henchmen; Purple Buggy, Silver Clock, and Mannequin Carmine, to fight against the Cure, reassembling them no matter how many times they are destroyed. Overwhelming the Cures, Marsh traps them inside their own memories, with Mana finding herself in her elementary school days when both her grandmother and Maro were still alive. Meanwhile, Sharuru and the other fairies are approached by Bebel, a former acquaintance of Marsh, who informs them that they must venture inside the memories of their partners in order to save them. As Mana tries to find a way back to the real world, she finds the memories in this world are different from her own, as Rikka and Alice are nowhere to be found, but seems to enjoy being with Mallow. With help from Bebel, Sharuru and the others dive into their partners' memories, with Sharuru joining Mana just before she learns Mallow was hit by a car, which ends her film reels when she gives into the grief of losing her beloved dog. Cautious about Bebel's words that Mana will never give up, Marsh sends his henchmen after Rikka, Alice, and Makoto, deeming them a threat. Rikka and Alice manage to find each other within their memories, soon joined by their partners, whilst Davi convinces Makoto not to run away from the reality of the Trump Kingdom's situation. Rikka and Alice fight off against their opponents whilst Makoto is assisted by the arrival of Aguri, Cure Ace. Meanwhile, Mana, who can't stand returning to a world without Mallow, receives words of encouragement from her grandmother, allowing her to hear the support of her friends and find a way back to her world along with the others. As Marsh transforms into his true form, Mana, realising that Marsh is actually Mallow himself, takes on his attack, stating she has never once forgotten him, helping him to see the light. Just then, the clarinet that had been influencing Mallow travels forward in time to try and destroy the Cures' future. Using the Miracle Bouquet Lights, the Cures travel forward in time to the day of Mana's wedding and, with help from Mallow, reach the clarinet, who proves resilient to their attacks and delivers a critical blow to Mallow. Being left with no regrets, Mallow leaves behind his psyche, which gives Mana the powerful Engage Mode, allowing her to defeat the clarinet. After the girls return to the present and everyone who was imprisoned is freed, Bebel takes care of Maro's psyche, revealing herself to be Mana's grandmother.
See main article: HappinessCharge PreCure! the Movie: The Ballerina of the Land of Dolls., based on the eleventh series, Happiness Charge PreCure!, was released on October 11, 2014. [3]
See main article: Go! Princess Pretty Cure the Movie: Go! Go!! Gorgeous Triple Feature!!!., based on the twelfth series, Go! Princess PreCure. Unlike the other films before it, which featured a single narrative, this film is a triple feature consisting of three parts; a cel-animated short, titled, and two fully CG animated shorts, titled and, was released on October 31, 2015. respectively.[4] [5] The film's theme song is titled "Kira Kira" by Every Little Thing.[6]
See main article: Witchy Pretty Cure! The Movie: Wonderous! Cure Mofurun!., based on the thirteenth series, Witchy PreCure!, this film is a double feature including a fully CG animated short, titled, was released on October 29, 2016.
See main article: Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode the Movie: Crisply! The Memory of Mille-feuille!., based on the fourteenth series, Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode, this film is a double feature including a fully CG animated short, titled . The main cures from Witchy PreCure!, was released on October 28, 2017.
See main article: Star Twinkle Pretty Cure the Movie: These Feeling within The Song of Stars., based on the sixteenth series, Star Twinkle PreCure, was released on October 19, 2019.
See main article: Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams., based on the seventeenth series, Healin' Good Pretty Cure, The main cures from Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!, this film is a double feature including a fully CG animated short, titled . was released on March 20, 2021. [7]
See main article: Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring!., based on the eighteenth series, Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure, The main cures from HeartCatch PreCure!, was released on October 23, 2021. [8]
, based on the ninteeth series, Delicious Party Pretty Cure, this film is a double feature including a fully CG animated short, titled . was released on September 23, 2022. [9]
, based on the twenty-first series, Wonderful Pretty Cure!, the main Cures from Witchy Pretty Cure! & Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure, was released on September 13, 2024.
See main article: Pretty Cure All Stars.
| 1 | March 20, 2009 | ||
| 2 | March 20, 2010 | ||
| 3 | March 19, 2011 | ||
| 4 | March 17, 2012 | ||
| 5 | March 16, 2013 | ||
| 6 | March 15, 2014 | ||
| 7 | March 14, 2015 | ||
| 8 | March 19, 2016 | ||
| 9 | March 18, 2017 | ||
| 10 | March 17, 2018 | ||
| 11 | October 27, 2018 | ||
| 12 | March 16, 2019 | ||
| 13 | October 31, 2020 | ||
| 14 | September 15, 2023 |