:Pretty Cure

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| title = Pretty Cure

| creator = Izumi Todo
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The {{nihongo|Pretty Cure series|プリキュアシリーズ|Purikyua Shirīzu|also titled PreCure}} is a Japanese magical girl anime franchise created by Izumi Todo and produced by ABC Television, ABC Animation, ADK Emotions and Toei Animation.{{Cite tweet|user=AnimetatezakiE|number=1435109035909386244|title=I understand that you are watching the series very carefully. First of all, as you may know, for series sponsored by toy makers like Precure, the rough storyline is fairly pre-determined. That is because the toy sales strategy is prioritized.}} Each series revolves around a group of magical girls known as Pretty Cures who battle against evil forces. Starting in February 2004 with Futari wa Pretty Cure, the franchise has seen many anime series, spanning nearly 1000 episodes to date, as well as spawning movies, manga, toys, and video games. Its most recent iteration, You and Idol Pretty Cure, began airing in February 2025 as part of TV Asahi's Sunday morning children's television block. As of December 2022, three series have received English adaptations.

Overview

Each series focuses on a group of teenage girls who are granted special items that allow them to transform into legendary warriors known as the Pretty Cure. With the assistance of creatures known as fairies, the Pretty Cure use their magical powers and enhanced strength to fight against evil forces who create monsters to bring misery to the Earth. As the series progresses and stronger enemies appear, the Cures gain new magical items, new abilities, and sometimes new allies to help them in their fight against evil.

Main series

There are currently twenty-two anime television series in the franchise, two of which are direct sequels to their previous series. To date, three of the series have received English adaptations. Futari wa Pretty Cure was dubbed into English by Ocean Productions and aired in Canada under the name Pretty Cure. Smile PreCure! and DokiDoki! PreCure were adapted by Saban Brands and released on Netflix under the names Glitter Force and Glitter Force Doki Doki, respectively. The series, Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode, Healin' Good Pretty Cure and Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure, began streaming in Crunchyroll on their respective territories. Each series has received a manga adaptation illustrated by Futago Kamikita, which is published in Kodansha's Nakayoshi shoujo magazine alongside the anime. Starting with Fresh Pretty Cure!, each ending movie featured a dance choreography by each series' Pretty Cure members.

As of 2020, Toei Animation Inc. owns the international rights to the franchise while both the dubs of Smile and DokiDoki alongside the Glitter Force brand is currently owned by Hasbro.{{Cite news|url=http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2017/05/saban-brands-gives-glitter-force-trademark-toei-animation/|title=Saban Brands Gives Glitter Force Trademark to Toei Animation - The Tokusatsu Network|date=2017-05-25|work=The Tokusatsu Network|access-date=2018-11-21|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-21/glitter-force-brand-rights-move-to-hasbro/.133174|title=Glitter Force Brand's Rights Move to Hasbro|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2018-11-21|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.glitterforce.com/Home/Policy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706215057/http://www.glitterforce.com/Home/Policy|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-07-06|title=Glitter Force|date=2018-07-06|access-date=2018-11-21}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.glitterforce.com/Home/Policy|title=Glitter Force – a legendary superhero squad|last=Hasbro|website=www.glitterforce.com|language=en-us|access-date=2018-11-21}}

class="wikitable sortable" ! colspan="2" \|No. !Title !Generation !Run !Episodes !Series director !Ref(s)
style="background:orange" \| !1 \|Pretty Cure \| rowspan="2" \|1st \|2004–2005 \|49 \| rowspan="2" \|Daisuke Nishio \|
style="background:indigo" \| !2 \|Pretty Cure Max Heart \|2005–2006 \|47 \|
style="background:gold" \| !3 \|PreCure Splash Star \|2nd \|2006–2007 \|49 \| rowspan="3" \|Toshiaki Komura \|
style="background:silver" \| !4 \|Yes! PreCure 5 \| rowspan="2" \|3rd \|2007–2008 \|49 \|
style="background:cyan" \| !5 \|Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! \|2008–2009 \|48 \|
style="background:#B30043" \| !6 \|Fresh PreCure! \|4th \|2009–2010 \|50 \|Junji Shimizu, Akifumi Zako \|
style="background:#0F52BA" \| !7 \|HeartCatch PreCure! \|5th \|2010–2011 \|49 \|Tatsuya Nagamine \|
style="background:#FEF100" \| !8 \|Suite PreCure \|6th \|2011–2012 \|48 \|Munehisa Sakai \|
style="background:#50C878" \| !9 \|Smile PreCure! \|7th \|2012–2013 \|48 \|Takashi Otsuka \|
style="background:#B9F2FF" \| !10 \|DokiDoki! PreCure \|8th \|2013–2014 \|49 \|Go Koga \|{{cite news\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-24/doki-doki-precure-trademark-filed-in-japan\|title=Dokidoki! Precure Trademark Filed in Japan\|date=2012-10-24\|access-date=2012-11-01\|publisher=Anime News Network}}{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-26/dokidoki-precure-revealed-as-new-precure-with-logo\|title=Dokidoki! Precure Revealed as New Precure With Logo - News\|date=2013-02-06\|publisher=Anime News Network\|access-date=2013-02-10}}
style="background:#DF511E" \| !11 \|HappinessCharge PreCure! \|9th \|2014–2015 \|49 \|Tatsuya Nagamine \|
style="background:#D174D1" \| !12 \|Go! Princess PreCure \|10th \|2015–2016 \|50 \|Yuta Tanaka \|{{cite news\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-29/go-princess-precure-trademark-filed/.80460\|title='Go! Princess Precure' Trademark Filed\|date=30 October 2014\|access-date=29 October 2014}}{{cite news\|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/10/29/next-precure-series-will-be-go-princess-precure\|title=Next PreCure Series will be "Go! Princess PreCure"?\|date=30 October 2014\|access-date=30 October 2014}}
style="background:#009CEF" \| !13 \|Witchy PreCure! \|11th \|2016–2017 \|50 \|Masato Mitsuka \|{{Cite news\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-10-19/maho-tsukai-precure-trademark-filed/.94388\|title='Mahō Tsukai Precure' Trademark Filed\|date=19 October 2015\|work=AnimeNewsNetwork.com}}{{Cite web\|url=http://toei-animation-usa.com/pretty-cure.html\|title=Toei Animation USA - Precure\|website=toei-animation-usa.com\|access-date=2019-03-05}}
style="background:#D1FF33" \| !14 \|Kirakira PreCure a la Mode \|12th \|2017–2018 \|49 \|Kohei Kureta, Yukio Kaizawa \|{{cite web\|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-10-25/kirakira-precure-a-la-mode-trademark-filed/.108036\|title='Kirakira PreCure a la Mode' Trademark Filed - News\|date=2016-10-25\|publisher=Anime News Network}}
style="background:#E35D5D" \| !15 \|Hug! PreCure \|13th \|2018–2019 \|49 \|Junichi Sato, Akifumi Zako \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-10-17/hugtto-precure-trademark-filed/.122825\|title='Hugtto! Precure' Trademark Filed\|date=2017-10-16\|website=Anime News Network}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-28/toei-confirms-hugtto-precure-tv-anime-for-2018/.124602\|title=Toei Confirms Hugtto! Precure TV Anime for 2018\|publisher=Anime News Network\|access-date=28 November 2017}}
style="background:#000080" \| !16 \|Star Twinkle PreCure \|14th \|2019–2020 \|49 \|Hiroaki Miyamoto \|{{Cite web\|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/precure/info/\|title=作品情報(さくひんじょうほう) {{!}} スター☆トゥインクルプリキュア {{!}} 東映アニメーション\|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp\|language=ja\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924025855/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/precure/info/\|archive-date=2019-09-24\|access-date=2019-09-24}}
style="background:#7BF6EC" \| !17 \|Healin' Good PreCure \|15th \|2020–2021 \|45 \|Yoko Ikeda \| {{Cite tweet \|user=trademark_bot \|number=1186660520000012294 \|date=22 October 2019 \|title=東映アニメーション株式会社により「ヒーリングっど♡プリキュア」が商標登録出願されていることが、公開商標公報から明らかになりました。出願番号は2019-130108です。 }}
style="background:#2AFFD5" \| !18 \|Tropical-Rouge! PreCure \|16th \|2021–2022 \|46 \|Yutaka Tsuchida \|
style="background:#F39AAB" \| !19 \|Delicious Party PreCure \|17th \|2022–2023 \|45 \|Toshinori Fukasawa \|
style="background:#B2FFFF" \| !20 \|Soaring Sky! PreCure \|18th \|2023–2024 \|50 \|Koji Ogawa \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-29/toei-animation-unveils-hirogaru-sky-precure-as-franchise-20th-entry/.192393\|title=Toei Animation Unveils Hirogaru Sky! Precure as Franchise's 20th Entry\|date=2022-11-30\|website=Anime News Network}}
style="background:#F5DADF" \| !21 \|Wonderful PreCure! \|19th \|2024–2025 \|50 \|Masanori Sato \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-29/precure-franchise-announces-wonderful-precure-anime/.204954\|title=Precure Franchise Announces Wonderful Precure! Anime\|date=2023-11-30\|website=Anime News Network}}
style="background:#B6FCB6" ! style="background:#7F00FF" \| !22 \|You and Idol PreCure \|20th \|2025 \|TBA \|Chiaki Kon \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-04/you-and-idol-precure-anime-reveals-story-cast-staff-february-2-debut/.219728\|title= You and Idol Precure♪ Anime Reveals Story, Cast, Staff, February 2 Debut \|date=2025-01-04\|website=Anime News Network}}
style="background:lightgrey" ! style="background:#F39AAB" \| !Total !22 !20 !2004–present !1,018 ! colspan="2" \|20

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan="2" |No.

!Title

!Generation

!Run

!Episodes

!Series director

!Ref(s)

style="background:orange" |

|Pretty Cure

| rowspan="2" |1st

|2004–2005

|49

| rowspan="2" |Daisuke Nishio

style="background:indigo" |

|Pretty Cure Max Heart

|2005–2006

|47

style="background:gold" |

|PreCure Splash Star

|2nd

|2006–2007

|49

| rowspan="3" |Toshiaki Komura

style="background:silver" |

|Yes! PreCure 5

| rowspan="2" |3rd

|2007–2008

|49

style="background:cyan" |

|Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!

|2008–2009

|48

style="background:#B30043" |

|Fresh PreCure!

|4th

|2009–2010

|50

|Junji Shimizu, Akifumi Zako

style="background:#0F52BA" |

|HeartCatch PreCure!

|5th

|2010–2011

|49

|Tatsuya Nagamine

style="background:#FEF100" |

|Suite PreCure

|6th

|2011–2012

|48

|Munehisa Sakai

style="background:#50C878" |

|Smile PreCure!

|7th

|2012–2013

|48

|Takashi Otsuka

style="background:#B9F2FF" |

!10

|DokiDoki! PreCure

|8th

|2013–2014

|49

|Go Koga

|{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-24/doki-doki-precure-trademark-filed-in-japan|title=Dokidoki! Precure Trademark Filed in Japan|date=2012-10-24|access-date=2012-11-01|publisher=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-11-26/dokidoki-precure-revealed-as-new-precure-with-logo|title=Dokidoki! Precure Revealed as New Precure With Logo - News|date=2013-02-06|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=2013-02-10}}

style="background:#DF511E" |

!11

|HappinessCharge PreCure!

|9th

|2014–2015

|49

|Tatsuya Nagamine

style="background:#D174D1" |

!12

|Go! Princess PreCure

|10th

|2015–2016

|50

|Yuta Tanaka

|{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-29/go-princess-precure-trademark-filed/.80460|title='Go! Princess Precure' Trademark Filed|date=30 October 2014|access-date=29 October 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/10/29/next-precure-series-will-be-go-princess-precure|title=Next PreCure Series will be "Go! Princess PreCure"?|date=30 October 2014|access-date=30 October 2014}}

style="background:#009CEF" |

!13

|Witchy PreCure!

|11th

|2016–2017

|50

|Masato Mitsuka

|{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-10-19/maho-tsukai-precure-trademark-filed/.94388|title='Mahō Tsukai Precure' Trademark Filed|date=19 October 2015|work=AnimeNewsNetwork.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://toei-animation-usa.com/pretty-cure.html|title=Toei Animation USA - Precure|website=toei-animation-usa.com|access-date=2019-03-05}}

style="background:#D1FF33" |

!14

|Kirakira PreCure a la Mode

|12th

|2017–2018

|49

|Kohei Kureta, Yukio Kaizawa

|{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-10-25/kirakira-precure-a-la-mode-trademark-filed/.108036|title='Kirakira PreCure a la Mode' Trademark Filed - News|date=2016-10-25|publisher=Anime News Network}}

style="background:#E35D5D" |

!15

|Hug! PreCure

|13th

|2018–2019

|49

|Junichi Sato, Akifumi Zako

|{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-10-17/hugtto-precure-trademark-filed/.122825|title='Hugtto! Precure' Trademark Filed|date=2017-10-16|website=Anime News Network}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-28/toei-confirms-hugtto-precure-tv-anime-for-2018/.124602|title=Toei Confirms Hugtto! Precure TV Anime for 2018|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=28 November 2017}}

style="background:#000080" |

!16

|Star Twinkle PreCure

|14th

|2019–2020

|49

|Hiroaki Miyamoto

|{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/precure/info/|title=作品情報(さくひんじょうほう) {{!}} スター☆トゥインクルプリキュア {{!}} 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924025855/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/precure/info/|archive-date=2019-09-24|access-date=2019-09-24}}

style="background:#7BF6EC" |

!17

|Healin' Good PreCure

|15th

|2020–2021

|45

|Yoko Ikeda

| {{Cite tweet |user=trademark_bot |number=1186660520000012294 |date=22 October 2019 |title=東映アニメーション株式会社により「ヒーリングっど♡プリキュア」が商標登録出願されていることが、公開商標公報から明らかになりました。出願番号は2019-130108です。 }}

style="background:#2AFFD5" |

!18

|Tropical-Rouge! PreCure

|16th

|2021–2022

|46

|Yutaka Tsuchida

style="background:#F39AAB" |

!19

|Delicious Party PreCure

|17th

|2022–2023

|45

|Toshinori Fukasawa

style="background:#B2FFFF" |

!20

|Soaring Sky! PreCure

|18th

|2023–2024

|50

|Koji Ogawa

|{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-29/toei-animation-unveils-hirogaru-sky-precure-as-franchise-20th-entry/.192393|title=Toei Animation Unveils Hirogaru Sky! Precure as Franchise's 20th Entry|date=2022-11-30|website=Anime News Network}}

style="background:#F5DADF" |

!21

|Wonderful PreCure!

|19th

|2024–2025

|50

|Masanori Sato

|{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-29/precure-franchise-announces-wonderful-precure-anime/.204954|title=Precure Franchise Announces Wonderful Precure! Anime|date=2023-11-30|website=Anime News Network}}

style="background:#B6FCB6"

! style="background:#7F00FF" |

!22

|You and Idol PreCure

|20th

|2025

|TBA

|Chiaki Kon

|{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-01-04/you-and-idol-precure-anime-reveals-story-cast-staff-february-2-debut/.219728|title= You and Idol Precure♪ Anime Reveals Story, Cast, Staff, February 2 Debut |date=2025-01-04|website=Anime News Network}}

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! style="background:#F39AAB" |

!Total

!22

!20

!2004–present

!1,018

! colspan="2" |20

Films

Beginning with Pretty Cure Max Heart, each television series has received a theatrical animated film based on the series, with Max Heart receiving two films. Starting in March 2009, crossover films featuring characters from multiple series have been released annually, with 12 crossover films released to date. The eleventh crossover film, Hugtto! PreCure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories, has been awarded the Guinness World Records title for "Most Magical Warriors in an Anime Film", with a total number of 55 Cures with speaking roles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2018/11/55-anime-characters-unite-in-anniversary-film-to-achieve-unique-record-547166|title=55 anime characters unite in anniversary film to achieve unique record|date=2018-11-22|website=Guinness World Records|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-31}}

Adaptations

=Video games=

Several video games have been produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Bandai) for video game systems and educational consoles, as well as Data Carddass arcade machines.

;Console video games

{{nihongo|Futari wa Pretty Cure: Arienai! Yume no En wa Daimeikyu|ふたりはプリキュアありえな～い！夢の園は大迷宮|Pretty Cure: Unbelievable! The Dream Park is a Labryinth}} (2004, Game Boy Advance)
{{nihongo|Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart: Maji? Maji!? Fight de IN Janai|ふたりはプリキュアマックスハートマジ?マジ?!ファイト de INじゃない|Pretty Cure Max Heart! : Really? Really!? A Fight is Okay, Isn't It?}} (2005, Game Boy Advance)
{{nihongo|Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart: Danzen! DS de Precure - Chikara wo Awasete Dai Battle|ふたりはプリキュアマックスハート　DANZEN!DSでプリキュア力をあわせて大バトル！!|Pretty Cure Max Heart: - Absolutely! Pretty Cure on DS - The Great Battle Where Power Gathers}} (2005, Nintendo DS)
{{nihongo|Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star: Panpaka Game de Zekkōchō!|ふたりはプリキュア Splash Star パンパカゲームでぜっこうちょう!|Pretty Cure Splash Star - In Top Condition for the PanPaka Game!}} (2006, Nintendo DS)
{{nihongo|Yes! PreCure 5| Yes！プリキュア5|}} (2007, Nintendo DS)
{{nihongo|Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!: Zenin Shu Go! Dream Festival|Yes！プリキュア5GoGo！全員しゅーGo!ドリームフェスティバル|Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!: All Assembled! Dream Festival}} (2008, Nintendo DS)
{{nihongo|Fresh Pretty Cure: Asobi Collection|フレッシュプリキュア!あそびコレクション|Fresh Pretty Cure: Play Collection}} (2009, Nintendo DS)
{{nihongo|HeartCatch PreCure! Oshare Collection|ハートキャッチプリキュア!おしゃれコレクション|HeartCatch PreCure! Fashion Collection}} (2010, Nintendo DS)
{{nihongo|Koe de Asobō! HeartCatch PreCure!|こえであそぼう!ハートキャッチプリキュア!|Let's Play With Voices! HeartCatch PreCure!}} (2010, Nintendo DS)
{{nihongo|Suite PreCure: Melody Collection|スイートプリキュア♪ メロディコレクション}} (2011, Nintendo DS)
{{nihongo|Smile PreCure! Let's Go! Märchen World|スマイルプリキュア!　レッツゴー！メルヘンワールド}} (2012, Nintendo 3DS)
{{nihongo|PreCure All Stars: Zenin Shūgō Let's Dance!|プリキュアオールスターズぜんいんしゅうごう☆レッツダンス！|PreCure All Stars: All Together☆Let's Dance!}} (2013, Wii)
{{nihongo|DokiDoki! PreCure: Narikiri Life!|ドキドキ!プリキュアなりきりライフ!|DokiDoki! Precure: Impersonator Life!}} (2013, Nintendo 3DS)
{{nihongo|HappinessCharge PreCure! Kawarun Collection|ハピネスチャージプリキュア! カワルン☆コレクション|HappinessCharge PreCure! Sparking Collection}} (2014, Nintendo 3DS)
{{nihongo|Go! Princess PreCure: Sugar Ōkoku to Rokunin no Princess|Go!プリンセスプリキュアシュガー王国と6人のプリンセス|Go! Princess PreCure: The Sugar Kingdom and the 6 Princesses}} (2015, Nintendo 3DS)
{{nihongo|PreCure Tsunagaru Puzzlun|プリキュアつながるぱずるん|PreCure Connecting Puzzlun}} (2017-2020, iOS, Android)
{{nihongo|Nari Kids Park: Hugtto! PreCure|なりキッズパーク　HUGっと！プリキュア}} (2018, Nintendo Switch)

;Arcade game

{{nihongo|PreCure All Stars Data Carddass series|プリキュアデータカードダスシリーズ}} (2007–2017)

;Educational titles

{{nihongo|Futari wa Pretty Cure|ふたりはプリキュア}} (2004, Sega Pico)
{{nihongo|Futari wa Pretty Cure: Max Heart|ふたりはプリキュアMax Heart}} (2005, Beena)
{{nihongo|Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star|ふたりはプリキュアスプラッシュスター|}} (2006, Beena)
{{nihongo|Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go: Love Love Hiragana Lesson|Yes！プリキュア5GoGo！lovelove☆ひらがなレッスン}} (2008, Beena)
{{nihongo|Isshoni Henshin Fresh Pretty Cure|いっしょにへんしんフレッシュプリキュア！}} (2009, Beena)
{{nihongo|Oshare ni Henshin HeartCatch PreCure!|おしゃれにへんしんハートキャッチプリキュア！}} (2010, Beena)
{{nihongo|Suite PreCure: Happy Oshare Harmony|スイートプリキュア♪ハッピーおしゃれハーモニー☆}} (2011, Beena)

=Live-action drama=

A live-action series, {{nihongo|Koe Girl!|声ガール！|Koe Gāru!}}, aired in Japan between April and June 2018, celebrating the franchise's 15th anniversary. The series follows a group of aspiring voice actresses and stars Haruka Fukuhara, who voiced Himari Arisugawa/Cure Custard in Kirakira PreCure a la Mode.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-14/precure-anime-inspires-live-action-show-about-aspiring-voice-actresses/.127759|title=Precure Anime Inspires Live-Action Show About Aspiring Voice Actresses|website=Anime News Network|language=en|access-date=2019-03-31}}

Reception

The combination of transmedia text products, including anime series, films, live performances, theme stores, and toys, has been analyzed as a "system of consumption, knowledge and action [that] creates a lifestyle-text, a set of fictional media works that are synonymous with the lifestyle practices they promote."{{cite journal|title=Becoming Purikyua: Building the lifestyle-text in Japanese girls' franchises|journal=Contemporary Japan |date=2019 |volume=31 |issue=1|pages = 61–78|doi = 10.1080/18692729.2018.1558023|last1 = Benson|first1 = Anya C.|s2cid=158476337 }}

The Pretty Cure films are the seventh highest-grossing anime film franchise.{{cite web |title=Box Office Gross, TV Anime Adaptations |url=http://www.someanithing.com/268 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023181525/http://www.someanithing.com/268 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2018 |website=Someanithing |access-date=June 19, 2018}} Bandai Namco's net income from Pretty Cure video game sales was {{JPY|{{#expr:(11.3-10.5)+(12.8-11.9)+(13.6-12.5)+(11.5-10.7)}} billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|3600|JPN|year=2012}} million|long=no}}) from April 2008 to March 2012, {{JPY|{{#expr:11.6-10.6}} billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|1000|JPN|year=2012|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) from April 2012 to March 2013, {{JPY|{{#expr:10500-9800}} million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|700|JPN|year=2013}} million|long=no}}) from April 2013 to March 2014,{{cite web |title=Financial Statements |url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/ir/library/result.html |website=IR Library |publisher=Bandai Namco Holdings |access-date=September 13, 2018 |language=ja}} and {{JPY|{{#expr:(6900-6500)+(6700-6600)+(10300-10100)+(8400-8300)}} million}} ({{US$|7.8 million|long=no}}) from April 2014 to December 2020,{{cite web |title=Historical currency converter with official exchange rates (800 JPY to USD) |url=https://fxtop.com/en/historical-currency-converter.php?A=800&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD=31&MM=12&YYYY=2020 |website=fxtop.com |access-date=13 February 2021}} adding up to {{JPY|6.1 billion|long=no}} ({{US$|73.1 million|long=no}}) net sales revenue for Bandai Namco.

=Merchandise=

Pretty Cure has had numerous licensed merchandise sold in Japan. By 2010, it became Japan's fifth highest-grossing franchise annually.{{cite book |title=コンテンツ2次利用市場（ライセンス市場）に係る競争環境及び海外市場動向実態調査 |date=2011 |publisher=Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |pages=22–23 |url=http://www.kanto.meti.go.jp/kankobutu/data/contents_kaigaishijyo_chousa.pdf#page=24 |language=ja |access-date=2018-09-08 |archive-date=2015-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413021105/http://www.kanto.meti.go.jp/kankobutu/data/contents_kaigaishijyo_chousa.pdf#page=24 |url-status=dead }}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Pretty Cure licensed merchandise sales in Japan ! Year ! Japan licensed merchandise sales ! Note ! {{Abbr\|Ref\|Reference(s)}}
2004 \| {{Unknown}} \| \|
2005 \| {{¥\|{{#expr:1610*(3.52/100) round 1}} billion}} \| \| {{cite web \|title=日本のアニメ・マンガを取り巻く状況 \|url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/kokudokeikaku/souhatu/h18seika/01anime/01_sousei_09honpen3.pdf#page=15 \|website=Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) \|pages=25–6 \|date=6 March 2007 \|language=ja \|access-date=27 January 2021}}
2006 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:(12.3-10.6)+4.3}} billion}} \| Bandai toys only \|
2007 \| {{¥\|{{#expr:1600*(2.78/100) round 2}} billion}} \| \| {{cite news \|title=キャラクターが日本を救う \|trans-title=Characters Save Japan \|url=https://research.nttcoms.com/database/data/000938/ \|access-date=26 January 2021 \|work=NTTCom Online Marketing Solutions \|publisher=NTT Communications \|date=26 January 2009 \|language=ja}}
2008 \| {{¥\|{{#expr:1540.6*(3.24/100) round 2}} billion}} \| \| {{cite news \|title=Japan's Character Products Market in 2008 \|url=http://www.licensing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/japan-character-product.doc \|access-date=September 7, 2018 \|publisher=Character Databank (CharaBiz) \|website=Licensing Industry Merchandiser's Association \|year=2010 \|archive-date=September 8, 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908094344/http://www.licensing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/japan-character-product.doc \|url-status=dead }}
2009 \| {{¥\|{{#expr:1577*(3.96/100) round 2}} billion}} \| \| {{cite news \|title=09年国内キャラ市場1兆5770億円 CharaBiz DATA調 – アニメ！アニメ！ビズ \|url=http://www.animeanime.biz/archives/4002 \|work=AnimeAnime.biz \|date=May 29, 2010 \|language=ja}}
2010 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:1617*(4.74/100) round 2}} billion}} \| \|
2011 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:(12.5-9.6)+7.4}} billion}} \| Bandai Namco toys only \|
2012 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:1534*(4.14/100) round 2}} billion}} \| \| {{cite journal \|title=慶應義塾大学学術情報リポジトリ（KOARA） \|journal=KeiO Associated Repository of Academic Resources \|date=2015 \|pages=8–9 \|publisher=Keio University \|url=http://koara.lib.keio.ac.jp/xoonips/modules/xoonips/detail.php?koara_id=KO40003001-00002015-3073 \|language=ja}}
2013 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:1570*(3.93/100) round 2}} billion}} \| \| {{cite book \|title=CharaBiz DATA 2014(13) \|year=2014 \|publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. \|url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=6568 \|language=ja}}
2005–2013 ! {{JPY\|431.86 billion}}+ ({{US$\|{{#expr:({{To USD\|370160\|JPN\|year=2012}}+{{To USD\|61700\|JPN\|year=2013}})/1000 round 3}} billion\|long=no}}+) ! !
2014 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:1690*(2.69/100) round 2}} billion}} \| \| {{cite book \|title=CharaBiz DATA 2015⑭ \|year=2015 \|publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. \|url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=9073 \|language=ja}}
2015 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:1630*(2.8/100)}} billion}} \| \| {{cite book \|title=CharaBiz DATA 2016⑮ \|year=2016 \|publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. \|url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=7423 \|language=ja}}
2016 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:1600*(3.11/100)}} billion}} \| \| {{cite book \|title=CharaBiz DATA 2017(16) \|year=2017 \|publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. \|url=https://www.charabiz.com/seminar_detail.php?tab=mem&article_id=9358 \|language=ja}}
2017 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:1560*(3.08/100) round 2}} billion}} \| \| {{cite book \|title=CharaBiz DATA 2018⑰ \|year=2018 \|publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. \|url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=9419 \|language=ja}}
2018 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:1533*(3.30/100) round 2}} billion}} \| \| {{cite book \|title=CharaBiz DATA 2019(18) \|date=May 2019 \|publisher=Character Databank \|url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=10493 \|language=ja}}{{cite news \|title=Content Tokyo 2020 》Vtuber、疫情中重塑品牌、以AI創作，日本內容產業熱議的3件事 \|trans-title=Content Tokyo 2020 》Vtuber, Rebranding During the Epidemic, Creating With AI, 3 Things That Are Hotly Discussed in the Japanese Content Industry \|url=https://www.cna.com.tw/culture/article/20201230w002 \|access-date=3 February 2021 \|work=Central News Agency (Taiwan) \|date=30 December 2020 \|language=zh}}
2019 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:1550*(2.74/100) round 2}} billion}} \| \| {{cite book \|title=CharaBiz DATA 2020(19) \|date=May 2020 \|publisher=Character Databank \|url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=11267 \|language=ja}}
2020 \| {{JPY\|{{#expr:(8.3-5.8)+4.4}} billion}} \| Bandai Namco toys only \|
2014–2020 ! {{JPY\|288.87 billion}}+ ({{US$\|2.802 billion\|long=no}}+) ! ! {{cite web \|title=Historical currency converter with official exchange rates (288,870 JPY to USD) \|url=https://fxtop.com/en/historical-currency-converter.php?A=288870&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD=31&MM=12&YYYY=2020 \|website=fxtop.com \|access-date=13 February 2021}}
\| \| \|
2005–2020 ! {{JPY\|720.73 billion}}+ ({{US$\|8.074 billion\|long=no}}+) ! !

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Pretty Cure licensed merchandise sales in Japan

! Year

! Japan licensed merchandise sales

! Note

! {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}}

2004

| {{Unknown}}

2005

| {{¥|{{#expr:1610*(3.52/100) round 1}} billion}}

| {{cite web |title=日本のアニメ・マンガを取り巻く状況 |url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/kokudokeikaku/souhatu/h18seika/01anime/01_sousei_09honpen3.pdf#page=15 |website=Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) |pages=25–6 |date=6 March 2007 |language=ja |access-date=27 January 2021}}

2006

| {{JPY|{{#expr:(12.3-10.6)+4.3}} billion}}

| Bandai toys only

2007

| {{¥|{{#expr:1600*(2.78/100) round 2}} billion}}

| {{cite news |title=キャラクターが日本を救う |trans-title=Characters Save Japan |url=https://research.nttcoms.com/database/data/000938/ |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=NTTCom Online Marketing Solutions |publisher=NTT Communications |date=26 January 2009 |language=ja}}

2008

| {{¥|{{#expr:1540.6*(3.24/100) round 2}} billion}}

| {{cite news |title=Japan's Character Products Market in 2008 |url=http://www.licensing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/japan-character-product.doc |access-date=September 7, 2018 |publisher=Character Databank (CharaBiz) |website=Licensing Industry Merchandiser's Association |year=2010 |archive-date=September 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908094344/http://www.licensing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/japan-character-product.doc |url-status=dead }}

2009

| {{¥|{{#expr:1577*(3.96/100) round 2}} billion}}

| {{cite news |title=09年国内キャラ市場1兆5770億円 CharaBiz DATA調 – アニメ！アニメ！ビズ |url=http://www.animeanime.biz/archives/4002 |work=AnimeAnime.biz |date=May 29, 2010 |language=ja}}

2010

| {{JPY|{{#expr:1617*(4.74/100) round 2}} billion}}

2011

| {{JPY|{{#expr:(12.5-9.6)+7.4}} billion}}

| Bandai Namco toys only

2012

| {{JPY|{{#expr:1534*(4.14/100) round 2}} billion}}

| {{cite journal |title=慶應義塾大学学術情報リポジトリ（KOARA） |journal=KeiO Associated Repository of Academic Resources |date=2015 |pages=8–9 |publisher=Keio University |url=http://koara.lib.keio.ac.jp/xoonips/modules/xoonips/detail.php?koara_id=KO40003001-00002015-3073 |language=ja}}

2013

| {{JPY|{{#expr:1570*(3.93/100) round 2}} billion}}

| {{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2014(13) |year=2014 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=6568 |language=ja}}

2005–2013

! {{JPY|431.86 billion}}+ ({{US$|{{#expr:({{To USD|370160|JPN|year=2012}}+{{To USD|61700|JPN|year=2013}})/1000 round 3}} billion|long=no}}+)

2014

| {{JPY|{{#expr:1690*(2.69/100) round 2}} billion}}

| {{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2015⑭ |year=2015 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=9073 |language=ja}}

2015

| {{JPY|{{#expr:1630*(2.8/100)}} billion}}

| {{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2016⑮ |year=2016 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=7423 |language=ja}}

2016

| {{JPY|{{#expr:1600*(3.11/100)}} billion}}

| {{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2017(16) |year=2017 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/seminar_detail.php?tab=mem&article_id=9358 |language=ja}}

2017

| {{JPY|{{#expr:1560*(3.08/100) round 2}} billion}}

| {{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2018⑰ |year=2018 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=9419 |language=ja}}

2018

| {{JPY|{{#expr:1533*(3.30/100) round 2}} billion}}

| {{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2019(18) |date=May 2019 |publisher=Character Databank |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=10493 |language=ja}}{{cite news |title=Content Tokyo 2020 》Vtuber、疫情中重塑品牌、以AI創作，日本內容產業熱議的3件事 |trans-title=Content Tokyo 2020 》Vtuber, Rebranding During the Epidemic, Creating With AI, 3 Things That Are Hotly Discussed in the Japanese Content Industry |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/culture/article/20201230w002 |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=Central News Agency (Taiwan) |date=30 December 2020 |language=zh}}

2019

| {{JPY|{{#expr:1550*(2.74/100) round 2}} billion}}

| {{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2020(19) |date=May 2020 |publisher=Character Databank |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=11267 |language=ja}}

2020

| {{JPY|{{#expr:(8.3-5.8)+4.4}} billion}}

| Bandai Namco toys only

2014–2020

! {{JPY|288.87 billion}}+ ({{US$|2.802 billion|long=no}}+)

! {{cite web |title=Historical currency converter with official exchange rates (288,870 JPY to USD) |url=https://fxtop.com/en/historical-currency-converter.php?A=288870&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD=31&MM=12&YYYY=2020 |website=fxtop.com |access-date=13 February 2021}}

2005–2020

! {{JPY|720.73 billion}}+ ({{US$|8.074 billion|long=no}}+)

References

External links

[http://www.asahi.co.jp/precure PreCure TV Asahi official website] {{in lang|ja}}
[http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/precure PreCure Toei official website] {{in lang|ja}}

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