Smile PreCure!#Characters

The kingdom of {{nihongo| Märchenland |メルヘンランド|Meruhenrando|Saban: Jubiland}}, the home of various characters from fairy tales, is attacked by the evil Pierrot, who intends to give the world an unhappy ending, but is stopped when the queen uses the last of her energy to seal him away. When Pierrot's minions from the Bad End Kingdom plan to revive him by harnessing Bad End Energy from the people of Earth, the queen sends the fairy Candy to assemble a team of five magical girls. The series follows the formation of the team and their adventures as they fight off their enemies to collect the Cure Decor, which embodies the queen's power of happiness and can be used to upgrade their powers and revive the queen.{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/spotlight2012q1/ | title=Winter 2012 Anime Spotlight: The List | work=Anime News Network | first1=Bamboo | last1=Dong | first2=Justin | last2=Sevakis | date=December 22, 2011 | access-date=December 28, 2015 | archive-date=December 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215102928/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/spotlight2012q1/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-24/saban-listed-as-promoting-smile-precure-to-licensees-as-glitter-force/.93269|title=Saban Listed as Promoting Smile Precure to Licensees as Glitter Force|date=September 24, 2015|work=Anime News Network|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=January 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126021517/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-24/saban-listed-as-promoting-smile-precure-to-licensees-as-glitter-force/.93269|url-status=live}}

Characters are listed by their Japanese names.

The titular characters are a team of magical girls whose secret base is the {{nihongo|Magical Library|ふしぎ図書館|Fushigi Toshokan|Saban: Library of Legends}}, a pocket dimension where fairy tales and stories are stored. They collect the {{nihongo|Cure Decors|キュアデコル|Kyua Dekoru|Saban: Glitter Charms}}, which are stored in a jewelry box called the {{Nihongo|Decor Décor|デコルデコール|Dekoru Dekōru|Saban: Charm Chest}} and are needed to revive the queen. The girls place the items in a compact case called a {{Nihongo|Smile Pact|スマイルパクト|Sumairu Pakuto|Saban: Glitter Pact}}, applying the compact powder to themselves while shouting {{nihongo|Pretty Cure, Smile Charge!|プリキュア、スマイルチャージ！| PuriKyua, Sumairu Chāji! | 4= Saban: Glitter Force Makeover!}} to transform.

; {{nihongo|Miyuki Hoshizora|星空 みゆき|Hoshizora Miyuki|Saban: Emily}} / {{nihongo|Cure Happy|キュアハッピー|Kyua Happī}}

: {{Anime voice|Misato Fukuen{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/staff.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト|work=Toei Animation|location=Japan|language=ja|access-date=December 27, 2015|archive-date=December 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226004223/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/staff.html|url-status=live}}|Laura Bailey}}

: The main protagonist. A 14-year-old girl and a transfer student to {{nihongo|Nanairogaoka Middle School|七色ヶ丘中学校|Nanairogaoka Chūgakō}},{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! / Glitter Force | number=1 }} who loves fairy tales.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=13 | title=修学旅行！みゆき、京都でドン底ハッピー！？|trans-title=School Trip! Miyuki, Happy in the Depths of Kyoto!? | language=ja }}
{{cite episode | series=Glitter Force! | number=12 | title= Emily's Unlucky Day }} She is energetic and optimistic, but clumsy.{{cite web|url=http://www.hitfix.com/harpy/exclusive-meet-the-magical-girls-of-a-new-generation-in-netflixs-original-show-glitter-force|title=Exclusive: Meet the Magical Girls of a new generation in Netflixs original show Glitter Force|first=Donna|last=Dickens|date=December 10, 2015|work=HitFix|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117064605/http://www.hitfix.com/harpy/exclusive-meet-the-magical-girls-of-a-new-generation-in-netflixs-original-show-glitter-force | archive-date=2016-01-17 | url-status=dead | access-date=December 27, 2015}} Her theme color is pink,{{Cite book|title=プリキュア20周年キャラクターブック|date=2023-10-20|publisher=Febri|isbn=9784758018463|language=ja|trans-title=PreCure 20th Anniversary Character Book}} and she has the power of light. She introduces herself with {{Nihongo|"Twinkling and shining, the light of the future! Cure Happy!"|キラキラ輝く未来の光！キュアハッピー！|Kirakira kagayaku mirai no hikari! Kyua Happī!}}.

; {{nihongo|Akane Hino|日野 あかね|Hino Akane|Saban: Kelsey}} / {{Nihongo|Cure Sunny|キュアサニー|Kyua Sanī}}

: {{Anime voice|Asami Tano|Colleen Ann Villard}}

: A 14-year-old girl who is a student at Nanairogaoka Middle School and a star member of its volleyball team. She is from Osaka and speaks with a Kansai dialect. Her family runs an okonomiyaki restaurant called Okonomiyaki Akane, which she sometimes works at.{{cite episode | number=3 | series= Smile Precure!}} Although she often jokes around, she is passionate about what she cares about. Her theme color is orange, and she has the power of fire. She introduces herself with {{Nihongo|"The brilliant sun, hot-blooded power! Cure Sunny!"|太陽サンサン熱血パワー！キュアサニー！|Taiyō sansan nekketsu pawā! Kyua Sanī!}}.

; {{nihongo|Yayoi Kise|黄瀬 やよい|Kise Yayoi|Saban: Lily}} / {{nihongo|Cure Peace|キュアピース|Kyua Pīsu}}

: {{Anime voice|Hisako Kanemoto|Alex Cazares{{cite tweet | user=AlexeCazares | author=Alex Cazares | number=680248065207304193 | date=December 24, 2015 | title=@shadowhawk36079 I had the great pleasure of being Glitter Peace! ✌🏽️☺️ }}}}

: A 13-year-old girl who is a student at Nanairogaoka Middle School and a member of its homemaking club. Her father Yuichi passed away when she was young. She enjoys drawing action hero characters and aspires to be a mangaka. Though timid, shy, and prone to crying, Yayoi is loyal, diligent, and headstrong when it comes to those she cares about. Her theme color is yellow, and she has the power of lightning. She introduces herself with {{Nihongo|"Sparkling, glittering, rock-paper-scissors! Cure Peace!"|ピカピカぴかりんじゃんけんポン ♪ キュアピース！|Pikapika pikarin jankenpon ♪ Kyua Pīsu!}}.

; {{nihongo|Nao Midorikawa|緑川 なお|Midorikawa Nao|Saban: April}} / {{Nihongo|Cure March|キュアマーチ|Kyua Māchi}}

: {{Anime voice|Marina Inoue|Danielle Judovits{{cite tweet | user=DJudovits | number=661323467049050112| author=Danielle Judovits | title=Can't wait for you guys to meet #April on #GlitterForce coming to #Netflix 12/18/15! Not gonna lie,… | access-date=December 22, 2015 | date=November 2, 2015 }}}}

: A 14-year-old girl who is a student at Nanairogaoka Middle School and the captain of its soccer team. She is straightforward, reliable, and has a strong sense of justice, though gets frustrated when things don't go her way. She is the oldest of six siblings, taking on a motherly role in her family.{{cite episode | series= Smile Precure! |number=4 }} Her theme color is green, and she has the powers of wind and super speed. She introduces herself with {{Nihongo|"Intense courage, a straight-up bout! Cure March!"|勇気リンリン直球勝負！キュアマーチ！|Yūki rinrin chokkyū shōbu! Kyua Māchi!}}.

; {{nihongo|Reika Aoki|青木 れいか|Aoki Reika|Saban: Chloe}} / {{Nihongo|Cure Beauty|キュアビューティ|Kyua Byūti}}

: {{Anime voice|Chinami Nishimura|Kate Higgins{{cite tweet | user=AlexeCazares | author=Alex Cazares | number=680271569659150336 | title=@abzeronow @shadowhawk36079 and Kate Higgins is Chloe and Colleen O'Shaughnessey plays Kelsey 👑👛💍 | date=December 24, 2015 }}}}

: A 14-year-old girl who is a student at Nanairogaoka Middle School. She is the vice president of its student council and a member of its archery club and art club. She is intelligent, elegant, and kind, but becomes angered once her patience reaches its limits. Her theme color is blue, and she has the power of ice. She introduces herself with {{Nihongo|"Snowing, falling and gathering, a noble heart! Cure Beauty!"|しんしんと降りつもる清き心！キュアビューティ！|Shinshin to furitsumoru kiyoki kokoro! Kyua Byūti!}}.

; {{nihongo|{{vanchor|Candy}}|キャンディ|Kyandi}}

: {{Anime voice|Ikue Ōtani|Debi Derryberry{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/debiderryberry/posts/10153748000352079 | title=Get ready for Glitter Force! I'm Candy the mascot. | date=November 2, 2015 | author=Debi Derryberry | author-link=Debi Derryberry | work=Facebook | access-date=December 24, 2015 | archive-date=March 30, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330113507/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fdebiderryberry%2Fposts%2F10153748000352079 | url-status=live }}}}

: A lamb-like fairy with light pink fur and long curly fluffy yellow ears worn with pink bows who is the team's mascot. She is cheerful, energetic, and fashionable, enjoying her ears being styled like hair.{{cite episode | series=Smile Precure! / Glitter Force | number=2 }} The Royale Queen sends her to Earth to recruit the Pretty Cure and recover the stolen Cure Decors, a vital member of the team by providing them with Cure Decors for their power-ups and team attacks and using the Royale Clock to boost their power.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=12 | title=目覚める力！レインボーヒーリング！！ |trans-title=The Awakened Power! Rainbow Healing!! | language=ja }}
{{cite episode | series=Glitter Force | number=11 | title=Feeling Blue}} In the series finale, it is revealed that Joker knew of her connection to the Miracle Jewel and that her mission was preparing her to succeed Queen as the new ruler of Märchenland. This results in her gaining the ability to transform into the human-like {{nihongo|Royale Candy|ロイヤルキャンディ|Roiyaru Kyandi|Saban: Queen Candy}} once the Cure Decors are finally gathered, helping her friends in the final battle before assuming her role as Märchenland's sovereign.

; {{nihongo|{{vanchor|Pop}}|ポップ|Poppu}}

: {{Anime voice|Daisuke Sakaguchi{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト|work=Toei Animation|location=Japan|language=ja|access-date=December 27, 2015|archive-date=December 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226004215/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other.html|url-status=live}}|Todd Haberkorn{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BCquhS2I2AH/|author=haberographer|title=And that's a wrap on Pop in Glitter Force! #Habercording!|author-link=Todd Haberkorn|date=March 7, 2016|work=Instagram|access-date=March 27, 2016|archive-date=May 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523161632/https://www.instagram.com/p/BCquhS2I2AH/|url-status=live}}}}

: Candy's older brother, a lion-like fairy/pixie with light orange fur and an orange mane who takes pride in his masculinity and hates being called "cute". However, he becomes flustered when Yayoi calls him "fierce and cool". He and Candy were tasked with searching for the five chosen ones to become Pretty Cure. He reunites with Candy once she assembles the group, explaining their mission and giving them the Decor Décor. He usually remains in Märchenland, but usually visits the group during important matters. He is capable of using ninjutsu arts, including transformation into various forms to assist the Pretty Cure in battle.

; {{nihongo|Royal Queen|ロイヤルクイーン|Roiyaru Kuīn|Saban: Queen Euphoria}}

: {{Anime voice|Sumi Shimamoto|Mary Elizabeth McGlynn}}

: The Queen of Märchenland and the origin of the fairies/pixies, who regard her as their mother. When Pierrot attacked Märchenland, the Cure Decors were stolen and she sacrificed herself to seal away Pierrot. She sends Candy to search for the Pretty Cure to recover the Cure Decors and restore her power. Though the Pretty Cure gather the Cure Decors, the Royal Queen uses her power to grant them their Princess forms during their battle against Pierrot, with the girls gathering more Cure Decors to make another attempt at reviving her. However, in the series' finale she reveals that her restoration was a ruse when she protects Candy from Joker, revealing her to be her successor as queen and giving her the Miracle Jewel.

The {{nihongo|Bad End Kingdom|バッドエンド王国|Baddo Endo Ōkoku|Saban: Shadow Realm}}, are the main antagonists, who strive to revive Emperor Pierrot by collecting Bad End Energy from people. They do this by smearing the pages of a magic book with the contents of a black paint tube, which is a manifestation of Pierrot's will. This creates a spatial field called a Dark Zone, which amplifies negativity and places those unprotected into a deep despair while their Bad End Energy is extracted and collected into the book. This process advances a clock-like meter called the "Wheel of Doom" which counts down Pierrot's resurrection. Joker and the Akanbe are based on clowns, while the three generals are based on villains from fairy tales. The three generals are later revealed to be Märchenland fairies that Joker recruiting by exploiting their resentment over their reputation as villains alienating them from others. They are eventually purified back to their original fairy forms by Miyuki and return to Märchenland after Pierrot’s defeat.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=45 }}

; {{nihongo|Pierrot|ピエーロ|Piēro|Saban: Emperor Nogo|}}

: {{Anime voice|Tesshō Genda|John Eric Bentley}}

: The main antagonist of the series, who aims to wipe out hope until only despair remains. Prior to the series' events, Pierrot attacked Märchenland and stole the Cure Decors from the Royale Queen, who used the last of her strength to seal him away. For the first half of the series, the minions of the Bad End Kingdom collect Bad End Energy from humans to revive Pierrot. Through seemingly defeated once the Pretty Cure gain their Princess forms, Pierrot survived, with a fragment forming into an egg that gradually increases as it is infused with Bad End Energy. Once restored, he absorbs Joker and creates an army of shadowy monsters. He evolves into a new form and almost destroys the world until he is permanently killed by the Pretty Cure.

; {{nihongo|Joker|ジョーカー|Jōkā|Saban: Rascal}}

: {{animevoices|Yūji Mitsuya|Keith Silverstein{{cite tweet | number= 679564465596055552 | author=Keith Silverstein | user=SilverTalkie | date=December 22, 2015 | title=If you haven't yet, check out #GlitterForce exclusively on @Netflix I voice this trio of baddies! #prettycure #anime }}}}

:The secondary antagonist of the series, who is based on a harlequin and acts as an intermediary to the Three Commanders who observes their progress. He is playful yet sadistic, and has the power to create Akanbe Noses from his headdress.{{cite episode|series=Smile Precure! / Glitter Force|number=6}}{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=22}}
{{cite episode | series=Glitter Force | number=19}} He also seeks the Miracle Jewel with the intention of destroying it and anything that gives others hope. Following the Three Commanders' final defeat, Joker creates the Bad End Pretty Cure to distract the girls during Pierrot's revival while attempting to kill Candy after she transforms into what he assumes is the Miracle Jewel. Once Pierrot's resurrection is complete, Joker reveals himself to be a fragment of his master's being and dissolves into black paint while allowing himself to be absorbed by Pierrot. Joker returns as the main antagonist of the epilogue novel, having survived Pierrot's destruction as an immortal embodiment of despair. He uses Miyuki's book to feed on the adult Pretty Cures' negative energy to regain a physical form as {{nihongo|Bad Joker|バッド・ジョーカー|Baddo Jōkā}}, but is defeated.

; {{nihongo|Wolfrun|ウルフルン|Urufurun|Saban: Ulric}}

: {{Anime voice|Tomoyuki Shimura{{cite web |url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/badend.html |title=スタッフ / キャスト – バッドエンド王国 |trans-title=Cast / Staff – Bad End Kingdom |work=Smile PreCure! official website |publisher=Toei Animation |language=ja |access-date=December 27, 2015 |postscript=. Click characters in left column. |archive-date=January 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131172456/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/badend.html |url-status=live }}|Keith Silverstein{{cite tweet | number=655195195210932224 | author=Keith Silverstein | user=SilverTalkie | title=Meet Ulric. #GlitterForce @Netflix on 12/18/15 | date=October 16, 2015 }}}}

: An anthropomorphic gray wolf with violet eyes and white hair who wears a blue leather outfit that resembles that of a biker. He is bitter and rude and looks down upon peoples' hopes and dreams, expressing disgust towards the Pretty Cures' ideals.{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/KeithSilversteinVoiceArtist/photos/a.88484298527.86818.88483438527/10153249157223528/?type=3&theater | title=I got the "go ahead" so I'm happy to announce that I'm voicing "Ulric" in #GlitterForce @Netflix on 12/18/15 | date=October 14, 2015 | author=Keith Silverstein Voice Artist | author-link=Keith Silverstein | work=Facebook | access-date=October 15, 2015 | archive-date=March 30, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330113446/https://www.facebook.com/KeithSilversteinVoiceArtist/photos/a.88484298527.86818.88483438527/10153249157223528/?type=3&theater= | url-status=live }} He is based on the Big Bad Wolf in fairy tales such as the Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! / Glitter Force | number=1 }} He is eventually purified back to his original form {{nihongo|Wolrun|ウルルン||Saban: Ricky}}.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=45 }}

; {{nihongo|Akaoni|アカオーニ|Akaōni|Saban: Brute}}

: {{animevoices|Hiroshi Iwasaki|Keith Silverstein{{cite tweet | number= 655620734044217344 | author=Keith Silverstein | user=SilverTalkie | title=Meet Brute #Glitterforce @Netflix 12/18/15 | date=October 17, 2015 }}}}

: A red-skinned troll with an afro and horns who carries a large club. He is based on the oni in fairy tales such as Momotaro.{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/KeithSilversteinVoiceArtist/photos/a.10151760074623528.1073741826.88483438527/10153253802678528/?type=3&theater | title=I'm proud to announce that I will be voicing "Brute" in #GlitterForce coming to @Netflix 12/18/15 | date=October 17, 2015 | author=Keith Silverstein Voice Artist | author-link=Keith Silverstein | work=Facebook | access-date=October 18, 2015 | archive-date=March 30, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330113500/https://www.facebook.com/KeithSilversteinVoiceArtist/photos/a.10151760074623528.1073741826.88483438527/10153253802678528/?type=3&theater= | url-status=live }} He is not as intelligent as to the other villains. He prefers to use brute force when fighting his opponents. He is eventually purified back to his original form {{nihongo|Oninin|オニニン||Saban: Rufus}}.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=45 }}

; {{nihongo|Majorina|マジョリーナ|Majorīna|Saban: Brooha}}

: {{animevoices|Miina Tominaga|Mary Elizabeth McGlynn{{cite tweet | user=MaryEMcGlynn | last=McGlynn | first=Mary E | number=687868493325205505|title= (Hey @MaryEMcGlynn is that you as Brooha in #GlitterForce or another actress ?) That's me! | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206221441if_/https://twitter.com/MaryEMcGlynn/status/687868493325205505 | date=14 January 2016 | archive-date=2017-02-06 | url-status=dead }}}}

: An elderly witch based on the witches in fairy tales such as Snow White. She devises various inventions to use against the girls, which her fellow commanders thoughtlessly throw them into the human world.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! / Glitter Force | number=8 }} She can also temporary transform into a youthful and beautiful version of herself to fight opponents directly, and has the power to create clones of herself.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=23 }}
{{cite episode | series=Glitter Force | number=20 }} She is eventually purified back to her original form {{nihongo|Majorin|マジョリン||Saban: Margie}}.

; {{nihongo|Akanbes|アカンベェ|Akanbees|Saban: Buffoons}}

: {{animevoices|Hiroo Sasaki|Patrick Seitz}}

: Clown-like monsters created when an Akanbe Nose is combined with an object such as a volleyball or a tree.{{cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/akanbe.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト|work=Toei Animation|language=ja|location=Japan|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=December 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226232812/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/akanbe.html|url-status=live}} The standard red-nosed Akanbes are created with noses fashioned from a Cure Decor and drop it upon being purified. Joker later creates other types, such as like the blue-nosed Akanbes, his personal yellow-nosed Akanbe, and others.

; {{nihongo|Despair Giants|絶望の巨人|Zetsubō no Kyojin|Saban: Shadow Giants}}

: Constructs of Bad End Energy which Pierrot used in his attack on Märchenland. After his resurrection on Earth, the Despair Giants are summoned to cover the planet in darkness before being absorbed by Pierrot.

; {{nihongo|Pierrot Monsters|ピエーロモンスター|Piēro Monsutā|Saban: Shadow Monsters}}

: Pierrot's personal army of monsters, which are created from black ink and can regenerate at a fast rate. He sends them to overwhelm the Pretty Cure before they acquire their Royale Mode forms and are able to easily defeat them.

; {{nihongo|Bad End Pretty Cure|バッドエンドプリキュア|Baddo Endo Purikyua|Saban: Glitter Shadow Force}}

: {{animevoices|Misato Fukuen, Asami Tano, Hisako Kanemoto, Marina Inoue, Chinami Nishimura|Laura Bailey, Colleen Ann Villard, Alex Cazares, Danielle Judovits, Kate Higgins}}

: Clones of the Pretty Cures, which Joker creates using the last Cure Decor and the Three Commanders' expunged darkness to keep the Pretty Cures from preventing Pierot's resurrection.{{cite episode |number=46 |series=Smile Precure! / Glitter Force}} They are dark reflections of the Cures who seek to prove their superiority to the originals. Each Bad End Cure separates her original from the others to engage in one-on-one death matches, only to be destroyed.

; {{nihongo|Ikuyo Hoshizora|星空 育代|Hoshizora Ikuyo}}

: {{animevoices|Mariko Kouda|Cindy Robinson}}

: Miyuki's mother.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other6.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select 星空 育代|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306173424/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other6.html|url-status=live}}

; {{nihongo|Hiroshi Hoshizora|星空 博司|Hoshizora Hiroshi}}

: {{animevoices|Toshihiko Seki}}

: Miyuki's father.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other11.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select 星空 博司|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=February 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209162442/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other11.html|url-status=live}}

; {{nihongo|Tae Hoshizora|星空 タエ|Hoshizora Tae}}

: {{Anime voice|Yoshiko Matsuo}}

: Miyuki's grandmother. who lives alone in the countryside.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select 星空 タエ|access-date=December 24, 2015|archive-date=December 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226004215/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other.html|url-status=live}} Her unfaltering optimism makes her incapable of falling into despair.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=27}}

; {{nihongo|Daigo Hino|日野 大悟|Hino Daigo}}

: {{Anime voice|Masaki Terasoma}}

: Akane's father. He runs an okonomiyaki shop called Okonomiyaki Akane, which he named after his daughter because it opened after her birth.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other14.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select 日野 大悟|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203220037/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other14.html|url-status=live}}

; {{nihongo|Masako Hino|日野 正子|Hino Masako}}

: {{Anime voice|Satsuki Yukino}}

: Akane's mother. She doesn't help with her husband's business because she is unable to cook.

; {{nihongo|Genki Hino|日野 げんき|Hino Genki}}

: {{Anime voice|Ryoko Shiraishi}}

: Akane's younger brother, who is a freshman at Nanairogaoka Public Middle School and a member of its basketball club.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=10}}

; {{nihongo|Chiharu Kise|黄瀬 ちはる|Kise Chiharu}}

: {{Anime voice|Kyoko Hikami|Debi Derryberry}}

: Yayoi's mother, who works as a fashion stage manager for Fairy Drop.

; {{nihongo|Yuichi Kise|黄瀬 勇一|Kise Yūichi}}

: {{anime voice|Shuhei Sakaguchi}}

: Yayoi's late father, who gave her her name.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other13.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select 黄瀬 勇一|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203213227/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other13.html|url-status=live}}

; {{nihongo|Tomoko Midorikawa|緑川 とも子|Midorikawa Tomoko}}

: {{anime voice|Rie Takahashi}}

: Nao's mother.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=15}}

; {{nihongo|Genji Midorikawa|緑川 源次|Midorikawa Genji}}

: {{anime voice|Nobutoshi Canna}}

: Nao's father.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=19}}

; {{nihongo|Keita, Haru, Hina, Yuta & Kota Midorikawa|緑川 けいた、はる、ひな、ゆうた、こうた|Midorikawa Keita, Haru, Hina, Yūta, Kōta|Saban: Calvin, Harriet, Hannah, Hugo, & Cody}}

: {{Anime voice|Yuka Terasaki (Keita), Chinatsu Akasaki (Haru), Yukiyo Fujii (Hina), Ikumi Nakagami (Yuta), Ryōko Hikida (Kota), Marina Inoue (Yui)|Robbie Daymond (Calvin & Hugo), Erin Fitzgerald (Harriet & Hannah), Stephanie Sheh (Cody)}}

: Nao's five younger siblings. Haru and Hina are girls, while the rest are boys.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=4}}

; {{nihongo|Shizuko Aoki|青木 静子|Aoki Shizuko}}

: {{animevoices|Emi Shinohara|Michelle Ruff}}

: Reika's mother, who is an aikido expert.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other8.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select 青木 静子|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208181554/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other8.html|url-status=live}}

; {{nihongo|Junnosuke Aoki|青木 淳之介|Aoki Junnosuke}}

: {{animevoices|Kiyohito Yoshikai|Robbie Daymond}}

: Reika's older brother, who is a judo protégé.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other9.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select 青木 淳之介|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306173533/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other9.html|url-status=live}}

; {{nihongo|Soutarou Aoki|青木 曾太郎|Aoki Sōtarō}}

: {{animevoices|Tomomichi Nishimura|Patrick Seitz}}

: Reika's grandfather, who is a Japanese calligraphy expert.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other7.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select 青木 曾太郎|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306173429/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other7.html|url-status=live}}

; {{nihongo|Namie Sasaki|佐々木 なみえ|Sasaki Namie|Saban: Miss Mason}}

: {{anime voice|Ryoko Ono|Mary Elizabeth McGlynn}}

: The homeroom teacher of class 2-2.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other1.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306173319/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other1.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.asahi.co.jp/smile_precure/character_nanairo.html|title=朝日放送テレビ｜スマイルプリキュア！｜キャラクター｜七色ヶ丘の人々|website=www.asahi.co.jp|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=June 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613112958/http://www.asahi.co.jp/smile_precure/character_nanairo.html|url-status=live}}

; {{Nihongo|Brian Taylor|ブライアン・テイラー|Buraian Teirā}}

: {{animevoices|Tetsuya Kakihara}}

: A foreign exchange student from the United Kingdom, who Akane has a crush on.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other17.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select ブライアン・テイラー|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203150922/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other17.html|url-status=live}}

; {{Nihongo|Ms. Horike|堀毛先生|Horike-sensei}}

: {{animevoices|Mika Kanda}}

: A middle school teacher.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other15.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select 堀毛先生|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306173349/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other15.html|url-status=live}}

; Fujiwara

: {{animevoices|Themeselves}}

: An owarai comedy duo who guest star as themselves in episode 17.{{Cite web|url=http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other10.html|title=スマイルプリキュア！ 公式サイト 東映アニメーション|website=www.toei-anim.co.jp|at=Select Fujiwara|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=February 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203110351/http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/smile_precure/character/other10.html|url-status=live}}

; {{nihongo|Officer Matsubara|松原巡査|Matsubara-junsa}}

: {{anime voice|Shusaku Shirakawa|Lucien Dodge}}

: A policeman who often meets Majorina as she loses her inventions, but she usually runs off without saying goodbye.

; {{nihongo|Irie|入江||Saban: Jared}}

: {{Anime voice|Tomoyuki Higuchi|Lucien Dodge}}

: The president of Nanairogaoka Public Middle School's student council, who is very popular among female students for his handsome looks.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=4}}

; {{nihongo|Runa Terada|寺田 るな|Terada Runa|Saban: Theresa}}

: {{Anime voice|Chinatsu Akasaki|Melissa Fahn}}

: The clerk of Nanairogaoka Public Middle School's student council.{{cite episode | series=Smile PreCure! | number=5}}

Characters who appear in the film Smile PreCure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book!

; {{nihongo|Nico|ニコ}}

: {{animevoices|Megumi Hayashibara}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0044060|title=林原めぐみ「プリキュア」初声優！劇場最新版にゲスト出演！｜シネマトゥデイ|website=シネマトゥデイ|date=July 14, 2012 |access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=March 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210330113511/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0044060|url-status=live}}

: A purple-haired girl who lives in a picture book that played a role in shaping Miyuki's outlook as a child. However, her story was incomplete since some of its pages were missing, and she holds a grudge against Miyuki for not finishing her story like she promised.

; {{nihongo|Demon King|魔王|Maō}}

: {{animevoices|Masaki Terasoma}}

: The main antagonist of the film, a purple bird-like dragon and the villain of Nico's story. He corrupted Nico to act on her grudge toward Miyuki. Still, after Nico discards her hatred toward her, he personally attacks the Pretty Cure before being purified by Ultra Cure Happy.

; {{nihongo|Momotaro|桃太郎|Momotarō}}

: {{anime voice|Atsushi Abe}}

: The hero of the story Momotarō.

; {{nihongo|One Inch Boy|一寸法師|Issun-bōshi}}

: {{anime voice|Konami Yoshida}}

: The hero of the fairy tale Issun-bōshi.

; {{nihongo|Sun Wukong|孫悟空|Son Gokū}}

: {{anime voice|Yumiko Kobayashi}}

: One of the protagonists of the story Journey to the West.

; {{nihongo|Cinderella|シンデレラ|Shinderera}}

: {{anime voice|Yoko Hikasa}}

: The protagonist of the folktale Cinderella.

; {{nihongo|Cow King|牛魔王|Gyū Maō}}

: {{anime voice|Hiroki Yasumoto}}

; {{nihongo|Demon from Momotaro|桃太郎の鬼|Momotarō no Oni}}

: {{anime voice|Shintarou Oohata}}

: A demon who is an antagonist in Momotarō.

; {{nihongo|Demon from One Inch Boy|一寸法師の鬼|Issun-boushi no Oni}}

: {{anime voice|Kenji Nomura}}

: A demon who is an antagonist in Issun-bōshi.

{{See also|List of Smile Precure episodes}}

The 48-episode Smile PreCure! anime aired on TV Asahi and other Japanese stations between February 5, 2012, and January 27, 2013, replacing Suite PreCure♪ in its previous timeslot.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-07/smile-precure-magical-girl-tv-anime-ad-aired|title=Smile Precure Magical Girl TV Anime's Ad Aired|date=January 7, 2012|work=Anime News Network|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=February 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222013614/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-07/smile-precure-magical-girl-tv-anime-ad-aired|url-status=live}} The opening theme is {{nihongo|"Let's go! Smile PreCure!"|Let’s go!スマイルプリキュア！|Retsu gō! Sumairu Purikyua}} by Aya Ikeda. The ending theme used in episodes 1-24 is {{nihongo|"Yay! Yay! Yay!"|イェイ！イェイ！イェイ！|Yei! Yei! Yei!}} by Hitomi Yoshida, and the ending theme for episodes 25-48 is {{nihongo|"Mankai Smile!"|満開＊スマイル！|Mankai Sumairu!|"Full Bloom Smile!"}} also by Yoshida.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-01-05/smile-precure-tv-anime-cast-theme-singers-revealed|title=Smile Precure TV Anime's Cast, Theme Singers Revealed|date=January 5, 2012|access-date=June 14, 2012|archive-date=February 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215192125/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-01-05/smile-precure-tv-anime-cast-theme-singers-revealed|url-status=live}} All three songs are composed by Hideaki Takatori. A Blu-ray Box Set by Marvelous AQL and TC Entertainment was released on October 26, 2012, in the same fashion as Suite PreCure.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-31/smile-precure-bds-to-have-12-13-episodes-each|title=Smile Precure BDs to Have 12-13 Episodes Each|date=March 31, 2012|access-date=June 14, 2012|archive-date=June 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606091513/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-31/smile-precure-bds-to-have-12-13-episodes-each|url-status=live}} Standard DVD releases were also issued.

Saban Brands under its SCG Characters unit, have licensed the series outside of Asia under the name Glitter Force, releasing it as a Netflix exclusive. This version consists of 40 episodes, with twenty episodes released on Netflix on December 18, 2015 and the other twenty released on August 26, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-25/glitter-force-season-2-premieres-on-netflix-on-august-26/.104680|title=Glitter Force Season 2 Premieres on Netflix on August 26|work=animenewsnetwork.com|access-date=August 27, 2016|archive-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160829123341/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-25/glitter-force-season-2-premieres-on-netflix-on-august-26/.104680|url-status=live}} The adaptation, which was dubbed into English by Studiopolis, features changes to character names, terminology, and music. Glitter Force also skipped eight episodes and the film from the original Japanese version.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-09-28/netflix-lists-glitter-force-netflix-japan-lists-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-english/.93510|title=Netflix Lists Glitter Force; Netflix Japan Lists The Seven Deadly Sins in English|date=September 28, 2015|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 27, 2015|archive-date=December 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227112256/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-09-28/netflix-lists-glitter-force-netflix-japan-lists-the-seven-deadly-sins-in-english/.93510|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-10-01/glitter-force-slated-for-december-18-premiere-on-netflix/.93649|title=Glitter Force Slated for December 18 Premiere on Netflix|date=October 1, 2015|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 27, 2015|archive-date=November 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151130065055/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-10-01/glitter-force-slated-for-december-18-premiere-on-netflix/.93649|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rotoscopers.com/2016/01/03/glitter-force-a-netflix-only-adaptation-of-smile-pretty-cure/|title='Glitter Force': Netflix's New Magical Girl Show|first=Stephen|last=Erlandsen|date=January 3, 2016|work=Rotoscopers|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=February 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201165440/http://www.rotoscopers.com/2016/01/03/glitter-force-a-netflix-only-adaptation-of-smile-pretty-cure/|url-status=live}} The opening theme is "Glitter Force", performed by Blush, who also perform various insert songs.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-09/pop-group-blush-performs-glitter-force-opening-theme-other-songs/.96286|title=Pop Group Blush Performs Glitter Force Opening Theme, Other Songs|date=December 9, 2015|work=Anime News Network|access-date=December 27, 2015|archive-date=December 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223160259/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-09/pop-group-blush-performs-glitter-force-opening-theme-other-songs/.96286|url-status=live}}{{cite web | url=http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/LatestNews/News1/Sabans-Glitter-Force-Teams-Up-with-Pop-Group-Blush-7181.aspx | title=Saban's Glitter Force Teams Up with Pop Group Blush | work=Otaku USA Magazine | date=December 11, 2015 | first=Joseph | last=Luster | access-date=March 16, 2016 | archive-date=December 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215020827/http://otakuusamagazine.com/LatestNews/News1/Sabans-Glitter-Force-Teams-Up-with-Pop-Group-Blush-7181.aspx | url-status=live }} Shirley Pelts wrote that "Netflix is investing heavily in legacy cartoons such as Popples and Glitter Force, which it considers to be important toy and entertainment brands."{{cite web|url=http://marketrealist.com/2015/12/netflixs-challenges-acquiring-global-streaming-rights/|title=Netflix's Challenges in Acquiring Global Streaming Rights|first=Shirley|last=Pelts|date=December 14, 2015|work=Market Realist|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=January 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127100013/http://marketrealist.com/2015/12/netflixs-challenges-acquiring-global-streaming-rights/|url-status=live}} The show is currently licensed by Hasbro. London Live began airing the series in July 2017.{{cite web|title=London Live Channel Screens Glitter Force and Digimon|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-19/london-live-channel-screens-glitter-force-and-digimon/.119025|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 19, 2017|date=July 19, 2017|archive-date=July 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724002129/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-19/london-live-channel-screens-glitter-force-and-digimon/.119025|url-status=live}}

The heroines appear in the Pretty Cure All Stars cross-over movie series, first appearing in the fourth entry, Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future, which was released in Japanese theatres on March 17, 2012 and on DVD on July 18, 2012.

A film based on the series, titled {{nihongo|Smile PreCure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book!|映画 スマイルプリキュア！ 絵本の中はみんなチグハグ！|Eiga Sumairu Purikyua!: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu!}}Nakayoshi August 2012 Issue, Kodansha{{cite web| url=http://www.toei.co.jp/movie/details/1198032_951.html| title=映画 スマイルプリキュア！ 絵本の中はみんなチグハグ！| access-date=June 28, 2012| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625033449/http://www.toei.co.jp/movie/details/1198032_951.html| archive-date=June 25, 2012| df=mdy-all}} was released in Japanese theaters on October 27, 2012.{{cite news | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-21/smile-precure-anime-film-to-open-on-october-27 | title=Smile Precure! Anime Film to Open on October 27 | work=Anime News Network | date=May 21, 2012 | access-date=June 14, 2012 | archive-date=May 24, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120524174312/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-21/smile-precure-anime-film-to-open-on-october-27 | url-status=live }} It debuted at the number-one spot in the Japanese Box Office and earned a total revenue of ¥193,000,000 (US$2.42 million), and was the highest grossing PreCure movie to date.{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-29/smile-precure-film-is-1st-in-franchise-to-top-box-office | title=Smile Precure! Film Is 1st in Franchise to Top Box Office | work=Anime News Network | access-date=December 27, 2015 | archive-date=December 30, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151230221003/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-29/smile-precure-film-is-1st-in-franchise-to-top-box-office | url-status=live }}

The music in the anime is composed and arranged by Yasuharu Takanashi, who previously composed the other Pretty Cure series Fresh Pretty Cure!, HeartCatch PreCure! and Suite PreCure. The official soundtrack to the series is divided into two editions, "PreCure Sound Parade!!" and "PreCure Sound Rainbow!!". There are also three vocal albums as well: "Spread out! Smile World!!", "Hey, Everyone Smile!!" and the vocal best album along with the movie's official soundtrack. The background music in the Saban dub is composed by Noam Kaniel (Noam) (who worked on X-Men, Code Lyoko, W.I.T.C.H., Power Rangers, Digimon Fusion, Miraculous Ladybug, and Luna Petunia).{{cite web|url=http://anime.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/5-Reasons-Everyone-Should-be-Watching-Glitter-Force.htm#step3|title=The New Glitter Force Anime Series is Glittertastic|author=Brad Stephenson|work=About.com Entertainment|access-date=March 16, 2016|archive-date=March 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315150829/http://anime.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/5-Reasons-Everyone-Should-be-Watching-Glitter-Force.htm#step3|url-status=live}} The songs from the Saban version were performed by the girl group Blush.{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/02/15-1/interview-blush-takes-girl-power-to-the-next-level-with-glitter-force|title=Interview: Blush Takes Girl Power to the Next Level With "Glitter Force"|website=crunchyroll.com|access-date=May 16, 2017|archive-date=April 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421064835/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/02/15-1/interview-blush-takes-girl-power-to-the-next-level-with-glitter-force|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151209005397/en/It%E2%80%99s-Glitter-Time%21-Saban%E2%80%99s-Glitter-Force-Partners-with-Pop-Music-Girl-Group-Blush-for-Series%E2%80%99-Music|title=It's Glitter Time! Saban's Glitter Force Partners with Pop Music Girl Group, Blush, for Series' Music|date=December 9, 2015|website=www.businesswire.com|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130031735/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151209005397/en/It%E2%80%99s-Glitter-Time!-Saban%E2%80%99s-Glitter-Force-Partners-with-Pop-Music-Girl-Group-Blush-for-Series%E2%80%99-Music|url-status=live}}

A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita began serialization in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine in March 2012 and ended in February 2013.

Merchandise of the anime were also issued during the series's initial run, including bags, watches, raincoats, etc. Several toys featuring the Cure's transformation devices and weapons were also released by Bandai during the series' airing. Some of the Cures were also released as part of Bandai's long running S.H. Figuarts line of collectors figures.

A video game titled {{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|Sumairu PuriKyua! Rettsu Gō! Meruhenwārudo}} was developed by Namco Bandai Games and released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS on August 2, 2012. The game sees the Cures take on the roles of various fairy tales such as Snow White, The Tortoise and the Hare, Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel.{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-05-09/smile-precure-let-go-marchen-world-game-revealed|title=Smile Precure! Let's Go! Märchen World Game Revealed|date=May 9, 2012|access-date=June 14, 2012|archive-date=July 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711001126/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-05-09/smile-precure-let-go-marchen-world-game-revealed|url-status=live}}

The original Japanese version was well-received, placing regularly in Japan's weekly top ten anime shows broadcast.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13809|title=Smile Precure! (TV)|work=Anime News Network|access-date=January 25, 2016|at=Select News, show (96) articles and scroll down to see list of "Japan's Animation TV Ranking" articles. See also List of Smile PreCure! episodes#Episode list for ratings per specific episode.|archive-date=January 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124105422/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13809|url-status=live}}

Brad Stephenson of About.com describes the English adaptation as "a return to when anime was fun, and the priority of everyone involved was to make a super accessible series that as many people as possible could enjoy." He liked the variety of animation for the physical attacks, the energetic singing of Blush, and that "young English-speaking children can have the same experience as the Japanese audience did when they first saw it." He also found the Japanese references not to be a deterrent and would encourage kids to look into Japanese culture as with Sailor Moon.{{cite web|url=http://anime.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/5-Reasons-Everyone-Should-be-Watching-Glitter-Force.htm#showall|title=The New Glitter Force Anime Series is Glittertastic|first=Brad|last=Stephenson|date=January 1, 2016|work=About.com|access-date=January 25, 2016|archive-date=January 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125135637/http://anime.about.com/od/toppicks/ss/5-Reasons-Everyone-Should-be-Watching-Glitter-Force.htm#showall|url-status=live}}

Ella Anders of BSC Kids, who had also reviewed many other recent magical girl adaptations such as LoliRock and Miraculous Ladybug, thought the series was better than she expected, but disliked the amount of localization provided by the Saban dub, writing that the "With the world so interconnected as it is now the removal of cultural aspects was saddening. It would be a great chance to celebrate and focus on the Japanese culture."{{cite web|url=http://www.bsckids.com/2016/01/pretty-cure-glitter-force-graces-netflix/|title=Glitter Force on BSC Kids|first=Ella|last=Anders|work=BSC Kids|access-date=August 10, 2016|date=January 14, 2016|archive-date=August 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808090222/http://www.bsckids.com/2016/01/pretty-cure-glitter-force-graces-netflix/|url-status=live}}

Jacob Robinson of What's On Netflix critically panned the Glitter Force adaptation, prefacing his review by stating that he most certainly does not recommend the English dub, calling the script "overly cheesy, girly and downright criminal cliché". Robinson also stated that Smile Precure would have been much more bearable to watch in Japanese.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflix-original-anime-glitter-force-season-1-review/|title=Netflix Original Anime Series : Glitter Force Season 1 Review|date=2016-01-12|website=What's on Netflix|language=en|access-date=2019-03-05|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044334/https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/netflix-original-anime-glitter-force-season-1-review/|url-status=live}}

The Glitter Force dub was cited as an example in The Mary Sue article on the subs vs. dubs debate.{{Cite web |url=https://www.themarysue.com/the-great-anime-debate-dub-or-sub/ |title=The Great Anime Debate: Dub or Sub? |date=December 31, 2019 |access-date=January 30, 2020 |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130152034/https://www.themarysue.com/the-great-anime-debate-dub-or-sub/ |url-status=live }}

Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media argued that while the anime "doesn't dazzle," the strong female leads shine through. Ashby also argued that the series comes across as "feeling silly and superficial" and said that the show is a "mild assault on the visual and auditory senses" through the "glitter" transformations. She said the latter is unfortunate as it is a "decent story with strong, appealing female role models."{{cite web|last=Ashby|first=Emily|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/glitter-force|title=The Deep Review|date=October 29, 2020|website=Common Sense Media|access-date=April 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413114821/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/glitter-force|archive-date=April 13, 2016|url-status=live}}

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