Glitter Force , known in Japan as Smile PreCure! ??? Sumairu PuriKyua! , lit. "Smile Pretty Cure!") , is the 2012 Japanese anime television series by Toei Animation and the ninth installment of Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure franchise. The series is written by Sh? Ji Yonemura, best known as the head writer of Glass Fleet and Kaben Rider Kabuto. The character design is done by Toshie Kawamura, who previously worked on character design for Yes! PreCure 5 . The series airs on the Asahi All-Nippon News Network (ANN) TV network between February 5, 2012 and January 27, 2013, replacing the PreCure Suite? in the initial timeslot, and replaced by Dokidoki! PreCure . A film was released in Japanese theaters on October 27, 2012. The main motive of this series is fairy tale.
The series was adapted into English by Saban Brands and released as exclusive Netflix outside Asia and in multiple languages ​​on December 18, 2015. On May 24, 2017, the Glitter Force trademark and license have been transferred to Toei Animation. This is the second series in the franchise to receive an adaptation dubbed English following the original series of Pretty Cure.
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Plot
Kingdom of Jubiland ( ??????? , Meruhenrando , MÃÆ'¤rchenland) , where various characters of fairy tales are, attacked by the evil Emperor Nogo, who intends to direct his world to have an unhappy end, but is stopped when Queen Euphoria uses her last energy to seal it. When Nogo's henchman from Realm Shadow tries to revive him by exploiting the negative energy of the Earth people, Queen Euphoria sends Candy's messenger to gather a team of five witches girls known as Glory Force (Smile Pretty Cure). The series follows the formation of teams and the adventures of the girls as they try to fight their enemies to collect the magic Glitter Charm that will enable them to increase their power and evoke Euphoria.
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Character
If available, the name and term from the English version of Saban is presented on the left while the original Japanese name is on the right. Some international releases show alternate names.
Main characters
Some characters from the fairy world of Jubiland.
- Pop ( ??? , Poppu )
- Vocalized by: Daisuke Sakaguchi (Japan); Todd Haberkorn (English)
- Pop is an older brother, a lionlike man. He prides himself on being a man and hates to be called "cute", despite being embarrassed when he's called "cool". She and Candy are in charge of finding five people elected to become Glitter Force. She reunited with Candy after collecting five members together, bringing along Charm Chest (Decor DÃÆ'Â © cor). He is able to use the art of ninjutsu including transformations into various forms to help Glitter Force in combat. He ended his sentence with "-de gozaru".
- Queen of Euphoria /Queen of Kingdom ( ???????? , Roiyaru Ku? n )
- Voice by: Sumi Shimamoto
- Queen Jubiland, and the origins of pixies who regard her as their mother. When Jubiland is attacked by Nogo, Glitter Charms makes his power stolen, while he uses the rest of his strength to seal Nogo. She sends Candy to look for Glitter Force to restore Glitter Charms and restore her strength.
Media
Anime
Anime episode-48 Smile PreCure! are being aired on Asahi TV and other Japanese stations between February 5, 2012 and January 27, 2013, replacing the PreCure Suite? in previous timeslot. The opening theme is "Come! PreCure Smile!" ( Let's go! ?????????! , Retsu g?! Sumairu Purikyua ) by Aya Ikeda. The closing theme used in episodes 1-24 is "Yay! Yay! Yay!" ( ???! ???! ???! , Yei! Yei! Yei! ) by Hitomi Yoshida, and the closing theme for episode 25-48 is "Mankai Smile!" ( ?? * ????! , Mankai Sumairu! , "Full Bloom Smile!") also by Yoshida. All three songs are composed by Hideaki Takatori. Blu-ray Box Compiled by Marvelous AQL and TC Entertainment was released on October 26, 2012, in the same way as Suite PreCure . Standard DVD releases are also released.
Saban Brands has licensed a series outside Asia under the name Glitter Force , releasing it as an exclusive Netflix. This version consists of 40 episodes, with twenty episodes released on Netflix on December 18, 2015 and twenty others released on August 26, 2016. The adaptation, dubbed into English by Studiopolis, displays changes to the name of the characters, terminology, and music. The opening theme is "Glitter Force", performed by Blush, who also performs various insert songs. Shirley Pelts writes that "Netflix invests heavily in heritage cartoons such as Popples and Glitter Force, which is considered an important toy and entertainment brand."
The English version was then broadcast on London Live in the UK in July 2017.
Featured movie
Hero appeared in the cross-over series Pretty Cure All Stars, first appeared in the fourth entry, Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future, released in cinema Japan on March 17, 2012 and on DVD on July 18, 2012.
Film by series, titled Smile PreCure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! ( ??????????! ????????????! , Eiga Sumairu Purikyua !: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu! ) was released in Japanese theaters on October 27, 2012. It debuted at number one spot in the Japanese Box Office and earned revenue total  ¥ 193 million (US $ 2.42 million), and is the best-selling film PreCure to date. Soundtracks
The music in the anime is composed and arranged by Yasuharu Takanashi, who previously compiled the other Pretty Cure series Fresh Pretty Cure! , HeartCatch PreCure! and PreCure Suite . The official soundtrack for the series is divided into two editions, "PreCure Sound Parade !!" and "PreCure Sound Rainbow !!". There are also three vocal albums: "Spread! Smile World !!", "Hi, All Smiles !!" and the best vocal album along with the official soundtrack of the film. The background music in Saban's nickname was composed by Noam Kaniel. The songs of the Saban version were performed by the Blush girl group.
Manga
The manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita starts to glow in Kodsha Nakayoshi magazine in March 2012 and ends in February 2013.
Merchandise
Merchandise from the anime was also issued during the initial process of the series including bags, watches, raincoats, etc. Some toys featuring Cure transformation devices and weapons were also released by Bandai during the series show. Some drugs are also released as part of S.H. long Bandai. Figuarts line collector numbers.
Video game
A video game titled Smile Precure! Let's go! MÃÆ'¤rchen World ( ?????????! ?????! ???????? , Sumairu PuriKyua! Rettsu G?! Meruhenw? rudo ) was developed by Namco Bandai Games and released in Japan for Nintendo 3DS on August 2, 2012. Game viewing Cures takes role from various fairy tales like Snow White, The Tortoise and the Hare, Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel.
Reception
The series is well received, placing regularly on ten weekly Japanese anime shows aired.
Brad Stephenson of About.com described the English adaptation as "the comeback when the anime is fun and the priority of everyone involved is to create a highly accessible series that can be enjoyed by as many people as possible." He likes animations for physical attacks, energetic Blush singing, and that "English speaking youngsters can have the same experience as the Japanese audience did when they first saw it." He also found the Japanese reference not to be a deterrent and would encourage the children to see Japanese culture as with Sailor Moon .
Ella Anders of BSC Kids , who has also reviewed many recent miracle girl adaptations such as LoliRock and Ladybug Magic, consider this series better rather than he expects, but dislikes the number of localizations provided by Saban's dub, writing that "With such interconnected world now the removal of cultural aspects is sad.This will be a great opportunity to celebrate and focus on Japanese culture."
References
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External links
- Official website (Toei Animation) (in Japanese)
- Anime's official website on ABC/Asahi TV (in Japanese)
- Smile PreCure! (anime) in the Anime News Network encyclopedia
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