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Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure

type	tv series
director	Yutaka Tsuchida
producer	Akira Tanaka Aki Murase
writer	Masahiro Yokotani
music	Shiho Terada
studio	Toei Animation
licensee	Crunchyroll
network	ANN (ABC TV, TV Asahi)
first	February 28, 2021
last	January 30, 2022
episodes	46
episode list	List of Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure episodes

Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure (トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア) is a Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the eighteenth installment in the Pretty Cure franchise, and is directed by Yutaka Tsuchida[3] and written by Masahiro Yokotani.[3] The series premiered on ANN on February 28, 2021, succeeding Healin' Good Pretty Cure's time slot. It was succeeded by Delicious Party Pretty Cure on February 6, 2022.

The show's themes are motivation and responsibility, both of which are emphasized in reference to its protagonists creating and forming the Tropical Club, as well as one's ability to take accountability for their actions. While not directly stated, another theme is dance, the third series to feature it after Fresh Pretty Cure! and HappinessCharge PreCure!. The Cures excel at several dance styles and incorporate them into their fighting and attacks, and it contains the series' first dance-focused opening. The Cures' main motifs are mermaids, tropical and ocean themes, and

Characters

Pretty Cures

Manatsu Natsuumi (夏海まなつ) Cure Summer (キュアサマー)[5]
The main protagonist of the series. An extremely energetic 13-year-old first-year middle school student who moved from Minamino Island to Aozora City. She always acts before she thinks, and in any situation, she says "I'll do what's important, right now!" Manatsu's most beautiful item is the lipstick her mother had given her. Her catchphrase is "Tropica-shine!" (トロピカってる～！). As Cure Summer, she is the balanced leader of the group. Her charm point is her lips, and her theme color is pink.[7] She introduces herself by saying "Joyful everlasting summer! Cure Summer!" (ときめく常夏！キュアサマー！).

Sango Suzumura (涼村さんご) Cure Coral (キュアコーラル)[8]
A stylish 13-year-old first-year middle school student and Manatsu's classmate. She is very kind, loves cute things, and she can get along with everyone. Her family owns a beauty parlor called "Pretty Holic", and she is knowledgeable about makeup and cosmetics. As Cure Coral, she is the tank of the group, focusing on defensive moves. Her charm point is her cheeks, and her theme color is purple.[7] She introduces herself by saying "Glittering jewels! Cure Coral!" (きらめく宝石！キュアコーラル！).

Minori Ichinose (一之瀬みのり) Cure Papaya (キュアパパイア)[9]
An intelligent 14-year-old second-year middle school student who loves to read. An honor student with the perfect grades in the school, she has a poke-face and struggles to show any emotion. However, she has a strong sense of confidence. She has loved the fairytale The Little Mermaid since she was a child, and is knowledgeable about stories about mermaids. As Cure Papaya, she specializes in special attacks. Her charm point is her eyes, and her theme color is yellow.[7] She introduces herself by saying "Sparkling fruits! Cure Papaya!" (ひらめく果実フルーツ！キュアパパイア！).

Asuka Takizawa (滝沢あすか) Cure Flamingo (キュアフラミンゴ)[10]
An athletic, honest, and tomboyish 15-year-old third-year middle school student with a strong sense of justice. She appears to be cool and unapproachable, but is reliable and loves to cook and play cute animal games. As Cure Flamingo, she specializes in close combat. Her charm point is her hair and her theme color is red.[7] She introduces herself by saying "Fluttering wings! Cure Flamingo!" (はためく翼！キュアフラミンゴ！).

Laura (ローラ) Cure La Mer (キュアラメール)[11]
Full name Laura Apollodoros Hyginus La Mer (ローラ・アポロドーロス・ヒュギーヌス・ラメール). She is a mermaid from the Grand Ocean sent to the surface world to search for the Pretty Cure. She is very self-confident, selfish, and honest. While living in Aozora City, she takes on the name Laura La Mer (ローラ・ラメール), and comes to live with Manatsu and the others to support them. As Cure La Mer, she has the power to take back stolen Motivation Power using the Mermaid Aqua Pot. Her charm point is her nails and her theme color is blue.[7] She introduces herself by saying "Shimmering ocean! Cure La Mer!" (揺らめくオーシャン！キュアラメール！).

Grand Ocean

Grand Ocean (グランオーシャン) is the home of Laura and Kururun, which is ruled by the Mermaid Queen.

Kururun (くるるん)[12]
A seal-like sea fairy from the Grand Ocean who is the Queen's current pet. Kururun always goes at their own pace, and their cry is "kururun~!" (くるるん～！).

Mermaid Queen (人魚の女王)[13]
[13]
The queen of the Grand Ocean, whose real name is Melusine Muses Mnemosyne (メルジーヌ・ミューゼス・ムネモシュネ).

The Witches of Procrastination

The Witches of Procrastination (あとまわしの魔女たち) are the main villains of the series, and are the group made up by the Witch of Delays and her marine subjects, who seek to end the motivation of the mermaids of the Great Ocean and the humans by absorbing Motivation Power from them.

Leaders

Butler (バトラー)[14]
[14]
The main antagonist of the series, the Witch of Delay's seahorse-like butler who is often composed. He is later revealed to be the one who convinced the Witch to seek out the Fool's Casket (愚か者の棺), a doomsday relic powered by Motivation Power, and use it to destroy the world. Despite his blind loyalty to the Witch, Butler refuses to accept her choice of befriending Oasis and decides to fill up the Fool's Casket personally by transforming into a Yaraneeda to take the Pretty Cures' Motivation Power. But he is defeated in the subsequent battle, sacrificing his motivation to completely power the Fool's Casket before its power was drained by La Mer. After the battle, Butler is reduced to a slothful and catatonic shell of his former self and is placed in the care of Chongire, Numeri and Elda to prevent him from trying to destroy the world again.

Leaders

Butler (バトラー)[14]
[14]
The main antagonist of the series, the Witch of Delay's seahorse-like butler who is often composed. He is later revealed to be the one who convinced the Witch to seek out the Fool's Casket (愚か者の棺), a doomsday relic powered by Motivation Power, and use it to destroy the world. Despite his blind loyalty to the Witch, Butler refuses to accept her choice of befriending Oasis and decides to fill up the Fool's Casket personally by transforming into a Yaraneeda to take the Pretty Cures' Motivation Power. But he is defeated in the subsequent battle, sacrificing his motivation to completely power the Fool's Casket before its power was drained by La Mer. After the battle, Butler is reduced to a slothful and catatonic shell of his former self and is placed in the care of Chongire, Numeri and Elda to prevent him from trying to destroy the world again.

The Witch of Delays (あとまわしの魔女)[15]

Generals

Minions of the Witch of Delays under Butler's leadership, each based on a marine species. They can throw orbs at objects to create Yaraneedas/Zenzen Yaraneedas/Zettai Yaraneedas/Super Zettai Yaraneedas that steal peoples' Motivation Power, leaving them unmotivated and lethargic. Each general rides a boat when they attack Aozora City.

Chongire (チョンギーレ)[16]
[16]
A hermit crab-like chef of the Witch of Delays who is not fond of having to steal Motivation Power, but does it out of loyalty to the Witch.

Numeri (ヌメリー)
[17]
A sea cucumber-like doctor of the Witch of Delays, who is laid-back, sarcastic, and

Monsters

Yaraneeda (ヤラネーダ)[20]
The series' main monsters. They are summoned by the generals by throwing an orb of dark energy at objects to steal Motivation Power from humans. The Witch of Delays also created stronger variants that her generals use later in the series, the Zenzen Yaraneeda (ゼンゼンヤラネーダ), the Zettai Yaraneeda (ゼッタイヤラネーダ) summoned by the dark yellow orb, and the Super Zettai Yaraneeda (超ゼッタイヤラネーダ) summoned by the dark red orb. Their name is derived from the word "yaranai" (やらない) which means "I don't want to do this".

Kowasunda (コワスンダー)
Monsters summoned by Butler during the final battle, which were used by the Witch of Delays when she attacked Earth many years ago. They are summoned by a dark blue orb and have three long legs and long arms.

Cures' family members

Taiyo Natsuumi (夏海大洋)
Manatsu's father.

Aoi Natsuumi (夏海碧)
Manatsu's mother. She works at Aozora City's aquarium.

Miyuki Suzumura (涼村みゆき)
Sango's mother. She is the owner of the Pretty Holic beauty parlor.

Narumi Ichinose (一之瀬なるみ)
Minori's mother.

Hareruya Takizawa (滝沢晴瑠也)
Asuka's father.

Aozora Middle School

Saki Sakuragawa (桜川咲)
[21]
Manatsu and Sango’s headroom teacher.

Yuriko Shiratori (白鳥百合子)
[22]
The school's student council president.

Kiriko Shiraishi (白石きりこ), Naomi Komachi (小町なおみ), Yumi Kuwano (桑野ゆみ)
Manatsu and Sango's classmates.

Masami Kakuta (角田正美)

Others

Mafune Hirabayashi (平林まふね)
The director of Aozora City's aquarium.

Yuna Yamabe (山辺ゆな)
A famous actress and model, known for her sweet and gentle personality. Manatsu and the others help her gain confidence to play the role of the villain in a movie.

Haruna Takatsuki (高月春奈), Nao Tomono (友野夏緒), Akiho Kirishima (桐島秋穂) & Mifuyu Harada (原田美冬)
A group of ex-students who many years before attended the same middle school as Manatsu and the others. Together, they founded a club of their own and promised to reunite once they finished their studies.

Wataru (ワタル) & Ruri (ルリ)
Two children who attend Aozora City's kindergarten. They become friends when Laura helps them discover they have a shared passion for insects.

Tomi (とみ婆)

Movie Characters

Sharon (シャロン)[24]
[24]
The princess of the snow kingdom of Shantia and the main antagonist of the Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring!.

Huang (ホワン)[25]
The spirits of the snow kingdom of Shantia.

Snow Monsters (雪の怪物)
The evil monsters of the snow kingdom of Shantia.

Media

Anime

''Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure began airing on all ANN stations in Japan on February 28, 2021, succeeding Healin' Good Pretty Cure'' in its initial time slot. Crunchyroll streamed the series with original Japanese audio and English subtitles. A week before the series premiere, Cure Summer appeared in the last episode of Healin’ Good Pretty Cure as a cameo and did a baton pass with Cure Grace at the end of the episode.[29]

Films

A short film, titled Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: Petite Dive! Collaboration Dance Party! (映画トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュアプチとびこめ！コラボ♥ダンスパーティ！), was released on March 20, 2021 alongside Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams.[30] On October 23, 2021, the film Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring! (映画トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア雪のプリンセスと奇跡の指輪！) was released, with the cast of HeartCatch PreCure! making an appearance.[31]

Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure the Movie: Dreaming♡Children's Lunch! (映画デリシャスパーティ♡プリキュア夢みる♡お子さまランチ!), including animated short titled My Precious Lunch (わたしだけのお子さまランチ), was released in Japanese movie theaters on September 23, 2022.

Manga

The manga spinoff of the series is written and illustrated by author duo Futago Kamikita and began serialization in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Nakayoshi from March 2021 to February 2022.[32][33]

Music

Shiho Terada (Garo) returns to compose the music from Healin' Good Pretty Cure.[3]

Openings

Endings

Albums

Openings

Endings

Albums

Merchandise

Like the previous series, Bandai had released several role playing toys based on the main characters' transformation items prior to the series's airing in Japan. Alongside other merchandise, a line of cosmetics and makeup for kids named "Pretty Holic" was released on February 27, 2021.[35]