Healin' Good Pretty Cure

Healin' Good Pretty Cure is a Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the seventeenth installment of the Pretty Cure franchise and the first series in the Reiwa period. It premiered on ANN on February 2, 2020, succeeding Star Twinkle Pretty Cure in its time slot. It is the second series in the franchise to have nature as its main topic after Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star, with elements and medicine as the Cures' main motifs. It was succeeded by Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure on February 28, 2021.

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Story

13-year-old Nodoka Hanadera moves to the city of Sukoyaka with her family in hopes of having a fresh start from her life in the city. Meanwhile, a place deep inside the Earth known as the "Healing Garden" is under attack from an antagonistic group called the Byogens, who aim to infect the Garden and slowly poison the planet. Its ruler, Queen Teatine, entrusts the care of her daughter Latte to three Healing Animals - Rabirin, Pegitan and Nyatoran - and tells them to go to the surface world and find three people whose hearts can resonate with their paws and partner with them. While on Earth, Nodoka and the fairies witness an attack from the Byogens: in a sudden twist of fate, Rabirin meets up with Nodoka, who despite her somewhat frail condition is determined to protect others. This resonates with Rabirin and gives Nodoka the power to become the Pretty Cure foretold in legend, Cure Grace. Joined by Chiyu, Hinata and later they are joined by Asumi, the four girls form the Healin' Good Pretty Cure team to fight against the threat of the Byogens and protect life on Earth and the Healing Garden.

Characters

Pretty Cures

;Nodoka Hanadera Cure Grace
;Chiyu Sawaizumi Cure Fontaine
;Hinata Hiramitsu Cure Sparkle
;Asumi Fuurin Cure Earth

Healing Garden

The Healing Garden is a magical place that Queen Teatine ruled until the Byogens invaded.
;Rabirin
;Pegitan
;Nyatoran
;Latte
;Queen Teatinu
;Rayon
;Trine
;Sarlow
;Suzuchun
;Momomon
;Ferremin
;Hamtus

Elemental Spirits

The Elemental Spirits are spirits that reside in the environment and objects. The Byogens corrupt them with Nanobyogens to turn them into Megabyogens. After being purified, the spirits grant Element Bottles that the Cures can use to treat Latte. They are voiced by Yumiri Hanamori, Sayaka Senbongi and Ai Furihata.
;Flower
;Tree
;Water
;Light
;Bubble
;Harvest
;Rain
;Ice
;Jewelry
;Lightning
;Wind
;Leaf
;Fire
;Sun
;Air
;Sound
;Sea

Byogens

The series' main antagonists. The Byogens are a mysterious group of germ-themed villains based on demons who reside in the Byogen Kingdom. Their motive is to infect the Healing Garden and the world to reawaken King Byogen. The groups' name is derived from the Japanese word "Byōgen", meaning "origin of disease", and its members are named after Japanese names relating to disease.

Leaders

;King Byogen

Terra Byogens

Terra Byogens are demonic beings born after a Megabyogen's Dark Seed infects a host and matures over time before leaving its host and assuming a human form. They all serve under King Byogen as his generals and aim to spread disease to Earth to reawaken him. They use Nanobyogens to corrupt Elemental Spirits and create giant monsters called Megabyogens. Said monsters can be enhanced with crystals called Mega Parts, which are harvested from defeated Megabyogens. Once enhanced with Mega Parts, they gain the ability to infect humans and turn them into Giga Byogen. All Terra Byogens have scorpion-like tails and horns and wear red coats.
;Daruizen
;Shindoine
;Guaiwaru
;Batetemoda
;Nebsock
;Kedary
;Mega Byogen

Cures' family members

;Takeshi Hanadera
;Yasuko Hanadera
;Ryuuji Sawaizumi
;Nao Sawaizumi
;Touji Sawaizumi
;Kiyoshi Sawaizumi
;Haruko Sawaizumi
;Teruhiko Hiramitsu
;Yota Hiramitsu
;Mei Hiramitsu

Others

;Kyosei Maruyama
;Mina & Rina
;Michio Masuko
;Ryoko & Mizuki
;Kawai
;Chikara
;Sumire Nagara
;Orie Kusaka
;Honoo Kusaka
;Mikio Habu
;Emily Smith
;Riri
;Riri's Mom
;Kazu
;Ukima, Amano & Suita
;Kota Maruyama
;Shuichi
;Manatsu Natsuumi Cure Summer

Movie characters

;Miraclun
;Refrain
;Kaguya
;Sarena Gashuuin
;Ego Ego
;Nicole Fujita

Media

Anime

On October 23, 2019, the Japan Patent office reported a filing for the series. On November 28, 2019, Toei Animation opened the site for Healin' Good PreCure. The franchise's traditional baton pass featuring Cure Star, the lead cure of the previous Pretty Cure season Star Twinkle PreCure, and Cure Grace, along with Fuwa and Rate was shown at the end of episode 49, the final episode of Star Twinkle PreCure. The series is directed by Yoko Ikeda, with Junko Komura handling series' composition, Naoko Yamaoka designing the characters, and Shiho Terada composing the music. It began airing on ANN on February 2, 2020, with an announcement show in Sunshine City, Tokyo that was broadcast live on YouTube the day before the series' premiere. The 13th episode, originally scheduled to air on April 26, 2020, was postponed until June 28, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the series re-airing select episodes during this time. Toei Animation and Arstech Guild used Unreal Engine 4 for the second ending animation. Crunchyroll streamed the series with original Japanese audio and English subtitles.

Video releases

The series is released on both DVD and Blu-ray via Pony Canyon in Japan. The first DVD volumes were released on July 22, 2020, while the first Blu-ray volume was first released on September 16, 2020.

Films

Characters from the series appear in the crossover film Pretty Cure Miracle Leap: A Strange Day With Everyone!, which also features characters from Hugtto! PreCure and Star Twinkle PreCure. The film was originally scheduled for release on October 31, 2020.
A standalone film, titled Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams premiered on March 20, 2021. The film is a crossover between Healin' Good Pretty Cure series and Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!, the 5th series in the franchise, including animated short titled Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: Petit Dive! Collaboration Dance Party!.

Manga

Futago Kamikita wrote and illustrated the manga adaptation of the series, which began serialization on Kodansha's Shōjo magazine Nakayoshi in March 2020. The first Tankobon volume is released on September 11, 2020, while the second volume was released on March 12, 2021.

Music

Endings

Song	Artist	Episodes
"Miracle and a Link Ring!"	Machico	1 - 19
"Everybody☆Healin' Good Day!"	Kanako Miyamoto	20 - 45