Miyuki Hoshizora
Miyuki Hoshizora is the protagonist of the 2012 anime series Smile PreCure!. She is a second-year transfer -year student to Nanairogaoka Middle School who loves fairy tales. At the beginning of the series, she meets Candy, a fairy from the magical realm of Märchenland, and gains the power to transform into Cure Happy. Her last name, Hoshizora, means "starry sky", which ties into her light-based powers, while her first name, Miyuki, means "happiness".
Because of Smile PreCure!'s wide worldwide release and subsequent popularity, Miyuki is one of the most well-known Cures in the franchise. Her cheerful, outgoing, but slightly childish attitude has also been seen in the Cures that followed her, such as Haruka Haruno/Cure Flora of Go! Princess PreCure and Mirai Asahina/Cure Miracle of Witchy Pretty Cure!.
Characterization
Miyuki is a fourteen-year old girl with light skin, dark magenta hair, and magenta eyes. She is a little under five feet tall. She usually wears Nanairogaoka Middle School's female school uniform, which consists of a white blazer with puffy sleeves, a blue skirt, a pink tie, white socks with blue stripes, and black loafers. When she's not in school, her casual clothing consists of her wearing a long-sleeved pink shirt, a pink skirt, a fuchsia hooded vest, white socks, and pink sneakers.Miyuki is characterized by her cheerful and innocent attitude, as she strives to be happy and have a positive outlook no matter what. She showcases a strong passion for fairytales and folklore. However, she is not very studious and is often late to school. Her catchphrase is "Ultra Happy!". Despite occasionally displaying to have a sensitive and vulnerable side, Miyuki is an immensely friendly and kind young girl with a very strong sense of empathy. She often leaves a very positive influence on those around her and she gradually develops to be a bold and courageous leader of her team. Miyuki is very expressive and open about her feelings, which is a stark contrast to the type of person she was prior to the series, where she was more reserved, closed off, and isolated.
Miyuki's Smile Pact, an item she receives from Candy, grants her Pretty Cure powers. As Cure Happy, she has hot pink hair worn in long pigtails. She wears a white tiara with feather accessories, a pink dress with a magenta bow on the front and white ruffles on the sleeves, white cuffs with pink bands, magenta shorts, and white boots with pink accents and heels. As the head, Cure Happy has the most special powers amongst her team. They are based on light and sparkles, most prominently with her finisher, the Happy Shower. She also has immaculate jumping abilities and displayed some miraculous and holy powers. Cure Happy even has a vast variety of transformations.