Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom
is a 2023 Japanese anime television series based on the Pretty Cure franchise created by Izumi Todo. The story is a continuation of Yes! PreCure 5 and its sequel Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!, which both originally aired between 2007 and 2009, its prior 2006 series, PreCure Splash Star, and focuses on an adult Nozomi Yumehara and her friends. The series is directed by Takayuki Hamana at both Toei Animation and Studio Deen, written by Yoshimi Narita, character designed by Atsuko Nakajima from a co-original character concept by Akira Inagami and Toshie Kawamura, and music composed by Naoki Satō. The series aired on NHK Educational TV between October 7 and December 23, 2023.
Story
The series takes place years after the events of Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!, ''PreCure Splash Star, and Pretty Cure Max Heart.'' It focuses on Nozomi Yumehara and her friends, who once fought as Pretty Cure and are now adults working towards their dreams. When a mysterious figure named Bell causes creatures called Shadows to appear from the shadows of people, strange flowers called Time Flowers allow Nozomi and the others to turn younger and once again transform into Pretty Cures. Joined by Saki and Mai, who were also Pretty Cure, Nozomi and the others fight the Shadows and Bell while investigating their origin.Characters
''Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!">Yes! PreCure 5">Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!'' characters
;Nozomi Yumehara Cure Dream;Rin Natsuki Cure Rouge
;Urara Kasugano Cure Lemonade
;Komachi Akimoto Cure Mint
;Karen Minazuki Cure Aqua
; Milk Kurumi Mimino Milky Rose
;Coco / Kouji Kokoda
; Natts / Natsu
;Syrup / Shiroh Amai
;Bunbee
;Madoka Akimoto
;Sakamoto "Jii-ya"
;Kazuyo Natsuki
''PreCure Splash Star">PreCure Splash Star">PreCure Splash Star'' characters
;Saki Hyuga Cure Bloom;Mai Mishou Cure Egret
;Michiru Kiryuu & Kaoru Kiryuu
;Kenta Hoshino
;Yuko Hoshino
''Pretty Cure Max Heart">Pretty Cure (2004 TV series)">Pretty Cure Max Heart'' characters
;Nagisa Misumi / Cure Black;Honoka Yukishiro / Cure White
;Hikari Kujou / Shiny Luminous
;Sanae Yukishiro
Villains
;Bell;Shadow
Other characters
;Rumi Katagiri;Tomoji Katagiri
;Komiya & Kanai
;Mariko Takigawa
;Nana Shinozaki
;Kaho Sasaki
;Shimizu
;Yamaguchi
;Yumi
;Kenta & Yuko's son
Production
In March 2023, it was announced that Yes! PreCure 5 was to receive a sequel, and that same month, it was announced that Takayuki Hamana will direct the series at both Toei Animation and Studio Deen, with Atsuko Nakajima designing the characters from co-original character concept by Akira Inagami and Toshie Kawamura, while Yoshimi Narita and Naoki Satō are returning to oversee the series' scripts and compose the music from Yes! PreCure 5 respectively. In April 2023, a teaser trailer with narration by Yūko Sanpei, Nozomi's voice actress, was released. In June 2023, additional three cast members were announced, including the two protagonists of Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star. In August of that year, more returning cast members: Mariya Ise, Ai Nagano, Ai Maeda and Eri Sendai would reprise their roles as their respective characters from Yes! PreCure 5. In October of that year, it was announced that Yoko Hikasa was cast as a mysterious character named Bell, and that same month, it was announced that Takeshi Kusao, Miyu Irino, Romi Park and Wataru Takagi would reprise their roles as Coco, Nuts, Syrup and Bunbee respectively from Yes! PreCure 5. The series began airing from October 7, 2023, and is being simulcast by Crunchyroll.The opening theme song for the series is by Ikimonogakari, while the ending theme song is "Drops of Pretty Cure", performed by Cure Quartet.