Suite PreCure
Suite PreCure is a Japanese anime television series and the eighth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure metaseries. The series is produced by Toei Animation and directed by Munehisa Sakai, who directed the One Piece anime series. Character designs were done by Akira Takahashi, who previously worked on Kaidan Restaurant. The series aired on TV Asahi's ANN network between February 6, 2011, and January 29, 2012, replacing HeartCatch PreCure! in its time-slot, and was succeeded by Smile PreCure! A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita was serialised in Kodansha's monthly Nakayoshi magazine.
The main topic of the series is music, the second to do so after HeartCatch PreCure! used it as a secondary theme, which influences the names of the Cures and the magical devices they use. Another theme is friendship, as emphasized by the relationship between Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino.
Plot
In a realm called Major Land, the "Melody of Happiness" is due to be played to spread happiness throughout the world. However, on the due date, an evil man named Mephisto steals the Legendary Score, plotting to turn it into the "Melody of Sorrow" to spread sadness throughout the world. Major Land's queen Aphrodite scatters the Notes that make up the Legendary Score into the human world and sends a fairy named Hummy to Kanon Town to recover them. Hummy meets two girls, Hibiki Hōjō and Kanade Minamino, who are chosen to become the Suite Pretty Cures to recover the missing Notes and protect everyone's happiness.Characters
Pretty Cures
; Hibiki Hōjō Cure Melody; Kanade Minamino Cure Rhythm
; Siren Ellen Kurokawa Cure Beat
; Ako Shirabe Cure Muse
Major Land
; Hummy; Fairy Tones
- Dory, a pink fairy who allows Hibiki to transform into Cure Melody. When played in a Cure Module, it gives its user sweet dreams.
- Rery, a white fairy who allows Kanade to transform into Cure Rhythm. When played in a Cure Module, it renews its user's willpower.
- Miry, an orange fairy that allows Cure Melody to summon her Miracle Belltier.
- Fary, a yellow fairy that allows Cure Rhythm to summon her Fantastic Belltier.
- Sory, a green fairy that allows Cure Beat to summon her Love Guitar Rod. When played in a Cure Module, it powers up the Pretty Cures.
- Lary, a light blue fairy that allows Siren/Eren to transform into Cure Beat.
- Shiry, a blue fairy that allows Cure Muse to attack.
- Dodory, a purple fairy that allows Ako to transform into Cure Muse.
; Aphrodite
; Otokichi Shirabe
Minor Land
; Noise; Mephisto
; Trio the Minor
; Negatones
Minor characters
; Dan Hojo and Maria Hojo; Sōsuke Minamino and Misora Minamino
; Sōta Minamino
; Masamune Ōji
; Seika Higashiyama
; Waon Nishijima
Movie-only characters
- Suzu is Ako's friend from school in Major Land.
- Howling is a servant of Noise and the main antagonist of the film, who attempts to stop the Pretty Cures and aid in Noise's revival. He possesses Aphrodite to steal all the music in Major Land, but is defeated by Melody in her Crescendo form and finished off with Suite Session Assemble Cresendo.
- Major 3 is a group who serves under Howling and assists him in his goal of taking away all music. Their names are derived from types of notes related to pitch, consisting of Sharp, Flat, and Natural
Media
Anime
The anime began airing on ABC and other ANN stations from February 6, 2011, replacing HeartCatch PreCure! in its previous timeslot. For the first 23 episodes, the opening theme is "La La La Suite PreCure" by Mayu Kudou while the ending theme is "Wonderful Powerful Music!!" by Aya Ikeda. From episodes 24–48, the opening theme is "La La La Suite PreCure " by Kudou, while the ending theme is "Rainbow of Hope" by Ikeda.Aside from the DVD releases, Suite PreCure is the first Pretty Cure series to receive an exclusive Blu-ray Box Set release by Marvelous AQL and TC Entertainment.