Yes! PreCure 5
Yes! PreCure 5 is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation and the fourth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure metaseries, featuring the third generation of Cures. The series aired on TV Asahi between February 2007 and January 2008. After the final episode of the initial series, a second season, Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!, which is the franchise's fifth installment, aired between February 2008 and January 2009. Both series were directed by Toshiaki Komura and written by Yoshimi Narita. The character designs were done by Toshie Kawamura, who would go on to work on the character designs for Smile PreCure! and Hug! PreCure. An illustration book of her works was released on February 12, 2014. A manga adaptation was serialized in Kodansha's monthly Nakayoshi magazine. The series has dreams, hopes and butterflies as its main motif, while GoGo! has roses as its additional motif. A sequel anime series focusing on the characters as adults premiered in October 2023.
Story
''Yes! PreCure 5''
The original series aired from February 4, 2007, to January 27, 2008, in Japan. Nozomi Yumehara, a regular middle school student, finds a magical book called the Dream Collet in her school's library and meets Coco, a fairy from the Palmier Kingdom who tells her that his friend Natts is trapped within the Collet. Nozomi decides to help restore the kingdom, which has been destroyed by an organization called Nightmare, by finding the 55 Pinkies to complete the Dream Collet and grant a wish. Her kind heart and resolve to help Coco proves she has the heart to be a Pretty Cure, and after receiving a Pinky Catch from a pink butterfly, she gains the power to transform into Cure Dream. To fight against Nightmare, who also seeks the Dream Collet for their own gain, she forms a team of four other students to be Pretty Cure. Together with Cure Rouge, Cure Lemonade, Cure Mint and Cure Aqua, they form the Yes Pretty Cure 5.''Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!''
The sequel season, Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!, aired from February 3, 2008, to January 25, 2009. The Cure Rose Garden is a realm that has been watched over by its guardian Flora, who ensures that it remains concealed from the outside world. However Eternal, an art organization known for stealing treasure and artwork from other worlds, seeks to reach the Garden and seize the Rose Pact. To do this, they invade the Palmier Kingdom and its four surrounding kingdoms. Flora senses the approaching danger and sends a letter to the Pretty Cures, tasking them with finding the four rulers that have fled from their kingdoms, as they hold the Rose Garden Keys that unlock the path to the Garden. To carry out this mission, Nozomi and the others regain their ability to transform into Pretty Cure and are also joined by Milk, who through the blue rose has gained the ability to turn into a human named Kurumi Mimino and an alter ego called Milky Rose. They also gain a new ally in Syrup, a bird-like fairy who can assume a human form and works as a mailboy alongside Mailpo.Characters
Pretty Cures
;Nozomi Yumehara Cure Dream;Rin Natsuki Cure Rouge
;Urara Kasugano Cure Lemonade
;Komachi Akimoto Cure Mint
;Karen Minazuki Cure Aqua
Mascots
;Coco / Kouji Kokoda;Natts / Natsu
;Milk Kurumi Mimino Milky Rose
;Syrup / Shiroh Amai
;Mailpo
Villains
Nightmare
Nightmare is an evil organization and the main villains of the first series. They seek the Dream Collet to make a wish and bring despair to the world.;Desparaia
;Kawarino
;Bunbee
;Girinma
;Gamao
;Arachnea
;Hadenya
;Bloody
;Kowaina
Eternal
Eternal is an evil art organization that is the main villain of GoGo!. They steal art and treasure from other worlds, and are searching for the Cure Rose Garden.;Director
;Anacondy
;Scorp
;Nebatakos
;Yadokhan and Isohgin
;Shibiretta
;Mucardia
;Hoshiina
Cure Rose Garden
;FloraFour Rulers
The rulers of the Palmier Kingdom's four neighboring kingdoms, who hold the Rose Garden Keys and were targeted by Eternal as a result. Once a ruler is found, he or she must stay in the Rose Pact for some time to recover, after which they can go back and restore their kingdom. Each have a special power that benefits themselves and the team, and can communicate with each other using their crowns. Together, all four and their Keys open the door to the Cure Rose Garden.;King Doughnuts
;Queen Bavarois
;Princess Crepe
;King Montblanc
Cures' families
;Megumi Yumehara;Tsutomu Yumehara
;Kazuyo Natsuki
;Yu Natsuki and Ai Natsuki
;Maria Kasugano
;Michel Kasugano
;Heizou Kasugano
;Madoka Akimoto
;Sakamoto
L'École des Cinq Lumières
L'École des Cinq Lumières is the junior high school the Cures attend.;Kaori Konno
;Miho Saito, Eri Nakazawa, and Aki Yamamoto
;Mika Masuko
;Yoshimi Morita
;Mayu Kudō and Kanako Miyamoto
;Otaka
Media
Television series
Both series were directed by Toshiaki Komura. Yes! PreCure 5 in Japan on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and other ANN stations between February 4, 2007, and January 27, 2008. GoGo! aired between February 3, 2008, to January 25, 2009. Both series has four pieces of theme music: two opening and two ending themes.The opening theme for Yes! PreCure 5 is "PreCure 5, Smile Go Go!" performed by Mayu Kudo with the chorus performed by Young Fresh with Mayumi Gojo. The first 32 episodes' ending theme is "Kirakira-shichatte My True Love!" performed by Kanako Miyamoto. For the final 18 episodes, the ending theme was changed to "Ganbalance de Dance ~Yumemiri Kiseki-tachi~", performed by Miyamoto with the PreCure 5. This song was also used as the theme for the film adaptation Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom!. An insert song in the series titled "Tobikkiri! Yūki no Door" was performed by Mariya Ise as her character Urara Kasugano and was used in episodes 20 and 29.
The opening theme for GoGo! is "PreCure 5, Full Throttle Go Go!", performed by Kudou. The first ending theme, used for the first 29 episodes, is "Te to Te Tsunai de Heart mo Link!!" performed by Miyamoto with Young Fresh. The second ending "Ganbalance de Dance ~Kibō no Relay~" was used for the remaining 19 episodes of the series, and performed by the Cure Quartet, comprising Ise, Uechiyae, Kudou, and Miyamoto. Two insert songs were also used in the series, the first being "Twin Tail no Mahō" by Ise as Urara Kasugano in episodes 18 and 37, and the other "Ashita, Hana Saku. Egao, Saku." by the Cure Quartet, sung right before the ending theme played on episode 48.
A sequel anime television series titled Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom, was announced on March 13, 2023. The series is produced by Toei Animation and Studio Deen and directed by Takayuki Hamana, with Yoshimi Narita returning for series composition, Atsuko Nakajima in charge of character designs, and Naoki Satō returning to compose the music. It premiered on October 7, 2023, on NHK Educational TV. Ikimonogakari will perform the opening theme song "Tokimeki". Crunchyroll began streaming the series on October 7, 2023, in North America, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Brazil, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
Films
Yes! PreCure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! premiered in theaters on November 10, 2007.Yes PreCure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Land of Sweets also premiered in theaters on November 8, 2008.
The heroines also appear in all Pretty Cure All Stars movies, starting with Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - the Collection of Miracles!, first released on March 14, 2009.
Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams, was released on March 20, 2021.
Manga
Manga adaptations of both series were illustrated by Futago Kamikita and published in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine.Video game
There are two video games, Yes! Pretty Cure 5, was released by Bandai for the Nintendo DS on November 29, 2007. Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Go Go: Let's Go Together! Dream Festival, was also released by Bandai for the Nintendo DS on October 30, 2008, also featuring characters from Pretty Cure and Pretty Cure Splash Star. The opening theme is "Pretty Cure Mode SWITCH ON!"In Puyo Puyo Quest, featuring the characters in the Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! Festival event.