Anime Review

Episode 15 of Dokidoki! Precure delves more into the search for the Princess all the while introducing more of the character of Regina and her importance and wild and wicked nature to the story at hand.

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Episode 14 of Dokidoki! Precure has a focus on Rikka and her goals as a daughter and a girl. We see development on her dependency on others and her ability to outwardly express herself for things that she wants to do and be.

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Episode 13 is an Alice episode (finally); it sets Alice in the spot light and develops her as a calm and collected protector, a protector of her friends and ideals, a newly gained outlook for her.

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Episode 11 of Dokidoki! Precure introduces new items, topics, and character traits (no matter how backwards they may seem to be) all the while cohesively developing the team and keeping the story moving at a pleasant pace.

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Episode 10 of Dokidoki! Precure generates animosity between friends and, at the same time, generates excellent growth and development of main characters through situations that fall within the purview of real life. A serious and demanding episode, it fares well.

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Episode 9 of Dokidoki! Precure continues with the escapades of the gang taking care of the newborn magical baby Ai-chan (who is outstandingly adorable). It’s a silly episode, but new and exciting things are presented nonetheless!

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Episode 8 of Dokidoki! Precure presents the new character of Ai, a mysterious baby born from an egg, introduces more about Joe Okada, and creates a new task for the gang to work on: taking care of a newborn baby.

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Episode 7 of Dokidoki! Precure starts off in the scariest of places, and I mean scary. We get to learn more about the Card Kingdom and its past as well as its connection to Kenzaki!

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This episode starts off strong and, well… scary as all hell. We see that the gang has entered the Card Kingdom or, more correctly, the smoking remains of the Card Kingdom. In the distance is the ominous effigy of King Selfishness!

Episode 6 of Dokidoki! Precure—entitled Wow! MakoPi is Coming to My House!?—starts off with Kenzaki doing her live singing performance. Just as the previous episode, this one focuses on Kenzaki and her growth and development as a character… which is awesome.

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It was somewhat odd to see the show focus on Kenzaki again (only because how the show has been playing out so far), but this was not an unwelcomed idea, especially since Kenzaki is quite enrapturing as a character thus far.

Episode 5 of Dokidoki! Precure—entitled No Way! She’s Cure Sword??—delves more into the mystery of Kenzaki and her mysterious connection with Cure Sword.

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Centering around Kenzaki, this episode boasted a more serious and consequence-oriented tone and atmosphere, one that solidified Kenzaki’s goals and motivations. This was great to see as we are now learning more and more about who may be the most interesting character in the show; that’s not saying too awfully much seeing as how everyone so far seems to be great!

This week’s episode of Dokidoki! Precure—entitled I’ll Have to Refuse! I Won’t Become a Precure!!—introduces into a brighter light the character of Yotsuba Alice and her struggles with becoming Cure Rosetta.

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This week’s episode of Dokidoki! Precure—entitled The Greatest Partner Arrives! Cure Diamond!!—develops and delves into the character of Rikka and her transformation into Cure Diamond.

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This week’s episode of Dokidoki! Precure – entitled Oh No! Cure Heart’s True Identity is Revealed! – introduces a lot of captivating and endearing aspects and traits which will hopefully be pronounced throughout the show’s life.

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Dokidoki! Precure is the tenth installment and, therefore, the tenth anniversary of Izumi Todo’s Pretty Cure series. Let’s all join in the celebration with episode one entitled The Earth is in a Big Pinch! The Last Remaining Precure!!

The episode starts off with a view of a radiant kingdom, only to see it plunged into darkness. Cure Sword begins to fight giant animals in the hope of saving the kingdom. Alas, as she is met with a burning demomized effigy, she realizes that she failed to protect anything, anything at all.

This week’s episode of Smile Precure! – entitled The Lights that Guide Us to the Future! May the Greatest Smile Reach You!! – begins with Master Pierrot’s hand coming down to crush the Earth, and the Ultra Smile Precure trying to stop it with an Ultra Rainbow Burst.

It doesn’t work.

This week’s episode of Smile Precure! – entitled The Strongest Pierrot Appears! The Power to Never Give Up and The Light of Hope – starts off with a recap of last week’s ending: Joker is liquefied, The Giant of Despair shows up, and Mysterious eyes.

This was just too creepy.

This week’s episode of Smile Precure! – entitled The Worst Ending!? Bad End Precure!! – starts exactly where the last one ended: with the introduction of the Bad End Precure! Joker explains that these Precure are fake and “quite different” from our Precure. Each Precure and their doppelgänger are blasted into their own dimension so that they can duke it out to the end.

This week’s episode of Smile Precure! – entitled The Secret Behind the Smile! Miyuki’s True Ultra Happy!! – starts off with Miyuki running to meet her friends for shopping. She trips along the way and a little girl and her mother help her get situated. Upon getting up, Miyuki notices a mirror upon the little girl’s chest. “Why is this so familiar,” Miyuki wonders.

This week’s episode of Smile Precure! – entitled Reika’s Path! I am Studying Abroad!! – starts off with Reika being approached by one of her teachers. This teacher tells Reika that she has been chosen to study abroad in Great Britain!

This week’s episode of Smile Precure! – entitled Stand Strong! Nao’s Precious Bonds with Her Family!! – starts off with surprising news: Nao’s mother is pregnant and is going to the hospital to give birth! Nao is left in control of her five siblings while her parents are away.