Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams (Japanese: 映画 ヒーリングっど♡プリキュア ゆめのまちでキュン！っとGoGo！大変身！！, Hepburn: Eiga Hīrin Guddo Purikyua: Yume no Machi de Kyun! tto GoGo! Daihenshin!!) is a 2021 Japanese animated action fantasy film based on the Pretty Cure franchise created by Izumi Todo, and its seventeenth series, Healin' Good Pretty Cure. The film is directed by Ryōta Nakamura, written by Ryunosuke Kingetsu, and produced by Toei Animation. The film was released in Japan on March 20, 2021, as a double feature alongside a 5-minute short film, Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: Petite Dive! Collaboration Dance Party! (映画 トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア プチ とびこめ！コラボ♥ダンスパーティ！, Eiga Toropikarūju! Purikyua Puchi Tobikome! Korabo▽Dansu Pāti!).[2]
| Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams | |
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| Kanji | 映画 ヒーリングっど♡プリキュア ゆめのまちでキュン！っとGoGo！大変身！！ |
| Revised Hepburn | Eiga Hīrin Guddo Purikyua: Yume no Machi de Kyun! tto GoGo! Daihenshin!! |
| Directed by | Ryōta Nakamura |
| Screenplay by | Ryunosuke Kingetsu |
| Based on | Pretty Cure by Izumi Todo |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Kenji Takahashi |
| Music by | Shiho Terada |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei Company, Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Featuring the Pretty Cure team from Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!,[3] Nodoka and the others explore Tokyo using the Dream Pendant, while encountering a monster named Ego Ego.
Plot edit
Nodoka, Chiyu, Hinata and Asumi arrive to Tokyo and experience virtual dream-like reality using the Dream Pendant via the Virtual Dream system. There, Nodoka encounters a girl named Kaguya, a popular model of Virtual Dreams. Later that night, at a special stage in the middle of the city, Kaguya is attacked by a fox-like monster named Ego Ego, an artificial life form that Sarena created during her research and development of Virtual Dreams. Nodoka and the others transform and fight, but Ego Ego multiplies. Then, the Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! team: Cures Dream, Rouge, Lemonade, Mint, Aqua and Milky Rose appear and assist the Healin' Good team. After Ego Ego is defeated, he escapes, and the Yes! 5 team continues their pursuit, promising Nodoka and the others they will meet the next morning.
The next morning, Kaguya invites Nodoka and the others to a stadium, and each uses their Dream Pendants individually. Later, Nodoka and the others plan Kaguya's birthday party, while Kaguya is shocked to learn that her mother, Sarena has captured the Yes! 5 team. Sarena reveals that she plans to use the team's Dream Buds to make the Miracle Flower bloom, but still in disbelief, Kaguya runs away. Nodoka and the others are summoned by Kaguya via the Dream Whale, and learn that Kaguya is a spirit of the Miracle Flower. Soon after, Ego Ego returns and steals the townspeople's Dream Buds, including Nodoka's mother. Determined to save the people and Kaguya, the Cures transform with their partners, gaining the Partner Forms, and chase after Ego Ego.
While fighting Ego Ego, Grace and the others learn that Kaguya has little time left to live because her power was used to research Virtual Dreams, and that Sarena is attempting to use the Miracle Flower to save her. Ego Ego reveals that he wants the Miracle Flower for himself, but Grace and the others, including the re-awakened Yes! 5 team, briefly stop him. In his last effort, Ego Ego absorbs Kaguya and gains a humanoid form to attack both teams. With Grace and Dream's Dream Buds shining, the other Cures send them their powers, transforming both Cures into Dream Cure Grace, who defeat Ego Ego with "Healin' Good Dream". Kaguya is slowly fading away, but Grace asks the city to lend her the power of their Virtual Dreams. The city lights up, and with Sarena's emotions, Grace transforms into Kaguya Grace and purifies Kaguya.
Kaguya wakes up, now as a human girl surrounded by flowers, and Sarena wishes her daughter a happy birthday.
Voice cast edit
- Aoi Yūki as Nodoka Hanadera/Cure Grace
- Natsu Yorita as Chiyu Sawaizumi/Cure Fontaine
- Hiyori Kono as Hinata Hiramitsu/Cure Sparkle
- Suzuko Mimori as Asumi Fuurin/Cure Earth
- Ai Kakuma as Rabirin
- Hana Takeda as Pegitan
- Aki Kanada as Nyatoran
- Haruka Shiraishi as Rate
- Seiran Kobayashi as Kaguya
- Masako Katsuki as Sarena Gashuuin
- Wataru Takagi as Ego Ego
- Kazusa Murai as Yasuko Hanadera
- Yūko Sanpei as Nozomi Yumehara/Cure Dream
- Junko Takeuchi as Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge
- Mariya Ise as Urara Kasugano/Cure Lemonade
- Ai Nagano as Komachi Akimoto/Cure Mint
- Ai Maeda as Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua
- Eri Sendai as Milk/Kurumi Mimino/Milky Rose
- Takeshi Kusao as Coco
- Miyu Irino as Natsu
Nicole Fujita, Meru Nukumi, and Hina Kagei made cameo appearances as themselves.[4]
Production edit
In October 2020, the day Pretty Cure Miracle Leap: A Wonderful Day with Everyone premiered, it was announced that a film based on Healin' Good Pretty Cure was in the works and would feature the Pretty Cure team from Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!.[3][5] On December of that year, it was announced that Ryōta Nakamura will direct the film, with Ryunosuke Kingetsu providing the screenplay, and Pretty Cure episode animation director Katsumi Tamegai will provide the character designs and animation direction for the film.[6] The voice actresses from Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! individually expressed their gratitude for their appearance in the film.[7] In February 2021, it was announced that actress Seiran Kobayashi and voice actress Masako Katsuki was cast as Kaguya and Sarena Gashuuin respectively.[8] The film also featured cameo appearances from Nicole Fujita, Meru Nukumi and Hina Kagei.[4]
Release edit
The film was released in theaters in Japan on March 20, 2021, as a double feature with a 5-minute short film, Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: Petite Dive! Collaboration Dance Party!.[2]
Reception edit
Box office edit
The film debuted at number 4 out of top 10 in the Japanese box office in its opening weekend.[9]
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: Petite Dive! Collaboration Dance Party! edit
| Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: Petit Dive! Collaboration Dance Party! | |
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| Kanji | 映画 トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア プチ とびこめ！コラボ♥ダンスパーティ！ |
| Revised Hepburn | Eiga Toropikarūju! Purikyua Puchi Tobikome! Collabo▽Dance Party! |
| Directed by | Takashi Otsuka |
| Screenplay by | Ryunosuke Kingetsu |
| Based on | Pretty Cure by Izumi Todo |
| Cinematography | Shinichi Igarashi |
| Music by | Shiho Terada |
| Animation by |
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Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei Company, Ltd. |
Release date | March 20, 2021 |
Running time | 5 minutes[10] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: Petite Dive! Collaboration Dance Party! (映画 トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア プチ とびこめ！コラボ♥ダンスパーティ！, Eiga Toropikarūju! Purikyua Puchi Tobikome! Collabo▽Dance Party!) is a 2021 Japanese animated action fantasy short film based on the Pretty Cure franchise created by Izumi Todo, and its eighteenth series, Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure. The short is directed by Takashi Otsuka, written by Ryunosuke Kingetsu, and produced by Toei Animation.[2]
The short marks the first film for the Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure series, and was followed by Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring! (2021).[11]
Plot edit
Laura presents the Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure team with a letter she received from Rabirin, which is an invitation to a dance party. The Cures realize that the party starts in three minutes, and quickly board the plane, which turns out to be a Yaraneeda that morphs into a pirate ship, while the Cures fall from the sky. They transform and fight off the Yareneeda, then arrive at the "Dance Party Island", but are exhausted. Laura points out that the Healin' Good Pretty Cure team is waiting for them at the entrance.
Voice cast edit
- Fairouz Ai as Manatsu Natsuumi/Cure Summer
- Yumiri Hanamori as Sango Suzumura/Cure Coral
- Yui Ishikawa as Minori Ichinose/Cure Papaya
- Asami Seto as Asuka Takizawa/Cure Flamingo
- Rina Hidaka as Laura
- Aimi Tanaka as Kururun
References edit
- ^ "映画ヒーリングっど・プリキュア ゆめのまちでキュン！っとGoGo！大変身!!" ["Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams!"]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c Loo, Egan (January 23, 2021). "Tropical-Rouge! Precure Anime Short to Play With Healin' Good Precure Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 24, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (October 30, 2020). "Healin' Good Precure Anime Film Reveals Title, March 20 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "「映画ヒープリ」生見愛瑠が本人役で声優初挑戦、景井ひな＆さぁやも出演". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). February 25, 2021. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "春公開「映画ヒープリ」に「Yes！プリキュア5GoGo！」登場！明日から劇場で特報上映". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). October 30, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (December 1, 2020). "Healin' Good Precure Anime Film Unveils Trailer, Staff, Visual". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "「映画ヒープリ」ポスターで新フォームお披露目、三瓶由布子は「感無量です!!」". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). December 1, 2020. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "「映画ヒープリ」勝生真沙子＆小林星蘭が母娘役に、天才科学者と人気モデル". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). February 17, 2021. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ Pineda, Alex (March 23, 2021). "Final Evangelion Film Stays at #1, Healin' Good Precure Film Opens at #4". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ "映画トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア プチ とびこめ！コラボ・ダンスパーティ！" ["Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: Petite Dive! Collaboration Dance Party!"]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "映画プリキュア最新作にハートキャッチ登場！予告編でまなつ＆つぼみが雪遊び". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). July 14, 2021.
External links edit
- Official movie site (in Japanese)
- Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia