Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Our Hearty Friends

  

Hello, Himawari's back for my promised review: Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Our Hearty Friends! Or you can replace it with Friends of the Heart, not to mistaken to 'hearty' you commonly say due for perfect place to replace the underlined to me.

Before we start, let me tell you the reason why I put Gokaiger henshin beside the review's cover. It's because before watching the movie, I always compare their southwest position with the side view. But my head most focuses on Joe's henshin at Episode 11 to compare it, so after the ending and the word 'Owari' show (put it aside to Review section), I compare the 5-henshin with Gai replacing Joe's place when in Episode 30. Look forward for it! After my commentary before, let's straight to the story! Hajime Hajimeeee!

Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Our Future Friends

Welcome back to my Pretty Cure review! This time is Pretty Cure All Stars: Our Future Friends (プリキュアオールスターズ New Stage みらいのともだち Purikyua  Ōru Sutāzu Nyū Sutēji Mirai no Tomodachi) released in March 17 this year. However, as usual, we can only watch it when the DVD version was released in July 18 2012. I'm just watching it two days ago, but for my blog viewers' sake, I'm start writing it on July 27. But for avoid spoiler, DON'T open this unless you watch it yet!

Items in Heartcatch Pretty Cure

Here are the list of items in Heartcatch Pretty Cure!.

Heart Perfume (ココロパフューム Kokoro Pafyūmu) & Shiny Perfume (シャイニーパフューム Shaini Pafyūmu)
Debut: Episode 1 (Heart Perfume), Episode 23 (Shiny Perfume)
"Pretty Cure Seeds" produced by fairies must be inserted, at which point the fragrance is sprayed on in order to transform. Heart Seeds can also be inserted to create temporary special abilities, such as speed boosts and healing. Instead of Heart Perfume, Itsuki uses Shiny Perfume to transform, where it's yellow rather than pink, but has all the same functions as the Heart Perfume.

Extra! How Heart (or Shiny) Perfume appears?

The person says the word "protect" from their mouth so the mascot partner's crest shines to give their owner Heart (or Shiny) Perfume. 

Heart Flower (こころの花 Kokoro no Hana)

Debut: Episode 1

Within each person's heart exists a unique flower.  Each Heart Flower is connected to the Great Tree of Hearts. It begins to wilt when the person becomes discouraged and begins to lose hope; when this happens, it becomes easy to take out. When a person's Heart Flower is removed (contained in a crystal), the person falls into slumber in a crystal ball. If the Heart Flower is allowed to die, the person's heart will be gone and he / she will be asleep forever (by Chypre), become very negative and easily controlled by Desert Apostles until it's purified (by Episode 40); the Great Heart Tree will also be weakened.

Heart Pot (ココロポット Kokoro Potto)

Debut: Episode 2

Created by Coffret. The Heart Seeds, produced by Chypre and Coffret after cleansing a Heart Flower, are stored in here. All the Heart Seeds must be collected to restore the Great Heart Tree.

In Episode 33, the Heart Pot becomes the Moon Pact, with some the Heart Seeds inside forming into a new Pretty Cure Seed for Yuri. She transforms into Cure Moonlight using the Moon Pact.

Heart Seeds (こころの種, Kokoro no Tane)

Debut: Episode 2

The small coin-like chips that are given by people's Heart Flowers after being purified by Pretty Cure. They are needed in order to restore the Tree of Hearts, by collecting them inside the Heart Pot.

 

Another kind of Heart Seed is the Pretty Cure Seed (プリキュアの種, Purikyua no Tane), which is a Heart Seed inside the heart which can only be summoned by a fairy from the Heart Tree. The Pretty Cure Seed is the mark of a Cure, and by putting it inside the Heart or Shiny Perfume, it is possible for those with Pretty Cure Seeds to transform. The Pretty Cure Seeds do not necessarily need to have the same color as the person's Heart Flower's Heart Seed as Erika's Pretty Cure Seed is dark blue despite her Heart Flower bearing a light blue Heart Seed..

An advanced version of the Pretty Cure Seed is the Super Pretty Cure Seed (スーパープリキュアの種, Sūpā Purikyua no Tane), which is used to retransform Pretty Cure into Super Silhouette when it's inserted in Heartcatch Mirage. It is also used to enter the Pretty Cure Palace.

The Heart Perfume is also capable of holding a normal Heart Seed inside. The Heart Seeds themselves can be inserted into the Heart Perfume to activate different functions depending on their colors. Only 3 of them can be used on the series, while others can be activated in roleplay toys version (thanks to Actar576295 for your Heart and Shiny Perfume review!).

Red: Temporary speed boost (Episode 6)

Blue: Clearing the mind of worries (Episode 10)

Magenta: Increase in fighting spirit (Episode 28), Quick Press Game (Shiny Perfume toy; you must press the spray button wherenever the specific color appeared)

Pink: Delivers user's feelings

Green: Healing someone

Yellow: Cheering Up

Purple: Fortune Game (Heart and Shiny Perfume toy; for the Heart you can hit the spray button as much as you can, while for the Shiny you can hit the spray button where the favourite color appeared)

Violet: Early to Bed, Early to Rise (Heart Perfume toy), Rhythm Game (Shiny Perfume toy; you need to press the spray button wherever "hai" is said)

Orange: Memory Game (Heart and Shiny Perfume Toy; you need to press the spray button as much as "hai" is said, shake to confirm)

White: No effect of the Perfume, but when it's inserted in Heartcatch Mirage in fourth eyecatches, it's used to teleport users into the Heart Tree.

Flower Tact (フラワータクト Furawā Takuto) & Shiny Tambourine (シャイニータンバリン Shaini Tanbarin)  

Debut: Episode 1 (Moon Tact, Dark Tact), Episode 2 (Blosssom Tact), Episode 3 (Marine Tact), Episode 24 (Shiny Tambourine)

An attack item summoned from the broach on the Cures' bow. Individually, each Tact is named after their owners, but together are the Flower Tacts, which possibly is from the Cure Flower. Instead of Flower Tact, Cure Sunshine uses Shiny Tambourine and its shaped like a tambourine.

The Tacts are belows:

• Blossom Tact (ブロッサムタクト Burossamu Takuto): Cure Blossom's Flower Tact, making her capable of using Pink Forte Wave, Floral Power Fortissimo with either Cure Marine (common) or Cure Moonlight and Shining Fortissimo with Cure Marine and Cure Sunshine.

• Marine Tact (マリンタクト Marin Takuto): Cure Marine's Flower Tact, making her capable of using Blue Forte Wave, Floral Power Fortissimo with Cure Blossom or Cure Sunshine and Shining Fortissimo with Cure Blossom and Cure Sunshine.

• Shiny Tambourine (シャイニータンバリン Shaini Tanbarin) is Cure Sunshine's main weapon, making it capable of using Gold Forte Burst, Shining Fortissimo with the help of Cure Blossom and Cure Marine, and Floral Power Fortissimo with Cure Moonlight or Cure Marine.

• Moon Tact (ムーンタクト Mūn Takuto): Cure Moonlight's Flower Tact, making her capable of using Silver Forte Wave and a solo version Floral Power Fortissimo or with either Cure Sunshine or Cure Blossom.

• Dark Tact (ダークタクト Dākutakuto) - Dark Pretty Cure's Flower Tact, making her capable of using Dark Forte Wave and Dark Power Fortissimo.

Cure Full Mix (キュアフルミックス Kyua Furu Mikkusu)

Debut: Episode 5

Used to feed the fairies like Chypre, Coffret, and Potpourri. Requires a great deal of shaking. The flavor is described as very sweet with a rich texture.
Extra: How to use Cure Full Mix (it's all thanks to kokoda_koji in her review here)

1. Press the heart button on the wheel, then it reacts.
2. Shake the Full Mix until it reacts again, and it's ready to be served by fairies! 

Heartcatch Mirage (ハートキャッチミラージュ Hātokyatchi Mirāju)
Debut: Episode 32

A spiritual item said to hold infinite power. It's housed in the Pretty Cure Palace, where it can be obtained by defeating the previous Pretty Cure in a fight (or other people familiar). When its unlimited power is extracted, it holds the risk of being too much and breaking a Pretty Cure's Seed, taking away her ability to transform. Its abilities include teleportation to the Heart Tree, being able to show the Heart Flowers of others, and activating the Super Silhouette forms.

Source:  http://miracleallstars.weebly.com/, with changes

Attacks and Transformations in Heartcatch Pretty Cure

Here is the list of attacks of Heartcatch Pretty Cure!.
Note: Not including Cure Flower and Dark Pretty Cure's attacks.

Outside punch and kick like Fresh, this is the first series that has sub attacks beside individual attack (really includes Flower Tact and Shiny Tambourine). Some use Heart Seed and some doesn't.

Heartcatch Pretty Cure!

Okay, I will review Heartcatch Pretty Cure (ハートキャッチプリキュア！Hātokyachi Purikyua!; also known as Heartcatch PreCure!) that starts in February 7 2010 and ended in January 30 2011. This is the second favorite series after Suite. The series has two main themes. One is fashion, which is referenced to Tsubomi joining the fashion club. And second is flowers, which are prominent in the naming of numerous characters and items, as well as in the main storyline. Additionally, most episodes contain at least one reference to the language of flowers.

Characters

Pretty Cures (except Cure Flower)

Tsubomi Hanasaki (花咲つぼみ Hanasaki Tsubomi) / Cure Blossom (キュアブロッサム Kyua Burosamu) 

Seiyuu: Nana Mizuki

Family: Yoichi Hanasaki (father), Mizuki Hanasaki (mother), Futaba Hanasaki (younger sister), Kaoruko Hanasaki / Cure Flower (grandmother)

Tsubomi is 14 years old and in the second year of the private Myōdō Academy's Junior High School branch. She loves every plant and would like to join the gardener's club, but then she is taken into the Fashion Club by Erika. Her house is the "Hanasaki Flower Shop". She is an upright person, but also shy and withdrawn, which is almost a complex of hers. She sees her change of schools as a chance to change herself. Indeed, after she meets Erika, she will slowly start to change. In the first fight when Erika was controlled as Desertrian, she wants to save Erika and is half-forced by fairies to become a Pretty Cure. 

As Cure Blossom, her theme color is pink and her flower symbol is the Cherry blossom. Her powers are related to flowers and she can use auxiliary attacks such as Blossom Flower Storm and Blossom Double Impact in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is "I can't stand it anymore!" (私、堪忍袋の緒が 切れました! Watashi, kan-nin-bukuro no o ga kiremashita!). Unlike other Precure leaders, she is not greedy with food and she enjoys studying. She introduces herself as "The flower spreading throughout the land, Cure Blossom!" (大地に咲く一輪の花、キュアブロッサム! Daichi ni saku ichirin no hana, Kyua Burosamu!)

Erika Kurumi (来海えりか Kurumi Erika) / Cure Marine (キュアマリン Kyua Marin) 

Seiyuu: Fumie Mizusawa

Family: Ryuunosuke Kurumi (father), Sakura Kurumi (mother), Momoka Kurumi (older sister)

Erika is 13 years old and Tsubomi's classmate and neighbor and daughter of the owner of the fashion shop "Fairy Drop". In addition, she is the president of the Fashion Club. She loves fashion and designing her own clothing. She has a jealous complex towards her beautiful and fashionable older sister, who is a Charisma Model despite still being in high school. She is an energetic girl and bluntly says what she is thinking, although she also begins to change after meeting Tsubomi. She makes Tsubomi join the Fashion Club after all old members signed off. After she is informed the qualification of Pretty Cure, she agrees to help in the fight of Tsubomi. 

As Cure Marine, her theme color is blue and her flower symbol is the Cyclamen. She has powers related to the ocean and can use auxiliary attacks such as Marine Shoot and Marine Dynamite in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is "My heart, wider than the sea, has had enough, so this is the last straw!" (海より広いあたし の心も、ここらが我慢の限界よ! Umi yori hiroi atashi no kokoro mo, kokora ga gaman no genkai yo!). She introduces herself as "The flower fluttering in the ocean winds, Cure Marine!" (海風に揺れる一輪の花、キュアマリン! Umikaze ni yureru ichirin no hana, Kyua Marin!)

 

Itsuki Myoudouin (明堂院いつき, Myōdōin Itsuki) / Cure Sunshine (キュアサンシャイン, Kyua Sanshain)

Seiyuu: Houko Kuwashima

Family: Tsubaki Myoudoin (mother), Satsuki Myoudoin (older brother), Gentarou Myoudoin (grandfather)

Itsuki is in the second year, the student council president and the grandchild of the current principal of Myōdō Academy. Itsuki appears to be a gentle, handsome, and athletic boy with a princely demeanor who attracts many subordinates and fans. At the beginning, Tsubomi developed a temporary admiration for Itsuki until discovering her female gender. She crossdresses due to her having to substitute as the heir of the school and dojo in place of her ailing older brother. However, she maintains a great love for cute, girl things and is convinced to join the fashion club. In the events of Episode 22, she picked up Potpourri and thinks it's cute. She later becomes Cure Sunshine to rescue Tsubomi and Erika from danger with Potpourri while saving her brother's Heart Flower.

As Cure Sunshine, her theme color is Yellow/Gold and her flower symbol is the Sunflower. Her powers are related to the sun and can use auxiliary attacks such as Sunflower Aegis and Sunshine Flash, in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is "I will heal the darkness in your heart with my light!" (その心の闇、私の光で照らしてみせる!). She introduces herself as "The flower bathing in the sunlight, Cure Sunshine!" (陽の光浴びる一輪の花、キュアサンシャイン!, Hi no hikari ni abiru ichirin no hana, Kyua Sanshain!)

Yuri Tsukikage (月影ゆり, Tsukikage Yuri) / Cure Moonlight (キュアムーンライト, Kyua Mūnraito)

Seiyuu: Aya Hisakawa

Family: Sabaku/ Prof. Tsukikage (father), Haruna Tsukikage (mother), Dark Pretty Cure (younger sister)

Yuri is 17 years old and Momoka's friend, also in the second year of Myōdō Academy's high school branch. She shares class notes with Momoka when the latter cannot attend classes because of her job, also she heads the list of successful candidates in the grade. Her father went missing during the investigation of the "Heart Tree" in France. At the beginning of the story, she was defeated during the fight against Dark Pretty Cure, rendering her Pretty Cure Seed broken and the Heart Tree once withering. Owing to that her fairy died, she can't transform since her only Pretty Cure Seed broke. Scarred by this, she isn't willing to help new Pretty Cures. But later the Heart Tree and the Heart Pot recover her Pretty Cure seed and allocate her status of Pretty Cure again.

As Cure Moonlight, her theme color is wisteria/Silver and her flower symbol is the Rose. Cure Moonlight has powers related to the moon and can use auxiliary attacks in addition to her finishing attack. Her catchphrase is "I'll keep fighting, for everyone's heart!" (全ての心が満ちるまで、私は戦い続ける!). She introduces herself as "The flower glistening in the light of the moon, Cure Moonlight!" (月光に冴える一輪の花、キュアムーンライト!, Gekkou ni saeru ichirin no hana, Kyua Mūnraito!)

 

Fairies

Rather than other fairies in previous series of Pretty Cure, the fairies were born in the Heart Tree in order. Each one could apartly find each own partner of Pretty Cure. Unlike previous mascots who end their sentences with a word typically referring to their own name, the fairies all end their sentences with "desu".

Chypre (シプレ, Shipure)

Seiyuu: Taeko Kawata

A fairy who protects the Heart Tree. In order to save it from danger, she has come to look for Pretty Cure, the legendary warriors chosen by the Heart Tree. She gives Tsubomi the Pretty Cure Seed in order to activate the Heart Perfume, allowing her to change into Cure Blossom. She often disguises herself as a stuffed animal. She has the power to give birth to Heart Seeds. It is said that if you collect them, a miracle will happen. Chypre tends to be calmer than her fellow mascot, Coffret. She often behaves as if she is Tsubomi's big sister.

Coffret (コフレ, Kofure)

Seiyuu: Motoko Kumai

He, like Chypre, protects the Heart Tree and gives Erika the power to change into Cure Marine. He also tends to disguise himself as a stuffed animal and can give birth to Heart Seeds. Erika needs his Pretty Cure seed to activate her Heart Perfume, allowing her to transform into Cure Marine. He is rather bold, being borderline insulting at times and nice to others. He is something like a little brother to Erika.

Potpourri (ポプリ, Popuri)

Seiyuu: Kokoro Kikuchi

Appearing in episode 20, Potpourri is a baby fairy born from the Heart Tree, who is colored orange-white rather than cyan-white as Chypre and Coffret. Potpourri carries an orange Heart Seed in his bag as the key to Pretty Cure Palace. Potpourri can cast a powerful barrier to protect others. Potpourri can be rash and bratty at times, but has a strong desire to protect Pretty Cure. In Episode 22, Potpourri found a true candidate, Itsuki Myoudouin, to be Cure Sunshine. Not given specific gender from official data yet, although Potpourri has been referred to once by Erika as "Potpourri-kun", in Episode 30.

Cologne (コロン, Koron)

Seiyuu: Akira Ishida

Appearing in episode 33, Cologne was Yuri's partner fairy before sacrificing himself to protect Yuri. He had nursed Chypre and Coffret since their birth, behaving calmly as their elder brother. Now his spirit exists in the Heart Tree and keeps watching them. He is also colored differently from other fairies with purple-white instead of cyan-white like Chypre and Coffret.

 

Coupé (コッペ, Koppe) 

Seiyuu: Ken'yū Horiuchi

A giant fairy that stays in the Botanical Garden that Tsubomi's grandmother cares for. He doesn't talk, but he's always watching over Tsubomi and Erika. He is a legendary fairy that is said to have supported the legendary Pretty Cure, Cure Flower, in the past. The younger fairies admired him. He actually has the ability to transform into human, usually as Kaoruko's husband, Sora Hanasaki . He saved Pretty Cures in several times though they don't know who the mysterious guy was. It reveals until he guards the Heartcatch Mirage to test Pretty Cures and is defeated to leak his identity.

Desert Apostles

The Desert Apostles (砂漠の使徒) are the Main Antagonists of the series. They are a notorious group whose aims were to collect wilted Heart Flowers from their victims and take over the world by turning it into a giant desert. They're also responsible for the withering of the Great Tree of Hearts. It's revealed in Episode 20 that the Desert Apostles were serving Dune and taking orders from him.

Dune (デューン, Dyūn)

Seiyuu: Hikaru Midorikawa

Dune is the actual leader of the Desert Apostles, who has been in deep sleep after he was defeated by Cure Flower. He is first shown as a shadow on a video screen, talking to Sabaku about the new fairy that has been born and in flashbacks and in several episodes, but his true form and appearance is revealed during episode 37. Dune arrived at Earth after regaining his strength and sent a Desert Seed down to Earth which quickly turned into a Desert Devil. His true intentions is to destroy the Tree of Hearts. Dune is fully defeated in Episode 49 using the Infinity Silhouette.

 

Professor Sabark (サバーク博士, Sabāku-hakase)

Seiyuu: Taiten Kusunoki

Professor Sabark is the acting leader of the Desert Apostles, who wishes to kill the Tree of Hearts. He is usually seen sitting on a chair on a high level in the Desert Apostles' base, always having his right-hand Dark Pretty Cure by his side. He is never seen without his mask. His personality has not been shown properly, however, he wishes to finish off the newest generation of Pretty Cure in order to take down the Tree of Hearts. In Episode 47, it's revealed that he is Yuri's missing father. He is killed by Dune in episode 48.

 

Dark Pretty Cure (ダークプリキュア, Dāku Purikyua)

Seiyuu: Minami Takayama

Dark Pretty Cure is beside Sabark whenever a Desert Apostle has audience with him, acting as his second-in-command. In the beginning of the story, she fought against Cure Moonlight in front of the Heart Tree and won her half broken Pretty Cure Seed. She has an overwhelming strength of battle that can beat Cure Blossom and Cure Marine easily and strip them of Pretty Cure mode. Despite this, she has a deep conscious of competition against Cure Moonlight, who is her best rival. She seems to have a special relation to Cure Moonlight, once she said that she is her. In episode 48, it is revealed that Sabark (Yuri's father) created Dark Pretty Cure from the Heart Tree's data and Yuri; which means that Yuri and her are sisters. She dies in Sabark's arms and vanishes.

 

Sasorina (サソリーナ, Sasorina)

Seiyuu: Urara Takano

Sasorina is one of the Cadets of Sabark, and the first to appear before the heroines. She speaks with a foreign accent and can use her hair as a scorpion tail with poison. Most of the time, Sasolina has a calm aura around her, and always carries a smirk unless panicking or provoked. When provoked, she loses her calm personality and gets angry. Sasolina looks down on weak people, but will acknowledge strong foes. Her name is deprived from sasori, meaning 'scorpion'. In the events of Episode 25, her personality somehow changed after she got hit by Cure Sunshine's Gold Forte Burst. She was fully purified in Episode 40, revealing her Heart Flower (Katakuri) and true self.

 

Kumojacky (クモジャキー, Kumojaki)

Seiyuu: Eiji Takemoto

Kumojacky is one of the Cadets of Sabark. Although evil, Kumojacky believes in fair fights, and would never fight enemies that are too weak. Kumojacky has shown to have a constant passionate personality wherever he goes. He likes to see other people's pain, and has no problem using this to his liking. Full of himself, he claims that not even one hundred Cures can defeat him. Despite this, he is mannered, and always introduces himself to someone he is going to use or fight with. However, he never hesitates to tell people their weaknesses, and even encourage them into becoming stronger. He is purified by Cure Marine in Episode 46, revealing his Heart Flower (Achillea).

 

Cobraja (コブラージャ, Cobrāja)

Seiyuu: Hirofumi Nojima

Cobrajar is one of the Cadets of Sabark. He is very narcissistic, always thinking he is the most beautiful man in the universe. He often makes Snackey take pictures of him posing or make people give him attention. In front of Pretty Cures, he has the power of battle though he wouldn't let his face hurt and thinks to be admired by Pretty Cures at first. He can also throw lethal autographs to attack others. He is purified by Cure Sunshine in Episode 46, revealing his Heart Flower (Japanese rose).

 

Baron Salamander (サラマンダー男爵)

Seiyuu: Keiji Fujiwara

Baron Salamander is a lost member of the Desert Apostles and originally, the right hand man of Dune before Professor Sabark took his place. He is mentioned once by Dune in Episode 48, as the one who give Yuri's father a mask that Sabark is wearing, allowing him to take control of his mind to serve Dune. In the movie, he is the main villain who awakened after 400 years after being defeated by Cure Angie. He is then defeated by the Pretty Cures in the castle of Mont Saint Michel in France.

Snackey (スナッキー, Sunaki)

The Snackeys are a numerous group of servants in the Desert Apostles. Unlike the three other members, the Snackeys act more like their servants, fulfilling all their orders and requests. They cannot talk properly, and instead only uses the word "Ki" when talking. They can be seen in all kinds of different shapes.

Desertrian (デザトリアン Dezatorian)

Seiyuu: Tomoko Kaneda

The monsters of the week, which are formed by fusing stolen wilted Heart Flowers with objects. Unlike monsters in the previous Pretty Cure series, these speak the worries of the person's Heart Flower which caused it to wilt. The stronger the person's fear or worry, the more wilted Heart Flowers they'll have, and the stronger the Desertian will be. Later in the series, the Cadets of Sabark gain Dark Bracelets, allowing them to take direct control of a Desertrian if its motives waver, making them more powerful in the process.

More coming soon in other post!