Fresh Pretty Cure!

Fresh Pretty Cure!
Cover of 8th DVD volume featuring (from left to right): Cure Passion, Chiffon and Tart (top), Cure Pine, Cure Peach and Cure Berry
フレッシュプリキュア!
(Furesshu PuriKyua!)
GenreMagical girl[1]
Created byIzumi Todo
Anime television series
Directed byJunji Shimizu (all episodes)
Akifumi Zako (assistant director; episodes 16-50)
Written byAtsushi Maekawa
Music byYasuharu Takanashi
StudioToei Animation
Original networkANN (ABC, TV Asahi)
English network
Original run February 1, 2009 January 31, 2010
Episodes50 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written byIzumi Todo
Illustrated byFutago Kamikita
Published byKodansha
MagazineNakayoshi
DemographicShōjo
Original runMarch 2009February 2010
Volumes12
Anime film
Fresh PreCure the Movie: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!?
Directed byJunji Shimizu
Written byAtsushi Maekawa
Music byYasuharu Takanashi
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedOctober 31, 2009
Video game
Fresh PreCure! Asobi Collection
DeveloperNamco Bandai Games
PublisherNamco Bandai Games
GenreMinigame
PlatformNintendo DS
ReleasedOctober 29, 2009

Fresh Pretty Cure! (フレッシュプリキュア!, Furesshu PuriKyua!), also known as Fresh PreCure!, is a Japanese magical girl anime series and the sixth in the Pretty Cure metaseries by Izumi Todo, featuring the fourth generation of Cures. The series was produced by Toei Animation, directed by Junji Shimizu (Jigoku Sensei Nube The Movie) and written by Atsushi Maekawa (Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Jewelpet). The character designs were created by Hisashi Kagawa (Saikano, Bomberman Jetters, Phantom Thief Jeanne). The series aired on TV Asahi's ANN network from February 1, 2009, to January 31, 2010, succeeding Yes! PreCure 5 Go Go!’s time slot, and was succeeded by HeartCatch PreCure!.

Fresh Pretty Cure aims at an older demographic beyond its target audience of young girls, and was the first to introduce CG-animated ending themes with dance routines. The series' main themes are happiness and dance, with playing-card suits, fruits and clovers as the Cure's main motifs.

  1. ^ Loo, Egan. "Fresh Precure TV Anime Series Confirmed for Spring". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 2009-02-02. Retrieved November 27, 2008.