Delicious Party Pretty Cure

} is a 2022 Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation, billed as the nineteenth installment in the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise. It is directed by Toshinori Fukazawa and written by Sawako Hirabayashi, and premiered on ANN on February 6, 2022, succeeding ''Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure'' in its initial time slot. The series' main themes are cuisine, cooking, gratitude, and sharing while being the second series to use food as its main motif since ''Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode''.

Story

The kingdom of is a place responsible to all the cuisine in multiple worlds. However the kingdom's precious treasure, the is stolen by a bunch of phantom thieves named the "Bundle Gang" whose aim is to monopolize all the cooking of the world for themselves by capturing the , small cooking fairies that represent every dish in the world. As a result, three Energy Fairies from the kingdom were sent to the human world in the town of , where they meet Yui Nagomi and her friends, Kokone Fuwa, Ran Hanamichi and Amane Kasai. Together they become Pretty Cures in order to stop the Bundle Gang from capturing all the Recipepe and bring the Recipe-Bon back from their clutches.

Characters

Pretty Cures

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:Yui is a relaxed, straightforward, and energetic 2nd-year middle school student. Her family owns a diner, and she is an only child who cherishes her late grandmother's motto, "Meals bring smiling faces". She has outstanding physical drive and gets hungry quickly. Her catchphrases are and . She loves fresh vegetables. As the red-accentcolored or pink-basiccolored is Cure Precious, With Kome-Kome's power, she can transform into Cure Precious. Her theme color is pink.

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:Kokone is a fashionable, cool kid. She's a 2nd year middle school student who loves make-up and cute things. Her family owns a fine dining restaurant, and she is an only child. From the people around her, she is viewed as someone who is out of their league. She loves to be alone, and doesn't speak much. Kokone's favorite breads are curry bread and heart-shaped bread. As the yellow and purple-accentcolored or sky blue and blue-basiccolored is Cure Spicy, With Pam-Pam's power, she can transform into Cure Spicy. Her theme color is blue.

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:Ran is a 2nd-year middle school student who loves to talk. Her family owns a ramen shop. She has a younger sister and brother. She is very curious about food, and when she gets excited, she can't stop talking. She secretly posts about food on the social media platform, "CureSta". As the red and green-accentcolored or orange and yellow-basiccolored is Cure Yum-Yum, With Mem-Mem's power, she can transform into Cure Yum-Yum. Her theme colors are yellow.

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:Amane is a reliable 3rd year middle school student with a strong sense of justice. Her family owns a fruit parlor, and she has two older brothers. She is the student council president who cares about the wellbeing of the whole school. She is good at both sports and her studies, and is taking karate lessons. Amane's favorite sweets are ohagi and parfaits. She is good friends with the Parfait Recipepe, who she loves dearly. She was once brainwashed as , a member of the Bundle Gang who is responsible for stealing the Recipe-Bon. After many headaches, Yui, Kokone and Ran have finally managed to free her from Godatz's control in Episode 12. As the gold-imagecolored or purple-accentcolored or rainbow and white-basiccolored is Cure Finale, With the power of the Heart Fruits Pendant, she can transform into Cure Finale. Her theme colors are gold or purple and white.

Energy Fairies

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:The fox-like Energy Fairy of Rice, who from episode 3 onwards also has the ability to transform into a human girl. Her full name is . Compared to the other two, she's young, innocent and energetic. When she combines forces and transforms with Yui, she enters her "rice ball form." She ends her sentences with .

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:The dog-like Energy Fairy of Bread. Her full name is . She's 4 or 5 in human years, and loves to get compliments. She loves Kokone. When she combines forces and transforms with Kokone, she enters her "sandwich form." She ends her sentences with .

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:The dragon-like Energy Fairy of Noodles. His full name is . About 4-5 in human years, he's relaxed and doesn't make a fuss. He's impressed by Ran's passion. When he combines forces and transforms with Ran, he enters his "bowl form." He ends his sentences with .

CooKingdom

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:A man from CooKingdom who came in search of the stolen Recipe-Bon. He has high beauty standards and knows cosmetology and is often emotional. He is capable of conjuring the , a battle dimension where the Cures can fight the Bundle Gang without hurting the innocent civilians on Earth. His catchphrase is .

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:The King of the CooKingdom.

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:The Queen of the CooKingdom

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:The Cook Fighter Apprentice of the CooKingdom.

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:Rosemary's master and the leader of the Cook Fighters.

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:The ancestor of Kome-Kome II known for her extraordinary power. Twenty years earlier he had traveled with Ginger and the other Energy food fairies to Oishina Town. After learning from Yui and the others from the future that the food and the memories associated with it would be in danger, she decides to use all her energy to protect Oishiina Town and sacrifice herself, giving birth to the current Kome-Kome

Cook Fighters

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:Takumi is Yui's childhood friend and a 3rd year middle school student. He's blunt but takes care of people. His family runs a guest house. He can transform into a Cook Fighter named Black Pepper, using the power of the Delicious Stone.

Bundle Gang

The series' main antagonists. The are a group of phantom thieves responsible for the disappearance of the Recipe-Bon in the CooKingdom. Their aim on obtaining it is to monopolize every dish for themselves by capturing all the Recipepes.

Leaders

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:The main antagonist of the series. The greedy leader of the Bundle Gang who wants to collect all of the Recipepes so he can own all types of cuisines. In Episode 41, his true identity is , the Imperial Guard Captain of the CooKingdom.

Generals

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:The second-in-command of the Bundle Gang who has an insidious way of speaking.

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:The self-proclaimed genius of the Bundle Gang who invents new gadgets to make the Ubauzo stronger. In Episode 28, it was revealed that he was once a CooKingdom resident and was finally arrested in the end. In Episode 37, he escaped from prison when Secretor was going to attack him and then he lets the Cures send him back.

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:The cheerful robot of the Bundle Gang who was created by Narcistole and powered by a Delicious Stone. Spiritole was originally programmed with Narcistole's tastes in mind as well as being very kind with cheerleader-like tendencies. In Episode 27, he was unfortunately deactivated by Narcistole who abruptly removes his Delicious Stone. In Episode 28, Secretor later decides to restore him with another Special Delicious Stone so he can go on missions again but after Secretor reprogrammed him, Spiritole became serious and more task-oriented.

Monsters

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:The series' main monsters. Their name is based on the word . They are created by the Bundle Gang Generals using the stolen Recipepes and the Bundle Gang container. Upon being purified by the Cures, they say and also freeing a Recipepe from the container. In Episode 10, after Gentle's container received an upgrade, the Ubauzo has become stronger. These are created from the bento box of the Bundle Gang members when they lend their power by saying ". The box changes to be completely purple with a yellow line, with the Bundle Gang logo and sides that look like horns. In Episode 13, the new upgrade type called is summoned by Narcistole. In Episode 17, Narcistole is able to fuse two possessed objects to create a stronger Motto Ubauzo. In Episode 25, Spiritole is able to fuse a cooking object and a non cooking object to create a even stronger Motto Ubauzo. In Episode 28, a powerful type called is summoned.

Cures' family members

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:Yui's mother who's the owner of Nagomi Diner.

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:Yui's father. He works as a fisherman with Monpei Shinada around the world. He is born as .

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:Yui's late grandmother. She was the first to introduce the characteristic symbol of the maneki neko to Oishiina Town and is known for both her proverbs and her wisdom as well as her physical strength. In episode 38, she is revealed to be the narrator of the story of the series.

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:Kokone's mother.

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:Kokone's father.

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:Ran's father.

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:Ran's mother.

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:Ran's younger sister.

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:Ran's younger brother.

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:Amane's father.

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:Amane's mother.

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:Amane's older twin brothers.

Shinsen Middle School

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:Yui's classmate from the soccer club.

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:Kokone's friends.

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:A student from Shinsen Middle School. He tells a lot of lies to impress his classmates but in reality he suffers a lot from the lack of his older brother, who moved to study, who had looked after him since he was little as their parents were always too busy running the family shop.

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:The student council vice president at Shinsen Middle School.

Others

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:Takumi's mother who work at Nagomi Diner and the owner of Fuku-An. She is born as .

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:Takumi's father. He works as a fisherman with Hikaru Nagomi around the world. He knows the world of CooKingdom and had previously entrusted Takumi with a Delicious Stone. He was formerly known as a Cook Fighter named .

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:Kokone's butler. On CureSta, he goes by the username of

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:An elderly lady who runs the traditional Japanese sweet shop . On her own, which boasts 60 years of uninterrupted business. She is forced to close due to a new business district and therefore Ran, who is a loyal customer of the store, tries to help her. In reality, being old and lonely, she no longer wishes to carry on the shop, contenting herself with letting her sweets live in the memories of her most loyal customers.

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:They are two childhood friends and acquaintances of Takumi. Yosuke works at a fruit and vegetable shop that Takumi goes to while Asae is often ill due to her weak physical condition. Precisely for this reason, in the past, Yosuke used to bring her crêpes while she was hospitalized and that Takumi will try to recreate to reconcile the two after a fight.

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:A married couple and together they run the . Specialty yakisoba restaurant. Very close-knit, they participate against Rosemary in the "Yummy Street Food Grand Prix" with their specialty, the "Love Love Sea Food Yakisoba". Five years ago, the shop was run by Miyako's family and Takao was a regular customer. They both loved each other but neither had the courage to confess their feelings to the other. Thanks to Yui's grandmother, known to both of them, they managed to declare themselves while eating yakisoba while watching fireworks together, a legend that is said to unite people forever.

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:He is a guest of the "Churu Fest", an event in Oishina Town which hosts noodles from all over the world. He met Ran's father during one of his trips.

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:The princess of the distant island Isuki, very similar to Yui except for the color of her eyes and her temper, composed and shy. Years earlier she had met Monpei who had told her of his incredible resemblance to Yui. Because of her shyness she is afraid of failure, and therefore prefers to plan everything in advance and has not been allowed to visit public places for many years due to her role as future queen of Isuki. She then decides, with the support of Yui and the others, to swap her identity with Yui's for an afternoon, so that she can try the foods of Oishina Town without being discovered. She is also called . Because she prefers to smile rather than talk.

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:Maira's butler.

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:Maira's evil older cousin who tries to oust her from the throne, deeming her incapable of holding the office of queen.

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:An old man who returns to visit Oishina Town from time to time.

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:Matasaburo's grandson. His biggest dream is to become a professional baseball player, even though his grandfather would rather take more interest in cooking.

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:A Japanese competitive eater.

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:A gourmet influencer.

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:Wakana's father. He is a big fan of football, like his daughter, and despite his work he always tries to support Wakana by preparing food that can integrate well with his passion for sport.

Movie Characters

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:The director of Dreamia and the main antagonist of ''Delicious Party Pretty Cure the Movie: Dreaming Children's Lunch!''

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:The robots of Dreamia.

Development

On November 4, 2021, Toei trademarked the name for the new series that will be released for the 2022 season. On November 25, 2021, the series title was officially unveiled on Toei's official website. The official website is then later updated on January 9, 2022, with new information and reveal of the main characters of the series. Regarding the main theme of the series, ABC Animation Producer Kanako Tada said that "Food and cooking is irreplaceable in life, and at the same time, it has many important elements that give color to everyday life. Through this work, the motto Yui Nagomi cherishes: 'Meals bring smiling faces' will surely be an important word for everyone." Toei Animation producer Yasumi Kaori also said that "Warm feelings will surely make you smile. The happiness and joy of 'sharing' smiles also opens up new smiles... With that in mind, I chose 'gratitude' and 'sharing' as the main theme, and 'food' as the center of the story."

The series also marks the debut role for Hana Hishikawa, in which she debuted her voice acting career back in 2020.

On March 11, 2022, Toei Animation announced a hiatus, due to its production being affected by a third party hack that had tampered with the studio's own files. It was later announced on March 13, 2022 that the show would be on hiatus for four weeks. On April 3, 2022, it was announced that the show would be on hiatus at least another week. On April 6, it was announced that the show would resume airing beginning on April 17.

Media

Anime

''Delicious Party Pretty Cure'' officially airs on all ANN stations in Japan on February 6, 2022, replacing ''Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure'' in its initial timeslot. Machico performed the series' opening theme while Chihaya Yoshitake performed the first ending theme "Delicious Happy Days" and Rico Sasaki performed the second ending theme . Shiho Terada (''Garo'') returns to compose the music for the third time. Toei Animation Inc. licensed the series in North America and several select territories and began streaming on Crunchyroll the same day it premiered in Japan.

Films

A movie based on the anime, was released in Japanese movie theaters on September 23, 2022.

Manga

A manga adaption series began serialization in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine in March 2022, illustrated by Futago Kamikita.

References

External links

Official website


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