Fresh Precure!

About Fresh Precure!

Looking for background on Fresh Precure! (フレッシュプリキュア！)? This action, comedy and fantasy series by Toei Animation (2009) starts out like this. The premise: Love Momozono is a 14-year-old pupil at Yotsuba Junior Highschool that tends to care more for others than for herself. One day she visits a show of the famous dance unit "Trinity" and resolves to become a dancer, too.

Further in, on the same event, subordinates of the Labyrinth Domain show up who want to collect the unhappiness of the audience. Love gets the strength to change into Cure Peach and fights them. Soon after, she is joined by her good companions Miki, who is Cure Berry, and Inori, who becomes Cure Pine.

As an action title, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Voice work is led by Eri Kitamura as Miki Aono and Kanae Oki as Love Momozono. Think of it as a pick for viewers who like fast, high-impact fights. At 50 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Toei Animation, which means the visual identity of Fresh Precure! follows that studio's craft. Because it leans on action, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. At 7.5/10 it earns a solid reception, a safe pick for fans of the genre. On the casting side, Eri Kitamura voicing Miki Aono gives the lead role a recognizable voice. It aired in 2009, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.