39:36 The Makoto Syndrome The Makoto Syndrome is a type of disorder commonly seen with most, if not all, Purple Pretty Cures. The first case of this is seen with the Cure of Spade, Makoto Kenzaki/Cure Sword. Symptoms may include, but not limited to: increase in popularity amongst the Japanese and Western PreCure community, slight decrease in badassery, and occasionally reduced to being the Butt Monkey of their show. If symptoms persist, consult your local Toei office.
I love Makoto but I definitely agree she should’ve waited a bit longer to be a meme it always keeps me wondering what the show would be like without the all stars movie rushing them to put her on the team
Precure Rule 101 "No falling in Love" I think this is a reference from the idol culture of japan where they are not allow to date. I don't understand whats the purpose of adding that kind rule in this series. Regarding Blue's backstory about his love interest with Mirage and his misfortune thingy, for me that was a pointless rule that I ever heard. International Cure I like the idea of having a Cures around the Word its a good thing they are having new stuff, just like you said it was a reference from G Gundam but it was ignored, lack of screen time and no idea about them. gosh this anniversary season is very messy.
Yep that applies to everyone Waifu anime out there(that why there always almost no guy involve or not as close to them)sure there not supposed to fall in love but being in yuri relationship is somehow ok lol
I think Megumi has some good points, but it was definitely frustrating how she wasn't built up to be an good pink lead in the series. If I remember correctly, she didn't get as much time until near the end of the series and most of it had to do with a love triangle that wasn't needed. That being said, I dont hate Megumi, just sad that she didn't get enough focus. She certainly isn't as bad as Hikaru(cure star), who I can't take seriously as a main character at all.
They actually gave Red and Fortune a 'But For Me It Was Tuesday' moment XD I am dying. 39:45 Is the Makotovirus a mutation of the earlier Minako Aino virus? Because in Sailor Moon (the 90s anime) Sailor Venus did pretty much the same thing. SM Classic? Hardened veteran. R and onwards? Usagi on steroids.
Well, considering that Masuko shares her voice with the student photographer from Heartcatch, I think Masuko is simply the girl from heart catch who grew up and became a reporter. [That's my theory anyway]
i'm looking forward to the rest of the Hapcha reviews because i REALLY want to see you tackling go princess! (that series was amazing an i can't wait to see an in depth review)
Yeah I have a confession.... I think the Idea of Iona being right about Hime accidently unleashing the Phantom Empire form the Box.... is a Mix bag to me, This Reveal was done while I was in Mexico.... At that point in my Story Writing on Days of Future Past on Facebook, I was relocating myself so I would not get taken in my the PreCures that where furious at me for.... Controversially pinning Cure Fortune as an Unlikable person.... Like there are so many ways this could have Gone Wrong, Like what is Hime clams she Didn't open the Box, But someone from her family Did so, And Hime taking the Rules that where established tried to Stop this Family member, But was unable to do so, The Phantom Empire broke out on there own, And Hime was caught in the Middle of it, A Simple Misunderstanding..... But would Contradict Iona Hikawa's Belief, I guess this was gonna be intended to be part of the Story with some Manipulation in play, But Toei Forced the Re-write to say that We don't know any better and have this Twist, Sacrificing what the Creator of this Series wanted to tell. As For Iona AKA Cure Fortune.... I'll have to be honest.... Her motivations are not Love based.... they are more on the lines of Wanting Revenge, Knowing full wall that the Fight was Tiring her out, And what does she do, Retreat??? No, She Falls into Phantoms Trap without giving a second Though, I know she want's to Do everything she Can to Protect the World..... But the Truth is.... Cure Fortune is not like Cure Moonlight, Cure Sword nor Cure Ace, Hell not even Cure Tender to some Degree, She's Reckless, Dangerously so to herself, And not wanting to team up with Megumi's Group because of her Grudge on Hime and Fighting Phantom's Minions and then Taking him on head on..... When you get down to it, She should have Realised that She is Emotionally Compromised like Spoke from Star Trek 2009..... And should Cure Fortunes Choices are Stupid, JUST DOWN RIGHT STUPID, They high Risk, Little Chance of Success like Situations, And Show that she's not prepared some the Responsibilities, It's the same with Poe from Star Wars The Last Jedi, All she cares about is the Outcome, and being unable to see the Bigger picture, Until eventually her Uncooperativeness to Hime and possibly Megumi and Yuuko, And her Bone-headed Attitude and Attack, Resulted in one thing.... Getting her Ass handed to her by an opponent more powerful then her, And almost becoming in the same Predicament Maria Hikawa was in.
Surprised for the fast release. But yeah, Blue is a big part of the issue for this series. Some of it has been his hypocritical stance that really annoys a lot of people.
Oh wow. That was quicker than I expected! Thanks for your hard work! I'll timestamp where I want to comment as usual, so sorry for the long comment in advance! Be warned! 0:32 NO. The pretty cure never needed mentor characters and they don't need to. The fairies have always served that purpose perfectly fine. Having a god is a cool concept as an ally and they have done it before to be fair, but honestly, it feels rather redundant. The fairy partners do nothing but give exposition in this show which makes them also feel redundant. So why not give that mentor role to them? I get not wanting it to be focused on the fairies itself as it's clearly not the show's goal, but if not, WHY HAVE THEM THERE??? It just feels like they're trying so hard to recapture HC's success with their fairies and even I didn't like them that much. They should've chosen between Blue or the Fairies being a guide. Blue already gave Megumi her crystal so there's no reason to say that he can't just be the giver of fairies either. 4:10 A Pandora's box reference...huh. I'll give credit where it's due there. That being said, considering what we learn later I doubt it. 6:07 FINALLY I get to talk about this moment. FINALLY. Screw this moment. Everything about it makes no sense considering what we see later on. Iona should not be a cure. PERIOD. And it's not that I even hate her, the writing is just Swiss cheese plot holes here. There was no lead up saying that a cure could randomly pass off their powers to another person in this season and the writers wrote themselves into a corner and couldn't get out of it. Blue even showed us episode 1 how you become a cure so you can't speculate that it's possible for another person to share the same power. You HAVE to have the crystal which Iona's older sister already had and WAS USING when she was defeated. How did she get her transformation device? How did she transform? Why does she look different from Tender if it's the same crystal? And it's even more insulting later on as we see more of this "plot" come along. Ugh. Iona has good moments, but man, her character bg is just full of awful plotholes. 6:25 YES I can talk about this too! Blue is responsible for this entire mess and the fact he's NOT HONEST with ANYONE about this ruins any type of relationship he has with the cures (we'll see that later) He basically hides the truth from all these girls and forces them to follow his rules because he can't come to terms with his mistakes. Why does no one call him out on the fact that's he's basically forcing these compassionate people to forgo their love life for his satisfaction? This would be a good character arc to show how despite being a god, Blue is flawed and trying to do what he sees best. In reality however, Blue not only puts the other cures in danger by withholding this information, it makes him look so shady. 7:05 This is what I mean also. Leading on a young hormonal girl into thinking you have something into her is another level of YUCK. Especially when you say they can' t return those feelings. 12:00 This is why many people like myself like Hime. She's not the best character in all of precure but she's an interesting one and actively tries to be a better person. Something that Megumi really could've used. If you were to ask if Hime would run away near the end of the series like in the beginning, I'd answer no. Because she's not the same person. 17:45 I know we know who this is, which bothers me even more because as I said, the plot is Swiss cheese. We don't have a good sense of time in this show considering that this scene happens...DESPITE the Axia being opened up recently. 20:45 I didn't go into this show as a "best season ever mentality" and I can appreciate the writers doing their own thing, the problem is that this happens for like...a few episodes? Smile doesn't have the best world-building but I can tell they writers had plenty of fun with it. In this season's case it feels like it's stuck between a rock and a hard place. It wants to have these serious themes, but at the same time, the show doesn't want me to take it seriously. I wouldn't mind if they just let loose, but it felt like ironically enough the swiss cheese plot held it back. I almost wish this was a simpler series format because a lot more of this stuff would be excusable. *sigh* 27:17 Why does the wish mechanic exist in this show? Seriously, it's pretty much useless and really poorly explained. 29:14 Another reason people don'y like Iona. I even admit I got sick of it at this point. And considering what happens later it makes even less sense. 29:57 Speaking of which. This makes no sense either. How did Iona, a normal girl before this point, get the crystal?? Never explained. Tender was defeated by The Precure Hunter and as we've seen in the show you get trapped in the mirror when you are defeated. So how did Iona transform? Via Blue? Not possible because even HE doesn't know she's an active cure. Even then, no other cure has this knowledge of Hime opening the box. So how did Iona find this out? Blue obviously didn't tell her, so how is this possible? Simply put, Iona's backstory/motivation is so sloppy. 37:21 I would like this moment its own as well. This is a generally sweet moment... Until you realize the foundation for this moment is Swiss cheese lol 38:13 Toei can not let go of the pink lead and it bothers me so much. Just make the most interesting character the lead. Ugh. 38:59 All the cards wasted. Pointless Like, I get the moment in itself, but Iona was already a Cure before this point. Having the big wish subplot lead to this is just as bad as the crystals the girls collected in Doki Doki being used on Ace and never being brought up again. She's already a cure and there's no reason they can't just get back the transformation device. She doesn't even look any different. If she looked more like TENDER that would make more sense as once she becomes Fortune it signifies becoming more of herself, but instead, it's the same design? I don't get it. Why have this big moment for nothing. 45:18 This is Iona's best moment in the show. I love seeing characters rip Blue apart lol
Agree, Happiness Charge's plot is pretty much like a swiss cheese, though my take is that the holes are like a black hole that can potentially break the whole story. I also don't get the wish, this could've been a very easy way to end things, but the writers chose the worst possible way to not only made Iona turn into a Precure again, or sell new toys, but to make the whole wish subplot completely pointless. Also here is another big plot hole, remember when Azenzone mentioned that with powers like Phantom that could make an army of Monsters very easily, and that they could take over the world? Yeah good point, why haven't they taken over the world yet? What is stopping them?
Eien no Tomodachi Precure. (Everyone can become a Precure) Huh guess the theme song used for Precure All Stars Friends to the future does apply to this series .
After watching your review, and thinking about it, Happiness Charge is really only bad when you really think of the story issues. I mean, this part alone, I can name a lot of plot holes that really made me dislike this series when I first watched it. - How did Iona transform into a Precure by using her sisters transformation device despite not being chosen? - Why didn't Blue know about this? - Yeah, with Phantom alone, the Phantom Empire can easily take over the world, what is stopping them? - THAT WISH!!!! Why would you wish for something like that when you can easily wish for something that could resolve everything? But if you look at the series as nothing more than just something that the creators made without taking anything seriously, you can just laugh at it as someone's "professional" work that was made at their day off. And with just that, it is easy to enjoy watching it.
I can’t stress enough how utterly pointless that whole wish thing felt. It feels like the Cures went through all that for nothing and it was never brought up again. Still, I guess the show is at is best when you don’t think about it, as well as, the fact it could have been worse.
The funnier thing about the newsreport episode is she says "I will ask God" which Blue can't communicate with them without communication pads or so he says with Honey when they need to rush to give her one. So when Megumi replies within like 5 seconds later it like either she is assuming she knows what he would said. Or she is saying she is like a God herself. (With the expression of confidence she has too the later seems probable)
I’d like the Toei animation staff member that stopped Megumi/Blue from becoming a thing, as well as Mana/Joe in Doki Doki. What’s up them trying to pair teens with older men?! I also always found I creepy that Blue would only let young girls be Precure despite perfectly willing and capable adults like Masako willing to help fight.
Thankfully, the seems to lead that the endgame for Megumi is actually Megumi/Seiji. While I wholeheartedly agree that Blue is the ultimate jerk in the series, I get why they made Megumi like Blue. I think they wanted to bring the First Love thing where teens tend to like older people as choice first love. BLUE IS STILL A JERK THOUGH.
It's a funny thing you see...EVERY SINGLE LEADER (with few exceptions) in Pretty Cure always falls in love with someone that it's older than them. No, it doesn't matter how many years are apart. It's always an older man. -Nagisa with Shougo (he was a year older than her) -Saki with Mai's brother (I think he was in second year of high school) -Nozomi and Kokoda (WHO WAS HIS TEACHER) -(We skip Love cause she didn't really feel in love with no one and two people falling in love with her doesn't count) -Tsubomi and Coupe (At least the form that looks like her grandfather and let's not forget Itsuki is also a year older) -(We are skipping Hibiki cause she doesn't love anyone but food) -Miyuki is in love with Peter Pan and you know how that tale goes. He's forever a child but it doesn't change the fact that he can be 100 years older than her. -(We skip Mana. I SAID WE SKIP MANA.) -Megumi and Blue (300+ years old God) -Haruka and Kanata (who sometimes saw Haruka as he sees his little sister and that's why I never took this ship seriously) -(Should I skip Mirai? Yeah. Let's do it) -Ichika and Elissio (Don't tell me that ain't a thing. Also, Akira is older than her and that one counts.) -Hana and ughh....George. -Hikaru doesn't have time for shitty inmature romance, she has to go to space.
I dont know why but i see bits and pieces of this series having meant to be a future team. Like set in the future of the crossover films with all the characters from past series having graduated highschool or college. I don't know why but i think its because this Masuko looks like an adult version of the Cinq Lumières Newspaper club president, Masuko Mika. But they probably hit a lot of legal obstacles trying to bring that concept to life thus they could only have international cure members and one coincidental lookalike character. I mean just imagine if this was the adult Masuko Mika recounting her run in with the Yes 5 team who may had been taken down by phantom as adults.
Yeah, the series so far until this point is actually the good part of Hapcha. It is funny and silly that it felt somewhat silly to hate it too much. At least Hapcha still fulfill its purpose as entertainment. .... Until we get to the Blue sub plot for the next part. Geez, that guy is enemy of all girl without doubt. Hapcha clearly wanted to adapt the love sub plot from Futari wa and Yes Precure 5 while making variation. The problem is just the choice of person. Like, come on it is that damned Blue who become the center of it all. That wimpy, annoying, wimpy, gut-less Blue being center of Love Triangle? Since this series use song to purify enemy, I'll use this card. Blue, go study how to be in a Triangle to Macross Frontier. Well, maybe it is a nice trivia for those who know the VA for Megumi lol. Like, seriously if they want to make a triangle, just use Seiji. A triangle is only interesting when the center and winning team is interesting. Well, if it gives me the ultimate shipping material that is episode 46-47 then I guess I would just move it to fanfic. Well Precure isn't deep enough to make me want to write a fanfic though. Well, the Precard is actually rather normal in this case. Yeah sure it isn't exactly the best animated but if we're strictly talking about card collecting.... sorry Azen, Precard way of showing is categorized as 'Normal'. The problem this time is just the Precure being too bland in design no one can't bring themselves to buy it since it isn't 'cute'. Honestly if we put all the Precure in the same room, Hapcha would win as the most bland. I know it is necessary for dress-up stuff (it is hard when the character isn't template) but seriously Hapcha lacks the 'moe' and 'kawaii' to a critical level. Oh well, guess we should suffer together through Blue's wimpy arc.
Unfortunately, it seems the edict from Toei is the pink lead MUST be an ordinary Earth girl, even with a team that is otherwise from the Fairy Kingdom. And, with series like this, it hurts the plot. And sadly, Megumi is probably the prototype they would lead to Mirai, Ichika, and mostly painfully Hikaru. I'm starting to wonder if Go Princess was an aberration and not the end of the modern Cure era (which actually ended with DokiDoki). But Hime is definitely the main character of the series. This is her story and her journey. Really, she should have gotten to do what Megumi did in the end. To hell that she's the blue. Shake things up a bit. Really, I would like to see a Precure series where even if you have a pink lead, it is the conflict of another one of the characters and they are the ones at the forefront. HeartCatch did this with the final battle. Yeah, Blossom was there, but she was backing up Moonlight who had the real stakes in this. Though, Happiness Charge was not the series to rock the boat. As I've said, it was honest that it was meant to be lighthearted fluff and wore that status proudly. Not every series needs to be Shakespeare. And, after so many series that tried to act like they were big and important only to come off as pretentious, I wouldn't mind another Happiness Charge-esque series. However, Blue was an incredibly unwanted factor in all this. I wonder if they even knew what to do with this character. Basically, he's recruiting teenagers to clean up his monumental mess. And that wouldn't be too bad, IF WE DIDN'T SEE PHANTOM'S LIVING TROPHY CASE! Blue, YOU SUCK!
The whole problem in Hapcha and why it is hated could be summed into Blue is a jerk Blue is a jerk Blue is a jerk Someone need to think of better design That's all.
@@HadeaRin The design didn't really bother me. And really the animation didn't either. Though, I usually ignore bad animation (so long as it doesn't make my eyes bleed) when the story is good while good animation is wasted on a bad story.
Mmmmm...Iona huh. Tbh, I was like u Azenzon. My first impressions of her was downright “I hate this b***h. How dare you stoop Hime down so much?! She’s been through enough s**t as it is!!” But...watching part 2, the more I looked into it, the more I go “huh...now that u mention it” if u get the idea. Now granted, their banter took a little too long but personally, it’s understandable. I mean even IF Hime would try to explain her reason with her sooner, she’ll still be stubborn and lash out at her; continue on with her “Hime hate train” until she gets her sister back regardless. Seeing Iona feeling guilty about what she did and say to Hime was a nice touch. It’s not an immediate “let bygones be bygones” (thank god...being too forgiving is just...ugggh...STP flashbacks...). It’s a gradual bond between the blue and purple Cures of the season. I’ll take back what I said about her in the previous video: from “bye” to “I’ll give her some respect”. She’s ok. What else...ah yes. The “Precure can’t fall in love” rule by Blue...I call that bulls**t. Huh...rewatching this now, I gradually noticed that Megumi was, in a sense, a much tamer(?) bland Hikaru long before THE abomination comes by years later...or maybe she’s bland Mirai before Mirai comes by. Does that make sense? Maybe someone clarify this for me on the four bad Pink Leads in my book (Megumi, Mirai, Ichika and Hikaru) please. Idk who’s the blandest of them all at this point ^^; And Yuko? Eeeeeeeh...no offense if u like her Azenzone buuuuut...what’s her purpose besides singing about food? Ah yeaaah...the attempted “beastiality” shipping of her and Phantom. =w=
I think Ichika still win the blandest Pink so far. Anyone can still survive Megumi easily without having ptsd. The most annoying is Hikaru with her reality show reaction face, then followed by Mirai. Hikaru and Mirai is annoying you the most if I remember it correctly. If Megumi is written to be set with Seiji since start and they made it like Nagisa and her crush, Megumi would still have cute point. The problem is that it just need to be the galactic level jerk that is Blue.... You don't just pair the Pink with the side characters that everyone hates with passion. Megumi liking Blue is also half misunderstanding in Megumi since she caught cold lol.
@@HadeaRin i think i would describe Hikaru's character, since shes voiced by an idol, to be on par with the Kardashians at this point...actually, her and Ichika are on that level of a character...Both are twin pigtailed idiots who commited ALOT of mistakes (though Hikaru takes the prize for that), yet NO ONE calls them out on it and continue to praise them as if to say "yeah. These girls did alot to be where i am. They never did anything wrong"...which is a huge lie cause both are hypocrites in their own right. Mirai is second and shes just horny and overly clingy towards Liko (which is just pushing it man...). She hardly emotes any negative emotions at all...apart from the finale and few moments at the first half, which is a shame cause shes voiced by a well known VA (whos recently voiced Megumine in Konosuba AND Mash from both FGO and FGO: Babylonia...). And i know in the manga, they "kissed" buuut...i mean the hand holding montage in the first half already says it for me...and that one creepy fanfic i read. Gnnn... *shivers* As for Megumi...mmm...thinking about it now, why does she like Blue in the first place? What does she see in him? I mean look at Seiji...he looks perfect. A good supporting character even...and yet she chose the dummy who commited that one stupid rule...
@@curepanda2646 Yeah, it has been one of the many mystery that I have. Blue isn't a gentleman unlike best guy Seiji. Well, Megumi started feeling weird when Blue pick her up when she is having cold so maybe she misunderstood the heat from cold to heat from falling in love as it goes from there. You know the first love syndrome and why it is fated to sink most of the time. Thankfully, all hints lead to Megumi developing feeling to Seiji in the end so she still has eyes for good men. Well, my favorite scenario is like George to OG Hana since his love mess up with at least 2 timeline. Deep, ugly, and beautiful at the same time. Across all Precure series, he is the only one who has real 'love'. The rest are puppy love level. Blue doesn't have even a quarter of George's guts to do anything (and I mean *anything* ) to face Mirage. Seriously, it won't develop this far if Blue have some spine to confess to Mirage and tell her how he feels with the whole God-Priestess stuff. Come on, he isn't the first God who made love with Human. *jabbing at Greek Myth*
What about Disney? Didn't their version of Zeus portray him as an admirable character in Hercules? I think the team tried to make another version of Zeus from Disney.
I do not get why people compare Hap Cha to Heart Catch, like there are soo many other precure seasons that are simliar to one another ie: Smile/ Yes, Fresh/Go Pri, and apprently Futari/Splash star and yet we do not want to point them out
@Gian I feel like they do it because HapCha is a "bad season" and Heart Catch is an awesome season and HapCha is a rip off of it. Peesonally I like it it was my first season and i loved it Cure Princess is my fave blue/cure in the entire franchise and the highlight of the show and movie and i also think that the love plot adds to megumi's character and actually helps her see sejii's feelings and and adds resolution to their relationship and is not a hindrance to the story and although I do not like nor hate her, I do not think she is static because she faces obstacles like the fear that if no one needs her help then what is her purpose in life, and understanding sejii's feelings, which is building her character
We had Fairies who are also Henshin Devices, & a Semi-Mentor Roles to the Girls, & can we want a PreCure Season where all the Girls ARE also the Fairies?
Where can you watch pretty cure? Sorry if this is a stupid question but I cannot find it anywhere but I really want to watch it, because so far I’ve only been able to watch glitter force on Netflix
hope you are holding up safe wherever you are also welcome to all to the lost belt time for fgo to beat you over with a stick because this is mans contrey now good luck to all
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Fortune: You took everything from me!
Phantom: I don't even know who you are.
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The Makoto Syndrome
The Makoto Syndrome is a type of disorder commonly seen with most, if not all, Purple Pretty Cures. The first case of this is seen with the Cure of Spade, Makoto Kenzaki/Cure Sword.
Symptoms may include, but not limited to: increase in popularity amongst the Japanese and Western PreCure community, slight decrease in badassery, and occasionally reduced to being the Butt Monkey of their show.
If symptoms persist, consult your local Toei office.
Stop turning Cool Anti-Heroines into PreCure's Bulk & Skull.
I love Makoto but I definitely agree she should’ve waited a bit longer to be a meme it always keeps me wondering what the show would be like without the all stars movie rushing them to put her on the team
"Imagine how insane it would be if EVERYONE became a Precure?"
*LOOKS AT HUGTTO INTENSELY*
While not handled well I personally liked that scene and the message that anyone can rise up and fight the darkness of this world
Which Huggto ep was that? It's been a while since I've seen it.
Isabella Berrios the second last one where everyone becomes a Precure
Lol. Still a good scene though
But Hugtto made it work. The theme after all was 'You can be anything, you can do anything'.
"Lady, you do realize the term is magical GIRL."
Asumi: •Laughs in adult•
Precure Rule 101 "No falling in Love"
I think this is a reference from the idol culture of japan where they are not allow to date. I don't understand whats the purpose of adding that kind rule in this series. Regarding Blue's backstory about his love interest with Mirage and his misfortune thingy, for me that was a pointless rule that I ever heard.
International Cure
I like the idea of having a Cures around the Word its a good thing they are having new stuff, just like you said it was a reference from G Gundam but it was ignored, lack of screen time and no idea about them. gosh this anniversary season is very messy.
Mostly likely it has to do with Toei going "we want the Aikatsu/Love Live/Idolmaster audience" with the series nowadays.
Yep that applies to everyone Waifu anime out there(that why there always almost no guy involve or not as close to them)sure there not supposed to fall in love but being in yuri relationship is somehow ok lol
Oh...that rule makes a lot more sense when you consider what their group attack turns out to be (i.e. an idol performance)
Idols have that shit rule? Now I hate it more.
One thing I agreed fully with Azenzone is that Pretty Cures are NOT idols.
Kelly Johana but anime market it on cute girl are idol in itself(like your favorite anime Waifu for example)
I think Megumi has some good points, but it was definitely frustrating how she wasn't built up to be an good pink lead in the series. If I remember correctly, she didn't get as much time until near the end of the series and most of it had to do with a love triangle that wasn't needed. That being said, I dont hate Megumi, just sad that she didn't get enough focus. She certainly isn't as bad as Hikaru(cure star), who I can't take seriously as a main character at all.
They actually gave Red and Fortune a 'But For Me It Was Tuesday' moment XD I am dying.
39:45 Is the Makotovirus a mutation of the earlier Minako Aino virus? Because in Sailor Moon (the 90s anime) Sailor Venus did pretty much the same thing. SM Classic? Hardened veteran. R and onwards? Usagi on steroids.
Ngl, if that reporter is actually related to that news club guy from Healing Good, all I have to say is "Small World"🤔
They're the Anna from Fire Emblem minus their face XD
Well, considering that Masuko shares her voice with the student photographer from Heartcatch, I think Masuko is simply the girl from heart catch who grew up and became a reporter.
[That's my theory anyway]
i'm looking forward to the rest of the Hapcha reviews because i REALLY want to see you tackling go princess! (that series was amazing an i can't wait to see an in depth review)
Same
This budget really went to the cameos
I think the true problem was that the drawer had problems with perspectives
Yeah I have a confession.... I think the Idea of Iona being right about Hime accidently unleashing the Phantom Empire form the Box.... is a Mix bag to me, This Reveal was done while I was in Mexico.... At that point in my Story Writing on Days of Future Past on Facebook, I was relocating myself so I would not get taken in my the PreCures that where furious at me for.... Controversially pinning Cure Fortune as an Unlikable person.... Like there are so many ways this could have Gone Wrong, Like what is Hime clams she Didn't open the Box, But someone from her family Did so, And Hime taking the Rules that where established tried to Stop this Family member, But was unable to do so, The Phantom Empire broke out on there own, And Hime was caught in the Middle of it, A Simple Misunderstanding..... But would Contradict Iona Hikawa's Belief, I guess this was gonna be intended to be part of the Story with some Manipulation in play, But Toei Forced the Re-write to say that We don't know any better and have this Twist, Sacrificing what the Creator of this Series wanted to tell.
As For Iona AKA Cure Fortune.... I'll have to be honest.... Her motivations are not Love based.... they are more on the lines of Wanting Revenge, Knowing full wall that the Fight was Tiring her out, And what does she do, Retreat??? No, She Falls into Phantoms Trap without giving a second Though, I know she want's to Do everything she Can to Protect the World..... But the Truth is.... Cure Fortune is not like Cure Moonlight, Cure Sword nor Cure Ace, Hell not even Cure Tender to some Degree, She's Reckless, Dangerously so to herself, And not wanting to team up with Megumi's Group because of her Grudge on Hime and Fighting Phantom's Minions and then Taking him on head on..... When you get down to it, She should have Realised that She is Emotionally Compromised like Spoke from Star Trek 2009..... And should Cure Fortunes Choices are Stupid, JUST DOWN RIGHT STUPID, They high Risk, Little Chance of Success like Situations, And Show that she's not prepared some the Responsibilities, It's the same with Poe from Star Wars The Last Jedi, All she cares about is the Outcome, and being unable to see the Bigger picture, Until eventually her Uncooperativeness to Hime and possibly Megumi and Yuuko, And her Bone-headed Attitude and Attack, Resulted in one thing.... Getting her Ass handed to her by an opponent more powerful then her, And almost becoming in the same Predicament Maria Hikawa was in.
7:10 just to come back to this whenever I'm sad and laugh my head off
Surprised for the fast release. But yeah, Blue is a big part of the issue for this series. Some of it has been his hypocritical stance that really annoys a lot of people.
This season was the first( and so far my only) precure toy! I wishes I did get parfait ribbon wand,but for now I got fortune tambourine
Your videos get me through the quarantine
Oh wow. That was quicker than I expected! Thanks for your hard work! I'll timestamp where I want to comment as usual, so sorry for the long comment in advance! Be warned!
0:32 NO. The pretty cure never needed mentor characters and they don't need to. The fairies have always served that purpose perfectly fine. Having a god is a cool concept as an ally and they have done it before to be fair, but honestly, it feels rather redundant. The fairy partners do nothing but give exposition in this show which makes them also feel redundant. So why not give that mentor role to them? I get not wanting it to be focused on the fairies itself as it's clearly not the show's goal, but if not, WHY HAVE THEM THERE??? It just feels like they're trying so hard to recapture HC's success with their fairies and even I didn't like them that much. They should've chosen between Blue or the Fairies being a guide. Blue already gave Megumi her crystal so there's no reason to say that he can't just be the giver of fairies either.
4:10 A Pandora's box reference...huh. I'll give credit where it's due there. That being said, considering what we learn later I doubt it.
6:07 FINALLY I get to talk about this moment. FINALLY. Screw this moment. Everything about it makes no sense considering what we see later on. Iona should not be a cure. PERIOD. And it's not that I even hate her, the writing is just Swiss cheese plot holes here. There was no lead up saying that a cure could randomly pass off their powers to another person in this season and the writers wrote themselves into a corner and couldn't get out of it. Blue even showed us episode 1 how you become a cure so you can't speculate that it's possible for another person to share the same power. You HAVE to have the crystal which Iona's older sister already had and WAS USING when she was defeated. How did she get her transformation device? How did she transform? Why does she look different from Tender if it's the same crystal? And it's even more insulting later on as we see more of this "plot" come along. Ugh. Iona has good moments, but man, her character bg is just full of awful plotholes.
6:25 YES I can talk about this too! Blue is responsible for this entire mess and the fact he's NOT HONEST with ANYONE about this ruins any type of relationship he has with the cures (we'll see that later) He basically hides the truth from all these girls and forces them to follow his rules because he can't come to terms with his mistakes. Why does no one call him out on the fact that's he's basically forcing these compassionate people to forgo their love life for his satisfaction? This would be a good character arc to show how despite being a god, Blue is flawed and trying to do what he sees best. In reality however, Blue not only puts the other cures in danger by withholding this information, it makes him look so shady.
7:05 This is what I mean also. Leading on a young hormonal girl into thinking you have something into her is another level of YUCK. Especially when you say they can' t return those feelings.
12:00 This is why many people like myself like Hime. She's not the best character in all of precure but she's an interesting one and actively tries to be a better person. Something that Megumi really could've used. If you were to ask if Hime would run away near the end of the series like in the beginning, I'd answer no. Because she's not the same person.
17:45 I know we know who this is, which bothers me even more because as I said, the plot is Swiss cheese. We don't have a good sense of time in this show considering that this scene happens...DESPITE the Axia being opened up recently.
20:45 I didn't go into this show as a "best season ever mentality" and I can appreciate the writers doing their own thing, the problem is that this happens for like...a few episodes? Smile doesn't have the best world-building but I can tell they writers had plenty of fun with it. In this season's case it feels like it's stuck between a rock and a hard place. It wants to have these serious themes, but at the same time, the show doesn't want me to take it seriously. I wouldn't mind if they just let loose, but it felt like ironically enough the swiss cheese plot held it back. I almost wish this was a simpler series format because a lot more of this stuff would be excusable. *sigh*
27:17 Why does the wish mechanic exist in this show? Seriously, it's pretty much useless and really poorly explained.
29:14 Another reason people don'y like Iona. I even admit I got sick of it at this point. And considering what happens later it makes even less sense.
29:57 Speaking of which. This makes no sense either. How did Iona, a normal girl before this point, get the crystal?? Never explained. Tender was defeated by The Precure Hunter and as we've seen in the show you get trapped in the mirror when you are defeated. So how did Iona transform? Via Blue? Not possible because even HE doesn't know she's an active cure. Even then, no other cure has this knowledge of Hime opening the box. So how did Iona find this out? Blue obviously didn't tell her, so how is this possible? Simply put, Iona's backstory/motivation is so sloppy.
37:21 I would like this moment its own as well. This is a generally sweet moment... Until you realize the foundation for this moment is Swiss cheese lol
38:13 Toei can not let go of the pink lead and it bothers me so much. Just make the most interesting character the lead. Ugh.
38:59 All the cards wasted. Pointless Like, I get the moment in itself, but Iona was already a Cure before this point. Having the big wish subplot lead to this is just as bad as the crystals the girls collected in Doki Doki being used on Ace and never being brought up again. She's already a cure and there's no reason they can't just get back the transformation device. She doesn't even look any different. If she looked more like TENDER that would make more sense as once she becomes Fortune it signifies becoming more of herself, but instead, it's the same design? I don't get it. Why have this big moment for nothing.
45:18 This is Iona's best moment in the show. I love seeing characters rip Blue apart lol
Agree, Happiness Charge's plot is pretty much like a swiss cheese, though my take is that the holes are like a black hole that can potentially break the whole story. I also don't get the wish, this could've been a very easy way to end things, but the writers chose the worst possible way to not only made Iona turn into a Precure again, or sell new toys, but to make the whole wish subplot completely pointless.
Also here is another big plot hole, remember when Azenzone mentioned that with powers like Phantom that could make an army of Monsters very easily, and that they could take over the world? Yeah good point, why haven't they taken over the world yet? What is stopping them?
21:34 I mean....It worked for Hugtto. But that's only for the season's slogan.
Eien no Tomodachi Precure.
(Everyone can become a Precure)
Huh guess the theme song used for Precure All Stars Friends to the future does apply to this series .
After watching your review, and thinking about it, Happiness Charge is really only bad when you really think of the story issues. I mean, this part alone, I can name a lot of plot holes that really made me dislike this series when I first watched it.
- How did Iona transform into a Precure by using her sisters transformation device despite not being chosen?
- Why didn't Blue know about this?
- Yeah, with Phantom alone, the Phantom Empire can easily take over the world, what is stopping them?
- THAT WISH!!!! Why would you wish for something like that when you can easily wish for something that could resolve everything?
But if you look at the series as nothing more than just something that the creators made without taking anything seriously, you can just laugh at it as someone's "professional" work that was made at their day off. And with just that, it is easy to enjoy watching it.
Until we reach the ultimate jerk Blue love story.....
I can’t stress enough how utterly pointless that whole wish thing felt. It feels like the Cures went through all that for nothing and it was never brought up again. Still, I guess the show is at is best when you don’t think about it, as well as, the fact it could have been worse.
Probably this section of the show is where it's at it's strongest.
This Precure season was one of the worst ones. 😂
This was posted at 2am in the uk I'm gonna watch it
The funnier thing about the newsreport episode is she says "I will ask God" which Blue can't communicate with them without communication pads or so he says with Honey when they need to rush to give her one. So when Megumi replies within like 5 seconds later it like either she is assuming she knows what he would said. Or she is saying she is like a God herself. (With the expression of confidence she has too the later seems probable)
Screw it, I'm saying Hime is the lead Cure this season and you can't convince me otherwise.
It's the truth
I’d like the Toei animation staff member that stopped Megumi/Blue from becoming a thing, as well as Mana/Joe in Doki Doki. What’s up them trying to pair teens with older men?! I also always found I creepy that Blue would only let young girls be Precure despite perfectly willing and capable adults like Masako willing to help fight.
Thankfully, the seems to lead that the endgame for Megumi is actually Megumi/Seiji. While I wholeheartedly agree that Blue is the ultimate jerk in the series, I get why they made Megumi like Blue. I think they wanted to bring the First Love thing where teens tend to like older people as choice first love. BLUE IS STILL A JERK THOUGH.
It's a funny thing you see...EVERY SINGLE LEADER (with few exceptions) in Pretty Cure always falls in love with someone that it's older than them. No, it doesn't matter how many years are apart. It's always an older man.
-Nagisa with Shougo (he was a year older than her)
-Saki with Mai's brother (I think he was in second year of high school)
-Nozomi and Kokoda (WHO WAS HIS TEACHER)
-(We skip Love cause she didn't really feel in love with no one and two people falling in love with her doesn't count)
-Tsubomi and Coupe (At least the form that looks like her grandfather and let's not forget Itsuki is also a year older)
-(We are skipping Hibiki cause she doesn't love anyone but food)
-Miyuki is in love with Peter Pan and you know how that tale goes. He's forever a child but it doesn't change the fact that he can be 100 years older than her.
-(We skip Mana. I SAID WE SKIP MANA.)
-Megumi and Blue (300+ years old God)
-Haruka and Kanata (who sometimes saw Haruka as he sees his little sister and that's why I never took this ship seriously)
-(Should I skip Mirai? Yeah. Let's do it)
-Ichika and Elissio (Don't tell me that ain't a thing. Also, Akira is older than her and that one counts.)
-Hana and ughh....George.
-Hikaru doesn't have time for shitty inmature romance, she has to go to space.
@@kellyjohana516 Tsubomi is this Closes to Furry Incest, & Lesbian Fanfics.
22:57 Can’t wait until I hear your opinion on those episode lol
I dont know why but i see bits and pieces of this series having meant to be a future team. Like set in the future of the crossover films with all the characters from past series having graduated highschool or college. I don't know why but i think its because this Masuko looks like an adult version of the Cinq Lumières Newspaper club president, Masuko Mika. But they probably hit a lot of legal obstacles trying to bring that concept to life thus they could only have international cure members and one coincidental lookalike character. I mean just imagine if this was the adult Masuko Mika recounting her run in with the Yes 5 team who may had been taken down by phantom as adults.
Yeah, the series so far until this point is actually the good part of Hapcha. It is funny and silly that it felt somewhat silly to hate it too much. At least Hapcha still fulfill its purpose as entertainment.
.... Until we get to the Blue sub plot for the next part. Geez, that guy is enemy of all girl without doubt. Hapcha clearly wanted to adapt the love sub plot from Futari wa and Yes Precure 5 while making variation. The problem is just the choice of person. Like, come on it is that damned Blue who become the center of it all. That wimpy, annoying, wimpy, gut-less Blue being center of Love Triangle? Since this series use song to purify enemy, I'll use this card. Blue, go study how to be in a Triangle to Macross Frontier. Well, maybe it is a nice trivia for those who know the VA for Megumi lol. Like, seriously if they want to make a triangle, just use Seiji. A triangle is only interesting when the center and winning team is interesting. Well, if it gives me the ultimate shipping material that is episode 46-47 then I guess I would just move it to fanfic. Well Precure isn't deep enough to make me want to write a fanfic though.
Well, the Precard is actually rather normal in this case. Yeah sure it isn't exactly the best animated but if we're strictly talking about card collecting.... sorry Azen, Precard way of showing is categorized as 'Normal'. The problem this time is just the Precure being too bland in design no one can't bring themselves to buy it since it isn't 'cute'. Honestly if we put all the Precure in the same room, Hapcha would win as the most bland. I know it is necessary for dress-up stuff (it is hard when the character isn't template) but seriously Hapcha lacks the 'moe' and 'kawaii' to a critical level.
Oh well, guess we should suffer together through Blue's wimpy arc.
12:11 Pekorin? Fuwa?
23:30 Sagarrrrrra
23:23 Curse You Sagara Seijiiiiii!!
Unfortunately, it seems the edict from Toei is the pink lead MUST be an ordinary Earth girl, even with a team that is otherwise from the Fairy Kingdom. And, with series like this, it hurts the plot.
And sadly, Megumi is probably the prototype they would lead to Mirai, Ichika, and mostly painfully Hikaru. I'm starting to wonder if Go Princess was an aberration and not the end of the modern Cure era (which actually ended with DokiDoki).
But Hime is definitely the main character of the series. This is her story and her journey. Really, she should have gotten to do what Megumi did in the end. To hell that she's the blue. Shake things up a bit.
Really, I would like to see a Precure series where even if you have a pink lead, it is the conflict of another one of the characters and they are the ones at the forefront. HeartCatch did this with the final battle. Yeah, Blossom was there, but she was backing up Moonlight who had the real stakes in this.
Though, Happiness Charge was not the series to rock the boat. As I've said, it was honest that it was meant to be lighthearted fluff and wore that status proudly. Not every series needs to be Shakespeare. And, after so many series that tried to act like they were big and important only to come off as pretentious, I wouldn't mind another Happiness Charge-esque series.
However, Blue was an incredibly unwanted factor in all this. I wonder if they even knew what to do with this character. Basically, he's recruiting teenagers to clean up his monumental mess. And that wouldn't be too bad, IF WE DIDN'T SEE PHANTOM'S LIVING TROPHY CASE! Blue, YOU SUCK!
The whole problem in Hapcha and why it is hated could be summed into
Blue is a jerk
Blue is a jerk
Blue is a jerk
Someone need to think of better design
That's all.
If there’s any solace to our Pink Leads nowadays, at least other seasons are trying with Hana and Nodoka.
@@nintendolife25 Come back to me when we have two good pink leads in a row. Then I'll be willing to say we're emerging from the wilderness.
@@HadeaRin The design didn't really bother me. And really the animation didn't either. Though, I usually ignore bad animation (so long as it doesn't make my eyes bleed) when the story is good while good animation is wasted on a bad story.
6:44 that been dumb since Aquarion Evol
what is your top 5 favourite seasons?
Mmmmm...Iona huh. Tbh, I was like u Azenzon. My first impressions of her was downright “I hate this b***h. How dare you stoop Hime down so much?! She’s been through enough s**t as it is!!”
But...watching part 2, the more I looked into it, the more I go “huh...now that u mention it” if u get the idea. Now granted, their banter took a little too long but personally, it’s understandable. I mean even IF Hime would try to explain her reason with her sooner, she’ll still be stubborn and lash out at her; continue on with her “Hime hate train” until she gets her sister back regardless. Seeing Iona feeling guilty about what she did and say to Hime was a nice touch. It’s not an immediate “let bygones be bygones” (thank god...being too forgiving is just...ugggh...STP flashbacks...). It’s a gradual bond between the blue and purple Cures of the season. I’ll take back what I said about her in the previous video: from “bye” to “I’ll give her some respect”. She’s ok.
What else...ah yes. The “Precure can’t fall in love” rule by Blue...I call that bulls**t.
Huh...rewatching this now, I gradually noticed that Megumi was, in a sense, a much tamer(?) bland Hikaru long before THE abomination comes by years later...or maybe she’s bland Mirai before Mirai comes by. Does that make sense? Maybe someone clarify this for me on the four bad Pink Leads in my book (Megumi, Mirai, Ichika and Hikaru) please. Idk who’s the blandest of them all at this point ^^;
And Yuko? Eeeeeeeh...no offense if u like her Azenzone buuuuut...what’s her purpose besides singing about food? Ah yeaaah...the attempted “beastiality” shipping of her and Phantom. =w=
I think Ichika still win the blandest Pink so far. Anyone can still survive Megumi easily without having ptsd. The most annoying is Hikaru with her reality show reaction face, then followed by Mirai. Hikaru and Mirai is annoying you the most if I remember it correctly.
If Megumi is written to be set with Seiji since start and they made it like Nagisa and her crush, Megumi would still have cute point. The problem is that it just need to be the galactic level jerk that is Blue.... You don't just pair the Pink with the side characters that everyone hates with passion. Megumi liking Blue is also half misunderstanding in Megumi since she caught cold lol.
@@HadeaRin i think i would describe Hikaru's character, since shes voiced by an idol, to be on par with the Kardashians at this point...actually, her and Ichika are on that level of a character...Both are twin pigtailed idiots who commited ALOT of mistakes (though Hikaru takes the prize for that), yet NO ONE calls them out on it and continue to praise them as if to say "yeah. These girls did alot to be where i am. They never did anything wrong"...which is a huge lie cause both are hypocrites in their own right.
Mirai is second and shes just horny and overly clingy towards Liko (which is just pushing it man...). She hardly emotes any negative emotions at all...apart from the finale and few moments at the first half, which is a shame cause shes voiced by a well known VA (whos recently voiced Megumine in Konosuba AND Mash from both FGO and FGO: Babylonia...). And i know in the manga, they "kissed" buuut...i mean the hand holding montage in the first half already says it for me...and that one creepy fanfic i read. Gnnn... *shivers*
As for Megumi...mmm...thinking about it now, why does she like Blue in the first place? What does she see in him? I mean look at Seiji...he looks perfect. A good supporting character even...and yet she chose the dummy who commited that one stupid rule...
@@curepanda2646 Yeah, it has been one of the many mystery that I have. Blue isn't a gentleman unlike best guy Seiji. Well, Megumi started feeling weird when Blue pick her up when she is having cold so maybe she misunderstood the heat from cold to heat from falling in love as it goes from there. You know the first love syndrome and why it is fated to sink most of the time. Thankfully, all hints lead to Megumi developing feeling to Seiji in the end so she still has eyes for good men.
Well, my favorite scenario is like George to OG Hana since his love mess up with at least 2 timeline. Deep, ugly, and beautiful at the same time. Across all Precure series, he is the only one who has real 'love'. The rest are puppy love level. Blue doesn't have even a quarter of George's guts to do anything (and I mean *anything* ) to face Mirage. Seriously, it won't develop this far if Blue have some spine to confess to Mirage and tell her how he feels with the whole God-Priestess stuff. Come on, he isn't the first God who made love with Human. *jabbing at Greek Myth*
Does anyone know Blue’s VA is the same one as Void Dark from Disgaea 5
What about Disney? Didn't their version of Zeus portray him as an admirable character in Hercules? I think the team tried to make another version of Zeus from Disney.
30:47 that the purple is the main will never do that again Pretty Cure
Its all about that handsome love interest
So much salt this time round
Hime wasn't the pink lead cause she's a konosuba character
they fucked up badly with the love scribble but seiji still a good boy and he still didnt deserve
I do not get why people compare Hap Cha to Heart Catch, like there are soo many other precure seasons that are simliar to one another ie: Smile/ Yes, Fresh/Go Pri, and apprently Futari/Splash star and yet we do not want to point them out
@Gian I feel like they do it because HapCha is a "bad season" and Heart Catch is an awesome season and HapCha is a rip off of it. Peesonally I like it it was my first season and i loved it Cure Princess is my fave blue/cure in the entire franchise and the highlight of the show and movie and i also think that the love plot adds to megumi's character and actually helps her see sejii's feelings and and adds resolution to their relationship and is not a hindrance to the story and although I do not like nor hate her, I do not think she is static because she faces obstacles like the fear that if no one needs her help then what is her purpose in life, and understanding sejii's feelings, which is building her character
@@precureluvr Your favorite blue in the ENTIRE season? That's a reach.
@@ToriCake95 yes, also marine and beat are close second and thirds, but Princess takes the cake
One good mentor is Ankh in Kamen Rider OOO , and he's a Greeed .
Lol and years later Hime is in a gacha game. She voices Aruru Otsuki from Revue Starlight Relive:
“The Love Triangle!”
Terrible Writing Advice
We had Fairies who are also Henshin Devices, & a Semi-Mentor Roles to the Girls, & can we want a PreCure Season where all the Girls ARE also the Fairies?
Where can you watch pretty cure? Sorry if this is a stupid question but I cannot find it anywhere but I really want to watch it, because so far I’ve only been able to watch glitter force on Netflix
LATE but try gogoanime!!! (｡･ω･｡)
18:29 loud laughing
Are you ever going to do a review of go princess?
3:51 of Tibi
7:03 Blue, you hypocrite!
I don't think this is why HCPC sales are that low
Metal Gear Precure......... Yeah, I’d watch that.
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hope you are holding up safe wherever you are also welcome to all to the lost belt time for fgo to beat you over with a stick because this is mans contrey now good luck to all
37:23 play the blame game
except hades, he's admirable and a decent guy in general
10:01kamen rider parody
Hoi
Lol hope
is that the Profile QB?