Introduction
Some time ago, the opening of a box known as the "Axia" set loose the previously sealed members of the Phantom Empire into the world. Rising to protect humanity from these spiteful villains are warriors known as the Precure, whose heroic feats have garnered them celebrity status on television screens across the globe.
Hime Shirayuki, princess of the kingdom where the Axia was originally held, is one such warrior who transforms into "Cure Princess" to battle monsters summoned by the Empire. However, Hime's timid personality often hampers her success in fending off the enemy. Frustrated with her hard luck and determined to find a Precure partner, Hime befriends Megumi Aino, a happy-go-lucky teenager. When a general of the Phantom Empire appears, Hime fails to do much in the face of his attacks. Intent on protecting her new friend, Megumi ignites her hidden potential—transforming into "Cure Lovely."
With their sights set on protecting the world, Megumi and Hime form a new Precure team known as the "Happiness Charge Precure" whilst embarking on a journey to discover true love.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Audience reviews
9 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
Animelover875
Happiness Charge Precure is, in honesty, a season that I was hesitant about heading into, given that a lot of Precure seasons I watch are less than stellar, and that this season doesn't seem to have the best reputation among fans. However, I was completely and utterly surprised by what awaited me in this season. On the surface, this season shares a lot of similarities to other seasons, but these are only surface-level, and Megumi and the other girls are not only one of the most interesting and developed casts of characters, but likeable. Megumi is, in my opinion, one of the most ambitiously written pink Cures right up there with Tsubomi, a considerably difficult bar to pass, and a lot of this has to do with the season's central theme of love, and how each of the four girls embodies an inte…
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Happiness Charge Precure! Now this season is another mid season for me , Smile is again better than this one , I like
Happiness Charge more than Doki Doki , this show animation really goes to the many cameos you see before the Opening theme , the plot is bear bones , the Cures are almost copies from past Cures , The final few episodes animation got better , Happiness Charge Precure! is a low quality show for Pretty Cure at the time 10th Anniversary
It’s the Kamen Rider Decade of Pretty Cure , at least the All Stars movie was good , Happiness Charge Precure! got a good successor in the form of Go Princess Pretty Cure , that it for my review on My Anime List
Read at the sourceCataOrShane
For context, I'm watching everything Precure in release order. Having said that, this was the most difficult Precure season to watch. I'll do my best to explain why without spoiling things.
Visuals: inconsistent and sloppy
Sound:
1) legendary seiyuus were cast, along some with very little experience. Usually in Precure this is just a fun fact as everyone delivers their lines quite accurately. However and in this particular season, not every seiyuu can do the range that some scenes demanded
2) the soundtrack is bad imo
Story and characters:
1) unlike previous seasons, none of the main characters are captivating enough. It's the same characters, different visuals everytime but this time, I just couldn't care less about either of them
2) the trope where 14 year old kids fall in love wi…
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Happiness Charge Precure is just an animated toy commercial―more or less. Despite it being the first Precure series that I watched, it is one of the weakest that I’ve seen in terms of narrative and visuals. The only character that was more than a one-dimensional archetype was Hime, who had to evolve from being a spoiled princess and accepts the guilt of disappointing members of her kingdom. It’s a kid’s show, so it didn’t dive much more into that; that and the series’ primary focus is on love, crushes, and advertising new toys.
• There are obnoxious, card-based transformations that revolve around dancing, so there might be an Aloha transformation when one of them is a hula dancer, or a ballet card, etc. In general, I don’t like it when cartoons incorporate a card-based system to a series…
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I've seen a lot of Precure fans saying "Happiness Charge Precure is too sugary and sweet" or "It was good, but not as good as some of the other seasons". Despite this, I really liked it.
The story was kind of weird, with plot twists and such.
The animation was good enough, and the art style is cute. The CG effects are very good. There are a lot of bright colors, glitter, and effects.
The opening song and both ending songs are spectacular. The voice acting is okay.
The main character Megumi is kind of a stereotypical "Help everyone and be kind to others!" pink main character. The other characters are also cute and funny. There are also some shojou romance-type moments thrown in as well.
I really enjoyed Happiness Charge Precure. It is funny, fast paced, action filled, and will keep…
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At this time precure is all but not original. Toei is taking ideas from past seasons to make a new one. This time, Happiness charge looks very similar to Heartcatch precure.
Story: 8/10
The story is the same as always: some evil people attack a kingdom and wants to conquer earth. Only because they hate love, kindness, hope and all that good feelings. But they wont have it easy: precure will save the day!
One thing that I like is the new addition of the show: they put international precure: no matter in which country you are. A group of precure will save the day: India, Japan, Texas, Spain... Because, why only the evil organization attack one city if they can attack at the same time all world?
One thing that they used in the first half of the anime is that: if you collect enought precar…
Read at the sourceFirechick12012
Update, 9/5/2020: Redid my review.
Wait, didn't I already review this back on my LiveJournal when it first aired? Yes I did. But after rewatching it and doing some thinking, I decided to lower its rating, because out of all the Pretty Cure seasons I've seen, I feel Happiness Charge is by far the weakest. But before I elaborate, I want to explain something: Some people I've talked to a few years ago have gotten the impression that I hate light hearted magical girl shows and only like stuff that's dark and gritty, but I'd like to clarify that that's not true. I like Madoka Magica, but not because it's dark. My favorite magical girl anime of all time is Fancy Lala, and some of my other favorites are the Pretty Sammy TV series, Cardcaptor Sakura, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Nurse Angel Ririka SOS, a…
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If I could use one word to describe Happiness Charge it would be consistent. It's pretty much always a fun and entertaining show at the least, while there are parts that are better and worse than others its highs and lows aren't particularly extreme ever. I could always count on each episode to be basely enjoyable when I watched it even if I didn't expect much else.
The characters are fun enough. They have good chemistry with each other and I Hime in particular is great, she's definitely the stand out Cure from this season to me. Something of a problem though is that the show doesn't really balance out what it does with each girl. Yuuko feels like a prop for the first 30 episodes of the show and in the second half Hime is just kind of there. Not every Cure needs to have some sort of impor…
Read at the sourceTheAwesomeHannah
Ah, Pretty Cure. It has never failed to make me amused. I'm always excited for a new episode to come out and I always enjoy it. Now that another season finished airing, it's the time for me to write my review.
Story: Young Megumi Aino, age 14, and Hime Shirayuki, age 14, bump into each other unintentionally. They become friends. Soon, Megumi meets Ribbon, her mascot. She is given a Pretty Change Mirror (PreChan Mirror) to transform into the tough Cure Lovely. Hime, who was already a Cure, transforms into Cure Princess. They fight the Saiarks and save the city from destruction.
Overall: 9/10
Art: This...style is extremely unique from other anime. The animation makes it look more cartoonish but with an anime feeling to it. Every episode, the art gets better and better. Never has it been a…
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