Introduction
Middle schooler Mana Aida is known for her vivid passion and kind-hearted disposition, especially by her friends Rikka Hishikawa and Alice Yotsuba. While the girls are on a school field trip, otherworldly villains from the "Trump Kingdom" appear and create giant monsters from the civilians' selfish desires to cause havoc.
In the midst of finding a way to stop the destruction, Mana encounters "Cure Sword," a mysterious Precure warrior. As Cure Sword engages in combat with the monsters, Mana meets Cure Sword's fairy allies, who tell her that she also has the ability to transform into a warrior herself. When Trump Kingdom's invaders begin to outnumber Cure Sword, Mana takes to the battleground with resolve. She partners with Sharuru, one of the fairies, and transforms into "Cure Heart"—the Precure of Love.
In her attempts to ally with Cure Sword, Mana ends up pulling Rikka and Alice into the fray, whom each partner with a fairy ally to transform into "Cure Diamond" and "Cure Rosetta," respectively. Together, they battle against the Trump Kingdom invaders to protect the love in the world from being destroyed.
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Audience reviews
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RealYRC
Doki Doki is a mid Precure season , Smile is way better , also don’t watch Doki Doki Dub too , The villains are alright , the heroines are pretty okay , it’s a step down from its Smile sisters , Doki Doki got some good themes of being a bit selfish is a good thing in life , to keep it in balanced, I don’t like the monster designs in this season , well that that Doki Doki was having a up hill battle to be a good Precure season , the movie did something shocking , but I will not tell you that , Doki Doki Precure was also the Pretty Cure season to get a dub too , and pretty sure it will be that way for a long time
Read at the sourceCataOrShane
Dokidoki! Precure had a solid start but it didn't take long for everything to fall into the same old clichés and repetitiveness we've all seen from previous seasons.
Visuals: decent to look at but nothing too flashy, even during action/fight scenes
Sound:
1) most seiyuus are very talented, experienced and some have even worked together in other anime projects. Once again, the casting is a major highlight for the Precure series. There are a few inexperienced seiyuus chosen for important roles but their inexperience isn't noticeable
2) the soundtrack isn't always fitting to the situation
Story and characters: I was enjoying the season up until the 7th episode. I like the characters, felt they had good chemistry and was excited to see where they were going to take the story. And then the…
Read at the sourceLovelyTekki
WARNING: This review will NOT be spoiler free because I honestly cannot explain the issues with the anime without delving into it's second act, where it all went downhill.
Dokidoki Precure's first half honestly wasn't that bad. Mana and her friends all have dreams and motivations, the villains are interesting, and I liked Regina's characterization. Dokidoki showed promise from the first few episodes, but the second half of the series is where it all goes downhill.
Let's address the elephant in the room: Cure Ace. Cure Ace's addition really takes away from the story. It really feels like she was added for marketing purposes, and the story would have been stronger overall without her. Other seasons such as Smile and Yes 5 focused on a group of 5 cures, and were great. The main difference h…
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SO, the story is the same old thing. Boring. But over all, pretty good, just the story was too easy to catch on to. I knew what was going to happen because in Glitter Force, this is the same thing. Its kind of just boring, like I dont even want to watch the episdoes again anymore. They should include different personalites, not the same old cliche. Ive created an entire squad of glitter force ocs, and instead of the blue haired girl always being smart, I made mine an airhead. Instead of the pink haired (the pink one for mind has blue hair actually) being helpful, mines a bit sarcastic.
Read at the sourceJ_Aka
When I started watching this series, I was aware of how most people consider it "the worst Precure series ever". However, I didn't feel it that way. I enjoyed the series from start to finish. The characters are loveable, the story advances in a quick pace and even though there are some flaws, I can let them slide.
The story focuses on two opposite human emotions: selfishness and love. If the villains try to take over the world by manipulating people's selfishness, then the Precure counter it with love. As the series goes on, we see that almost everyone has a bit of selfishness in their hearts, including the Precures, but they can overcome it by love.
This is a series with a meaningful message and it is my second favourite Precure series after Fresh.
Read at the sourceFirechick12012
The first Pretty Cure series I watched all the way through was Heartcatch. I got into it because of a blogger's recommendation, and I never looked back. I recently got into the Pretty Cure fandom last year, and as of now, Doki Doki is the 4th Pretty Cure season I finished. It would have been 3rd had Suite not completely won me over. I've seen a lot of hate for this series, and...well, in some ways I can agree on some things. I agree that there's a lot of potential that it could have used but wind up becoming completely wasted because of other things. Some series focus too much on different things, which affect the story in the process. Doki Doki, on the other hand, is very plot focused...which is great, but in this case it winds up being its downfall.
One thing you'll notice is that the m…
Read at the sourcefraulinefive
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I'm not gonna lie, this was a terrible show that I enjoyed sitting through. But it. Was terrible.
If you're unfamiliar with Precure, I'll give you a rundown: Toei Magical Girl Cash Cow about girls who fight evil by utilizing powers bestowed onto them by little floaty creatures that are usually some brand of sugary cute. It's standard shoujo, extremely formulaic, and often features stories of friendship and Girl Power (tm). Think Sailor Moon, but with new stories and continuities every season. You're free to look up the movie poster for Pretty Cure All Stars Haru no Carnival♪ if you want to know the beast you're dealing with.
Mind you, standard Mahou Shoujo isn't a /bad/ thing. Don't let any fans of the Seinen variations tell you otherwise. Is it feminist inherently? No, o…
Read at the sourceNV2301
There is a natural human tendency to be complacent and repeat the same formula over and over again. This includes the Precure franchise with the previous Smile Precure being nothing more than a rehashed Yes5, according to reliable sources. The inability to adapt to a changing world has been the cause of failure of governments, corporations and society. Dokidoki has shown that even a well-established franchise is able to change with the times and cater to Generation Z children who have evolving and different needs.
The first and foremost difference is that the Pink cure, Mana takes a far stronger leadership role in this series compared to the past. In the run-up to Dokidoki, Japan has faced a leadership crisis, having 6 different Prime Ministers in as many years. Mana is a kind, but domine…
Read at the sourceMajinAkuma
This is one my favorite seasons with my favorite Cure, Cure Heart. Many fans dislike her because of she gets the most focus, but she's really an awesome character. I like the specific combat roles of the characters and I like the heavy les yay moments.
The story is heavily focus on the plot and has very little fillers. The season also introduces my favorite villain, Regina.
Read at the sourcektulu007
You know, as long as I've been doing this I'm surprised that this is the first Precure series I'm looking at. For those of you who are unfamiliar, Precure or Pretty Cure is a long running magical girl franchise from Toei animation. It all started with Futari wa Pretty Cure and the most recent installment is Happiness Charge Precure, which is currently ongoing. Most of the series within the frranchise don't have anything to do with one another aside from a similar aesthetic and Doki Doki Precure is the tenth series within the franchise. The writing for this one was handled by Yamaguchi Ryota, who anime fans may recognise as the writer behind the Escaflowne anime. So, how does this one hold up?
Story:
Our story opens with a Precure, we later learn that her name is Cure Sword, fighting mon…
Read at the sourceSeibaaHomu
Once upon a time when the topic of the worst Precure Season was brought up, I'd have no idea what to say. Even putting aside my lack of experience with the franchise, I had no idea what would drive me to think so negatively about a light hearted kid's show with healthy morals. Even when I went and watched past seasons that were looked upon unfavourably I still enjoyed them for what they were despite their flaws. And now we come to the present day. While I've still yet to make my way through every past season of the show, I can now confidently answer the previous question of what the worst Precure season is. And despite what people would have said before Doki aired, it isn't Suite or Smile.
Despite the fact that I enjoy the Precure franchise in general, I will freely admit that the basic p…
Read at the sourceihateeveryone
If you were to go back to the beginning of 2013 and asked a general Precure fan what the worst season was claimed to be, the chances are they would've said Suite, and usually for the universal reason that it wasn't the well-acclaimed Heartcatch season. If we're to go back to the present and you asked a general Precure fan what the worst season is, you'll probably hear them say DokiDoki, except for very, very good reasons.
DokiDoki Precure is a Precure season that not only fails to be a good show in general, but it fails to be a good show for this franchise in general. When I say that, I mean that there are general things in Precure that makes the franchise very worthwhile, and DokiDoki fails at even delivering those.
While the plot of this season appears to be a simplistic one, the show…
Read at the sourceMahouS
Doki Doki is the worst season of Pretty Cure in the franchise. It would already be a bad enough show on its own but also decides to tread on the spirit of Pretty Cure, be something it's not, and ends up as everything a season of Pretty Cure shouldn't be.
The show is much more plot focused than any other season and here is the first major problem. While heavy focus on the plot isn't inherently a bad thing, in Doki's case it unfortunately comes at the cost of developing the characters and their relationships with each other, especially in the first half of the show. And despite the creators trying to make a more complex story they fall flat on their face and Doki ends up having numerous plot holes in addition to the ones you'd commonly see in any other season. It's a kids show built around…
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