Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival

Lore & Background

The film follows the Go! Princess PreCure team—Haruka, Minami, and Kirara—as they join previous Pretty Cure teams at a Spring Carnival in the musical kingdom of Harmonia. While waiting to go shopping, Minami compliments Haruka's singing, but Kirara freaks her out by mentioning a singing exam. The Cures receive an invitation to the carnival, but two devious criminals, Odoren and Utaen, have captured the kingdom. Posing as royals, Odoren asks the Cures to perform on stage, secretly capturing their fairies and stealing their transformation items. Near the end, Odoren seals the items away, but Haruka, believing in the power of song, sings alongside Minami and Kirara, awakening Dress Up Keys that free the locked items. The Cures fight off minions, free the royal family, and calm a dragon deity using the "Pretty Cure Rainbow Tornado." Odoren and Utaen become the kingdom's janitors, and Haruka returns to school more determined to ace her singing exam.

Reader's Guide

Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival♪ is significant as the seventh crossover film in the long-running Pretty Cure franchise, bringing together teams from multiple series, including the then-new Go! Princess PreCure. The film emphasizes themes of music and teamwork, with Haruka's belief in song serving as a key plot device. It features a large voice cast spanning the franchise's history, from Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart to HappinessCharge PreCure!. The film's production was announced in November 2014, with Junji Shimizu directing and Mio Inoue writing. The theme song "Ima koko kara" was performed in two versions: one by the voice actresses of Pretty Cure All Stars as an insert song, and another by Japanese girl group Morning Musume for the ending. The film's legacy lies in its celebration of the franchise's continuity and its appeal to longtime fans, while introducing new characters and dynamics.

Did You Know?

• The film features two versions of the theme song 'Ima koko kara,' one sung by the voice actresses of Pretty Cure All Stars and another by Morning Musume.
• Three members of Morning Musume—Haruna Iikubo, Ayumi Ishida, and Sakura Oda—voiced fairies based on themselves.
• The film's plot involves a dragon deity who guards the musical kingdom of Harmonia.
• Odoren and Utaen, the film's antagonists, end up as the kingdom's janitors.