Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure
A magical girl series about motivation, responsibility, and dance.
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure is a Japanese magical girl anime series from Toei Animation, serving as the eighteenth entry in the Pretty Cure franchise. Yutaka Tsuchida directed the show, with Masahiro Yokotani handling the script. It began airing on ANN on February 28, 2021, taking over the time slot from Healin' Good Pretty Cure, and ran until February 6, 2022, when Delicious Party Pretty Cure replaced it.
The series centers on themes of motivation and responsibility, particularly through the protagonists' efforts to establish and run the Tropical Club, as well as their accountability for their choices. Dance is another key element, making it the third Pretty Cure series to feature it after Fresh Pretty Cure! and HappinessCharge PreCure!. The Cures are skilled in various dance styles, which they incorporate into their battles and attacks, and the show includes the franchise's first dance-focused opening. Their motifs draw from mermaids, tropical and ocean imagery, and cosmetics.
The story follows Manatsu Natsuumi, a 13-year-old first-year middle school student who moves from Minamino Island to Aozora City to live with her mother. Shortly after starting her new life and school semester, she meets Laura, a mermaid from the mystical Grand Ocean. Laura is searching for legendary warriors to fight the Witch of Delays, who attacked the mermaid realm and stole its inhabitants' Motivation Power. Though the Mermaid Queen assigned Laura this task, she pursues it partly out of her own selfish wish to become queen. When one of the witch's minions attacks Aozora City, Manatsu gains the power of the sea, transforming into Cure Summer, one of the legendary warriors. She is later joined by Sango Suzumura (Cure Coral), Minori Ichinose (Cure Papaya), Asuka Takizawa (Cure Flamingo), and Laura herself (Cure La Mer). Together, they form the Tropical-Rouge Pretty Cure team to oppose the Witch of Delays and restore the Grand Ocean.
The main protagonist, Manatsu Natsuumi, is an energetic 13-year-old who acts impulsively and often says, "I'll do what's important, right now!" Her most treasured item is a lipstick from her mother, and her catchphrase is "Tropica-shine!" As Cure Summer, she is the balanced leader, with lips as her charm point and white and rainbow as her theme colors. She introduces herself as "Joyful everlasting summer! Cure Summer!" Sango Suzumura, another 13-year
- field
- Anime television series
- nationality
- Japanese
- known_for
- Eighteenth installment in the Pretty Cure franchise; themes of motivation, responsibility, and dance
- premiered
- February 28, 2021
- ended
- February 6, 2022
Quick Facts
- Ja Romaji
- Toropikarūju! Purikyua
- Genre
- Magical girl, Slice of Life
- Creator
- Izumi Todo
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Lore & Background
The villains are the Witches of Procrastination, led by the Witch of Delays and her butler Butler. The Witch of Delays, once known as the Witch of Destruction, sought the Fool's Casket to gain immortality and plunge the world into eternal laziness. However, her friendship with Oasis led her to delay battle, and she eventually disappeared after accepting Oasis's offer of friendship. Butler, after being defeated, was reduced to a catatonic state and placed in the care of the other generals.
Reader's Guide
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure is significant as the eighteenth entry in the long-running Pretty Cure franchise, continuing the series' tradition of magical girl transformations and team-based battles. Its themes of motivation and responsibility are central to the plot, as the protagonists form the Tropical Club and learn to take accountability for their actions. The series also stands out for its emphasis on dance, a feature shared with only two prior installments, and for introducing the franchise's first dance-focused opening. The use of mermaid, tropical, and cosmetic motifs gives the series a distinct aesthetic. The narrative explores the redemption of the Witch of Delays through friendship, a departure from typical villain fates. The series aired from February 28, 2021 to February 6, 2022, bridging the Healin' Good Pretty Cure and Delicious Party Pretty Cure series.
Did You Know?
- The series is the eighteenth installment in the Pretty Cure franchise.
- It is the third Pretty Cure series to feature dance as a theme, after Fresh Pretty Cure! and HappinessCharge PreCure!.
- The main protagonist Manatsu Natsuumi's catchphrase is 'Tropica-shine!' (トロピカってる～！, Toropikatteru~!).
- The Witch of Delays was once known as the Witch of Destruction and sought the Fool's Casket for immortality.
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