Hugtto! PreCure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories

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Hugtto! PreCure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories
Japanese release poster
Theatrical release poster
Japanese映画 HUGっと!プリキュア♡ふたりはプリキュア オールスターズメモリーズ
HepburnEiga Hagutto! Purikyua ♡ Futari wa Purikyua Ōru Sutāzu Memorīzu
Directed byHiroshi Miyamoto[1]
Screenplay byJunko Kamura[1]
Based onPretty Cure
by Toei Company (under the Izumi Todo pseudonym)
Produced byYū Kaminoki
Starring
  • Rie Hikisaka
  • Rina Honnizumi
  • Yui Ogura
  • Nao Tamura
  • Yukari Tamura
  • Konomi Tada
  • Junko Noda
  • Yōko Honna
  • Yukana
  • Rie Tanaka
  • Tomokazu Seki
  • Akiko Yajima
  • Mamoru Miyano
  • Mizuki Yamamoto
CinematographyYoshiyuki Anzai
Music byYuki Hayashi
Animation by
  • Akira Inagami (Character Design & Chief Animation Director)
  • Hiroki Kanai (CG Animation Supervisor)
Backgrounds byTomomi Sugimoto
Production
companies
  • Toei Animation
  • Dandelion Animation Studio (CG Animation)
Distributed byToei Company Limited
Release date
  • October 27, 2018 (2018-10-27)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Hugtto! PreCure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories (映画 HUGっと!プリキュア♡ふたりはプリキュア オールスターズメモリーズ, Eiga Hagutto! Purikyua ♡ Futari wa Purikyua Ōru Sutāzu Memorīzu) is the 25th Pretty Cure movie, as well as the 11th All Stars movie produced by Toei Animation. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the franchise, the Hugtto! PreCure team joins forces with the Futari wa Pretty Cure team, alongside all the other teams as well. The movie was released in theaters on October 27, 2018 with memories as its theme.

The film topped Japanese box office records in its first release in theaters and currently owns the Guinness World Record for "Most Magical Warriors in an Anime Film", with a total of 55 Pretty Cures, spanning thirteen generations.

Synopsis[]

A vengeful teru teru bozu-like monster called Miden is stealing all of the Cures' magical powers and memories, turning them into helpless infants, barring Nagisa Misumi and Hana Nono. They must help the affected Cures to regain their abilities and fight off this new menace.

Characters[]

From top to bottom: Atsuko Enomoto (Mai), Yuko Sanpei (Nozomi), Junko Takeuchi (Rin), Eri Kitamura (Miki), Nana Mizuki (Tsubomi), Ami Koshimizu (Hibiki), Fumiko Orikasa (Kanade), and Megumi Han (Hime), were among dozens of seiyu who reprised their Pretty Cure roles for All Stars Memories.

Hug! Pretty Cure[1][]

  • Hana Nono/Cure Yell (Rie Hikisaka)
  • Saaya Yakushiji/Cure Ange (Rina Honnizumi)
  • Homare Kagayaki/Cure Etoile (Yui Ogura)
  • Emiru Aisaki/Cure Macherie (Nao Tamura)
  • Ruru Amour/Cure Amour (Yukari Tamura)
  • Hugtan ()
  • Hariham Harry (Junko Noda (mascot form) and Jun Fukushima (human form))

Futari wa Pretty Cure[]

Cure Black and Cure White appeared in episodes 21 and 22 of the HUGtto! series and later appeared in the ending dance.[2] In addition to the duo, episode 36 had Shiny Luminous, Cure Dream, Cure Peach, and all of the Witchy and a la Mode Cures appear,[3] while the rest of the Cures joined them in episode 37.

  • Nagisa Misumi/Cure Black (Yōko Honna)
  • Honoka Yukishiro/Cure White (Yukana)
  • Hikari Kujo/Shiny Luminous (Rie Tanaka)
  • Mepple (Tomokazu Seki)
  • Mipple (Akiko Yajima)

Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star[]

  • Saki Hyuga/Cure Bloom/Cure Bright (Orie Kimoto)
  • Mai Mishou/Cure Egret/Cure Windy (Atsuko Enomoto)

Yes! Pretty Cure 5[]

  • Nozomi Yumehara/Cure Dream (Yūko Sanpei)
  • Rin Natsuki/Cure Rouge (Junko Takeuchi)
  • Urara Kasugano/Cure Lemonade (Mariya Ise)
  • Komachi Akimoto/Cure Mint (Ai Nagano)
  • Karen Minazuki/Cure Aqua (Ai Maeda)
  • Milk/Kurumi Mimino/Milky Rose (Eri Sendai)

Fresh Pretty Cure[]

  • Love Momozono/Cure Peach (Kanae Oki)
  • Miki Aono/Cure Berry (Eri Kitamura)
  • Inori Yamabuki/Cure Pine (Akiko Nakagawa)
  • Setsuna Higashi/Eas/Cure Passion (Yuka Komatsu)

Heartcatch Pretty Cure[]

  • Tsubomi Hanasaki/Cure Blossom (Nana Mizuki)
  • Erika Kurumi/Cure Marine (Fumie Mizusawa)
  • Itsuki Myoudouin/Cure Sunshine (Houko Kuwashima)
  • Yuri Tsukikage/Cure Moonlight (Aya Hisakawa)

Suite Pretty Cure[]

  • Hibiki Hojo/Cure Melody (Ami Koshimizu)
  • Kanade Minamino/Cure Rhythm (Fumiko Orikasa)
  • Siren/Ellen Kurokawa/Cure Beat (Megumi Toyoguchi)
  • Ako Shirabe/Cure Muse (Rumi Okubo)

Smile Pretty Cure[]

  • Miyuki Hoshizora/Cure Happy (Misato Fukuen)
  • Akane Hino/Cure Sunny (Asami Tano)
  • Yayoi Kise/Cure Peace (Hisako Kanemoto)
  • Nao Midorikawa/Cure March (Marina Inoue)
  • Reika Aoki/Cure Beauty (Chinami Nishimura)

Doki Doki Pretty Cure[]

  • Mana Aida/Cure Heart (Hitomi Nabatame)
  • Rikka Hishikawa/Cure Diamond (Minako Kotobuki)
  • Alice Yotsuba/Cure Rosetta (Mai Fuchigami)
  • Makoto Kenzaki/Cure Sword (Kanako Miyamoto)
  • Aguri Madoka/Cure Ace (Rie Kugimiya)

Happiness Charge Pretty Cure[]

  • Megumi Aino/Cure Lovely (Megumi Nakajima)
  • Hime Shirayuki/Cure Princess (Megumi Han)
  • Yuuko Omori/Cure Honey (Rina Kitagawa)
  • Iona Hikawa/Cure Fortune (Haruka Tomatsu)

Go! Princess Pretty Cure[]

  • Haruka Haruno/Cure Flora (Yū Shimamura)
  • Minami Kaido/Cure Mermaid (Masumi Asano)
  • Kirara Amanogawa/Cure Twinkle (Hibiku Yamamura)
  • Towa Akagi/Twilight/Cure Scarlet (Miyuki Sawashiro)

Witchy Pretty Cure[]

  • Mirai Asahina/Cure Miracle (Rie Takahashi)
  • Riko Izayoi/Cure Magical (Yui Horie)
  • Ha-chan/Kotoha Hanami/Cure Felice (Saori Hayami)
  • Mofurun (Ayaka Saitō) briefly appears as a giant in Mirai's memories room.

Kira Kira Pretty Cure a la Mode[]

  • Ichika Usami/Cure Whip (Karen Miyama)
  • Himari Arisugawa/Cure Custard (Haruka Fukuhara)
  • Aoi Tategami/Cure Gelato (Tomo Muranaka)
  • Yukari Kotozume/Cure Macaron (Saki Fujita)
  • Akira Kenjou/Cure Chocolat (Nanako Mori)
  • Kirarin/Ciel Kirahoshi/Cure Parfait (Inori Minase)

Film exclusive characters[]

  • Mamoru Miyano as Miden, a white teru teru bozu-like monster that steals the Pretty Cures' memories and powers, and turns them into infants. It also sprouts offshoots that swarm like locusts. Miyano said that he was excited to have the 55 Cures gather together in a single movie.[4]
  • Mizuki Yamamoto as herself; in the film, she is a reporter who falls in the crossroads of the battle between a monster and the Futari wa Pretty Cures.[5] Yamamoto, an anime enthusiast and a big Pretty Cure fan, said, "I was really happy when I was talking and I was really impressed when I talked to the Pretty Cure that I had longed for."[6]
  • Tasuku Kida as the mysterious monster that attacks Minato Mirai 21 in the beginning of the film.

Production[]

On 17 March 2018, it was announced that there a film featuring Futari wa Pretty Cure was in the works,[7] and the film's title was announced on June 17 of the same year.[8] The 15th anniversary film of the Pretty Cure franchise,[8] it is a crossover between the current series HUGtto! Precure and the inaugural series Futari wa Pretty Cure, and marks the first time since 2016 where all of the Pretty Cures appear at once.[9]

Similar to Pretty Cure Dream Stars!, in addition to Hiroshi Miyamoto returning as director, the film combines cel animation and computer-generated animation.[7] The Pretty Cure dialogue was recorded twice, and the CGI sequence started in January 2018, ahead of HUGtto! PreCure's premiere. Production of the cel animation started in August 2018.[10]

The Miracle Light for the movie is the Miracle Memories Light (ミラクル♡メモリーズライト, Mirakuru♡Memorīzu Raito),[4] and the first 200,000 children received the Mirai Crystal~Cure Yell and Cure Black~ (ミライクリスタル〜キュアエール&キュアブラック〜, Mirai Kurisutaru〜Kyua Ēru & Kyua Burakku〜) as a present.[11]

There were several tie-ins with Yokohama City. A Pretty Cure special stage dance involving the Kanto Gakuin University cheerleading dance team Fits was held at Minato Mirai Smart Festival 2018.[12] A fifteenth anniversary exhibition was held at Yokohama Landmark Tower for eight days, and Mizuki Yamamoto, who appeared in the film as the reporter, hosted a women-only space called "PRECURE GIRLS 'NIGHT" on September 21.[13] On October 21, the week before the film release, a premiere screening was held at Yokohama Burg 13, and all the 55 Pretty Cure costumes appeared at Grand Mall Park.[14] In addition, various places in Yokohama City including Yokohama Minato Mirai 21 are used as a part of the stage everywhere in the work including the first scene.[15]

Reception and accolades[]

The film earned 357 million yen during the first two days of release (October 27 and 28).[16][17] This was the third Pretty Cure film in a row to rank first place.[17] Pia gave the film a first place ranking at 92.4. Toei described it as "the biggest hit start of Spring and Autumn compared to the 24 films so far".[18]

With a revenue of 1.15 billion yen,[19] All Stars Memories is the highest-grossing Pretty Cure film since Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel!.[20]

With 55 Pretty Cures in the movie, Guinness World Records approved the movie for the world record of "Most Magical Warriors in An Anime Film" on 27 October 2018.[21] The film also won the Best 3D in an Anime award at the 2018 CGWorld Awards[22] and the Best Film award at the 2019 VFX Japan Awards.[23]

Music[]

Single[]

DANZEN! Futari wa Pretty Cure-The One and Only Twin Lights~ (DANZEN!ふたりはプリキュア〜唯一無二の光たち〜, DANZEN! Futari wa Purikyua 〜Yuiitsumuni no Hikaritachi〜) is the insert song of the film, sung by Mayumi Gojo. it is paired with Rewind Memory (リワインドメモリー, Riwaindo Memorī), sung by Gojo and Kanako Miyamoto. The single, released on October 24, 2018, topped at #35 in the Oricon Singles Chart on November 5, 2018.[24]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack was released on October 24, 2018. It topped #124 in the Oricon Albums Chart on November 5, 2018.[25]

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