List of Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure episodes
| List of Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure episodes | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 29 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ANN (ABC, TV Asahi) |
| Original release | February 28, 2021 – present |
| Season chronology | |
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure is the eighteenth television anime series in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure franchise, produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and animated by Toei Animation. The series aired in Japan from February 28, 2021, succeeding Healin' Good Pretty Cure in its initial time slot. The opening theme is "Viva! Spark! Tropical-Rouge! PreCure" (Viva！Spark！トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア) by Machico while the first ending theme is "Tropical I・N・G" (トロピカ I・N・G) by Chihaya Yoshitake. Starting from episode 17, "Aiming to Go My Way!!" (あこがれ Go My Way!!) by Chihaya Yoshitake and Rie Kitagawa takes over as the second ending theme.
Episode list[]
| No. | Title [1] [2] | Directed by [1] | Written by [1] | Original air date [3] | |
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| 1 | "Tropica-shine! Motivation to the Max! Cure Summer!" Transcription: "Toropikare! Yaru Ki Zenkai! Kyua Samā!" (Japanese: トロピカれ！ やる気全開！キュアサマー！) | Yutaka Tsuchida | Masahiro Yokotani | February 28, 2021 | |
| Manatsu Natsuumi, an energetic girl, moves to Aozora City from Minamino Island to live with her mother, who works at the city's aquarium. Meanwhile, in the Grand Ocean Kingdom, Laura, a mermaid, is tasked to find humans who can open her assigned Tropical Pact to fight back against the Witch of Procrastination. Following the Mermaid Queen's orders, Laura heads off to Aozora City. Meanwhile, Manatsu arrives at the city, reunites with her mother and explores the city area and aquarium. While taking a break, Laura and Manatsu encounter each other with the mermaid explaining her mission while secretly intending to complete it for her own agenda. Later, a large hermit crab general of the Witch named Chongire arrives and creates a monster, a Yaraneeda, to steal Motivation Power from a group of runners at a beach. Alerted by a strange energy field in an area of the city, Manatsu heads off to confront the monster, believing Laura was in danger. When Laura gets captured, Manatsu resolves to immediately do the most important thing. As a result, Laura's assigned compact opens and grants Manatsu the power to become one of the legendary warriors, the Pretty Cure, foretold in the Grand Ocean's legends. With this new power, Manatsu, now as Cure Summer, defeats the monster and rescues Laura who salvages and returns the stolen Motivation Power. After the battle, Laura and Manatsu befriend each other. Meanwhile, the Witch of Procrastination is notified of the Pretty Cure's appearance, but decides to address the issue later. | |||||
| 2 | "Manatsu and Laura! What's More Important?" Transcription: "Manatsu to Rōra! Dotchi no Daiji ga Ichiban Daiji?" (Japanese: まなつとローラ！ どっちのダイジが一番大事？) | Yūzō Sasaki | Masahiro Yokotani | March 7, 2021 | |
| While Laura intends to find more humans who can open her three remaining pacts, Manatsu prepares for her first day in Aozora city's school. In her class, she recognises a girl she saw when she explored the city. The two girls befriend each other and discuss the school clubs they intend to join. Manatsu learns that her new friend, Sango Suzumura, desires to join the Cosmetics Club and runs a cosmetic shop along with her own mother, Miyuki Suzumura. However, Laura and Manatsu start a conflict among themselves, with Laura going in Manatsu's bathtub and the school's swimming pool to gain her friend’s attention. As a result, the two leave each other after a quarrel. Laura, heading off to the city, encounters a reluctant Chongire making a Yaraneeda to attack the city. Meanwhile, Manatsu begins to regret lashing out at Laura and rushes over to help her once she gets alerted of the Yaraneeda's rampage. Arriving to save the mermaid, Manatsu transforms to engage and defeat the Yaraneeda, with Laura returning the stolen Motivation Power. Afterwards, Laura and Manatsu reconcile, though the latter misses out on the school's club orientation. | |||||
| 3 | "Believe Yourself. Super Cute Cure Coral!" Transcription: "Jibun o Shinjite! Kyūto Ippai! Kyua Kōraru!" (Japanese: 自分を信じて！ キュートいっぱい！キュアコーラル！) | Tsuyoshi Tobita | Masahiro Yokotani | March 14, 2021 | |
| Manatsu heads out on a weekend trip around Aozora City with a couple of her classmates including Sango. The group meets at the city's shopping mall where Manatsu is fascinated by the merchandise sold and Sango gives her purchased ice cream to a younger girl. The group then heads off to the aquarium where Sango is separated from them while trying to return a lost wallet. Sango then tries to search for her friends only to cross paths with Laura. The next day, Sango confides in Manatsu that she does not like standing out among others due to an incident back in kindergarten. Upon hearing her out, Laura encourages Sango to believe in her "cute". Later that day, Chongire summons a Yaraneeda to attack a park, forcing Manatsu to head off to transform and confront the monster. When Cure Summer and Laura get overpowered by the foe, Sango, who followed Manatsu to the battle, finally plucks up her courage to believe in her own choices. As a result, the second Tropical Pact opens, granting her the power to transform into Cure Coral who, with Laura and Cure Summer's help, defeats the Yaraneeda. After the battle, Manatsu and Sango become closer friends and resolve to do their best, even as Pretty Cures. | |||||
| 4 | "Cure Papaya Pops Out! This Is My Tale!" Transcription: "Hajikeru Kyua Papaia! Kore ga Watashi no Monogatari!" (Japanese: はじけるキュアパパイア！ これが私の物語！) | Kōji Kawasaki | Masahiro Yokotani | March 21, 2021 | |
| Manatsu and Sango discuss on what clubs to join, during which, Laura suggests making one themselves. As the two human girls do research for their own club at the school's library, they encounter a stoic bespectacled girl, Minori Ichinose, who does not believe in the existence of mermaids although she likes mermaid stories. Deciding to find out more about that girl, Sango and Manatsu discover that she is a top student in school. However, when they try to compliment her on a story she wrote, Minori, believing otherwise, turns down their praises, due to a past traumatic experience back when she was in the school's literature club. The next day, Minori meets Sango and Manatsu at an exhibition at the city's museum, and encounters Laura for the first time. Despite the others' encouragement, Minori timidly tries to back off. At that moment, a sea slug-like general of the Witch of Procrastination, Numeri, summons a Yaraneeda to terrorize the museum's courtyard. Manatsu and Sango transform to engage the monster only for the enemy to overwhelm them. Encouraged by Laura, Minori finally resolves to believe in herself. As a result, the third Tropical Pact grants Minori the power to become Cure Papaya who defeats the Yaraneeda with assistance from her friends. Afterwards, Minori, having broken her limits, befriends the trio. | |||||
| 5 | "Here Comes Senpai! Burn, Cure Flamingo!" Transcription: "Senpai Sanjō! Moero! Kyua Furamingo!" (Japanese: 先輩参上！ 燃えろ！キュアフラミンゴ！) | Takao Iwai | Konomi Shugo | March 28, 2021 | |
| Manatsu meets a new friend, third-year student Asuka Takizawa, and she and her friends decide to try recruiting her to become the fourth Pretty Cure, owing to Asuka's physical strength. However, Asuka is not interested, much to their chagrin. Meanwhile, Sango and Manatsu struggle to get their club started, with the issue compounded by the fact that there were very few clubrooms left. Asuka arrives to help them, though she does not intend to join their club. Later that day, Minori, Manatsu, Asuka and Sango clean up a packed room to use for their club, during which, Laura compliments Asuka and points out the latter's strengths. As such, Asuka, despite not truly believing in teamwork, begins to warm up to the others. Suddenly, Numeri appears and summons a Yaraneeda from a totem pole in the garbage. Manatsu, Sango and Minori to transform to engage the enemy but the monster proves to be a formidable foe and overpowers all three Cures and Laura. Asuka, alerted by the Yaraneeda's rampage, intervenes, resolving to protect her friends. As a result, the fourth and final Tropical Pact grants Asuka the power to become Cure Flamingo. All four Cures and Laura work together to defeat the Yaraneeda, with Cure Flamingo finishing the monster off. Afterwards, Asuka decides to believe in teamwork again, befriends the group and joins their club. | |||||
| 6 | "It Starts Now! The Tropical Club!" Transcription: "Ima Hajimaru! Sono Na wa, Toropikaru Bu!" (Japanese: 今はじまる！ その名は、トロピカる部！) | Junji Shimizu | Masahiro Yokotani | April 4, 2021 | |
| While the Witch of Procrastination and her butler discuss their plans and the Pretty Cure's interference, Manatsu and her friends discuss about their club activity. Manatsu, deciding to try everything, approaches student council president Yuriko Shiratori to initiate her club only to get rejected. As such, the four girls and Laura try out many ideas for their club, but are not satisfied with any of them. As they worry about the imminent club application deadline, the girls encounter a quartet of alumni students from their school looking for a penguin ornament. Remembering that they cleared out said ornament while cleaning up their clubroom, the girls head off to search for it, during which, they learned that a shop had taken it in. However, the penguin reacts with a dark orb it was housing, and turns into a Yaraneeda. In response, the girls transform to engage and quickly defeat the monster. Afterwards, the four girls return the penguin ornament to the alumni group and finally get their club application approved, Manatsu having officially decided on their club activity. | |||||
| 7 | "Here It Comes! Sea Fairy Kururun!" Transcription: "Yatte Kuru! Umi no Yōsei Kururun!" (Japanese: やってくる！ 海の妖精くるるん！) | Hideki Hiroshima | Isao Murayama | April 11, 2021 | |
| While jogging at the beach, Manatsu and her friends spot a seal, which Laura recognises as the Mermaid Queen's pet Kururun. The girls examine the seal with Laura misinterpreting its desires and Minori deducing that the seal was hungry. Minori also guesses that Kururun headed to the city from the Grand Ocean Kingdom to make a delivery for Laura but got swept by an ocean current. As such, the four girls and Laura search for Kururun's package with Minori finding it hanging on a tree branch due to another person finding said package and placing it there. Just then, a prawn general of the Witch, Elda, appears to intercept Kururun's delivery and summons a Yaraneeda to complete the task. As such, the four girls transform to engage the foe, during which, Laura discovers that the Queen sent her some treats. Despite Elda's taunts, Cure Papaya stands her ground and finishes the monster off, forcing Elda to retreat. Afterwards, the girls, Kururun and Laura bond over the goodies with the mermaid correctly deducing that Kururun was going to stay with her and the others. | |||||
| 8 | "Our First Club Activity! Tropica-shining Lunches!" Transcription: "Hajimete no Bukatsu! Obentō de Toropikatchae!" (Japanese: 初めての部活！ お弁当でトロピカっちゃえ！) | Fumio Itō | Mio Inoue | April 18, 2021 | |
| The four girls sit together for bento lunches, during which, Manatsu samples her friends’ ingredients. Asuka then mentions how her family helps one another with the chores inspiring Manatsu to make a bento meal inspired from Kururun. As such, Asuka leads the other girls in making the meal with Laura assisting them with the cooking. Elsewhere, Chongire summons a Yareneeda to terrorize a mobile food stall and its surrounding area. The girls are alerted to the attack and transform to fight the monster but are hungry from not eating lunch and thus are overwhelmed by the enemy. As such, Asuka leads the others to freeze the monster and eat their meal before they return to defeat the foe. Afterwards, the girls enjoy their bentos together and Manatsu prepares dinner for herself and her mother. | |||||
| 9 | "Makeup is Magic? Get Tropical with Movie!" Transcription: "Meiku wa Mahō? Eiga de Toropikaru!" (Japanese: メイクは魔法？ 映画でトロピカる！) | Hiroyuki Kakudō | Hiroyuki Yoshino | April 25, 2021 | |
| The tropical club make preparations for their school when it is selected to be a film shooting location. Manatsu and her friends meet an actress named Yuna, who is insecure about her role and will have her makeup covered by Sango’s mother. As such, the four girls train Yuna for her role while Sango is tasked to dress up into a mascot for Miyuki's beauty palor. Later, Manatsu’s friends recount how Manatsu influenced them and Yuna takes over Sango’s task once Sango wears out. However, Numeri arrives and summons a Yareneeda on the day of the filming, forcing Manatsu and her friends to transform to fight the foe. Cure Coral buys the other Cures time to grab some mirrors as part of Cure Papaya's plan to blind the monster with said mirrors and salvage its Motivation power before Cure Coral defeats it. Afterwards, the four girls and some more students get involved in the film while the Witch’s forces are briefed on their latest plans. | |||||
| 10 | "Combined Motivation! Pretty Cure Mix Tropical!" Transcription: "Yaru Ki Kasanete! Purikyua! Mikkusu Toropikaru!!" (Japanese: やる気重ねて！プリキュア！ミックストロピカル！！) | Takao Iwai | Yoshimi Narita | May 2, 2021 | |
| Manatsu's friends postpone their club activities to study, with Manatsu revealing she is not good at it. Manatsu tries studying on her own, but finds herself struggling to do so. As such, her friends teach her how to study properly. At that moment, Chongire arrives and summons a stronger Yaraneeda variant called a Zenzen Yaraneeda to attack the school's yard. The girls transform to engage the enemy, but the monster proves to be a formidable foe which also overpowers Manatsu and saps her motivation. Laura's mermaid aqua pot also gets knocked away, forcing Laura to leave to search for it, while Asuka, Minori and Sango try to awaken Manatsu to no avail. When the Zenzen Yaraneeda returns, the three remaining girls transform to engage it again, only to get overpowered by the foe. However, Manatsu stands up to Chongire for her friends and is thus re-energized and motivated once again. Laura also returns, having found her jar, and gives the four Cures a new power; with that new power, the Cures execute Mix Tropical to finally defeat the monster. Afterwards, Manatsu reconciles with her friends and resolves to study harder with them, even though she reveals that she failed all of her school tests. | |||||
| 11 | "Get Excited! Sand Art by the Beach!" Transcription: "Moriagare! Umibe no Sando Āto!" (Japanese: もりあがれ！ 海辺のサンドアート！) | Ippo Takatoya | Konomi Shugo | May 9, 2021 | |
| Manatsu and her friends discuss activities they can participate with the other school clubs with Minori suggesting sand art at the beach. As such, the four girls hold a sand art contest involving a great number of people in their school and participate in it as well. Over the course of the contest, Manatsu and her friends bond over making their own sand art. However, a heavy downpour occurs on the second day of the contest. Taking an idea from Laura as she looks through her photographs, Manatsu uses some parachute to protect the sand art pieces from the rain. At that moment, Numeri summons a Zenzen Yaraneeda to attack the beach, forcing the four girls to transform to engage it. The monster proves to be a tough enemy, but the Cures and Laura manage to counter and defeat the foe. Afterwards, everyone admires their sand artwork, including Manatsu and her friends even though they did not win. Later on, Laura confides in Manatsu of her loneliness over not being able to join any club activities they do. In response, Manatsu promises to find a club activity Laura can join in as well. | |||||
| 12 | "Confiscated! The Aqua Pot's Not Allowed?!" Transcription: "Bosshū! Akua Potto wa Kōsoku Ihan!?" (Japanese: 没収！アクアポットは校則違反！？) | Takayuki Murakami | Isao Murayama | May 16, 2021 | |
| Manatsu and her friends are discussing on their next club activity when the school's disciplinary committee head, Masami Kakuta, searches the room owing to rumours of a mermaid sighting in the school. Upon learning on the search, Asuka confronts the disciplinary committee over the matter. The committee mentions a rule allowing them to confiscate suspicious items to maintain order in the school. The next day, rumours of a mermaid around and in school run rampant while Yuriko turns down Asuka's complaint and Masami almost spots Laura. Masami approaches the Tropical Club and confiscates the Aqua Pot. Later on, Elda summons a Zenzen Yaraneeda to attack a playground. Despite the other girls' worries, Laura encourages them to engage the enemy without her. The four girls transform to fight the monster but struggle against it. Meanwhile, Laura sneaks around school and reclaims her pot while evading Masami. She then returns to the Cures to salvage the Zenzen Yaraneeda's stolen motivation power, allowing the four Cures to finish it off. Afterwards, the disciplinary committee confronts the Tropical Club about the Aqua Pot, but Asuka and Minori assert its importance to the club citing another rule and revealing their teacher approved of it before the committee leaves taking a worn out Masami with them. | |||||
| 13 | "School Broadcast Flurry! Hit It, Mermaid's Song!" Transcription: "Dotabata Kōnai Hōsō! Hibike, Ningyo no Uta!" (Japanese: ドタバタ校内放送！ 響け、人魚の歌！) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Yoshimi Narita | May 23, 2021 | |
| When the school's public announcement mentions the rumors of a mermaid, Manatsu and her friends discuss folklore concerning mermaids, with Laura stating of their singing talents. Later on, the four girls meet members of the broadcasting club and offer their aid. On the day of the broadcasting, one of the hosts is unable to join the others, forcing Manatsu and her friends to host the broadcast instead. The four girls end up struggling to carry on the show. Thankfully, Laura salvages the situation by pretending to be an interviewee. Meanwhile, Chongire summons a Zenzen Yaraneeda to attack a supermarket, forcing the four girls to leave Laura to finish the job while they head off to transform and confront the monster. All four Cures struggle to engage the foe until Laura finishes the broadcast and hurries over to assist them in defeating the monster. The next day, the broadcasting club receive requests of wanting to hear Laura sing again, much to the girls' joy. | |||||
| 14 | "Leave It To Us! Tropica-shining Preschool Teachers!" Transcription: "Omakase! Hoikuen de Toropika Sensei!" (Japanese: おまかせ！ 保育園でトロピカ先生！) | Yuriko Kado | Mio Inoue | May 30, 2021 | |
| The Tropical Club is told of a teaching experience in a preschool which they are interested in. At the preschool, Manatsu and her friends play and learn together with its pupils, during which, Sango and Laura come across an introvert boy, Wataru and a girl, Ruri, both of whom are interested in bugs. At that moment, Elda summons a Zenzen Yaraneeda to attack the preschool, forcing the four girls to evacuate the students and transform to engage the monster. Despite their best efforts, the monster proves to be a vicious enemy which tries to attack Ruri and Wataru as they try to protect the chrysalis until Cure Coral intervenes. Laura encourages Wataru and Ruri to cheer for the four Cures who execute a plan to incapacitate the Zenzen Yaraneeda before finishing it off. Afterwards, Laura tells the pair to keep the Pretty Cures' existence a secret before leaving with her friends, though she is still intent on becoming queen one day. | |||||
| 15 | "Minori is Laura, Laura is Minori?!" Transcription: "Minori ga Rōra de, Rōra ga Minori!?" (Japanese: みのりがローラで、ローラがみのり！？) | Tsuyoshi Tobita | Konomi Shugo | June 6, 2021 | |
| As the Tropical Club make preparations to cheer on the school's softball team, Minori and Laura accidentally get sucked into the latter's jar. When the two emerge, they discover that they have swapped bodies, though their friends only notice the change when they head out to greet them. Meanwhile, Minori and Laura discover each others' experiences as a mermaid and a human respectively. When their friends discover their switchover, everyone discusses the situation with Minori bringing Laura home with her for the night. Back at home Minori and Laura admit to each other that they enjoyed being in each others' bodies, but Laura worries over permanently being stuck in Minori's body. The next day, Chongire summons a Zenzen Yaraneeda to attack a cafe. Manatsu, Sango and Asuka arrive at the scene and transform to engage the foe with Laura joining them later on. Laura, still in Minori's body, tries and fails to transform, but Minori desires to do so despite being in Laura's body, reversing the body swap. Minori transforms and brings Laura to the battle and join their comrades in defeating the monster. Afterwards, Minori and Laura admit they like being themselves, with Minori finding herself being bolder although Laura misses her experience in Minori's body. | |||||
| 16 | "The Witch's Trap! Laura Was Captured!" Transcription: "Majo no Wana! Torawareta Rōra!" (Japanese: 魔女の罠！ 囚われたローラ！) | Takao Iwai | Masahiro Yokotani | June 13, 2021 | |
| As Manatsu and her friends go on a mountain hike, the Witch and Butler discuss the current situation and Laura, owing to the lack of Motivation gathered. Meanwhile, the Tropical Club discuss more activities they can participate over the summer vacation, and end up discovering Laura is absent. As such, they all look for the mermaid, with Minori finding Laura at the school's library, reading The Little Mermaid. Later that day, Manatsu encourages Laura and tries to hide her identity as a mermaid from her home-coming mother. That night, Laura decides to try discovering more of the human world. The next day, Manatsu and her friends try on nail polish when a Zenzen Yaraneeda attacks the city's port. Everyone rushes off to engage the enemy, but the monster and Chongire capture Laura. Shocked by the defeat, the four girls discuss their situation when aquarium director Mafune Hirabayashi encourages them. Later at the beach, the girls transform and follow a trail of pictures left by Laura, who is taken to the witch, who offers Laura a chance to become a human. | |||||
| 17 | "Mermaid's Miracle Transform! Cure La Mer!" Transcription: "Ningyo no Kiseki! Henshin! Kyua Ramēru!" (Japanese: 人魚の奇跡！ 変身！キュアラメール！) | Ippo Takatoya | Masahiro Yokotani | June 20, 2021 | |
| Picking up from the last episode, while Cure Summer and the other Cures search for Laura, the Witch warns Laura to not interfere with her efforts before sending her generals to steal more motivation. As such, Summer and her comrades are forced to surface to engage two Zenzen Yaraneedas summoned by Chongire and Numeri. Meanwhile, Laura locates Kururun and tasks her to steal the basement key as part of her escape, but gets caught by the Witch and Butler as she tries to claim back her Mermaid Aqua Pot. While Laura evades the Witch, she gets bested by Butler, forcing Kururun to save her. The Mermaid Queen congratulates Laura for finding the Pretty Cure, but Laura wants to help her friends who are currently struggling to defeat their enemies and is given a rocky object to aid her in that new desire. Laura hurries back to Manatsu and her friends to protect them, with her getting her Heart Kuru Ring and the stone from the object cracking, revealing to be her Mermaid Aqua Pact, which allows Laura to transform into Cure La Mer. With this new power, La Mer revives her comrades, salvages the monsters' stolen motivation and leads the others in finishing off the enemies. Afterwards, Laura joyfully discovers she has become a human and moves into Manatsu's. | |||||
| 18 | "I'll Walk! I'll Swim! Laura's First Day of School!" Transcription: "Aruku yo! Oyogu yo! Rōra no Hatsu Tōkō!" (Japanese: 歩くよ！泳ぐよ！ ローラの初登校！) | Fumio Itō | Isao Murayama | June 27, 2021 | |
| Laura begins her first day in Aozora Middle School, where she finds herself enjoying some areas while struggling with other areas. Later on, Laura vents her frustration over struggling in some school subjects when Swim Club president Eiko Mizushima invites her over to her club, which Laura happily accepts. As Laura prepares to swim, Numeri, having been chosen by Butler to attack, summons a Zenzen Yaraneeda to attack the school's swimming pool forcing Manatsu and her friends to transform to engage the beast. Laura arrives later and witnesses her friends getting overpowered and despite Numeri's taunts, transforms to save her friends, salvage the monster's stolen motivation and lead her comrades to finishing the monster off. Afterwards, Laura ends up proving not being able to swim but Manatsu encourages Laura over the next day of school being fun as well. As such, Laura decides to join Manatsu's club. | |||||
| 19 | "Manatsu Panics! School's Seven Legends!" Transcription: "Manatsu Panikku! Gakkō no Nana Fushigi!" (Japanese: まなつパニック！ 学校の七不思議！) | Saihō Noro | Hiroyuki Yoshino | July 4, 2021 | |
| Manatsu and her friends discuss their school's newspaper requesting articles with Minori bringing up ghost stories to put in, causing everyone to decide to investigate ghost stories. As such, they all head to an abandoned mansion on a mountain behind their school, where Minori explains more about the building and a doll in it. When everyone tries to escape from an imminent accident, Manatsu is stuck in the mansion. Manatsu talks with the doll who asks her to bring her food everyday. Manatsu does as told until she learns of the doll's origins and remembers the mansion's demolition date. As Manatsu's friends try to search for her, Numeri and Chongire head out to search for Elda who crashed landed into the mansion earlier in the week. Chongire summons a Zenzen Yaraneeda to intercept Laura and her friends, who all transform to engage the monster. Manatsu is alerted by the commotion and heads out, resolving to protect the mansion. She transforms and helps her comrades to defeat the monster while Numeri rescues Elda. Afterwards, the Tropical Club gets their article on the mansion's doll published as Elda brings back said doll to the Witch's lair. | |||||
| 20 | "Great Detective Minorin! The Missing Melon Bread Case!" Transcription: "Mei Tantei Minorin! Kieta Meron Pan Jiken!" (Japanese: 名探偵みのりん！ 消えたメロンパン事件！) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Yoshimi Narita | July 11, 2021 | |
| Manatsu returns to the clubroom after finding her lost wallet and discovers that her premium tropical melon bread she won in a lucky draw went missing. As such, Minori decides to investigate who took the bread. During the investigation, Kururun is seemingly found innocent of the crime but Laura is accused of the theft. Asumi, Sango and Minori also state their last known activities and locations but everyone struggles to solve the case, with discord growing between them. Meanwhile, Chongire, having been selected to steal motivation, summons a Zenzen Yaraneeda to attack the city. Manatsu is alerted of the monster's attack and resolves to set aside the incident to stop the villains and leads everyone to transform to engage the foe. Amidst the battle, Cure La Mer finds out she ate Manatsu's snack; she tearfully takes the blame and apologizes. Cure Summer reassures her, but the others apologize to her for the grief they caused with their accusations; she forgives them all, reaffirming their friendship. They work together to defeat the monster, salvaging its motivation and finishing it off. Afterward, Kururun explains their actions, and everyone bonds over tropical melon bread bought from another neighborhood. | |||||
| 21 | "Summer Break! Tropical Club's Camp Plan!" Transcription: "Natsuyasumi! Toropikaru Bu no Gasshuku Keikaku!" (Japanese: 夏休み！ トロピカる部の合宿計画！) | Takao Iwai | Mio Inoue | July 18, 2021 | |
| Manatsu and her friends decide to go on a camping trip to Minamino Island over their school's summer break. Gathering at Manatsu's, the girls discuss activities over the course of the camp, with Manatsu mentioning of a cave said to be hiding treasure and her mother, Aoi, suggesting they can relax at the beach. Following her mother's idea, Manatsu decides to show her friends the island's secret beach. The next day, Manatsu and her friends assemble to head off to their destination, but Chongire makes a Zenzen Yaraneeda out of Manatsu's suitcase to attack the city, forcing the girls to transform to engage it. All five Cures work together to avoid the monster's attacks and incapacitate it before La Mer salvages its motivation and finishes it off. Afterwards, the girls arrive in time for the ferry and head over to Minamino Island, while Butler reads about the island's treasure cave. | |||||
| 22 | "A Secret Grand Adventure! Find the Mermaid's Treasure!" Transcription: "Himitsu no Daibōken! Ningyo no Takara o Sagase!" (Japanese: ヒミツの大冒険！ 人魚の宝を探せ！) | Takayuki Murakami | Masahiro Yokotani | August 1, 2021 | |
| While the Tropical Club continue their camp, the Witch creates a new orb to summon a new Yaraneeda to which, Butler informs Numeri. The five girls head to Manatsu's secret beach before heading to a senior named Tomi who recalls seeing a forest mermaid, stating that said mermaid allegedly hid the treasure in the island's cave. With that, the girls head off to the cave to find the treasure, only to run into Numeri and get separated from Laura. The remaining girls venture deeper into the cave and encounter Numeri again, who angrily summons a Zettai Yaraneeda. The four girls transform to engage the beast while Laura finds an object she deduces as the treasure in another part of the caves before rendezvousing with her comrades to defeat the monster. After the battle, everyone retreats just as the caves flood with Tomi witnessing Laura, believing her to be the mermaid she saw. Later that night, the girls discuss their situation while Butler reveals to Numeri and Elda more about a cup in the island's caves. | |||||
| 23 | "The Minamino Festival. Laura, Tell Us Your Wish!" Transcription: "Minamino Matsuri! Oshiete, Rōra no Negaigoto!" (Japanese: 南乃祭り！ 教えて、ローラの願いごと！) | Yui Komatsu | Konomi Shugo | August 8, 2021 | |
| As the Tropical Club enter their last day of camp, the girls try out many island activities while Manatsu prepares everyone for Minamino Island's festival. Meanwhile, Elda is tasked with retrieving a cup filled with motivation from the caves. As such, she reluctantly heads off to accomplish the task, prompted by a vacation as a reward. On the evening of the festival, the girls participate in writing their wishes on a stone each and throwing it into the sea. However, Laura refuses to tell her friends of her wish. As she returns to the Witch's lair, Elda notices Laura's stone and turns it into a Zettai Yaraneeda, forcing the five girls to transform to engage it. Amidst the chaos, Laura recognises the monster as her wish and, refusing to let the others find out about her wish, engages the monster before salvaging its motivation and finishing it off. Afterwards, Laura discovers her friends found out about her wish while the Witch receives the cup Elda brought back. The next day, Manatsu helps Laura as she successfully does flutter kicks. | |||||
| 24 | "Hot Battle! Tropical Club vs. Student Council" Transcription: "Nekketsu Batoru! Toropikaru Bu Tai Seitokai" (Japanese: 熱血バトル！ トロピカる部VS生徒会) | Tsuyoshi Tobita | Isao Murayama | August 15, 2021 | |
| The Tropical Club attempts to hang a banner, only for it to fly into Yuriko Shiratori's interview. Angered by the incident, Yuriko decides to suspend Manatsu's club when the six girls receive an invitation to a gameshow. As such, both parties decide to settle the club suspension over the show. On the day of the show, the Tropical Club, the school's student council and other teams participate in the many games involved, when Numeri arrives and summons a Zettai Yaraneeda to interrupt the games. Asuka and her friends transform to engage the monster salvage its motivation and defeat it. Following the battle, everyone finds out the Tropical Club won the game, backed by a slow-motion camera capturing Asuka's victory in the gameshow's final round. | |||||
| 25 | "The Ms. Sakuragawa Power-up Operation!" Transcription: "Sakuragawa-Sensei Pawā Appu Dai Sakusen!" (Japanese: 桜川先生パワーアップ大作戦！) | Ippo Takatoya | Mio Inoue | August 22, 2021 | |
| Homeroom teacher Saki Sakuragawa informs Manatsu's class of next week's class observation day. Later, Manatsu and her friends discuss with their teacher about the observation, with Saki revealing her ageing father will also participate in it, with Minori deducing her father wanted her to run his family orchard. However, Saki is torn between her familial duties and her desire to teach. Later that day, Saki's father arrives at school for a tour but run into issues along the way. The next day, Saki tries to impress the parents gathered to see her teaching and runs into accidents in the process. Amidst the observation, a reluctant Elda, accompanied by Numeri, summons a Zettai Yaraneeda to attack the school. The five girls transform to engage the monster before La Mer salvages its motivation and finishes it off. Afterwards, Saki tells her father about her teaching passion, with her father allowing her to pursue it, also mentioning he received help form other people in maintaining his orchard. | |||||
| 26 | "Sky, Clear Up! Shiny Meteor Shower Night!" Transcription: "Harewatare! Kirakira☆Ryūseigun no Yoru!" (Japanese: 晴れわたれ！ キラキラ☆流星群の夜！) | Tomio Yamauchi | Konomi Shugo | August 29, 2021 | |
| The girls meet Shiori Nakagawa who is trying to start an astronomy club and knows of a meteor shower that comes every 50 years. Gaining interest in watching the meteor shower, the Tropical Club and Saki plan and advertise a night where anyone in school who is interested can watch said event. Amidst the duties, Minori mentions of the weather forecast stating the night would be cloudy, which would obstruct the view. On the night of the meteor shower, Asuka's father leads some men in a ritual to bring clear skies when Numeri, who was tasked with stealing more motivation, summons a Zettai Yaraneeda to steal motivation from the watchers and attack the men. The girls transform to protect the ritual and engage the monster before La Mer salvages its motivation and finishes it off. Afterwards, everyone who gathered at school witness the meteor shower, with the ritual successfully passing. | |||||
| 27 | "Disappearing Motivation? The Strange Aquarium Tour!" Transcription: "Yaru Ki ga Kieru? Suizokukan Fushigi Tsuā!" (Japanese: やる気が消える？ 水族館ふしぎツアー！) | Takao Iwai | Mio Inoue | September 5, 2021 | |
| Manatsu and her friends plan a trip to the city's aquarium to see a new dolphin attraction. On the day of the trip, the dolphin attraction's wait time is too long, forcing the girls to look at other aquatic displays to pass the time. Despite the plan to wait for the crowds to thin, the dolphin attraction is still too long. Meanwhile, Manatsu and the others notice that the people visiting the aquarium have become lethargic. Deciding to investigate the matter, the girls book a night tour to allow Laura to scout for any suspicious activity. Laura runs into Numeri and chases her into the dolphin attraction when Manatsu and the others arrive. Numeri calls out her Zettai Yaraneeda to steal more motivation and attack the girls, who all transform to engage the monster, only to get overpowered. With help from the dolphins, the Cures beat back the monster, salvage its motivation and defeat the beast. The next day, Manatsu and her friends finally visit the dolphin attraction while Laura explores the aquarium. | |||||
| 28 | "Cultural Festival! Do Aozora Makeup Together!" Transcription: "Bunkasai! Chikara Awasete, Aozora Meiku!" (Japanese: 文化祭！ 力あわせて、あおぞらメイク！) | Yuriko Kado | Hiroyuki Yoshino | September 12, 2021 | |
| Amidst anticipation for Aozora School's Cultural Festival, the Tropical Club decides to hold a makeup class, when Laura notices Minori distancing herself from the others. On the day of the festival, as everyone is setting up, Laura investigates Minori and asks some of her old friends about her. While the club man their booth and help others out with theirs, Chongire heads to the festival to steal motivation from the visitors but ends up accidentally getting involved in a squid stall before he can strike. As Minori is interviewed over her booth, a Zettai Yaraneeda is summoned. The girls to transform to engage it, but nearly all of them are defeated. Papaya regains her resolve when the enemy knocks down her books she borrowed from the library and trounces the monster, allowing her comrades to salvage its motivation and defeat it. As the day ends, Minori relates her past in the school's literature club to her friends before recounting on how her new friends changed her life. Meanwhile, Chongire and his colleagues discuss about the Witch's situation. | |||||
| 29 | "The Revived Legend! Pretty Cure, Charm Up!" Transcription: "Yomigaeru Densetsu! Purikyua Omekashi Appu!" (Japanese: 甦る伝説！ プリキュアおめかしアップ！) | Yūta Tanaka | Masahiro Yokotani | September 19, 2021 | |
| As the agitated Witch makes a red orb which Butler uses on a body of water, Manatsu and Laura have a dream about a Legendary Pretty Cure. As the five girls begin their day, they are suddenly confronted by four Yaraneedas wrecking havoc around the city. They all transform to engage the monsters but struggle against them all. Amidst the chaos, Manatsu rescues Kururun from a Yaraneeda attempting to attack the seal, but ends up getting beaten back, drained of her motivation and engulfed by the monster. Kururun hurries to the other four Cures to warn them of Manatsu' plight while Manatsu tries to break free. In response, the other Cures race to rescue Manatsu and encourage her, allowing Manatsu to regain her motivation on her own once again, transform and lead the others in engaging the monster horde. La Mer finds the actual monster, a Chou Zettai Yaraneeda, and salvages its motivation, but is unable to truly defeat it. As the Chou Zettai Yaraneeda prepares to strike, the Cures are visited by the Pretty Cure of Manatsu and Laura's dream, who gives them more power. Using their newly obtained dresser, the Cures execute Land Beat Dynamic to finally defeat the monster. Afterwards, the five girls resolve to defend the city from the Witch and her forces. | |||||
| 30 | "Election! Laura for Student Council President?!" Transcription: "Dai Senkyo! Rōra ga Seito Kaichō!?" (Japanese: 大選挙！ ローラが生徒会長！？) | Tatsuma Minamikawa | Isao Murayama | September 26, 2021 | |
| 31 | "Trouble on the Train! Asuka's School Trip!" Transcription: "Toraburu Ressha! Asuka no Shūgakuryokō!" (Japanese: トラブル列車！ あすかの修学旅行！) | TBA | TBA | October 3, 2021 | |
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- ^ "Tropical-Rouge! Precure - Watch on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
- ^ "Toropikarūju! Purikyua｜Asahi Hōsō Terebi" トロピカル～ジュ！プリキュア｜朝日放送テレビ [Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure｜Asahi Television Broadcasting]. asahi.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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