Ranked #2218

Suite Precure♪

I think people tend to forget that Pretty Cure is intended for children, specifically, little girls. Yes, it appeals to a wider range of viewers, including adults, but, at its heart, it is intended for a very young audience. Sure, the situations where Seiren and Trio the Minor try to destroy Hibiki and Kanade's friendship might seem cheesy, over-the-top, or unnecessary, but that's how we see it from the perspective of an older viewer. When you're trying to make a point about friendship to a young audience, you can't necessarily be subtle about it. Also, could Hibiki and Kanade avoid 99% of their conflicts by simply talking to each other? Yes, but then the show would have a lot less going on, and it would lose a lot of its appeal for its target audience.

The plot of Suite Precure is simple, but, again, it's a show for children. You can't really expect anything incredibly complex in a children's show. Basically, Hibiki and Kanade need to learn to trust each other and get along so they can fulfill their roles as Precure, and so they can collect all of the notes to complete the melody of happiness. Simple and straightforward. They have numerous run-ins with the bad guys (Trio the Minor and Seiren), who try to trick the girls and turn them against each other. In a lot of these situations, I wanted to say, "Come on, just talk about it!" but, while it seemed obvious to me that the solution was to talk about why they were upset, it probably doesn't seem as obvious to the younger viewers. It also wouldn't be as interesting to the target audience if the girls just talked about their problems and moved on.

I can understand why other people seem to have a problem with the whole "sad music vs. good music" theme in the show. Happy music isn't the only music that is good, and sad music can be just as enjoyable as happy music. However, do you really expect kids to get something like that? I'm sure older kids can understand that, but for the target audience, something like "happy vs. sad" is easiest to understand. As the children get older and listen to a wider variety of music, they'll come to that realization on their own, that happy music is not the only kind of music that people can enjoy.

I think the music is great, but I'd certainly expect an excellent soundtrack from a show that uses music as its main focus. There is a variety of background music that fits the scenes well, and the instrumentation is varied. The transformation music is really upbeat and catchy, and the background music for the attacks is great as well. I'll admit that I'm not experienced in critiquing music, but I've really been enjoying the music in Suite.

I really like Hibiki's and Kanade's characters. Hibiki is the tomboyish, sporty type, while Kanade is more studious and enjoys baking. Hibiki is goofy and silly at times, but serious when needed, and Kanade can be quite stubborn and assertive, especially when Hibiki is being particularly dense. The way they interact really reveals a lot about how close they are, even early on when they spend a lot of their time arguing with each other. As the story progresses, they argue less and are able to spend more time together as true friends. I've really enjoyed seeing them interact, from the time when they argued all the time to now, when they're getting along well. There have been many moments that have just made me go, "Awww! :D"

Hummy is dense. There's just no arguing that. I think she can be a bit annoying at times, but I think that has more to do with her ultra mega high-pitched voice than her actual character. I think she was purposely made extra dense in order to contrast with Seiren's calmer, more calculating personality. Hummy and Seiren play off of each other quite well; sometimes it almost feels like I'm watching a comedy routine. The mini-arc about their past together in Major Land, how they became friends, and how Seiren turned against Hummy, was rather well done, in my opinion.

Trio the Minor is basically your group of evil underlings who are actually just a bunch of derps. They're goofy, they sing when it's not really necessary, and their plans always fail. They make me laugh. Mephisto does too, as he's also goofy. I've read complaints from people, saying that they don't like Mephisto because he's not threatening at all, but I think that's the point. Considering what's happened in the past few episodes (29+), I don't think he's the "ultimate evil", so to speak. There's someone, or something, above him, and THAT's what's going to be truly threatening...or, as threatening as something can be in a children's show, anyway. I could be wrong, but that's just what I think.

I'd say my main problem is that I feel like the "mystery" of Cure Muse has gone on for long enough. Who is she? I don't know, just tell us already! I feel like they've already made her true identity very clear, but I'm saying that as an adult who can draw conclusions more quickly than the average child can. The younger viewers are probably still completely puzzled, and eagarly awaiting the moment when Cure Muse's true identity is officially revealed.

I like the bright, vibrant art style in Suite. Everything is colorful and eye-grabbing, even the bad guys. The transformation scenes are pretty, and, for those who are concerned that they're "too long", they do get cut down eventually. The attack scenes are also very impressive, visually. The animation generally feels smooth, and I haven't noticed too many "lol quality" scenes. The ending themes are really cool, too, with their 3D/CG animated dance sequences. I actually watch the ending each time, instead of just skipping past it like I usually do with most other series! It's definitely an interesting and different approach. (I know Suite wasn't the first Precure season to use 3D/CG animated endings, though.)

My overall enjoyment of Suite Precure is very high. Maybe I'm biased because this is the first Precure season I watched, but I love it, flaws and all. It's light-hearted and it makes me laugh. I really look forward to watching each week's episode. Suite may be unpopular with the general Precure fanbase, but I think it's great. read more

So, we have the latest addition to the teenage girl army of "Cures" and soon we will be watching another movie mix-em all together just for the giggles.

For starters, i have to admit that i'm not a big fan of the series, but i don't hate it either, i think its ok in general, and i have enjoy what i have watched of it.

The story starts pretty much straight forward, and just like any other Precure story, we have the fairy magical kingdom endangered by the bad guy in turn and his pack of followers, who just wants to do evil things for the sake of being evil, in this occasion by the means of stealing the Score of "happiness" or wherever and turn it into the Score of "sorrow" and making everybody in the world practically an emo, but thankfully the queen take the notes and spread them all over... you guess it, Japan, and sends the little annoying speaking cat to get some girls and turn them into Cures and save the world.

So far, just another standard season of Pretty Cure, but there's some thinks that just annoys the heck out of me and make it less enjoyable that it could be.

Art

I think its ok, and sightly better that the previous series, as always its colorful everywhere you look, even the villains that use dark colors, use dark colors pretty strong and appealing, and besides i think the CGI its used pretty well, specially in the ending.

Sound

Well being a series based around music i think they do a good job at it, it has catchy tunes and the OST just fits very well, its not something amazing but it pretty well done and fits the purpose of the series, and i don't find it annoying like other shows of the same tone.

Characters

So ok, here is where i'm gonna start to rant, despise that i actually like the two protagonist, Hibiki and Kanade, i just don't find them as interesting as it should be, yeah they have some development and the focus of the series revolves around her friendship to the point that when they are fighting or arguing between them they can't even transform into cures, and that's actually very good, the problem is that the "problems" that they have, felt forced and/or over the top.

I'm actually more interested in the relationship between Siren and Hummy, who are the "talking cats" in turn that can sing the magical song with the magical notes, well, actually i'm interested in the Siren part of the story just because i find Hummy disturbingly annoying, but its just that i cant stand his kind of "everything will be solve with love and kisses and the power of friendship". Don't get me wrong, i have not much problem with some characters like that, but Hummy just make it so over the top to ludicrous levels that just stop making any sense.

Getting back to Siren, she for some reason just appear as one of the bad guys, latter is suggested some kind of brain washing, but that just make her more interesting, because as the story progresses it became obvious that she's having serious conflict about what she's doing and start to develop a kind of love-hate relationship with the main protagonists, and i don't know, that just make her a more interesting character to me than the main protagonists, and for the same reason i like the other mysterious Cure that nobody seems to knows anything about her so far, as for the main villain i'll talk about him on the "story" part.


Story

Here is where i have serious problems with this show, and maybe i'm overreacting but just follow me on this one.

So the main plot line so far is that Mephisto, one of the most stereotypically villains in history, wants to make everybody in the world sad and make them cry by performing a song named "The Melody of Sorrow" with the notes that i mention at the beginning and witch, so far, only can be used by the talking magical cats...

Where... do i... begin...

So lets put aside the fact that the name of the main villain so far is "Mephisto" why does he want to make everybody sad and cry? why are he gaining from all of that? what make him want to do that in the first place?... there is not even a clue to start solving any of that questions, seriously i know i can't ask to much of this kind of show, but at least in previous seasons the villains wanted immortality or destroy everything, you know, standard stuff, but why make everybody just cry. I got to admit that its pretty diabolical that he wants to make everyone in the world an Emo, but it doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

And by the way, this whole thing of the happy melody vs the sad melody just remembers me "Jem and the Holograms" is not that they are saying that the "emo music" is bad or evil (witch some of it actually is) but come on, music is one of the few things that could be a masterpiece without matter if it happy or sad, strong or calm, serious or silly. I mean, that doesn't have any sense, its like saying that i'm evil for making a drawing of a crying clown, its just doesn't work that way, people can feel sadness form a song, but at the same time that people could enjoy that same song equal or even more than a perfectly happy song.

Enjoyment

So here is when everybody would think that i don't enjoy this series at all, and you are wrong, its a pretty decent show, its very enjoyable despise the main threat doesn't make any f****g sense, but hey its not like someone would expect a masterpiece from a Pretty Cure series.
It's fun to watch, the battles are pretty cool, some characters are very well made for this kind of series, has some good music, has some decent mystery elements on it, and no, i don't mean the mystery of why the villain wants to make everybody an emo, and sorry i just can't get over that fact.


Overall, its not the worst things i ever seen but it could just be so much better with a megalomaniac or destructive villain, and if you are fan of the series or the magical girls kind of series, its not bad choice. read more