Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!

Nozomi and friends are back, their role as Precure far from over. The girls are given new powers by the mysterious Flora, who awaits their arrival in a place called the Cure Rose Garden. But to reach that garden of legend, they have to use a magical relic known as the Rose Pact. Problem is, our heroes don't know how to use the thing. This leads them to seek help from the four monarchs of Palmier's neighboring countries.

Not to make things too easy, dark forces are afoot once again. An evil organization, Eternal, is keen on adding the Rose Pact to its ever-growing collection of treasures. To make matters worse, the director of this dastardly museum seems to have a vested interest in the Cure Rose Garden.

Fortunately, a new story brings with it new allies. Enter Syrup, the courier boy with a bad attitude. His desire to reach the Garden is pure, but who exactly is he? And for that matter, who's the new girl in town and why does she smell like roses?

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Yumehara, Nozomi Main

Sanpei, Yuuko Japanese

Kasugano, Urara Main

Ise, Mariya Japanese

Akimoto, Komachi Main

Nagano, Ai Japanese

Mimino, Kurumi Main

Sendai, Eri Japanese

Minazuki, Karen Main

Maeda, Ai Japanese

Natsuki, Rin Main

Takeuchi, Junko Japanese

Nuts Main

Irino, Miyu Japanese

Coco Main

Kusao, Takeshi Japanese

Syrup Main

Park, Romi Japanese

Bunbee Supporting

Takagi, Wataru Japanese

Komura, Toshiaki Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Matsumoto, Rie Episode Director, Storyboard

Shida, Naotoshi Episode Director, Key Animation

Ishihira, Shinji Episode Director

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Jul 28, 2014

ihateeveryone

Recommended

While the original Yes Precure 5 had some very good points to it, it's undeniable that there were some consistent flaws in the series that bogged down its enjoyment. While GoGo is far from flawless, it definitely succeeds in being a very solid sequel that helps to pick up where the original Yes 5 had fallen.

The plot doesn't stray too far from the typical thing that you'd expect from a Precure season - an evil organization is seeking out items that, if in their hands, could destroy the world. The five girls, who had given up their powers at the end of the first Yes ... 5, are resurrected as Precure when a guardian named Flora calls for their help. The plot proceeds pretty typically, though it does have some strong points to it. For one thing, there's a sideplot that revolves around one of the characters' past and inner conflict with the evil organization that flows very well. The plot also ties up many important things that are brought up. In general, the plot of GoGo can shine when it truly wants to. There are some aspects in it that could be better fleshed out, and there's also the fact that the plot takes a while to properly progress. There's also the fact that later on in the show, GoGo ends up completely dropping and forgetting about two of its villains and never gives us a resolution in terms of their whereabouts. Regardless, the story of GoGo manages to be one that keeps itself steady throughout most of the run.

However, most people don't watch Precure for the plot, but for its endearing characters. GoGo has the advantage of having viewers that already know and are attached to the main cast, so it's not hard to become reattached to them in the sequel. Seeing as there are five (later six) girls on the team, the show makes it a point to give everyone equal screentime. Although our leader is quite obvious, the spotlight doesn't hesitate to shine on the other girls when need be. GoGo also makes it a point to focus a bit more on the girls' goals and the struggles they face when attempting to achieve them. One of our main characters has an implied learning disability, yet seeks to be a teacher, and shows some very real struggle and inner conflict in trying to attain her dream. While most of the development took place in season one, GoGo still gives us room to give everyone a bit more depth to their character when it comes to things like their goals and dreams.

Anyone who watched the first season would know that there was quite a lot of, to be blunt, cilche and cheesy romance, namely between Nozomi and Coco. If you weren't a big fan of this, then you'll be very pleased to know that GoGo features little to none of the dramatic, shoujo-y romance subplots that Yes5 had. This season has a bigger focus on both our main female cast and our two new main characters, Kurumi and Syrup, and cuts out the unnecessary and kind of embarassing romance the first season had. Speaking of Kurumi and Syrup, the development for these two characters is also a big plus in GoGo. Syrup in particular undergoes a lot of inner and outer conflict and develops into a very solid ally of the Precure. While Kurumi's development doesn't reach near those levels, her relationship with the girls throughout the show helps her become a more fully-fleshed out character.

GoGo also improves with its villains in a way that would help shape Precure villains in the future. Pretty much every season pre-GoGo would follow a route of having one villain attack the girls for a few weeks, get killed off, and replaced. The reason this wouldn't work well is because it wouldn't give the viewer time to get to know the villain or their past and motivations. GoGo, while it still does do some quick villain killing, keeps its villains alive much longer than usual and also lets one become redeemed. This lets you become much more invested in what they're doing, rather than wondering when they're going to be replaced.

The art for GoGo has a much sharper and cleaner look to it, and it's definitely worth nothing that there's been an animation upgrade. Regardless of that, the season is still riddled with many instances of off-model scenes from Toei, which is to be expected in any long-running Toei show. When it tries, however, the animation can end up being extremely fluid resulting in very well-animated fights. The transformations also received an upgrade, which finally involved dynamic movements whilst transforming.

The soundtrack is not much different at all from the original Yes5, and still consists of composter Naoki Sato. There are many familiar tracks included in GoGo that you may notice when watching the show. Sato's music is very well-done and helps to exemplify both the slice of life and the dramatic moments of the show. His music generally compliments the show in a very positive way.

GoGo, in many ways, ranks above Yes5 when it comes to enjoyment. GoGo manages to have quite a few memorable episodes and the more consistent villains helps add on to this as well. Again, being familiar with a majority of the cast also helps to raise the enoyment of the series, giving it an advantage in that sense. It definitely does a great job at keeping the viewers entertained, and when it really tries, ends up doing an excellent job at just that.

While GoGo is far from a perfect sequel or season in general, it's able to have a solid enough cast and story to be one that is worth watching for anyone that got enjoyment out of the original Yes5. It's improvements in romance, villains, and even animation help bring it up a few notches over the original season as well. If you were a bit disappointed in how the original handled these things, then I'd recommend that you give GoGo a gogo and see how it fares up to the original. While it's a generally forgotten season, it's one that fans of Yes5 should definitely pick up.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Nov 23, 2022

ktulu007

Mixed Feelings

I've discussed a lot of PreCure works before. And why not? The franchise has over a dozen series, a bunch of films, games and it's definitely one of Toei's big, profitable franchises. However, there was an early entry into the franchise that nearly killed the whole thing. That was the follow up to Yes PreCure 5. Yes PreCure 5 GoGo performed so badly in terms of ratings, that the next instalment had to be a rousing success or it was going to be the end of the franchise. And it's the reason no PreCure has had a direct sequel since. So, what was so bad ... about this series? Let's have a look. 

Story:

Our heroines are continuing their normal lives and pursuing their goals when a strange delivery boy appears with a letter for them. The letter requests their presence at a place called the Cure Rose Garden. Unfortunately for them, a group called Eternal is also interested in getting into the Cure Rose Garden and they'll do anything to get the Rose Pact away from the PreCure. 

The biggest problem with the narrative is just how much time is spent on transformation sequences. Especially towards the end when we have their transformation sequence, Milky Rose's transformation and exceptionally long special attacks when Coco or Nuts grants them power. It kind of reminds me of summoning Knights of the Round in FF VII, it's cool the first time you see it but since it never gets abridged you start getting up to get yourself a sandwich or read a chapter of your book after starting it. Except that these sequences combine to be at least twice as long as that summon. 

There are also issues that come from this being a sequel. To name an obvious example, Bunbee returns. Which is fine in and of itself, he wasn't explicitly shown to be destroyed. What doesn't make sense is that he gets a huge power boost for no apparent reason that makes him a threat again. I guess he did some off screen training with King Kai. The attempt at throwing in romantic tension between Coco and Nozomi is still awkward, uncomfortable and creepy. Since the dude is both her teacher and a different species.  

The story does have its positives. Syrup's story arc is pretty good. The series also has its share of fun moments that are worthy of a PreCure series. 

Characters:

This is actually one of the big reasons I think this series flopped. The characters in Yes PreCure 5 are not strong enough to carry two series. They were trite archetypes in the first series. In the sequel, they're very much the same. The first series at least tried to add some degree of depth by giving them episodes where they have to question who they really want to be. The series pretty much does nothing new with them as characters. Except for Milk who gains her own transformation and abilities as Milky Rose. Even then, the core of her character is the same. She's extremely loyal to Coco & Nuts and she has a friendly rivalry going on with Nozomi.

The antagonists are fine. They're pretty much an organisation that collects rare goods without regard to the people who produce them. They could rebrand themselves as archaeologists and their collection room as a museum if they wanted less flak over it. 

Art:

This series has the weakest monster designs I've seen in the franchise. There are a lot of monsters that are just a random object with the hoshina orb somewhere on it. Which really is a lot different from taking something ordinary and warping it into a monstrous form. It's just so lazy. Same with the overly long transformation/ big attack sequences. It gets exceptionally bad when we sit through the transformations and then we get both the rainbow rose explosion and the milky rose metal blizzard. Because all of those together are about five minutes. Which is about a quarter of the episode when you factor out the theme tunes. 

Sound:

The actresses continue to be strong in their roles. Surprisingly so given how bland the characters are. Paku Romi makes an excellent addition to the cast. It's also nice to hear Koyasu Takehito even as a short-lived villain. The series has decent music, but does the same thing as the first Precure 5 series where they replace their ending theme tune with one that's very much a slightly modified version of Splash Star's Ganbalance de dance. I know Splash Star is superior in every way, but taking its music isn't going to give you its power. 

Ho-yay:

There's a little, mostly involving Karen and Komachi or Coco & Nuts. There's also a bit with Karen & Kurumi. Not as much as any other PreCure series I've reviewed. Even the first Yes PreCure 5 had more. 

Areas of Improvement:

Develop your characters. These characters weren't strong enough to carry 49 episodes and have a good series out of it. Adding 48 more with the same lack of development just makes it more noticeable. 
Seriously, stop pushing the idea of romance between an adult squirrel and human girl. It's creepy.
Shorten your big attack/ transformation sequences. Seeing them a few times in their entirety is enough. They can be tighter and more condensed after. 

Final Thoughts:

So, why did this series fail? Honestly, I think it has to do with the non-compelling, creepy romance elements in combination with these characters not having the strength to carry two series. There's just not enough personality there. That being said, this series really isn't any worse than the first Yes PreCure 5. It's largely bland with some stand out negative and positive aspects. So, I'm giving it a 5/10. 

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jul 10, 2021

CataOrShane

Mixed Feelings

Yes! Precure 5 had a few things done right and a bunch of other things done wrong. The sequel Yes! Precure 5 Go Go! did very little right and had no choice but to continue doing the wrong things for another season.

Visuals:
1) they improved overall but there's a few scenes where the animation is very sloppy and inconsistent
2) dialog and animation aren't always in sync
3) I hate how their uniforms look more similar between the girls. Last season the little differences were more noticeable and it just gave more personality to the girls


Sound:
1) top notch casting for most of the new ... characters. Getting Park Romi to give her boyish lovely voice to a character similar to Coco and Nuts only proves that the casting for this original duo is a mistake since the prequel
2) soundtrack isn't memorable enough


Story and characters:
1) Once again we get pedosquirrels and 14 year old girls as one of the main focuses of the season
2) lack of creativity for each episode's plot. Evidence of this are the number of transformations and special attacks performed each fight. They take way longer than in the prequel and not only that, but 90% of the fights always follow the same routine: confront enemy, transform, kick & punch & twirl, special attacks, not enough, major power up out of "nowhere" and victory. Rinse and repeat for 90% of the fights. This is both annoying and boring to watch. They should've explored strategy and combos to keep things fresh and interesting. The fighting scenes were awful for this reason. However, the mini stories themselves are truly boring to watch, unlike the previous season. It seemed they had a point to give a platform to each character and develop them as characters but this sequel had very little of that.


This sequel was a huge mistake and completely unnecessary. 6/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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