Kibou no Chikara: Otona Precure '23

This review comes from a long-time Pretty Cure fan who barely watches the latest seasons (yes, if I recall correctly, the last series I watch is Healing Good). If you just want to relieve old memories and have a bit of nostalgia, you'll like this spin-off. Yes! Precure 5 and the GoGo series are some of my favorites among all franchises (followed by Futari wa and Max Heart a.k.a the OG). Seeing the girls (and boys) are all grown-ups really brings all the nostalgia. I actually like the idea of portraying several problems that might occur to someone when they reach adulthood. It really gives ... the feel that these girls have really grown up, still chasing their ultimate dreams with bumps on the road here and there. But for me, Syrup's glow-up is the cherry on top of this series (wink wink).

Do I have high expectations for this spin-off? Not really. This is just my honest opinion and preference, but early Precure seasons are much better plot-wise, which is why I don't expect any "good" plot for this. The plot is so-so, the basic Precure plotline but shortened. Don't expect all that fighting and battle plots for sure, but there are a decent amount of those. The animation is somewhat worse than the regular Precure series, especially the CGI. Precure has been improving their CGI and animation quality throughout the years and it's a bummer they kind of flop on this one.

One last thing is that I don't know why they left out Nagisa, Honoka, and Hikari's life as adults (I mean, they're the legendary OG first-ever Cures?! Should I make a petition for another spin-off for them...). This might be a bit biased but I was REALLY looking forward to seeing them as adults as much as the others.

This was a surprise, but a welcomed one at that. Many animes that come to an end, more likely that's it. Unless a spin off comes out, that series is done and dusted. Never to be seen again, but in this case, it's nice to actually see the characters once again, evolved, and following their dreams. A much more welcomed sight, that I wish more shows did. We all would love to see how our favorite characters are doing

Story and characters: 7
As explained through my starting point, it follows on in the former Precures adult lives, and seeing them grown, and how they reached their ... dreams. Only to fall into another bad situation, which results in them becoming Precures once again. But it's the overall presentation of the story that will really draw people in, is the whole mystery behind it, and the mystery of what the story means in general. Those two things mixed together, will make for a great watch from start to finish.

Art and sound: 9
I really, really, really can't express how much I love this?? It feels like how it looked in the old, but as if it's really been polished up, to look modern. Which really adds such a nice touch, which makes it stand out a lot, and look brilliant. Every inch of detail. Sure, there are some elements that don't look so good, but past that, everything else looks really nice, like a fresh coat of welcomed paint, and I can't wait to see how it looks even further. I really do love the transformations too.

If you're a fan of Precure, you're going to love this. A follow up that is bound to be enjoyed by all.

What a sweet trip down memory lane

A sequel to some of the earliest Precure seasons is not something i was ever expecting to get, and yet here we are, watching not only Nozomi and friends of Precure 5, but also Mai and Saki of Splash Star, all grown up with jobs, responsibilities, relationships, and drinks... why is watching your fav childhood characters getting drunk so freaking hilarious??

Although the writing can be a little cringe at times, and the villain is probably the worst out of all Precure seasons i've seen so far, including character design for the Shadows (they could've at least spared us the ... CGI), it's nothing childhood ruining

The time we get to spend with the Precure and some expected, and unexpected, cameos is something that'll bring that childlike awe to your eyes, but i can't shake off that feeling that this went all too fast

I do wish we'd got a full leangth 50 ep. Precure season for this, and a couple more cameos

I am not the biggest fan of Precure, but as a person who likes the series, I never expected something like OtonaPre to ever exist. Basically, it is a "sequel" to Yes Precure 5 Go Go, where everyone is already an adult (I think the show occurs approximately 10 years after 5GoGo ended). A lot of things happened in this meantime, and almost everything has changed in the protagonists' lives because of their pursuit of their dreams.

The designs have obviously changed, and there were some that I liked and others that I didn't, but in the overall, they were good.

The animation is bad. I know ... that Toei is not the best anime studio in Japan, but in the main series of Precure, the animation is better. Furthermore, the CG is horrible. Precure always had state-of-the-art CG, but something went wrong on this show.

The story and storytelling were not great. Precure is a kids' show, but this one is supposed to be watched by people who watched Precure 5 when they were kids and have grown up now, so I was expecting for something more of it. Furthermore, there were a lot of "convenient" moments that were so poorly prepared that they broke my suspension of disbelief.

So, should you watch this show? I think you should if you have already watched Futari wa Precure, Futari wa Precure Max Heart, Futari wa Precure Splash Star, Yes Precure 5, and Yes Precure 5 Go Go. The ending is good and makes you believe that it was worth watching 12 episodes of it.

I highly recommend you watch the saga first

I recommend you before watching

1 - Yes! Precure 5 / can be divided into 5 days
2 - Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! / can be divided into 4 days
3 - Kibou no Chikara: Otona Precure '23 / in 5 hours

simply watching the yes precure 5 saga, even with the participation of other precures, was simply a 9-day journey, which warmed my heart.

... A sequel would be a dream.

Following the development of all 5 characters was very satisfying, even though I watched something from 2007/2008, I thought the animation at the time was still very good for today.