Heartcatch Precure!

TV only release order (50 episodes each):

Futari wa precure (2004)
Futari wa precure Max Heart (direct sequel)
Splash Star
Yes precure 5
Yes precure 5 GoGo (direct sequel)
Fresh
Heartcatch (2010)
Suite
Smile
Dokidoki
Happiness Charge
Go Princess (2015)
Mahoutsukai/witchy
Kirakira
Hug tto
Star Twinkle
Healin good (2020)
Tropical rouge
Delicious party
Hirogaru sky

With the exceptions of Max Heart and GoGo, all the TV precure are standalone, so you can just start with whichever you want, but the All Star Movies feature the precure from previous TV seasons together, so knowing the release order comes in handy.

Below is the TV AND Movie release order

While mostly known today as the character designer for My Hero Academia, Yoshihiko Umakoshi's recognition as one of anime's finest predates it by quite a lot. Getting his start as an animator at Toei Animation, Umakoshi was involved in some of Toei's biggest shoujo manga adaptations in the 90s, translating the shoujo aesthetic, with its quirks and all, onto the TV screen. This would culminate in Umakoshi's designs for Ojamajo Doremi, which sees his mastery of creating memorable characters, striking a fine balance between cute and cartoonish.

His versatility extends beyond cute characters, however—Umakoshi's involvement in now-iconic shows such as the first Berserk adaptation and Mushishi showcases his ability to design and appropriate serious-looking characters vastly different from his magical girl character designs. The following list is a selection of his most significant works.

Blogpost about Ojamajo Doremi: https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2020/12/05/20-years-of-ojamajo-doremi-the-ideal-kids-anime-grows-up-with-its-audience/
Umakoshi interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xix6NUavVCQ

A stack including all the series that have continuously aired in this TV slot, which has been running since 1984.

For 18 years now has only been Precure, but before that it included several different series (almost all of them 4-cour), and even though it is known to have a shoujo demographic as its target, it actually wasn't the case with some of the earlier titles.

Are you interested in watching the largest magical girl anime but don't know where to start due to all the seasons and films, or just don't feel motivated and want stacks to boost motivation? This has all the current 19 seasons and 17 main series films alongside the short films. This does not include the All-Stars movie series. Though most people don't seem to do it, I've placed everything in order and given each movie a point to watch, and details on each season without clicking into them. Have fun with the series.

I have another interest stack for the "All-Star" movie Series as well, you should check it out if you haven't already.

Based on the popular magical girl inphographic guide https://i.imgur.com/vFQ3vaZ.jpeg with notes attached to each entry

This is split into 2 Categories:
B. (starts with Utena) I've only seen Madoka Magica and I want to learn more about the genre, but idk if I'm ready for kids' shows.
If at the end you're ready to explore the mahou shoujo genre in full force, jump to Category A.

A. (starts with Precure) I like cute stuff and the magical girls aesthetic, and I can actually handle stuff aimed at little girls.
If at the end this isn't enough for you, congrats, you're into mahou shoujo and you should start doing your own research.

The airing order of the Pretty Cure franchise from the year 2004 to 2018.

For 2019 and beyond: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/2232

Do casts interest you more than anything else when getting into a show? Here's a few that I like

A list of magical girl shows released between 2007 and 2014. Made using this awesome tumblr post: https://chiibinomonodamon.tumblr.com/post/99031991319/there-you-go-every-fcking-magical-girl-from

The Precure Ultimate Watching Guide!



List with all the Precure Seasons, Movies and Specials!

This list is ordered by release date, including all the Seasons, Movies, "All Star Movies" and Short Specials.





Info:
Precure is a Mahou Shoujo franchise that started with "Futari wa Precure", in 2004, having spawned 19 seasons, more than 870 episodes, and several movies to date.

Since you are here, you probably already know all this...So stop reading this and start watching your Magical Girl animes!

Also, I hope you enjoy your new list with the release order for the Precure series!!



**Last Update - July 2022**

The criteria here is simple: Anime released in any year, with under 160,000 MAL Members, and which I've rated a 7 or higher.

I'm also not including anything that I've already included on my Good Stuff list: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9517

Pardon my presumptuous and awkwardly worded title meant to shoehorn this into my Obscurities series. In short, if you've seen a lot of the most popular stuff and just need some new recommendations that aren't the most obvious things possible but also not too obscure, here you go.

If you'd prefer to dive deeper, go here: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9611

1-3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14457
4-5 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14459 <= YOU ARE HERE
6-7 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14693
8-9 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14694
10 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/14695

shows with a maximum of 59,000 and a minimum of 25,000 members

A compilation of anime that began airing during the month of February.

This Month is most notable for airing the original Dragon Ball, Naruto: Shippuuden and the directorial debut of Satoshi Kon with Perfect Blue (premiered in August, but MAL logs it's theatrical February release so I'm keeping it here lol).

See Also:

January: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15005
March: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15017
April: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15029
May: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15033
June: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15041
July: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15044
August: ttps://myanimelist.net/stacks/15051
September: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15053
October: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15101
November: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15102
December: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15104

An incomplete list of good anime that are generally safe to watch for women and girls. Shows that star strong and well-written female (main) characters, center around female friendships, relationships and empowerment, address important women's issues or feature feminist notions.

This is a work in progress! Some shows I have seen, others I want to.

Shows from different genres, all featuring a female protagonist and/or a mostly female cast doing their thing.

My focus is variety as well as shining a light on shows that have felt overshadowed in recent years. The more mainstream and most highly praised shows are at the forefront, with some more obscure picks towards the end.

Most of the shows featured are TV and some are movies, I do not discriminate by format. Also not all of these might be for everyone, but I hope at least one thing here will be worth your time.

Girly light-hearted fun but actually deep sometimes