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Jul 15, 2012 8:14 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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O.o Finally all princess forms are out. Awesome! The same with the new attack
Jul 15, 2012 2:29 PM
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Too much epic in one episode holy crap.

I wasn't expecting Majorina to make herself young.

The fight scenes were really well done. I love how they each paralleled the OP in some place. And serious props to Beauty for taking on the Joker. I wonder if they will have to face more Yellow-Nosed Akanbe in the future.

The Princess Forms were amazing. And their Pegasus stick things. And when Happy blew it out like a pistol or something. Can't wait to see more of that.

The Queen didn't revive. Maybe the box actually does open up and there is like a second level that needs to be filled with Decor. IDK.

Also I am looking forward to a new ED/edited OP in the next few weeks.
Jul 15, 2012 3:42 PM
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GarLogan78 said:
Too much epic in one episode holy crap.


^ I don't even think Heartcatch ever got as dark as the last two episodes.

It really felt like this was the last episode. It had that epic finale feeling to it, and I'm eagerly wondering how they're gonna top this.
Jul 15, 2012 5:15 PM
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Face off against the villains and the revival of the ultimate villain and the new form with an epic attack. Best episode so far.
Jul 15, 2012 5:38 PM
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Wasn't the final boss too easy to defeat?
I doubt he is gone after that.

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Jul 15, 2012 8:25 PM
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Blackbird said:
Wasn't the final boss too easy to defeat?
I doubt he is gone after that.

Yeah... it took the bad guys 23 episodes to revive him and he goes out in one episode. lol
Jul 15, 2012 8:30 PM
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I doubt this will be the end, I can't see a Precure anime being no less than 4 cours. It was just too easy for Joker to die like that.


Jul 15, 2012 10:21 PM
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Blackbird said:
Wasn't the final boss too easy to defeat?
I doubt he is gone after that.


He probably just like ran away to gather strength or something.
Jul 15, 2012 11:37 PM
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GarLogan78 said:
Blackbird said:
Wasn't the final boss too easy to defeat?
I doubt he is gone after that.


He probably just like ran away to gather strength or something.
yes i agree with you becouse when there was this explotion it seems pierrot was left beyond him some kind of spike core which flew away and didnt destroyed
Jul 16, 2012 3:35 AM

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I only hope they will drop now this "dark aura" here :P
and especially those "emo-faces" this I didn't like at all.

First part was great
all those fights, explosions and beams of light
this was good - Joker was the best of course

and than boss, this was slightly dissapointing... like he is badass and all - and he fells from one strike o.O
please :P
Jul 16, 2012 4:06 AM
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Dalek-baka said:
I only hope they will drop now this "dark aura" here :P
and especially those "emo-faces" this I didn't like at all.

First part was great
all those fights, explosions and beams of light
this was good - Joker was the best of course

and than boss, this was slightly dissapointing... like he is badass and all - and he fells from one strike o.O
please :P
do you realy think pierrot defeated so easy? you seen the spike core he left byond him which was flew away so i think he will come back
Jul 16, 2012 4:14 AM

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elior1 said:
do you realy think pierrot defeated so easy? you seen the spike core he left byond him which was flew away so i think he will come back

well my ideal scenario would be breach in reality and all out duels between each Precure team - but that won't sell and watching Cure Black and Cure White smashing everyone could be boring ;)

but seriously
I know that he is not dead (like for 90%), just how will they show way he is revived is the point
and I liked his character design so want to see more of it
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Jul 16, 2012 9:23 AM

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I guess a holy **** is in order. This was nearing Heartcatch level. No, it was Heartcatch final battle level. Now if only the show would manage to cook up something interesting for the remaining half, given how there have been plenty of screentime dedicated solely on character development.

As for potential plot development, ideally it would have some kind of twist towards the end like in MKR season 1, but that ain't going to happen in a precure show.
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Jul 16, 2012 10:25 AM

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That was instense and felt like it was the final episode.

I wonder what's instore for our precures?
Jul 16, 2012 6:22 PM

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So good ...
SO GOOD ! SO GOOD !
Our witch ... XD
And the fight ...
Jul 17, 2012 1:43 AM

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One word: EPIC! Great battles, princess forms are beautiful (Sunny with hair down <3), hard to imagine it's only the 1st half of the show ;)

But why didn't Majorina use her young form before? Damn, she's hot^^
Jul 18, 2012 10:54 AM

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Best episode of the series(yet, hopefully) everything about this episode was great with every villain participating in the battle and each Precure getting to be kickass, seeing how the OP foreshadowed this battle was fricking awesome.

* Majorina....VaVaVoom.
* Joker you card, hair licking good ;)
* Super Red Oni Vs. Peace was awesome.
* More moves yay !
* The Power of the horsey compels you !

mecharobot said:
. Now if only the show would manage to cook up something interesting for the remaining half.


I want to believe more can be done with the second half but my expectations are pretty low.

Jul 18, 2012 1:52 PM
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akuma2002 said:

But why didn't Majorina use her young form before? Damn, she's hot^^


Because filler. I often found myself watching Heartcatch and wondering...

When the monster of the week gets beaten, the girls are tired, so that would be the perfect time for the villains to jump in and fight. Instead they just say "I'll let you go for now!" and teleport away. It was only around episode 20 or so (just like now) that they actually started to join in the fights, during actual plot relevant episodes like this one.
Jul 18, 2012 3:49 PM

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RLinksoul said:
akuma2002 said:

But why didn't Majorina use her young form before? Damn, she's hot^^


Because filler. I often found myself watching Heartcatch and wondering...

When the monster of the week gets beaten, the girls are tired, so that would be the perfect time for the villains to jump in and fight. Instead they just say "I'll let you go for now!" and teleport away. It was only around episode 20 or so (just like now) that they actually started to join in the fights, during actual plot relevant episodes like this one.

But in HeartCatch it had sense

Here and in Suite, they just seem to be lazy.
Jul 19, 2012 8:05 PM

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Smile was getting pretty dark there for a bit. Well, for a Mahou Shoujo anyway. As this episode continued on I got more and more worried this was pretty much it for the series. Unlike Heartcatch this one really deserves the full 50 episode run. The preview for the next episode being so ludicrous and non-serious though, I think it's safe to say we're in it for the long haul.

It's a little weird to see Yayoi so determined against Akaoni, and then they still kept the animation of her getting frightened by her lightning. It's just a little out of place. Also, considering just how much train Joker ran on the Precure earlier it was disappointing seeing him go down like the other three. Really hoping he returns. He's just so crazy sadistic.
Jul 20, 2012 8:44 AM

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Last episode felt really real, because they had to talk about the possibility of never going back to their world.

Really enjoyed this episode, though like others said we don't know how they will top this up.
Jul 22, 2012 12:00 AM

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I like how Joker went down so easily after beating the entire team last episode.
Jul 25, 2012 1:54 PM

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Something's fishy here. They got the super forms about 10 episodes earlier then any other Precure, and the final boss went down in one attack? I smell a rat. That yellow nosed Akanbe was odd as well. And there's no way Joker would have been defeated by ONE precure.
Aug 10, 2012 6:38 PM
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DmonHiro said:
Something's fishy here.
It's Japan - they eat seafood all the time ;)

DmonHiro said:
They got the super forms about 10 episodes earlier then any other Precure,
I haven't seen any of the others, so it doesn't bother me (silly grin)

DmonHiro said:
and the final boss went down in one attack?
Seems to me they got a BIG helping hand from the Queen. And, like some others said before, I doubt he's down for the count, just surprised and chased off. He DID just wake up, after all.

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I smell a rat.
That was probably Wolfurun.

DmonHiro said:
And there's no way Joker would have been defeated by ONE precure.
Well, it was it was Beauty AND Pop fighting him. Besides, I got the impression that while Joker was really good at dishing it out he probably couldn't take much. She surprised him and landed a solid hit.
Sep 16, 2012 1:44 AM
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Can... can someone please explain what happened in those last five minutes?
The series big bad they spent 22 episodes building up to be terrifying was pwnt near-effortlessly in the same episode he debuted in. And he dropped a Decor. And the Generals all look very dead. AND the Queen doesn't seem to have been revived after all. AND Joker went down against only two fighters, after laying a solid smackdown on the entire TEAM just one episode ago...
None of these things can be true, because we're less than halfway through the series... so did I miss something, or are they just going to troll us with a "LOL JUST KIDDING"?
Just my two cents.
Dec 28, 2012 7:17 PM

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What the hell, this episode was too awesome. It suddenly turned into some battle shounen and the fights were great, even brutal in some scenes. It was pretty much an ultimate ep, fighting everyone. Joker was pretty creepy, I think I saw him catching a smell of Beauty's hair to provoke her temper. Great enemies. And Majorina youthful appearance: ohhh yes.

Loved the Princess transformations, Yayoi's in particular as it panned across her face. I'm really not happy about Akane having longer hair though. Nope. Also, I'm still not sure what a yellow-nosed Akanbe is. I hoped to see the Queen's face, surely this will be a big reveal later. And new powers were given quite rapidly (given the circumstances) but I'd like more information on their new abilities later.

Without a doubt, this episode was outstanding. That can't be it for Pierrot though, right? And Beauty (of all Precures) defeating Joker? Haha, no. Next ep looks to be a good laugh.
Oct 28, 2016 7:48 AM

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This was the best episode so far for many reasons:
-4 quadruple Bad End
-Majorina in sexy mode
-5 fight scenes at once
and most improtantly the princess forms!

The main villains got beaten pretty easily,but I suppose that isn't really dead or whatever,because what else should they do for the next 25 epsiodes?
Apr 26, 2017 9:11 AM

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This episode was great on so many levels, can't believe we're only halway through the show. Obviously Pierrot and co. will come back, otherwise we'll be without a main antagonist for the next 25 episodes, which I really can't see happening.
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Aug 27, 2017 5:32 AM

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This episode was great,hope the second half doesn't disappoint.
Mar 12, 2018 6:11 AM

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good god, the animation in this episode was top notch, I love all the fights! Amazing!
"Fortress Maximus has come himself. Okay! Then I shall get Fortress Maximus to fight me, huh huh huh!"

Apr 13, 2018 11:01 PM

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the animation though ghaad.

Beauty was so badass in this episode!!
her fight with Joker ♥

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Sep 29, 2018 5:51 PM

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The animation this episode absolutely insane, I'm really surprised that every Precure I watched so far (Hugtto, Heartcatch, Princess and now Smile) looked so consistently great and manage to get even better when needed, this franchise never stops!

Fantastic action, emotional moments and a sick power up, so looking forward for more!

This time I tied with Cure Peace, 2-8-9 score.
Feb 18, 2019 10:48 PM

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The battles were insane. March and Beauty outdid themselves, truly. I wish they'd used Yayoi's serious expression during her attack and not the surprised one. I kind of wanted Miyuki's battle with the yellow akanbe to be drawn out a little more, so we could understand what's so special about this particular nose color. The design of the pegasus wands gave me major flashbacks to Sailor Moon's Kaleidomoon Scope, that's probably intentional.

Overall defeating the big boss happened SO FAST! I was expecting the queen to defeat it and the cures to keep her alive or smth.
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Face off against the villains and the revival of the ultimate villain and the new form with an epic attack. Best episode so far.
Jun 22, 2020 11:19 PM

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So much sakuga ~!, the princess forms were beautiful and the whole sequence was pure greatness. + the moves from the OP <3
Feb 26, 2022 12:44 PM

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Almost a first time we see villains fight.. Well, if don't count Joker.. Usually they fought with Akanbes..
Hm?.. Is it over?.. We still have a bit more than half of the season.. I guess we'll get something with time.. I mean, a bit hard to imagine this anime without any villain.. I'd enjoy just slice of life myself, really.. ;P But I expect that we'll have some antagonist soon, whether it's old ones or new one..
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That was a pretty good and intense battle. Their Princess Forms are very beautiful. :)

Majorina looked hot in her younger form.

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Omg, this episode was heaven-level. Toei really wanted these girls to rampage everything and everyone. Even though they five were at their maximum, Peace monologue of her feeling her whole body hurt, but still standing up to fight was the pure expression of badassness. I have seen some people freaked out because of their "emo faces" Pretty Cure had in some scenes, but I really enjoyed them reacting this way and not with a pouty cute face.
Aug 26, 2022 11:30 AM
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Beauty vs Joker is one of the best fights in precure history and the animation is AMAZING in this episode. I love their new weapon.
Feb 8, 2023 11:58 AM
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INCRIVEL E EMOCIONANTE!!
Apr 19, 2024 6:33 PM
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Fantastic episode! Cures really cleaned house
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So much happened this episode, too much, it feels like it should have been 2 episodes. Really fun, just fast. The final boss being defeated so early reminds me of Futari wa, so I'm kinda excited, although it worked better in Futari wa. There, the dark king had screen time and presence the entire show before hand, while here Pierrot shows up for like, 2 minutes and he's seemingly downed, rather anticlimactically. Also, unrelated, but Joker going from winning the 1v5 to losing to Beauty an episode later is upsetting, I hope he's not gone.

I expect Pierrot to come back later, but if a new set of villains are just gonna try and revive him again for most the show that will be a disappointing rehash of the first half of this season(and possibly of Futari wa), so I hope he's still around, especially since we might see some character out of him before the finale then.

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