Smile Precure Review Part 1

[@enid22ful]

This was the season that introduced me to this franchise. And Because of it, it is my favorite season. Especially for the elemental thing. Red gets fire, blue gets ice or water or something in between, green gets either wood or wind, yellow usually getting thunder or earth. And pink element is allways diferent from franchise to franchise. The enjoyable villains, the catchy theme song, the explosive attacks, everything! And seeing you review with that sassy tounge of your is just the icying on the cake.

[@nintendolife25]

Same here. It because of Smile that I got into the franchise. I love the characters, the humor, and such.

[@laurab1634]

Same here. Smile was my first precure season and got me into the franchise. Watching this review gave me alot of nostalgia since it's been years since finishing this season.

[@uprising4c19]

Same, but in the Glitter force form. I didn't even know it was a dub until later on in high school.

[@Element30-1]

Same

[@animedude8712]

Smile Precure. The first season that I started with and I just love all of the characters in this season. Yeah, it has it's up's and down's here and there, but still this is the season that got me into Precure. So this one that I enjoy the most.

[@zerosocialskillz1221]

animedude8712 Precuer? It’s Precure

[@dragonhunter1315]

Smile is one of my favorite Precure seasons.

[@marlablanco8853]

I like it too, from glitter force. But I appreciate precure as well, even though I feel like I couldn't see the japanese version.

[@cherrycreamsoda4253]

“I threaten you by eating Candy!” “Oh no! The ultimate evil plan!”

[@xavierkrantz1098]

Actually that doesn't sound too bad coming out of humans mouth

[@tensixtyoclock]

out of context that could still be some wild tooth decay type scheme

[@mollie8420]

I just realised that SMILE IS THE ONLY SEASON TO NOT HAVE A SIXTH RANGER CURE (Echo is more of a movie cure so she doesn't really count in my opinion)

[@zerosocialskillz1221]

I read Smile as slime XD

[@esosaohenhen]

Splash Star?? The sisters fromm the end that help are not cures, they arent even “technical cures” like milky rose or luminous. They just helped and only only be considered as such

[@conradojavier7547]

Cure Echo has a Costume that look like Smile's Uniform = Make Her a Movie Exclusive Character

[@Element30-1]

No splash star has no 6th ranger I wish echo was a 6th ranger

[@conradojavier7547]

But why does Echo look like the Smile's Costume with the Big Skirt, & Bike Shorts.

[@makotoyuki4581]

I've been waiting for this review. Smile was my introduction to Precure and also has my second favorite Precure, Cure Beauty. Joker is also one of my favorite villains in the franchise. He kind of reminds me of Hisoka from Hunter X Hunter with how creepy he is, especially around the Precure. I'm probably going to rewatch Smile while waiting for the next part of the review.

[@antoinelk00]

I rewatch Smile Precure because of the ending Yay! Yay! Yay!

[@hikaru-live]

Ikue Otani is now literally *almost* every Pikachu voice ever. With the exception of Deadpool-chu (Detective Pikachu) all Pikachu, be it in games (since X/Y) or anime all Pikachu is voiced by Ikue Otani. Even Deadpool-chu isn't that safe, as in the movie while we hear Ryan Reynolds' voice since we are taking Tim's perspective, but for everyone other than Tim it is still Ikue Otani's voice.

[@conradojavier7547]

Someone should make a Smile Abridged with Totally Not-Ryan Reynolds as Candy.

[@deadlyponys8096]

Joker is the most sadistic and Scariest villains i have ever seen inmy life, AND IT DOESN'T HELP THE FACT THAT HE IS A JOKER, WICH CAN ALSO BE A CLOWN!! I HAVE AN INTENSE PHOBIA OF CLOWNS EVER SINCE I WAS A BABY!!

[@duckyhyde]

6:00 Glitter Lucky joke? Btw: Smile precure is better then glitter force. (PS: I'm waiting for silly children to say "NO ITS GLITTER FORCEEEEEE!!!!!! NOT PRECURE")

[@katjamanning9535]

Sydney Jacques I'm a child, and I know that Precure is better.

[@duckyhyde]

I'm a kid too.

[@katjamanning9535]

Sydney Jacques Finally there is another kid who likes Precure because there are so many frickin people in my class who be like "It's not Precure!!" or "Omg I love Glitter Force!" It's so annoying :/

[@duckyhyde]

Yeah, Like Sabon makes two dubs of precure, all the sudden everyone knows Glitter Force. Even tho precure has been going on for 15 years.

[@katjamanning9535]

Sydney Jacques Ikr, why can't they just dub all of Precure. And why name it Glitter Force when they could just keep the name Precure? Tbh, it's stupid. 😒

[@yellowdaisyprincess2404]

Ah....Smile. Smile. Smile. Smile. My favorite season by far. This season is how I got introduced to Precure in general; it simply has the fun, wonder and thrill that other seasons lacked. Always silly and melodramatic. But this season knows when to get serious and dark! That is why Smile will always have a special in my heart, not only that, but is also the most memorable season for me. The Decors will get more useful time-in-time, Candy will be more likeable and important in time, it will be somewhat creepy. Smile Precure had lots of filler episodes, the ending was rushed and character development also somewhat lacked. Those are actually only minor things I can easily handle! But let's not forget this season has tons of characters (including the villains, the Royal Queen, Pop and Pierrot), so I can slightly understand why the development in characters was lacking. The catchy and beautiful music, the wonderful art and animation. *sigh* Smile will always and always be my favorite, if not the most memorable Precure season!

[@nintendolife25]

Ah yes, the season that got me into the Pretty Cure franchise and my fav. by far.I love this season and I was thrilled to see you review it. I love how you pointed out that the sweet but ditzy Miyuki shares the same VA with the blood-thirsty and crazy Toga Himoko from MHA and you are pretty much spot on.. Smile is easily the most simplistic among majority of the PC franchise but it’s the most charming and dare I say memorable among the franchise. I re-watch some of the episodes in this season more than any other. I was surprised to hear Candy ended up being a Scrappy on TV Tropes despite receiving growth and development that fairies seldom having and you will eventually cover in this review. Granted, she’s no Harry or Pop but at least she’s relevant and did something unlike Pekorin.

[@julianneramirez8294]

nintendolife25 smile pretty cure was my first Pretty cure series

[@saiyautang4088]

@@julianneramirez8294 reika as beauty is immortal just like hyper muteki ex aid

[@Cure_Hana]

Funny thing is, Homare isn’t the first Yellow Cure that Harry’s been shipped with. His Human VA also worked with Yayoi/Peace’s VA in the the anime Kotoura-San as the two main leads, Kotoura and Manabe.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Cure Hana she's also responsible for lucky chloe she's an honorary bullet Club member

[@honeybear2733]

Cure Hana: I've seen Kotoura-san and I love it! Such a funny yet sad and heart-warming anime.

[@Cure_Hana]

Harry does actually remind me a bit of Manabe (minus the perverted tendencies). They both try to come of as very suave and mysterious, but they’re actually really dorky and eccentric. Still, they’re both genuinely caring and supportive of their friends and know when something should be taken seriously.

[@saiyautang4088]

@@JuanGomez-ke5py reika is immortal she looks similar to hyper muteki ex aid , ex aid muteki and cure beauty will never be defeat , emu and reika can freeze zi o into frozen

[@hoowa1799]

The first time I saw Smile Precure, I was at the Ala Moana mall in Hawaii and went it some Japanese store there. They had some kids books and I found a Smile Precure coloring book there and I convinced my mom to buy it. Even though I didn't know where it was from, I still liked it a lot. *Fast forward to a few years later* I saw Glitter Force while browsing on Netflix and was like "OMG I REMEMBER THAT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ENGLISH DUB" :DDD and then I liked Glitter Force. And after browsing on KZbin, I found a video of a pretty cure all stars movie where all of the precures were dancing and that's when I found out there was more. And then I found out how much was changed in Glitter Force and was disappointed. Did I watch smile precure after? No I watched Happiness Charge Precure instead, and I liked it. And if they turn that into a Glitter Force I'm gonna be sp00ked

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Shoto X Oversized Sweater is OTP like glitter Force only problem was separate season

[@hoowa1799]

Jazzy Sora SV So far I've been watching hugtto and I'm currently liking that a lot

[@nic0a206]

this season is my favorite and what introduced me to precure and this show pretty much raised me

[@saralily0977]

31:31 GOD THAT IS TERRIFYING!!!

[@julianneramirez8294]

Wow Sonic would be proud of Cure March

[@nintendolife25]

Considering March’s element in Wind, I think she would be his fav. Cure.

[@katjamanning9535]

XD OMG SO TRUE XD

[@roastsepic3955]

Julianne Ramirez fun fact: Nao’s Dad has the same voice actor as Knuckles owo

[@JupiterHeart]

Lol 😂

[@tiffany-chan1235]

1:53 So true! Always Sunny in Philadelphia is glorious!! Also praying that Hasbro does something with it... (And maybe toys! XD)

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Tiffany-Chan123 can we get the Funko Pop you know I will buy them instantly Ulta will take a on the two from the original series Funko Pop

[@aliastheabnormal]

No, please, just let Glitter Force die. I knew Saban would fuck everything up since it was announced. I knew that no company would ever take the source material seriously. Just let it die and let Precure be pirated because there will never be a good Precure dub.

[@tiffany-chan1235]

I meant something with Precure, not glitter force.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Tiffany-Chan123 having Funko Pop like Funko Pop or candy Rock

[@nintendolife25]

@ailastheabnormal Let’s not be negative. If Sailor Moon and Madoka can get a PROPER translation, Pretty Cure can as well. They just need a competent localization company.

[@digitaltailsmon4096]

Finally I get to see this one! I am not disappointed so far as hearing this was or maybe is still your favorite season is fascinating but I can see why I mean this season is in my eyes the season that is just the most fun. Not the best written but just that every episode baring that awful monzie episode is legitimately entertaining or funny as hell something that's is rare for Cure so far. Granted I do have a big problem with the season that those effect it but I will save that to see if you feel similar later. As for the review so far I am so glad you said nice things about Narita Yoshimi, as she is by far my favorite writer in this show with amazing episodes from Futari Wa all the way to Go Princess, granted it does sadden me it looks like for both A la mode and Witchy don't have her and even more so that she only has a few episodes in general left that I haven't scene. I know you are doing Doremi so far and I will say she has some of the best episodes in that show written and I think her work in Pretty Cure is actually better in many cases, weird romance episode and (horrible movies about fighting for no reason with a team with no history of fighting that way for something so childish) not withstanding and I defiantly feel that episode 16 is a great one for Reika. Kinda surprised you didn't mention her grandfather though consider he's..kinda played by a familiar actor. On that note I will say I am glad we can be on the same page with Candy. She's not my favorite fairy but I do love her partially cause Otani's performance as her is great and works well to sell her cuteness like with Usagi's actress last season for Hummy. Can't wait to see the rest of your review!! Also yes Miyuki's creepy face will haunt my nightmares even more so than that other creepy cute character her actress plays.

[@cherrycreamsoda4253]

1) the best part of his intro is where Cure Happy has those giant wings. 2) here’s the song from 3) what movie or whatever is the part where Cute Happy with the giant wings is that part from? And fun fact: the Bad End Kingdom in the English dub is called the Shadow Realm. Let the Yu-Gi-Oh! joke commence

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Nep Nep Combination I summon cure mermaid in attack mode I

[@insecureraven5777]

It’s the smile precure movie that she has wings

[@cherrycreamsoda4253]

Crystal_ Jacqueline k thanks

[@cherrycreamsoda4253]

Juan44444 Gomez4444 I use the spell card Transformation!

[@petertilton7004]

Laura Bailey was a great lead. It was a shame the devs of Code of Princess EX had to be cheap, and stomp on the hopes and dreams of many of her fans.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Peter Tilton I like to in Ultimate Marvel versus Capcom 3 I can do a with with with bubble I can do a crossover how to press the trigger button R2 and L2 and R2 on the PS3 version a PS4 version or the Xbox the Xbox One

[@curepanda2646]

Oh Miyuki...shes the type of girl that no matter what she does, especially the stupid ones, u cant help but to love her more~ its those things that i like~ not "enraging" stupid (...Mirai...Ichika especially...), but lovable stupid. You forgot in the Yellow Cure line that not ALL of them are the extremely moe or shy types. Remember Sunshine, Rosetta and Twinkle? Those girls arent in those class. For the Blue Cure line, what about Aoi? Like, shes not on the comedian side or the smart side either. Shes on the wild side ^^; As for the clowns and villains, Azenzone i suggest u used Nostalgia Critic's IT (2017)'s MEME ME scene....and really? A body pillow...of Wolfrun?! REALLY?! More commentary on my replies

[@curepanda2646]

As for the faces...yeah...a lot of comedy gold in those faces~ XD

[@nintendolife25]

That’s why I just adore Miyuki. Her innocence has no bounds and I just love the fact that she isn’t afraid to be herself, outright admitting her love for reading and fairytales. You expect someone like that being an easy target to pick on. She, along with Nozomi, Haruka, and Hana, are my fav. Pink Cures and favorite Cures in general.

[@curepanda2646]

Same. Honestly, im fine with any of the pink cure leads...except Mana, Megumi, Mirai and ESPECIALLY Ichika *though the first 2 i would give them a tiny bit of respect; the other two should lie there...6ft under

[@nintendolife25]

I actually have nothing against Mirai tbh but I respect your opinion. Other, however, I either couldn’t care less for or just find uninteresting compared to others.

[@amaterasufrandsen2865]

I'm currently watching Smile, and it's a pretty solid season. The humor's on point, the villains (especially Joker) are intriguing and fun, and the plot's great so far. There are a few things that they could've done better, but considering the circumstances, they did pretty well. Also, this video taught me that Candy shares a voice with a certain sadistic ghost girl, Sachiko. That is amazing.

[@fignatoli-guevara5826]

I’d still say that Yayoi/Cure Peace is my favorite character from Smile Precure. Why, because not only is she a representation of me, being a geek and all, but is also because she’s voiced by the same VA who voiced Ika Musume in the original English sub of Squid Girl.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Fig Natoli-Guevara or Lucky chloe from Tekken

[@briansivley2001]

Fig Natoli-Guevara And Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon Crystal.

[@Malick-ix9io]

*"This season was finacially more successful in a category and sweet, and remains what the higher rated Pretty Cure of the 2010s.* *I stated this was my overall favorite Precure season. Does that opinion still apply? Well, let's take a look at Smile Pretty Cure! to find out."* Waaaaah! Smile! Pretty Cure! One of the best series ever in the world! My favorite series ever! It was even the final series before Toei decided to go with these cutcorners, like in Dokidoki, when instead of choosing Regina as the new Precure they chose Aguri! They did the same in HUGtto now! Also, I hate that Dokidoki succeded this series in its initial timeslot and got good music instead of what Smile Pretty Cure should have! Why? Because it sucks! Toei's golden age has ended for good! *R.I.P. Toei's golden age 1972 - 2012*

[@elipitch5649]

37:25 pause and look at the lake/pond. That, that's just creepy

[@EHH246]

It's a reference to a story called the Honest Woodcutter.

[@elipitch5649]

EHH246 I did not know that, thank you

[@shammahikoro8475]

I love this review so much! Can’t wait for you to review Doki Doki PreCure!

[@petertilton7004]

For those of you who wish to know of the show's English voice cast courtesy of Netflix, similar to Little Witch Academia: Miyuki, or Emily as she's called is voiced by Laura Bailey, aka Maka, Lucina pre Masked Marth promotion, Black Widow and Marta Lualdi. Akane or Kelsey, the orange one, is voiced by Colleen O Shaughnessy, aka Sora, Jazz, and Tails. Yayoi or Lily is voiced by Alex Cazares, a good starting point for her. Nao or April is voiced by Danielle Judovits or Eden Riegel, Estelle and Sumia. Reika or Candy is voiced by Kate Higgins, You know, Lissa, IF, and surprisingly Shade. Keith Silverstein, Shido, Saber, April's dad, voices all three male antagonists.

[@nintendolife25]

That's actually pretty interesting....

[@zerosocialskillz1221]

Reika’s English name is... Candy...?

[@katjamanning9535]

Mayumi Nakajima No, they messed up. It's Chloe.

[@baleighcravens]

Candy was voiced by Debi Derryberry who also voiced Jimmy Neutron.

[@gachaskye3490]

Keith Silverstein, the one who then voices Gabriel/Hawk Moth 😎

[@DeathBunnehz]

31:15 THE ONE OF HER WITH LEGS I'M SCREAMING

[@CrimsonStudioz]

99.9% of the Candy's shenanigans episodes I really enjoy and easily are among my favorite episodes

[@CrimsonStudioz]

and also the hanging out with the villians episodes

[@airadreamer1743]

I was introduced to Precure through Glitter Force but after I saw the original I never watched it again

[@uprising4c19]

Yayoi's VA later went on to voice the shy Sakura of Hoshido.

[@desmondmalone438]

23:25 yes precure 5 And GoGo shipping in a a nutshell

[@Addition2]

Smile Precure, the last Umezawa Precure series, and while not the best, it is still good in it's own right and can easily beat down some of the Precure series that came after. I do enjoy this series, but this series can be a bit filler-y, but at least the visuals are colorful and nice, much more vibrant than the later Precure series, especially the one that promotes having "Pop" colors. I am really looking forward to this review, and what's with the Pokemon ending? I am sorry but I kinda missing something here.

[@AzenzoNe]

Just a reference to Shoji Yonemura's current writing job which I'll get into next time.

[@Addition2]

Oh.....

[@nintendolife25]

Pffft.....Cure Happy's Happy Shower alone is more eye-popping than any of Kirakira's poor excuses of attacks.

[@Addition2]

nintendolife25 Most definitely.

[@m1zz613]

I still like the first Glitter Force (Smile Precure) so if Hasbro does more Glitter Force style dubs I'd be happy. (I agree that GFDD was bad tho)

[@elaynanotfound9336]

Smile Precure is important to me and it’s my fav season. It introduced me to precure.

[@deadlyponys8096]

Yeah it looks all bright and happy, but if you stop and think about it more, this show is freaking dark!!

[@reginfh]

One day could you do a review on splash star

[@CrimsonStudioz]

Can I just say I love pop and Candy about too much I really love candy she is one one of my favorite faries followed by coco from yes 5!

[@rswan5]

16:50 - 16:55 I could say this to describe the New Stage All Stars films and beyond.

[@marlablanco8853]

I don't exactly get it. And again it was also a nice movie.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

2:22 But with tons of plot-holes. Also, this is kind of like what happened to Danganronpa 3 (my theory is that Funimation looked at it and didn't like it, so they just went "F%&@ it" and told the voice actors to do whatever they wanted, which gave us what he have now).

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

3:51 Pikachu also maybe she know

[@briansivley2001]

Juan44444 Gomez4444 fun fact Cure Happy is voiced by Oshawott in the Japanese version of Pokemon Best Wishes and Cure Beauty is voiced by Officer Jenny from the Kanto to The Sinnoh Region so there's a lot of voices from Pokemon in Smile Precure.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

briansivley2001 it came out the same year as at JoJo Bizarre Adventure The Avengers Lollipop Chainsaw

[@CateDaugherty]

Who was the character designer for Smile PreCure because Smile character style is the PreCure style I love the most I love all of them I was just wondering because I remember in your Heartcatch PreCure review that Heartcatch character design was based off of Ojamajo Doremi character designs and had the same character designer and I was just wondering when who smile Precure’s character designer was.

[@AzenzoNe]

Toshie Kawamura who also did the designs for Yes 5 and Hugtto.

[@saralily0977]

6:55 dance pennywise dance!

[@limpingfalcon8552]

It would of been so much easier if the bad guys just stole the negative energy or bad energy and leave cause Thay won’t get the glitter charms then

[@funkyfreshyt2824]

Ahhh Bandai, the best company that produces Godzilla Figures, Pokemon, *And gives the Yellow Cure the first Smile Precure S.H Figuarts figure*

[@Moepowerplant]

Why does Cure Happy sound *a lot* like Love Live's Honoka Kousaka, especially when she says "Kira kira kagayaku?" Or do all anime girls fall into generic voice types? If so, then why does it still remind me of Honoka?

[@Element30-1]

Smile precure is. My fav bc it sends a good message to kids especially bc idk how to spell his name WAS DEFATTED BY A SMILE AND A HUG THATS Awesome Your gonna fail sometimes real bd but what matters that you learn from your mistakes and fix your mistakes that’s why smile is my favorite season AT OF ALL smile also introduced me to the franchise Then when I finished smile I went back to heart catch!

[@briansivley2001]

I like Smile Precure because of the fact that they got 3 voice actresses from Pokemon Anime to voice in it.

[@daniels2341]

What was the Blu Ray DVD in 25:40

[@AzenzoNe]

Squid Girl.

[@Pop5chan]

Love your videos. Cause I was thinking about watching smile as a power ranger fan I love when they do the pink, red/orange, yellow, green, blue. I guess the lack of a six ranger kind of tore me away from the series but as someone who loves go princess, I hear the season is amazing so I’ll probably have to watch

[@gungnir-tempezuki6650]

17:27 so this is where Dimentio went after Super Paper Mario.

[@geekgo4]

"Can't let you do that, Precure!"

[@Revsoshi]

Even though glitter force ruined this season for me, I still hold it dear to my herat😕

[@CureCrystal1]

what song was playing at 23:12 ?

[@AzenzoNe]

Zen Zen Zense from Your Name.

[@andrewshearsby8125]

Watch this while healin good is on hiatus. Loving it so far

[@FairyPrincessNia]

Smile PreCure is probably my second favorite PreCure series.

[@conradojavier7547]

If Naming the Big Bad Pierrot a Subtle Jab at Studio Pierrot?

[@curekibouka_6243]

Oh come on! Candy is still a child, fandom, if you hate her just like that, you’re just a big bully!

[@curedreamfandubz4116]

Omg can’t wait 4 a full doki doki review

[@JwalsX0]

Yay it’s finally out!

[@CrimsonStudioz]

I wouldn't say Peace is my favorite cause that's Akane cuase I have a thing for osakian girls #KazuhaBestConanCharacter but I do like peace quite a lot, I tend to enjoy otaku type characters and that what I love about peace and in a way she represnts the Precure fandom being crazy and all but over all my favorite character is the trio the villians the team rocket of smile precure my good do I ever enjoy those three dorks espcially wolfrun yeah I really love this series I enjoy it alot

[@CateDaugherty]

Hey, Azenzone I know you don't like what Sabon did to Smile precure aka Glitter Force but Glitter Force is what got me into magical girl anime in the first place!

[@marlablanco8853]

Me as well!

[@Neodekapon]

31:03 bad luck and extreme misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity (rocko's modern life)

[@hanon2012]

Joker (or Rascal in the dub version) is my most favorite character in the series

[@Zwwc-is-here]

Naw cuz the only thing the eng version tops is the fact the akanbes are called buffoons

[@desmondmalone438]

17:07 who is also Shinpachi from gintama

[@jamiewilson1178]

Love it 💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@miatunes]

HOW DO YOU WATCH PRECURE TELL ME

[@zerosocialskillz1221]

Akane or Akanbe, who is the cure and who is the villain?

[@caitlinruthart]

It’s finally here!😺😺😺

[@sillybillyeggventurer4848]

I can't really get mad at Smile because it was the one that got me into Precure. But it does have its clunky/cringey areas. Also, a lot of Precure villain objectives could be fulfilled by going to America. Definitely a lot of "Bad Energy" there.

[@Inkfy]

More thoughts to talk about! -With Smile, yeah I noticed the beginning was repetitive as hell. Even Yes 5! knew to break it up a bit. Here it just feels like the same Cure is tainted->Cure wakes up->other cures are useless-->Cure defends other cures-->Cure magically becomes a cure-->Cure uses their new power to save the day. It happens 5 times in a row and it's BORING. I love some of these characters too but their introductions are some of the worst in Pretty cure. -Taking a look back at it some of the humor strikes with me and some of the humor does not. I'm more in the former category now that I'm older, but it still isn't ringing with me that well. I will say some of the emotional scenes however....don't want to spoil that, but let's just say it's really a gutpunch. -Let's talk about the cure outfits, you don't seem to mention them a lot. I like this seasons Cure outfits, but the jackets and shorts remind me wayyy too much of Yes 5 Gogo. You're telling me there wasn't any other outfit you could've made that didn't look eerily similar to a previous one? Even another future installment has better cure designs for 5-teams that all look different and unique in their own way. -Candy is infinitely better than Hummy. WAAAAYYYY better. They actually have a viable reason to be in the plot, they aren't completely useless besides being an info dump machine and most of all, they make an effort to actually help the cures. They aren't stupidly naive because the plot said so. -That being said, I know that some people are unhappy with there not being a 6th cure for the team, but considering the amount of filler in the anime, they probably wouldn't have gotten anything good regardless. Overall, can't wait for the next part!

[@exilley2134]

Inkfy Yeah, the intro was PAINFULLY repetitive, but it ended up becoming one of the most memorable seasons of all. I would also like to point out that the villains had a backstory for once; unless I’m mistaken, it’s one of only two seasons to give every antagonist a backstory. Personally, I was alright with there not being a rogue Cure; a sixth one would’ve just ruined the feel of the show. Instead of adding to the story, it would take away something from it. And on that note, I would also like to mention how refreshing it was to see a season without a rogue cure. That story trope in PreCure is terribly overused and redone... As for comparing it to the Yes! seasons, I like to think of it as an upgraded version. In juxtaposition, you’ll see that Smile is superior is nearly every category, including story, writing, world building, character development, antagonist figures, and animation. The mascot(s) were also more iconic as there weren’t so many of them and in the fact that the mascot was not only appealing in appearance, but wasn’t completely useless to the team overall. Candy is perhaps the mascot that contributed the most to their Cures, and I didn’t really find her all that annoying, either (compared to Milk and Hummy, anyway...) Now, on the topic of the characters’ designs... yeah, I see where you’re coming from. But, again, I like to think of it as an upgraded version of the Yes! seasons. In my opinion, it’s not that big a deal. Lack of originality has always been a problem with the franchise, and this is the lightest offense they’ve ever made.

[@saralily0977]

3:54 its pikachu!!!

[@Roscoso]

I wonder if we'll get an Evolving Pokemon joke later.

[@denisewest1643]

7:16

[@drawnseeker]

Yes!!!

[@desmondmalone438]

15:05 Just like another blue precure in precure 5

[@LizzaTia]

Cool, new video on precure 👍

[@KudaGeatsune3821]

I'm new to pretty cure and u seem versed in the show so is fresh a good place to start? And what would qualify as ur favorite from the series

[@KudaGeatsune3821]

Jazzy Sora SV I see I appreciate the input

[@KudaGeatsune3821]

Jazzy Sora SV where would u suggest I go from there heartcatch since its the following season

[@KudaGeatsune3821]

Jazzy Sora SV I see what's ur opinion on the glitter force adaptations oh and yes 5 since azen seems to give it a bad rep

[@KudaGeatsune3821]

Jazzy Sora SV I see thank you

[@Inkfy]

Edit: What is grammar? lol For me, I admit I didn't like Smile when it first came out. I understand the humor is what they were going for, but I'm in the camp that if you don't like Smile's humor off the bat you aren't gonna like this season. And that was it for me. However...it's been years since then and I've grown quite a bit so I'm willing to rewatch it again with this review being put out. That'll be fun.

[@StareachValcin]

While I am pretty sure that smile pretty cure is way better than glitter force, I admit to actually liking glitter force.

[@Armyfanjungkook]

Do max heart precure review soon

[@deondrew3122]

29:09 Yeah let's get her😂😂😂😂 and this season is my first series in the franchise i Love the Smile Precure😍🌈

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

3:30 we give us please give us some Funko Pop pretty Cure

[@xempororhxppyx]

(spoilers of smile if you haven’t finished) I enjoyed the review, but im a bit confused on why some of these eps are referred to as “filler”? like i get the idea that they don’t directly focus on the plot, but filler implies that they could be skipped and are unimportant wastes of time to fill up an episode slot, and that js feels wrong. I’d say most, if not all, of smiles “filler” (at least in this video) are all pretty important for the characters. for example, the april fools ep, since it’s important to yayoi’s arc. yayoi’s main character arc throughout the show is learning to let go of her fears, and being more courageous and taking risks and all that. her fear in that ep specifically being hated by everyone for “lying” to everyone. she does the right thing, telling the truth, even tho she know it may come w backlash and even tho she’s still afraid of being hated by them all. it shows how while she isn’t completely there yet, she’s making progression in being less fearful of things, so i’d say that ep does matter, it focuses in one of the main characters arcs, and i’d say thats the same for the others. the “candy shenanigan episodes” focus on candy’s character specifically, and i’d say her arc is becoming more mature (since she starts of acting like an immature kid, cs she is 😭 and growing up and maturing from that). in the body swap episode specifically, she learns the consequences of her actions, like how fooling around as miyuki does hurt miyuki in ways (like making her fail school), and all the shenanigans she pulled while In miyuki’s body clearly angered her. becoming aware of the consequences her actions have and learning when to be serious/when to grow up is crucial for her arc, and while its sort of a small thing compared to the other things she experiences to become more mature (like her moms death), it still does build up to the person she is by the end of the show. overall, i feel the “filler” eps are pretty important, even if they dont focus on the plot directly 🤑🤑

[@katerobinson3250]

WOLFRUN HAS A BODY PILLOW!?!

[@vitormanuel9889]

CURSE YOU FURRIES !!!!

[@conradojavier7547]

@@vitormanuel9889 No Love for Thicc Oni, & The Grandma?

[@GJYYNGII]

@@conradojavier7547 I agree. Akaoni deserves one.

[@jamiewilson1178]

Love it 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheStormyChef]

Smile Precure is doing the same thing with Kamen Rider Fourze and Gokaiger with the light hearted tone

[@TheStormyChef]

Also Netflix lost the rights to both Glitter Force seasons now

[@leonishikino6873]

Ah yes the Precure season that was silly filler fun

[@kelly_seastar]

Nao has the same voice actor as Armin from Attack on Titan.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

23:14 Tell me what your name is my name is Candy

[@Jessica_Kirk]

6:55 😂

[@acillevillocillo9418]

I love MATH!!!!

[@CrimsonStudioz]

the Comedy doe episode? I don't know man I really like this episode

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

came out the same year at The Avengers JoJo Bizarre Adventure and in and the return toonami

[@Egalemanly]

31:13 That Face

[@christineregnier4555]

I LOVE Kamen Rider W !

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

1:53 all right who is the dumb idea to make this two separate season

[@nintendolife25]

The brilliant minds behind Power Rangers Megaforce, I bet.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

nintendolife25 I'm sorry it doesn't work to it two separate season maybe we guess maybe we're just Funko Pop

[@denisewest1643]

17:17