Series synopsis
HUG! Pretty Cure, also known as HUGっと！プリキュア is a Japanese comedy animation action & adventure sci-fi & fantasy family kids television series that premiered on tv asahi on February 4, 2018. It ended on January 27, 2019. It stars Rie Hikisaka, Rina Honnizumi, Yui Ogura and Nao Tamura.
Nono Hana is a middle school student who encounters a baby named Hug-tan and her guardian, Harry, who fell from the sky. Hana learns that they have been pursued by the evil Criasu Corporation, who wants Hug-tan's Mirai Crystal and change the present. Protecting Hug-tan causes Hana to gain her own Mirai Crystal and transform into the Pretty Cure of High Spirits, Cure Yell.
Premise
Nono Hana is a middle school student who encounters a baby named Hug-tan and her guardian, Harry, who fell from the sky. Hana learns that they have been pursued by the evil Criasu Corporation, who wants Hug-tan's Mirai Crystal and change the present. Protecting Hug-tan causes Hana to gain her own Mirai Crystal and transform into the Pretty Cure of High Spirits, Cure Yell.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rie Hikisaka as Hana Nono / Cure Yell (voice)
- Rina Honnizumi as Saaya Yakushiji / Cure Ange (voice)
- Yui Ogura as Homare Kagayaki / Cure Étoile (voice)
- Nao Tamura as Emiru Aisaki / Cure Macherie (voice)
- Yukari Tamura as Lulu Amour / Cure Amour (voice)
- Konomi Tada as Hug-tan (voice)
- Junko Noda as Hariham Harry (voice)
- Jun Fukushima as Hariham Harry (human) (voice)
Guest cast
- Yoko Honna as Nagisa Misumi / Cure Black (voice)
- Yukana as Honoka Yukishiro / Cure White (voice)
- Rie Tanaka as Hikari Kujo / Shiny Luminous (voice)
- Karen Miyama as Ichika Usami / Cure Whip (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 49 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 49 | February 4, 2018 | January 27, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
You Can Do It, Everyone! The Pretty Cure of High Spirits, Cure Yell is Born! Hana Nono is getting ready for her first day at her new school when she not messes up her bangs but ends up running late for class. On her way there, she overhears a baby's voice crying. As the day continues, she hears the baby's voice again and climbs to the school's roof, only to find two other girls she briefly encountered earlier, Saaya Yakushiji and Homare Kagayaki. That night, the source of the strange voice, a baby named Hug-tan, comes flying toward Hana, bringing along a caretaker named Hariham Harry, but mysteriously leave later that night. The next day, a mysterious man named Chareleet targets the students, using their negative energy to create a monster called an Oshimaida. As Hana tries to help, she finds the two fairies again, but end up being attacked. How will Hana be able to protect them? |
February 4, 2018 |
| 2 |
Everyone's Angel! You Can Do It! Cure Ange! Now that Hana is a Pretty Cure, she has to keep her identity a secret to those around her. Hariham Harry then sets up the hideout for her and the soon-to-be other Cures called the Beauty Harry and shocks Hana by turning into a human. He then also explains the Criasus Corporation's main objective of wanting to steal the Mirai Crystals and destroy the future for everyone. Hana soon befriends Saaya while helping work with the school newspaper and gets her to check out the hideout and take care of Hugtan. It is then that Saaya reveals that she experienced the same strange time stop Hana did when Hugtan first appeared. Soon after, Charaleet attacks again with another Oshimaida, and Cure Yell starts to struggle against it. Can Saaya be able to help her? |
February 11, 2018 |
| 3 |
Good Mood? Bad Mood? Hugtan's Day Out! One day, Hugtan starts to become cranky, and Hana tries to cheer her up by playing peek-a-boo, but she doesn't cheer up. Harry then reveals the Mirai Pad to the girls, which could be used to find things nearby that could help Hugtan out. They discover that the petting zoo could help, so they try that out. Along the way, they meet up with Homare as well as Hana's mother and sister. Will they assist them in finding a way to cheer Hugtan up? |
February 18, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | tv asahi |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 4, 2018 |
| Last aired | January 27, 2019 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |