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HUG! Pretty Cure

HUG! Pretty Cure

20188.01 Season49 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Fumi Tsubota
Written by Fumi Tsubota
Produced by Fumi Yazaki, Keisuke Naito, Akira Tanaka
Networkstv asahi

Top Cast

Rie Hikisaka

Rie Hikisaka

Hana Nono / Cure Yell (voice)

Rina Honnizumi

Rina Honnizumi

Saaya Yakushiji / Cure Ange (voice)

Yui Ogura

Yui Ogura

Homare Kagayaki / Cure Étoile (voice)

Nao Tamura

Nao Tamura

Emiru Aisaki / Cure Macherie (voice)

Yukari Tamura

Yukari Tamura

Lulu Amour / Cure Amour (voice)

Konomi Tada

Konomi Tada

Hug-tan (voice)

Junko Noda

Junko Noda

Hariham Harry (voice)

Jun Fukushima

Jun Fukushima

Hariham Harry (human) (voice)

Themes & Keywords

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About HUG! Pretty Cure

HUG! Pretty Cure is a comedy, animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, family, kids series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of baby, monster, hero, magic, future, villain. Created by Fumi Tsubota, it stars Rie Hikisaka, Rina Honnizumi, Yui Ogura. 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.

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