A special baton pass video has been released for You and Idol Precure♪ and Star Detective Precure!. Shared on YouTube, the video marks the official transition between the two series. You and Idol Precure♪ concluded today with its 49th episode.
The newest entry in the Pretty Cure anime franchise, Star Detective Precure!, will premiere on February 1. The 23rd installment features a detective-themed concept set in 1999, following a mysterious time-slip incident.
Star Detective Precure! – Key Visual:
CAST:
Hikari Senga as Cure Answer / Onna Akechi
Kaede Hondo as Cure Mystique / Mikuru Kobayashi
Nao Toyama as Cure Arcana Shadow / Ruruka Moria
Yuki Kaji as Jett-senpai
Emiri Kato as Pochitan
Hina Yomiya as Mashutan
Shushutan: TBA
STAFF:
Series Director: Koji Kawasaki
Series Composition: Isao Murayama
Character Design: Akane Yano
Art Design: Minori Imai
Chief Art Director: Eiji Hamano
Color Design: Satoshi Takezawa
Director of Photography: Yoshiyuki Anzai
Music: Erika Fukasawa, Misaki Umase
Animation Production: Toei Animation
The Pretty Cure franchise, also known as Precure, launched with its first series, Futari wa Pretty Cure, in February 2004. Its 21st installment, Wonderful Precure!, premiered on Crunchyroll in February 2024. The 22nd and latest entry in Toei Animation’s long-running magical girl saga, You and Idol Precure♪, debuted in Japan on February 2, 2025.
Crunchyroll describes the story as follows:
Middle school student Uta Sakura loves to sing any chance she gets. But music becomes more than a hobby when she meets Purirun, a fairy whose hometown has plunged into darkness. The Chokkiri Gang took over her land and began stealing her people’s sparkle. Determined to help, Uta is transformed into the legendary protector Cure Idol and vows to return their sparkle through song.
Source: @toeianime_info
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