Star Detective Precure! The Movie: The Mysterious Garden and the Secret of the Two has had the biggest opening weekend in the history of the Precure movie franchise.
The film earned 445.6 million yen (US$2.84 million) from 357,612 admissions during its first three days in Japanese theaters, from September 18 to 20.
The film also earned more than 100 million yen on its first day, marking the first time a Precure movie released on a Friday has reached that milestone. To celebrate the record-breaking opening, a new illustration by Futago Kamikita was also released.
New Illustration:
The movie’s first-ever 4DX screenings will begin in Japan on October 2, while a new trailer, the “First Step Edition,” is now available on the official Precure YouTube channel.
First Step Edition Trailer:
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
Karin Isobe as Shushutan
Akari Kito as Karin
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Alan
Koki Uchiyama as Rain
STAFF:
Director: Hanako Ueda
Screenplay: Yoshimi Narita
Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Emiko Yoshimoto
Animation Production: Toei Animation
Star Detective Precure! is the latest installment in the long-running Pretty Cure series.
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: Oricon News
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