oh the critters! thank you (duo pairs like Posi & Nega I'm counting as a dual unit)
Pigu & Mogu from Fancy Lala
baby dinosaurs that have done nothing wrong ever. I love their dynamic with Miho, very charming, very cute.
2. Luna from Sailor Moon
Mascot who needs no introduction, helpful nag, charming character in her own right, shaped like a friend
3. Kero from Cardcaptor Sakura
Another blueprint mascot, aside from his fun sometimes self-centered attitude, he does genuinely love Sakura and puts her needs first moreso. Also I appreciate that even though his true form is a giant lion he's always down for getting dressed up in poofy bows
4. Posi & Nega from Creamy Mami
So much sass & tiny cuteness, I also love their dynamic with Yuu a lot
5. Pafu/Puff from Go! Princess Precure
I love this tiny princess dog. I love her so much
6. Rabirin (and the rest) from Healin' Good Precure
My favorite characters from all of Healin' Good were actually the mascots. Rabirin & Pegitan especially. That rarely ever happens.
7. Ruby from Saint Tail
Mostly here for nostalgia I admit, but I always thought she was awfully cute. Plus I like that she was used in Saint Tails magic trick during a caper too. Just a normal hedgehog but did so much!
8. The Fairies from Ojamajo Doremi
I mean just look at them.
9. Chimumu from Waccha Primagi
I love how encouraging she is, plus I love her design a lot!! Both version! Peak hamster girl
10. Mofurun from Mahoutsukai Precure!
The legend, trans icon, friend to everyone, transformation item and a magical girl - this bear can do it all!
Deffo not my greatest work and experienced character designers might cringe but uhhh lolirock oc!!!!!!!!! Tried to combine the girl's iconic dresses with the outfits seen on male Ephedians, as well as the non-lolirock characters I took inspo from!!! I've been really into space lately so he's star and space themed... He probably bites people /j
Characters I took inspo from: Battamonda (Hirogaru Sky PreCure), DEX (Vocaloid), and Red Leader (Scrapped design from Eddsworld and Super Average)
My story for him is that his parents abandoned him when he was 5 and Gramorr took him under his wing, but when he was 13 he realized what was going on was bad and peaced out. When he later heard about Mephisto and Gramorr dying and Iris's need to protect Earth from Praxina, he decided to join the princesses as not only revenge but to see someone get the life he wished he had (that someone being Iris and her fight for her homes and family). Because of his upbringing he knows dark magic and helps teach the girls how to easily avoid and fix spells quicker, and even uses it during training to help them understand the severity of it. I have a lot of theories about dark crystal magic that I may share one day but that day is not today--
I'm going to make him a music playlist I can promise that
Anyways, making him was super fun but it's like midnight where I live when I'm posting this and I started at 9!!!!!! SO I'M GOING TO EEP!!!!!
ABOUT THA ICON BRACKET : tha eight most iconic pigtail characters ( decided both by iconicness and tha amount of submissions they received ) will compete in an adjacent bracket . tha winner will then face off against tha winner of tha main pigtail bracket . this is liek what they do in sports , where certain teams get to skip matches and go straight to tha finals . this way icons can be included but its more exciting ( and fair ) than watching them decimate their opponents each round before making it to tha finals anyways
entire 128 character bracket is too large to take a screenshot of but it looks liek this , and will ( obviously ) be done in sections . bracket list below tha readmore , straight down tha left side and then straight down tha right !! :D
LEFT SIDE
1 asa mitaka ( chainsaw man )
2 izumo kamiki ( ao no exorcist )
3 ashley spinelli ( reccess )
4 creepie ( growing up creepie )
5 bloody eye ( bloody mary )
6 boo ( monsters inc )
7 choso ( jjk )
8 muffet ( undertale )
9 sakura hanazono ( kaichou wa maid-sama )
10 mikan sakura ( gakuen alice )
11 shizuku mizutani ( my little monster )
12 retoree ( show by rock )
13 chiyo mihama ( azumanga diaoh )
14 maka albarn ( soul eater )
15 black rock shooter ( brs )
16 lyra ( pkmn )
17 jill ( drill dozer )
18 penny ( inspector gadget )
19 elizabeth midford ( kuroshitsuji )
20 anne halford ( sugar apple fairy tale )
21 lilie ( princess tutu )
22 jess ( badanamu )
23 yaya yuki ( shugo chara )
24 sana futaba ( magia record : pmm )
25 sana kurata ( kodomo no omocha )
26 makima kirameki ( re : creators )
27 cherry cookie ( cookie run )
28 twintelle ( ARMS )
29 bubbles utonium ( ppg )
30 yokune ruko ( UTAU )
31 entrapta ( she-ra and the pop )
32 ling xiaoyu ( tekken )
33 garu ( pucca )
34 sarasa watanabe ( kageki shoujo )
35 mio naganohara ( nichijou )
36 joon yorigami ( touhou )
37 eleanor miller ( alvin and the chipmunks )
38 gosalyn mallard ( darkwing duck )
39 mallow ( pkmn )
40 love momozono ( fresh precure )
41 nadeshiko kagamihara ( yuru camp )
42 angelica pickles ( rugrats )
43 gretchen grundler ( reccess )
44 lotta zehybe ( charlie and lola )
45 pinky cooper ( pinky and pepper forever )
46 brat plutonium ( ppg )
47 dynamo ( ppg )
48 jinmay ( super robot money team hyperforce go )
Here's a playful take on the top 5 additional PreCure rivals (Eas, Siren, Twilight, Gentlu, and Regina) imagined with Iori Yagami's iconic laugh from the King of Fighters series:
1. **Eas (Fresh Pretty Cure!)**
- "Ku ku ku ku... You think you can stop me, Pretty Cures?"
2. **Siren/Ellen Kurokawa (Suite Pretty Cure)**
- "Heh heh heh heh... Your harmony is nothing compared to my power!"
barbie as rapunzel ( barbie as rapunzel ) vs makoto kurume ( skip to loafer )
ICON BRACKET
ROUND 2 PART 1
Edward Elric ( Fullmetal Alchemist ) VS Katara ( Avatar: The Last Airbender )
ABOUT THA ICON BRACKET : tha eight most iconic braid characters ( decided both by iconicness and tha amount of submissions they received ) will compete in an adjacent bracket . tha winner will then face off against tha winner of tha main braid bracket . this is liek what they do in sports , where certain teams get to skip matches and go straight to tha finals . this way icons can be included but its more exciting ( and fair ) than watching them decimate their opponents each round before making it to tha finals anyways
entire 128 character bracket is too large to take a screenshot of but it looks liek this , and will ( obviously ) be done in sections . bracket list below tha readmore , straight down tha left side and then straight down tha right !! :D
These girls have a lost kingdom a la sailor moon vibe going on, but with slightly less save the universe need, and even less wanting a kingdom. And one pushy prince.
Anyway, almost all of them have past precure lives and forms. Back in the Heart Kingdom, the four girls and the princess they were protecting were revered as immaculate soldiers (cures) and icons, but in reality they were just as messy as anyone.
Which brings me to Hita (Atsuko), the fairy cure of the team (Cure Sunfire/Sunrise)
Hita is a Firebird, with gold and deep purple plumage. She looks elegant, suave, and noble. Beautiful. Like a colour tweaked peacock.
And every morning she stands outside the princesses bedroom window, takes a deep breath,
Futari Wa: I don’t actually have strong opinions or memories on the classics, but I more appreciation for the first seasons existence than its actual plot. I also appreciate the bond of the two leads here. I’m not one to demand duo teams, as that could either mean more character development or more filler, but when done well it’s done well.
Max Heart: I don’t like the sequels. They’re so pointless. I’m not saying a sequel season can never be done well, but Pretty Cure has not been able to at all, to the point where I do not miss it. It’s not lower because there’s nothing I remember of it that infuriated me.
Splash Star: I don’t actually have good memory of this. But if I did I feel like it would be higher.
Yes 5: Okay so there’s nothing I have to say here. I think this is THE average Pretty Cure season. The highs are high. The lows are low. No more. No less.
GoGo: Again, a mistake. I wish the GoGo designs were the original Cure designs, and that is the ONLY thing this season is worth.
Fresh: …okay look, it’s good. But I think it’s overrated. There is ONE thing in this season I find truly exceptional and that’s the villains. Eas’s redemption arc speaks for itself as the most iconic story arcs in PreCure history, and the generals are both funny and menacing with actually evil plans. And the world building of the villain faction is compelling. But other than the villains, there is so little here that speaks to me. I didn’t care for this lamb baby or these attacks, and the Cures are… fine, if a little selfish. Now, I don’t mind selfish heroes, but they need to be done well and there’s some great examples. These girls are fine, but I think Sword, Moonlight, and Princess are far more memorable examples. But I do give credit for the burnout chapter, that REALLY needs to be done more often in this franchise.
Heartcatch: I mean what do you want me to say?! This is the most popular season and it has every right to be. There’s nothing else I could add.
Suite: This is the worst duo team. I don’t like these two. I don’t like the cat. I don’t like the villains. But there’s also Otokoji and Ako.
Smile: Bias. BUT even without that, I love this season to bits. When people talk about this season they often say ‘it’s fun’, which is true. But I think this season deserves a lot more credit for its character building, creative shenanigans, and messages on personal happiness. This season has some of the best of the franchise in this regard. The plot is very paper thin and stretched out enough to snap in two, LITERALLY, but when the show is making me THIS engaged in its charm and emotions, I could care less. This is the ONLY season I can safely state that all the filler is acceptable, because it is a blast. You will never get episodes like this in any other season. I could go on. But good gosh don’t watch the dub. I tried introducing the show to my friends, they chose the dub instead of the original, and they told me the show was bad. Saban should be sued for that. /j
DokiDoki: I dont think this season is that bad. Sure it has problems like Aguri who is… the staple of bad Cure characters. But I like how little filler this season has and how many characters are allowed to be fleshed out to sell a theme-again, minus one person.
Happiness Charge: Hime is the only good thing. Change my mind.
Go Princess: I think this season has the best cinematics of any Pretty Cure season. You all know it’s good. I don’t need to tell you why.
Mahou Tsukai: This is the gay season. I don’t remember a lot besides that. I think the world was pretty wasted all things considered, and the only content I get from this is the bear and the gays.
KiraKira: This is mediocre. I love the character designs. I love the art style. I love the cat and dog gay episode. But that’s about it. The plot is a mess and all over the place, where stuff just kinda happens with no build up, and there’s little substance with the characters besides the cat and dog. It’s a waste of a great art style if you ask me, so this annoys be beyond repair. The lack of combat doesn’t help. The underused MC doesn’t help. The pacing doesn’t help. Promoting junk food doesn’t help. BUT I will say this: thanks to a certain OTHER season, I have come to appreciate KiraKira a whole lot more and some of its elements. It made me realize that while it’s not good, it could have been so much worse.
Hugtto: I am frustrated. I like the season. I do. There’s stuff I love here. But it is these LITTLE details that butcher the S tier for it. There’s some odd pacing choices. Awakening two Cures with completely different personalities and story arcs at once is not my preferred awakening arc. The cameos fusing with the story. Shipping the MC with the villain and not being concrete about the idea that he was toxic and she dumped him in the future and Homare is the dad. There’s also s lot of sexual content here… I am asexual. This is completely a me problem. I’m sure someone out there has a baby making kink that will love this. Again, there’s stuff I love here that the season does exceptionally, and I wish I could give it S tier. I can’t though.
Star Twinkle: First off, this season gets too much hate. There is value here. The biggest problems are the dark themes of genocide being brushed off casually, and THAT ENDING IS AWFUL, I’m story. And yeah, you could complain about Hikaru being a… lackluster MC in terms of a story arc, but I thought she was fine personality wise. I prefer a flawed MC than a perfect one. But at the same time she isn’t exactly a good character either, as her dynamic with Lala is the highlight here. But honestly I can’t put this season in D tier because it’s just so charming. This season is a huge inspiration for my fan made season, Sketched Artistry Pretty Cure (on Ao3), even though I would make that until two years after Star Twinkle ended. I don’t know, I think I just don’t trust Toei with art theme seasons /genocide backstories so I just do it myself.
Healin Good: Earth is the worst part. That’s it. The rest slaps. I love this season when it’s not focused on Cure Earth, and I love the character building and having such a relevant message at the time. It also has one of the best rivalries in the franchise and Nodoka, my favorite PreCure.
Tropical Rouge: It’s charming. It doesn’t take itself seriously and that’s admirable. Laura is also great. But I think the season has several tonal issues to the point where the comedy is hit or miss with me. Don’t bother with the drama! Just embrace the humor! That’s all I needed. This is trying so hard to be Smile but it’s not Smile. I know there are people who love this season though so… I am sorry.
Disaster Party: So this nickname is actually one my gf came up with. (Trying to introduce her to the series). And I’ve been using it ever since. This, so far, is the ONLY PreCure season I have downright HATED. Yeah. I hated this season. There was nothing that worked for me. Not the designs, not the world building, not the lack of cooking in A COOKING SHOW, not the narrator ruining the moments, not the joke of a redemption arc, not the jokes, not the promotion of junk food, not the worst MC of the entire franchise, not the bad gay rep, not the time traveling, not the filler, not the characters sitting around doing nothing the entire story, not the magical girls being downright useless, not the toxic positivity that is harmful to its audience. There was NOTHING that I liked here. I kind of wish the characters here were unlikeable as I’ll get out, because then I would feel something for them. Not no. They’re all boring. I feel nothing towards them. If you like this season, good for you. I wouldn’t understand. It doesn’t even deserve D tier, cause D tier is just for mediocre seasons. It gets its own tier. Congratulations.
Hirogaru Sky: there’s no picture here, and it’s still airing, so my opinion will definitely change. But for now if you want to know… I would be struggling between A and S tier. I like the season a lot so far. Its highs are so high right now that it ALMOST makes me forgive Delicious Party’s existence. But it’s still airing. I also think the pig villain is overused, but I think it’s because they’re doing a Sailor Moon thing, so maybe it’ll be worth it. There’s also the issue of the spacing between Cure awakenings. I’m not a fan of it. I think it’s fine to have a few episodes in the middle, but Delicious Party was really pushing my tolerance for that, and it’s worse here. Right now, we don’t even have Butterfly. We are 13 episodes in! You’d think all the Cures would be here by now. I would excuse it if Butterfly was the sixth ranger, as that’s expected, but no. She’s not. Those are my only problems so far. Everything else about this season is phenomenal, and I hope it stays that way.