Not so much PreCure as ParCure, am I rite?
Last year’s PreCure was a bit of a disappointment for me, the first one since I started watching it seasonally that I did not finish. Neither the theme nor the characters interested me and honestly it was clear from episode one that it wasn’t one of the good PreCures. Not that I’m anywhere near the target audience of course. This year’s entry, Hirogaru Sky Precure, looks a lot more promisingly from the very start. Sora is badass even before she becomes a Precure as that parkour scene shows, not hesitating to put herself on the line for a stranger’s sake. Which means when the villain kidnaps the baby princess of Skyland just as she arrives at the capital, she immediately sets up in pursuit. The villain escapes with his hostage through a weird portal, Sora immediately follows him and rescues the baby, only to find herself, well, here:
A good PreCure series needs a good sense of humour as well being able to handle its action scenes and this was hilarious, a proper Loony Tunes moment. Sora is a great protagonist and her meet cute with Mashiro, literally dropping out of the sky on her, was great too. In most PreCure series Mashiro, the ‘normal’ girl, would be the protagonist, so having the outer worlder Sora be it instead will be interesting. Looking forward to seeing Sora and Mashiro interact in day to day life as well.
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