Suite PreCure
Suite PreCure (スイートプリキュア♪, Suīto PuriKyua♪, stylized as Suite PreCure♪) is a Japanese anime series and the eighth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure metaseries. The series is produced by Toei Animation and directed by Munehisa Sakai, who directed the One Piece anime series. Character designs were done by Akira Takahashi, who previously worked on Kaidan Restaurant. The series aired on TV Asahi's ANN network between February 6, 2011 and January 29, 2012, replacing HeartCatch PreCure! in its timeslot, and was succeeded by Smile PreCure! A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita was serialised in Kodansha's monthly Nakayoshi magazine.
| Suite PreCure | |
Cover of the twelfth DVD release featuring Cure Melody, Cure Rhythm, Cure Beat and Cure Muse | |
| スイートプリキュア♪ (Suīto PuriKyua♪) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Magical girl, music |
| Created by | Izumi Todo |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Munehisa Sakai |
| Written by | Toshiya Ono |
| Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | ANN (ABC, TV Asahi) |
| English network | |
| Original run | February 6, 2011 – January 29, 2012 |
| Episodes | 48 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Izumi Todo |
| Illustrated by | Futago Kamikita |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | March 2011 – February 2012 |
| Game | |
| Suite PreCure Melody Collection | |
| Developer | Bandai |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Genre | Minigame |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Released | August 25, 2011 |
| Anime film | |
| Suite Precure The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts! | |
| Directed by | Yoko Ikeda |
| Written by | Toshiyo Ono |
| Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | October 29, 2011 |
The main topic of the series is music, the second to do so after HeartCatch PreCure! used it as a secondary theme, which influences the names of the Cures and the magical devices they use. Another theme is friendship, as emphasized by the relationship between Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino.