Not far off now, were coming close to finishing our precure ranking with our next series KiraKira Precure
Reading the character sheets for this made me groan as this series is the laziest designed of the franchise in both characters and concept as the comparisons to Tokyo Mew Mew are unavoidable.
Ichika is happy and bouncy like a rabbit and already I've lost interest. This is the 12th Precure team you cannot get away with this type of character without bringing something new to the table and you failed to do that.
Himari at first seems forgettable but digging deeper I found something I never expected to find. Her personality is that she likes to talk proudly about her interests to people she trusts then become all nervous around strangers, these are traits similar to people with Autism, making her the only autistic magical girl in history.
Aoi has the wild rebel persona going for her but it comes off the back of being a rich girl bound by stuffy rules giving her an actual reason to act the way she does.
Yukari looks like she belongs in a different anime, her persona is that being labelled as perfect has made her want to seek out interesting things for entertainment, even if that makes her selfish, it's very complex character design that is welcomed in Precure but also makes her the odd one out among her peers.
Akira is the big sister type this time but being more masculine makes her standout so much more but I find that she only makes her persona work when played off Yukari making the Uranus, Neptune reference all the more apparent.
Ciel to be honest I don't like, it's not through lack of trying but she looks like a fanfic character designed by a My Little Pony fan and having to succeed Felice was always going to be a challenge. But what really hits it home is that she has Mary Sue traits as the plot is reliant on her to solve it.
Usami Ichika - Cure Whip - 5.0/10
Arisugawa Himari - Cure Custard - 8.0/10
Tategami Aoi - Cure Gelato - 8.6/10
Kotozume Yukari - Cure Macaron - 9.0/10
Kenjou Akira - Cure Chocolat - 7.9/10
Kirahoshi Ciel - Cure Parfait - 6.6/10
Best Dressed Award - At least the costumes are incredible but easily the best is Cure Chocolat
