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|creator=[[Izumi Todo]]<br />[[Toei Animation]]<br/>[[Bandai]]

The {{nihongo|'''''Pretty Cure''''' series|プリキュアシリーズ|Purikyua Shirīzu|also titled '''''PreCure'''''}} is a Japanese [[magical girl]] [[anime]] [[Media franchise|franchise]] created by [[Izumi Todo]] and [[Bandai]] and produced by [[Asahi Broadcasting Corporation|ABC Television]], [[Asatsu-DKABC Animation]], [[ToeiAsatsu-DK|ADK AnimationEmotions]] and [[BandaiToei Animation]].<ref>{{Cite tweet|user=AnimetatezakiE|number=1435109035909386244|title=I understand that you are watching the series very carefully. First of all, as you may know, for series sponsored by toy makers like Precure, the rough storyline is fairly pre-determined. That is because the toy sales strategy is prioritized.}}</ref> Each series revolves around a group of [[magical girl]]s known as Pretty Cures who battle against evil forces. Starting in February 2004 with ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'', the franchise has seen many anime series, spanning overnearly 8501000 episodes to date, as well as spawning movies, manga, toys, and video games. Its most recent iteration, ''[[Wonderful PreCure!]]'', began airing in February 2024 as part of [[TV Asahi]]'s Sunday morning [[children's television]] block. As of December 2022, three series have received English adaptations.

There are currently twenty-one [[anime]] television series in the franchise, two of which are direct sequels to their previous series. To date, three of the series have received English adaptations. ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'' was dubbed into English by [[Ocean Productions]] and aired in Canada under the name ''Pretty Cure''. ''[[Smile PreCure!]]'' and ''[[DokiDoki! PreCure]]'' were adapted by [[Saban Brands]] and released on [[Netflix]] under the names ''Glitter Force'' and ''Glitter Force Doki Doki'', respectively. The series, ''Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode'', ''Healin' Good Pretty Cure'' and ''Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure'', began streaming in [[Crunchyroll]] on their respective territories. Each series has received a [[manga]] adaptation illustrated by [[Futago Kamikita]], which is published in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Nakayoshi]]'' [[shoujo]] magazine alongside the anime. Starting with ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure!]]'', each ending movie featured a dance choreography by each series' Pretty Cure members.

As of 2020, [[Toei Animation Inc.]] owns the international rights to the franchise while both the dubs of Smile and DokiDoki alongside the ''Glitter Force'' brand is currently owned by Hasbro and [[eOne]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tokusatsunetwork.com/2017/05/saban-brands-gives-glitter-force-trademark-toei-animation/|title=Saban Brands Gives Glitter Force Trademark to Toei Animation - The Tokusatsu Network|date=2017-05-25|work=The Tokusatsu Network|access-date=2018-11-21|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-21/glitter-force-brand-rights-move-to-hasbro/.133174|title=Glitter Force Brand's Rights Move to Hasbro|work=Anime News Network|access-date=2018-11-21|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glitterforce.com/Home/Policy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706215057/http://www.glitterforce.com/Home/Policy|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-07-06|title=Glitter Force|date=2018-07-06|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.glitterforce.com/Home/Policy|title=Glitter Force – a legendary superhero squad|last=Hasbro|website=www.glitterforce.com|language=en-us|access-date=2018-11-21}}</ref>

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