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HUG! Pretty Cure

2018–2019 · 1 season

A bright, energetic magical-girl show that balances playful comedy with sincere lessons about growing up and caring for others.

Created by: Junji Shimizu, Yuta Tanaka
Genres: Comedy, Animation, Action & adventure
Starring: Rie Hikisaka, Rina Honnizumi, Yui Ogura

Overview: Nono Hana is a middle school student who encounters a baby named Hug-tan and her guardian, Harry, who fell from the sky. Hana learns that they have been pursued by the evil Criasu Corporation, who wants Hug-tan's Mirai Crystal and change the present. Protecting Hug-tan causes Hana to gain her own Mirai Crystal and transform into the Pretty Cure of High Spirits, Cure Yell.

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Created by: Junji Shimizu, Yuta Tanaka
Genres: Comedy, Animation, Action & adventure
Starring: Rie Hikisaka, Rina Honnizumi, Yui Ogura

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Tone: upliftingstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
coming-of-age
friendship
identity
parenthood
Places: big city
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: kids
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Romance	2
Tension	4
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Complexity	3
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Genres: comedy, animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy, family, kids
Created by: Junji Shimizu, Yuta Tanaka, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Akifumi Zako, Masato Mikami, Hideki Hiroshima
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Length: 1 seasons, 49 episodes, 24 min each
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