Hug tto! Precure

This was my first contact with the Pretty Cure franchise. It was pretty much the result of my boyfriend constantly fanboying over the series as he's a huge fan of it. I wasn't too hot on the idea, as I had this initial conception of a magical girl show as being for kids and thus, having naive values I wouldn't really relate a lot with. Still, after some brief searching, season comparing and some input from my lover, I gave the latest season a try anyways, because hey, everyone looked cute, and this was bound to be a nice little watch regardless. Needless tosay, Hugtto actually went beyond my expectations and caught me off guard too many times to count. Story: 7/10 One of the things I'm VERY attentive when watching media is the story, and I'd entered watching the anime appenehsively on that point. However, I was most surprised finding a mix of scenes, situations and values that could actually appeal to an older audience! Hugtto deals with more mature themes than I'd have expected, and albeit simplified in some parts, still managed to resonate well with me anyways. What I found most satisfying is the mix of real life and supernatural matters that more often than not go well together. Unfortunately, the pacing occasionally suffered from less hyped episodes, occasionally poorly-timed fight scenes and a lot of plot holes that became unresolved as the final episode aired. I'd also occasionally find my excitement dying down in the later episodes as, excited for more, the episodes actually ended up with less satisfying outcomes than expected. Nonetheless, the story was very enjoyable, as it still managed to keep me hooked up for more every episode and get my theorycraft nerves working. Art: 7/10 What is there to say here? It's a magical girl show, of course everything is going to be colorful and pretty. The monster of the week designs are your basic silly dark designs, and there's really nothing too notable or revolutionary in my opinion. Still, I really liked the Precures' costumes overall - When I gave other seasons a preview, the other Precures had struck me as having too overcharged or wild designs, and these ones, to me, managed to be just the right amount of magical! Some of the designs' aspects did tick me off, but it didn't end up a major issue. Sound: 8/10 Good use of sounds! I'm not quite sure what I can say here precisely, but I can definitely state that Hugtto deserves a high grade as I'd been anticipating a few of the songs from the later episodes to be released in OST format! Sound effects are also pretty fine, nothing feels out of place here. Character: 9/10 Probably Hugtto's best selling point is the way it handles its characters. Their personalities are very well thought-out, and every main protag is given her chance to shine. I'd seen a few reviews from other seasons that stated that they'd been too "main protag-centric", but every episode manages to switch focus from one character to another, and give them relevant and relatable issues and challenges to face. Occasionally even brought a tear to my eye! While on the last set of episodes, the focus does switch back to the main protag, there's been plenty of buildup and development on the other main characters prior, so in the end it likely passes off better! I also really appreciated the fact that the supporting cast also played a role in giving the Cures guidance and their own advice, but I wished the recurring supporting cast also got a bit more development! How the villains were handled was also one of my most liked parts - While initially presented as your bread-and-butter bad guys, they turn out to be surprisingly complex people. Sometimes, however, the charcters' issues and challenges were handled in a clumsy manner and were slightly confusing as to how they were solved up, but this doesn't tarnish too much my opinion on character development as a whole. Enjoyment: 8/10 Yeah, I really enjoyed it! It managed to keep me wanting more episodes every week, and the ending was also very satisfying in its own unexpected way! Hugtto definitely brought a smile to my face and is part of my more liked anime. Looking forward to Star Twinkle now! Overall: 8/10 Hun, if you read this, you're a nerd, but thanks for recommending me the series. I'd definitely recommend this season to people who like the magical girl genre, enjoy an easy watch while also wanting to be caught off guard by some surprising elements!

Hugtto Precure is the third season I watched in the Pretty Cure franchise and is also to this day one of the best seasons I've watched. With the mediocre setback of its prior two seasons since 2015, this season did an amazing job. I may not exactly have the experience with Precure to write a 100% accurate review but I might as well give my own take. Story: 9/10 Okay, so I know this is going to trigger a lot of people. But at the time I was still relatively new to Precure and what I saw in this season blew my mind. The theme was anexcellent choice for its time and it seemed fitting for an anniversary season (Even though it's technically only 14th year, not 15th), as I look back now on Precure always having used protecting the future as a common, subtle theme. This season took it to a very new level on its own, combining it with the design theme of career prospects. Some of the most memorable and powerful episodes came from this season for me as well. Art: 9/10 Although not the season with the best animation like Go Princess Precure (2015), the art was a splendid work done by the animators of Hugtto. It served its purpose well, adding mood and atmosphere into each scene. I initially didn't like the character design, but it grew on me after a good chunk of the season and just continues the unique character design for Cures which is very creative. Sound: 10/10 Not much to say here since the sound mixing is already very good, but in a BGM sense, Hugtto had many golden moments, including the use of character songs, and once again matching the scenes very well. Character: 10/10 With the slight exception of Cure Ange, the development for the Cures this season was memorable, down-to-earth and led to powerful moments. Cure Yell by far is one of my picks for one of the best Cures in Precure history (I have watched a few more seasons since then). Not only is she a great leader, but she also has her quirky moments sometimes which is great for making her story seem a bit more realistic. Besides the nice development of Ange and Etoile towards their own futures and the touching story of Macherie and Amour, the villains of the season are mostly very good, especially the main villain George Kurai, due to their harsh villain side yet still showing signs of being human, including emotions. This is the kind of villain I would believe in and Hugtto made their story reasonable imo. Enjoyment: 10/10 This goes without saying- Hugtto was filled with action and touching moments. Also, while I'm not a hardcore fan, I thoroughly enjoyed the anniversary episode (Episode 36-37) special. While showing a serious side at times, the series did not fail to make me smile through the light-heartedness of the story and watching the cures I like so much grow. Overall: 9.5/10 Hugtto Precure brought something new to me in the cartoon scene, once again defying demographic stereotypes. Besides conveying the message of striving for bright futures, it was an absolute thrill and introduced me to characters I would likely never forget as I stay in the fandom. Of course, don't take my word for it, since I am used to giving high scores to animes than the average. But for me, that's my verdict.

[Spoiler Warning] One year ago, smart PreCure fans were devastated. KiraKira had been terrible and hurt the franchise for all time. But there was hope left, for Hugtto was starting. Surely a more traditional season that brought back physical battles would be much better, right? ...Right? Huh... Story: Easily the worst part of this season. The story is awful beyond words. Now I'm not expecting any masterpiece from little girl anime created to sell toys, but at least some sort of consistency and logic and basic writing skills are expected. However series composer Tsubota blows her nose at things like proper writing and consistency. The series is chokefull with Deus Ex Machina and too many things are solved just too easily, both small and big things. Besides that you have things like the personal storylines from the main cast. One girl solves her personal plot when she joins right at the start of the show and other girl solves her storyline in the most ridiculous way possible simply because similar characters from seasons before had a similar resolution. The themes of the series are parenthood, jobs, and doing anything, and oinly the first one was handled okay sadly. Jobs gets forgotten and the way the anime shows the last one is the most ridiculous scene from the entire franchise. The series also involves time travel and does a terrible mess with that since apparently having consistent time travel rules is really hard. Some individual episodes and scenes are good, but that's about the best we can give this show. It's better than KiraKira for all that helps, since at least this gets the basics right, but every other season is far better. Art: Animation and art are usually on point thus good. However the fights are pretty boring and also often unrelated to the plot of the episode. It's not like Toei can't make good fights since the cameos get those, meaning they're holding down either because of budget reasons oir angry parents who complain about violence but not about bad writing. Maybe both. Either way these subpar fights certainly are not pleasing. Also the ending dances are getting really tiresome. Sound: It's not bad. The song that resembles Corridors of Time plays every now and then and still feels jarring. The voice actors are fine, but hearing Yui Ogura not use her usual cute voice was real weird even if that shows she has range. And poor Yukari Tamura being in this bad season... Character: Another big issue for the show. The main Cures feel split into two groups since the two that join halfway barely interact with the original trio. The original trio also gets the shaft for story except for the pink one, who has the usual Pink Cure Bias the franchise adores. And then there freaking was Henri the worst character from the entire franchise. He exists solely for pushing the agenda from the series composer on gender roles and the like. The problem is the guy was written horribly and the way he's handled looks more ridiculous than anything else, making the whole issue not end serious. And yes, like you probably heard he transforms once. However it's really forced and the guy does nothing, meaning no matter whenever you like the idea or not this does not delived one bit and just fails. Just like the rest of the series. Enjoyment: The show is probably alright if you pay zero attention to the plot. Otherwise any older season will serve you much better. Except KiraKira for obvious reasons. Overall: Star Twinkle better improve, since we've got two messes consecutively. This mess has better moments and really bad ones, instead of just awful mediocrity, but it's very much a mess and thus better avoided. We really need a rival magical girl show to give Toei scares and get them back into actually putting effort.

🇺🇸🇬🇧 My god where I start. First of all this anime is the best so far over other Precure's shows. All character are written perfectly both the protagonists and the villains. Every character has a perfect life written. The villains are bad guys for them true intentions and the protagonists are good for them reasons. The art and dessings were pretty cool. Harry and Hugton are supposed to be the mascots of this show and they aren't that. The principal villain has a incredible art and story line. And for finish this review the finish chapter was awesome, a perfect episode to end this great anime. 🇪🇸Delejísimos este es el mejor Precure que existe a día de hoy. Todos los personajes de la historia están perfectamente escritos, los villanos son malos porque tienen sus razones y las protagonistas son buenas por sus cosas, no tiene lagunas. Los diseños y los colores que usan son preciosos. Tanto Harry como Hugtan están supuestamente para ser las mascotas del anime (como todo Precure que existe) pero para nada lo son, son personajes independientes de la serie. El villano principal tiene un diseño y guion increíbles. Y como último a resaltar de este anime es el último capítulo, tiene un final muy bueno.