Healin' Good Pretty Cure

I found Healin' Good Precure a series which didn't pretend. It was what it was, and I found it consistent with itself from start to finish. Hilariously topical in regards to the time period in which it was released, perhaps it allowed the season to benefit from a boost in appreciation from my behalf. Overall, though, I found it a very solid season. As a matter of personal note, having Aoi Yuuki voice another pink-haired magical girl felt like a blast from the past, and having her be in a magical girl show that isn't suffering is actually quite refreshing. Onto the review! Because the anime waswhat it was, the review won't be as necessarily lengthy. (Except it is, whoops!) ____ Story: 8 In terms of a magical girl show formula, the story was effective. It had an engaging start, quite a few interesting mid-story arcs and an equally as satisfying conclusion. While linear, it was to its advantage since it didn't try to go places with its organization. It -did- try to pull off some sort of allegiance switch by the end that ended up a little unexpected and out of the blue. While clumsy, it didn't necessarily impact the story that drastically. Healin' Good also benefitted from the reduced schedule imposed by the pandemic's restrictions, as it was only 45 episodes instead of the usual 49 - that meant less filler, which, while cute, can sometimes feel like a drag. However, I did wish they focused more on the human healing aspect of it. While the Green Aesop of "PROTECT NATURE" didn't feel out of place with the healing animals, I wish there were more aspects regarding actual medicine, in particular with Hinata's family business. Art: 8 Everything is cute, befitting the series. I particularly appreciated the designs of the mascots - simplistic and adorable, the soft, round shapes making them look like actual plush dolls really worked to their advantage. In terms of Precure outfits, they're quite cute and don't feel overdesigned - just the right amount of detail to make them feel like cute warriors. As for the attacks themselves, the special moves didn't feel like they dragged on for an unnecessary amount of time, which is another positive point to the series. Unfortunately, in terms of fight, I feel like while they tried to strike a balance between physical combat and magical wand usage, they sometimes leaned more towards the latter than the former, which I felt like was an unfortunately moot point in all these positive ones. Otherwise, the rest is pretty typical of a magical girl franchise. Sound: 7 Some of the soundtrack did appeal to me - otherwise it's pretty standard stuff. In particular, the transformation themes, one of the primary earcatches, are quite appealing this time around. The openings and endings are also quite cheerful and groovy. Otherwise, nothing really particularly struck me as astounding. Character: 7 The precures, as always, are unambiguous forces of good with positives that far outweigh the negatives. The clumsy one of the bunch, Hinata, has flaws which still allow her to be endearing while also allowing us to relate to her. In particular, since I'm quite forgetful and anxious of people around me doing better than I am, I found myself liking her the most out of the cast! Otherwise, the episodes don't delve a whole lot into their psyche, though we get a solid backstory with Cure Grace which allows us to understand much better the reason she is so devoted to her battle - and that helps us consider her the leader of the group! As for the inevitable sixth (fourth?) ranger that arrives halfway through, her immediate power level is counterbalanced by her unusual personality, which allows us to like this quirky addition more and forget that her ability far surpasses that of the other 3 in most occasions. I appreciated the villains being villains and having little to no redeeming qualities. Hugtto's own tragic villains is a tough act to follow for a series like this (see Star Twinkle, who tried and, in my opinion, failed) and having villains that are unapologetically so feels like a breath of fresh air. Enjoyment: 9 ; Final Rating: 8 Between the time period in which it aired, and the various abovementioned points, I found myself really liking Healin' Good as a whole, and think it deserves the rating I gave it. If you're hesitating on which season of PreCure to start with, I do think this one is a pleasant start as it is easy on the eyes and the mind, and may come in handy to dispel your troubles about the ongoing situation in the world. Perhaps there is a hidden Healin' Pretty Cure somewhere in the world helping us? (PS: I just realized that I criticized Star Twinkle for the similar things Healin' Good did. Maybe because the primary theme didn't interfere with the storytelling method? www)

Okay, I've been a fan of the Precure franchise since 2019, it doesn't sound like a lot but I've watched a fair amount of seasons in that time. People could say that I would be the demographic for this franchise since I'm a young girl, so that's why my reasonings for not liking this show are not that strong of points than others but bear with me ;-; The story was decent. It's like any other Precure plot, I don't have much to say. 4/10 The art could do better, I've seen better in terms of Precure like Star Twinkle, Kira Kira and HUGtto But it wasokay I guess. 6/10 I don't really comment on the sound. I really liked the Op and ED1, but the ED2 was just...It was really a downgrade :/ 7/10 Characters...Okay, this one will be more detailed. So, since this was my first Precure season I will be witnessing start-to-finish, I was pretty hype, especially for the fact that It was the best logo in the series, I was hoping for a Pink and Green duo-it would make sense since Green is to do with health and Earth. But nOoOoOOOoo this is Precure we're talking about. A duo? A green cure? no way. So I was disheartened to see the Fresh formula, for about the 5th time in Precure. JESUS, can we please change the character colours and personalities up for once?! Hinata, I liked her..at first. But something just changed about halfway into the season. I hate her now and I have no idea why. Maybe its because I really don't like dumb characters? (Bad in school kinda dumb) Chiyu, she's just a normal blue cure whos sporty this time or something. This isn't a Cure Ange type character-SHE IS SO FORGETTABLE I EVEN FORGOT HER NAME FOR A SECOND! Nodoka. Imagine this cast is so weak your favourite is the main character. Nodoka isn't even that good of a character for me. She's the main character but she's kinda quiet for a change but not like Tsubomi type shy. Asumi. Oh, Asumi. Where do I start? Okay, first what were the character designers doing? Obviously, yeah the Earth is purple, therefore Cure Earth is Purple. Makes sense. Does Precure hate us that much? To make cure EARTH not even green? But enough about her colour. Her personality...WHY. JUST WHY? She's too dependent on Latte, that's the problem. It's as though she thinks the world revolves around Latte, Hell, she literally disappears if she isn't with Latte. Apart from that, she's good at fighting yet has no common sense. I just really, really don't like Asumi. Overall on characters: 3/10 Enjoyment. I did not get any enjoyment from this show. It's as simple as that. 1/10 Overall, 2/10. It's down there with Doki Doki. Healing Good and Doki Doki are my least favourites. Thank god this is over because Tropical Rouge seems like a season with potential! What I wanted in the last episode was to AT LEAST SEE IF THE VILLAINS ARE OKAY! I might have missed the episode where they showed the villains to be okay but I couldn't care less. I mean the villains were forgettable except for Daruizen, but I always need to know if the villains are okay, especially if one of those villains are my favourite in the whole franchise (cough cough Daruizen cough) I STILL HAVENT GOT THE REDEMPTION ARC FOR HIM-HE DID SOMETHING HORRIBLE TO NODOKA AND HE DIDNT EVEN REDEEM HIMSELF TwT as if I couldn't hate this season more... But yeah if you're reading this trying to see if you want to watch this season, don't take my word for it. My reasonings and taste are weird after all. But just know there are better seasons out there!!

Its curious that in a very difficult year with a virus we know, quarantine and so much caos a season with the main theme of purify and the earth must be healed. The dynamic is simple: one of the members of the king “sickness” a spirit that usually is hidden in an object: a tree, water, or a house. With the sickness, the corruption expands unless Cure Grace and the team purify him. Every time this happens Latte also gets sick. What I liked about this season is that each character complements each other and the dynamics of each other is very fun. Unlike other animes,that mention that a character has an illness and doesn’t explain what is this, Healin’ Good really explains the mysterious sickness of Nodoka. As the tradition, at the mid season a new character comes and joins the team. This time is Asumi, Cure earth, a spirit, she is the partner of Latte. She really doesn’t know how to act properly as a human, so she needs to learn too much things. Also some episodes also dedicate time for Asumi to learn some words, like love or cute. As an adult this can be boring, but let’s remember that this is a kids show. Some episodes, since Asumi, Cure Earth join the group are really difficult to watch. She is a spirit learning how to be a human and this means learning the meaning of some words. One time is fun, two is ok, but 3 and more can be really tired. Music can be good, but if I am honest in the Precure franchise past season have better soundtrack. Yhis is also the oP and ED titles. As a conclusion this season is good. The writing and character and character development is really amazing. The characters has weakness, doubts about their future, about friends and their duty about being Precure. They are realistic characters. Is a season I can recommend for someone that doesn’t know with which season begin

Before I give my review, let me just say that I've watched every single episode, special and movie of the Precure franchise up to this point. :) Visuals: 1) pretty to look at 2) the animation seems to be done by amateurs. The reason why I say this is quite simple. There are 3 characters that are talking animals, like every single Precure season and just like in every Precure season, these talking animals must hide from regular people. In this season, however, we see regular people approach our Precure girls, their magical partners slowly hide and the next frame... they're in plain sight ofevery single non-Precure human. I don't understand how this happens constantly throughout the season and it's immersion breaking. Sound: 1) excelent casting for most roles but the dog's voice is too annoying 2) soundtrack is okay Characters and story: 1) the girls are a bit too generic for the most part but they had good chemistry between them until the 4th one was revealed 2) I'd say the first 5 episodes are interesting. Then it starts having the same old Precure problem: too damn repetitive and too long 3) The ending arc has a few twists and turns that I didn't expect and it freshed things up... until it all fell apart because someone backtracked (I'm referring to whoever decides where the story goes next) and made it another boring, repetitive ending As much as I appreciate the seiyuus' performances, I would be lying if I said that I enjoyed watching this. It's a 5/10 from me.