Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom

Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom (キボウノチカラ～オトナプリキュア‘23～) is a 2023 Japanese anime television series based on the Pretty Cure franchise created by Izumi Todo. The story is a continuation of Yes! PreCure 5 and its sequel Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!, which both originally aired between 2007 and 2009, its prior 2006 series, Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star, and focuses on an adult Nozomi Yumehara and her friends. The series is directed by Takayuki Hamana at both Toei Animation and Studio Deen, written by Yoshimi Narita, character designed by Atsuko Nakajima from a co-original character concept by Akira Inagami and Toshie Kawamura, and music composed by Naoki Satō. The series aired on NHK Educational TV between October 7 and December 23, 2023.

Story
The series takes place years after the events of ''Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!, Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star, and Futari wa Pretty Cure.'' It focuses on Nozomi Yumehara and her friends, who once fought as Pretty Cure and are now adults working towards their dreams. When a mysterious figure named Bell causes creatures called Shadows to appear from the shadows of people, strange flowers called Time Flowers allow Nozomi and the others to turn younger and once again transform into Pretty Cures. Joined by Saki and Mai, who were also Pretty Cure, Nozomi and the others fight the Shadows and Bell while investigating their origin.

Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! characters

 * Nozomi Yumehara (夢原 のぞみ) Cure Dream (キュアドリーム)
 * The main protagonist, who once fought as Cure Dream. She currently works as an elementary school teacher.
 * The main protagonist, who once fought as Cure Dream. She currently works as an elementary school teacher.


 * Rin Natsuki (夏木 りん) Cure Rouge (キュアルージュ)
 * Nozomi's best friend, who once fought alongside her as Cure Rouge. She currently works as an accessory designer while pursuing soccer as a hobby.
 * Nozomi's best friend, who once fought alongside her as Cure Rouge. She currently works as an accessory designer while pursuing soccer as a hobby.


 * Urara Kasugano (春日野 うらら) Cure Lemonade (キュアレモネード)
 * One of Nozomi's friends, who once fought alongside her as Cure Lemonade. She is currently working in theater.
 * One of Nozomi's friends, who once fought alongside her as Cure Lemonade. She is currently working in theater.


 * Komachi Akimoto (秋元 こまち) Cure Mint (キュアミント)
 * One of Nozomi's friends, who once fought alongside her as Cure Mint. She is currently trying to become a novelist.
 * One of Nozomi's friends, who once fought alongside her as Cure Mint. She is currently trying to become a novelist.


 * Karen Minazuki (水無月 かれん) Cure Aqua (キュアアクア)
 * One of Nozomi's friends, who once fought alongside her as Cure Aqua. She is currently working as a doctor.
 * One of Nozomi's friends, who once fought alongside her as Cure Aqua. She is currently working as a doctor.


 * Milk (ミルク) Kurumi Mimino (美々野 くるみ) Milky Rose (ミルキィローズ)
 * A rabbit-like fairy from Palmier Kingdom, known in her fairy form as Milk, who gained a human form and fought alongside the Pretty Cure as Milky Rose. She currently works as a temp secretary.
 * A rabbit-like fairy from Palmier Kingdom, known in her fairy form as Milk, who gained a human form and fought alongside the Pretty Cure as Milky Rose. She currently works as a temp secretary.


 * Coco (ココ) / Kouji Kokoda (小々田 コージ)
 * A fox-like fairy and the prince of Palmier Kingdom.
 * A fox-like fairy and the prince of Palmier Kingdom.


 * Natts (ナッツ) / Natsu (夏さん)
 * A squirrel-like fairy from the Palmier Kingdom.
 * A squirrel-like fairy from the Palmier Kingdom.


 * Syrup (シロップ) / Shiroh Amai (甘井 シロー)
 * A bird-like fairy from the Donut Kingdom.
 * A bird-like fairy from the Donut Kingdom.


 * Bunbee (ブンビー)
 * A man who initially opposed the Yes! 5 team, working for Nightmare and then Eternal. He can transform into a form resembling a humanoid bumblebee. Following the events of the series, he opened a handyman agency.
 * A man who initially opposed the Yes! 5 team, working for Nightmare and then Eternal. He can transform into a form resembling a humanoid bumblebee. Following the events of the series, he opened a handyman agency.


 * Madoka Akimoto (秋元 まどか)
 * Komachi's older sister.
 * Komachi's older sister.


 * Sakamoto "Jii-ya" (坂本 〈じいや〉)
 * The trusted butler of the Minazuki family. He has worked for them for a long time and takes care of the villa where Karen lives.
 * The trusted butler of the Minazuki family. He has worked for them for a long time and takes care of the villa where Karen lives.


 * Kazuyo Natsuki (夏木 和代)
 * Rin's mother, who runs a flower shop called "Fleuriste Natsuki".
 * Rin's mother, who runs a flower shop called "Fleuriste Natsuki".

Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star characters

 * Saki Hyuga (日向 咲) Cure Bloom (キュアブルーム)
 * A girl who once fought alongside Mai as Cure Bloom and Cure Bright. She currently works as a baker for her family's bakery, Panpaka Pan. She is engaged to a man she met at culinary school.
 * A girl who once fought alongside Mai as Cure Bloom and Cure Bright. She currently works as a baker for her family's bakery, Panpaka Pan. She is engaged to a man she met at culinary school.


 * Mai Mishou (美翔 舞) Cure Egret (キュアイーグレット)
 * A girl who once fought alongside Saki as Cure Egret and Cure Windy. She has loved drawing since she was in middle school. She got engaged to a man, but has since broken up with him
 * A girl who once fought alongside Saki as Cure Egret and Cure Windy. She has loved drawing since she was in middle school. She got engaged to a man, but has since broken up with him


 * Michiru Kiryuu (霧生 満) & Kaoru Kiryuu (霧生 薫)
 * Former enemies of Saki and Mai, who were originally created by Dark Fall to defeat the Pretty Cures but eventually became their friends and allies. They have since become video streamers, Night (ナイト) and Light (ライト), using their Dark Night Light channel to report on the locations of Shadows and spread awareness of things that bring them joy.
 * Former enemies of Saki and Mai, who were originally created by Dark Fall to defeat the Pretty Cures but eventually became their friends and allies. They have since become video streamers, Night (ナイト) and Light (ライト), using their Dark Night Light channel to report on the locations of Shadows and spread awareness of things that bring them joy.


 * Kenta Hoshino (星野 健太)
 * Saki's childhood friend. In middle school, he formed a comedy duo with his classmate Miyasako, since he loves making jokes. His parents work as fishers. He opened a coffee bar together with Yuko, with whom he married and had a son.
 * Saki's childhood friend. In middle school, he formed a comedy duo with his classmate Miyasako, since he loves making jokes. His parents work as fishers. He opened a coffee bar together with Yuko, with whom he married and had a son.


 * Yuko Hoshino (星野 優子)
 * Saki's friend and softball teammate in middle school, whose original name was Yuko Ota (太田優子). She married and had a child with Kenta, whom she was in love with.
 * Saki's friend and softball teammate in middle school, whose original name was Yuko Ota (太田優子). She married and had a child with Kenta, whom she was in love with.

Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart characters

 * Nagisa Misumi (美墨 なぎさ) / Cure Black (キュアブラック), Honoka Yukishiro (雪城 ほのか) / Cure White (キュアホワイト) Hikari Kujou (九条 ひかり) Shiny Luminous (シャイニールミナス)
 * The trio who preceded Nozomi and the others as Pretty Cures and join them in the final battle against the Shadows.
 * The trio who preceded Nozomi and the others as Pretty Cures and join them in the final battle against the Shadows.


 * Sanae Yukishiro (雪城 さなえ)
 * Honaka's grandmother, who Komachi interviews about the history of the town.
 * Honaka's grandmother, who Komachi interviews about the history of the town.

Villains

 * Bell (ベル)
 * A mysterious villain who believes that time cannot be stopped. She has the power to amplify peoples' negative emotions and summon monsters called Shadows. It is later revealed that she is the guardian angel of the town's clock tower, who traveled back in time to prevent a future in which the town was destroyed as a result of humanity's actions.
 * A mysterious villain who believes that time cannot be stopped. She has the power to amplify peoples' negative emotions and summon monsters called Shadows. It is later revealed that she is the guardian angel of the town's clock tower, who traveled back in time to prevent a future in which the town was destroyed as a result of humanity's actions.


 * Shadow (シャドウ)
 * Monsters summoned by Bell from peoples' shadows.
 * Monsters summoned by Bell from peoples' shadows.

Other characters

 * Rumi Katagiri (片桐 るみ)
 * A student at Plaisir Academy, where Nozomi teaches at. She aspires to become a dancer, but because of her parents' divorce and her father's struggling business, she is moving to the countryside, where her grandmother lives.
 * A student at Plaisir Academy, where Nozomi teaches at. She aspires to become a dancer, but because of her parents' divorce and her father's struggling business, she is moving to the countryside, where her grandmother lives.


 * Mariko Takigawa (滝川 毱子)
 * A world-renowned stage director, who is currently directing Urara's play, Angel.
 * A world-renowned stage director, who is currently directing Urara's play, Angel.


 * Nana Shinozaki (篠崎 ナナ)
 * A high school girl and Karen's patient. She is an excellent running athlete, but was hospitalized after spraining her foot during a race. This made her sensitive and grumpy, even refusing to undergo rehabilitation following surgery. Karen tries to take care of her and, despite an initial disagreement, the two form a bond.
 * A high school girl and Karen's patient. She is an excellent running athlete, but was hospitalized after spraining her foot during a race. This made her sensitive and grumpy, even refusing to undergo rehabilitation following surgery. Karen tries to take care of her and, despite an initial disagreement, the two form a bond.


 * Kaho Sasaki (嘉穂 佐々木)


 * Shimizu (清水)


 * Yamaguchi (山口)


 * Yumi (ゆみ)


 * Kenta & Yuko's son (健太と裕子の息子)
 * Kenta and Yuko's infant son.
 * Kenta and Yuko's infant son.

Production
In March 2023, it was announced that Yes! PreCure 5 was to receive a sequel, and that same month, it was announced that Takayuki Hamana will direct the series at both Toei Animation and Studio Deen, with Atsuko Nakajima designing the characters from co-original character concept by Akira Inagami and Toshie Kawamura, while Yoshimi Narita and Naoki Satō are returning to oversee the series' scripts and compose the music from ''Yes! PreCure 5'' respectively. In April 2023, a teaser trailer with narration by Yūko Sanpei, Nozomi's voice actress, was released. In June 2023, additional three cast members were announced, including the two protagonists of Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star (the original Yes! PreCure 5's predecessor season). In August of that year, more returning cast members: Mariya Ise, Ai Nagano, Ai Maeda and Eri Sendai would reprise their roles as their respective characters from ''Yes! PreCure 5''. In October of that year, it was announced that Yoko Hikasa was cast as a mysterious character named Bell, and that same month, it was announced that Takeshi Kusao, Miyu Irino, Romi Park and Wataru Takagi would reprise their roles as Coco, Nuts, Syrup and Bunbee respectively from ''Yes! PreCure 5''. The series began airing from October 7, 2023 and is being simulcast by Crunchyroll.

The opening theme song for the series is "Tokimeki" (ときめき) by Ikimonogakari, while the ending theme song is "Drops of Pretty Cure" (雫のプリキュア), performed by Cure Quartet (Mayumi Gojo, Yuka Uchiyae, Mayu Kudō, and Kanako Miyamoto).