is a Japanese anime series and the eighth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure metaseries. The series is produced by Toei Animation and directed by Munehisa Sakai, who directed the One Piece anime series. Character designs were done by Akira Takahashi, who previously worked on Kaidan Restaurant. The series aired on TV Asahi's ANN network between February 6, 2011 and January 29, 2012, replacing HeartCatch PreCure! in its timeslot, and was succeeded by Smile PreCure! A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita was serialised in Kodansha's monthly Nakayoshi magazine.
The main topic of the series is music, the second to do so after HeartCatch PreCure! used it as a secondary theme, which influences the names of the Cures and the magical devices they use. Another theme is friendship, as emphasized by the relationship between Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino.
Plot
In a realm called Major Land, the "Melody of Happiness" is due to be played to spread happiness throughout the world. However, on the day it is scheduled to be played, an evil man named Mephisto steals the Legendary Score, plotting to turn it into the "Melody of Sorrow" to spread sadness throughout the world. Major Land's queen Aphrodite scatters the Notes that make up the Legendary Score into the human world and sends a fairy named Hummy to Kanon Town to recover them. There, Hummy meets two girls, Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino, who are chosen to become the Suite Pretty Cures to recover the missing Notes and protect everyone's happiness.
Characters
Suite Pretty Cures
Voiced by Ami Koshimizu
The main protagonist. Hibiki is a 14-year-old second-year student at Private Aria Academy's junior high. She has a bright personality, excels at sports, and volunteers in sport clubs, but struggles with schoolwork. She also loves to eat sweet things, particularly the cakes from the Lucky Spoon. Although she was born to a rich family and her parents are musical celebrities, Hibiki thinks she lacks musical talent despite having absolute pitch. She played piano as a kid, but stopped after she felt she let her father down after a performance. As a result, she has come to hate music. After meeting Siren, her potential as a Pretty Cure is awakened when she and Kanade are rendered immune to Siren's attack, and through her musical score and the power of the Fairy Tone Dory, she transforms into Cure Melody. As Cure Melody, her brown-orange hair turns light pink and is worn in long twintails. Her main weapon is the Miracle Belltier, which uses the Fairy Tone, Miry. In the movie, she gains an upgrade called Crescendo Mode through the power of the Crescendo Tone, which all four members gain in episode 47. She introduces herself as . In Crescendo Form, she introduces herself as . Her theme color is pink.
The secondary protagonist. Kanade is a 13-year-old girl and a second-year student at Private Aria Academy's junior high, as well as a member of its Sweets Club. She dreams of becoming a pastry chef when she grows up and taking over her parents' pastry shop, the Lucky Spoon. She is Hibiki's childhood friend and classmate, and she is an excellent student but is not good at sports. Her excellent grades and personality have made her well-known at Private Aria Academy. She has a crush on the school's prince of music, Ouji. She also has a strong love for cats, especially Hummy, whose paw she likes to touch. Her potential as a Pretty Cure is awakened when she and Hibiki are rendered immune to Siren's attack, and through her musical score and the power of the Fairy Tone Rery, she transforms into Cure Rhythm. As Cure Rhythm, her dirty-blonde hair turns platinum blonde and becomes knee-length. Her main weapon is the Fantastic Belltier, which uses the Fairy Tone Fary. She introduces herself as . Her theme color is white.