Hug tto! Precure

It's her first day at a new school, and the cheerful Hana Nono is ready to make a fresh start, dreaming of becoming mature and reliable—a far cry from her usual childish self. Although she makes a disastrous first impression, Hana soon befriends two of her classmates: the gentle and studious class representative Saaya Yakushiji, and a cool and mysterious girl Homare Kagayaki.

That night, a magical baby falls from the sky right onto Hana's balcony. She is immediately smitten with her and names her Hug-tan. Alongside Hug-tan is a snarky talking hamster, Hariham Harry, who mutters that Hana "isn't the one" before vanishing with the baby.

The next day, Hana believes the encounter to be a dream, until people all over the city begin collapsing and a giant monster appears, feeding on their energy. As Hana escapes, she spots Hug-tan and Harry under attack. Making a stand to protect them, she and Hug-tan suddenly both glow with energy and a heart-shaped gem forms.

With the crystal's power, Hana transforms into a hero called "Cure Yell" and defeats the monster. Surprised at Hana's power, Harry explains that he and Hug-tan came from a future frozen in time by the Criasu Corporation, the same organization that created the monster. Only the Future Crystals, manifestations of one's hopes and dreams, and the Precure they create have a chance at defeating Criasu and saving the future!

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Nono, Hana Main

Hikisaka, Rie Japanese

Amour, Ruru Main

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Aisaki, Emiru Main

Tamura, Nao Japanese

Kagayaki, Homare Main

Ogura, Yui Japanese

Yakushiji, Saaya Main

Honizumi, Rina Japanese

Hug-tan Main

Tada, Konomi Japanese

Misumi, Nagisa Supporting

Honna, Youko Japanese

Haruno, Haruka Supporting

Shimamura, Yuu Japanese

Yukishiro, Honoka Supporting

Yukana Japanese

Hoshina, Hikaru Supporting

Naruse, Eimi Japanese

Umeda, Kazusa Producer

Naitou, Keisuke Producer

Yazaki, Fumi Producer

Tanaka, Takashi Producer

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Feb 8, 2022

DrumChicken

Recommended

Hugtto PreCure did not look impressive to me. However, it surpassed my expectations and is now my second favorite PreCure series. I will admit, the first 12 or so episodes are...not the best. I found them very boring. But, when things get good, they get REAL good. While this show may look childish, it made me cry so much. It has mature themes, slice of life, action, and heart-touching scenes. I overall enjoyed the characters, especially Ruru and Hana, but Saaya and Homare are not great in my opinion. And, if you don't want to be spoiled other series, you should wait to watch it, ... because it has spoilers for earlier PreCure seasons. Overall, 9/10, its very strong, please watch it!

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Sep 26, 2021

CataOrShane

Mixed Feelings

I've watched everything Precure up to this season and got excited about this one after looking at the average MAL score. However, it was a major disappointment and I'll explain why.

Visuals: pretty but very inconsistent

Sound:
1) rookies and very experienced seiyuus share the main roles, which is somewhat surprising considering most of Precure seasons. In fact, some of them have worked on the same projects before this one. I think they all did a good job, though
2) too much singing

Story and characters:
1) I'm really sick and tired of baby characters and this one didn't shut up and became very, very annoying ...
2) the monsters are back to feeling Precure-like which is awesome
3) Emiru is one of the most obnoxious Precures ever
4) 19th episode - this is meant to be a children's show in Japan but it delivered a truth bomb so casually: "Boys can be princesses, too". I never thought I would see this type of message in a "kiddie" anime but I'm glad it happened. We need to spread more tolerance and acceptance towards people. People need to understand that life's too short to not live up to your own expectations. Any expectation others might have of you, it's their problem. Not yours. When I was a kid I was too exposed to sexist bs and ended up being sexist myself until I grew out of it eventually but it did a lot of damage to my self-esteem.
5) 30th episode: a baby is dressed like Marilyn Monroe and another character goes "sexy adorable!". This has to be most disturbing, disgusting, infuriating, sickening and outright unnaceptable thing I've ever seen on a "kiddie" show.
6) It kind of took the "anyone can be a Precure" a bit too far with one character being a legit Cure Something for a day
6) Not a fan of the weak nostalgia attempt at including characters from past seasons. That's what Precure All Star Movies are for.
7) Another season, another 13 year old girl falling in love with a magical hamster. -.-'


In my opinion it's just another mediocre Precure season. 5/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Mar 5, 2019

Luigithemetal64

Not Recommended

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This is an insult to not only fans of the series, but also an insult to the series itself. Sure, Doki Doki is a season that made us mad, but this season feels like a modern take on that. While Hana is better than Mana, they brought back physical fights, and had cute moments, but those aren't enough to save it for a few reasons.

The parenting theme is OK something that will make kids learn the responsibilities of parenting and working, but the time travel theme is a gimmick that is bound to leave more questions than answers, creating plotholes. Hana is the only best ... character in Hugtto because she has more development as a character that she tries to be more mature than Saaya and Homare. I think Emiru and Ruru are OK, but they barely interact with Hana, Saaya, and Homare despite the duo having more episodes than the remaining three. The team felt like they are two separate teams. We don't have episodes like Homare improving her ice skating. It took Saaya up to 40 episodes for her to decide if she wants to become a doctor or an actor. Hugtan is an improvement over Ai from Doki Doki. She does grow and gets along with the main characters fine than Ai. The season also relies on crossover episodes where they brought back past Cures, which is fine and all, but it takes away the story. The villains aren't so great. George's plan doesn't make any sense like how he wanted to freeze time to keep people safe from harm, and never really explained what makes Hana so special, and how come he never helps Hana or do anything with or for her. Again, time travel, where better decisions could've been made or just don't have time travel and just use a different motif. The fights don't connect to the story but they attempted to utilize punches and kicks.

Henri is the most unlikable character in the season that I ever had the displeasure of knowing him. He wants to wear dresses because "limiting yourself is a waste". That's not true. It's like he is saying "It's OK to be a tsundere." His existence doesn't bring character development nor story development. The reason he is created is just an excuse to bring that stupid political message to a kids cartoon to the point where he became a Pretty Cure, which is what I think is the biggest shark jumping moment in Pretty Cure history. That is not what Pretty Cure is all about. Only females can be a Pretty Cure, and boy fans are OK with that all-females only rule. Tarte from Fresh is a much better male Cure than Henri will ever be. Henri literally does two moves to the monster which is tripping and stunning the monster as a temporary Cure. So even if you want boys to become a Pretty Cure, you will not like Henri at all.

There are also scenes where they show pregnant women, including adult Hana, are giving birth to a baby. Yes. I am not kidding. They actually showed you the women going to the labor stage, complete with them screaming the baby out with a red face that makes it look like a hentai anime disguised itself as a kid show. This is unacceptable and should not be shown in a kid show no matter what country the show is from. Even Smile did a better job than this. The best way to have scenes like that is to just show the mother holding the baby, and that's it.

I do hear the series is made to sell, and that it's not meant to be art. That is no excuse because that requires quality too like knowing what you're selling to kids and understanding your product, or else it will fail as a kids advertising or kids entertainment, just like Henri and this season. The music is OK but forgettable. The last positive thing I'm going to say is the visuals are, as usual, OK so you can get the idea of the environmental tone and characters, but even that nice little Hana from inside Hana's mouth from HuPC32 like Hime from Happiness Charge isn't going to make me watch it nor take back what I said about it.

Overall, like Doki Doki, I do not recommend this season to be watched by any Pretty Cure fan. We can only hope that Star Twinkle will do a lot better than Hugtto with Star Twinkle's art and space theme where they would not try to pander audiences. Stay away from Hugtto.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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