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I'm a big fan of the magical girl genre, so I decided it was about time I watched Pretty Cure, a show which has had 7 seasons so far. I don't know if the other six seasons are any good, but the first one certainly wasn't, which has put me off watching the rest of the show.

Story: 3/10
Basically, Nagisa and Honoka meet Mipple and Mepple and find out that they're the legendary soldiers, Pretty Cure, destined to protect the Garden of Light from the Dark Zone. And that is pretty much it. The entire series is basically filler, with Nagisa and Honoka fighting one enemy ... after another from the Dark Zone in every single episode. There are no major plot twists and the romance between Nagisa and Fujipi-senpai doesn't seem to go anywhere. Possibly the most interesting thing that happened was the introduction of new enemies halfway through the series.

Art: 6/10
The art was the best aspect of the show for me. There was nothing wrong with it, but at the same time, it wasn't amazing. I did, however, like the character designs and the Pretty Cure costumes. Other than that, nothing really stood out for me.

Sound: 5/10
The sound was not particularly memorable. Like the art, it was acceptable, but uninteresting.

Character: 4/10
Nagisa and Honoka had the potential to become excellent characters - if they had been given any character development, which they weren't. Nagisa also got on my nerves with her constant wails of, 'Arienai!' As for Mipple and Mepple, I seriously wanted to strangle them. They were the most annoying mascots I've ever seen in a magical girl series. Porun was also incredibly irritating, and I found myself growing a large dislike for pretty much everybody in the series.

Enjoyment: 3/10
As I said before, the whole series was pretty much filler. Whilst I enjoyed the battle scenes in the first few episodes, it soon got stale and boring for me. I never enjoyed it and I ended up forcing myself to watch it, sticking to a strict schedule of 2 episodes on weekdays, 5 at weekends, so I could finish it as soon as possible. Watching it felt like a chore.

Overall: 4/10
Pretty Cure is probably the worst magical girl show I've seen. It was boring and unenjoyable and I wouldn't reccommend it. Of course, it's all a matter of taste - there's many people who have loved this first season and given it 10s. Perhaps the other seasons are better - this one, however, was very disappointing.