You and Idol Precure Ep24 Review

 This episode is about Mr Tanaka's day off. So he, of course, is the narrator. He wakes up and stretches and enjoys his morning coffee. He also mentions how that because ZuKyun and Kiss live in his place now, they've changed the decor of his home a lot. He is still unhappy about it.

ZuKyun tells Tanaka that she is going to Idol's house for breakfast. Kiss wakes up shortly after and is like, "Where's sissy?" Tanaka has a bad feeling about telling Kiss, but tells her anyway. Kiss is mad at Idol. She says she is the moon and Zukyun is the sun. She rushes off to Idol's house. Tanaka gives chase after Kiss telling her to slow down so she doesn't get hurt. 

We learn from Tanaka's narration that this episode takes place during the summer holidays.

At Idol's house, Zukyun and Idol are having breakfast. Kiss flies into Idol's head before she can remove a piece of rice from Zukyun's cheek. Kiss says she'll remove the rice for Zukyun. Mr. Tanaka enters slightly out of breath. Idol's family dog wants to play with Mr. Tanaka. Mr. Tanaka is afraid of dogs due to a past incident. Kind of nice to learn more about him. It seems based off the image flashback that dogs actually really love him naturally. Mr. Tanaka knows it's not Idol's dog's fault, so he plays tug of war with the dog. Idol's dog lets go of the rope when Wink and KyunKyun enter. Causing Mr. Tanaka to fall backwards. 

The girls mention it is the first day of Summer vacation and are trying to make plans on what to do with their holiday. They ask Mr Tanaka if he has summer holidays. He says no. He hasn't had one since arriving in the town about 10 years ago. I like how this fact shocks the girls. They're young teens who probably never realized that adults don't get summer holidays or even thought about it. 

Zukyun asks if he would like a holiday. He says sometimes wishes he could relax. He could soak in a hot spring or go fishing in a mountain stream.

The girls decide to do all his work for him for the day so he can take a break. Mr. Tanaka then tries to go do other work he hasn't gotten to and the girls are like, "No. We'll do that for you." 

They wind up looking at boxes of fan mail that Mr. Tanaka hasn't been able to sort yet. Mr. Tanaka begins sorting the letters and Zukyun lectures him and her face is adorable as she does so. All the girls glare/pout at him so that Mr. Tanaka will actually take a holiday.

At the villain bar lounge, we have lanky and the lady in magenta. Lanky is leaned over on the bar, super tired. Magenta lady asks if he wants a summer holiday. He can have all the summer holidays once he plunges the world into darkness. I also don't think I've seen her make a monster at all since arriving. Lanky whines that he needs a break and watches some of Cure Wink's concert on his phone before going, "Why am I watching this?" Even though he was smiling as he was watching it. He goes to the town but can't find any sparkling people and is exhausted. 

Wink notices him while on patrol and walks up to him believing he's a person in need. They pause as they go, "It's you!" He even recognizes her out of transformation. He's upset she doesn't remember his name. But tells her to leave him be since they're enemies. Wink puts her sun hat on him and says she can't leave him alone while he's unwell. Is this the beginning of his redemption arc? 

Also his name is Zakkuri. I also forget his name often. So I just call him Lanky or Luigi or Waluigi. \

We cut to a shot of them on a bench in the shade. Wink has given him water and Lanky questions if it's okay  for her to do so. Wink explains that everyone needs a break sometime. You've got to get relief sometimes. He offers him a handkerchief with her cure shapes on it. Wink says it's not good for him to be out in such warm clothes during the summer and he retorts that his belly is showing. Wink looks at him sternly and says that he should stop acting strong and stop stealing people's sparkle energy. He shots back that it's his job. He takes off her hat and stomps away, still holding the handkerchief. He also notices an odd feeling in his chest. He's beginning to start that redemption arc, I can feel it. 

We have KyunKyun, Zukyun, and Kiss sorting the letters. Zukyun getting overwhelmed with figuring out which pile of letters is for who. Idol over fills a coffee cup as she worries about them.

Mr. Tanaka is soaking in a hot spring. He can't help but be worried about the Cures. He calls Idol to check in and she tells him that everything is going great. She doesn't want him to worry since he just got a break. Mr. Tanaka knows he should be happy they're fine without him there. He leaves the public bath and transforms into his fairy form and flies off saying there are things he must do. 

Lanky transforms an old man who is leaving the same public bath Mr. Tanaka left earlier into our monster of the week. This monster is based off a massage chair. 

During the fight, Lanky wonders why when he sees Cure Wink that his chest feels funny. At the end of the fight, he says they only won because he was having an off day. The whole time, wiping his sweat away with Wink's handkerchief.  He falls from the sky due to exhaustion. Cure Wink catches him and he questions why she's holding him like a princess. 

Wink puts him down and says she hopes he feels better soon. Lanky retorts that she should be so nice to him. He flinches when he sees her expression turn sad. Cure Idol asks how he can be so mean since Cure Wink is worried about him. He teleports away in purple smoke.

I know we have a long way to go on the redemption arc for this man. He is not sure how to express or even look at his emotions in a healthy manner. We see him kicking a pebble down a walk path in front of a sunset and the ocean. He yells into the sea, "I'm such a fool."

The Cures return to Cure Idol's place to find Mr. Tanaka cleaning dishes. He also has written up plans for the future of Idol Precures and ZukyunKiss groups.

Idol says he was supposed to rest today. 

Mr. Tanaka says that thanks to that he was able to find what he needed to do and how he feels. He feels that he wants to support all the PreCures. The girls say he's amazing and they they actually haven't finished many of the tasks that he normally does. This actually makes Mr. Tanaka happy as it shows there are some things only he can do. The girls are confused but Mr. Tanaka is laughing. I don't think I've seen him laugh yet in this series. He's normally very monotone. 

I enjoyed this episode a bunch. I like that we learn more about Mr. Tanaka and we've begun what I'm sure is the redemption arc for Lanky. I give this episode a B rank. 

uterus supplement check in

I've been taking a chewable supplement that helps balance uterus hormones. I've only been taking it for a few days so far. I started my period yesterday and so far my blood has been more liquidy mucus with a few bits of thicker muscles like specs like pulp in orange juice. 

I've also been sick. Congestion with green mucus. Body aches. Diarrhea. All of this before I started taking the supplement. 

So far, I haven't had any painful period cramps yet. Not sure if that's the supplement or if my body just wants to give me a small break from period cramps since I'm sick. So yay. 

You and Idol PreCure Ep22 Review

 I like that the episode starts with all five of the idols welcoming you into the show before we get a brief recap. Also we're almost at the half way mark of the series as the show is slated for 48 to 50 episodes I believe. 

We see the girls studying as white fairy eats donuts. Blue is concerned that Mero called them rivals. Pink says they can just become friends and that'll solve it. Mero shows up asking white fairy why she's always finding her with the others. White fairy says it's because the girls are there and that there's always yummy food.

Mr. Tanaka comes up as says a new job from Pretty Holic has come in for the girls. It's a rival showdown between the three cures and ZukyunKiss. 

After the opening we have the whole cast enter the pretty holic store. I like that purple hasn't met the store manager yet and is slightly confused that the others know her. Her formal way of introducing herself is so cute. I also find it precious that Mero is in the bag with White fairy. Pink says Mero is their new Mascots. 

The store manager explains the campaign to them and shows them the new products to represent ZukyunKiss. Later at Pink's house in their sitting area they discuss if they will agree with the campaign. The girls think it will be fun. Puri (White Fairy) cheers for Cure Idol as Mero wants to prove her and Puri are better. Mr. Tanaka will let the Pretty Holic company know that they agree it. 

At the event, they see that people can write messages to the Idols on a board. Pink and Blue get approached by fans wanting to know which idol is their fav. Purple grabs them so they can retreat. The three return home and tell them how the event is going. 

Mero says of course ZukyunKiss will win. They're bettere than Idol PreCure. This ignites of fire in Purple and the two argue about who is better. Purple being a huge fan of Blue and Pink's cure forms. Puri watches confused and slightly amused while Pink and Blue are a tad nervous. Puri says she'll just Idol PreCure which greatly upsets Mero.

Mero wonders how she can get Puri to pay attention to her and realizes she can do it through the stomach. She challenges them to a cooking battle that Puri will judge. Blue is confused by the cooking battle but Purple and Pink are reared up and ready to go. They have one week to prepare.

The trio has a meeting to decide what to make. Puri really loves octopus sausages. Which is part of why I nicknamed her Glizzy Globber with my Hubby. Blue says they should add other dishes and make a special menu.

Cut to Mero amongst several cook books stirring a giant metal pot. Mr. Tanaka comes over holding a napkin over his mouth. Mero offers him a taste and he says he'll pass. 

Cut to the Trio. They've made a spaghetti that they'll top with an omelette and draw a picture on. Pink attempts to draw Puri and Mero on it, but it's not that great. 

Cut to Mero. Mr. Tanaka now has a full face mask on going you can ask for help and any time. You can also back out. Mero is still cooking in the big silver pot and has a basket of watermelon and fish next to her. 

Cut to the Trio. Purple shows the girls her fav dish which is Rice balls. She really likes the ones made by her grandma. I'm getting flash backs to Delicious Party PreCure with this one. They ask what Blue's fav dish is and she pulls out a banana. Blue, my sweet girl, a banana is a snack. Not a meal or a dish. But I love you anyway you quirky child. Also her real name is Nana. So I'm not sure if the banana is a joke or not.

Cut to Mero again. She's adding spices to this giant pot and Mr. Tanaka now has a gas mask on.

These back and forth scenes are great. It's a great juxtaposition between the two. 

After the eyecatch we see the Trio with their dish under a cloche. It's finally the day of the cooking battle. The fairies leave Mr. Tanaka's house with him to Pink's house.

Our lanky bad dude sees a woman who is happy that the eggs were on sale so she could buy a lot and he decides to make her the monster of the day. Boo! Dude do you have any idea how expensive eggs are right now? We got bird flu and all this and that driving up the prices. and you got the audacity to be made at this woman for being sparkly and happy from getting a good deal and being able to buy lots. You're a jerk. Monster is an egg with a crack hole in the center, the yellow pompadour, green glasses, and the gloves and boots. 

Puri feels a shudder and Mero instructs Mr. Tanaka to take care of her stuff. The two transform. I'm curious when we'll get to see their base human forms in the show. But we've got plenty of time for that. 

The monster spits grey and black eggs as an attack. 

Kiss uses Kiss Shock and Zukyun gives it a good kick afterwards. The egg monster sheds it's grey shell for a black one with no opening and begins bouncing to crush stuff. Their attacks bounce off it. We then see the trio transform. The group struggle to damage the monster. Cure Idol notices the hole it briefly got stuck in earlier and begins trying to lure it into it. Cure Wink and Cure Kyun Kyun realize and help. Once the monster is in the hole, Zukyun and Kiss do the song defeat attack. The ribbon is a mint green. 

We cut to the cooking battle with everyone. Mero unveils her pot and it's a full spread of different delicious looking food. Burgers, a big prawn of some sort in a soup, melon slices with something pink like a meat in the center, crab sausages, a fondue fountain with strawberries and other stuff, a plate with just meat and lettuce.  Mr. Tanaka is shocked, "How did this come out of that pot?" Dude has been suffering what the scent of that pot for days. Puri says it's delicious and that the others should try some. They take a bit and Blue does some silly bit of how it taste good. Mero says Blue has taste.

It's the trio's turn to present their dish. It's the spaghetti with an omeltte on top, three rice balls with the seaweed cut into cute shapes. A heart, a music note, and a bow. A banana and 2 octopus sausages. 

Puri tells Mero to try one as she hands her one the of the Octopus Sausages. Puri says it's delicious as she pulls out two cheering wands. Mero does another this food is great poems like Blue. Blue is impressed by it but Pink and Purple don't get it. 

Mero is making a dreaming look as Puri asks if she likes it. Mero goes, "It's not bad." Our poor little tsundere. Just admit you like it. 

After the food is finished by everyone, Mr. Tanaka asks Puri to pick a winner. Puri says it was all yummy so everyone wins. So it's a tie. 

Mero is sad that her cooking didn't win. She wonders if Puri likes the Idol Precure more after all. At a photoshoot as the cures, all of them are called in but Kiss stays sitting at the table sad. Zukyun comes to get her and says it's time for them to do their job. This makes her so happy.

As the group is walking back in their real forms, Pink asks why they get so mature when they transform. They respond they don't know. Blue and Purple tease Mero a bit. 

We get a shot of Kaito Hibiki watching fans gather around the posters of the cures. I feel like we haven't seen him in a bit. So I wonder what he'll be doing next episode. We get a new ending theme with all five of the cures! Yay~! New ending song!

I knew from the preview last week that this would be an idol show down, but seeing it turn into a cooking battle was cute. I still wanna know what Mero gave away for her wish. and what her wish was. This episode was fun and enjoyable. A great display of the characters themselves. I give it an A rank.