You and Idol PreCure Ep31 Review

 You and Idol PreCure Ep31 Review

Episode Title: Who's the Center of Idol Precure?!

The episode starts with Idol going back to school after the Summer Holidays. Idol's classmate is super excited that Idol and Zuykiss preformed as a group of five and hopes they'll do it again in the future. Idol snickers a bit and says they will be for sure, since Idol PreCure is a group of 5 now. At lunch, the Cures are discussing how the Idol PreCure Whirlwind is beginning. Zukyun hearing octopus and thinking it means actual food. Idol points out that Zukyun uploaded a video without premission again. Kiss says it was to the official Idol PreCure CureTube channel, but then they both get bad hair. I love this gag. Sadly, I think it'll be the last one for this show. The season is only slated for 48 episodes I believe. So about 18 episodes left? 

Once the other Cures give permission for the video, their hair goes back to normal. KyunKyun says their all in PreCure fanclub cards are in and gives one to each of the Cures. Kiss asks why Idol is always in the middle. Idol hadn't noticed. Wink says that Kiss would rather have Zukyun in the middle. To which Kiss agrees. KyunKyun suggest they have a battle for the center, with lightning in the background. And with the basis of the episode started, we go to the theme song.

Idol asks what the Center is. KyunKyun goes into teacher mode and explains it's the idol that stands in the center of the group. They're the face of the group. They have the biggest influence. Zukyun has trouble getting it, so Kiss explains it with lunch examples. 

At Idol's place, the Cures are discussing how to pick the center. They mention Zukyun which makes Kiss fall from joy. Wink says they're group would be more mature. KyunKyun explains that because Kiss and Zukyun are symmetrical, if either is in the center, it would break the flow and they wouldn't be right beside each other. Kiss says they can never part. 

Idol asks if 2 can be in the center. KyunKyun explains it's possible. But with an odd number they can't make a tidy formation that way. KyunKyun says the most important thing is having a center everyone accepts.

At night while in bed, Idol imagines Wink as the center, and then KyunKyun. The next day, Idol is making a survey to see who everyone picks as who they would like as the center. She says she has to ask Mr. Tanaka and Cutty and Green fairy. Kiss explains they aren't home today. 

We cut to the new Idol Precure Pretty Shop, a store dedicated to the PreCure. Mr. Tanaka introduces his long list of jobs. Idol Precure manager, part timer at glitter, and Precure Pretty store shop manager. Cutty and Green fairy are in their human forms working at the shop. KyunKyun mentions that Green is wearing a Cure Wink pin. He says it's just a coincidence. Dude is still very shy. Cutty explains that the pins are to make it easier for customers to talk to them. 

Idol ask them about her survey. Cutty says Cure Idol. KyunKyun smirks going figures, she's your fav. She then teases that Green's must be Cure Wink cause she's his fav. KyunKyun likes to press Green's buttons. Green denies that Wink is his fav. Kiss points out that he's wearing 3 Cure Wink pins. KyunKyun keeps teasing him and asks what if Wink was center. He states it wouldn't matter. Wink looks brilliant no matter where she stands. Which gives us this shot of Wink with the shojo bubbles. I am concern about either this is fan or beginning of a crush behavior. Please don't become a Molly/Nephrite situation please. Green fairy asks for a change of subject. 

Idol asks Mr. Tanaka to answer her survey and he states he can't because he is their manager. 

Cut to a scene of Kaito Hibiki getting off an elevator and seeing the Idol PreCure group on a tv show with Cure Wink as the center.

In the Idol PreCure waiting room, Idol asks how it was to be the center. Wink says she was nervous and that until they figure out their center, she doesn't mind taking turns. It's KyunKyun's turn next. She's a bit nervous but will try her best. Kaito Hibiki knocks on her door. Idol realizes that Kiss and Zukyun are in fairy form and slams the door behind her and asks what's he doing there in the hallway. Kaito explains he had to record a promotion for a movie he's in. Said movie poster is behind him on the wall. He gives Idol tickets for her and the others to come see it. Kaito says he saw them on tv today and that they were positioned differently. Idol explains that they decided to switch it up since she was always in center and they wanted to decided properly. She asks him who thinks should be in the center. 

Kaito thinks about. He asks who she thinks it should be. It's alright to ask others but nobody can be the center alone. He tells her that if you look at each other, it'll become clear who should be in the center. 

Jogi is watching the PreCure's latest performance on tv as Chokkrine enters. Jogi teases Chokkrine that she can't get anything done without a henchman. He teleports to floating over the city and says so this is where he is. That guy. 

We get a pan up to Kaito's movie poster. Does Jogi have history with Kaito. Or is he talking about someone else? 

The cures are sitting at a table by the theater after seeing the film. Idol is staring at them. Wink asks what's up and she explains what Kaito told her earlier. She says she thinks everyone's the center. They're all so awesome that it'll be sparkly no matter who is in the center. 

A guy at the movie theater got some popcorn and trips while carrying it. Jogi sees the darkness and turns him into the monster of the day. A popcorn bucket.

The Cures being close by arrive and transform. After they transform, Idol goes that they haven't picked a center yet. Jogi remarks that they must have extra time. The monster attacks the theatre and Zukyun mentions that there are still people watching movies in the building. Kiss uses her power to seal off the space so innocent people won't get drawn in. Nice to this power now. The space is full of colorful mushrooms and green hills. 

Jogi mentions that they're just playing idol. Cure Idol goes into a magical girl speech and the other Cures decide with that speech that Cure Idol must be the center. They defeat the monster and things go back to normal.

The guy is sad about his popcorn, but says it'll be okay. One of the lady's working at the theater asks if he's okay as she begins picking up the popcorn and his heart goes kyun. He now has a crush on her. There are shojo bubbles and all. 

We cut to the opening of the Idol Precure Pretty Shop and Kaito sees them from the back and walks away into an ally. Idol approaches him and says he should have said hi. He didn't want to interrupt but he notes that they picked a center. She says they all decided it together. They chose her and she wants to work extra hard now. Kaito Hibiki says she should cherish the friends who accept her. As she walks away, Kaito says wait. He grabs her hand and tells her not to loose her bonds. Idol responds with Okay. And then we go to the ending theme song.

So Kaito I've been tetter tottering on if I like or not. Mostly because are you going to become a love interest or a mentor figure. The shojo bubbles make it hard to tell. But with this, I think he now has ties to Jogi. Given that most of our bad guys have been fairies, does this mean that Kaito Hibiki is a fairy? Did he and Jogi loose their bond? Are we going to have a Parfait/Waffles situation of two buds torn apart due to miscommunication and jealousy. I have so many questions!!

I rank this episode of B. If it were for all the questions I now have, I would probably give it a C. But man, they got me pondering shit now. So a B it gets.

You and Idol PreCure Ep30 Review

 You and Idol PreCure Ep30 Review

Episode title: Precure! Kirakkiran for you!

We start the episode with Zukyun shaking the egg shaped heart lock wanting her friend back. The Cures are confused as to why the heart lock ate Kiss. Wink mentions that they don't know what Kiss wished for on the heart lock. Which we do NOT! I've been yelling at the screen about what did she wish for since they appeared as Cures. 

We get a shot of Kiss running in the darkness void. Then the theme song. After the theme song we have them at a table with Mr. Tanaka at his house. Zukyun is hugging the Egg heart lock with tears in their eyes. Mr. Tanaka calls the Queen of sparkle land cause if anyone knows what Kiss wished for, it's the queen. Kiss wished for her future with Zukyun. 

The Cures believe the heart lock ate Kiss because her and Zukyun couldn't be together forever. They all think it's sad. Even Cutty and Green fairy show up and are crying. Green fairy is crying on Mr. Tanaka's shoulder. The queen apologizes to Zukyun. Kiss wanted to keep it a secret to keep her from worrying.

The queen then explains why Kiss is a special fairy. When signs of Darkness appear in the world, one who knows darkness is born together with the Heart Kirari Lock. 

This is Cure Kiss/Meroron. Everyone in sparkle land is only born with light. They don't know darkness, a feeling that can erase sparkles. But Kiss was born feeling it with no one else who could and thus felt alone. 

Mr. Tanaka then brings up that it had been awhile since their wishes were granted. So why did the Heart Lock eat Kiss now? The queen explained that before Kiss's dream of the future with Zukyun was still unclear. But recently, last episode, her dream of the future became clear.

Wink realizes that Kiss wants to be friends with all them and that cleared up the future. They beg the queen for a solution to free Kiss, but the queen doesn't know. The Cures become determine to find a way to free. 

At the bad guy lounge, Chokkirine, our bad lady, meets Jogi. He's the new hire. We saw him a few episodes back when he turned green fairy into the monster of the day. He's going out today. 

We cut to a shot of Idol and Zukyun sitting by the heart shaped tree trying to talk to Kiss through the egg heart lock.

Jogi, our new guy on the block, turns the couple from when the Heart Lock was first introduced into the monsters of the day.

The Cures have a meeting were Wink summarizes what happens in the Bond Ribbon book. Idol decides to sing about the Bond Ribbon to Kiss in the Heart Lock egg. This causes one of the cheer wands to light up and Zukyun uses it to magnify whatever friendship energy is happening. A wand appears in the void with Kiss. Just as Kiss is about to reach for it, the monsters of the day attack. The Monsters are a Key and Lock. Very fitting for the theme of this episode. Zukyun is sent to protech the egg heart lock.

Jogi says today we have a special guest before we zoom up onto the lock on the egg. Inside the void Kiss can't hear the song anymore. Darkine appears before Kiss and says to forget about the Cures. 

While Darkine is trying to welcome Kiss to her ranks, the Cures are fighting the monsters. Darkness makes a copy of Kiss that's in less saturated colors to represent her darkness and sweet talk her into joining their side. During this, Kiss says the one she can't stand is herself. Which fairy, I feel you. Also I now like you a ton more than I did before. 

With the power of friendship, the cheer wand, Kiss says each Cure's name connecting them and says that she wants to be friends. Kiss breaks free of the darkness and heart lock. Kiss and Zukyun transform. They each get a ribbon power up item, the Bond Ribbon. All of the Cures preform putting the bond ribbon in a loner wand that they spin like a baton. 

 My hubby pointed out to me that the couple's names, "Jo and Kii" sound like Joke when said next to each other. I do not think this was on purpose, but it is funny and I can not unhear it now. 

Idol calls this new item the Kirakkiran Ribbon Baton. And all the Cures hold it up to the Pink heart shaped tree. 

We have a scene of Kiss and Zukyun leaving Mr. Tanaka's house to move into Idol's place. Not sure why, they don't have to hide as fairies at Mr. Tanaka's house. But I'm sure he's happy to have his home back either way.

This episode was great. I now really resonate with Kiss. I rank this episode an A. 

You and Idol Precure Ep29 Review

 You and Idol Precure Ep29 Review 

Episode Title: Meroron's Friend

This episode starts with fireworks going off in the heart lock and a close up on Cure Kiss's face. All of the Cures are at a Q&A panel with elementary kids. One kid asks if they are friends. All of the Cures, except Kiss, say that they are. After the Q&A, Kiss gets angry and says that they shouldn't group her and Zukyun with them and runs away with Zukyun as they go into their fairy forms.

Later the trio is sad as they want to be Kiss's friend. Kiss, meanwhile, is angerily stabbing octopus sausages and placing them in a nagging Zukyun's mouth. This bit is funny because she goes from upset to happy with each octopus and back to upset. 

Idol comes up the stairs singing about how she wants to be friends with Kiss. The other cures join in. Kiss flies away saying, "Sissy you don't get it."

We get to Mr. Tanaka in fairy form as they all have a meeting on helping Zukyun understand Kiss's feelings, because Zukyun is just not getting it. Wink wonders if it's really true that Kiss only wants to be friends with Zukyun and no one else. Wink wonders where Kiss went and Zukyun explains that it's probably the library and we see a flashback of Zukyun making a tower out of the books. 

While looking for a book about the Bond Ribbon at the library, Kiss is having trouble finding it. Wink comes and helps her find it. After finding the book, the two sit together reading. Kiss is not quite getting the book, so Wink tells Kiss a story about herself as a little girl. How she wanted to be friends with others but was too shy to say anything to them. How she over came that by an interaction with Idol as a kid.

Also at the library, is our bad lady. She's buying a book on how to keep employees from quitting. She doesn't like how sparkling the librarian is so she turns her into a monster. Our monster is a bookshelf!

Kiss is concerned because she can't transform without Zukyun. Wink says to leave it to her since she's here. Kiss then transforms on her own!! This really surprised me. They begin fighting the monster.

When the other Cures arrive on scene, Zukyun is like, "You transformed on your own. I'll try it too!" And she does. She tells Kiss that she'll always love her and that she won't go anywhere.

Kiss and Zukyun are the finishing song attack. 

Wink checks out the bond ribbon book for Kiss.

As the other Cures are talking, Kiss makes up her resolve become friends with the others. The heart lock then appears and EATS her. She is swallowed by the heart lock and it becomes a big egg statue thingie. The episode ends here. 

This ending threw me for a loop. I wasn't prepared. But also, next episode we should hopefully finally figure out what it was she wished for! 

I rate this episode an A. It's great character development. and the ending threw me for a loop. 

You and Idol PreCure Ep28 Review

 You and Idol PreCure Ep28 Review

This episode the Cures are going to visit Idol's grandpa's house with her family. I knew from the last episode that this one was going to make me cry. And I was right. The doggo has voice lines that I thought for most of the episode was the grandpa talking for the dog. It was funny when I finally realized I was wrong.

I love that they left an offering by Grandma's picture. I was debating with my partner if the grandma was dead or sickly. 

the cures go about having a good time at grandpa's. Walking by a stream, eating fruit, and making rainbow's with sprinklers. The doggo enjoys playing with Grandma's old slipper.

Grandpa asks Idol if there is anything she wants from her grandma's room as he wants to clean the room while he is still healthy enough too. This makes Idol sad so she runs away to be alone. The doggo following her. We get some flashbacks of Grandma, doggo, and Idol together. Idol can't remember everything about her grandma and she's worried if she cleans her room that there will be other things she'll forget.

The other Cures and Idol's family are having a meeting about maybe it was too soon to bring it up to Idol. Doggo enters with a photo of Grandma, doggo, and Idol by some trees. Grandpa remembers the time capsule that they buried. The Cures and doggo go to the look for it while Mr. Tanaka stays to help the adults with something at the house. We get an adorable shot of Zukyun digging like a doggo to help find the time capsule.  

They unearth the time capsule as the bad lady shows up and turns the doggo into the monster of the week. This one being a slipper. 

Idol wakes up and sees the evil looking sky and goes to help the other Cures. During the fight, Idol finds the time capsule and she finds a spoon with a red ribbon on it. Like the ones she made for Zukyun and Kiss. Wink and KyunKyun tell her they heard about it and wanted to get it for her. We have a flashback of when Idol tied the bow on it and sang for her grandma. Idol gave it to Grandma. 

And it was at this moment, I was in tears. 

Idol is our performer this episode. 

Our bad lady mutters about it must be friends to always being with their friends. A possible beginning of her redemption arc? 

At home, Grandpa explains that Grandma knew she wasn't long for this world. So she made the time capsule and put things that were important that she thought Idol might need it one day. 

We then have the family's 58th karaoke contest. Idol gets to sing first. She sings the song she sang for her grandma with the spoon she made for her.

Grandpa is glad he sent the doggo to live with Idol. We get a flashback to after Grandma had passed with Idol crying and how the doggo didn't leave her side. We also know with that scene that Idol's little sister was a baby at the time. And the death I believe was 6 years before. So this makes the little sister around 6 years old.

We have scene were the doggo thinks that Idol can understand him only to realize she can't. A funny moment considering last season was Wonderful. 

This episode was great. Got me in the feels. I rank it an A. 

You and Idol PreCure ep27 review

 We start the episode seeing Cuttin and Zakkurin helping the Cures with the fanclub and get a flashback on how they joined the bad guys. Cutting explains they've been thinking that fan activities are a good way to help get people out of pitch darkness. He asks the Cures to upload more videos to CureTube, this world's version of YouTube. I love that they just call it CureTube. Are the other Pretty Cure on this website too?

The Cures agree to make an official channel and begin uploading an intro video.

The episode mainly follows them as they record videos to upload. A cooking video of Zukyunn, who really just wants to eat Octopus sausages. Cure Wink in a flower field over doing the lights. A several hours long video of Kiss saying all the reasons she loves Zukyun as the others fall asleep behind her. It's hilarious. 

At school, Idol's classmates ask how she got into all the PreCure's video in the background. A boy in her class fell in love with her after seeing her in the CureTube videos. After school, Idol finds a love letter from her in her shoe locker on top of her shoes. I actually really like this trope in Japanese shoes. It's adorable and a nice way to leave an anonymous note. Please only leave nice ones though. Like, "You were really cool in class today," or, "I really like how you style your hair." Let's use our powers to leave nice messages and not mean ones okay.

Idol isn't sure how to respond to the letter, while the others are like it's so cool.

They go to record KyunKyun's video and it's a call and response practice video. Mr. Tanaka has to remind them that the fairies and the others need to be careful about being caught in the frame. 

Our bad lady turns the guy who wrote Idol a love letter into our bad guy for the day. He is a love letter with a pompadour. 

The cures fight the monster and we have the Trio doing the final performance this episode. Later Idol is late to Mr. Tanaka's place. She's panicking over getting a 2nd letter from the guy. The other cures are excited. The letter explains that he fell in love with Cure Idol. The other cure's attempt to comfort her for being 'dumped'. Idol isn't sad about it at all. 

We have them breaking the 4th wall as they go, "We'll make viewers like you feel Kirakilala!" which I just call sparkling. 

This episode is a skippable episode. A filler you could call it. But it's adorable and precious. These are the kinds of episodes I enjoy. I rank this episode a B.