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.