Timestamps 1:52 Discussion Question 8:41 Succinct Summaries 15:52 Happiness Charge 10 21:24 Soaring Sky 18 1:18:53 Calls to Adventure Discussion Question After a long time away, we simply talk about what we've been watching lately Happiness Charge Megumi and Hime ponder Cure Honey's banger of a song, and Hoshiwa has her cutest outfit yet! We also find out that Cure Honey.... is Yuko?!? We never would have guessed! Soaring Sky Though we spent a lot of time talking about the specifics of Cure Butterfly's debut episode, we also consider all the episodes since we last recorded. How do we feel about Elle? Have our thoughts on Tsubasa changed? What do we think of Battemonda?
Well folks, we're sad to say, but this will be our last regular episode for a while. We're taking a break in an effort to recharge our batteries. Thank you for your support and we hope to see you again in the future! Timestamps 2:03 Joel's Movie Recommendation 5:04 News & Announcements 9:07 Discussion Question 18:53 Succinct Summaries 28:47 A really quick Soaring Sky Thought 30:21 Splash Star 8 & 9 40:37 Happiness Charge 7 & 8 1:03:57 Soaring Sky 8 & 9 1:18:53 Calls to Adventure Discussion Question What is your favorite henshin of these 3 seasons? And, more broadly, what makes a good henshin sequence? Splash Star We get an episode about Minori being a terrible little goblin, leading to friction between Mai and Saki. But more importantly, it's time to Salsa, baby! Moerumba is here! And he's going to show you a good time, señoritas! Then we also get an episode with sock puppets, a lame class representative, and bread in the shape of foxes and pandas. Happiness Charge The girls go to a festival that celebrates the time god fell in love with a girl- Blue WHAT DID YOU DO!?!? but they receive a bad fortune! and then Oresky shows up, he's here!! He's finally here! Just when all hope is lost, Cure Fortune appears to save the day and leave an onimous message for Megumi. Then, thinking they are too weak, the girls decide to take up karate. It's not enough to beat Oresky again and this time theyre saved by a new Cure, Cure Honey?? Who is she, and why is her song so great?!? Also, we meet some international cures and we ponder if they're respectful or not. Soaring Sky Bird Watch, 2023- where's the bird? But more importantly, WHO is bird? Oh, his name is Tsubasa and he's also a boy who can become a bird and a bird that can become a boy! He wants to fly but can't, so instead he's decided to study aerodynamics. When Kabaton attacks, the boy who is a bird who is also a boy must go to Elle's aid, and in doing so, the boy who is a bird who once was a boy also becomes a PreCure- Cure Wing to be exact. And the day is saved! By the.... By the bird boy... boy bird? Boy band? Cure Wing saves the day!
Timestamps 2:22 News/Announcements 7:56 Discussion Question 20:27 Succinct Summaries 23:25 Splash Star 7 30:17 Happiness Charge 7 36:13 Soaring Sky 7 42:00 Calls to Adventure 47:12 Looking Ahead Discussion Question We ask about the PreCure of these three seasons as RPG classes/characters. What roles might they serve and who would get the most into a table top role playing game? Splash Star Flappy and Choppy's ears start hurting so you know what that means- it's time for a maguffin! And while looking for it, Karehan turns himself into an uzaina and when he's defeated he explodes?? Yeah, that was... unexpected. Anyways, we wonder what sort of general we might get next. Happiness Charge Hime tries to bake a secret cake for Megumi, but Megumi butts in and annoys the blue-haired princess. They eventually make up and realize how much they rely on each other (while fighting a wedding cake. There's no potential symbollic meaning here, folks). Soaring Sky It's Sora's first day at school and at first she worries about standing out, but then decides It's okay to be herself. Meanwhile Kabaton cosplays at Jotaro Kujo!
Timestamps 2:34 News/Announcements 4:35 Discussion Question 16:23 Succinct Summaries 19:22 Splash Star 23:16 Happiness Charge 32:12 Soaring Sky 50:49 Calls to Adventure 1:15:40 Closing Thoughts/Crack Theories Discussion QuestionWhat Unique or relatively rare powers would our listeners give their own PreCure or like to see in upcoming seasons? Splash Star 5 Splash Star asks the question: Who does Saki like better, her dweeby best friend or the hot older brother of her other best friend? The answer may surprise you Happiness Charge 6 Hime is being a selfish brat, causing her and Ribbon to fight! But then Yuu Yuu comes in and teaches Hime the joy of cooking and then they best the bad guy with relaxing hula dancing and everyone makes up in the end. Soaring Sky 5Sora is having a rough time, fearing for Mashir's safety and unwilling to open up to her girlfriend about her concerns. But then Kabaton summons an evil train, Ellee-chan gets a magic flying baby boat, and the pair unleash their new combo attack: ALIEN ABDUCTION and save the day.
Timestamps 2:17 Stuff we're reading/watching 8:29 Discussion Question 16:03 Succinct Summaries 21:43 Splash Star 4 30:26 Happiness Charge 4 & 5 47:34 Soaring Sky 4 1:01:11 Calls to Adventure 1:07:04 Looking Ahead Discussion QuestionWe ask ourselves and our listeners what other uses could the sky crystals have? Splash Star Mai decides to try and draw the springtime and learns about cabbage farming, while Saki attempts to outmaneuver Karehan in the woods. Happiness Charge 4 & 5 We first get Erika's fight with social anxiety as she begins attending school, and then we get the girls doing good for goodness's sake. Also we see a ton of new outfits within these 2 episodes, and they're all great! Soaring Sky 4 It's Mashiro's time to shine as she steps up after Sora falls victim to a super obvious trap. We also meet Mashiro's childhood friend, Ageha who is a delight and threatens to beat up the bad guys with a metal bat. So you know who our favorite is this season.
Timestamps 3:56 News/Announcements 5:02 Link to new channel 8:21 Link to Bloopers, Extras video 10:12 Discussion Question: Future Soaring Sky Generals? 18:54 Succinct Summaries 26:55 Splash Star 3 36:23 Happiness Charge 2 44:21 Soaring Sky 3 57:48 Calls to Adventure 1:10:55 Looking Ahead Discussion Question We speculate about upcoming generals in Soaring Sky- will they all be animals? Will they all summon robots? Splash Star In Splash Star we get to watch a game of softball, and Mai's drawing skills help teach them an important lesson about how to win a game of softball. Happiness Charge God hooks the girls up with magic phones, Megumi tries not to reveal her PreCure secret but it gets out almost immediately, AND we meet a new general. Soaring Sky Yoyo reveals her secrets (or some of them, at least. We've got our eyes on you, witch grandma), and Mashiro and Sora have to find magic crystals.... located conveniently in Yoyo's back yard. It was a cutsey almost date-like episode, and we learn that Sora has kung fu powers. The show did not specifically call attention to whether these skills were magical but.... the girl punched a boulder in half. Seems magic may be involved at some step
Timestamps 3:11 News/Announcements 4:38 Discussion Question 14:49 Should We Try to Catch up on All PreCure? 17:01 Succinct Summaries 21:47 Splash Star 29:03 Happiness Charge 40:41 Soaring Sky 53:23 Calls to Adventure 56:00 Looking Ahead Discussion Question There's some Kabaton discourse, and we're here to weigh in- is the pig man hot? Splash Star Saki decides to throw a party for Mai, who turns out gets super engrossed in drawing. Meanwhile, Karehaan is sassy and he serves.... some kind of evil artichoke? Happiness Charge PreCure We discover that Megumi's PreCure transformation and powers aren't enough to defeat the Terribad, causing Hime to decide they must run away. Hime is sad for a bit, Megumi gets a costume change (complete with special abilities!), Megumi and Yuko separately cheer our girl up, and in the end they are victorious. A good start to the duo's teamwork! Also there may or may not be an evil mirror god assisting the bad guys, a dark reflection of the good mirror good assisting Hime. What could it mean?!? Soaring Sky PreCure Sora and Mashiro are dating, that's it, no further questions at this time, please. After the defeat of the ramborg, the two have to flee the police and then Sora meets Mashiro's mysterious grandma- who is way too calm about this whole situation, what are you hiding?!? But then the two girls name the baby, and then go shopping together and we get Sora's backstory. Definitely a great start to a beautiful friendship. And nothing else. Wink.
This week we're joined by special guest Melissa, regular co-host of Destructo Discourse and Piece Meal! She is also a major fan of Sailor Moon. Please also check out our PreCure Sample Platter Bonus Episode if you'd like, where we do cover our first impressions of both Splash Star and Happiness Charge. Timestamps 3:06 News/Announcements 4:17 Discussion Question 12:03 Succinct Summaries 20:59 Soaring Sky PreCure 40:38 Splash Star 52:20 A Quick Sailor Moon Aside 1:01:01 Happiness Charge PreCure 1:17:21 Calls to Adventure 1:27:00 Looking Ahead Discussion Question With a guest, we decide the best course is to interview her and learn about her PreCure journey. Where did Melissa start? What is her favorite season? Her favorite villain? Soaring Sky PreCure The new season is here and we enjoy watching My Hero Academia fan Sora go to fight the evil farty pig man and save the flying baby. We're excited for where this season will go, and we love the matador-like cape! Splash Star Splash Star is definitely not a repeat of Futari Wa and Futari Wa Max Heart, but it could be mistaken for Futari Wa wearing a fake mustache as a disguise. We get two friends who had a fateful encounter 5 years ago and come together to save two very squishy fairies tormented by an evil plant man. Happiness Charge PreCure This season is an earlier anniversary season with a fairly head-empty pink lead and a somewhat cowardly blue cure (who we're fairly certain caused the apocalypse or set it into motion) with unique animation. Also the blue girl chooses her friend by chucking a stone, which has a 100% success rate. Probably.
Timestamps1:44 News/Announcements 4:11 Discussion Question 12:36 Succinct Summaries 14:58 Splash Star 6 23:19 All Stars New Stage 3: Forever Friends 37:31 Soaring Sky 6 46:18 Calls to Adventure 56:03 Looking Ahead/Crack Theories Discussion QuestionFor this week we want to know: Since it's an anniversary season, what sort of reference or cameo do you most want to see in Soaring Sky PreCure? And if you could only have one character or team cameo, who would you pick? Splash Star 6 Mai thinks Saki's parents are neat, and Saki (and little sister Minori) thinks Mai's parents are neat. And in the end all three of them were right. And Goya floats around like he's a helium balloon. All Stars New Stage 3: Forever Friends An overprotective fairy mother decides to kidnap human children in order to help her child and for this reason the PreCure are called upon to go into the dream realm and save the children. We also get closure for Cure Echo, Gureru and Enen's sotry arcs (from the previous All Stars New Stage movies). We also get to see Nozomi as a teacher, Mana as prime minister, and several other characters as adults. Soaring Sky 6In what may be the most "These girls are married" episode yet, Mashiro goes to work/school, and Sora remains at the house to take care of the baby and do the chores. But Sora realizes- with some help from Ageha and make up that gives her some tropica-shiny courage- that she wants to always be with Mashiro and Sora agrees! An then Kabaton eats an entire ice cream sundae and Sora is enrolled in school. The enrollment is unrelated to the sundae, apologies for any confusion
Timestamps 2:23 News/Announcements 3:38 Succinct Summaries 8:58 Delicious Party movie 26:27 Delicious Party Finale 39:52 Doki Doki Love Letters 44:35 PreCure Awards! 46:24 Most Valuable PreCure 50:36 Favorite Season covered in CotWN Season 2 51:46 Best Outfit 55:09 Favorite General 56:01 Biggest Goblin 56:59 Biggest DILF or GILF 58:58 Most Imperious Child 1:00:42 Best Wife Guy 1:01:35 Who is Most Baby 1:04:16 Yui's Superlative 1:05:54 Kokone's Superlative 1:06:52 Ran's Superlatives 1:07:40 Amane's Superlatives 1:08:26 Takumi's Superlative 1:10:24 Nagisa's Superlative 1:11:12 Honoka's Superlative 1:12:16 Hikari's Superlative 1:12:49 Hibikis Superlatives 1:13:32 Kanade's Superlative 1:14:21 Ellen's Superlative 1:14:47 Ako's Superlative 1:15:30 Mana's Superlatives 1:15:52 Rikka's Superlative 1:16:39 Alice's Superlative 1:18:19 Makoto's Superlative 1:19:11 Aguri's Superlatives 1:20:40 Cutest Moment 1:21:13 Biggest Heartbreak 1:22:41 Best Girl 1:23:53 Best Boy 1:24:51 Favorite Delicious Party Couple/Polycule 1:25:47 Cutest Max Heart Couple/Polycule 1:26:22 Favorite Suite Couple/Polycule 1:27:12 Cutest Doki Doki Couple/Polycule 1:28:25 How Did You Like Delicious Party? 1:29:37 Are You Looking Forward to Hirogaru Sky PreCure? Delicious Party Movie The girls (and Takumi) are invited to a mysterious theme park which only allows children to enter, and Kome Kome desperately wants to grow up. Cait Sith, the genius inventor who created the park, wants to... destroy all adults, basically?!? So it's up to the girls (and Takumi) to defeat them, and we learn a valuable lesson about the strength of a child's convictions and Kome Kome becomes a hero! Delicious Party final episode We don't have much to say about the final episode, it's fairly standard "and they all live happily ever after," with a discussion of prison labor in the CooKingdom and a tearful goodbye as the energy fairies must remain in the CooKingdom and Yui and the others cannot return to the world where enchiladas grow on trees. Except they actually could, at like, any time? But anyways we also discuss the series as a whole and our feelings on where it shone brightly and where it stumbled. 2023 CotWN Awards! We asked our listeners to weigh in on some of the most important questions for each of the 4 seasons we covered this past year: Futari Wa Max Heart, Suite, Doki Doki, and Delicious Party. Who will be voted most baby? Who was our resident criminal? What were the most popular ships? There's only one way to find out!
Timestamps 1:07 Discussion Question 7:25 Succinct Summaries 18:53 Doki Doki 45:12 Delicious Party 50:39 Closing Thoughts Doki Doki We come to the end of our Doki Doki journey, in which Mana finally wins Regina to her side, the Selfish generals discover the citizens of Earth are actually kind and caring for one another, and Ira continues to converse with Rikka! Also, Alice summons a giant Lance (much cuter in the original japanese audio than in the Glitter Force version), the girls get VORED, Mana does a super cool slow-motion ballerina kick, Rikka performs a FRIGGEN CHIAOTZU (don't worry, she's fine), and Bel gets shrunk to the size of a mouse. Delicious Party We also get the final battle of Delicious Party. In which we get some incredible fight choreography for Mari & Finale versus Godatz, the miraculous power of the lucky cats, and Godatz turns into a... well, some kind of animal. Secretoru seems to have hit it off with Kokone's mom, and Narcistoru actually helps the PreCure team. He can learn!
Timestamps 1:35 Joel's Minecraft Update 3:23 Discussion Question: Luck-based PreCure 11:56 Succinct Summaries 24:30 Delicious Party 43:09 Doki Doki 52:39 Love Letters 1:01:52 Next PreCure Season Discussion Delicious Party In episode 42 of Delicious Party PreCure, we discover Godatz's backstory, seething jealousy, and self-centeredness. Godatz, unsurprisingly, abandons Secretoru and meanwhile only Yui, Takumi, and Mari are able to give chase. Takumi is out for blood, but Yui stops him, praying for mercy- which allows Godatz to sucker punch the boy! They just barely get out, but Kome Kome is drained of energy in the process, oh no! Episode 43 is Yui's mandated despair episode, but Takumi and Kome Kome are able to raise her spirits, and Yui's name brings the riceballs back to Oishina town, and she's off to give Godatz the ole friendship punch! Doki Doki Doki Doki 45 concerns a duel between Regina and Aguri. Things get intense until Mana arrives and threatens to make the two wear their get-along shirt. Aguri reasons that they have to battle to the death because they're two halves of Princess Ann! We get a bunch of exposition, and it looks like Regina might turn good but she decides to ally herself with her dad, the Selfish King! It's nearly time to Doki our last Doki, folks.
Timestamps 3:45 News/Announcements 5:47 Discussion Question 18:03 Succinct Summaries 20:56 Doki Doki PreCure 29:24 Looking Ahead/Final Thoughts Doki DokiIn episode 43, we discover Aguri is highly qualified to either join the drama club or the gymnastics team given how many hoops she can jump through to justify running away from home. But in the end Aguri realizes she loves her grandma and a bit more of her backstory is revealed. Then, in episode 44 we get Doki Doki's Christmas episode, and it may be the most women-loving-women vibes in all of Doki Doki. Rikka and Mana are married, and Mana and Regina love each other. You can tell the finale is on the horizon because Joe comes back, and he's looking slicker than ever
Timestamps 2:14 News/Announcements 5:39 Discussion Question 13:03 Succinct Summaries 18:18 Doki Doki 28:24 Delicious Party 40:55 Love Letters & Looking Ahead Doki Doki In episode 41 of Doki Doki, Reina returns to once again antagonize Alice in the least subtle way possible. But then they form a beautiful friendship, in spaaaaace!! And it turns out they can be friends and Reina has only been acting out of jealousy! Then, in episode 42 we find out Aguri is adopted, and this is treated as a shocking twist. Also Makoto is an orphan, but that's treated as less of a shock. But once she tries the "phantom treat" that is birthday cake, and the day is saved. Delicious Party In episode 40 of Delicious Party, Black Pepper turns in his stone to his dad and is no longer a cook warrior. But then by the end of the episode, he transforms in front of Yui and saves the day! And makes Yui cry and annoys Amane. But then he gives her a rice ball and all is forgiven. Episode 41 doubles as both a Christmas episode (yay!) and a reveal of Fennel as Godatz (boo!). We're in the delicious end game now, Yui.
Timestamps0:46 News/Announcements 5:52 Discussion Question: Famous Trios 10:46 Succinct Summaries 14:37 Delicious Party 37 - 39 29:17 Doki Doki Movie 45:31 Doki Doki Love Messages Delicious Party PreCureThis week we get a triple helping of Delicious Party! With Narcistoru's escape from prison, time travel hijinks, and Yui learning to improve upon her grandma's advice, there's a lot to chew on, but they were great for both character moments and mysteries that will be solved as the series comes to a close. Doki Doki PreCure We talk about what may be the worst PreCure movie ever! The plot is alright, but they make us watch a dog die, twice! But also it's about Mana getting married, maybe, and her grandma who became a fairy upon her passing, wow!
Timestamps2:38 News/Announcements 3:27 Succinct Summaries 12:19 Delicious Party 35 & 36 24:23 Doki Doki 39 & 40 36:48 Love Letters Delicious Party PreCureWe first get an episode about Kokone potentially moving- which sparks an interesting question about whether a PreCure can leave the team and whether that team can handle themselves without their full fighting force, but luckily this question is largely avoided. Then we get Ran's dreams of being an influencer and finding her courage to keep trying even when she messes up. It's good fun for everyone. Doki Doki PreCure Regina is back! And, thinking he has one last chance to best the PreCure, Bel tries to go undercover as Joe! It looks like the girls are about to claim the second sacred treasure- the Miracle Dragon Glaive, but it's actually Regina's love that's pure enough to draw the weapon?!? Oh no! Then in the next episode Makoto shines by writing a song about how much they love Regina and the girls unlock an angel wing power up! Incredible.
Timestamps1:42 Discussion Question: Cosplayer PreCure 6:31 Succinct Summaries 11:49 Doki Doki 35-38 34:20 Love Letters Discussion Question We pitch a season in which the PreCure are also cosplayers! Doki DokiWe cover 4 episodes this week, 2 of which are about Makoto and Aguri facing their fears: the dentist and carrots, respectively. We also get an episode about what a dork Raquel is, and then finally, we get an episode with a... gangster Ai and a Super Grandpa?? What?!? And finger puppets are the key to Bel's evil schemes??
Timestamps3:31 Discussion Question 7:34 Succinct Summaries 13:30 Delicious Party 21:23 Doki Doki 31:59 Love Letters 35:00 Looking Ahead Discussion QuestionWe pitch a season in which the lead has a twin sister who works for the bad guys! And also discuss dark reflections in PreCure Delicious Party Someone asked Delicious Party to tell them a story about baseball and we got a story about... loss, and our limited time in this world Doki DokiThese episodes are all about parents! First we meet Alice's dad and get a baby Alice flashback origin story. Then, it turns out Rikka is a good mom, and Ai's crying can.... power up the Distains?!? Oh no!
Timestamps 2:20 Discussion Question 8:24 Succinct Summaries 15:40 Star Twinkle Quick Thoughts 20:03 Delicious Party 32:47 Doki Doki 44:07 Love Letters 47:00 Crack Theories/Looking Ahead Lead in DiscussionWe theoretically talk about PreCure crossed with Romantic Killer, but also we get distracted talking about Gundam in general Star Twinkle Kat has finished her watch of Star Twinkle and she gives her thoughts. Delicious PartyIn the first of the two episodes, a noodle recepipi has gone missing and the group must find it before the noodle festival is ruined! And also Mem mem can... use noodles to see the future? Um.... Alright. Moving on, the Halloween themed episode is about Amane's catholic guilt for the naughty thoughts she tries not to think. Doki DokiThere's a lot happening across these four episodes- First the fairies are able to take on human forms and are overall adorable. Then, we get some lore and the girls have to fight... a DRAGON!?! In order to retrieve a powerful mirror artifact. Then they must contend with Gula and Leva's most evil plan yet. And finally, Ira is equipped with a power up ring and almost ruins the school festival, but Aguri has learned an important lesson about how great Mana is.
Timestamps 1:50 Discussion Question: Vessel & Spirit PreCure 5:47 Succinct Summaries 11:58 Doki Doki 27 & 28 34:38 Delicious Party 31 42:34 Love Letters 45:06 Looking Ahead Lead in Discussion We ponder a PreCure season in which middle school girl and the PreCure are two separate identities, perhaps spanning across time Doki DokiIt's time to learn about Aguri- specifically that she lives with her grandma, she can only transform into Cure Ace for 5 minutes at a time, that she has no friends at school and (in the Glitter Force version) she's not from Earth?!? Also Gula and Leva are now married and we wish them all the best. Delicious PartyYui and a princess from a nearby nation decide to reenact Barbie's Princess and the Pauper. Yui is super adorable, Takumi is once again left out of the hijinx, and Cure Precious thwarts a kidnapping attempt?!?
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