Hooray! Hooray! PreCure! This week we get our introduction to the long-running shoujo franchise by watching Hugtto! PreCure.

The Anime Research Group is a weekly podcast about all the anime we never got round to watching. Episodes contain spoilers for early episodes of the shows, and ill-informed speculation on future episodes.  There are a few instances of cursing.

You can find us on twitter @research_anime . New episodes are coming every Thursday.

This episode was recorded on September 16th, 2020.

Links

• Magic, "Shōjo", and Metamorphosis: Magical Girl Anime and the Challenges of Changing Gender Identities in Japanese Society


• Interview With Hugtto! Precure Producer Keisuke Naito: Part 1 & Part 2


• Pretty Cure and the Magical Girl Media Mix


• Interview With Aria Directors Junichi Sato and Yoshimasa Hiraike


• Crunchyroll Creative Spotlight: Junichi Sato


• Spotlight on Film: Junichi Sato