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Wonderful Pretty Cure! The Movie:
A Grand Adventure in a Thrilling Game World!
Kanjiわんだふるぷりきゅあ！ざ・むーびー！ドキドキ♡ゲームの世界で大冒険！
Revised HepburnWandafuru Purikyua! Za Mūbī! Dokidoki♡Gēmu no Sekai de Daibōken!
Directed byNaoki Miyahara
Screenplay byYoichi Katō
Based onPretty Cure
by Izumi Todo
Starring
Cinematography
  • Yuki Oshima
  • Kanan Sasaki
Music byErika Fukusawa
Production
company
Distributed byToei Company, Ltd.
Release date
  • September 13, 2024 (2024-09-13)
Running time
71 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Wonderful Pretty Cure! The Movie: A Grand Adventure in a Thrilling Game World! (Japanese: わんだふるぷりきゅあ！ざ・むーびー！ドキドキ♡ゲームの世界で大冒険！, Hepburn: Wandafuru Purikyua! Za Mūbī! Dokidoki♡Gēmu no Sekai de Daibōken!) is a 2024 Japanese animated action fantasy film based on the Pretty Cure franchise created by Izumi Todo, and its twenty-first series, Wonderful Pretty Cure!. The film is directed by Naoki Miyahara, written by Yoichi Katō and produced by Toei Animation. The film was released in Japan on September 13, 2024.[2]

Featuring the Pretty Cure teams from Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure and Witchy Pretty Cure!,[3] Komugi and her allies must escape the world of a video game from a suspicious tanuki gang.

Synopsis

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Komougi and Iroha, as well as Yuki and Mayu are sucked into a video game called "DokiDoki Tanu Kingdom" developed by Natsuki and gets separated. The Pretty Cures must reunite with each other and escape the game, while encountering suspicious tanuki gang.

Voice cast

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Production

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In March 2024, it was announced that a film based on Wonderful Pretty Cure! was in development.[7] In June of that year, it was announced that Naoki Miyahara will direct the film at Toei Animation, with Yoichi Katō providing the screenplay, and character design by Risa Miyatani.[2] It was also announced that it will feature Pretty Cure teams from both Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure and Witchy Pretty Cure!.[3] Later in August, comedians Junpei Gotō and Shunsūke Fukutoku, also known as duo Jaru Jaru was cast as Ponta and Pokota respectively,[6] and Kana Hanazawa and Kenta Miyake as Natsuki and Mujina respectively.[5] Yuichi Nakamura was cast as Daifuku's human form the following month.[4]

The theme song for the film is "Happy≒Future" sung by Chihaya Yoshitake and Moeha Nochimoto, and the insert song is "My Favorite Kizuna" (大好きのキズナ, Daisuki no Kizuna) by Ami Ishii and Rie Kitagawa.[2]

Release

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The film was released in theaters in Japan on September 13, 2024.[2]

Reception

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Box office

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The film debuted at number 2 out of top 10 in the Japanese box office in its opening week.[8]

References

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  1. ^ わんだふるぷりきゅあ！ざ・むーびー！ドキドキ♡ゲームの世界で大冒険！ [Wonderful Pretty Cure! The Movie: A Grand Adventure in a Thrilling Game World!]. eiga.com (in Japanese). September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Tai, Anita (June 24, 2024). "Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Unveils Theme Songs in New Trailer, Staff, Story". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "「わんだふるぷりきゅあ！ざ・むーびー！」本予告解禁、ひろプリ＆まほプリも登場". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "映画『わんだふるぷりきゅあ！』うさぎの大福役は中村悠一　人間の姿に変身で喋る". Yahoo Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Canayan, Joanna (August 28, 2024). "Wonderful Precure! The Movie Casts Kana Hanazawa, Kenta Miyake". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "映画「わんぷり」ゲスト声優でジャルジャル出演、タヌキの仲良しブラザーズ役". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Loo, Egan (March 16, 2024). "Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Teaser Announces September 13 Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "映画ランキング:『スオミの話をしよう』初登場1位 わんぷり、Mrs. GREEN APPLEもランクイン". Oricon (in Japanese). September 17, 2024. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
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