Sunday, February 24, 2019

Star Twinkle Precure Ep 4 Review: The Sun and Moon of Mihoshi! Part 1

Kirayaba! This is my review of Star Twinkle Precure Ep 4 and Elena's life is about to change forever today!


We finally get to see why Elena is being loved by her peers at school. Her cheerful and positive demeanour could make everyone smile (which is her motto) and she is also very athletic. Furthermore, she has her own fan club which in another word- she is another Akira from Kira Kira Precure.




A girl with a different hair color- A Recurring Side Character!


Lala also get to see what school is like since her planet does not have an education system as they were taught by their AI. Later Hikari and Lala want to look for Elena to thank her for that word of encouragement last week and came across Kaguya Madoka-the student council president and top student.


Madoka has her own followers but did not show any airs to the two girls. However Madoka has a sharp eye once she saw Fuwa popping out of the girls' bag and became interested about the pair.





We also get to see the Knot Raiders' base of operations and the remaining generals- Galogre (which is based on the Japanese Orge) who is the leader and wished to seek their "Lord" who is yet to be awaken. Eyeone who is based on the Yokai Hitotsume Kozo and is very bratty towards Kappard and a wolf like butler (no name mentioned yet) who gave Kappard a device to search for the Star Princesses.

Can we keep her, Sis?

Hikari and Lala learn from Elena that she has a lot of personal commitments as she has to take care of her siblings and the flower shop at the same time which explained why she rejected many offerings from the various clubs. (Why do I get a feeling that this is going to bite Elena back in the future?)


Speaking of battles, Tenjou and her minions decided to trap Cure Star and Cure Milky in a smokescreen while the minions tried to catch Fuwa. At first, Elena was shaking her legs after seeing what is going but began to charge forward after seeing Fuwa's tears.







Play that Spanish Music! Oleh!




Elena decided to protect the little alien and she was granted the Star Pendant and Pen which she transformed to Cure Soleil. Her debut fight was very physical (that's what we fans want to see) and even did a tribute attack from Cure Rouge and Cure March-Precure Soleil Shoot that blasted all the minions again!


Overall, Elena was full of energy and it is fun to see her battle compared to Cure Star and Cure Milky who are not as agile or action paced like Cure Soleil. (Hopefully the two younger girls will improve in the future) It was also similar to Kirara's debut battle when Elena did not want to know what is going on after the battle and rushed back to take care of her siblings and shop.



Next week, Madoka will joined them as Cure Selene but what make her worthy for Fuwa to grant her Precure powers? Until then, see you in the next post!

Monday, February 18, 2019

Star Twinkle Precure Ep 3 Review: As Stubborn as a Taurus!

Kirayaba! This is my review of Star Twinkle Precure Ep 3 and the search for the Star Princesses begin! I will be putting my thoughts for this review since the subbed version is out already.


As expected, the focus is on Hikari and Lala's miscommunication and lack of understanding of one another. Hikari swore she could hear a sound coming from her pendant but Lala refused to listen to her and focusing on examining the data analysis instead.


I am a box!


It even got worse when Hikari dragged Lala to the town centre as Hikari tried to gather information from the various stores but failed to explain to Lala her motive and nearly got heated up if not for one Amamiya Elena (Our Third Precure!) intervene with her warm demeanour.



Elena even gave a pep talk of how her siblings has disagreements but they need to talk to one other so they can understand each other. She even bid farewell to the two girls before heading back to her flower shop named "Sonrisa" which is Smile in Spanish. If Hikari is the muscle, Lala is the Brains then Elena is the Peacemaker as being the oldest among the girls.



Of course Hikari and Lala got carried away again due to disagreement and it had Fuwa in tears. (The cute alien can pull some heart string with it's innocence) The girls finally calm down to give each other to explain their reasons and also found the Taurus Princess Pen at the same time.





We were also introduce to our new general after Kappard named Tenjou who is based on the Tengu demon. Furthermore we also get to know the Big Bad named Galoga who ordered Kappard to return. Tenjou is more scheming as she actually used her minions to keep the girls at bay with her formation stances until Cure Milky figure out her weakness during the battle.

So it is clear that the Note Raiders (I know they are called Not Rayders which doesn't sound cool to me) are after the Star Princesses and Fuwa so they could eliminate all light in the universe and plunge into darkness as it was later explained by the Taurus Princess.






Speaking of the Taurus Princess, Cure Star used her power to create a more powerful Star Punch that explode on impact just like a familiar Gold Saint's Taurus Power. The sequence where the girls activated the Taurus Princess Pen in the Twinkle Book was pretty cool and Fuwa wore a cute Taurus like costume for the girls to enter the Star Palace.

Donuts- Best Food for Friends!

So one down, Eleven more to go as the search for the Star Princesses continue which I hope they don't rush into things and hopefully get more character and plot development before the 1st half of the season end.



Overall, an all right episode as it is a set up for things to come and Elena is going to join the girls as Cure Soleil in the next episode. Until then, see you in the next post!

Sunday, February 10, 2019

Star Twinkle Precure Ep 2 Top 3 Moments: Cure Milky Making Waves!

Kirayaba! This is my review of Star Twinkle Precure Ep 2 and Lala wish to become a Precure too!


No 3: Lala's First Experience with Earth Culture!


You do realise that Prunce has very "long tentacles." The things he could do with his tentacles..hehe!

After finding out that her spaceship needed time to repair, Hikaru invited Lala, Fuwa and Prunce to her home. Although reluctant to go, they went ahead even though Lala explained that Aliens are not suppose to make contact with Earthlings as ordered by the Universal Enforcement Organisation. (Not sure the actual name)



However Lala and Prunce entered Hikaru's room through the windows and she was amazed by the space related things by Hikaru. Hikaru explained that it belonged to her father and she took over his things. Hikaru's Grandpa entered the room to tell Hikaru that dinner is ready, he was kinda of pissed after seeing her father's items on the table.


Lala returned back to the space and asked the ship's AI computer on the possibility of Hikaru and herself becoming Precures and the numbers was less than 1 percent. Hikaru arrived with a basket of Onigiri but Lala showed her that she can survive with Cosmic Gummies.

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Jelly Donuts!? Pokemon Bad Joke!

Hikaru took one and was loving it. Lala also took a bite of the Onigiri and claimed it is delicious too. Hikaru took off and promise to look after Fuwa and Prunce at home.


At the same time, Kappard has arrived on Earth and is talking to his female comrade thru a communicator...

No 2: The Star Princesses and Knot Raiders!

This is how we greet Lala by touching her balls!


The next day, Prunce explained that he and Fuwa came from the planet Star Palace which is ruled by the Twelve Star Princesses however the Knot Raiders invaded the planet and both Prunce and Fuwa were send away in order to keep them safe.



The Star Princesses then used their power to stop the Knot Raiders however in the process, lost their powers and were scattered throughout the universe. Lala was investigating the strange readings nearby and saved Prunce and Fuwa.

No 1: Cure Milky on Stage!



After a close encounter with Ryo Ojisan, (which oddly enough, he doesn't seem surprised to see Lala in her getup) Hikaru asked Lala if she wanted to become a Precure in which Lala replied it is impossible based on the ship calculations. However Hikaru claimed sometime you got to trust your feelings and instinct and not rely too much on technology.





Kappard ambushed the girls and Hikaru transformed to Cure Star and hold off the minions. Kappard cornered Lala and Fuwa and Cure Star told Lala to believe her feelings if she want to become a Precure.












Lala then confessed to Fuwa that she wanted to protect her and Lala was granted the Star Color Pen and Pendant. Lala transformed to Cure Milky and easily took down the minions and even used her special attack-Precure Milky Shock to force Kappard to retreat.


With both girls becoming Precures, Hikaru's Pendant start to glow, pointing to somewhere...

This episode was pretty interesting as we get some back stories on Lala, Prunce and the world building for this series. Look like there is some kinda of Space Enforcement organisation that maintain order in the universe. (Kinda like the Galaxy Police from Space Sheiff or the Galactic Patrol from Dragonball Super) It will be fun if Toei will do a crossover between Star Twinkle and either one of these series to expand the universe.

I am also wondering if Hikaru's father is still alive or probably overseas. Perhaps her father might play a part in the future like how Riko's father discovered clues about Deusmast and looking at Hikaru's Grandpa disgusted look on his face in Hikaru's room, something must have happened between them.

We also get to know that Lala's alien race has different cultures since 13 earth years mean you are an adult according to her race. But you can guess that Lala will probably behave like a normal teenager eventually after interacting with Hikaru and company.

Lala is also a girl who rely on technology and logic thinking. After seeing the chances of becoming a Precure is less than 1 percent, she nearly gave up hope but Hikaru is a girl with a lot of gut feelings, she gave Lala the push to believe in herself and finally becoming Cure Milky.

Cure Milky transformation song was a step up from Cure Star and it is great to see a Green Cure to be the 2nd Cure instead of being the 3rd or 4th member. Furthermore, after Cure Peace, we finally have a Precure who also used Lighting based attacks. (A Homage to Sailor Jupiter whose uniform is Green and used Lighting based attacks?)




So now with two cures, the girls can finally start their search for the Star Princesses. Of course, it is not going to be easy since Hikaru and Lala has different opinions and approach and got into an argument. Furthermore, we are getting a new female general in the next episode. (She is voiced by Endo Aya who voiced Sword Maiden from Gobin Slayer and Miyuki of Lucky Star)

Until then, see you in the next post!