Smile Precure Ep 6-Finally a Team Henshin and my short review of Suite Precure Movie (Spoliers included for the Movie)

Miyuki and the others celebrate the team finally together and they started asking Candy why are they chosen and the reasons to battle the Bad End Kingdom. However Candy was unable to answer when a flying book appeared and out came Candy's brother, Pop.

Finally Shinpachi became a real Samurai thanks to Gintoki from Gintama! (Go and watch Gintama and you know why)

Pop and Candy were reunited and he asked her where is the magic book Candy was entrusted with. Candy forgot where it is but Miyuki remembered leaving it a mysterious forest full of book. Pop knew where the place is and opened a portal through Miyuki's bookshelf.

I think the producers love Yayoi...

Meanwhile the three generals of Bad End Kingdom were playing cards when the next general, Joker arrived. The girls entered the forest and found the book. Pop began to explain that Marcheland was a peaceful country but Pierrot attacked the kingdom and stole the Cure Decors. The Queen of Marchenland-Royal Queen sacrifice herself to seal Pierrot and now the only way to revive her is get all the Cure Decors.

Girls, our new toy to sell!

Pop showed the Decor Case to place all the Decors in it. The girls placed the decors and Pop explained that only the legendary heroes-Precures can find the Decors and defeat Pierrot. The magic book also show the girls as Precures but there was nothing written after Cure Beauty. Pop told them they are suppose to continue the battles and the book will continue to write by itself based on their actions.

Yayoi's eyes is sparkling!!!

Go and get dance lessons from the Miyuki of Fresh Precure! (They are planning to use a variation of Goranger's Entrance Speech but doesn't sound right)

Miyuki suggested to have a team entrance speech which Yayoi only agreed. After a while, Majorina attacked the city and the girls went to the scene. However Miyuki went to the wrong location (The South Pole) leaving the rest to confront Majorina.

I just came back from the South Pole!

Team Henshin Time!

By your powers combine...!

March is the Boss folding her arms!

Pop found Miyuki and they returned to the bookshelf. Pop asked if Candy has been giving them problems but Miyuki told him she has been a great help to them. Finally Miyuki arrived and after a short discussion, they transformed and finally a Team Entrance Speech! (The Akanbe blasted them after the speech)

Finally someone interupt their entrance!

Which is scarier? A giant Can Drink or a giant Stapler?

Before...

After!

Pop came to help and transform to a giant stapler and overpower the Akanbe. The girls help too and finally was defeated by Happy Shower! After the battle, Pop told Candy he has to return to Marchenland for a special mission but told her that even if saying goodbye, they must always Smile to bade farewell.

Only Ten more to go!

Pop left and the girls comforted Candy in the sunset...

So we got two new characters in this episode. First it was Pop who was voiced by Sakaguchi Daisuke (Usso of Victory Gundam and Shipachi of Gintama) He was pretty awesome and speak in a traditional Samurai manner. Although he get embarrassed when people called him "Cool" which was cute. Then we have the second most dangerous villain-Joker who most people will have guess is the big bad manipulator and probably the most sadistic. (The way he sticking his tongue out can raise some eyebrows!) He is voiced by Mitsuya Yuji who did Hyoma of Combattler V.

The conflict is similar to Futari Precure where they must gather items to revive the Queen and it is a race against time who can get revive first-Royal Queen or Pierrot. So now using the bookshelf in the forest enable them to move through different locations and based on the next episode, the forest will be their secret hideout for the girls to hang about which is pretty neat for them.

Momo Nee!

Let's show how a real six girls team fight!

Oh yeah, I had to mention the trailer during the opening credits for the New Stage Movie. Fusion has so many forms which is hard to catch and the Five Gogo Team appeared to battle one of the Fusion was awesome! Anyway the movie will be out next Saturday so it will probably during October or November before we can get a DVD release.

I always wonder if there is anything special between them...

What do I think of the Suite Precure Movie? It was okay but there were several plot holes which they failed to explain.
1) Where did Howling come from? Did he come from another sealing stone or something? How did he get out?
2) Where did the Major Trio come from? If let assume that the movie is after the TV series, where are the Minor Trio? I thought they are the good guys now?
3) Why Suzu is not affected and she can run around while everyone got turned into stone?
4) Why Suzu hate Ako? Other than saying they got into a fight years ago.
5) They advertised so much of Cure Melody got the power up but it was just like a big stunner that lasted for about a minute plus of screen time and they had to use the Healing Chest to defeat Howling.

Despite all these plot holes, it is actually a pretty predictable Precure movie. I noticed that other than Heartcatch Precure Movie which take place in Paris, most of the movies took place in other dimensions. Although Major Land is already introduced in the TV series so there is nothing new to talk about.

Instead, we had this sub plot of Mephisto is trying to get some parent/kid bonding with Ako and their relationship got onto a rocky start during the beginning credits. (I thought for a moment that Mephisto is stalking on Kanade like a pervert) Hummy was really useless and just being a dumb cat who left the Healing Chest behind in the woods.

The actions is pretty decent and Meldoy and Rhythm tried to get out of the Negatone's bind was hilarious and I think there was an animation error on Beat when she got caught by the bind on her wrist, it was gone for a moment and then it reappear again and after that it was totally gone without any explanation.

The ending was also really fast. There's no closure between Ako and Suzu. Everyone goes back to Earth and that's it? What happened to the people in their town? Did the music come back which most possibly it does but they never show it and they ended the whole screening with a dance from the second ending.

For what it is, I felt that the story could be done better but it's still a kid's show. My verdict of it-3 out of 5 stars. It was decent but not one of my favourite Precure movies.

So enough ranting about the movie and see you next week!