Kirakira PreCure a la Mode (Japanese: キラキラ☆プリキュアアラモード Hepburn: Kirakira ☆ Purikyua Ara Mōdo, lit. "Glittering Pretty Cure à la Mode"), shortened as PreAla (プリアラ PuriAra) is a 2017 Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Toei Animation and the fourteenth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure metaseries. It is directed by Kohei Kureta and Yukio Kaizawa and written by Jin Tanaka with character design by Marie Ino and anime cake and sweets designs are handled by pâtissière Junko Fukuda. The series began airing on all All-Nippon News Network stations in Japan on February 5, 2017, succeeding Maho Girls PreCure! in its initial timeslot. It was then succeeded by Hugtto! PreCure on February 4, 2018. The series' main theme is happiness, while desserts and animals serve as the motif.
Plot[]
Ichika Usami is a second year middle school student who loves sweets and wishes to work in a patisserie, but struggles to make anything good. One day, she encounters a fairy named Pekorin, who is able to detect "kirakiraru", an element residing in sweets that represent the feelings put into them. However, evil fairies start to steal the kirakiraru for themselves, leaving the sweets black and lifeless. Determined to protect the sweets, Ichika gains the power of the Legendary Patisserie and transforms into the Pretty Cure, Cure Whip, to protect the kirakiraru. Joined by five other Pretty Cures, Ichika opens up the mobile sweet shop, Kirakira Patisserie, and spends her days making sweets while fighting against those who seek to steal kirakiraru and bring misfortune to the world.
Opening[]
SHINE!! KiraKira Precure A La Mode
Ending[]
Let's La Cooking☆Showtime Episode 1 And 22
Shubidubi☆Sweets Time (Maria Naganawa) Episode 23 And 36 39 And 49 Finale
Très Bien Semble!! Episode 37 And 38
Characters[]
- Ichika Usami/Cure Whip
Voice by Karen Miyama
- Himari Arisugawa/Cure Custard
Voice by Haruka Fukuhara
- Aoi Tategami/Cure Gelato
Voice by Tomo Muranaka
- Yukari Kotozume/Cure Macaron
Voice by Saki Fujita
- Akira Kenjou/Cure Chocolat
Voice by Nanako Mori
- Ciel Kirahoshi/Kirarin/Cure Parfait
Voice by Inori Minase
- Pekorin/Cure Pekorin
Voice by Mika Kanai
- Chourou
Voice by Yū Mizushima (Japanese)
- Rio/Julio/Pikario/Cure Waffle
Voice by Junko Minagawa (Japanese)
- Bibury
Voice by Chiemi Chiba (Japanese)
- Grave
Voice by Yuuma Uchida (Japanese)
- Mariko Himukai
Voice by Haruko Momoi (Japanese)
- Emiru Kodama
Voice by Kotori Koiwai (Japanese)
- Risa Kagurazaka
Voice by Tomo Sakurai (Japanese)
- Miku Kenjou
Voice by Rico Sasaki (Japanese)
- Crystal Animal
(Crystal Bunny) Voice by Ayahi Takagaki (Japanese) (Crystal Squrriel) Chika Fujimura (Japanese) (Crystal Lion) Houko Kuwashima (Japanese) (Crystal Cat) Voice by Satomi Akesaka (Japanese) (Crystal Dog) Voice by Hikaru Ueda (Japanese) and (Crystal Pegasus) Voice by Yui Watanabe (Japanese)
Episode List[]
| Episodes |
Number |
Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topped with Plenty of Love! Cure Whip is Ready to Serve | As Ichika Usami makes her way home to prepare a cake for her mother, a strange cream-filled explosion occurs nearby, causing Ichika, along with some other girls, to see visions of sweets. While struggling to cook successfully, Ichika suddenly comes across a fairy named Pekorin, who tells her about the Kirakiraru that resides in sweets and helps her bake a successful cake. However, Ichika becomes saddened when she learns her mother can't make it home, losing the motivation to finish her cake. Just then, an evil fairy named Gummy appears and starts stealing the Kirakiraru from inside the cakes to make himself stronger, leaving the cakes black as a result. Determined to protect the successful cake that Ichika put her feelings into, Pekorin strives to protect it from Gummy, helping Ichika to realize that her cake isn't pointless. As Ichika is encouraged to finish decorating it on the spot, the cake transforms into a Sweets Pact and the Rabbit Shortcake Animal Sweet, giving her the power to transform into the Pretty Cure, Cure Whip. Using her new rabbit-like abilities, Ichika manages to defeat Gummy, returning all the Kirakiraru he stole back to where they belong, after which a strange voice is heard from a shop-shaped bag. | 1 | February 5, 2017 |
| The Little Genius, Cure Custard! | The bag transforms into a full-sized bakery complete with kitchen, where Ichika meets a fairy spirit known as the Elder. Upon hearing that the PreCure were legendary patissieres, Ichika immediately jumps at the chance of being one. The next day, Ichika encounters her shy classmate, Himari Arisugawa, and invites her to the magical bakery to make some pudding. Irritated by Ichika's repeated failures, Himari ends up bringing out her true nature as a sweets expert and lectures Ichika all about pudding. Having had bad experiences with losing friends over her excessive knowledge, Himari becomes fearful that Ichika will treat her the same way. However, she is surprised to find Ichika taking an interest in learning about pudding properly, and together they manage to make a successful pudding dish. Just then, one of the Kirakiraru Thieves, Pulupulu, starts stealing Kirakiraru from puddings and sets his sights on Himari's special squirrel pudding. As Ichika transforms to fight Pulupulu only to struggle against his pudding body, Himari's desire to protect her new friend grants her the power to transform into Cure Custard, using her squirrely speed to help Ichika defeat Pulupulu. | 2 | February 12, 2017 |
| The Roaring Lion! Cure Gelato! | Aoi Tategami, the lead vocalist of the band Wild Azur, becomes eager to enter a Battle of the Bands contest and impress one of her favorite musicians, Ayane Misaki. As Aoi struggles to think up lyrics for a new song, Ichika hopes to cheer her up with some ice-cream, only to discover that the ice-cream truck had been robbed by one of the Kirakiraru Thieves, Hotto. Taking inspiration from the clouds in the sky, Ichika works with Himari to make a sky blue Lion Ice-cream for Aoi on the day of the contest, reminding her of why she started singing in the first place. Just as Aoi's performance is about to begin, Hotto appears, prompting Ichika and Himari into action. Determined to protect both her stage and her ice-cream, Aoi awakens the power to transform into Cure Gelato, using her ice powers and lion's roar to defeat Hotto. Despite the crowd being scared off by the attack, Aoi manages to use her song to bring the audience back, impressing Ayane with lyrics from her heart. | 3 | February 19, 2017 |
| With the Three of Us Together, Let's La Mix it Up! | Wanting to do something for ballet star Mariko Himukai, Ichika, Himari, and Aoi try to make cream puffs for her recital. However, they find it to be no easy task as each attempt ends in failure, leaving everyone dejected. Asking Mariko for advice on what to do when met with repeated failures, Ichika is told to focus on the feelings of love that inspired them in the first place. After all three girls end up thinking about each other, they return to the kitchen for one more attempt, finally managing to create a successful batch of cream puffs and becoming closer friends as a result. The next morning, another of the Kirakiraru Thieves, Choucrea targets the girls' cream puffs, but the Cures manage to defeat him by combining their feelings together. After giving Mariko the Swan Cream Puff they made together, the girls pass by a beautiful high school girl. | 4 | February 26, 2017 |
| The Capricious Lady is Cure Macaron! | Ichika once again meets the girl from before, Yukari Kotozume, who is known for being both beautiful and talented. After spending some time together in town, Ichika invites Yukari, who doesn't seem to be enjoying herself, to make macarons with everyone. Although Yukari's natural talent allows them to make attractive looking meringues, they discover that the taste isn't right, prompting Yukari to work hard to try and remake it, finally enjoying herself in the process. After Ichika turns one of Yukari's failures into a Cat Macaron, another of the Kirakiraru Thieves, Maquillon, arrives to try and steal it. Finding enjoyment from being with Ichika, Yukari gains the power to transform into Cure Macaron and defeat Maquillon. As Yukari becomes determined to one day make perfect macarons, Ichika falls for the handsome Akira Kenjo, who just moved into the neighborhood. | 5 | March 5, 2017 |
| Is This Love!? The Brilliant Cure Chocolat! | As Ichika finds herself falling in love with Akira, the others encourage her to escort Akira to a chocolate shop. Just as Akira explains that the chocolate is for their sickly sister, Miku, another of the Kirakiraru Thieves, Bitard, appears and steals the chocolate Akira had bought for Miku. Discovering that all the chocolate in town has had its Kirakiraru stolen, Ichika decides to use the chocolate Akira had bought her to make some replacement Dog Chocolates for Miku. As the Cures aim to keep this batch safe from Bitard, Akira's determination to protect the chocolates Ichika made for Miku awakens the power to transform into Cure Chocolat. After Bitard is defeated and the chocolates are delivered safely to Miku, Ichika is shocked to discover that Akira is actually a girl. | 6 | March 12, 2017 |
| Pekorin Makes Doughnuts peko~! | The Elder tells the girls about how Pekorin used to bake alongside her friends atop the Strawberry Mountain. That was until the day Gummy and his Kirakiraru Thief comrades attacked, causing an explosion that separated Pekorin from her friends and left the Elder in a ghost-like state. As these memories proved to be painful for Pekorin to move on, Ichika cheers her up by asking her to make doughnuts with her. Taking their completed doughnuts to the top of Strawberry Mountain, where the Elder's bakery used to stand, Ichika is shown visions of the fun times Pekorin spent baking with her friends. Just then, they are attacked by another of the Kirakiraru Thieves, Fueru, with the power to divide himself, but he is defeated by the combined strength of the five Cures. Inspired by the visions she saw, Ichika decides to convert the bakery into a shop where everyone can enjoy sweets together, naming it the Kirakira Patisserie. | 7 | March 19, 2017 |
| KiraPati... Can't Open! | As Ichika and the others try to prepare the Kirakira Patisserie for its opening, the Elder shows them the Kirakiraru Pot, allowing them to make objects out of Kirakiraru to decorate the shop. Despite this, the girls still struggle with their individual tasks. Just then, a girl named Emiru Kodama comes to the shop, looking to buy sweets for her friends who each have different tastes. As Ichika tries to come up with an idea, the other girls manage to work together to get the shop ready, giving Ichika the idea of making an animal sweets cake for Emiru. However, another of the Kirakiraru Thieves, Spongen, appears and steals the cake's Kirakiraru, prompting the Cures to go and defeat him to restore the cake to normal. Afterwards, Ichika officially opens the Kirakira Patisserie, where Emiru brings all of her friends. | 8 | March 26, 2017 |
| KiraPati Will Make Your Love Come True! | As the Patisserie tries out various locations to attract customers, they come across a man named Daisuke Tatsumi, who is searching for a cookie he can use to confess to his childhood friend, Midori Nakamura. Wanting to help Daisuke out, Ichika and the others make some cookies to give him some encouragement. However, another Kirakiraru Thief, Cookacookie, shows up to steal the cookies, but the Cures manage to defeat him. Despite the cookies getting banged up in the process, Daisuke works up the courage to confess to Midori, with the girls helping to set the mood. | 9 | April 2, 2017 |
| Yukari vs. Akira! Call Out to the Storm! | Wanting to take part in the local Sweets Festival, Ichika sends Yukari and Akira together to buy fruit for a collaborative fruit tart. As Yukari and Akira struggle with finding any fruit, Yukari helps a young girl pick out a mature broche while Akira helps an old lady find an emerald that came off her wedding ring. Just then, Yukari and Akira are dragged away by their respective fan clubs, who believe the patisserie is an unfitting place for them. Meanwhile, another Kirakiraru Thief, Tarton, attacks Ichika and the others, who were making the tart base. Ignoring the advice of their peers to stay away from each other, Yukari and Akira come to the aid of their fellow Cures, working together to defeat Tarton before finally buying the fruit needed to complete Ichika's tart. As the completed Hedgehog Tart manages to win over the girls' respective fan clubs, a masked figure sets his sights on the Sweets Festival. | 10 | April 9, 2017 |
| Decisive Battle! PreCure vs. Gummy's Team! | The Sweets Festival begins, with the Kirakira Patisserie's Hedgehog Tart proving to be a big hit with customers. Ichika feels some embarrassment however when her father, Genichiro, shows up to the festival. Just then, the festival is attacked by Gummy and his fellow Kirakiraru Thieves. Things go from bad to worse when a masked boy fuses Gummy and the thieves into a single powerful enemy that overpowers the Cures. When Gummy attacks Genichiro, who had bought a strawberry shortcake for Ichika and her new friends, the Kirakiraru residing inside everyone's hearts combine into the Precure's new power, the Candy Rods, which the Cures use to defeat Gummy, breaking the belts that were controlling him and the other thieves. | 11 | April 16, 2017 |
| The Enemy is... The Popular Transfer Student!? | A boy named Rio Kuroki transfers into Ichika's class, quickly becoming popular with the other students and taking a peculiar interest in Ichika. Later that day, Gummy and the others appear at the patisserie, explaining how they became evil as a result of belts given to them by the masked boy, apologizing to the girls and learning the joy of eating sweets instead of just stealing its kirakiraru. The next day, Ichika invites Rio and her friend Risa to the patisserie as she tries making Sheep Cupcakes, receiving some useful advice from Rio despite his claims of not liking sweets much. Afterwards, however, Rio, revealed to be the masked boy known as Julio, steals the kirakiraru from Risa's heart after she eats the cupcakes, turning it black to use as a weapon to use against the Cures. As Julio's hatred of sweets increases the power of his attacks, Ichika uses the whipping technique she learned from Rio to block his attacks, allowing the Cures to revert the black kirakiraru in his weapon back to normal. | 12 | April 23, 2017 |
| No Way! Himari's Unexpected Debut! | Ichika, Aoi, and Himari are chosen to help create videos to promote the shopping district, but Himari struggles in her role as a reporter due to her shyness about being on camera. As the videos fail to get any views, Rio suggests to Himari that they use the Precure to promote the videos, increasing her worries. As Ichika takes the shoot over to the patisserie for a change of pace, Himari, recalling what sparked her interest in the science behind food, works up the courage to tell a mother and daughter about why churros have their unique shape. Just then, Julio appears and steals their kirakiraru, using it to create a dark bow and arrow. Wanting to protect the feelings formed from wanting to learn more about sweets, Himari uses a new technique to stop all of Julio's arrows, allowing the Cures to destroy the weapon and return the kirakiraru to its rightful owners. Thanks to Himari's newly gained confidence, the PR videos become a great success. | 13 | April 30, 2017 |
| Rich Girl Rock 'n' Roll! | Aoi is suddenly dragged away from her band performance by a butler named Mizushima. Deciding to go to Aoi's house to investigate, the girls learn that Aoi is actually the daughter of a rich family, who Mizushima wants to quit from both her band and the patisserie in order to become a refined lady. Wanting to help Aoi, Ichika and the others sneak into the household's dinner party, handing out Dolphin Jelly to the guests and giving Aoi the chance to put on a performance and transmit her feelings to Mizushima. As Mizushima remains reluctant to share his true feelings, Julio appears and uses all the guests' kirakiraru to create another dark weapon. Discovering that her song had managed to reach Mizushima's heart, Aoi uses the strength of his kirakiraru to overpower Julio and destroy his weapon. Afterwards, Aoi manages to convince Mizushima to let her continue with both the band and the patisserie. | 14 | May 7, 2017 |
| Because of Love! Cure Chocolat's Anger! | Akira's little sister, Miku, pays a visit to the patisserie, wanting to help out at the shop but finding it harder than expected. While out shopping with Ichika, Miku explains how she wants to do something for Akira in return for the chocolates she gives her as a charm. Working with the others in secret, Miku makes Akira a poodle-shaped chocolate cake, showing her how much she wants to protect her smile as well. Just then, Julio steals Miku's kirakiraru to create yet another weapon, sending Akira into a fury. As Akira is overwhelmed due to her anger, she gains power from the feelings she received from Miku's cake and turn the battle in her favor. | 15 | May 14, 2017 |
| A Rapidly Approaching Danger! Yukari and Rio! | Curious as to why Rio knows so much about everyone, Yukari invites him and the girls to her family's teahouse to practise tea ceremonies with her grandmother. After watching Rio copy her tea making techniques seemingly perfectly, Yukari tells Rio about the pain she goes through out of having an older sister. Inspired by Yukari's tea service, Ichika decides to turn the patisserie into an aquarium-themed teahouse serving White Whale Strawberry Daifuku, helping Yukari to realise that tea ceremonies is something she legitimately likes. Later that day, Yukari discovers Julio has targeted her fangirls, luring her into a battle. As Julio attempts to weaken Yukari's spirit by teasing her about her sister, Yukari reveals that she had lied about having a sister in order to trick Julio into revealing his true identity to her. After destroying his weapon again, Yukari notices something amiss about Rio's behavior when he made his tea, while Julio sets his sights on Ichika. | 16 | May 21, 2017 |
| The Final Experiment! Cure Whip Can't Transform! | Realizing that Yukari will soon tell the others about his identity, Rio approaches Ichika, who is hoping to make cookies for her mother. Angered by Ichika's unconditional love for her mother, Rio steals Ichika's kirakiraru and turns it into a Dark Candy Rod, leaving Ichika devoid of love and unable to transform. As the other Cures fight against Julio, who is able to use their own moves against them, Pekorin decides to help Ichika make her cookies, helping her remember the love of sweets she received from her mother. Receiving large amounts of kirakiraru from completing her cookies, Ichika is once again able to transform and fight against Julio, finally overpowering him. As Julio runs off, stating his hatred for sweets, another girl watches above. | 17 | May 28, 2017 |
| The Queen of Rumors is the Formidable Foe, Bibury! | Curious about a lack of customers recently, the girls discover that someone is spreading bad rumors about the Kirakira Patisserie. This is revealed to be the work of Julio's ally, Bibury, who is using her doll Iru to spread brainwashing rumors claiming bad things will happen from eating their sweets. As Ichika feels down from the continued absence of any customers, she feels more depressed when she hears about a successful patissiere prodigy named Ciel Kirahoshi. The next day, Ichika is surprised to see the other girls promoting the patisserie in spite of the rumors, becoming inspired to make Giraffe Mille Crépes and hold a grand reopening. As the taste of sweets manage to overcome the rumors, Bibury, who is caught in the act by Yukari and her fanclub, has Iru steal all of the nearby kirakiraru to bring back to her master, Noir. Thankfully, the Cures manage to stop Iru before he can escape and recover the kirakiraru. As Bibury takes her leave and business for the Kirakira Patisserie returns to normal, Ciel arrives in Japan. | 18 | June 4, 2017 |
| The Genius Patissiere! Ciel Kirahoshi! | Ciel opens a pop-up restaurant in Ichika's hometown, which quickly becomes popular. Wowed by Ciel's sweets, Ichika requests to become Ciel's apprentice, to which Ciel tasks her with creating a dish that represents who she is. While her dish ultimately fails to meet Ciel's standards, Ichika comes to appreciate the effort Ciel puts into her sweets to make people happy. Bibury and Iru once again attempt to steal the kirakiraru from Ciel's sweets, but Ichika and the other Cures manage to stop them, with Ciel becoming delighted to learn that the Precure exist. | 19 | June 11, 2017 |
| Mixing Up Admiration! Ichika and Ciel! | Ichika, Himari, and Aoi are tasked with accompanying Ciel for a day-long interview, with Ichika remaining determined to become Ciel's apprentice. While searching for ingredients up in Strawberry Mountain, Ichika notices that Ciel seems familiar with the area and is aware of legendary patissiéres. Arriving at a bee hive factory, the taste of honey gets everyone in the mood for making pancakes, leading to a cook-off between Ichika and Ciel. However, they are interrupted by Bibury and Iru, who steal the kirakiraru from Ciel's pancakes and capture Ciel, prompting the Cures into action. After the Cures manage to save the day, Ciel becomes curious as to why Ichika's seemingly ordinary bear pancakes contain so much kirakiraru. | 20 | June 25, 2017 |
| What Was That~!? The Secret Identity of Ciel is Revealed! | While becoming curious about Ciel after she mentions kirakiraru, Ichika sees some strange ghost like figures, prompting the Elder to send out a signal at Strawberry Mountain. This attracts all the fairies that had been spread apart, who were helped out by Gummy and his reformed allies. As Ichika and the others hold a cooking party to welcome everyone back, Ciel makes an unexpected appearance, revealing herself to be a fairy named Kirarin. Just then, Bibury shows up and attempts to steal all of the kirakiraru once again, using her own dark kirakiraru to power Iru up even further, but is once again defeated by the Cures. However, they are then approached by Julio, who has received extra dark power from Noir. | 21 | July 2, 2017 |
| Stop It, Julio! The Kirakiraru of Hatred! | Julio uses the dark kirakiraru inside his body to power up his Dark Rod and repel the Cures' attacks. Just then, Ciel recognises Julio as her twin brother, Pikario, who launches an attack that causes the girls to fall into a cave filled with kirakiraru. Ciel explains how she studied in France with Pikario, until one day he declared a hatred of sweets and disappeared. As Julio resumes his attack, he expresses his resentment towards Ciel for having more talent as both a patissiere and a potential Pretty Cure than him without recognizing his feelings, which led to him being turned to the dark side by Noir. Sensing that the real Julio is somewhere amidst the darkness, Ichika has the other Cures power her up so she can withstand Julio's attacks and understand his true feelings, managing to return him back into Pikario. As Ciel laments not being able to do anything for her brother, the other fairies discover a mysterious shrine in the cave. | 22 | July 9, 2017 |
| Fly! The Rainbow-Colored Pegasus, Cure Parfait! | As the girls question Pikario about Noir's ambitions, Ciel falls into a depression over not recognising Pikario's feelings. Her guilt increases when Pikario reveals everything he tries to make is instantly drained of its kirakiraru. Just then, Noir himself appears in order to tempt Ciel towards darkness, trapping her, Ichika, and Pikario in a barrier formed from the self-loathing in Ciel's heart. When the other Cures try to save them, Noir fuses Bibury and Iru together to hold them off. Reaching a kitchen inside Ciel's heart, Ichika encourages Pikario to make her waffles, which regain their kirararu from his feelings towards her and restore Ciel's happiness. Rediscovering her passion for making sweets, Ciel begins making sweets from both the Cures' kirakiraru and Pikario's waffles. Noir attempts to attack Ciel but Pikario blocks his attack, encouraging Ciel to complete the Pegasus Parfait Animal Sweets and transform into Cure Parfait, allowing her to defeat Bibury. However, Pikario is left weak from the injuries, and he is taken to the ancient shrine to heal. | 23 | July 16, 2017 |
| The Transfer Student is the Fairy Kirarin!? | Along with looking after the injured Pikario, the ancient shrine bestows mysterious crystals to each of the Cures. Wanting to learn more about Ichika and the others, Ciel transfers into Ichika's class. Trouble soon occurs when Ciel's hunger suddenly causes her to turn back into a fairy in front of her classmates. As Ichika and the others help Ciel escape and bring her back to normal, another of Noir's servants, Glaive, shows up to steal the town's kirakiraru, summoning a monster named Nendos to attack the Cures. With everyone's help, Ciel manages to defeat the monster before joining everyone as an official member of the Kirakira Patisserie. | 24 | July 23, 2017 |
| Lightning Fast Wedding!? Princess Yukari! | A prince from the Duchy of Confeito named Nata comes to ask for Yukari's hand in marriage, wanting to take her back to his country. Believing Akira to be Yukari's boyfriend and failing to know that Akira's actually a girl, Nata challenges her to a series of challenges to decide who is best suited to be Yukari's prince. As Yukari seems to react harshly to Akira's uncertainty over the matter, Ciel tells Akira to be more direct with her feelings towards Yukari, encouraging both of them to make chocolate macarons for a sweets-making contest against Nata. While going to deliver them, Yukari reveals that she acts cold towards others to hide her own weaknesses when she started to remember Julio taunting her while battling, which Akira chooses to accept. Just then, another Noir's servant named Elissio attacks Nata and knocks away Yukari's Sweets Pact, leaving Akira alone to fight against him. Despite being heavily damaged by Elissio's attacks, Akira's feelings of love towards Yukari help her to break free, after which the others Cures arrive to help defeat Elissio's plant monster. Afterwards, Yukari turns down Nata's offer, deciding to stay with Akira and the others. | 25 | July 30, 2017 |
| The Summer! The Sea! KiraPati Castaways! | The girls take a trip to the beach, where Ichika uses their remaining kirakiraru to set the patisserie afloat a large inflatable ring. As a result, however, they get pulled out by the waves and land on an uninhabited island, with no means of escape. As the girls search for ingredients they can use to make more kirakiraru-producing sweets, Ciel comes across Bibury, who had also found herself stranded. After the girls find a cave of icicles which they use to make penguin shaved ice, Ciel, concerned for Bibury, decides to take some for her as well. Angered by loneliness, Bibury uses the shaved ice's kirakiraru to power up Iru to attack Ciel, only for him to indiscriminately attack her as well. However, Ciel risks herself to protect Bibury, assuring her that she doesn't have to be alone, before purifying Iru. As Bibury decides to use the shaved ice's kirakiraru to escape the island, Ciel, determined to one day be friends with Bibury, discovers that the crystal she received from the shrine has changed shape. | 26 | August 6, 2017 |
| A Blazing Live Battle! Aoi vs. Misaki! | Aoi's band Wild Azure is accepted into the Blue Rock Festival, where Misaki's band Ganache is also participating. After Aoi gets to meet Misaki herself, who seems disappointed upon hearing that meeting her was her dream, she discovers both of their bands are performing at the same time, leaving hardly anyone watching Wild Azure's performance. Despite trying to keep up appearances in front of her friends, Aoi is ultimately overwhelmed by frustration over her failure and runs off in tears. She is discovered by Elissio, who manipulates the darkness in Aoi's feelings of envy and drives her to attack the festival. Before Aoi can destroy the stage, Ichika calls out to her, helping Aoi to remember her love of music and realise her wish to reach a larger audience. The next day, Aoi gives Misaki a Whale Chewy Gummy representing her toughness and vows to one day face her again. | 27 | August 13, 2017 |
| Make It Rise! Himari's Sweets Big Experiment! | Yuu Tachibana, a sweets scientist who wrote Himari's favorite book, asks her to be his assistant in a live experiment to bake a giant sponge cake. Despite her initial nerves, Himari manages to provide useful input when preparing the cake batter. Despite the cake cooking properly thanks to Himari's adjustments, it ultimately collapses under its large weight. Himari blames herself, but Tachibana praises her efforts, assuring her that her feelings helped the experiment become a success. Just then, Glaive steals the cake and audience's kirakiraru to power up his Nendos. Finding the confidence to believe in herself, Himari gives the Cures science advice to help them combine their attacks and take down Glaive's Nendos. Afterwards, Himari reuses the sponge cake from the experiment to make Chick Cake Pops for everyone before discovering her crystal has changed shape just like Ciel and Aoi's. | 28 | August 20, 2017 |
| Big Trouble! Cure Macaron is Stained by Darkness! | Yukari feels troubled by a feeling of loneliness when she is around Akira, wondering why she is able to stay so positive. After Yukari's grandmother gives the patisserie some matcha tea to make some sweets with, the girls encourage Yukari to make some macarons with it. On her way home, however, Yukari is attacked by Elissio, who lures her into a mirror world formed from her inner heart. There, Yukari is confronted by a manifestation of her younger self representing the loneliness that she had always tried to laugh off. In spite of the darkness she is forced to admit, Yukari finds light in the joy her friends have given her, allowing her to break free from the mirror world. As Yukari's crystal changes to reflect her new-found discovery of finding your own fun, she helps the Cures beat back Elissio. | 29 | August 27, 2017 |
| The Targeted School Festival! Chocolat in Wonderland! | At Yukari and Akira's high school, Akira is put in charge of an Alice in Wonderland themed school festival, leaving Miku in the care of Ichika and the others. As Miku has fun exploring the festival and decorating cookies, Akira becomes concerned over her condition but is encouraged to focus on helping out everyone as committee president. Just then, Elissio attacks the festival and traps Akira inside a barrier, forcing her to choose between protecting Miku or saving all of the other attendees from having their kirakiraru completely drained. Refusing to sacrifice anyone, Akira uses her own kirakiraru to save both Miku and the attendees. Elissio attempts to attack Akira in her weakened state, but is stopped by everyone's kirakiraru, allowing Akira to break the barrier and allow the Cures to defeat his monsters. | 30 | September 3, 2017 |
| Holding Back the Tears! Ichika's Reason For Smiling! | Ichika's mother, Satomi, finally returns from her overseas work, so the others encourage Ichika to some family time with her. Learning that Satomi has to go back the next day, Ichika tries to make the strawberry shortcake she was going to make her before. All of her attempts end up in failure, as she discovers her cakes are lacking in kirakiraru due to her conflicted emotions. Sensing that Ichika had been forcing herself to smile despite her loneliness, Satomi encourages her to let out all the tears she had been holding back. Finding her true smile afterwards, Ichika finishes her cake and sees Satomi off before joining the others Cures in fighting against Glaive, during which the remaining crystal changes shape. Meanwhile, Noir fills Bibury with more darkness, giving her one more chance to defeat the Cures. | 31 | September 10, 2017 |
| The Six Sparkling and Shining Personalities! Kirakiraru Creamer! | The girls take all of their transformed Crystal Animals to the underground shrine to seek answers, only to be confronted by Bibury. As the Cures struggle to fight against the darkness consuming Bibury, everyone is suddenly sent back in time one hundred years to the Showa era, when Strawberry Mountain was stained in darkness. It is there that they meet the legendary Pretty Cure of the past, Lumière, and help her make sweets for all the townsfolk. Meanwhile, Bibury, who was sent back in time with them, discovers that Noir was the reason she became all alone in the first place, realizing she had been tricked all along. Noticing the power radiating from the Crystal Animals, Lumière leaves the girls with her precious creamer before sending them back to their own time. Just as the girls try to befriend Bibury, Iru takes control of her and transforms into a huge monster. Hearing Bibury's cry for help, the girls combine their awakened crystals with Lumière's creamer to form the Kirakiraru Creamers, allowing them to defeat Iru and save Bibury. | 32 | September 17, 2017 |
| Sweets are Dangerous!? Return of the Dark Animals! | Bibury begins working at the Kirakira Patisserie to pay off the cupcakes she eats. Just then, Diable, Noir's henchman from a hundred years ago, appears before them, but leaves shortly afterwards as he needs more kirakiraru to restore his form. Along with the fear that the town will once again fall under Noir's darkness, the girls start to fear that the very sweets they make could cause people to suffer. Just then, the Crystal Animals run off, sending the girls on a wild goose chase that helps them realise the importance of sweets. When Diable returns, using the darkness to attack, the Cures beat him back with help from the Crystal Animals. | 33 | September 24, 2017 |
| A Small Yet Big Fight! Yukari the Cat vs. Kirarin the Fairy! | Yukari ends up swapping places with her Crystal Animal after it collides with her, effectively becoming a cat as a result. Now able to understand cat language, Yukari learns that the neighboring cats are fighting with the fairies over the use of Strawberry Mountain's lake. Noticing a dark energy causing the cats and fairies to fight with each other, Yukari goes up against Ciel, unaware of Yukari's true identity, over who should have leave the mountain. Feeling she should serve as a bad guy so that everyone else can get along, Yukari jumps off a cliff but is saved by Ciel and the combined forces of the cats and fairies. Finding Diable to be the one behind their fighting, Yukari manages to return to her original body to help the Cures beat his remnants back. | 34 | October 1, 2017 |
| Perfectly Mismatched! Himari and Aoi! | Himari is invited by Aoi to attend a fancy corporate event at her mansion, which the Kirakira Patisserie are also participating in. However, Himari starts to feel out of place when the other guests mock her for being a normal schoolgirl, dropping her recipe book in the process. Just as Aoi helps Himari find her book, Diable spreads more of his darkness around, causing an accident that ruins a new product announcement. Aoi tries to take the blame for the accident but Himari manages to work up the courage to stand up for her. Diable attacks and attempts to take Himari hostage, but Aoi assures her of the strength of their friendship, buying enough time for the others to save her, and together the Cures defeat him. Afterwards, Himari and Aoi clear things up with the other guests and realise the friendship excels because of their differences. | 35 | October 8, 2017 |
| Ichika and Akira! The Great Sports Festival in Ichigozaka! | Akira is asked to represent Ichika's neighborhood in the Ichigozaka Sports Festival, where the town's districts compete against each other. As the festival gets underway, Akira manages to prove victorious in multiple events. However, Ichika notices something amiss with Akira while also discovering that her Dog Crystal Animal is feeling unwell too, deducing that Akira had caught a cold from Miku. Convincing Akira to take things easy, Ichika takes her place in the festival, with the other girls providing their support. Just then, Diable, now in a more complete form, spreads his darkness around the festival, prompting Akira to join the other Cures in battle. Diable hampers the Cures with his darkness, but Ichika, who admired how hard Akira worked even while sick, helps the others overcome the ailment and defeat him. Afterwards, Glaive takes Diable's power for himself while Akira looks after Ichika, who ends up with a cold herself. | 36 | October 15, 2017 |
| Salut! Ciel is Going Back to France!? | During Halloween, Madame Solène, a patissiere who Ciel worked under in France, becomes curious over why Ciel chooses to stay in Ichigozaka, urging her to return to Paris to participate in a sweets contest. As Ichika and the others worry that they're holding Ciel back from fulfilling her dream, Bibury encourages Ciel to focus on what she herself wants to do. In the end, Ciel states her desire to stay with the Kirakira Patissiere so that she can continue to discover new things. After defeating a pumpkin monster sent by Elissio, Ciel works with Ichika to create a Hamster Pumpkin Pudding, prompting Solène to accept Ciel's decision and encourage her to enter the contest, alongside the others at the Kirakira Patisserie. | 37 | October 22, 2017 |
| Pekorin Has Turned Into a Human peko~! | After having a dream about Lumière, Pekorin wakes up to discover she has ended up in human form. Wanting to prove herself, Pekorin decides to go shopping for ingredients by herself, with the others keeping a close eye on her. Despite losing her purse midway, Pekorin manages to successfully do her errand without needing the others to step in. The next day, as Pekorin makes doughnuts for everyone, Glaive attacks with his car that has been infused with Diable's energy. Wanting to protect everyone, Pekorin gives up her human form to provide the Cures with the kirakiraru needed to defeat Glaive. Meanwhile, Pikario begins to move again. | 38 | October 29, 2017 |
| No Way~! The PreCure's Enemy is Ichigozaka!? | The Cures, as well as Gummy and his comrades, are invited to an assembly of fairies from around the world, teaching them how to make sweets. Just then, Glaive uses his Diable Custom car to turn all the citizens of Ichigozaka into Nendo minions. As the Cures find themselves unable to fight against their friends and neighbors, nor stand up to Glaive's power, Pikario awakens from his slumber and comes to the Cures' aid. | 39 | November 12, 2017 |
| Let's La Get Changed! The Sweets Castle is Ready! | Believing that the dark kirararu plaguing the town can be negated with kirakiraru made from sweets, Pikario and Bibury hold off Glaive while the Cures make some sweets. However, Glaive catches onto their plan and steals the sweets' kirakiraru before they can use it, while also destroying Pikario's wand. Just as it seems everything is lost, the neighborhood animals, who had been protected by the fragments of Pikario's wand containing Lumière's power, bring the fairies some ingredients for sweets, allowing them to create enough kirakiraru to cleanse the town of darkness and free the brainwashed citizens. Glaive merges himself with the Diable Custom to become a huge monster, but the Cures manage to use everyone's kirakiraru to create the Sweets Castle, using its power to defeat him, after which Elissio seals both him and Diable into cards. | 40 | November 19, 2017 |
| Dreams are Infinitely Shining☆Bright! | As Ciel feels delighted to have Pikario back in her life again, the neighborhood chefs suddenly accuse Pikario of stealing kirakiraru from their sweets overnight, turning against Ciel when she defends him. While the others believe Pikario's innocence and sense something amiss, Pikario still feels weighed down by his past sins and runs off. As Ciel becomes conflicted over giving up her dream as a patissiere to stay with Pikario, Ichika proposes that she try making waffles again. Later that night, Akira and Yukari manage to defeat the imposter while the others face Elissio as he powers himself up with Diable's card. Meanwhile, Ciel manages to find the real Pikario and convince to pursue his true dream of making sweets before returning to help the Cures defeat Elissio. With his innocence proven, Pikario begins working with Ciel at her shop. | 41 | November 26, 2017 |
| Singing WOW! Aoi's Last Song! | Just as it is announced that Wild Azur will once again be facing against Misaki, the band's leader Sonobe suddenly announces that he is quitting the band to focus on studies, leaving Aoi distraught and uncertain about her dream's future. Hoping to cheer Aoi up, the girls hold a pajama party at the patisserie, helping her realise that even if Wild Azur comes to an end, her love of music and her dream will still live on. With renewed motivation, Aoi writes one final song for Wild Azur to perform at their battle against Misaki. On the day of the battle, Elissio crashes the concert and uses a magician's outfit to capture both Aoi's bandmates and the other Cures before trapping Aoi in a glass cage without her voice, hoping to crush her dream. However, even without a voice, Aoi manages to sing a song that resonates with everyone's hearts, and breaks herself and her friends free. After Elissio is defeated, Aoi and Wild Azur perform their final song together while her parents choose Mizushima as their new heir so that Aoi can pursue her dream freely. | 42 | December 3, 2017 |
| The Secret Ingredient is Courage! Himari's Future Recipe! | Feeling she has grown more confident as of late, Himari decides to enter an audition to become an assistant on a television cooking show. On the day of the audition, Himari ends up becoming panicked after she inadvertently goes on one of her information rants in front of the judges, fearing that she hasn't been able to change herself. The girls try to encourage Himari to be herself, but she remains self-deprecating over how worthless she sees herself. Just then, Elissio spreads Diable's darkness across the TV studio and burns Himari's sweets notebook, aiming to send her further into despair by reminding her of the loneliness caused by her sweets obsession. However, Himari manages to recall all the joy that she has experienced since making that first pudding with Ichika, overcoming Elissio's darkness and realising there are some parts of herself that don't need to be changed. Following the battle, Himari ends up taking the audition again as Cure Custard, managing to handle herself more confidently. | 43 | December 10, 2017 |
| Feelings Hidden in the Snow! Shout Out Your Love, Akira! | As Miku objects to the idea of Akira wanting to become a researcher for her sake, she becomes targeted by Elissio, who blames her for holding Akira back because of her illness before kidnapping her. As Akira and the others learn that Miku has disappeared from the hospital, Akira is lured into Noir's dimension by Elissio, who uses Miku's self-loathing to create a giant snowman monster. as Akira inside the snowman, Elissio tries to manipulate Akira over the loneliness she felt over being unable to play with Miku. However, Akira uses her love to break past Elissio's plan and convince her that her goal of becoming of a researcher is to help all kinds of children, freeing her from her darkness. After safely escaping Noir's dimension, Akira fulfils her promise to Miku by making white chocolate snowdogs with her. | 44 | December 17, 2017 |
| Farewell, Yukari! Exciting☆Sweets Christmas! | Yukari proposes that the patisserie holds a Christmas party, asking Ciel to teach her how to finally make the perfect macaron. As the party turns out to be a huge success, Yukari suddenly announces that she plans to move abroad to the Duchy of Confeito to further study sweets. Elissio attacks again, but Yukari and the other Cures manage to overcome every obstacle he throws at them and defeat him, after which everyone lets out their tears over Yukari's impending departure. | 45 | December 24, 2017 |
| Great Battle Against Noir! The Birthday Where Smiles Disappeared! | As everyone gets ready to celebrate Ichika's birthday, Noir fuses himself with Elissio. While everyone else discuss their own future dreams, Ichika is encouraged by her parents to aim for a dream based on her own love of sweets. On the day of Ichika's birthday, as she celebrates with her friends and family, Noir, now in Elissio's form, appears and spreads his darkness across the town. As Lumière shows up to defend the Cures, Noir reveals what happened between them 100 years ago. Unable to make sweets himself, Noir demanded that Lumière make sweets only for him, and when she refused, he stained the town in darkness. Believing there is still a smile in Noir's heart, Ichika and the others use Lumière's power to overpower Noir's darkness. However, Elissio regains his form and steals both Noir and Lumière's powers for himself, reshaping the world into one where neither love nor hate exists. | 46 | January 7, 2018 |
| Bring Back the Love! Cure Pekorin is Ready! | Having been stuffed inside the patisserie box by Ichika moments before Elissio's power took effect, Pekorin and the Elder are the only ones left unaffected, as everyone else, including the Cures and the other fairies, have been left with no emotions or memories. Furthermore, anyone showing any kind of emotion, good or bad, has their kirakiraru sucked away by a revived Glaive. Pekorin tries making some doughnuts to help everyone remember, but she is captured by Glaive and taken to his factory. Just as Glaive attempts to dispose of the doughnuts, the kirakiraru inside them bursts forth, drawing Ichika and the others towards the factory. Risking her own life to protect the doughnuts, Pekorin regains her human form and obtains the power to transform into Cure Pekorin. Using this power, Pekorin helps the girls regain their memories and powers, preparing them for their final battle against Elissio. | 47 | January 14, 2018 |
| The Final Battle! Let's La Mix Up the Whole World! | Elissio fuses himself with Noir and Lumière's power to face against the Cures, claiming to be an empty shell with no heart. As the Cures' use their love to fight against Elissio's emptiness, their feelings help the other manipulated citizens regain their individual loves and cheer them on, allowing them to overpower Elissio's attack. Remaining defiant over creating a peaceful world with no conflict, Elissio sucks the Cures and the world inside his body, intending to crumble away into nothingness with them. Just as the Cures find themselves helplessly watching their loved ones disappear, The Elder and everyone lend the Cures their kirakiraru, leading them to where Elissio has locked himself away. Finding Elissio does have a heart of his own, born from the cupcake Lumière once made Noir, the Cures use his kirakiraru along with everyone's to restore the world to normal. As Elissio relinquishes Noir and Lumière's power, looking forward to how the world will turn out, Ichika finally gets to celebrate her birthday properly. | 48 | January 21, 2018 |
| To Somewhere Beyond Love! Whip Step Jump! | One year after the final battle with Elissio, the Kirakira Patisserie prepares for its final day of business before everyone goes their separate ways. As Yukari returns from overseas for the occasion, she leads a girl named Hana Nono to the shop, where they make sweets for her baby companion, Hug-tan. It is then that Ichika reveals she wants to travel around the world and make sweets for everyone in order to fulfil her promise to Elissio, but is conflicted about leaving the patisserie behind in order to pursue her dream. As Hana leaves the store, the kirakiraru from her sweets cause the Elder's body, which had been long separated from his spirit, to rise from underground and attack the town. As the Cures struggle to fight against it, Pekorin and the fairies step in to fight, stating that they'll protect the town in Ichika's stead. Assisted by another Pretty Cure named Cure Yell, Pekorin manages to calm down the Elder's body and finally reunite it with his spirit. Some time later, as everyone pursues their own unique dreams, Ichika continues to take the Kirakira Patisserie around the world to bring smiles and sweets to everyone she meets. | 49 | January 28, 2018 |