Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel!

Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! (Japanese: 映画プリキュアオールスターズDX2 希望の光☆レインボージュエルを守れ!, Hepburn: Eiga PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu Tsū: Kibō no Hikari☆Reinbō Jueru wo Mamore!) is a 2010 Japanese animated action fantasy film based on the Pretty Cure franchise created by Izumi Todo. The film is directed by Takashi Otsuka, written by Isao Murayama, and produced by Toei Animation. The film was released in Japan on March 20, 2010.[3]

Pretty Cure All Stars DX2:
Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel!
Kanji映画プリキュアオールスターズDX2 希望の光☆レインボージュエルを守れ!
Revised HepburnEiga PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu Tsū: Kibō no Hikari☆Reinbō Jueru wo Mamore!
Directed byTakashi Otsuka
Screenplay byIsao Murayama
Based onPretty Cure
by Izumi Todo
Starringsee below
Edited byYoshihiro Aso
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byToei Company, Ltd.
Release date
  • March 20, 2010 (2010-03-20)
Running time
70 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box officeUS$11,653,289[2]

Marking the second entry to the Pretty Cure All Stars crossover film series, as well as the second installment to the DX trilogy, the HeartCatch PreCure! team joins the previous Pretty Cure teams on protecting the Rainbow Jewel from an evil entity known as Bottom.

Plot

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The HeartCatch PreCure! team: Tsubomi and Erika receives an invitation from Chypre and Coffret to Fairy Park, where mascots and other fairies were working as they were handing out the Miracle Lights, and Coco and Nutts are presenting the Rainbow Jewel in their human forms. Then they encounter Fresh Pretty Cure! team: Love, Miki, Inori and Setsuna, whom are searching for other friends, which Tsubomi agrees to help. As exploring, Northa, Uraganos, Kintoleski and Mucardia appears before them. Both HeartCatch and Fresh team transforms, which shocks Blossom and Marine. As they're fighting, they learn that the villains were revived by an evil entity named Bottom, whom is seeking the Rainbow Jewel. As the latter Pretty Cures shows up, the villains retreat.

As the girls get to know each other, Bottom shows up and takes over the Fairy Park, separating the girls from their mascots. As other revived villains try to attack Tsubomi and Erika, each team assists them reuniting with Chypre and Coffret, one team at a time. As Blossom and Marine arrive where the Rainbow Jewel is located, Bottom absorbs the jewel and transform into a gigantic being. Remembering the promise that they've made, Blossom and Marine sparkle the Miracle Lights and all Pretty Cures receive Rainbow forms, and defeat Bottom with "Rainbow Jewel Solution". With everything back to normal, the girls enjoy themselves at the park.

In the post-credit scene, Tsubomi seems to freak out that she has woken up late, but Erika notices that the girls are waiting for them in front of their house.

Voice cast

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HeartCatch PreCure! cast
Fresh Pretty Cure! cast
Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! cast
Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star cast
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart cast
Film character

Returning villain characters include:

  • Misa Watanabe as Northa
  • Wataru Takagi as Uraganos
  • Jūrōta Kosugi as Kintoleski
  • Yoko Soumi as Arachnea
  • Isshin Chiba as Karehaan
  • Keiichi Nanba as Moerumba
  • Naoko Matsui as Ms. Shitataare
  • Kazue Komiya as Hadenya
  • Bin Shimada as Nebatakos
  • Ryōtarō Okiayu as Mucardia

Production

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The film is produced by the same key staff members from Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - The Collection of Miracles!: Takashi Otsuka directed the film at Toei Animation, Isao Murayama provided the screenplay, Mitsuru Aoyama designed the characters and provided the animation direction, and both Naoki Satō and Yasuharu Takanashi co-composed the music.[4]

Release

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The film was released in theaters in Japan on March 20, 2010.[3]

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 weekend,[5] later dropped to number 12 in its final weekend.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "映画プリキュアオールスターズDX2 希望の光☆レインボージュエルを守れ!" ["Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel!"]. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 29, 2010). "Japanese Box Office, April 24–25". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Loo, Egan (October 31, 2009). "2010 Precure Film, 2009 One Piece Film's Videos Posted". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  4. ^ ""映画プリキュアオールスターズDX2 希望の光☆レインボージュエルを守れ!" STAFF". Toei Animation (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 29, 2010). "Japanese Box Office, March 20–21". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 29, 2010.
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