Pretty Cure

Pretty Cure
A promotional image for Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends, featuring Cures from 2004's Futari wa Pretty Cure up to 2014's HappinessCharge PreCure!.
Creator	Izumi Todo Toei Animation
Original work	Futari wa Pretty Cure
Films and television
Films	List of Pretty Cure films, Pretty Cure All Stars
Television series	See below
Theatrical presentations
Plays	Precure Kids
Musicals	See below
Games
Video games	See below
Miscellaneous
Toys	S.H. Figuarts

Pretty Cure, PreCure, or Precure (プリキュア, Purikyua^?) is a Japanese magical girl anime metaseries created by Izumi Todo and produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation and Toei Animation. Each series revolves around a group of magical girls known as Pretty Cures who battle against evil forces. Starting in February 2004 with Futari wa Pretty Cure, the franchise has seen many anime series, spanning over 600 episodes to date, as well as spawning movies, manga, toys, and video games. Its most recent iteration, Maho Girls PreCure!, began airing in February 2016 as part of TV Asahi's Sunday morning children's television block, following Super Hero Time. To date, two of the series have received English-language dubs.

Each of the series focuses on a group of girls, most commonly Japanese schoolgirls in their second year of middle school, who are granted special items that allow them to transform into legendary warriors known as the Pretty Cure (or Precure). With the assistance of creatures known as fairies, the Pretty Cure use their magical powers and enhanced strength to fight against evil forces and organizations who create monsters to bring misery to the Earth and further their plans. As these series progress and stronger enemies appear, the Cures gain new magical items, new abilities, and sometimes new allies to help them in their fight against evil.

There are currently fourteen anime television series in the franchise, two of which are direct sequels to their previous series. Each series has received a manga adaptation illustrated by Futago Kamikita, which is published in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine alongside the anime. To date, two of the series, Futari wa Pretty Cure and Smile PreCure!, have received adapted English-language dubbed releases under the names Pretty Cure and Glitter Force respectively. Plus, three songs released in English are titled, "You Make Me Happy" and "Happy Together" from Fresh and "Tomorrow Song" from Heartcatch.