Pretty Cure Review #1

Hi all and salutations! I know, I know, I'm already starting another anime without finishing up Mermaid Melody. Yet, it's not as flaky as you may think (even though it probably is -.-). This one has been preying on my mind for the past few years and I have just gotten the opportunity to watch it, so I just couldn't pass it up.

Pretty Cure (or Futari wa Pretty Cure) is the first in a long line of series and spin offs. The series focuses on two girls named Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro who are chosen by fairies of the Garden of Light, Mipple and Mepple, to defend their world against the Dark Zone as the Emmisaries of Light: Cure Black and Cure White.
So far, I've watched five episodes and still am on pretty neutral ground when it comes to continuing the series. It's different, though I'm finding it very hard to see why it got so many spin offs and sequels.
I enjoy the fact that the series incoprates more shonen-like fight scenes instead of the normal pretty twirly flips (not that I mind them of course). Mascots Mipple and Mepple have to be the cutest things to date in the mahou shoujo biz. Yet, Mepple comes off as a bit bossy and somewhat of a brat, kinda like a certain Cyberian we all know and love (*eyes Alto*). I also found it enjoyable and different that there was no knight in shining armor waiting for either of them with a safety net. Hopefully I can still say that toward the end of the series. It's also convenient and very strategic that neither girl has a weapon, just a finishing attack. So, no tripping and fumbling that scepter in a pinch.
Some of the things that I did not enjoy about the series was that the magic the girls possessed seemed a little haphazard to me. So far, I think I'm catching onto the theme of duality, yet I felt there could have been more done than just using black and white thunder. Maybe I'm a little old school and enjoy the organization Sailor Moon, Card Captor Sakura, and Tokyo MewMew bring with the elements and each individual possessing a different strength. As long as we're on the subject of powers, I felt the henshin was quite lackluster and, anyone that knows me personally knows, I'm a stickler for henshin. If I don't get goose-pimply from your phrase or battle cry, I'm not gonna have too much of a reason to stay and watch the rest of the series.

This seems to be another series that might be on my "watch later" list, because it's just not sending me. I'll try to watch a few more episodes and see where my attentions go after that. It's the weekend, so I should have ample time! If you've watched the series, let me know what you thought. I'd love to hear from you!

~DJ Melody