Time cannot be stopped.
It cannot be rewound.
However...
I will change things.
♪ Around me, the world is glittering ♪
♪ Because that's what I've decided on ♪
♪ Unto beaming smiles, the light scatters once more ♪
♪ But this is not for anybody else ♪
♪ I'll keep on dancing for myself, see? ♪
♪ These exciting days of mine will never end! ♪
Kibou no Chikara Otona Precure '23
♪ Even if you don't love everything in this world ♪
♪ It doesn't mean that your heart is bad ♪
♪ Your tears will surely form a new dream ♪
♪ But this is not for anybody else ♪
♪ I'll keep on dancing for myself, see? ♪
♪ These exciting days of mine will never end! ♪
You're all blooming so beautifully-ropu!
Ropu?
Never seen a flower bud like this before-ropu!
What could it be-ropu?
The Form of Determination
What would you like to order?
I'll have a draft beer!
I'll take a lemon sour, thank you!
And there it is! "Lemon"!
That's our girl! The effervescent scent of lemon!
I'll have a mojito.
Woah! That cocktail's got mint in it, right?
Can't betray everyone's expectations!
Then, I'll get a red eye.
How 'bout you, Karen?
Eh?
Um... I will just have some oolong tea.
I'm sorry not to go along with the rest of you.
Nah, we're just kiddin' around!
Just drink whatever ya want now!
Karen-san, you can't drink or something?
It's not that I cannot drink, but...
Today is just...
You're a doctor, so you probably need to be on-call and stuff, right?
That's right. I might get called in.
So, just in case.
Gotcha...
Being a doctor is a hard job, huh.
But don't worry yourselves about me!
Go ahead and drink as much as you'd like!
What about you, Kurumi?
I'll have...
Top-shelf sake, Tortoise and Hare!
Note: A well-known Nito (Two Rabbits) brand product
Alrighty then, to Pre...
To these six formerly pretty girls and their reunion!
— Cheers!
Urara, you downed that like it's nothin'!
Ehehehe... I do kinda like to drink.
That reminds me. Urara-san, we've got your poster up in our shopping district.
You're going to be in one of Mariko Takigawa's plays, right?
Eh, uhh... yes.
No kiddin'!?
That is amazing!
Amazing? It's really that amazing?
Mariko Takigawa is a world-famous stage director.
Any actor would jump at the chance to be in one of her plays!
That's just how well-renowned she is.
And she picked you!? Urara, you're amazing!
No... I'm really nothing special...
I get yelled at every day in practice...
Aw, come on now!
Mariko Takigawa selected you personally though, that's totally awesome!
Uhm...
Enough about me, Karen-san is much more amazing!
You're finally a doctor, treating patients who are sick or injured, right?
It's not always as great as it might seem, though.
What about you, Komachi-san?
Eh?
How have things been since then? Your novel won that writing competition, didn't it?
— She won!?
Amazing! You're totally a novelist now!
N-no, I've still got a long way to go before I can consider myself a novelist...
Everyone is so awesome, huh...
Rin-chan, you're working hard too though!
Rin-chan designed these earrings!
Yeah! I was just thinking about how cute that looks!
They're wonderful. Very Rin-like.
Y-ya really think so?
I'm working as a temp secretary right now.
I'm gaining all the skills I can, so that I'll be useful to Coco-sama and Nuts-sama as their assistant!
Coco...
An assistant... Hard-working as ever, I see!
Of course!
After all, it's my duty to support Coco-sama and Nuts-sama however I can!
Hey, how're Coco and Nuts doin'?
Both of them are doing just great!
Every day, they're working hard for the citizens of Palmier Kingdom.
Syrup too.
Wow... That sure brings me back!
Ropu~!
Hah... My head hurts-nuts.
Nuts! Are you okay-ropu?
Nuts!!
Syrup! You scared me-nuts!
Sorry-ropu. But if your head hurts, shouldn't you just take a break-ropu?
I'm just fine-nuts.
But our negotiations with Donuts Kingdom are getting a bit thorny...
Coco has been held up in talks with them this whole time-nuts.
Huh...
It's tough to be the king-ropu.
Anyway, Syrup. Did you need something-nuts?
Oh yeah-ropu!
Out in the Cure Rose Garden, I found a flower bud I've never seen before-ropu!
A flower bud-nuts?
Phew... I drank and ate a ton...
Nozomi-kun!
So what's next? Wine? Cocktails?
I was thinking more like a soft drink...
What's that, a highball? Aw, alright then...
If Nozomi-kun is drinking, guess I gotta tag along too!
Manager, two highballs!
Comin' right up!
Rin... Are you alright?
Oh, she's fine.
Rin-chan's always like this when she gets drunk.
Rin-san's a clingy drunk...
Hm? Urara, did you always have a twin...
Or... triplet sisters?
Urara Kasugano is an only child!
Urara, you've been drinking right at the same pace as Kurumi,
But you're not drunk at all!
I've got a pretty good tolerance.
Urara-san's a heavy drinker!
Take care not to drink too much now, everyone!
It may be fun, but moderation is—
Fun! Today was just so much fun...
Too much fun...
Rin-san... Now she's a crying drunk.
Hehe... It really has been a blast!
I was feeling a little bit down actually.
But I'm feeling a lot better now, after seeing all of you!
Thanks!
We can meet up again whenever we want!
Simple. We just have to exchange contact info.
— Registration complete!
And for the group name...
Precure
Plaisir Academy
Rumi Katagiri
Then, let's meet again in the future.
It's a promise!
Ah, It's Nozomi-sensei!
Good morning!
Morning!
Confectionery Komachi
Morning, Komachi-chan.
Good morning!
Komachi-chan, working hard I see.
Thank you for always taking care of the flowers for us!
It's nothing! Seeing all of the beautiful flowers feels so nice and tranquil.
I hope everyone else passing through here will see too, and feel more at ease.
And you're so busy already... thanks again!
Written and Directed by Mariko Takigawa "Angel"
Hah...
Pretty heavy sigh there!
Onee-chan!
Confectionery Komachi
Nozomi and the others! How nostalgic!
Everyone doing alright?
Yeah.
It's like they've all achieved their middle school dreams, and now it's smooth sailing for them...
But in comparison, I'm...
So that's why you were sighing.
Komachi, you're doing great too!
You help out here at the shop, and with the neighborhood association too!
Everyone here relies on you!
Well... I just went along with everything.
It's not like I particularly wanted things to turn out this way...
Have you been writing recently?
I can't think of anything I want to write about.
I could never tell everyone else about this...
The grass is always greener on the other side, huh?
Even after you achieve your dreams, I don't think everything is necessarily smooth sailing.
Iwasaki-san, don't you have any appetite?
Does it hurt anywhere?
You must eat, even if it's just a little...
Hah...
He's recovering well post-operation.
But apparently he's lost his job, so he's feeling discouraged at the moment.
So that's what it was.
Why...
Why have they broken?
My wings...
What is an angel who can fly no longer?
No, I will not give up.
I will never give up!
I am sure that once again, I will take to the skies...
Urara. What exactly are you trying to say?
Eh? Umm, well...
The feelings of an angel, wishing to fly once more...
You are merely reading the words written down in the script, nothing more.
You're not expressing anything. I feel no impression from you.
I'm very sorry!
One more time!
Please, just leave.
Eh? I'm s-so sorry!
I don't need your apology. Now leave.
Aw man... These are still totally good too. What a waste.
Yep. But there's nothing we can do. They're past the expiration date.
I suppose so. Hahahaha...
What's wrong?
Oh no! Are you okay!?
Ahhh!!
Here it is-ropu.
What an odd shape-nuts.
It's got a spiral pattern!
I've seen this in a book before-nuts!
This is a Time Flower-nuts!
Time Flower?
It is said to be the "flower that tells time"-nuts.
A flower that tells time? Time for what-ropu?
I'm not sure of the details... It's quite a mysterious flower-nuts.
But why is a Time Flower growing here in the Cure Rose Garden-nuts?
Thanks for putting together these documents so neatly. You're a lifesaver!
I just did what was expected of me, as a secretary.
Thank you, Mimino-san. Good work.
President's Office
Alright then, I will see you tomorrow!
Ah, Section Chief!
Mimino-san, where are you off to?
I'm going home. I've finished all my work for today.
Finished? A secretary's job is never finished.
A secretary takes initiative and finds work to do, for the benefit of the President and company.
I realize that. I have prepared everything necessary for tomorrow's meeting as well.
Of course, that should be obvious!
How dare you, a mere secretary, leave the office before the President does?
At least clean up the meeting room before you leave.
But, I was planning to leave on time today...
Fine, then don't.
We can find any number of replacements for you in a heartbeat.
Can't believe he's making me work overtime without extra pay... What decade are we in, anyway!?
And he was the one who was using this meeting room anyway!
Why should I have to do this!!
Something's there!
Later
See you tomorrow
Almost there!
Roger that!
Woah! Dark Night Light just tweeted.
What'd they say?
"Dark Night Light"... That's that one streaming channel the kids in my class were talking about.
Nozomi-sensei, did you hear? Dark Night Light talked about our city!
Shadows spotted on Namiki Street!
Danger! Danger! Danger!
Run away~!!!
#Shadows #Run
Shadows spotted on Namiki Street!
Shadows on Namiki Street!
Danger!!!!!
#Shadows #Run
#Run #Shadows
"Namiki Street"... Over there?
And what's a "shadow"?
Shadows spotted on Namiki Street!
#Shadows #Run
"Shadows"?
Danger!
Run away!
#Shadows #Run #NamikiStreet
#NamikiStreet #Shadows
Nozomi! Sorry I'm late!
What? A power outage?
Huh? What're those?
They filming something here?
Huh? Why don't they show up?
Ehh!?
Their shadows are...!
W-what's going on!? What are these black things?
Shadows spotted on Namiki Street!
#Shadows #Run
Shadows...
Everyone, what's the matter?
What are those things?
Hey you, stop right there!
They went right through 'em!?
What the heck!? I can't deal with scary stuff, seriously!!
Rin-chan, behind you!
Woah! That's our Rin-chan!
This is no time for flattery!
Nozomi, let's run!
Okay!
That was in the past.
I'm not a Precure anymore...
Komiya-san! Kanai-san!
Nozomi-sensei!
Sensei, what are they?
Hey, remember when we played shadow tag during recess the other day?
Shadow tag...
Right. I don't know what they are, but it looks like they attack people's shadows.
So you just need to make sure it doesn't touch your shadow.
It's the same as shadow tag.
See, look! There are a lot of them, but they move slowly.
I know how fast you two are, so you'll be just fine, right?
— Yeah!
That street doesn't have any monsters.
You two run away together!
What about you, Sensei?
Don't worry! I'll catch up with you soon!
Now go, hurry!
Over here!
Nozomi!
Go to sleep.
I'm a teacher, but I couldn't help Rumi-chan at all.
I couldn't save her.
I tried, but it was all for nothing.
Nobody there to lend me any support. Nobody there to help.
I am powerless.
If I can't do anything, I might as well not even try at all.
I should just go to sleep, all alone.
No! Nozomi!
Wake up, Nozomi!
Nozomi?
Nozomi!!
Let's close our eyes, and go to sleep.
Then, let's meet again in the future.
It's a promise!
I promised her...
That I'd become an even greater teacher.
That I would meet Rumi-chan again, someday!
Ropu?
The Time Flower just bloomed-ropu!
I won't go to sleep...
I have things to do!
That's...!?
Pretty Cure Metamorphose!
The Great Power of Hope, Cure Dream!
Ah... No way!
Hm?
Precure!?
I can touch them!
I can fight!
Shadows! Just what are you?
What are you attempting to do in this city?
Why are you doing all of this...?
I don't care what the reason is.
I will not stand by and let you assault these people any longer!!
They disappeared?
You shall not stand in my way. No matter who you are!
Now, it is your turn to sleep!
Precure! Shooting Star!
Huh?
Why was I sleeping on the ground?
Thank goodness...
Nozomi!
Nozomi... You...
Ehehe... Guess I transformed!
Cure Dream...
♪ When I awake, these eyes will have grown stronger ♪
♪ Spilling a single drop of light ♪
♪ (Drops of hope, The power of hope) ♪
♪ I used to think adults could do anything they like ♪
♪ I imagined how fun it must be to be free ♪
♪ Everyone had a childhood of their own ♪
♪ I want to keep protecting this fantasy ♪
♪ Swirling around, we lose sight of things ♪
♪ And there are days where no answers come ♪
♪ Don't let them all dry up ♪
♪ Those tears quietly confronting it all ♪
♪ When I awake, these eyes will have grown stronger ♪
♪ Spilling those unstoppable drops of light ♪
♪ All my feelings are held within those tears ♪
♪ Those eternal dreams of mine, and my friends ♪
♪ Overflowing drops of Precure ♪
Kibou no Chikara Otona Precure '23
Nozomi transformed into a Precure!?
Yeah, she totally did!!
And is your body still fine after that?
Yeah, seems fine to me!
You go straight to worrying about my body,
That's our Doctor Karen for you!
I do have plenty of medical knowledge now.
And some experience as well. However...
Next time, Episode Three: Memory of the Heart
Memory of the Heart