What're you pacing around the office for!?
We're officially open for business now, but we haven't gotten a single client yet!
So? Just means all is at peace, don't it?
He's right.
P-please help me!!
Woah! A client!
H-hey, put the tea on!
W-wait, we gotta have him sit down first!
But where?
What am I gonna do??
Hey! You all need to calm down!!
Pochi.
Your tea, sir.
So? What happened to you?
All the stuff in my bag got turned into apples and potatoes!
What?
Pochi?
♪ We're on our way to find it ♪
♪ In my heart there's a hint of intuition that sparks ♪
♪ And we'll be sure to find it, 'cuz we're Precure ♪
♪ It's calling our name ♪
♪ Where is the truth? What will we discover? ♪
♪ The mysteries lead to more mysteries ♪
♪ Sailing through past and future with the puzzles of today ♪
♪ They shine like proof, beyond even time itself ♪
♪ And how (And how) Some kind of trick? ♪
♪ But why (But why) We must stand and face ♪
♪ Observe and perceive the scene to uncover all its secrets ♪
♪ Just one step, of ready courage ♪
♪ Will guide you toward a miracle ♪
♪ Maybe now you don't know the answer ♪
♪ But when you finally realize ♪
♪ "It must be fate! This must be love!" ♪
♪ So you whisper to yourself ♪
♪ Now, let us march on together ♪
♪ We're on our way to find it ♪
♪ In my heart there's a hint of intuition that sparks ♪
♪ The jewel key opens the way to the next connection ♪
♪ Hey, isn't it mysterious ♪
♪ How we came into this world and found each other ♪
♪ Go! Meitantei Pretty Cure ♪
Heart-Pounding! Our First Case!
I'm Detective Akechi Anna!
Likewise, Kobayashi Mikuru!
Ohh, thanks.
Nice to meet you.
I gave someone my business card!
I feel like a real detective now!
Nice going, Mikuru!
Oh brother...
Pochi~!
Ahem.
So anyway, my name is Komatsuzaki Jun'ichi.
Komatsuzaki Jun'ichi
College Student
So, what's this about apples and potatoes in your bag?
Yeah. All of a sudden, my bag was full of other stuff!
Apples.
Potatoes.
Onions.
Bread...
And an apron?
What was inside your bag originally?
My manga manuscript... a change of cloth—
A manga manuscript!
You're a manga artist?
Nah, not yet. Still just aspiring.
Makoto Mirai Publishing House
I came here to have my work looked at by a publisher!
Editorial Department
If they like it, maybe I could be a manga artist!
No! I will become one, no matter what!
That sounds so amazing!
Where did you first realize your manuscript was gone?
Curetto Detective Agency
Eh?
Here?
I was walking off my nerves a bit before going to the publishers, and ended up here.
Then suddenly, I noticed my bag was unusually heavy!
P-potatoes!?
Ehh?
W-what happened to my manuscript?
My manuscript!!
Curetto Detective Agency
D-detective agency?
Help me, detectives!
How did all my stuff just turn into food, though?
Hmmm...
Isn't that strap a little short for you?
Huh?
You're right! I don't remember ever shortening it!
I've got it!
Perhaps it wasn't the contents that changed, but the bags themselves?
No way, this is definitely my...
Huh?
It's kinda dirty...
Did you drop it anywhere?
Ahh! Now I remember!
Back at the station!
I see.
The location of a new Makoto Jewel has been revealed to me.
I shall retrieve it with grace!
Nuh-uh, Age's got this one!
You can just butt out!
That should be my line, baby!
Oh boy, here they go again.
Prithee, cease thy quarrel!
Splendidly may thy fiery spirits burn,
But dost thine ire not face the wrong opponent?
Allow the Great Gouemon to assuage this feud!
Ugh. Not him.
You said it...
Usonoir-sama! Please allow me to go.
You just wanted to go out for a change, huh.
Wicked lame, yo.
Nay! I think only of our newest member!
I shall bring her with, and show her what it means to be a phantom thief!
Look upon my acts, and learn well!
We don't need bunk from you, meathead.
Go forth, Gouemon!
Cure Arcana Shadow!
Lie Lie, Sir.
Lie Lie, Sir!
Yeah, this was the place!
Somebody came running from over there, and bumped into me.
That's when I dropped my bag!
Perhaps this is what happened!
You and that other person bumped into each other,
Then your bags got mixed up in the chaos.
And you both just grabbed the nearest bag and kept going?
I get it! That sounds totally plausible!
Can you describe this person who bumped into you?
Uhh... I don't really remember.
There was someone else earlier, what had that same bag.
Came 'round here a bit ago lookin' for you, I reckon.
Anna, your deduction was on point!
Where is that person now?
Couldn't tell ya. Went that'a way though.
Can you give me a description?
Lessee... Was a young lass, glasses, hair like so...
I see... Yes, indeed...
All done!
We're looking for...
This person, correct?
This person?
Ohh, that's her!
Ehhh!?
She nailed it!
What a girl!
Now! Let's begin our search!
According to the Tome of Mirages, the hint for this Makoto Jewel is...
A rectangular item of hope, swathed in violet.
Violet? Some cloth wrapping?
Bag...
Hm?
Come join our painting class!
Atelier Plenty Painting School
We're looking for new students!
Please take one!
Painting class, huh...
Atelier Plenty Looking For New Students! Line Sketches • Japanese Style • Oil Painting • Illustrations Offering Free Trials!
Sure wish I could draw portraits too...
Maybe I could teach you, then?
Oh? Right there...
Nope, haven't seen her.
I see.
Sorry.
No leads yet.
Aw man... Is there no hope?
Don't worry! We'll find it, no matter what!
That's right!
Found you, my violet wrapping!
Prithee, relinquish that bag... no, that Makoto Jewel!
Makoto Jewel?
Thieves' Guild PHANTOM?
T-t-thieves' guild!?
We're going to find the bag with his manga manuscript!
So we'll never hand this over to you!
And what spirit!
Such fiery passion might boil one alive, I say!
However, I am afraid you have met your match!
My quarry, plundered!
Wait!
Open!
Pre-Kit Light!
They g-grew larger!?
Yep! One of Jett-senpai's inventions!
Now, we just...
Draw whatever we want with this light...
And it'll take shape!
A peanut?
Nope! A trampoline!
Ohh, I getcha!
We'll get that bag back!
Just you wait!
What say you? Gaze upon the work of a phantom thief!
And? Where's the Makoto Jewel?
Let's see here...
Huh... Naught but round items!
Oh! This is rectangular!
This must be it!
It's just a piece of bread.
You struck out, dude.
Gah!
Oh! They said they would find a bag with a manga manuscript, however.
Hmm...
Hey, you two!
Where do you think you're going?
Rookies these days...
Huh?
Ahhh!
Gah!
G-give it back!
We're going to find that manga manuscript!
Haha, I must thank you.
For now, I see it all!
No doubt, the Makoto Jewel is held within that manga manuscript!
Eh?
But which of us shall find it first?
The game is on, Star Detectives!
Why would a phantom thief go after my manuscript?
We won't let him have it!
We'll find it before he does!
No... It's fine.
Huh?
I started drawing manga because I wanted to make everyone smile.
But now, you two could be put in danger because of my manga! I don't want that!
But we feel the same way!
Detectives also bring smiles to people in need!
So don't sweat it!
Once we take on a case, we'll make sure to close it with a hanamaru!
Leave it to us Star Detectives!
Detectives!
Please wait for us at the office!
Oh, and please let us read your manga later, Jun'ichi-san!
Sure!
Where could that lady be, though?
She went this way, right?
Yes...
By the way, that bag had apples, potatoes, onions, bread...
And an apron, right?
Yeah. You think it belonged to someone from a restaurant or grocery store?
But even if that's true...
Tonkatsu
There are way too many to investigate.
Takoyaki
Ah! It could be curry!
Curry House
They say a few apples mellows out the flavor!
You might be on to something!
Hmm... Can't say I've seen her.
We thought for sure she'd be at a curry place...
Maybe a different restaurant?
Oh, I know!
Does this apron ring any bells?
Wait a second, look!
Isn't this a ketchup stain?
Ketchup!?
Hmm, now where could it be?
Where's that bag with the manuscript?
Grr...
Cure Arcana Shadow! Help me look!
No need.
That's right!
She already knows exactly where it is!
Right?
Yep.
W-what's this, you say!?
So, what food do you make with ketchup?
Pasta!
Omurice!
Hamburgers!
Fries!
All wrong, girls!
These potatoes and onions have already sprouted.
And these apples ain't fresh, neither.
No restaurant would ever use ingredients like this!
Ehh?
You're joking!
When you reach a dead end, go back to the beginning.
For detectives, that's an ironclad rule!
Got it!
Jun'ichi-san bumped into that lady here, and dropped his bag.
Huh?
I figured the bag got dirty when he dropped it...
But this is plain asphalt!
You're right!
Pochi!
Wet
Paint!
Pochitan! That's wet paint over there!
Wet
Paint!
Pochi! Pochi!
Pochitan!
Aw man... Is this gonna come off?
You dropped something.
Ah.
I can see it!
This is the answer!
That bag must be...
Over there!
Atelier Plenty Painting School
Yes?
There's no mistaking it! That's her!
Huh?
Oh! That's my bag!
And that must be Jun'ichi-san's!
They're identical! No wonder you got them mixed up!
But I'm surprised you two knew where to find me!
For starters, that stain on the bag wasn't dirt.
And it wasn't ketchup on the apron.
Seeing the paint on my handkerchief gave us the clue we needed.
Those stains were probably paint!
That's when Anna dropped that piece of paper...
It was the flyer we got earlier!
So we figured it must've been oil paints!
All those items in the bag weren't suitable as food ingredients.
But you could still use them as art models!
Right you are!
I can't believe you figured it all out!
Of course! Because we are Star Detectives!
Star Detectives? What a farce.
Indeed... Quite the interesting manga we have here.
My quarry, plundered!
Hup!
Hahaha!
Stop right there!
They pursue!
You won't get away!
Oh?
You've done well to catch up to me.
JunJun Komattsu
How did you know the manuscript would be at the painting studio?
JunJun Komattsu
The bread.
JunJun Komattsu
Bread?
Yes. Our little rookie clued me in.
Bread can be used to remove lines on a sketch, just like an eraser!
Just one look in the bag, and she knew. That's my girl!
No biggie.
Allow me to reward you for catching me here!
Pochi!
Conceal it all, O lies!
I summon thee, Hanninder!
Hanninder!
Okay!
Open!
Jewel Cure Watch!
Precure! Wakeup Time!
Three! Find each other!
Six! Face each other!
Nine! The miraculous duo!
Do a little twirl for me!
Ain't we cute as can be?
No matter the mystery, Hanamaru Case Closed!
Star Detective Cure Answer!
With layered deduction, smile and a jump!
Star Detective Cure Mystique!
Star Detective Pretty Cure!
Allow me to show you my answer!
Hanninder!
Bravo! So this is a Hanninder!
I would expect nothing less from this power bestowed by Usonoir-sama!
Usonoir?
You heard right.
He is the exalted boss of Thieves' Guild PHANTOM.
And his name is Usonoir-sama!
Now, on behalf of Usonoir-sama, I will be taking that Makoto Jewel!
And to that end, I must get rid of you!
Hanninder!
All he wants to do is make others smile! How dare you use Jun'ichi-san's manga like this?
And what of it?
If it pleases Usonoir-sama, that alone is enough!
Hanninder!!
Mystique Reflection!
Wha-whaaat!?
Answer Attack!
— Hannin... — Woah there!
Der...!
Huh. They pack a mean punch.
Hanninder...
Han!
Ninder!
Hanninder...
That manga manuscript...
And Jun'ichi-san's smile!
We will take it all back!
Behold! This is our answer!!
Cracked Cured'n Closed!
Hanninder...
Pochi!
Pochi-pochi! Cure-cure!
You have entertained me well this day, Precure!
Verily, we shall meet again!
Th...thank you so much, detectives!
Huh?
JunJun Komattsu
"JunJun Komattsu"?
Yep! That's my pen name!
What? Y-you... you're the JunJun Komattsu??
You know him?
Yeah!
I absolutely love your manga, Sensei!
Solved! The Cyborg Detective Club By JunJun Komattsu
Jun'ichi-san, you're gonna be a famous manga artist one day!
Eh? You mean it? Is that what your expert deduction points to?
It's not deduction, I just know it!
How should I explain this... Uhh...
If you're really as amazing as she says, then I wanna read your stuff too!
I'll read it too! I wanna read it!
Hey! I was first, you guys!
No, I was first!
Fine, we'll decide with rock-paper-scissors!
Got it!
Ready, set...
First comes rock!
Rock, paper, scissors!
Tied, and shoot! Tied, and shoot!!
Pochi!
♪ (NaNaNaNa! Naze? Why? WHY?) ♪
♪ (NaNaNaNa! Nazo? Mystery! ANSWER?!) ♪
♪ Connecting all the dots until, Oh? Oh my! ♪
♪ Could this be a "Hanamaru Case Closed"? ♪
♪ Deduction seesaws back and forth, then the tables turn ♪
♪ Even words or a simple gesture can be a trap! ♪
♪ So don't take anything for granted! Got it? ♪
♪ Look close and think hard, then take one step forward ♪
♪ When I see someone in need, I simply must help ♪
♪ Just gotta-gotta-gotta help somehow, and off I go ♪
♪ NaNaNaNazo! Mystery! ♪
♪ Cracking cases, now that's a Star Detective☆ ♪
♪ Surmise the lies and truth, and find that smiling answer ♪
♪ NaNaNaNaze? Why? ♪
♪ When I'm with you all, my courage grows hundredfold ♪
♪ Together we will prevail, because friends are miracles ♪
♪ Let's go, Star Detectives☆ ♪
♪ NaNaNaNaze? Why? ♪
♪ When I'm with you all, my courage grows thousandfold ♪
♪ Hand-in-hand friends, everything is gonna turn out fine! ♪
♪ 'Cuz we're Precure☆ ♪
♪ (NaNaNaNa! Why? Mystery?! ANSWER!) ♪
It's another case!
But we're completely out of sync!
Why didn't you come to me for advice?
Don't take on new cases without asking me!
No time to lose! For cases nor friendships!
Meitantei Precure!
Star Detectives In A Pinch!
That case is cracked cured'n closed!