HappinessCharge PreCure!

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The series began airing on ABC and other ANN stations from February 2, 2014, replacing DokiDoki! Precure in its initial timeslot with the Broadcasting System of San-in broadcasting on February 8, 2014. The first 34 episodes feature a special 10th anniversary message presented by one of the previous Pretty Cures in the franchise including the HappinessCharge Cures themselves. [30] [31] DVDs and Blu-rays of the series were released in volumes.

Film

The main characters of the series also appeared in the film Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends on March 15, 2014. [32] [33] The movie's single and soundtrack was released three days prior to the movie's premiere.

A spinoff movie of the series has also been revealed, titled HappinessCharge PreCure! the Movie: The Ballerina of the Land of Dolls (映画ハピネスチャージプリキュア！人形の国のバレリーナ, Eiga HapinesuChāji PuriKyua! Ningyō no kuni no barerīna) [34] was released on October 11, 2014. [35] The single and soundtrack for the movie was released on October 8, 2014, along with the anime's second ending theme single.

Music

The series uses three pieces of theme music, one opening theme and two ending themes. The opening theme is "HappinessCharge PreCure! WOW!" (ハピネスチャージプリキュア!WOW!, Hapinesu Chāji Purikyua! WOW!) by former AKB48 member Sayaka Nakaya. [36] The ending theme for the first 26 episodes is "PreCure Memory" (プリキュア・メモリ, Purikyua Memori) by Hitomi Yoshida, whilst the theme for episode 27-49 is "Party Has Come" (パーティ　ハズカム, Pāti Hazukamu) by Yoshida. [37] The single containing both songs was released by Marvelous AQL (later, Marvelous Inc.) on March 5, 2014. All of the theme songs are composed by Yasuo Kosugi except for Party Has Come, which is by Hizashi, and the background music is by Hiroshi Takaki, who previously composed DokiDoki! Precure's background music. The first original soundtrack was released on May 21, 2014, with the title PreCure Sound Charge!! Also, the first vocal album was released on July 23, 2014, with the title Hello! Happiness Friends! featuring songs performed by the main characters of the anime along with the theme songs. On October 8, 2014, the single for the anime's second ending theme was released. The anime's second official soundtrack was released on November 5, 2014, with the title Precure Sound Big Bang!! Also, the second vocal album was released on November 19, 2014, with the title Shining ☆ Happiness Party. In addition, a vocal best album was released on January 14, 2015.

Manga

Like the series before it, a manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita began serialization in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine in March 2014.

Video games

The Pretty Cures debuted in HappinessCharge PreCure! were added in the new update of the Pretty Cure All Stars Data Carddass arcade game in February 2014. This update included compatibility with the collectible PreCards. A video game based on the series, titled HappinessCharge Precure! Kawarun Collection (ハピネスチャージプリキュア! カワルン☆コレクション), developed by Bandai Namco Games, was released on the Nintendo 3DS on July 31, 2014. [38] The game features all the Pretty Cures from previous series, with early editions including a download code to unlock all the Cures from the start and three exclusive PreCards. [39]

Merchandise

Throughout the anime's run, merchandise was released, including watches, weapons, transformation items, cards, bags, and more. Most of this merchandise was distributed by Bandai, the main sponsor of the series. Special PreCards were also released during the anime's run, beginning with promotional cards included in McDonald's Happy Meals in January 2014. [40]

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HappinessCharge PreCure!
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Cover for the first DVD volume released by Marvelous, featuring the 4 main cures and their fairy mascots.
ハピネスチャージプリキュア!
(Hapinesu Chāji Purikyua!)
Genre Magical girl, science fiction
Created by Izumi Todo
Original run February 2, 2014 – January 25, 2015
Episodes49 (List of episodes)
Preceded by Pretty Cure
2014-2015		Succeeded by
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