Yoshimi Narita

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Yoshimi Narita
Native name
成田 良美
Born (1973-04-03) April 3, 1973 (age 51) [1]
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Anime screenwriter
NationalityJapanese
Years active1997–present
Notable works
Japanese name
Kanji 成田 良美
Hiragana なりた よしみ
Romanization Narita Yoshimi

Yoshimi Narita (Japanese: 成田 良美, Hepburn: Narita Yoshimi, born April 3, 1973) is a Japanese anime screenwriter, who is mostly known for writing Ojamajo Doremi and Pretty Cure series, as well as Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai: Ren'ai Series , Dakaichi , Dance Dance Danseur and Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie . Narita is a member of the Writers Guild of Japan. [2]

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Career

Narita debuted as an anime screenwriter in 1997, writing various episodes for Dr. Slump . [3]

After concluding her work on the Ojamajo Doremi series in 2003, she then started writing scripts for various episodes for the Pretty Cure series since Futari wa Pretty Cure in 2004, and acted as a lead writer for six of its series since then; Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star , [4] Yes! PreCure 5 , [5] Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! [6] HappinessCharge PreCure! , [7] Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom [8] and Wonderful Pretty Cure! , [9] as well as six movies. [3]

Outside of the Pretty Cure series, Narita worked as a lead writer for the second season of Saint Seiya Omega , [10] Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai: Ren'ai Series , Dance Dance Danseur , [11] Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie , [12] and Twilight Out of Focus . [13] Narita is also a member of the Writers Guild of Japan. [2]

Filmography

TV Anime

YearTitleCreditNote
1997-99 Dr. Slump Script (eps. 4, 7, 10, 13-14, 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, 29, 37, 40, 46, 49-50, 56, 60-61, 65-66, 71, 74) [3]
2000-01 Ojamajo Doremi Sharp Script (eps. 14, 18, 25, 28, 33, 36, 41, 48)
2002-03 Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! Script (eps. 3, 10, 16, 20-21, 26, 32, 36, 41, 46)
2004-05 Digimon Frontier Script (eps. 4, 16, 20, 25, 30, 36, 41, 48)
Futari wa Pretty Cure Script (eps. 10, 13, 17, 26, 30, 35, 40, 43, 49)
2005-06 Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Script (eps. 2, 7, 11, 16, 21, 36, 45)
2006-07 Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star Series Composition (eps. 14-49), Script (eps. 2, 5, 9, 14, 18, 23-24, 30, 34, 41-42, 49) [4]
2007-08 Yes! PreCure 5 Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-2, 7, 11, 16, 23-24, 31, 35, 39, 45, 49) [5]
2008-09 Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-2, 7, 13, 18, 24, 30, 38, 43, 47-48) [6]
2009-10 Fresh Pretty Cure! Script (eps. 7, 13, 19, 22, 28, 33, 39, 46)
2010-11 HeartCatch PreCure! Script (eps. 5, 9, 14, 23-24, 28, 32, 39, 43)
2011-12 Suite PreCure Script (eps. 6, 11, 15, 19, 22, 26, 30, 34, 39, 44, 46)
2012-13 Smile PreCure! Script (eps. 11, 13, 16, 24, 27, 29, 35-36, 39, 43, 46-47)
2013-14 Saint Seiya Omega Series Composition (eps. 52-97), Script (eps. 52-53, 58, 65, 68)Season 2 [10]
DokiDoki! PreCure Script (eps. 8, 12, 16, 19, 24, 31)
2014-15 HappinessCharge PreCure! Series Composition, Script (eps. 21-22) [7]
2015-16 Go! Princess PreCure Script (eps. 14, 16, 21, 25, 31, 33, 36, 44-45)
2016-18 Aikatsu Stars! Script (eps. 3, 6, 11, 14, 19, 26, 32, 37, 43, 47, 52, 60, 65, 73, 80, 92, 97-98)
2018 Dakaichi Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-3, 9, 11-13) [14]
2018-19 Aikatsu Friends! Script (eps. 34, 44, 48)
Hug! Pretty Cure Script (eps. 15)
2019 Aikatsu Friends! Brilliant Jewel Script (eps. 2, 8, 15, 20)
2019-20 Aikatsu on Parade! Script (eps. 2, 6, 19)
2021-22 Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure Script (eps. 10, 13, 20, 40)
2022 Dance Dance Danseur Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-4, 10-11) [11]
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie Series Composition, Script (eps. 1, 3, 12) [12]
2023 Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-2, 5, 7, 10-12) [8]
2023-24 Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure Script (eps. 28, 34, 41)
2024 Twilight Out of Focus Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-4, 8-9, 11-12) [13]
2024–present Wonderful Pretty Cure! Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-4, 6-7, 16, 18-19, 23, 29-30, 36, 39) [9]
2025 Let's Go Karaoke! Series Composition [15]

Anime film

YearTitleCreditNote
2005 Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky Screenplay [16]
2006 Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star: Tick-Tock Crisis Hanging by a Thin-Thread! Screenplay [17]
2007 Yes! PreCure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! Screenplay [18]
2008 Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom Screenplay [19]
2012 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future Screenplay [20]
2013 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart Screenplay [21]
2014 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends Screenplay [22]
HappinessCharge PreCure! the Movie: The Ballerina of the Land of Dolls Screenplay [23]
2020LIP×LIP FILM×LIVEScreenplay [24]
2021 Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring! Screenplay [25]
Dakaichi: Spain Arc Screenplay [26]

OVA (Original Video Animations)

YearTitleCreditNote
2004 Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho Script (eps. 3, 5-6, 11)

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