, also known as Maho Girls PreCure!, is a Japanese anime television series by Toei Animation and the thirteenth installment in the Pretty Cure series. The series, directed by Masato Mitsuka and written by Isao Murayama with character designs by Emiko Miyamoto, aired on ABC and other ANN television stations between February 2016 and January 2017, succeeding Go! Princess Pretty Cure in its timeslot, and was succeeded by Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode. The series' main topic is friendship, while its motifs are magic and jewelry. A sequel series, Witchy Pretty Cure!! Mirai Days aired on ABC TV's Animazing!!! programming block from January to March 2025.
Story When thirteen-year-old Mirai Asahina goes with her teddy bear, Mofurun, to investigate a mysterious object that falls from the sky, she meets the young magician Liko, who is searching for the Linkle Stone Emerald. When servants of Dokurokushe arrive seeking the Emerald, Mirai and Liko gain the power to transform into the legendary magicians Pretty Cure through Mofurun, who comes to life. Afterwards, Mirai enrolls in the Magic School, where they learn how to use magic while fighting the minions of Dokurokushe and Never Ending Chaos.
Characters Pretty Cures The Witchy Pretty Cures are legendary magicians who fought against evil and possessed powerful magic, using items called . In the modern day, Mirai and Liko inherit these powers and search for the Linkle Stone Emerald. Magicians in the Magic World can cast spells with their wands by saying the phrase . Through the power of the Linkle Stones, Mirai and Liko transform into Pretty Cures by holding hands with Mofurun and saying the phrase , and perform purifying attacks with the . Using the Linkle Stones, they can transform into the Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, and Topaz Styles, each with elemental powers: fire for Ruby, water for Sapphire, and electricity for Topaz. Cure Felice uses the and the Linkle Stone Emerald to transform by saying the phrase and attacks with the . Later, they receive the , which allows them to use more powerful attacks with the Alexandrite Style.
A 13/14-year-old girl and middle-school student living in the town of , where her family runs an accessories and jewelry shop, in the human world, which the inhabitants of the Magic World refer to as the . She is energetic and interested in many things, especially magicians and witches. Although she has friends, she often found companionship in Mofurun until meeting Liko. After she and Liko become Pretty Cures, she begins attending the Magic School and discovers her skill and talent for magic. As Cure Miracle, she is the Pretty Cure of Miracles. Her theme color is pink, and her style's colors are red, blue, and yellow.
A 13/14-year-old girl from the Magic World and Liz's younger sister, who attends the . Although she is good at studying and often believes her calculations to be correct, she often has trouble casting magic and riding her broom. Despite this, she seeks to surpass her and become a famous witch. She is the Pretty Cure of Magic. Her theme color is purple, and her style's colors are red, blue, and yellow.
A mysterious fairy who resides in the Linkle Smartbook and grows up and begins to speak as the series progresses. By eating food created from using the Linkle Stones with the Linkle Smartbook, she can transform into various forms. As Cure Felice, she is the Pretty Cure of Life. Her theme color is green.
An agenderGekkan Animedia, November 2016, page 48 teddy bear given to Mirai by her grandmother when she was a baby, whom she treats as a dear friend. After Mirai and Liko's first transformation into Pretty Cures, Mofurun comes to life and serves as their transformation device. She can detect the presence of other Linkle Stones as a sweet scent and often ends her sentences with "mofu". As Cure Mofurun, she is the Pretty Cure of Wishes. Her theme color is yellow and her style's colors are red and blue.
Magic School
Teachers
The principal of the Magic School, who is known as the greatest magician of the Magic World. After witnessing Mirai and Liko transform into Pretty Cure, he proposes that Mirai attend the Magic School to improve her skills.
The vice principal and head teacher of the Magic School.
A mysterious woman who communicates with the Headmaster through a crystal ball but is often misunderstood. She becomes older after she and the Headmaster fight Dokurokushe in his lair, but they are restored to normal after Dokurokushe's demise.
A forgetful teacher who teaches supplementary classes.
Liko's older sister and a teacher trainee at the Magic School, who once possessed the Linkle Stone Diamond before giving it to Liko. She is skilled at both studies and magic and is often called upon to teach lessons.
A teacher in the mermaid's village.
Students
A student who is tomboyish and often skips classes, causing her to have a poor attendance record.
A student who is prone to being tardy and losing her belongings.
A student who is easily frightened and is often in supplementary classes.
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Residents of the mermaid's village. Following Deusmast's death, they enroll in the Magic School.
Antagonists
Dark Magicians The are the main antagonists of the first half of the series, who aim to acquire the Linkle Stone Emerald and allow their leader Dokurokushe to conquer the Magic World and the No Magic World with dark magic, also seeking the Linkle Smartbook after discovering Ha-chan's power. Dokurokushe's subordinates were originally animals who were infused with magic and assumed a humanoid form to act in his stead due to his physical condition.
Leaders
(Kushe) The main antagonist in the first half of the series and the leader of the Dark Magicians. He is a power-hungry magician who possesses great magical prowess, but, due to his ailing physical condition, has his subordinates act for him, with Yamoh interpreting him to give them orders.
A humanoid gecko and Dokurokushe's second-in-command. He is clairvoyant and can see the future through his cauldron, and is responsible for leading his subordinates in his stead, interpreting his body movements to give them orders.
Subordinates
A humanoid bat dressed in formal attire, with a long cape that allows him to fly. After Dokurokushe empowers him, he becomes loyal to him and is depressed at being unable to protect him, calling himself a failure.
A humanoid spider who is cunning and can use webs to grab objects and fight. She loves dark magic and is the most invested in Dokurokushe's idea of a world ruled by it. She often experiments with magic, including on living beings, and is the first to fuse with a Yokubaru.
A humanoid turtle who seeks fights to test his strength. He steals the Linkle Stone Garnet and uses magic to make himself tall and agile, bursting his shell in the process.
Never Ending Chaos The are the main antagonists of the second half of the series, who aim to unleash chaos upon the world and revive their master Deusmast, which Mother Rapapa sealed within the sun.
The main antagonist of the second half of the series, an evil deity of chaos who consumes worlds. His foretold return played a role in Kushe's transformation into Dokurokushe, as he sought to prevent this calamity from occurring. Deusmast was born from the fusion of four beings known as Never Ending Chaos, who possess the power of .
A genie who considers himself to be superior to magicians because of his innate level of magic and ability to bend reality.
A tengu-like man who orders Chikurun to steal the Linkle Stones for him and then consumes them to become more powerful, but Chikurun retrieves them again.
A Raijin-like woman who has the powers of lightning and teleportation. After her comrades are defeated by the Cures, she uses their powers to assume a demonic form and fights them.
A fallen angel who studies his enemies before attacking them. He steals Dokurokushe's book and uses it to revive the Dark Magicians so he can study dark magic, also manipulating Chikurun into working for him.
Monsters
The monsters of the series, which the Dark Magicians create using dark magic to fuse two objects together through a wand with a skull head. A stronger variant of Yokubaru, , has a red skull and is created using Dokurokushe's bones. Another version of the Yokubaru is called , and is created by the generals of Never Ending Chaos. The version of Yokubaru created by the Dark Magicians has a black skull and is more powerful than the usual Yokubaru. "Yokubaru" is derived from Japanese meaning "to covet", while "Don Yokubaru" is a portmanteau of Japanese meaning "greed" and .
Others
A bee-like fairy from Fairy Village who works for Orba and spies on the Cures to get information about them, taking an interest in Mofurun.
Mirai Days villains
The main antagonist of Mirai Days. He is an ancient monster who disguises himself as a puppy who accompanies Ire. His objective is to consume the time of every living being, turning everyone in stone and forcing them to relive their happiest memories forever.
The secondary antagonist of Mirai Days. A mysterious man who carries one of Deusmast's "spawns", giving him magic abilities over time and memories. Born in the Magic World, his mother raised him in the No Magic World before dying, leaving him orphaned at a young age, he seeks to use Kotoha's power to completely revive Chronosto and return to the past, when she was alive.
The beings summoned by Ire and Chronostro to attack the Pretty Cure. The ones used by Ire are made out by the memories from his past, while Chronosto's monsters seem to be made out of the visions of the future of his victims.
Other characters
Mirai's mother, Daikichi's wife, and Kanoko's daughter, whose original name was . She is the owner of the Power Stone shop.
Mirai's father and Kyoko's husband, who is a maker of consumer electronics.
Mirai's grandmother and Kyoko's mother, who gave her Mofurun when she was a baby. She is caring and believes Mirai's stories about magicians, as she met the Headmaster when she was younger and he saved her cat.
A wizard who sells uniforms.
A wizard who sells Magic Brooms.
A wizard who sells fruits and vegetables.
An elderly wizard who likes to spread rumors.
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Mirai and Liko's friends and classmates.
Mirai and Liko's homeroom teacher.
An archaeologist in the Magic World and Liko and Liz's father.
A cooking expert in the Magic World and Liko and Liz's mother.
The current queen of the Fairy Village.
The former queen of the Fairy Village.
The protector of Earth, who sealed away Deusmast and his minions before losing her powers, creating the Magic World and the No Magic World. Kotoha is her reincarnation and inherited her powers.
A pink-colored Pretty Cure from Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode.
A mysterious girl who appears in Mirai Days, who Mirai and Liko meet and take in. Kotoha created her and gave her some of her power, sending her to Mirai and Liko in order to stop Ire. She disappears after Kotoha returns.
Mirai's classmate at her university in Mirai Days.
Mirai's classmate at her university in Mirai Days.
Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi Ire's late mother. A witch from the Magical World, who raised her son, Ire, in the No Magic World. She promised to teach him magic, but died years prior to the events of the original series and Mirai Days. Ire's goal is to travel back in time to before her death to be with her again.
Movie characters