This is a list of characters in Kirakira PreCure a la Mode, a 2017 Japanese magical girl anime series produced by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Toei Animation, and the fourteenth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure metaseries.
Main characters Pretty Cures
The main protagonist of the series. Ichika is a confident 13-year-old girl and a second year student at Ichigozaka Middle School. Very cheerful and energetic like the rabbit, she loves sweets and desserts and wishes to become a pastry chef, but struggles with baking them. Usami's mother works overseas as a doctor, and her father, who runs a dojo, is taking care of Usami until her mother returns home. Though Usami's baking skills are not perfect, her passion for it fuels her resolve, allowing her to become a Pretty Cure. As Cure Whip, she has enhanced hearing and can jump like a rabbit. Usami can also use Kirakiraru to create a pink cream lasso to attack or grapple enemies, and later gains the ability to use the Candy Rod to perform a new attack, Whip Decoration. She is the Pretty Cure of energy and smiles, and has a rabbit and strawberry shortcake motif. Her Animal Sweet is the Rabbit Shortcake, and her theme color is pink. She introduces herself by saying . In the epilogue, she is shown to be traveling around the world with the Kirakira Patisserie to make others smile. She issued a greeting to the Japanese chapter of Médecins Sans Frontières in November 2017.
A 14-year-old girl and a second-year middle school student at Ichigozaka Middle School and Ichika's classmate, who is hardworking and knowledgeable, but shy, and is known for being fast and light like a squirrel. She is knowledgeable about sweets and pastries and is known as the "Sweets Professor". As Cure Custard, she has the ability to run fast like a squirrel and attack with lightning, and later gains the ability to use the Candy Rod to perform a new attack, Custard Illusion. She is the Pretty Cure of intelligence and courage and has a squirrel and pudding motif. Her Animal Sweet is the Squirrel Pudding, and her theme color is yellow. She introduces herself by saying . In the epilogue, she is shown to have become a scientist on sweets and working with other scientists to create a large pudding.
A 14-year-old girl who is a second-year middle school student at Ichigozaka Middle School and Ichika's classmate. She is known for being enthusiastic and brave like a lion. She loves to sing and is the lead vocalist of Wild Azur, a rock band. When managing the Patisserie, her strength and support come in handy. It is later revealed that she is an heiress to the Tategami family's immense wealth, but she wants to follow her dream of being a rock star instead. As Cure Gelato, she is the Pretty Cure of freedom and passion and has a lion and ice cream motif. Her lion abilities allow her to use ice powers to freeze the enemy, as well as attack by roaring. In episode 14, she gains the ability to use the Candy Rod to perform a new attack, Gelato Shake. Her Animal Sweet is the Lion Ice Cream, and her theme color is blue. She introduces herself by saying . In the epilogue, she is shown to have become a world-famous singer.
A 17-year-old girl and second-year high school student at Ichigo Field High School, who has a beauty, nobility as well as being selfish and arrogant like a cat. While she is initially aloof, with the group's support, she starts to enjoy her job and life more. As Cure Macaron, she has enhanced reflexes like a cat and the ability to attack with her claws, and later gains the ability to use the Candy Rod to perform a new attack, Macaron Julienne. She is the Pretty Cure of beauty and excitement and has a cat and macaron motif, with design elements from actresses of Takarazuka Revue. Her Animal Sweet is the Cat Macaron and her theme color is purple. She introduces herself by saying . In the epilogue, she is shown to be traveling around the world.
A 17-year-old girl and second-year high school student at Ichigo Field High School, who has a boyish appearance and she is kind, gentle, and having a strong sense of justice like a dog. Akira is protective of her younger sister Miku who has a serious illness, and has moved to Ichika's neighborhood to be closer to the hospital where Miku resides. As Cure Chocolat, she has an enhanced sense of smell like a dog, and later gains the ability to use the Candy Rod to perform a new attack, Chocolate Aromase, as well as wield a sword made of chocolate. She is the Pretty Cure of strength and love and has a dog and chocolate motif, with design elements from actresses of Takarazuka Revue. Her Animal Sweet is the Dog Chocolate, and her theme color is red. She introduces herself by saying . In the epilogue, she is shown studying to become a nurse.
A rabbit-like fairy who has the ability to transform into a human, and a student at Ichigozaka Middle School. She became known as the Genius Patissiere after studying in France, and has recently returned to Japan for a demonstration. It is later revealed that she is Pikario's older twin sister, who gained the ability to transform into a human after studying baking for some time but reverts to her fairy form when hungry. As Cure Parfait, she wields the Rainbow Ribbon, which she uses to perform the attacks Parfait Etoile and Un・Deux・Très Bien! Kiracle・Rainbow!. She is the Pretty Cure of dreams and hope and has a pegasus and parfait motif. Her Animal Sweet is the Pegasus Parfait and her theme colors are green and rainbow. She introduces herself by saying . In the epilogue, she is shown to have opened her own patisserie alongside Pikario.
Fairies
A chubby and spoiled puppy-like fairy who loves sweets and resides at Mount Ichigo. The color of her ears changes based on her emotions, becoming pink when she is happy and blue when she is sad. Later on in the series, she gains the ability to turn into a human, and during the final battle, after the Cures are drained of their Kirakiraru, she becomes a Cure herself after obtaining her own Sweets Pact and Animal Sweet. As Cure Pekorin, she attacks by firing cream-like projectiles using the Candy Rod, which then explode. She is the Pretty Cure of taste and sparkles and has a lamb and doughnuts motif. Her Animal Sweet is the Pekorin Doughnut and her theme color is pink. She introduces herself by saying . In the epilogue, she is shown to have opened the Peko Patisserie and to be running it alongside Elder.
An elderly goat-like fairy who resides at Mount Ichigo and became a spirit following the explosion there. He entrusts the Cures with protecting Kirakiraru and running the Kirakira Patisserie. He can also assume a human form who resembles an elderly man and acts as the Patisserie's owner. , , &
Fairies who live on Mount Ichigo and admire the Pretty Cures. They were scattered following the explosion at Mount Ichigo, but are reunited thanks to the Elder's efforts.
Antagonists
The main antagonist of the series. A century prior to the events of the series, Noir met Lumière and demanded that she bake only for him, as he was unable to make sweets. When she refused, wanting to make sweets for everyone, he vowed to cover Ichigozaka in darkness. Noir has the power to stain the Kirakiraru of a person's heart and turn them into objects used to take others' Kirakiraru. Elysio was born when Noir infused his body with the Kirakiraru from Lumière's cupcake, when he possessed to confront the Cures. However, after Noir's past is revealed, Elysio betrays him and reveals his true plans, turning him and Lumière into cards, but Noir is later freed. In the finale, Ichika encounters a boy who appears to be Noir's reincarnation.
The secondary antagonist of the series, who later usurps Noir as the main antagonist. He is a charismatic and nihilistic man who serves as Noir's vessel, having been born when Noir infused his body with the Kirakiraru from Lumière's cupcake, and considers himself to be a hollow shell. He carries tarot cards which he uses in various ways, including absorbing Kirakiraru, making weapons, and as a method of mind control. He also uses them in his Noir Miroir spell to turn an object into a . After sealing Glaive and Diable in cards, he uses their power to assume different appearances to fight the Cures. While allowing Noir to possess him to fight the Cures, Elysio deems his motives to be ridiculous and seals him and Lumière in cards, using their powers to turn Ichigozaka into a place devoid of emotion and erasing the Cures' memories and emotions. After the Cures reawaken their power and overwhelm him, Elysio sucks them and the planet into his body as a last resort. However, the Cures reveal to him that he still has a heart and convince him to help them restore the world, after which he relinquishes Noir and Lumière's cards before leaving to see the world.
A group of ten evil and mischievous fairies who are the initial antagonists of the series. They aim to steal Kirakiraru to gain power and can absorb Kirakiraru from the sweets they target to become a monstrous form, in which their body parts grow and they have a sweets-like appearance. They wear red belts with black star symbols on the buckles which Julio gave to them, which gave them power but also brainwashed them. When defeated, they return to their normal form. Each of their forms has a different voice, and their names are derived from different types of sweets. After being defeated, they apologize for their actions and work to aid the fairies of Mount Ichigo. is a temperamental dark purple lizard-like fairy who is the leader of the Kirakiraru Thieves. When the Thieves attack the sweets festival and Julio fuses them into a stronger form, they overpower the Cures until the Cures gain the power of the Candy Rods, allowing them to defeat the Thieves and free them from Julio's influence. The group later apologizes for their actions and work to aid the fairies of Mount Ichigo. is a cunning yellow frog-like fairy who targets the Kirakiraru in puddings. He nearly defeats Cure Whip before Himari becomes Cure Custard and helps her to defeat him. His body part in his larger form is made of pudding. is a hot-blooded yet cool-headed red weasel-like fairy who targets the Kirakiraru in ice cream. He battles Cure Whip and Cure Custard until Aoi becomes Cure Gelato and helps them defeat him. His body part in his larger form is made of ice cream. is a lazy and greedy black duck-like fairy who targets the Kirakiraru in cream puffs. He tries to steal the Kirakiraru from the cream puffs the Cures made, but is ultimately defeated through their efforts. In his larger form, his body part is cream puffs and he has the ability to attack by spinning. is a cruel and spoiled green doll-like fairy who wears a necklace and targets the Kirakiraru in macarons. She fights the Cures, but Yukari defeats her after becoming Cure Macaron. In her larger form, her body part is macarons and she can use her tongue to attack. is a stubborn brown pterodactyl-like fairy who targets the Kirakiraru in chocolates. He successfully takes Kirakiraru from Akira's chocolate, but she defeats him after becoming Cure Chocolat. During their second encounter, he easily defeats the other Cures until Akira defeats him. His body part in his larger form is chocolate. is an outgoing yellow monkey-like fairy who targets the Kirakiraru in doughnuts. He uses his duplication powers against Cure Whip, but is defeated by the combined strength of the Cures. In his larger form, his body part is doughnuts and the floating doughnut he carries becomes reddish. is a prideful brown noodle-like fairy with a demonic appearance who targets the Kirakiraru in sponge cakes. He takes Kirakiraru from Emiru's cake and nearly defeats the Cures until they unite their strengths to defeat him. His body part in his larger form is sponge cakes, and in this form he can attack using his arms as whips.