Fresh Pretty Cure!

Fresh Pretty Cure!
Cover of 8th DVD volume featuring (from left to right): Cure Passion, Chiffon and Tart (top), Cure Pine, Cure Peach and Cure Berry
フレッシュプリキュア! (Furesshu PuriKyua!)
Genre	Magical girl[1]
Created by	Izumi Todo
Anime television series
Directed by	Junji Shimizu (all episodes) Akifumi Zako (assistant director; episodes 16-50)
Written by	Atsushi Maekawa
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	Toei Animation
Original network	ANN (ABC, TV Asahi)
English network	HK: TVB
Original run	February 1, 2009 – January 31, 2010
Episodes	50 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Izumi Todo
Illustrated by	Futago Kamikita
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Nakayoshi
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	March 2009 – February 2010
Volumes	12
Anime film
Fresh PreCure the Movie: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!?
Directed by	Junji Shimizu
Written by	Atsushi Maekawa
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	October 31, 2009
Video game
Fresh PreCure! Asobi Collection
Developer	Namco Bandai Games
Publisher	Namco Bandai Games
Genre	Minigame
Platform	Nintendo DS
Released	October 29, 2009

Fresh Pretty Cure! (フレッシュプリキュア!, Furesshu PuriKyua!), also known as Fresh PreCure!, is a Japanese magical girl anime series and the sixth in the Pretty Cure metaseries by Izumi Todo, featuring the fourth generation of Cures. The series was produced by Toei Animation, directed by Junji Shimizu (Jigoku Sensei Nube The Movie) and written by Atsushi Maekawa (Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Jewelpet). The character designs were created by Hisashi Kagawa (Saikano, Bomberman Jetters, Phantom Thief Jeanne). The series aired on TV Asahi's ANN network from February 1, 2009, to January 31, 2010, succeeding Yes! PreCure 5 Go Go!’s time slot, and was succeeded by HeartCatch PreCure!.

Fresh Pretty Cure aims at an older demographic beyond its target audience of young girls, and was the first to introduce CG-animated ending themes with dance routines. The series' main themes are happiness and dance, with playing-card suits, fruits and clovers as the Cure's main motifs.