WHEN A CAT LOVES A HUMAN...

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https://rorymuses.wordpress.com/2020/08/02/healin-good-%e2%99%a1-precure-episode-18-challenging-the-unknown/

Right - Nyatorie. Let's discuss the zoophilia in the room first. Does Nyatoran have a humanoid form? Only time will tell. But all cats have barbed willies --look up "barbed cat penis" on YouTube-- so unless Orie is a masochist or the relationship is platonic... duh.

SIBLINGS AND STATIC SHOCK

https://rorymuses.wordpress.com/2020/06/28/healin-good-%e2%99%a1-precure-episode-13-static-electricity/#more-73894
https://www.angryanimebitches.com/2020/06/healin-good-precure-episode-13/

MY OWN HUMBLE OPINION:
As an only child I am more or less a stranger to sibling dynamics.
This being said this was the typical Achilles episode where a character is about to defect from the group and focus on themselves until an unexpected attack on a loved one makes them return... The only thing that changes is that the focus/limelight is on Hinata Hiramitsu and our catgirl TRULY SHINES AS A LEADER!!
And OH YEASSSSSSSS THE PUTTING ON ICE STOPPED AND THE SHOW WAS DEFROSTED!!

SNAPSHOTS AND SHOPPING

Healin' Good Pretty Cure - Episode 9
My Own Review
SNAPSHOTS AND SHOPPING

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MY OWN HUMBLE OPINION:
Whoa whoa whoa... yours truly has Hinata following in her footsteps as a kitty-video-tuber! Seriously, I film my own calico Carla and she's on YouTube...

MEOWS AND MIRRORS

Healin' Good Pretty Cure - Episode 4
My Own Review
MEOWS AND MIRRORS



With the fourth episode of Healin’ Good ♡, the main team of three Cures finally comes together. Well, at least until they probably introduce one more, but that is something to worry about at a later date.
For now, it is Cure Sparkle’s turn to make her debut.

A talking tabby? This is the cat's meow!

Hinata seems to be pretty fond of Nyatoran

Hyperactive Hinata Hiramitsu discovers a talking cat whilst on her way to meet with her friends, and gets sidetracked. Of course, said talking tabby is Nyatoran, who is still seeking a partner. Together with Nodoka and Chiyu, Hinata goes to meet with her friends. A monster attack ultimately leads to Hinata becoming Cure Sparkle.

 Hinata's big bro Youta, best BrILF since Wataru Kaido (not counting Masato because the latter is gay and with Henri-ette!). She also has an older sister, Mei. Which makes me wonder about her parents... are these siblings orphans or are the elder Hiramitsus absentees?

Look at our new pet... neko neko neko!

Chiyu tries to keep Hinata from blabbing about the talking cat

Both Nodoka and Chiyu got strong introductory episodes in this season, and I’m happy to say that Hinata does as well. She had brief appearances in previous episodes, but now seeing one that focuses on her has no doubt that she is a wonderful part of the main cast.

Thirsty? We Hiramitsus also run a juice bar, aside from a vet clinic. The drinks are on the house!

Nodoka reassures Hinata that they’ll explain to her friends why she was late

This may be Hinata’s episode, but Nodoka certainly gets some great moments where she shines, too. Healin’ Good ♡ is proving pretty early on that is has an excellent cast of characters, and that can only be a good thing.

If this cat was heard speaking in public, think of all the paparazzi!

I love attention, but that would be too much of a good thing...

The pathogerm this week is created from a mirror

The enemy general that appears this week is Guaiwaru, and he reveals that it is not just nature can be infected. Of course, the Megapathogerm we get has to be a little too much for Cure Grace and Cure Fontaine to handle on their own, because this is Hinata’s episode. Her first day in the limelight.

Being a mirror, this pathogerm deflects all attacks

Hinata’s reaction to discovering Nodoka and Chiyu are PreCures is not quite what they expect

If there’s one thing that this episode makes abundantly clear about Hinata, it is that she absolutely adores cute things (kawaiisa). Apparently the PreCure aesthetic comes under that, as the mirror monster attacking the town of Sukoyaka is of no concern to her when she sees Cure Grace and Cure Fontaine for the first time. Seeing allies and enemies alike have the same counterreaction to Hinata’s reaction is pretty amusing.

Cure Sparkle

I can’t help but feel that much of Nyatoran’s interactions with Hinata throughout this episode were a test – one that she passes with flying colours, hence becoming light-powered catgirl Cure Sparkle.

Hey, easy on that, Mr. Guava!

Cure Sparkle in action

During the battle, Nyatoran has to tell Cure Sparkle that they purify their foes, rather than defeat them. A purified foe is a defeated foe, so I guess there’s not all that much distinction. Ultimately, though, it falls to Cure Sparkle to bring the battle to an end.

With that, our full team is assembled (for now)

I feel pretty confident in saying that Healin’ Good ♡ has got off to an incredibly strong start. Nodoka, Chiyu, and Hinata have all had wonderful introductions, and the three have got a good dynamic between them.
Such a great debut for Cure Sparkle. I’m expecting good things from her – and Nodoka and Chiyu as well.

MY OWN HUMBLE OPINION:
First things first - Hinata/Sparkle is BEST GIRL so far for this season/continuity, hands down.
Guaiwaru's summoning MO: if Daruizen does hair flips and Shindoine blows kisses, how does the brute...? This episode, him being Sparkle's evil counterpart, gives the reply: by puffing up that powder-keg chest of his, showing off some pecs!

Kekekekeke~ as expected, Hinata and Nyatoran are a freaking firecracker duo, and love it! Their energy levels compliment each other very well, and the way they just confidently wing it on the go also makes them a fitting pair. Their fateful encounter was hysterical with Nyaotran when he snapped at her, their reactions were priceless! It got even better when he decided there was no use in trying to cover it up, and just straight-up claim he was born with the ability to talk like humans. Look at that confidence! The girls’ reaction to his boldness was priceless as well- heck the whole thing had me in stitches from laughing so hard! And bonus points for even pretending he was meeting them all for the first time!

But what’s actually incredible about Hinata is the way she took this in stride. Her first concern was getting him out of the public’s eye because she feared Nyatoran would be exploited for his ability to talk. And when you actually think about it – is a legitimate concern that is usually not brought up. It also makes sense why she would go to seek out her brother’s advice, as he is a veterinarian (a charming handsome one, who the girls mistaken him to have been her father- poor dude).

And goodness we thought Hikaru (Star Twinkle) was energetic, but Hinata takes it to another level, but I am not particularly bothered by it (yet). In fact I find her personality to be well balanced with how quickly she can switch back and forth from the high of excitement to the low of the gravity of the situation, and how easily she gets distracted. It is a charm that adds to the humor because she is the type to act first, think later. She also has the charm of being a sweetheart who will put the safety and well-being of others ahead of her own. When she was told that Nodaka and Chiyu had ran in the direction the monster was at, Hinata didn’t hesitate to go after them, only to hilariously she run straight into the monster herself! The moment she did that, Nyatoran knew that she was the one.

When it came to the partnership this time we saw the trainee reach out to his Human partner. I would say this case was the most similar to Rabirin’s and Nodaka’s partnership, but I would what set them apart from the other two was his confidence in Hinata’s abilities. He was basically like, “I LIKE YOU, LETS KICK ASS TOGETHER!”

I really love Cure Sparkle’s design. It’s super cute, her transformation was definitely a lot more simplified than the other two, but it was still pleasing to the eyes– or actually now that I think about it… It might be the sound effect of the fabric’s ‘whoosh’ or whatever it is. There is something really satisfying about it and I don’t know why ahahahaha! But while the transformation wasn’t particularly showy, the fight— oh man, that as the highlight of the episode. Surely I wasn’t the only one who thought the animation for the fight was on fire! I can’t recall a single fight that was this exciting to watch just 4 episodes in. It was soooooo much fun to watch, seriously mad props to the animators! They nailed it. It was so funny when Hinata went on to say, “LETS DEFEAT THIS THING!” and Nyatoran had to tell her, “DON’T BEAT IT, PURIFY IT!”

Another great thing about this fight is proving that the enemies are no pushover. They are ramping things up in their own way, and we see that by how it has become essential for a group effort. What’s also interesting to note is that the generals aren’t limited to targeting nature. Guaiwaru walked into a shop and attacked a Light Element residing in a mirror, a material good, an inanimate object. One of the advantages of this addition, is that it makes it less predictable of where the enemy may pop up next. Another thing that crossed my mind is the expansion of their targets. I suspect somewhere down the line, (maybe when the adorable Elements may no longer play the significant role as they do now), we may see them expand to more mobile targets such as insects, animals and maybe even Humans.

And last but not last, we got to see the King of Pathogerms receive the update of yet another Precure making an appearance. Once again, he is not particularly concerned and wants his generals to focus on the primary objective of helping him recover to his true form, and I doubt that is about to change with Hinata added to the party. However the unwavering focus on ensuring he is resurrected before the Queen of Healing Garden made me wonder whether or not the Trainees are aware of this. When we go back to episode 2, nowhere did they mention anything about the danger of the King of Pathogerms making a comeback. Instead we were given a rather generalized explanation that the Pathogerms are trying to make a world that’s comfortable for them to live in, one which will basically makes the world uninhabitable. Maybe the threat of the King will be something they expand on next week, but if they don’t, then it might explain why the King isn’t particularly concerned about their activities. In fact, when you think about it, the monsters are nothing more than a tool to blight the world, but also distract the Precures from the Generals themselves. Perhaps once they are made aware of the situation at hand, they will take the initiative to go after them. But first, they definitely need to gain some battle experience, they aren’t quite ready to fight them head to head just yet.

This week was yet another fantastic showing from Healin’ Good Prettycure! It really does feel almost surreal how long it has been since they have had such a strong early start, especially with their characters. Now that everyone has a partner, it is going to be interesting how the three of them mesh together. We already got to see how Hinata and Chiyu are already at odds with each other, maybe because Chiyu was the one who was the most concerned about their secret as Precures getting out. Based on the preview, I think this is in part of why Hinata is under the impression that Chiyu doesn’t like her. I suspect Nodaka, being the fairly neutral minded one of the group will find herself trying to help smooth out the misunderstanding between them.

INDUCTIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS

Healin' Good Pretty Cure - Episode 2
MY OWN REVIEW
INDUCTIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS

The second episode of Healin’ Good ♡ bucks tradition somewhat. The second Cure to join the team will have to wait until next time; for the moment, Rabirin discovers that Nodoka might not be as qualified (at least in muggle form) as she hoped for the role of a PreCure.

 The three enemy cadres generals, left to right: Shindoine (baroness), Guaiwaru (brute), & Daruizen (bishie)

So far we know that there is a Pathogerm Kingdom, a royal monarchy whose reigning king is disembodied since he fought a precursor Cure...

...and that they recently invaded the Healing Garden, ruled by spaniel queen Teatime (Discworld pronunciation), and are currently bent on Earth conquest, for the same reason:

...pathogermoforming it all to serve as their habitat, in order to claim more Lebensraum for their kin. Even at the cost of poisoning every other living species, oh the irony. Definitely this motivation, given also that their own kingdom is a wasteland, sounds better than that of the Knotraider cadres of last season, right?

Well, given that the 'raiders were Japanese magical creatures (orochi, oni, kappa, tengu, cyclops, neko) or rather the ones who inspired tales thereof - is there any theme name? The jikochuus or selfcenters of Dokidoki, who share the pathogerms' demonic design, were archfiends representing the deadly sins...
So here are the etymologies, gleaned from their respective wiki pages:

• Guaiwaru (brute): health+bad; Bad-Health, Poor-Health
• Shindoine (baroness): tiredness or weariness+the French female name suffix; Tiredine, Wearyine
• Daruizen (bishie/ikemen): Sluggish, Languid, Sickly

Fitting names for pathogerms, since all three describe malaise (and are also less on the nose than KAPPArd, TENjou, Ayewan being a homophone of EYE-ONE, BakeNYAN, and GaruOGRE), right?

In this episode, Nodoka starts her first day at a new school, and it quickly becomes apparent to Rabbirin that her partner possesses very little athletic ability. This lead to Rabbirin reconsidering her chosen partner. The feeling doesn’t spring from a negative place, though.

Healing Room Bag, ie portable TARDIS. There are three of them, one for each healing animal as their personal home.

Usually, most seasons or continuities would properly introduce the second member of the team in the second episode. That is not the case here, however. This episode is all Nodoka’s and Rabbirin’s, and actually, that works very well for it.

Rabbirin, Penguitan, and Nyatoran accompany Nodoka to school - her satchel is, according to Mr. and Mrs. Hanadera, unusually heavy (understand their health concerns)

Meow! Effusive loud talker Hinata's kitty smile hints at her animal companion.

And so does the fact that class ace Chiyu looks as formal as a penguin.

Sword or racket?

Nodoka’s class happens to have a couple of familiar faces in it – Chiyu and Hinata, and they seem pretty happy to see her. A few sports clubs (tennis, track & field, kendo) are also pretty eager to scout the new girl. Watching Nodoka try out the various clubs has Rabbirin realise something, though.

Chiyu is the athletic type

I’m just going to go ahead and say that Nodoka has a thing for Chiyu, as she seems to be enthralled when watching her clear the high jump. Of course, it could be because Nodoka hasn’t had the opportunity to do much sport before, but all her attention is directed towards Chiyu.
Nodoka’s attempts at doing anything sporty do not go well…

 Rabbirin is not best pleased with Nodoka’s performance

Here’s where the main point of this episode comes into play. Nodoka’s poor performances really get to Rabbirin, especially after seeing Cure Grace in battle. The bunny is angry, but there’s a particular reason for that. That will come to light in due course.

Thirsty?

Chiyu knows that Nodoka hasn’t done much sport before

Yet more interactions between Nodoka and Chiyu in this episode. Things are looking pretty favourable for the pair at the moment, at least if you’re viewing them through yuri/shipping goggles.

Rabbirin actually cares a great deal about Nodoka

Generally, when PrettyCure does an episode where characters threaten to go their separate ways, it is due to an argument. In this case, however, Rabbirin is actually worried that being a PreCure is too dangerous for Nodoka. The bunny simply doesn’t want Nodoka endangering herself.

This tree looks so fricking alive... I must do something about that!

When the time for the monster of the week arrives (Daruizen infects the largest tree in the schoolyard with a pathogerm bug), Nodoka and Rabbirin are apart, so no transformation. This episode also clarifies that Nodoka can only transform with Rabbirin; her effort to do so with Nyatoran bares no results.

Nodoka is determined to face the pathogerm no matter what

This episode does give us a rare instance of one of its characters challenging a monster of the week without transforming. I’ll give Nodoka an A+ for effort, and that’s about it.

Bunny Shield

In the end, though, Nodoka and Rabbirin are able to smooth things over between themselves. That means Nodoka transforms into Cure Grace, and the usual PrettyCure procedure follows.

What the...?

This episode ends with Chiyu spotting Nodoka, and the healing animals. No prizes for guessing what will happen in the next episode.


It is a little unusual for PreCure series not to introduce a new team member in its second episode, but I don’t particularly mind. Maybe I’m biased because of Aoi Yuuki, but Nodoka has been a pretty strong pink lead Cure, and allowing her two episodes to shine is perfectly fine by me.
I’ve also got to show some respect to Rabbirin, too. These healing animal mascots seem pretty good so far.
I’m feeling pretty positive about Healin’ Good ♡ so far. Let’s hope that the next members to join our PreCure group have equally strong introductory episodes.





MY OWN HUMBLE OPINION:
Ah, Nodoka's athletic incompetence is addressed AND JUSTIFIED by a bedridden childhood! Just hope we got a bed-schooled, second book-smart pink Cure in a row and fourth across continuities (fingers crossed till the knuckles on the index snap)!

OH MY HEART! I didn’t think we were going to hit by the feels so soon! Definitely the first Precure had me crying in just the second episode! Yes that’s right, I cried.

This week, we were given a bit more details about the plot! Our cute little trainees and their princess are known as Healing Animals, who see to all of Earth’s treatment, residing a secret place known as the Healing Gardens. Their enemy is the Pathogerm Kingdom, led by their shadowy disembodied King and his three generals Daruizen, Guaiwaru and Shindoine, who wants to make the whole Earth sick and turn it into a place where Pathogerms will be the only ones who can survive that world.

But what I found to be the quite interesting was how the King doesn’t really care about the Precures at the moment. Until they actually become a real nuisance to his recovery process, it seems King Pathogerm is fine with just ignoring them. He would much rather his generals focus on their task of spoiling the the Earth since that’s the only way to restore his body. Talk about having his priorities straight.

We were also introduced to the two girls we met last week: Our energetic girl Hinata, and Chiyu, who is part of the track and field team. Ironically, both of these characters seem to be quite fit. Since Nodoka was trying out a bunch of clubs today, we got to see her and Chiyu interact for some time. She is also set to be the next one to join the team since she spotted Nodoka speaking to what looks to her talking to flying stuffed animals! So much for keeping a secret huh haha! On the side note, I have to say though, I am so glad that it appears Chiyu is not involved in the student council. Actually it would be great if nobody is this time. The whole student council role has been used so many times, it’s redundant at this point, especially since 99% it’s always either the blue or purple characters, geez!

Nodoka was able to bring home Princess Latte and get permission to keep her under the condition they search for her original owners (HA HA, JOKE’S ON YOU— until she has to go back home, that is when it will get sad, gosh dang it). Although Nodoka had thought of introducing the other three as pets too, the trainees were sensible enough to know they wouldn’t be able to pass off as such, and would much rather lay low. Yet curiosity got the better of them, and everyone tagged along with her to school. Everything was going fine until Nodoka started trying out a bunch of sports clubs, highlighting her lack of athleticism. Rabbirin, who had initially thought she was gonna kill it because of how splendidly she performed as a precure, immediately became distressed and declared they can no longer be partners.

Now, sometimes these kinds of arguments between the girls and their partners can be really petty, but not this time. The reason Rabbirin lashed out was a valid one, especially since it isn’t until later she learns about Nodoka’s past, so this isn’t about seeing someone who is too sick to fight. Instead, having witnessed so many of her fellow comrades fall, she already understands how risks and dangerous it is to fight against the Megapathogerm. Rabbirin knows she isn’t strong enough on her own to protect Nodaka, that’s why she doesn’t want to bring her into harms way. I cannot stress how refreshing it is to see the Precure’s partner have such concerns. It adds a lot of realism to the situation at hand.

It is also fair to say, as of right now, it is hard to gauge whether or the powers that comes with becoming a precure will completely cover Nodoka’s potential vulnerabilities in regards to her health. Right now the fights are fairly short, so we don’t know whether or not there’s an overall time limit, or limited stamina so to speak. It would certainly be an interesting twist that would force her to make some creative and unconventional strategies when it comes to the fights that will inevitably get dragged out sooner or later. But as much as I would like to see it (not that I would be disappointed if they don’t go that way), I am not holding my breath for it.

Nevertheless the most important thing we can take away from this episode, is that we should not be treating Nodoka like a fragile character who will break at the slightest impact. In the matter of fact, both last week’s and this week’s episode has shown us that the present Nodoka is much stronger and healthier than she used to be! She is not to be mistaken for the same young girl who was bedridden in a hospital. She is clearly healthy enough to at least have the opportunity to try out all these different sports, run a decent amount without running out of breath. She is athletically clumsy because she doesn’t have any experience with sports. So just as Chiyu suggested, a good place to start is focus on improving her overall fitness and then on what she wants to do most. Then little by little, she will (hopefully) be able to do more.

And can we just appreciate Nodoka. I have only known her for two episodes, but I already love her so much. I admired her character, I am so proud of her courage and creativity to face the Megapathogerm without her powers! My eyes were all watery and I was shouting, “YOU GO GIRL!”. She threw on the kendo gear, grabbed a racket and together with Nyatoran attempted to trap it with the sports net of the tennis court.This is what makes Nodoka such a profound Precure. Becoming a precure is more than just fending off an enemy to save the world! She understands what it like to be sick and in pain, so she wants to be able to pay forward the kindness and support she has receive in a significant way. I straight up started crying when she explained all that to Rabbirin– gosh dang it, I knew it would only be a matter of time before I was going to be swept up by the sea of emotions, but I didn’t expect it to happen so soon!

Another really interesting tidbit we learned was the new conditions for the transformation. Without their respective partners, they can’t transform. So if their buddy is elsewhere, good luck! You will need to improvise! This further highlights the importance of everyone needing to be stick close to their partners. I am curious to see how they will go about their living arrangements, since the trainees room in that adorable Healing Room Bag of theirs.

Overall, this was a really solid episode, and not to mention, GORGEOUS! Can we just appreciate the cherry blossoms? Ahhh they were so pretty! This is definitely the first Precure had me crying in just the second episode! I am so excited for the next one, it’s finally time for Cure Fontaine’s debut!

PS: LATTE IS SO FREAKING CUTEEEEEEEE and I can’t stop watching the OP & ED, I’m hooked the the songs!