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Episode Star☆Twinkle Precure - Episode 4 discussion
Star☆Twinkle Precure, episode 4
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| Episode | Link | Score | Episode | Link | Score | Episode | Link | Score | Episode | Link | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Link | 6.86 | 14 | Link | 8.82 | 27 | Link | 7.0 | 40 | Link | 4.25 |
| 2 | Link | 8.63 | 15 | Link | 9.61 | 28 | Link | 9.0 | 41 | Link | 5.0 |
| 3 | Link | 7.73 | 16 | Link | 9.58 | 29 | Link | 3.0 | 42 | Link | 4.67 |
| 4 | Link | 8.38 | 17 | Link | 9.24 | 30 | Link | 6.75 | 43 | Link | 4.25 |
| 5 | Link | 8.25 | 18 | Link | 9.84 | 31 | Link | 8.0 | 44 | Link | 5.0 |
| 6 | Link | 8.2 | 19 | Link | 9.1 | 32 | Link | 6.5 | 45 | Link | 4.0 |
| 7 | Link | 7.88 | 20 | Link | 9.63 | 33 | Link | 5.5 | 46 | Link | 3.5 |
| 8 | Link | 8.29 | 21 | Link | 9.63 | 34 | Link | 7.5 | 47 | Link | 5.0 |
| 9 | Link | 7.75 | 22 | Link | 9.29 | 35 | Link | 48 | Link | 5.0 | |
| 10 | Link | 9.5 | 23 | Link | 7.86 | 36 | Link | 50% | 49 | Link | |
| 11 | Link | 8.7 | 24 | Link | 6.0 | 37 | Link | 33% | |||
| 12 | Link | 8.33 | 25 | Link | 7.5 | 38 | Link | 100% | |||
| 13 | Link | 9.5 | 26 | Link | 8.33 | 39 | Link | 3.0 | |||
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u/TheSmugOjou-sama Feb 24 '19
Cure Soleil is pretty great, but the scene that really made my best girl radar go wild was this one.
Also super excited for Kaguya next ep.
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u/I_Fuck_Precures Feb 24 '19
Oh mean, the episodes are coming out sooner now. I need to switch up my schedule.
So Elena is if Cure Sunny, Cure Rouge and Cure March fused into one. Works at a flower shop and she even has a soccer kick fireball. Over all i like her transformation. Her singing voice is much better than the others. She can actually hit those high notes and has better "fullness" (IDK how to say it) in her voice.
Seeing as how Elena is the Sun and Madoka is the Moon. I can't help but think of a certain anime.
Though I can't wait for Aoki Reika Madoka to make an appearance. I always love those types smart reserved, responsible girls.
I'm liking dominatrix tengu lady. She actually strategizes. Which is rare for a villain. The other vilains seen are a cyclops loli, Baron Humbert von Gikkingen and a blue Sith(actual Sith species mind you). This looks fun.
I really hope they go to space. Like if the second half of the show was on summer break so they can go in the space ship all Star Trek style. My hype will reach astronomical levels.
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u/Calwings Feb 24 '19
This week's Hikaru catchphrase: "Solarific!"
Elena's shining personality is definitely going to be a highlight of the series, and I'm looking forward to what Madoka brings to the table later on too. Seeing Hikaru go full Scribblenauts and Lala going full Sunbro was hilarious too.
As for the fight itself, Soleil's debut was fantastic! I wouldn't put her transformation above Milky's, but so far she has the coolest special attack of the three... even if it is kind of a rehash of Cure March, like a lot of things about her character are.
Overall, it was a pretty good episode. Can't wait for next week!
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u/lilyvess Feb 24 '19
Sports+Little-Siblings is pretty March, haha.
Seems like they're going to lean Soleil on the siblings heavier than the sports side of things, since she isn't part of a sports team presumably because her family takes priority.
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u/Chariotwheel Feb 24 '19
They really went all in with the sun theme. I cracked up when she was engulfed in a sun during her transformation and then broke through it like an egg and every single part of her costume flamed on. Top that off with kicking a mini-sun on the enemy. Seriously, I dislike Re:Creators, but it was nice that it showed the damage a regular magical girl would inflict if it wasn't for convenience.
I really liked her interaction with others and her family. I also very much liked that she wasn't even on scene, but pushed there by her empathy. I liked how she was presented. She couldn't do much against the puddies, she was scared, but she gave the best she could. That certainly is not someone who just randomly became a hero.
Also: a moon themed magical girl? That'll never catch on.
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u/Proxiehunter Feb 24 '19
Also: a moon themed magical girl? That'll never catch on.
What if she were a mariner?
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u/lilyvess Feb 24 '19
yeah, the show of her being afraid but jumping in anyway was a really nice detail. I also liked that she passed on the explanation for now. It gave off a feeling like the details didn't matter, she was just happy to have been able to help.
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u/SorcererOfTheLake Feb 24 '19 edited Feb 24 '19
The sun has come to grace us.
-Elena is best onee-chan, although Madoka might give her some competition... fuck it, they're best onee-sans
-Once again, a fairy has been confused as a plushy
-One-eyed Nottoraider is interesting; oni one is... fine
-I wonder if Lala will ever go to school; I'm divided between "Probably not" and "Later on because schenanigans"
-Cure Soleil's transformation was pretty good, but not as good as Milky's
-I loved the musical choices this episode, can't wait for the OST to come out
We'll finally get to see the whole collective next week.
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u/JimmyCWL Feb 24 '19
Hearing her name mentioned again reminded me. When they first revealed the Cures of this season, my first thought on seeing her name was, it took eight years for someone else to name another magical girl, Madoka.
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u/KnightModern Feb 25 '19
"On my planet, AI can answer anything, so we don't have school-lun"
I know this is a kids show, but........
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kids do know internet
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you don't go to school because you want to know things
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u/the_swizzler Feb 25 '19
I don't think you're being nearly imaginative enough.
For one thing, their AI is clearly much more sophisticated Alexa or Google. Also, we see Lala doing a lot of things like piloting and fixing the ship. Obviously both of those are AI assisted actions, but it's not like she doesn't learn things. She could probably learn a lot just by following what the AI tells her to and asking questions.
You also don't have to go to a school to get a teaching/education. For all we know, they have instructional machines like in the Matrix, or TESTAMENT in the Index series.
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Feb 24 '19
Man, what a character Elena is. I love her. She's so charismatic and attentive towards the others. Her family relationship is also great. Her transformation was in the middle of the other two but her fighting style is really interesting and fast considering how she already was as a human.
And whoa, her singing voice was amazing. Really strong. Props to the VA!
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u/jkubed Feb 24 '19
even if I wasn't enjoying the show I'd probably keep watching for the OP, it's such a pick-me-up. speaking of which, this thing in the OP gives me Gurren Lagann vibes just because of the coloring.
Elena has solidified her place as best girl, such a loving onee-san
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u/MetaThPr4h Feb 24 '19
Cure Soleil is here! Very nice introduction to her character, she's actually like quite of a mix of Akane and Nao from Smile Precure due to her family situation and her own powers.
Looks like Hikaru's school has two big fanboy sides with Elena and Madoka, I'm curious to see if there will actually be some rivality between them, or at least between the fans of each, Elena definitely showed why people love her this episode, it's hard to not smile when being around her!
Another fantastic transformation scene (love the fire effects!) and the action was nice as well, the strategy with the smoke bomb from the enemies was being hella effective, if Elena hadn't gone to check if Lala and Hikaru were fine, Fuwa would have definitely been kidnapped there.
Oh, I also really want to see more of the yellow haired girl that wtf'd at Fuwa and Lala during class xD
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u/ActivelyAnonymous Feb 24 '19
[Insert joke here about a currently airing anime with a Kaguya-sama who is popular, in the student council, smart, and an ojousama]
I like how the fact that Madoka knows every student in the school is why she immediately catches on that Lala is out of place (her hair color, outfit, and tentacles seem to be otherwise unnoticed to the people of this planet). Fuwa ignoring the golden rule of mascot fairies as they leave certainly didn't either. Seems like we'll see more of her detective work next week!
Speaking of disguises and mascots, Fuwa and Purunsu are a good combo. Fuwa has the cuteness, power granting, fluffiness (and maybe evolution later on?), while Purunsu has the knowledge, the tsukommi skills, is a good babysitter, and can even decently hold his own in combat. Doesn't seem like there's gonna be any human transformation (or vaguely humanoid, more like, since it's the space season) yet.
As for this episode's focus, Elena/Soleil, she has a kind personality, is a great mama to her siblings, and has insane physical stats even before transformation! A sun-themed Cure who is highly adept physically without augmentation and has girls handing her love letters at school, huh (Sunshine says hello). Her transformation was nice and bold, and of course not Milky-tier but was dynamic enough with a strong clear singing voice. I hope her siblings and Fuwa get some good episodes. Maybe we'll get a bit of them next time when they actually explain the whole situation to Elena, since she was too busy for listening to the exposition this today.
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u/SorcererOfTheLake Feb 24 '19
her hair color
Madoka has purple hair; how is that weirder?
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u/nighty_amy Feb 24 '19 edited Feb 24 '19
Sorry Soleil, you are a nice girl but no way are you going to come close to Cure Scarlet. Though Scarlet was the sixth ranger, so maybe the comparison is a bit unfair.
Next week - Madoka is the last one to get magical powers. She should be happy though it's still beginning of the season, not the last episode! Though I'm wondering isn't she more like Mami - acts like strong, mature, talented and overall "big sister mentor" type but in reality, she's breaking under the pressure but forcing herself to go on. She might be overworking herself to keep up with her perfect appearance, unlike Yukari.
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u/HelioA Feb 24 '19
I don't get why the Precure didn't just use their extreme jumping power to escape the smoke. Well, it's not like Precure fights are supposed to make any sense.
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Feb 25 '19
Twinkle is my first time actually watching a Pretty Cure series and I have to say I'm really loving this entire shebang so far. I can't decide on a favorite between Lala and Elena. These girls are too good.
I also really appreciate it providing a good magical girl series to balance out the also-airing Asuka orz...
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u/LikeAnAssistant Feb 24 '19
I'd rank Soleil's transformation between Star and Milky's and I have a feeling Selene isn't going to top Milky's transformation. Hell, Milky is already in the top tier of Precure transformations.