The staff for Star Detective Precure!, the 23rd main anime entry in the Precure franchise, revealed on Sunday the new ending theme song and new cast visuals.
Spoiler warning: The announced characters and visuals as well as the below video may contain spoilers for Star Detective Precure! and the Eiga Meitantei Precure! film.
The video previews the new ending theme song “Itsuka Wakaru ☆ Kitto Aeru” (Someday We’ll Understand and Definitely Meet) performed by Akane Kumada and Yūka Masui.
Nao Tōyama plays Ruruka Moria, who is Cure Arcana.
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The staff revealed visuals for the new Star Kiraring forms of Cure Answer, Cure Mystic, Cure Eclair, and Cure Arcana.
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The staff also revealed a visual for the Future Form of Cure Answer in the upcoming Eiga Meitantei Precure! (Star Detective Pre cure! The Movie) film.
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Star Detective Precure! debuted on February 1 on ABC TV, TV Asahi, and their affiliate channels at 8:30 a.m. JST. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and CIS.
The anime centers on Anna Akechi, a second year middle school student who lives in Makoto Mirai Town. She travels back in time from 2027 to 1999 when her “companion fairy” named Pochitan appears on her birthday. In 1999 Makoto Mirai Town, Anna meets Mikuru Kobayashi, another second year middle school student who dreams of becoming a great detective. The two girls witness the troubles caused by the Phantom Thieves who steal people’s precious belongings, and they transform into great Precure detectives and use their deductive reasoning skills to protect the people’s smiles.
The anime stars:
- Hikari Senga as Cure Answer/Anna Akechi
- Kaede Hondo as Cure Mystic/Mikuru Kobayashi
- Nao Tōyama as Cure Arcana Shadow/Ruruka Moria
- Emiri Katō as Pochitan
- Hina Yomiya as Mashtan
- Yūki Kaji as Jet Senpai
Ami Ishii performs the opening theme song “Heart ni Hint! Meitantei Prec ure!” (Hint In My Heart! Star Detective Pr ecure!). Akane Kumada and Yūka Masui performed the previous ending theme song “Naze? Nazo?! ANSWER” (Why? Mystery?! ANSWER).
Eiga Meitantei Precure! (Star Detective Pre cure! The Movie) will open in Japan on September 18.
Sources: Star Detective Precure! anime’s website, Comic Natalie
