#Otona Precure 23 Reveals More Cast Members and Character Designs

Another batch of Kibou no Chikara: Otona Precure 23 characters and their voice actors have been revealed. 

The new reveals include Mariya Ise as Urara Kasugano, Ai Nagano as Komachi Akimoto, Ai Maeda as Karen Minazuki, and Eri Sendai as Kurumi Mimino. All are reprising their roles from Yes! Precure 5 and Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!. The designs of the now-grown up characters were also released.

Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ is a follow-up to Yes! Precure 5 and Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!. It was announced as part of the Pretty Cure franchise’s 20th anniversary plans along with a Mahou Tsukai Precure! sequel . Both titles are described as being targeted at grown-up fans. An October Japanese premiere is planned for Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~.

Toei Animation is co-producing Kibou no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ with Studio Deen. The staff includes:

• Director: Takayuki Hamana (Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Chaos in Urbanrama-)

• Series composer: Yoshimi Narita (Shikimori’s Not Just A Cutie)

• Character designer: Atsuko Nakajima (Komi Can’t Communicate)

• Music composer: Naoki Satou (Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution)

Junko Takeuchi is returning as Rin Natsuki from Yes! Precure 5 and Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!, while Orie Kimoto and Atsuko Enomoto are reprising their Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star characters Saki Hyuga and Mai Misho, respectively.

2007’s Yes! Precure 5 was the fifth Precure title and was also the first Precure anime to feature more than a pair of Pretty Cures (Yes! Precure 5 featured five, while 2008’s Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! increased the number to six). On the other hand, Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star was the third entry in the franchise.

The Pretty Cure franchise began with 2004’s Futari wa Precure (titled Pretty Cure in English). The latest entry is Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure (Hirogaru Sky! Precure), which began airing in Japan on February 5 this year.