Ray of Hope: Season 20

"Hop! Step! Jump! Into An Expanding World!"

- Phrase from the website

Ray of Hope: Season 20 is the twentieth installment in the Ray of Hope: The PreCure Saga franchise.

Directed by Ogawa Koji and produced by Toei Animation, the series started airing on February 5th, 2023, succeeding Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure in its initial time slot. The series' main theme is heroes, while the motif is endless skies.

This series celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Pretty Cure franchise.

Previous: Ray of Hope: Season 19

Production
''Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure'' was first trademarked on November 30th, 2022. On the same day, the teaser website launched. The site officially opened on January 8th, 2023.

Media
Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure episodes

Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure: The Movie

Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure Manga (Kamikita Futago)

Synopsis
A major incident has occurred in the peaceful Sky Land!?

The young Princess Ellee has been kidnapped by the monsters of Undergu Empire!

A brave young girl, Sora, follows the princess through a mysterious portal.

"TV"? "Cars"? Are those some kind of magic tools!?!?

But there's no time to be surprised! She has to get the princess back to the castle...!

Flying between two worlds! The adventure with the Pretty Cure begins now!

It's hero time!

Cures

 * Tessa Sherwind / Cure Sky (Elodie Grace Orkin) - An athletic 16 year old girl from the floating realm in the sky, Sky Land. Sora has trained hard everyday to become a hero like the person of her dreams who saved her when she was a child. She and Ellee are staying at Likha's house in Sorashido City.
 * Likha Nunez / Cure Prism (Paris Berelc) - A 16 year old Filipino-American girl who lives in Sorashido City. Likha is kind and thoughtful, and knows a lot about cooking and nature. She lives with her grandmother, TBD, as her parents are working overseas.
 * Chase Fletcher / Cure Wing (Gavin Casalegno) - A 15 year old boy and a member of the Sky Land's Sprintfeather Tribe. Chase was born into a tribe who gave up flying in exchange for the power to shapeshift into humans. He has also wanted to fly, and ever since learning about aerodynamics in Sorashido City, Chase has been looking for ways on being able to fly.
 * Mayella McKennie-Lopez / Cure Butterfly (Sierra Capri) - An 18 year old Black-Hispanic woman who is childhood friends with Likha. Mayella always does her very best, and gets along with everyone she meets. She is a fashionable, very reliable, and cheerful older sister type. She came to Sorashido City to attend a vocational school to become a nursery school teacher.

Sky Land

 * Ellee-chan (エルちゃん)
 * A young princess from Sky Land. Ellee-chan came to Sorashido City with Sora after she had been kidnapped. She has the power to create the Sky Tones, which gives the Cures the ability to transform.

Undergu Empire

 * Kabaton (カバトン)
 * A rowdy pig from Undergu Empire. Kabaton believes that strength is everything. His catchphrase is "I, TUEEE!" (オレ、TUEEE!)


 * Ranborg (ランボーグ)
 * The series' main monsters.

Supporting Characters

 * TBD (??? Nunez if paternal)
 * Likha's grandmother who is knowledgeable about many things. She is actually from Sky Land, where she is well known for being a hyper-amazing legendary honorary scholar.
 * Captain Shalala (シャララ隊長?)
 * The captain of the Azure Guards, and the strongest swordfighter in the world. Captain Shalala is the hero who Tessa admires and wishes to be like.
 * Beryberie (べリィベリー?)
 * A member of Sky Land's Azure Guards. Beryberie slowly became good friends with Tessa during battle.

Items

 * Sky Mirage (スカイミラージュ): The transformation item, that doubles as Sky and Prism's weapon. To activate the wand, the Cures need to insert a specific Sky Tone (スカイトーン) onto the handle. The Sky Mirage has another form, known as the Mirage Pen (ミラージュペン).
 * Mirror Pad (ミラーパッド): A magic mirror that Yoyo owns. It can be used to watch over Sora and Likha from afar, or get into contact with the king and queen from Sky Land.

Locations

 * Sorashido City (ソラシド市): The city that the series takes place in.
 * Sky Land (スカイランド): The world Sora and Ellee-chan are from.
 * Sorashido Academy (私立ソラシド学園): The middle school that Sora and Likha attend.

Trivia

 * Hirogaru Sky is the first season to:
 * have a blue lead Cure, with said lead Cure not being from Japan.
 * feature a white Cure since Suite Pretty Cure♪, and the first season to feature an orange Cure since Smile Pretty Cure!.
 * feature a male Cure, as well as an adult Cure who is a part of the main cast.
 * give the Cures blood types since Fresh Pretty Cure!.
 * The title for Hirogaru Sky! has a double meaning, as it can mean "Expanding Sky" or "Hero Girl, Sky", with the latter referring to Cure Sky who is a superhero.
 * Producers Washio Takashi and Takahashi Maki wanted to create this seaosn specifically with heroes in mind. They came up with clouds in the skies, leading to the concept of Cure Sky and Cure Prism. Both producers added that blue sky and white clouds are a perfect match, and when both meet, they can form a sky with different possibilities.
 * Ray of Hope ages the Cures up three years.

Merchandise
Please refer to the main pageHirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure Merchandise.