Ray of Hope: Season 20

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

- Phrase from the website

Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure (ひろがるスカイ！プリキュア) is the twentieth installment in the Pretty Cure 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 kingdom 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 Mashiro's house in Sorashido City. Sora transforms into the Pretty Cure of the Sky, Cure Sky (キュアスカイ).
 * TBD / Cure Prism (TBD, East Asian? South Asian?) - A 16 year old girl who lives in Sorashido City. Mashiro is kind and thoughtful, and knows a lot about cooking and nature. She lives with her grandmother, Yoyo, as her parents are working overseas. Her nickname is "Mashiron" (ましろん). Mashiro transforms into the Pretty Cure of Light, Cure Prism (キュアプリズム).
 * Chase Fletcher / Cure Wing (Gavin Casalegno) - A 15 year old boy, who is also a bird fairy from Sky Land's Sprintfeather Tribe. Tsubasa was born into a tribe who gave up flying in exchange for the power to become human. 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. Chase transforms into the Handsome Cure of Wings, Cure Wing (キュアウイング).
 * TBD / Cure Butterfly (African? Latina?) - An 18 year old woman who is childhood friends with Mashiro. Ageha 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. Ageha transforms into Cure Butterfly (キュアバタフライ).

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

 * Nijigaoka Yoyo (虹ヶ丘ヨヨ)
 * Mashiro's grandmother who is knowledgeable about many things. Yoyo is actually from Sky Land, where she is well known for being a hyper-amazing legendary honorary scholar.

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 Mashiro 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 Mashiro 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.
 * Hirogaru Sky! has a unique design quirk for its characters, with all human characters having a pale red blush of sorts on their noses.
 * 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.

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