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Star Detective rundown: Initial thoughts on Anna

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  Welcome back to Star Detective Rundown… time for something new My first thoughts on Anna I won’t go too in-depth(most of that will come with episode 1, whenever the rundown goes up, due to the site I use not having the series on upcoming shows), and I’ll only really use the trailer, and her appearance in episode 49 of You and Idol(I still can’t believe that it’s over) on top of one fan theory that everyone has latched onto(considering I already mentioned it…) Anna is a girl from the present day(next year to be precise) who finds herself(on her 14th birthday, 24th January 2027{coincidentally, a Sunday}) sent 28 years back in time to 1999, a year of a woman trying to take control of a huge pipeline and a man(who she has feelings for) who gets stronger the closer he gets to death(1999 media references count: 2), where she meets with her mother(maybe? Guess we’ll find out in like a year’s time), Mikuru Kobayashi, who wishes to become a detective. At which point the two will go around...

Kimi to Idoru Rundown: so long, Idol Senshi

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Hello and welcome back to Kimi to Idoru rundown... It’s the end, and from the depths of our soul... Uta, Nana, Kokoro, Purirun, Meroron. Thank you for holding steadfast against Darkine and her minions for the past year... until we meet again, Idol Precure... I’ll leave you off with a render of our 5 heroes… and for the last time in relation to Kimi to Idoru Precure. This is Cure Ranger, signing off, I'll see you all when Star Detective PreCure starts.

Kimi to Idoru Rundown episode 49(FINALE):Together With You! KiraKilala♪

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  Hello and welcome back to Kimi to Idoru Rundown. It’s the end, I can't believe it has been a full year now. After the Toei Animation logo, the finale opens up with a continuation of the final shot of the previous episode with Darkine having trapped all the Cures, go to OP  After the OP and title card it continues with Uta despairing before the capture crystal forms as Darkine explains her reasoning(wanting a world of pure silence), after Uta is caught it shows everyone all alone as Uta thinks about what everyone had told her last episode as Darkine tries to keep everyone captured as Uta breaks free and brings all of Hanamichi to glow, freeing everyone as the Cures land on a Crystal platform. Go to transformation and the FINAL BATTLE!(I'm going to miss everyone) After the transformation and roll call, with the battle being broadcast to everyone as everyone puts their support to the Cures, restoring the Heart Tree and upgrading the "stage", as the Cures say that becau...

Kimi to Idoru Rundown: how our Cures have grown

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  Welcome back to Kimi to Idoru Rundown, here, I’ll go over how our Cures grew throughout the season before we say goodbye to our heroes  First, Uta. Who honestly started the series how she ended it Second we have Nana, who like Uta really started the series how she ended it Third we have Kokoro, who started the series relatively insecure, but did gain her confidence  Next up is Purirun, whose arc was about her growing to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the others  And finally Meroron, who early on was incredibly obsessive over Purirun. But she grew past it and became really the MVP of the season. Anyhow, next up is the finale, and until then, this is Cure Ranger, signing off.

Kimi to Idoru Rundown episode 48: Final Live! Inviting Darkine!

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  Hello and welcome back to Kimi to Idoru Rundown, finale to go After the Toei Animation Logo, the episode opens with the final scene of last episode with the Heart Tree destroyed, Zakurin offers Idol PreCure Fanclub membership to Chokkirine who explains she's a creation of Darkine as everyone sees Darkine appearing as Darkine then destroyed her creation(her death giving me Dark Dream vibes), go to OP  After the OP and title card, it continues with everyone's reaction to Chokkirine's death as everyone decides this won't hold them back, go to transformation(this has to be the earliest that the transformation happens if I'm not mistaken), as Darkranda's appear everywhere, making Hanamichi like Kirakiland, so early fight, with the Cures noting that the Darkranda seems to be multiplying, with Purirun and Meroron leaving Uta and the others, splitting everyone up, even more with Nana and Kokoro going off, it cuts to showing everyone's reactions to the Cures fighti...

Star Detective Rundown: is Anna going to be another Hagumi?

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  Welcome back to Star Detective Rundown… now this may be a bit confusing.. also spoilers for the end of Hugtto PreCure As we know, Anna’s going back in time to 1999(but no Bizarre Summer)[1999 media joke count: 1], so realistically she may meet her parents… but some believe that the first person she will meet is one of them(this is where spoilers for Hugtto come in) In the epilogue of Hugtto during the final episode(Embrace Your Shining Future), it is revealed that Hagu-tan(the main mascot, and a deaged Cure from the future) is the daughter of series protagonist Hana Nono, with some of Hagu-tan(or Hagumi)’s first moments in the world(on her own personal timeline, not the general timeline… things get a bit wibbly wobbly timey whimey when it comes to time travel)[Doctor Who reference count: 1]… now one of the most common theories is that Mikuru/Cure Mystique Is going to turn out to be the mother of protagonist Anna Akechi/Cure Answer Which when you consider the literary origins of b...

Kimi to Idoru Rundown episode 47:Trio Dreams Returns!?

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  Hello and welcome back to Kimi to Idoru Rundown, 2 to go After the Toei Animation Logo,  the episode opens with the final scene of last episode as the Cures worry about Kirakiland as they can't contact Queen Pikarine, as Darkine reawakened Chokkirine, go to OP  After the OP and title card, it cuts to them with Tanaka as Uta questions about Darkine's methods as more about Chokkirine is mentioned with her being weirdly paradoxical, the Cures continue to try and understand Darkine as her drawing people's inner darkness is mentioned, at Cafe Glitter several who Uta met over the past year arrive as Glitter seems to be the only place with light as Uta comes up with the idea of a concert with Darkine involved, trying to make her KiraKirala as Uta comes up with the name(You and Idol PreCure! Final Concert!), elsewhere everyone is about to watch the announcement stream as it'll be at Hanamichi Stadium, go to ad break  After the ad break,  its rehearsal time(with the st...

Star Detective Rundown: we know what silhouette is which girl/civilian names/seiyuu/summary

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  Welcome back to Star Detective Rundown… more big news now…. WE HAVE A PURPLE LEAD CURE! We also have civilian names for 3 of the 4 Cure Answer is Anna Akechi (with Hikari Senga providing the voice in one of her first roles, her other first role is in the upcoming Kaiju Girl Caramelise, also as the main character[talk about throwing her in the deep end to see if she’ll sink or swim, her first 2 characters are their own respective protagonists]) Cure Mystique is Mikuru Kobayashi(voiced by Kaede Hondo, who also voiced Sakura Minamoto in Zombie Land Saga, she also voiced Miku Kenjou in KiraKira PreCure A La Mode) Cure Arcana Shadow is Ruruka Moria(voiced by Nao Toyama, who has had quite a few roles I’m familiar with, Doublas M2 in Robot Girl Z comes to mind first, they were also Puff in PreCure Dream Stars) Cure Eclair’s civilian name is currently unknown, same with their Seiyuu) We also have a description of the season; Akechi Anna is a 14-year-old second-year middle school student ...

Kimi to Idoru Rundown episode 46: Happy New Year Idol PreCure

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Hello and welcome back to Kimi to Idoru Rundown, 3 to go After the Toei Animation Logo, the episode opens up with Uta, Meroron and Purirun watching the sunrise as the oddness of the Heart Tree blooming is pointed out, go to OP  After the OP and title card, it cuts to everyone celebrating the new year's before the revelation that Darkine is going to be up to something as Tanaka comes up with an idea for the party as a tv crew bursts in with Hanami-chan(who honestly looks like they'd be incredibly good at a series of comedically hard challenges in trying to storm a castle), as the Cures have to try and not make complete fools of themselves(the level of publicity around the Cures in-universe is something I'm not going to miss when we reach Meitantei/Star Detective), with Uta’s family watching this live from Cafe Glitter. After that was over Meroron gives away the details with the scarf, at Cafe Glitter Nana and Kokoro grill Uta over her Christmas date with Kaito, with Nana men...