Toei Animation has been working their broadcast TV series Mahoutsukai Precure! pretty well for the past two cour or so and now they’ve got things set for how they want to handle the home video release for it. The property is getting done as a series of four box sets that look to have an average of twelve episodes per set. They’re Blu-ray only with each set priced at 23,000 yen where the first one is scheduled to land on September 21st, 2016.
The series is directed by Masato Mitsuka based on the series composition from Isao Murayama and character designs by Emiko Miyamoto. The animation is produced by Toei Animation.
Plot concept: Mirai is a 13-year-old girl who lives in the human word. One day she witnesses a mysterious object fall from the sky into the park. Excitedly, she brings her stuffed bear Mofurun with her to see what it was. When she gets there she sees a girl named Riko flying on a broom. Riko is of the same age and from the magical world. Mirai has a lot of questions, and Riko explains that she’s searching for a jewel with strong powers called “Link Stone Emerald.”
Then Batti, an ally of the dark magic users Dokurokushi, appears before them and demands that Riko hand over the “Link Stone Emerald,” which Riko herself had been looking for. To make things worse, Batti uses dark magic to create a monster known as a Yokubaru! Mirai and Riko join hands and with the magic words “Cure-up Rapapa!” they transform into the legendary Pretty Cure.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 09/21/16 | |
| 2 | 01/18/17 | |
| 3 | 03/15/17 | |
| 4 | 05/17/17 |
[Source: Precure franchise]
