Episode four of Futari wa Pretty Cure was directed and storyboarded by Akinori Yabe and written by Higashi Shimizu. This was the first Pretty Cure episode worked on by either of them. Yabe already had directing experience in a variety of classic titles, such as Ojamajo Doremi, Kinnikuman, and Marmalade Boy. Shimizu, meanwhile, wrote multiple episodes for Fist of the North Star 2. Both would later go on to contribute to Max Heart, Splash Star, and Yes Precure 5 and GoGo, so it’s neat to see their Pretty Cure debut.

As far as I’m concerned it was a more than serviceable start for them, serving up some backstory to the fairies and giving us more than a few delightful bits of comedy. Let’s dig right in!