The fifth episode of Futari wa Pretty Cure was directed and storyboarded by Takenori Kawada, This was his first time directing Pretty Cure, although he would later go on to direct episodes for several future seasons, including Max Heart, Splash Star, Yes Precure 5 and GoGo, Fresh, and Heartcatch. Prior to Precure, he directed multiple episodes of Kinnikuman and storyboarded much of Galaxy Express 999.

The screenplay was written by Daisuke Habara, who I believe largely focuses on live action, but he would contribute scripts to Futari wa Precure, Max Heart, the first Max Heart movie, Splash Star, and Yes Precure 5.

To me, his episode does have a slightly different feel to it than the prior ones, as it seems to be more dialogue heavy and definitely gives Honoka some time to shine. Let’s see what we can find when we dig in: