The 11th episode of "Detective Pretty Cure!", the 23rd installment of the popular anime "Pretty Cure" series, titled "Cure Arcana Shadow Appears," will air on ABC TV and TV Asahi on April 12th at 8:30 AM. Cure Arcana Shadow will finally make her appearance.
A予告状 (notice of intent to steal) arrives at the Hosho Museum, which houses many works of art, from the Phantom Thieves, stating that they will steal a necklace called "Starlight Princess." The notice quickly becomes news, and Anna and her friends, having heard the name of the Phantom Thieves, also visit the museum. The Starlight Princess necklace, said to be worth over 2 billion yen, is protected by strict security and a case made of super-strong special glass.
While investigating the building with Mikuru, Anna is approached by Ruruka in the Starlight Princess exhibit room. However, Ruruka disappears after saying, "Good luck, great detective." As closing time passes and the announced time of 8 PM arrives, the lights in the building go out simultaneously. When the lights come back on by the emergency power supply, a card from the Phantom Thieves is found attached to the Starlight Princess case, with the message, "The contents have been swapped and it's a fake."
The motif of "Detective Precure!" is "detective," and the theme is "seeing, feeling, and thinking for yourself to find the 'real' answer." The main characters are girls who work as detectives with the desire to "help people in need," and guided by a mysterious power, the main character time-slips from the present day of 2027 to 1999. A story of new encounters, friendships, and growth for the Precure transcends time.
Hikari Chiga will appear as Cure Answer/Anna Akechi, Kaede Hondo as Cure Mystic/Mikuru Kobayashi, and Nao Toyama as Cure Arcana Shadow/Aruru Mori. It has also been announced that the mysterious Pretty Cure, Cure Eclair, whose true identity is unknown, will make an appearance.
*Staff for Episode 11 (titles omitted)
Script: Isao Murayama; Director: Hazuki Shigeya; Animation Director: Mikio Fujiwara; Art Director: Yuta Ogawa
