12 December 2023: I liked it better when Cure Bright and Cure Windy did it
I like that Kaiser Rin has catsup and mustard hair.
It took 44 episodes, but Hirogaru Sky! Precure finally gave its end-game antagonist a proper introduction. At this stage, so close to the conclusion of the series, I think it's likely I'll ultimately remember Hirogaru Sky! Precure as being eager to introduce new things while never deeply investing in them. Perhaps there were corporate instructions to avoid rocking the boat too much, but ultimately none of the changes that were introduced seemed particularly impactful on the series itself, let alone the franchise as a whole. Similarly, "not being impactful" is also an issue with everything about the show, not just its minor departures from convention.
I'm legit bummed Hirogaru Sky! did not keep the final boss looking like this.
Bringing the final antagonist out this late, for example, doesn't exactly suggest much investment in the story. Considering that she seems fairly unremarkable (barring any crazy twists that could theoretically drop in the coming weeks), I'm not too impressed with Hirogaru as a whole. I still enjoyed it, and it certainly wasn't awful in any way. I think I simply had higher hopes for it.
You look like a Love Live! refugee.
At least we're finally getting some mileage out of the Cure Majesty thing instead of only keeping her around as the magic baby's Stand. Personally, I'm hoping Cure Noble is a fuckup, and that the Undergu Empress is justified in holding whatever grudge she's been hanging onto for the past 300 years. I have to assume, at a minimum, Cure Nobel must have killed her dad. If that's the case, I can see how that might make Kaiser Rin-tan upset, even if he did have it coming.
