#FeliceFunFunFlowerle: My Top 5 Ha-chan/Kotoha Hanami/Cure Felice Moments

Before anything else, I'd like to greet a very happy birthday to the brilliant Jodie Whittaker, the first female Doctor! My wish for her is to have good health to her and her fam, a wonderful continuous career and always stay classy, and wishing to have her in Doctor Who for many years to come.

Anyway, welcome to another edition of The Road to Cure Earth Watchalongs and this time we're covering and relieving the amazing sprouted debut of Ha-chan/Kotoha Hanami aka Cure Felice from Mahou Tsukai PreCure! Kotoha isn't only the third baby mascot after Chiffon from Fresh! and Ai from Doki Doki!, and followed by Hugtan from Hugtto!, but also the second Cure heroine who is a part of a divine-like entity after Hikari Kujou/Shiny Luminous from Max Heart, due to being inherited from Mother Rapapa.

As always before the watchalong party, here are my top 5 Felice moments!

5. Returning to the Fairy Village with a oh-so shocking reveal

The gang returned to the Fairy Village with a redeemed Chikurun and met Queen Legend when the latter learned and revealed to them about Kotoha being the one who inherited Rapapa's powers, which made me shock and surprise.

4. Being mischief can lead to being independent

Ha-chan may be mischievous, curious and clumsy at times, but I really like how she manage to do things all by herself and serves as a stepping stone to become independent instead of relying everything to Mirai, Riko and Mofurun.

3. The ultimate sacrifice and sudden reignition

The final fight vs Dokuroxy may be slightly intense but this leads Ha-chan to give her all to defeat him and make a big sacrifice. All of the sudden that she's actually growing up as a human, much like Milk/Kurumi Mimino/Milky Rose but slightly different, and rescues Miracle and Magical from the impending doom by suddenly becoming the PreCure of Happiness, Cure Felice.

2. Ha-chan is born!

Loving the moment when Ha-chan was born from one of the Magic Library's corners which later becoming the Linkle Smartbook and I had to admit, I loved her already and her adorable appearance whether in any form.

1. A miraculous, magical and felice reunion

I almost cried when the magic fam got separated following Deusmast's demise in the second-to-the-last episode of the season, like seriously almost crying while watching the grown-up Mirai crying and playing "Futatsu Negai" (the insert song for the Mahou Tsukai! movie) at the background. But fortunately with the power of miracles, she, Riko and Kotoha were reunited finally with Mofurun coming back to life, which made me hit in the chest with joy.

That's for my top 5 Felice moments! What are your favorite moments from her? Comment here, on my FB page or my Twitter @goddessyk13.

Happy Birthday Hayamin! My Top 5 Saori Hayami Characters

May 29 is Saori Hayami's birthday, so happy birthday to one of my favorite seiyuus! And because it's her special day, here are my top 5 characters voiced by her.

Honorable Mentions

• Nino Arisugawa (Fukumenkei Noise)

Nino is the main girl of the show and its manga version, and I can't tell how much I love her so much especially how she fills for an ex-vocalist and her friend in a band that brought into unexpected stardom for her. I do also like how she helps Yuzu-kun who calls her his voice because he can't really sing at all and to talk about his family problems. Loving in NO hurry's songs and Hayamin is able to adapt the rock genre in the show.

• Ortfiné Fredericka von Eylstadt (Shuumatsu no Izetta/Izetta: The Last Witch)

The half of the IzeFine duo and ship. She's the crown princess of an alpine kingdom called Elystadt and a legit tomboy who vows to protect her country and its people from the Nazis in an alternate World War II setting, that's why she summons Izetta, who's also her childhood friend, to combat those invaders off - with the power of magic! Their chemistry is so sweet and I like how Izetta fends those fictional Nazis off with just her magic while Fine charges the command in defending the kingdom with limited armed forces around her but mixed with her graceful, humane act. The broom scene is one of my favorite moments from the show as well as how they confess to each another in a nest. Awwi how sweet! Also, lesbians beating Nazis are a win!

• Haruka Ogasawara (Hibike! Euphonium)

The president of the Kitauji High School brass club and a baritone saxophonist. At first, Ogasawara doesn't deserve the position for a then-terrible club because she's shy and doesn't have leadership experience like her vice Asuka Tanaka does, but over time she improves one step at a time while in her reign and I like how she leads the brass club in a timely direction with the help of her clubmates, and Taki-sensei being the new advisor and conductor on their road to the nationals. Episode 7 of the anime's second season makes her standout with her playing the aforementioned brass instrument which I really love.

• Shirayuki (Akagami no Shirayuki-hime)

A court pharmacist under the Wistalias, Shirayuki is a girl who has the passion to face a destiny she can't escape off and almost succumbs into the fool Prince Raji. With nowhere to go, she cuts her hair and goes into the neighboring kingdom called Clarines and meets a boy named Zen, who happens to be the prince of that kingdom. Their chemistry is both sweet and fluffy plus those kissing scenes in the anime sequel made me fangirling squeal. Also, the two opening themes performed by her seiyuu are wonderful and very pleasure to the ears.

5. Miyuki Shiba (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei/The Irregular in Magic High School)

Miyuki is Tatsuya Shiba's biological sister and the Mahouka fandom's main heroine whose nickname are the Blizzard Princess and the Ice Queen, and is armed with the Casting Assistance Device to perform various abilities. To me, I know how she really cares about her brother yet with a very facade aura. Nevertheless, Miyuki really does have feelings with Tatsuya which has an incendiary implication.

4. Kokoro (Darling in the FRANXX)

One of the Squad 13 members who's the secondary pilot, or the pistil, of the FRANXX Genista, Kokoro is a sweet, kind and soft parasite who also lends a hand to those who need. The biggest shocks of the show were when Mitsuru switched places to Kokoro from both Ikuno and the poor Futoshi, having some lewd moments and the crashed wedding when the troops caught her and Mitsuru separately. Also, I got emotional when they gave birth a baby, and the years after epilogue when their daughter and her siblings grew up together with the remaining parasites which is why I also love Kokoro as much as I like Zero Two and Ichigo.

3. Haqua du Lot Herminium (The World God Only Knows)

The most intellect among the Runaway Spirit Squad, Haqua can be described as both a role mode and friend to Elsie and a quite brash to the things she stands for. My impressions on her is really good since the first time I saw her in season 2 and I remember how she erupts the students in Keima's school, making her reckless. But also her scythe is so cool that can slice bad demons. Moreover, her two character songs are so beautiful and Hayamin takes the opening theme for the Goddesses' Arc season, which is the longest full audio in terms of length but very godly too like the first two openings.

2. Ha-chan/Kotoha Hanami/Cure Felice (Mahou Tsukai PreCure!)

Our badass flower fairy who's basically the adorable surrogate daughter to Mirai Asahina/Cure Miracle and Riko Izayoi/Cure Magical, Ha-chan or Kotoha was born from the Linkle Smartbook yet her existence was a mystery where she came from until she actually inherited her powers from Mother Rapapa. Anyway, she's very clever, sweet and cheerful and ready to defend others whether in both forms. I like how she inherits Mirai's curiosity and Riko's hard working skills which she bears of and similars to. Not gonna lie, every moment with Kotoha in the season are just pure wholesome even the emotional finale episodes. But feels aside, it's an honor for Hayamin to be part of an iconic franchise like the Pretty Cure series which will go down in the history books.

1. Shouko Nishimiya (Koe no Katachi/A Silent Voice)

Shouko Nishimiya is breaking barriers and stereotypes of having disability characters in the otaku universe, something we should celebrate and honor everyday. Despite being deaf and bullied by some twerps around her, she uses it as a good opportunity to accept about who she really is, gather a proper circle of friends and to at least have a romantic love with Shouya Ishida, which later the two are a romantic couple. See? Love knows no boundaries and for me, Nishimiya and Ishida have just expanded that line even further.

And that's my top 5 and honorable mentioned characters voiced by Hayamin. Who is/are your favorite character/s voiced by her? Comment down here or @goddessyk13 on Twitter.

Cure Felice First Leaks (Finally, Ha-chan Happened to Me!?)

Over the weekend, the Linkle Smartbook has already released in various Japanese toy stores (not just only in the Pretty Store), but to my unexpected surprise, there's someone will soon join Miracle and Magical's adventures... IT'S HA-CHAN!!!

Yes, yes, yes, you've seen it right! I know it's very too early to do so, but right now I can feel the excitement about Ha-chan being the second mascot-turning-Pretty Cure heroine following Milk/Milky Rose and the third green colored one (YES, AT LONG LAST!) after Cures Mint and March.

Ha-chan's final form as Kotoha Hanami

 フェリーチェファンファン キュアフォーレ！

Felice, Fan Fan, Cure Forêt!

 あまねく命に祝福を！キュアフェリーチェ！

Blessings to lives far and wide! Cure Felice!

Technically, Felice will be the fourth official main Cure that represents flowers after Cures Bloom, Blossom and Flora. However, she will be also the first non-lead Cure that represents plants and flowers.

MY HUMBLE IMPRESSIONS:

As Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! has just getting better each week, it seems that we will still watching over Ha-chan's growth until becoming a Cure. Interestingly, I somewhat reminds me of Mimi Tachikawa (the Tri version actually) with a quite touches of Lilymon, Palmon's changed form from Digimon. Her outfit is emerald green with flower accessories into her fluffy skirt (Aw man, haven't seen this for a while since Cure Honey, yet it surely reminds me also of Haru-Haru's customized party dress!), emerald green heels and most of all, serve as her hair accessories. Felice's sleeves might be light yellow or mint green that quite reminded me of Magical's cape as well as her basic color was obviously fitted between Echo, Mint and March. Therefore, it's mainly flowers which is making a contrast between Miracle and Magical, then the hair design thing will be reminded much of Flower. Felice's overall appearance, being distinctively different from Miracle and Magical, is akin to the third-member Cures (i.g. Pine, Peace, Rosetta, Honey). Furthermore, the "fluffy" skirt aspects of her design are akin to the yellow Cures (i.g. Pine, Muse, Rosetta, Honey).

Her henshin device might be the Linkle Smartbook and her weapon would be way too different from the Linkle Sticks, so it could be a solo finisher with the Linkle Emerald. Then, I suspected another cheat code item following the Princess Palace and might happened before the MTPC mid-season arc concluded.

Since we're already in the Neo-Washio Era of the Cure series, at least that there are some tropes that the Toei staff and even Takashi Washio still retain, including the mid-season Cure one. To elaborate, Mahou Tsukai is now a combination of Ojamajo Doremi and Suite Pretty Cure. Plus, we haven't seen a real trio-piece Cure team for a very long time after the Max Heart Cures, so finally it's about to happen this July like some past Cure seasons; and most of all... A year of Saori Hayami vibes already popped out in our way for the anime world (along with Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 2nd Season, which expects to be ended two days after Easter Sunday, and the upcoming Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei movie around fall of this year).

If Ha-chan will be in the same age as Mirai and Riko, which dimension she should study? The No Magic World or the Magic World? Will she pull an Ellen Kurokawa/Makoto Kenzaki/Towa Akagi for not knowing Earth's customs, or rather, a Kurumi Mimino/Setsuna Higashi but with her kind-ish attitude? Only time will tell.

UPDATE: The evidence says it all...