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Rilakkuma, Abciee Characters Appear in Healin' Good Precure Film

The official website for Eiga Healin' Good ♥ Precure Yume no Machi de Kyun! tto GoGo! Daihenshin!! — Toei Animation's upcoming 18th anime film for the Precure franchise — announced on Monday that San-X 's "Rilakkuma" character and Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC ) "Abciee" mascot character will appear in the film.

Characters from the Rilakkuma franchise who will appear in the film include the titular character, as well as the little white cub Korilakkuma, Kaoru's pet Kiiroitori ("yellow bird"), and Korilakkuma's brown cub friend Chairoikoguma. This is Rilakkuma's screen debut.

Monday marks the 17th anniversary of the Precure franchise. Abciee stars in a television anime that premiered on January 6. Aoi Yūki plays both Abciee and Healin' Good Precure's Cure Grace (Nodoka Hanadera).

Ryōta Nakamura (Healin' Good Precure episode director) is directing the film. Ryunosuke Kingetsu (Healin' Good Precure) is writing the script. Shiho Terada (Eiga Precure Miracle Leap: Minna to Fushigi na 1-nichi, Healin' Good Precure) is composing the music. Katsumi Tamegai (Pretty Cure, Sailor Moon) is the character designer and animation director. Ryuutarou Masuda (Star Twinkle Precure) is in charge of art design. Yukako Ogawa (Sword Art Online: Alicization, One Piece: Heart of Gold) and Yoshito Watanabe as the art directors. Yusuke Osone (Eiga Precure Miracle Leap: Minna to Fushigi na 1-nichi) is the CG director, Yoshiko Sakuma (Fresh Pretty Cure) is the color designer, and Kenji Takahashi (Precure Miracle Universe) is the director of photography.

The film will open in Japan on March 20.

The film will feature the characters of Healin' Good Precure with Cure Aqua, Cure Mint, Milky Rose, Cure Rouge, Cure Lemonade, and Cure Dream from the Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! television anime. Staff previously announced that Healin' Good Precure would get its own film in 2021. Toei Animation's Yes! Precure 5, the fourth television anime in the franchise, originally aired from February 2007 to January 2008. The Yes! Precure 5 GoGo! sequel then aired from February 2008 to January 2009.

The film will screen with a Tropical-Rouge! Precure short titled "Eiga Tropical-Rouge! Precure Petit Tobikome! Collabo▽Dance Party!" (Tropical-Rouge! Precure the Movie: Petit Dive! Collaboration▽Dance Party!). Tropical-Rouge! Precure will be the newest series in the franchise that will premiere on February 28.

Healin' Good Precure, Toei Animation's 17th Precure magical girl television anime series, premiered in Japan on ABC TV, TV Asahi, and their affiliates in February. The anime began delaying new episodes on April 26 due to the spread of COVID-19. The anime resumed airing new episodes on June 28 with the 13th episode. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime.

Sources: Eiga Healin' Good ♥ Precure Yume no Machi de Kyun! tto GoGo! Daihenshin!! film's website, Comic Natalie