The staff of the recently released anime, Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~, have confirmed that the series is coming to Crunchyroll. All future episodes will also stream on the service as they air.
Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~, or Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~, as it is called in the West, is a spin-off of the Yes! Precure 5 and Yes! Precure 5 Go Go! anime. It features several returning characters from the anime mentioned above, returning as adults. Fans can watch it in its entirety on Crunchyroll.
Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ Details
The first episode premiered on October 7 at 6:25 PM JST (or 5:25 AM EDT). Crunchyroll posted the episode on their channel at 7:45 EDT. Subsequent episodes will air on Saturdays. The cast and crew of Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ are as follows:
Cast
- Yuko Sanpei as Nozomi Yumehara
- Junko Takeuchi as Rin Natsuki
- Orie Kimoto as Saki Hyuuga
- Atsuko Enomoto as Mai Mishou
- Mariya Ise as Urara Kasugano
- Ai Nagano as Komachi Akimoto
- Ai Maeda as Karen Minatsuki
- Eri Sendai as Kurumi Mimino
Crew
- Director: Takayuki Hamana
- Animation Studios: Toei Animation and Studio DEEN
- Series Composition: Yoshimi Narita
- Character Design: Atsuko Nakajima
- Composer: Naoki Satō
Crunchyroll describes the first episode as follows:
In middle school, Nozomi Yumehara met the fairy Coco and transformed into a Precure. While battling enemies with her friends, she discovered her dream for her future. Much later, after Nozomi has grown into an adult, she meets up with her friend from childhood Rin Natsuki like she always does, but…
At the time of writing, only the subtitled release is available. It is unknown whether an English dub will be available. Lastly, Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~, or Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~, is available now on Crunchyroll. The next episode will air on Saturday, October 14.
