Fresh Pretty Cure!

Love Momozono (桃園 ラブ, Momozono Rabu) / Cure Peach (キュアピーチ, Kyua Pīchi)

Voiced by: Kanae Oki[2]

A 14-year-old hapless matchmaker who is a fan of the Trinity dance company and is being taught to dance by Miyuki (the leader of Trinity, grateful for Love's saving her in the first episode). Love forms Clover (a dance group) with childhood friends Miki and Inori, and later, Setsuna. Love has messy, shoulder-length blond hair which she wears in two tight ponytails. As Cure Peach, her hair becomes knee-length, crimped blond twintails. Peach's colors are pink and white, her symbol is the heart, and her fruit motif is the peach. She introduces herself by saying "The pink heart is the symbol of love! Freshly-picked, Cure Peach!" (ピンクのハートは愛ある印。もぎたてフレッシュ、キュアピーチ！ Pinku no hāto wa ai aru shirushi. Mogitate Furesshu, Kyua Pīchi!)

Miki Aono (蒼乃 美希, Aono Miki) / Cure Berry (キュアベリー, Kyua Berī)

Voiced by: Eri Kitamura[2]

A 14-year-old schoolgirl at Torigoe Academy for exceptionally talented performers. She is good at sports, has fashion sense, tries to be modest about her appearance and wants to be a fashion model. Her house is also a beauty salon, where she lives with her mother. Miki joins Love's dance group to maintain her weight. She has long, silky, lavender-colored hair that falls to her waist. As Cure Berry, her hair becomes lighter and she has a curly side ponytail. Berry's theme colors are blue and purple, her symbol is the spade, and her fruit motif is the blueberry. She introduces herself by saying "The blue heart is the symbol of hope! Freshly-gathered, Cure Berry!" (ブルーのハートは希望の印。つみたてフレッシュ、キュアベリー! Burū no hāto wa kibō no shirushi. Tsumitate furesshu, Kyua Berī!)

Inori Yamabuki (山吹 祈里, Yamabuki Inori) / Cure Pine (キュアパイン, Kyua Pain)

Voiced by: Akiko Nakagawa[2]

A 14-year-old student at White Clover Academy, an animal lover who wants to be a veterinarian. Love sometimes calls her "Buki", a diminutive of her family name. Although Inori appears calm and quiet, she suffers from low self-esteem. To improve herself, she joins Love's dance group. Inori sometimes lacks common sense and follows whatever situation in which she finds herself. Her hair is golden orange, brightening to golden blond when she is in Cure Pine form. Pine's colors are yellow and orange, her symbol is the diamond, and her fruit motif is the pineapple. She introduces herself by saying "The yellow heart is the symbol of prayers! Freshly-harvested, Cure Pine!" (イエローハートは祈りの印! とれたてフレッシュ, キュアパイン! Ierō Hāto wa Inori no Shirushi! Toretate Furesshu, Kyua Pain!)

Setsuna Higashi (東 せつな, Higashi Setsuna) / Cure Passion (キュアパッション, Kyua Passhon)

Voiced by: Yuka Komatsu[2]

Love’s adopted younger sister, Setsuna begins as a cold, isolated teenage soldier loyal only to Moebius as Eas (イース, Īsu). After spending time with the girls as Moebius' spy, she begins to wonder what would make her happy and slowly opens up to them. After a battle with Cure Peach in which she finally discovered happiness, Setsuna dies as a result of reaching the end of a predetermined lifespan; however, she is saved by the Akarun and Chiffon and reborn as Cure Passion. She lives with the Momozono family, joins the dance group and attends Yotsuba Junior High School with Love. She has dark purple hair as Setsuna, bluish-white hair as Eas and long, fluffy light-pink hair as Cure Passion. Her colors are red and black, her symbols are hearts and clovers, and her fruit motif is the passion fruit. She introduces herself by saying "The scarlet heart is the proof of happiness! Freshly-ripened, Cure Passion!" (真っ赤なハートは幸せの証！熟れたてフレッシュ、キュアパッション！ Makka na hāto wa shiawase no akashi! Uretate furesshu, Kyua Passhon!)

The Sweets Kingdom (王国スウィーツ, Suwītsu Ōkoku) is a parallel world from where this season's fairies originate.

Tart (タルト, Taruto)

Voiced by: Taiki Matsuno[2]

A ferret-like fairy, Tart is Chiffon's caretaker who has trouble caring for her. He is anxious but kind, with a Kansai dialect. Tart brings Chiffon to the human world from the Kingdom of Sweets in his search for the Pretty Cures. He worries and grumbles, but is moved by a good story and enjoys Kaoru's donuts. Tart is a prince in the Sweets Kingdom, who went to the human world and is engaged to Azukina.

Chiffon (シフォン, Shifon) / Infinity (インフィニティ, Infiniti)

Voiced by: Satomi Kōrogi[2]

A baby fairy from the Sweets Kingdom, Chiffon enjoys practical jokes. She uses "espers power" (ESP—magic with a green aura) to give people troubles or joy. Love and the others (including Tart) care for her. A mark on her forehead is a light with a number of abilities, including giving the Pretty Cures power to transform.

Azukina (アズキーナ, Azukīna)

Voiced by: Mayu Isshiki[3]

A tall, squirrel-like fairy and Tart's fiancée, from a kingdom near the Kingdom of Sweets. To unite these kingdoms, a marriage was arranged between her and Tart (crown prince of the Kingdom of Sweets). They have a close relationship, and are attracted to each other. When Tart goes to the human world with Chiffon to search for the Pretty Cures, Azukina worries and is relieved when he returns for a short visit with the Pretty Cures.

Tiramisu (ティラミス)

Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata[3]

The chōrō of the Kingdom of Sweets who found and raised Chiffon.

Waffle (ワッフル, Wafuru)

Voiced by: Hitoshi Horimoto

Waffle is the king of the Sweets Kingdom and Tart’s father.

The series' villains are known collectively as denizens of Labyrinth (ラビリンス, Rabirinsu). Their names are derived from the cardinal points of the compass. The episodic monsters (voiced by Shintarou Nakano[3]) are Nakewameke (ナケワメーケ, Nakewamēke), Nakisakebe (ナキサケーベ, Nakisakēbe), and Sorewatase (ソレワターセ, Sorewatāse), the last one a radar for finding Infinity.

Moebius (メビウス, Mebiusu)

Voiced by: Tomomichi Nishimura[3]

A demon who is the leader of Labyrinth. He wishes to rule all worlds, considering his subjects mindless pawns. In episode 49, it is revealed that Moebius is a robot; the real Moebius is a supercomputer that hypnotized its creators (the people of Labyrinth).

Westar (ウエスター, Uesutā) / Hayato Nishi (西 隼人, Nishi Hayato)

Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto[3]

A superficially attractive man who becomes comic relief later in the series. He seems to have romantic feelings for Eas, and is the most affected by her betrayal of Moebius. Westar's theme color is yellow. He and Soular die fighting Cure Berry and Cure Passion when they are sucked into a black hole. Soular and Westar are later brought back to life by Chiffon to help the Pretty Cures.

Soular (サウラー, Saurā) / Shun Minami (南 瞬, Minami Shun)

Voiced by: Kenichi Suzumura[3]

A calm and reserved man who plans his attacks before going on a mission, and his theme color is sea-green.

Northa (ノーザ, Nōza) / Nayuta Kita (北 那由他, Kita Nayuta)

Voiced by: Misa Watanabe[3]

The highest-ranking member of Labyrinth, who is summoned by Moebius to retrieve Infinity after he deems Westar and Soular useless. She is later revealed to have been created by Moebius from the DNA of a plant.

Klein (クライン, Kurain)

Voiced by: Kouji Hiwatari[3]

An elder-looking man who is an aide of Moebius and monitors the people of Labyrinth. He is later revealed to have been created by Moebius from the DNA of a lizard.

Keitarō Momozono (桃園 圭太郎, Momozono Keitarō)

Voiced by: Akimitsu Takase[3]

Love's father who is a sales manager for a wig company.

Ayumi Momozono (桃園 あゆみ, Momozono Ayumi)

Voiced by: Kyōko Hikami[3]

Love's mother who works part time at a supermarket. Like her daughter, she is a picky eater who hates spinach. She sees Setsuna, after the latter's defection, as a second daughter after she begins living with them.

Genkichi Momozono (桃園源吉, Momozono Genkichi)

Voiced by: Mugihito[3]

A tatami craftsman who was Love's grandfather and died before the events of the season.

Remi Aono (蒼乃 レミ, Aono Remi)

Voiced by: Sakiko Uran[3]

A former model and salon owner who is Miki and Kazumi's divorced mother. Her husband, Katsuhiko Ichijō (一条 克彦, Ichijō Katsuhiko), is a music producer who has a significant role in the novel adaptation.

Kazuki Ichijo (一条 和希, Ichijō Kazuki)

Voiced by: Kenn[3]

Miki's 13-year-old younger brother who lives with his father after their parents' divorce. Miki often persuades him to go out with her, disguised as her boyfriend to keep other boys away. He has had low blood pressure since birth, and dreams of being a doctor.

Tadashi Yamabuki (山吹 正, Yamabuki Tadashi)

Voiced by: Masafumi Kimura[3]

Inori's father who owns a veterinarian clinic. Bold and generous, he is patient with animals and a great influence on Inori.

Naoko Yamabuki (山吹 尚子, Yamabuki Naoko)

Voiced by: Michiko Neya[3]

Inori's mother who is an assistant at her husband's clinic.

Clover Town Street (クローバータウンストリート, Kurōbā Taun Sutorīto) is a shopping street where the three major Cures live.

Miyuki Chinen (ミユキ, Chinen Miyuki)

Voiced by: Mayumi Iizuka[3]

The leader of the Trinity (トリニティ, Toriniti) dance trio, who is Love's group-dance coach (whom she rescued, and admires).

Kaoru (カオルちゃん, Kaoru-chan)

Voiced by: Ken Maeda[2]

A donut salesman who, when Love and friends are upset, he encourages them. Although his full name is Kaoru Tachibana (橘 薰, Tachibana Kaoru)), he has a mysterious past with multiple careers.

Daisuke Chinen (知念 大輔, Chinen Daisuke)

Voiced by: Tarusuke Shingaki[3]

A brash, stubborn baseball player who is Miyuki's younger brother. He is a classmate and close friend of Love; although they often quarrel, he secretly helps her.

Yūki Sawa (沢 裕喜, Sawa Yūki)

Voiced by: Shinsuke Ueda[3]

A classmate of Love who is attracted to Miki, though the latter has no interest in dating.

Kento Mikoshiba (御子柴 健人, Mikoshiba Kento)

Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga[3]

A classmate of Love who is the heir to the Mikoshiba Zaibatsu. Tall, gentle, bespectacled and timid, he seems to like Inori.

Reika (レイカ) and Nana (ナナ)

Voiced by: Saori Seto (Reika) and Mayu Isshiki (Nana)[3]

The other two members of Miyuki's Trinity group.

The anime series was directed by Junji Shimizu and Akifumi Zako, and aired in Japan on ABC and other ANN stations between February 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010. It has four pieces of theme music: two opening and two ending themes. The opening theme for episodes the first 25 episodes is "Let's! Fresh Pretty Cure" (Let's!フレッシュプリキュア, Rettsu! Furesshu Purikyua) by Mizuki Moie, and the ending theme is "You make me happy!" by Momoko Hayashi. For episodes 26–50 the opening theme is "Let's! Fresh Pretty Cure! ~Hybrid Version~" (Let's!フレッシュプリキュア~Hybrid.ver~, Rettsu! Furesshu Purikyua ~Hybrid.ver~) by Mizuki Moie and Momoko Hayashi, and the ending theme is "H@ppy Together" by Momoko Hayashi.

The anime later reaired on TV Asahi's cable channel, TeleAsa Channel 1,[4] in April 2018.

A film, based on the series, entitled Movie Fresh Pretty Cure! The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!? (映画フレッシュプリキュア!　おもちゃの国は秘密がいっぱい!?, Eiga Furesshu Purikyua! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?) premiered in Japan October 31, 2009.[5] The heroines also appeared in Pretty Cure All Stars films, beginning with Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends☆the Collection of Miracles! (プリキュアオールスターズDX みんなともだちっ☆奇跡の全員大集合!, PuriKyua Ōru Sutāzu Dirakkusu: Minna Tomodachi☆Kiseki no Zenin Daishūgō) released March 14, 2009.

A video game based on the series, titled Fresh Pretty Cure! Asobi Collection (フレッシュプリキュア!あそびコレクション, Furesshu Purikyua! Asobi Korekushon), was released by Bandai for the Nintendo DS on October 29, 2009.