Soaring Sky! Precure (2023)

On the birthday of Princess Ellee in the peaceful kingdom of Skyland, Sora Harewataru, a brave young resident aspiring to be a hero like Captain Shalala of the royal Azure Guard, heads to the capital to celebrate and apply to join the guard.

Empress Underg, leader of the Underg Empire, plots to kidnap and sacrifice Ellee as revenge for her ancestor Princess Elleelain injuring her and killing her father Emperor Underg during a past war, and out of fear that Ellee could oppose the Empire like Elleelain did.

One of Empress Underg's agents, the piggish monster Kabaton, attempts to kidnap infant Princess Ellee from the celebration.

Sora spots the kidnapping and intervenes, battling Kabaton hand-to-hand with her martial arts training, proving capable even without powers.

Kabaton tries to teleport away with Ellee using Undergu Energy, but Sora grabs on and follows through the portal, disrupting the process and causing all three to warp to Sorashido City on Earth.

In Sorashido City, middle school student Mashiro Nijigaoka and her grandmother Yoyo rescue the exhausted Sora and crying Ellee from the street.

Sora explains the situation to Mashiro and Yoyo, who shelter them in their home, with Yoyo revealing she is originally from Skyland, a sage who came to Earth to study, fell in love, and stayed.

Kabaton reappears and summons a Ranborg monster using Undergu Energy on a nearby object to attack.

Ellee summons Sky Tones devices that awaken latent powers, allowing Sora to transform into Cure Sky.

As Cure Sky, Sora fights the Ranborg step-by-step: she dodges its charges, lands aerial kicks, and uses Sky Punch to shatter its armor.

Kabaton enlarges the Ranborg, but Cure Sky finishes it with a powerful Updraft Shining Strike, purifying it in a burst of blue sky energy.

Kabaton teleports away in defeat, leaving Sora and Ellee stuck on Earth, with Sora determining she must protect Ellee and return her home.

Mashiro, inspired by Sora's heroism, bonds with her over their differing personalities--Sora's tomboyish bravery and Mashiro's gentle compassion.

The Underg Empire sends more agents to Earth, prompting Ellee to grant Mashiro a Sky Tone, allowing her to transform into Cure Prism.

Cure Sky and Cure Prism team up in their first joint battle: they coordinate attacks, with Prism using light-based Prism Chain to bind the enemy while Sky delivers finishing blows.

They defeat the monster, solidifying their friendship and resolve to fight together.

Tsubasa Yuunagi, a boy from Skyland who fell to Earth earlier during a storm, joins them; he has been studying aeronautics to achieve his dream of flight and lives nearby.

Tsubasa reveals his Sky Tone, transforming into Cure Wing, the first male full-time Pretty Cure on the main team.

Cure Wing aids in battles with wind-based flight attacks, helping the team repel Underg Empire assaults step-by-step: dodging projectiles, combining aerial maneuvers, and purifying enlarged Ranborgs.

Ageha Hijiri, an 18-year-old woman, joins the team later, transforming into Cure Butterfly with orange butterfly-themed powers, bringing adult perspective and strength.

The team grows to include Ellee, who later awakens as Cure Majesty with immense royal powers.

Throughout early episodes, the Cures fight weekly Ranborg attacks sent by Kabaton and other generals, purifying them through transformation sequences, combo attacks like Pretty Cure Sky Punch, and group finishers.

Kabaton fails repeatedly, facing Empress Underg's threats of death for incompetence.

In episode 31, Empress Underg sends a new general, Skearhead, who easily captures Ellee and sends her to the Underg Empire.

Skearhead nearly finishes off the Cures, but a new figure appears, transforms into a Cure, and drives him off with powerful attacks, saving the team.

The Cures rescue Ellee in a multi-stage infiltration of the Underg Empire: sneaking past guards, battling minions, and confronting Skearhead in a prolonged fight where they use upgraded forms and teamwork to purify him.

Kabaton, after more failures, turns himself into a giant Ranborg in desperation.

The Cures defeat Kabaton-Ranborg step-by-step: Cure Sky leads with high-speed dives, Wing provides wind support, Prism and Butterfly bind with chains and wings, and they unleash a massive group finisher.

Sora saves the defeated Kabaton from Empress Underg's wrath by intervening and pleading for mercy.

Grateful, Kabaton defects from the Underg Empire, leaves to start a new life in Sorashido City as a reformed character, and later returns to aid the Cures.

In episode 44, Empress Underg personally intervenes, easily defeating all Cures with overwhelming dark powers, smashing their attacks and leaving them battered.

Before Empress Underg can attack Skyland, Sora, Mashiro, and Ellee are mysteriously sent 300 years into the past.

In the past, they meet the Legendary Cures battling the original Underg Empire and Empress Underg.

They witness historical events, including Princess Elleelain's stand against the Empire.

The group learns key truths about the conflict's origins and Ellee's lineage.

They return to the present empowered with new knowledge and upgraded powers.

Empress Underg creates a new world where she is the only Pretty Cure, splitting her powers to form her current self and Puca.

Disguised as a human, she travels with Sora's group to learn about them and what it means to be a Pretty Cure.

Puca, her creation, taps into hidden abilities during the final confrontation.

The Cures battle Empress Underg step-by-step in Skyland: dodging her massive energy blasts, countering with group transformations to Super Sky Dynasty forms, combining all powers into a ultimate finisher powered by Miracle Lights from supporters.

Kabaton returns to aid, providing crucial distraction attacks.

Empress Underg is defeated after a prolonged clash where the Cures' bonds overwhelm her.

Upon defeat, Empress Underg realizes the truth behind the Cures' strength from their heroism and unity.

She admits to Puca that she had begun to change when creating her, showing a moment of redemption.

Ellee is safely returned to Skyland, growing up under protection.

Sora achieves her dream, joining the Azure Guard as a hero.

The team continues protecting both worlds from any remaining threats, with bonds strengthened across Earth and Skyland.

In the grand finale of Soaring Sky! Precure, the Cures unite to defeat Darkhead, the ultimate embodiment of Undergu Energy, restoring peace to Skyland and Earth as everyone returns home, only for old friends to reunite joyfully the very next day.

Now, let me take you through the climactic ending, scene by scene, as the story soars to its heartfelt close.

The final battle erupts in a shattered Skyland, where Cure Sky, Cure Prism, Cure Wing, Cure Butterfly, and Cure Majesty stand together against Darkhead, the monstrous form born from Battamonda's betrayal. Darkhead, having impaled and seemingly ended Empress Underg after her purification, towers over them, his body a swirling mass of black Undergu Energy with glowing red eyes and jagged tendrils lashing out. He unleashes waves of destructive blasts that crack the sky islands apart, forcing the Cures to dodge and counter with their aerial maneuvers--Sky diving with heroic punches, Prism shielding with rainbow barriers, Wing slicing with feathered winds, Butterfly weaving floral illusions, and Majesty summoning golden orbs of royal power. Sora as Cure Sky rallies them, her eyes fierce with determination, shouting that their bonds will prevail as they channel their energies into a massive group attack.

As Darkhead presses his assault, Cure Sky and Cure Prism's unyielding resolve pierces through to Ageha, who has been watching from the sidelines in despair over the ruined world. Her face shifts from tears to steely focus; she grips a glowing Miracle Light, its soft blue hue pulsing in her hand, and pours her inner strength into it. This creates a radiant new Miracle Light that bathes the battlefield in warm light, instantly reconstructing the original Earth below--green fields blooming, cities rebuilding, skies clearing from the Undergu corruption. Ageha transforms into Cure Brilliant for the first time, her outfit sparkling with golden armor and wings of pure light, joining the fray with powerful radiant punches that stagger Darkhead.

Empress Underg, now freed from her manipulated rage but gravely wounded by Battamonda's earlier betrayal, watches weakly from the ground, her imperial robes torn, realizing the depth of the deception that framed Elleelain 300 years ago. Battamonda, fully revealed as the true puppet master who killed Emperor Underg and implanted false memories in her mind, laughs maniacally before fully morphing into Darkhead, his pig-like features distorting into the energy beast.

The empowered Cures execute their ultimate finisher: "Hirogaru Sky Pretty Cure! Grand Finale!" A colossal beam of multicolored light erupts from their linked hands--Sky's blue sky power at the core, intertwined with Prism's prismatic glow, Wing's windy gusts, Butterfly's petal swirls, Brillant's shining brilliance, and Majesty's majestic gold. Majesty declares they will never be defeated, her infant-like voice booming with ancient royal authority, while Sky asserts, "We are Hirogaru Sky Pretty Cure!" The beam slices straight through Darkhead's counterattack of dark tendrils, piercing his core. Darkhead roars in agony, his form exploding in a burst of dissipating black energy, leaving only fading echoes as the Undergu threat vanishes forever.

With Supreme--Preme's final antagonistic creation, a shadowy entity like Arc meant to test Pretty Cure ideals--already defeated earlier through Puca's hidden abilities and the power of Miracle Lights, the battlefield falls silent. Preme, who had split herself into her current form and Puca while creating a false world where she was the sole Pretty Cure, stands amid the group. Disguised as a human traveling with Sora's team to understand heroism, she faces her defeat with quiet realization, admitting to Puca that she had begun to change even as she made her. Puca, tapping into her true potential, helps seal Supreme's end with the lights' collective glow.

Peace settles over Skyland and Earth. Princess Ellee, revealed as the reincarnated Elleelain who helped forge the original peace with Empress Underg, grows slightly, her tiny form now toddling confidently as Cure Majesty. She decides to travel onward with Ageha as Cure Brilliant, the two waving goodbye to the others from a sky island edge, their silhouettes framed against a dawn sky, promising more adventures.

Sora returns to Skyland, reuniting with her family in their cozy home amid floating islands dotted with bird folk. Her mother hugs her tightly, tears of pride in her eyes, as Sora beams, finally joining the Azure Guard as an official hero. Mashiro stays in Sorashido City with grandmother Yoyo, who uses her Skyland mirror portal; Mashiro practices her Prism powers in the garden, her gentle smile reflecting her compassionate heart now fully heroic. Tsubasa soars freely as Cure Wing, training young bird recruits with precise aerial flips, his youthful energy boundless. Riko flutters as Cure Butterfly nearby, her elaborate wings carrying her through flower fields, experimenting with new illusion spells alongside laughing friends.

The next morning dawns bright. Sora, Mashiro, and the others gather in Sorashido City park, chatting casually under cherry blossoms, when a portal shimmers open. Ellee and Ageha step through, grinning widely--Ageha with a casual wave, Ellee giggling in her arms. Using Yoyo's mirror and the former Undergu Empire's portal system, they hang out effortlessly, sharing laughs and snacks. Kabaton, reformed after Sky saved him and he chose to move on, appears reformed in the background, now a bumbling ally helping rebuild.

Every main participant finds their place: Sora fulfills her dream as a Sky Guard hero in Skyland, forever linked to Earth friends; Mashiro thrives as Prism, nurturing her home; Tsubasa masters Wing's flights; Riko blooms as Butterfly; Ageha explores as Brilliant; Ellee matures as Majesty, adventuring onward; Yoyo remains the wise bridge between worlds; Shalala, purified from her Ranborg torment, recovers quietly; villains like Battamonda/Darkhead perish utterly, Empress Underg fades into history's shadow, and Preme/Puca integrate their lessons into quiet growth. The sky above sparkles eternally, heroes unbound by distance.

Yes, Soaring Sky! Precure features post-credit scenes. Starting with episode 3, a past Cure from the Pretty Cure franchise appears on the Mirror Pad during the credits as well as doing a short scene before the credits, with the only exception being episode 22. This was part of an audience participation element where fans could vote on which past Cure would appear. Additionally, the series celebrated the Pretty Cure franchise's 20th anniversary through guest appearances in the Soaring Sky! Precure end credits.

On the birthday of Ellee, the princess of Skyland, Sora Harewataru heads to the mainland for the celebration. Meanwhile, Empress Underg, the current leader of the Underg Empire, plots to sacrifice Ellee as revenge for her ancestor, Princess Elleelain, injuring her and killing her father, Emperor Underg, and out of fear she can oppose the Empire as Elleelain did during a war between Skyland and the Underg Empire.

When one of the Empress's agents, Kabaton, attempts to kidnap Ellee, Sora intervenes and pursues him, only for her and Ellee to warp to Sorashido City on Earth, where middle school student Mashiro Nizigaoka and her grandmother, Yoyo, rescue them.

Sora Harewataru becomes Cure Sky (blue), Mashiro Nizigaoka becomes Cure Prism (white), Tsubasa becomes Cure Wing (orange), Ageha becomes Cure Butterfly (pink), and Ellee becomes Cure Majesty (purple).

Kabaton forms a bond with Mashiro before Skearhead forces him to either consume Underg Energy to gain the power to defeat the Cures once and for all, losing his soul in the process, or die. However, the Cures are able to purify him. He later returns to aid the Cures during Empress Underg's attack on Skyland.

In episode 31, Skearhead looks to be about to finish off the Cures when suddenly a bright light appears overhead. The light is from a mysterious girl that Skearhead decides to eliminate first, for her to softly utter two words.

Yes, Soaring Sky! Precure (2023) is family-friendly, rated G for all ages and designed as a magical girl series for children.

Potentially objectionable or upsetting aspects for children or sensitive viewers include: - Standard magical girl battles with monsters that involve punching, kicking, and energy blasts, sometimes resulting in temporary destruction of surroundings. - A kidnapping of a baby princess early on, with pursuit by a villainous pig-like monster. - Occasional dramatic emotional moments where characters feel sad, scared, or determined during crises. - Mild peril where heroes are briefly overpowered or knocked down before recovering.