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Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together

Name: Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Released: 2009
Cast: Kanae Oki, Eri Kitamura, Akiko Nakagawa, Yuko Sanpei, Junko Takeuchi

Fantasy
Superhero
Light-hearted

A 70-minute crossover film where multiple generations of Pretty Cure magical girls unite to fight an unprecedented threat. It's a love letter to the franchise's history, packed with transformation sequences, team-ups, and the kind of earnest joy that defines the series. Made for devoted fans, but welcoming enough that newcomers can enjoy the spectacle of dozens of heroines fighting side by side.

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