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Star Detective Precure!

Meitantei Precure!名探偵プリキュア！TanPre

2026 · TV · 51 eps Airing

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What is Star Detective Precure! about?

Star Detective Precure! is a TV anime series planned at 51 episodes animated by Toei Animation, based on an original story written for the screen. It began airing in February 1, 2026 and is still releasing new episodes. AniList classifies it as mahou shoujo and mystery.

Anna Akechi is a second-year junior high student living in Makoto Mirai Town. On her 14th birthday, she has a chance encounter with a fairy named Pochitan, and a magical pendant caused her to travel back in time from 2027 to 1999! In the Makoto Mirai Town 28 years in the past, Anna meets Mikuru Kobayashi, a girl her age who wants to become a great detective.

Meanwhile, people in town are in trouble as their prized possessions are being stolen from under their noses - the cause being a group of Phantom Thieves. To stop them, Anna and Mikuru turn into Precures! Maybe if they solve these mysteries, Anna can find her way back to her own time?

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Official Website, translated. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Female Protagonist, Henshin, Primarily Child Cast, Kids, Primarily Female Cast, Detective, Magic, Crime, Coastal, Fairy.

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Main characters

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  • Anna Akechi 明智あんな

    Main character

    A second year middle school student who traveled back in time from 2027. She is straightforward, considerate, does not lie, and cannot ignore people in trouble.

    Japanese voice: Hikari Senga

  • Mikuru Kobayashi 小林みくる

    Main character

    A clumsy but straightforward second year middle school student. She aims to become a great detective and has a wealth of detective knowledge.

    Japanese voice: Kaede Hondo

  • Kurea Howa 帆羽くれあ

    Main character

    Pastry Chef at Patisserie Chuchu.

    Japanese voice: Ikumi Hasegawa

  • Luluka Moria 森亜るるか

    Main character

    A mysterious girl who works as a member of the "Phantom Thieves" for some reason, despite being a Pretty Cure. She has a laid-back and unconventional personality.

    Japanese voice: Nao Touyama

Supporting characters

  • Jett ジェット

    Supporting character

    A self-proclaimed genius inventor, who invented the PreKit that supports the Precure detectives.

    Japanese voice: Yuuki Kaji

  • Pochitan ポチタン

    Supporting character

    The fairy companion of Cure Answer and Cure Mystique.

    Japanese voice: Emiri Katou

  • Mashutan マシュタン

    Supporting character

    Cure Arcana Shadow's fairy companion.

    Japanese voice: Hina Youmiya

  • Nijii ニジー

    Supporting character

    Member of the "Phantom Thieves". A suave character who always carries a rose. A master thief who steals with dazzling disguises.

    Japanese voice: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

  • Hanninda ハンニンダー

    Supporting character

    Monsters controlled by the Phantom Thieves group. They are described by Nijii as a "system newly developed by the Phantoms" and by Goemon as a "power bestowed by Lord Usonoir"*; they are created when a "Makoto Jewel" is corrupted by a "Lie" (a form of malevolent energy).

    Japanese voice: Shinnosuke Musashi

  • Eliza Kurusu 来栖エリザ

    Supporting character

    A high school student who is a new mystery novelist.

    Japanese voice: Riko Akechi

  • Taira Asai 浅井たいら

    Supporting character

    Owner of Patisserie Chuchu.

    Japanese voice: Takehiro Hasu

  • Usonoir ウソノワール

    Supporting character

    The Boss of the "Phantom Thieves". Collecting Makoto Jewels to shroud the world in lies. A phantom thief acting according to the prophecy recorded in the Tome of Mirages. Their thefts are brilliant, elegant, and dramatic, a matter of aesthetic principle. Their hideout theater reflects their taste for noir.

    Japanese voice: Satoshi Hino

  • Ageseine アゲセーヌ

    Supporting character

    Member of the "Phantom Thieves". A trendy gal thief who loves the latest fads. Her favorite flower is the hibiscus.

    Japanese voice: Ayaka Oohashi

  • Rei Kaneda 金田れい

    Supporting character

    Student Council President of Makoto Mirai Academy.

    Japanese voice: Lynn

  • Goemon ゴウエモン

    Supporting character

    Member of the "Phantom Thieves". A stylish, dashing thief who cares deeply for his juniors. Profoundly loves dorayaki and cherry blossom rain.

    Japanese voice: Eiichi Ishikawa

  • Rie Asama 浅間りえ

    Supporting character

    Anna and Mikuru's classmate. A trendsetter who loves TV dramas. Currently obsessed with Kouign-amann.

    Japanese voice: Kozue Yuuki

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