Episode three of Futari wa Precure was written by Yumi Kageyama.  Although this was the first episode of Precure that she worked on, she has many writing credits to her name, including several episodes of Marmalade Boy and Ojamajo Doremi, just to name a few.  This episode was directed and storyboarded by Takao Iwai in his Precure debut – he has since directed episodes for several Precure seasons and as of this time of writing is, in fact, still directing for the currently airing season, Tropical Rouge! Precure.  Prior to this, he also directed many episodes of Ojamajo Doremi, Ashita no Nadja, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Marmalade Boy, among others.  The result is a more than serviceable little episode complete with a lot of fun bits and memorable moments.  It may not be one of the most standout episodes of the series, but there aren’t really many points to dock from it, either. And, as I’ll talk about shortly, that may be a strength.

Let’s take a deeper look!