Ran Utatane

Ran

Introduction

Ran Utatane (歌手音 岬) is the second Cure of the Pretty Cure group Pretty Cure La La La! Her alter ego is Cure Caper and her theme color is purple.

Personality

Ran is the adopted daughter of Rin and Anna Utatane. She is a lively young lady who is always searching for new adventures. She spends a lot of time with her older sister Azuki and her colleagues. Ran is still on the lookout for new experiences, but her mind is an adventure in and of itself. Perhaps her strange behavior is a result of her new surroundings.

Ran used to be rivals with a girl named Youka in her first year. Ran was able to establish a relationship and be friends with Youka by the time they realized they had to save the planet.

As the series is based on music and flowers, she is represented by the guitar and the orchid.

Production

Ran was originally made in December 2015 as Miyuki, or Cure Harmony, along with Youka, whose name was Towa at the time. Her original name, Miyuki, was chosen specifically because Miyuki Hoshizora had the same name. It is possible that in Hoshizora's case, Miyuki means "happiness" (幸). I don't know what Ran originally looked like, I'll have to check my papers.

In October 2016, her name was changed to Ran Yamaguchi, meaning "mountain mouth orchid", and her Cure name changed to Cure Flute. The Cure was changed to Cure Caper in July 2019. Caper means "lively skip".

The change of Ran's surname from Yamaguchi to Utatane is recent. While not public yet, I have had this idea of changing her name since March 2021 or so. With this, she now shares her surname with Piko.

Trivia

• Ran's full name means "music hand sound orchid".
• Her rename could've been Ran Mitsurugi, but I found it too similar to Ran Mitake.
• Ran could've been a white Cure, and bisexual.
• Anna's maiden name is Yamaguchi, a reference to Ran's original surname.

FOPC page: link

Tsukiko Abe

The sixth-ever character bio. I don't plan to do these chronologically, I'm just about to move Tsukiko's old page to a new one.

Introduction

Tsukiko Abe (阿部 月子) is the lead Cure of the Pretty Cure group Pretty Cure La La La!. Her alter ego is Cure Harper and her theme color is pink.

Personality

Tsukiko is a gifted artist because she releases all her anxiety by playing her instruments. She is a talented harpist and painter, but despite this, it is common for her to doubt her abilities as an artist and as a Pretty Cure. However, she always tries to make something out of nothing, and when she makes mistakes, that just motivates her to keep trying. Besides playing the harp, she plays the lead guitar and main vocals for MELODY.

Tsukiko used to be rivals with a girl named Ran in her first year. The two had become friends by the time they realized they needed to save the world, and Tsukiko was able to make a name for herself by battling Princess Carnage.

As the series is based on music, her genre is classical music.

Connection to Kyokutopia

As a Pretty Cure, Tsukiko has an inherent connection to one of the princesses of Kyokutopia, who share the same name as them. Tsukiko Abe has Princess Tsukiko, the princess of the Ballet World. Like Tsukiko, she is graceful, elegant, and kind, and despite being a princess, never puts herself before others. Princess Tsukiko has the ability to sing to birds, which Tsukiko Abe learns she has as well.

Production

Tsukiko was originally made in December 2015 as Towa, or Cure Symphony, along with Ran, whose name was Miyuki at the time. Her original name was chosen specifically because Towa Akagi had the same name. Towa means "immortality" (トワ). I don't know what Youka originally looked like, but there is concept art out there, and it is stored away in a box.

In October 2016, her name was changed to Tsukiko Abe (阿部 月子), meaning "many peace, moon child", and her Cure name changed to Cure Harper (that just means harp player), a decision that has stuck for five years.

Circa 2021, while I was rebranding my Pretty Cure pages, I was considering renaming all four Cures to different names. Tsukiko would've gotten the only full name change, which was Youka Shirayuri (白百合 ようか), meaning "white lily, light flower". However, I was only able to change one Cure's name to their rebranded name before a rule was instated that you must ask an admin to move the page for you, because of vandals moving pages without the original editors' consent. I grew attached to the names of the Cures whose names I couldn't change and decided not to ask an admin to move the remaining pages. Thus, Youka has been renamed back to Tsukiko.

Trivia

• Tsukiko's full name means "many peace, moon child".
• Her rename could've been Kanon Shirayuri, but I found it too similar to Kanon Shibuya. The name "Kanon" was given instead to Kanon Otonashi.
• Youka could've been a yellow Cure at one point.

FOPC page: link