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You and Idol Precure Film Reveals Legendary Idol Cast

The film for You and Idol Precure♪ (Kimi to Idol Precure♪), the 22nd main anime entry in the Precure franchise, revealed during the final live viewing event on Saturday that Misato Matsuoka plays two roles in the film, as she also provides the voice for a "legendary idol" (pictured below), who has an important role in the film. Matsuoka also voices the character Cure Idol/Uta Sakura in the film.

The film's story is set on Aiai Island during the Super Miracle Idol Festival, the #1 idol festival in the universe. Uta and the others join idols from around the world, but Uta meets Tera, a red-haired girl who despises idols. The film previously teased the appearances of the characters from the franchise's previous two main anime entries, Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure and Wonderful Precure!

Previously announced new cast for the film include Maaya Uchida as Tera, and Ayane Sakura as Amas.

The five Precure girls (as voiced by their respective cast members) perform the "♪HiBiKi Au Uta♪" theme song.

The You and Idol Precure♪ television anime premiered on ABC TV, TV Asahi, and 22 other affiliated channels throughout Japan on February 2 at 8:30 a.m. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs.

The story begins in Hanamichi Town with Uta Sakura, a second-year middle school student who loves to sing. One day while walking her dog Kyū-chan, she discovers a giant peach-like object floating down the river and encounters Purirun, a cute fairy who came looking for the legendary savior Idol Precure. Purirun's home Kirakiland is threatened by the Chokkiri gang's boss Darkiine. Just then, the "sparkle" of Hanamichi Town's residents is stolen by the Chokkiri gang. Uta proclaims, "I want to sparkle! With my song!" and transforms into Cure Idol.

Chiaki Kon (Eiga HappinessCharge PreCure! Ningyō no Kuni no Ballerina, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal) serves as the series director, and Yoichi Kato (Wonderful Precure! The Movie!, Aikatsu!) is overseeing the series scripts. Miho Sugimoto is designing the characters. Rie Iida is designing the art, and Tong Nian Chen is directing the art. Kumiko Yanagisawa is the color key artist. Erika Fukasawa (Wonderful Precure!, Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure) and Misaki Umase (Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, To Be Hero X) are composing the music.

Sources: You and Idol Precure' films X/Twitter account, Comic Natalie