Recaps

A haggard man witnessed a new hope appear in his records of the future as twenty-two-year-old Nono Hana continued fighting Doomsday Monsters while struggling with work and pain. After Hana rescued Ash from a river, he activated a mysterious device and transformed with the command “TIME FIRE.”

• A haggard man discovered a living flame and pink flowers on a manuscript, marking a new hope in the future.
• Nono Hana defeated a Doomsday Monster as Cure Yell, then hurried to her job at her father's supermarket despite her injuries and exhaustion.
• Hana heard someone in danger and pulled Ash from a rushing river, healing him with a little of her energy before rushing away.
• Ash examined the black box he had retrieved, activated it, and received a red wrist device called the V-Commander.
• Ash entered the startup code and transformed by shouting “TIME FIRE.”
• Hana arrived late and apologized to her father, who was working as her manager.

Nono Hana’s injuries and dwindling Tomorrow Energy left her unable to defeat a new Doomsday Monster until Ash, transformed into Time Fire, intervened. Ash overwhelmed the monster and prepared to finish it with the Guardian Sword, while Hana and the cheering civilians watched.

• Moritaro sent employees and customers toward the supermarket’s emergency exit when a Doomsday Monster began rampaging, then discovered Hana was missing from the locker room.
• Hana transformed despite her exhaustion and fought the monster, but it struck her through a wall and left her badly injured.
• Hana forced herself back to her feet to protect the fleeing civilians, but crimson beams suddenly struck the monster and knocked it down.
• Ash appeared as Time Fire and fired his DV Defender at the monster, giving Hana no clear answer when she asked who he was.
• Ash changed the DV Defender to Vulcan Cannon Mode and exploited the monster’s weak points as civilians cheered him on.
• Ash converted the DV Defender into Guardian Sword mode as the enraged monster launched a wide-area attack.

Ash defeated the Doomsday Monster as Time Fire, then confronted Nono Hana and claimed he would take Nursery City because she could no longer protect it. A pink-haired middle school girl stood up for Hana, challenging Time Fire as Hana struggled to respond.

• Ash shot near Nono Hana and the spectators to stop them from approaching while the Doomsday Monster recovered and lunged at the crowd.
• Ash severed the monster's arm, transformed his weapon into Final Mode, and destroyed it with DV Re-Freezer.
• Nono Hana healed the battle's damage, and Ash identified himself as Time Fire after she asked his name.
• Ash blamed Nono Hana for protecting the people too well, declared he would take Nursery City, and taunted her about being unable to protect anyone.
• Nono Hana tried to attack Ash but collapsed from her injuries, and a pink-haired middle school girl angrily defended her.

Ash praised the girl who stood up for Yell, then left Nursery City with V-REX while Yell disappeared. The next day, injured Hana sought a clinic where she could hide her worsening condition, and entered Ash’s newly opened TOMORROW RESEARCH clinic.

• A girl defended Yell from Ash, and Ash applauded her courage before warning Yell and leaving with V-REX through a light gate.
• Videos of Time Fire’s confrontation and V-REX spread across the internet, provoking outrage and fear.
• Hana’s family urged her to see a doctor after noticing her pain and exhaustion, but she refused to go to a hospital.
• Hana searched for a clinic that would not investigate her condition and found TOMORROW RESEARCH.
• Hana took the first ticket and entered the examination room, unaware that Ash had opened the clinic.

Ash opened a medical clinic to give himself a low-key job, but Nono Hana collapsed from severe internal injuries after visiting him. He saved her life and urged her to seek treatment sooner, leaving her confused as he began explaining the iceberg theory.

• Nono Hana visited Ash’s clinic and pretended her back hurt to obtain painkillers, but she collapsed before finishing her excuse.
• Ash discovered that Nono Hana had a ruptured internal organ, kidney bleeding, and hemorrhagic shock, then rushed her into surgery.
• Ash operated on Nono Hana and revived her, and she woke grateful to be alive.
• Ash recognized Nono Hana as the passerby who had saved him from drowning and waived her surgery fee as repayment.
• Ash identified Nono Hana’s chronic illnesses as signs of overwork and advised her to seek care early before introducing the iceberg theory.

Dr. Ash treated Nono Hana for severe injuries, but her medical report and the timing of her wounds left him unsure how she had survived and convinced her she might be exposed. After she fell asleep at the clinic, Ash cared for her and she woke from a dream in which she had married Time Fire.

• Dr. Ash refused Nono Hana’s payment and began a free examination, but she altered the alarming report before he could read it.
• Ash found Nono Hana asleep on the operating table and ordered V-REX to review Nursery City’s surveillance footage.
• Ash watched footage showing Nono Hana walking to the clinic for an hour after her internal organs had ruptured, and concluded that she could not be Cure Yell.
• Ash carried Nono Hana to the sofa, covered her with a blanket, and asked V-REX whether she should receive Chinese or Western medicine.
• Nono Hana dreamed she married Time Fire, woke embarrassed by the dream, and saw Ash enter holding a bowl.

After Ash treated Nono Hana’s ruptured organs with a bitter medicinal broth, Hana rushed out when she sensed a Doomsday Monster and discovered her strength had improved. She reached the battle as Ash and V-REX destroyed one monster and Ash targeted another trapped beneath rubble.

• Ash forced Hana to drink a foul medicinal tonic and gave her sugar to ease the bitterness.
• At home, Kotori pressured Hana to take her medicine, and Hana drank it without sugar when she sensed a dangerous Doomsday Monster nearby.
• Hana ran toward the threat, noticing that Ash’s treatment had greatly improved her strength, then transformed into Cure Yell.
• Ash and V-REX attacked and destroyed a Doomsday Monster while Hana hurried toward them.
• Ash fired at rubble pinning a second Doomsday Monster beneath a collapsed high-rise.

Ash defeated a Doomsday Monster by burying it beneath a building, then argued with Cure Yell over the destruction before she restored the area and destroyed the monster herself. Later, Ash learned that Nono Hana had gone to a café for a gathering and set out to find her.

• Ash used V-Rex to collapse a building on a Doomsday Monster, then collected the monster’s doll.
• Cure Yell confronted Ash about destroying the building, and he argued that the destruction was an acceptable cost of defeating the monster.
• Cure Yell accidentally damaged more buildings with her sword, then used Tomorrow Energy to restore them and the Doomsday Monster.
• Cure Yell vaporized the revived Doomsday Monster, but Ash and V-Rex had already escaped.
• Nono Kotori called Ash to complain that his medicine had left her tongue numb, and Ash told her to endure it.
• Ash asked V-Rex to locate Nono Hana, learned she was at a café gathering, and went to find her after asking for the address again.

Nono Hana’s friends gathered at Twinkle Cafe, where Ash arrived and drew their attention after Hana rushed in late with sugar in her hair. After Ash explained how he had saved Hana and become her guardian, her friends questioned their relationship, leaving him exhausted by their gossip.

• Nono Hana remembered the sugar in her pocket, rushed to Twinkle Cafe, and discovered that it had spilled into her hair.
• Saya, Kagayaki Homare, and Aisaki Rumie waited for Hana until Ash arrived and stared at Homare’s legs, making her uneasy.
• Hana returned from washing her hair, admitted she had spilled Ash’s sugar, and received his mock punishment before he comforted her.
• Ash told Hana’s friends that he had saved her life and was now partly responsible for watching over her.
• Saya, Homare, and Aisaki Rumie teased Hana about her connection with Ash, while Ash struggled through their questions about the pair’s relationship.

Ash left after meeting with Nono Hana and her friends, but a Doomsday Monster attacked as the girls tried to escape. When Homare and Emiru were trapped in its path, Ash transformed into Time Fire and sent V-rex to fight the monster.

• Ash explained that his relationship with Nono Hana was limited to their doctor-patient connection, then left the girls to return to the clinic.
• After Ash departed, Saya, Emiru, and Homare questioned Hana about her feelings toward him before Hana sensed a nearby Doomsday Monster.
• Saya led the group through the streets, but the monster spotted them, and Emiru fell behind while carrying Homare.
• As the Doomsday Monster threatened Homare and Emiru, Ash activated the V-Commander and transformed into Time Fire.
• Ash summoned V-rex, which rammed the Doomsday Monster, fired missiles, and attacked its leg.

V-rex defeated the Doomsday Monster while Ash confronted Homare’s inability to walk, insisting her legs had healed and forcing her to face her fear by sending her wheelchair downhill. The others condemned Ash’s reckless, arrogant methods as Homare’s friends watched her speed away.

• V-rex tore off the Doomsday Monster’s right leg, pinned it down, and roared in victory.
• Homare blamed herself for holding back Rumi E and admitted that fear kept her from moving her healed legs.
• Ash poured water over Homare to wake her, told her she could walk, and shoved her wheelchair downhill to force her to act.
• Ash blocked Homare’s friends from chasing her and claimed that terror would give her the courage she lacked.
• Saya and Emiru denounced Ash’s arrogance and reckless treatment of Homare while Hana clenched the Light Heart in her palm.

Homare overcame her fear enough to pull herself up, while Saya confronted Ash after he cruelly berated her friend. Ash then exposed Saya’s fear that she would remain overshadowed by her famous mother, leaving her resolve shaken.

• Homare fell from her wheelchair and struggled to rise as Ash mocked her inability to stand.
• Ash challenged Homare over her fear, and she grabbed her ankle and forced herself to sit up.
• Saya slapped Ash and demanded that he apologize to Homare, while Emiru led Homare away.
• Ash warned Saya that her injured hand could damage her acting career and asked whether defending her friend had been worth it.
• Saya’s memories revealed how her dream of acting alongside Yakushiji Reiro had turned into a painful fear of living in her mother’s shadow.

Ash fought Cure Yell after she rejected his treatment of Homare, and Hana showed him the resolve behind her choice to fight. Ash laughed at her answer, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Ash tried to act against Saya, but Cure Yell arrived and stopped him with her sword.
• Cure Yell challenged Ash over his cruel methods, and he attacked her with the Vulcan Cannon.
• Yell turned Ash's assault aside, baited him into a close-range opening, and headbutted him through a wall.
• Ash recovered and resumed fighting Yell, while Emiru and the others watched and the crowd cheered for both fighters.
• Ash asked what Yell fought for, and Hana said she fought because she wanted to do what only she could do.
• Ash clapped and laughed at Hana's answer, then began to say something strange.

After confessing his admiration for Cure Yell, Ash escaped and left Nono Hana flustered by the rumors their encounter sparked. Hana visited Ash’s clinic, discovered his collection of her merchandise, and struggled to explain her renewed pain without revealing the truth.

• Ash declared that he was fighting for Nono Hana, then vanished in a cloud of dust after promising to speak to her again.
• Nono Hana repaired the battle damage and left as bystanders began arguing over whether Time Fire was her enemy, friend, or admirer.
• Online fan works pairing Cure Yell and Time Fire spread, and Hana hurried to Ash’s clinic while trying to dismiss her growing curiosity about him.
• Hana found Ash asleep at his desk and noticed his extensive collection of Cure Yell figures and merchandise.
• Ash questioned Hana about her pain, but she claimed that her whole body hurt and apologized when he met her explanation with suspicion.

Ash prescribed medicine for Nono Hana and agreed to visit Kagayaki Homare after Hana said her friend had been acting strangely since encountering Time Fire. As Hana and Ash left the clinic, Ash praised her outfit but pointed out that her skirt was ripped, leaving her mortified before they reached Homare’s home.

• Ash wrote Hana a prescription, teased her about her health, and examined a Cure Yell figure while Hana watched in embarrassment.
• Hana asked Ash to check on Homare, who had seemed different since her encounter with Time Fire, and Ash agreed to go.
• Ash prepared Hana’s medicine himself, and Hana felt grateful that her health and memory had improved.
• Ash complimented Hana’s outfit, then noticed her skirt was ripped and exposed the fabric underneath, prompting Hana to despair over her attempts to seem mature.
• Hana and Ash arrived at the Kagayaki Residence, where Hana rang the doorbell and called for Homare.

Nono Hana brought Ash to visit Kagayaki Homare, hoping he could help Homare stand and jump again. Ash examined Homare, dismissed her fears harshly, and proposed cutting off her legs to fit prosthetics, leaving Hana stunned.

• Nono Hana visited Kagayaki Chihiro and introduced Ash as the doctor who had cured her.
• Kagayaki Chihiro asked Ash to help Homare, and he agreed to examine her.
• Ash examined Homare's legs and found no physical damage, then told her that fear and weakness were keeping her from standing.
• Homare described her past injury and lost dream, but Ash told her that some things could not be overcome through effort alone.
• Nono Hana confronted Ash for discouraging Homare, and he revealed a chainsaw and said he would cut off her legs.
• Nono Hana blocked Ash, and he explained that he wanted to fit Homare with prosthetic legs.

Hana encouraged Homare after Homare lost hope about standing again, then took her outside to find a reason for her to recover. Ash sent Zenitts to stage an attack and draw out Cure Yell, and Hana and Homare encountered the commotion.

• Ash proposed replacing Homare's healthy legs with neural-controlled prosthetics, but Hana rejected the idea and urged him to help Homare emotionally.
• Hana comforted Homare and told her that she wanted to help her as a friend; Homare admitted she felt inferior to Hana and feared she would burden her.
• Hana imagined Homare, Saya, and Emiru as Pretty Cures, while Ash overheard her and grew interested in her determination.
• Hana pushed Homare outside, and Homare hugged her and said their friendship was the best compensation for losing her dream.
• Ash transformed mechanical devices into Zenitts and sent them to stage an attack to draw out Cure Yell.
• Hana and Homare heard that Time Fire had brought robots to cause trouble, while Ash led the Zenitts into the streets and called for Pretty Cure.

Ash used Genit soldiers and threats to draw Cure Yell into a fight, provoking Hana with his claim that he enjoyed battling. Cure Yell destroyed the soldiers and clashed swords with Ash, leaving their duel underway.

• Ash summoned Genits and attacked a robot to lure Cure Yell into the open.
• Hana confronted Ash, who said he wanted to duel her and called himself the villain of heroes.
• Ash fired at Cure Yell, but she dodged the beam and unleashed her Tomorrow Energy.
• Cure Yell’s sword strikes destroyed the Genits while Ash evaded her attacks.
• Ash transformed the DV Defender into a sword, and he and Cure Yell began a duel that continued as she aimed a punch beneath his helmet.

Ash fought Cure Yell and defeated Hana after her strength and stamina faded, then confessed that he was captivated by her. Hana laughed at his battlefield confession but rejected his approach, telling him his flirting was terrible.

• Ash used the damaged ground to disrupt Hana's footing, then struck her with an Iron Mountain Lean and sent her flying into a playground.
• Homare searched the battlefield for Hana, found the glowing Melody Holy Sword embedded in a wall, and discovered her wheelchair was stuck.
• Hana stood between Ash and the frightened crowd and resumed fighting him, while a haggard man holding a book watched and called Ash an interloper.
• Ash gained the advantage as Hana tired, knocked her unconscious, and held her down while telling her that she was all he wanted.
• Hana laughed at Ash's confession of love and told him that no girl would want to date him because his flirting was terrible.

Homare helped Hana recover Cure Yell’s sword, allowing Hana to reject Ash’s challenge and defeat him before refusing to fight on his terms. Later, Ash learned the world was not the main universe, but chose to stay interested in Hana, whose visits to his clinic had become a pleasant diversion; the chapter ended as her parents were about to enter the story.

• Homare stood despite her injured legs, retrieved Cure Yell’s sword, and threw it to Hana while asking her to save the world and help her friend.
• Hana caught the sword, struck Time Fire across the chest, and rejected Ash’s invitation to duel.
• Hana refused to fight Ash, comforted Homare, and flew off to look for her missing friend.
• Ash read online criticism of Time Fire, then learned from the system that the world was not the main universe and rejected its recommendation to leave.
• Nono Hana visited Ash’s clinic, and Ash teased her by petting her head before deciding that spending time with her was an enjoyable diversion.

Ash fed Hana desserts and forced her to drink his bitter medicinal soup before learning why she had invited him to meet her family. Tempted by Cure Yell fanservice, Ash went with Hana to the Nono family home, where her father warmly welcomed him.

• Ash gave Hana leftover desserts from a Gangler banquet, which he said could strengthen humans, and Hana eagerly ate them.
• Ash made Hana drink Kusunoha Juice without candy afterward, then asked why she wanted him to visit her home.
• Hana explained that her parents and younger sister wanted to meet Ash, but Ash refused until she mentioned special Cure Yell fanservice.
• Ash agreed to visit Hana's home and accompanied her through the scorching heat.
• Ash sensed no danger at the Nono home, and Hana's father greeted him warmly.

Ash visited Hana’s family, where Kotori enthusiastically decided he was an ideal match for her sister and urged Hana to pursue him. Saya arrived with invitations to her film premiere, but Ash only became interested when he learned it was a new Metal Hero movie, and Saya then showed signs of exhaustion.

• Hana’s parents thanked Ash for saving her, and he met her younger sister Kotori.
• Kotori questioned Hana about Ash, then praised his good qualities and urged Hana to claim him, even giving her a condom.
• Saya arrived to visit Hana and invited the family to the opening ceremony for her movie.
• Ash agreed to attend after learning the film was titled New Metal Hero.
• Saya became weak and nearly collapsed, prompting Hana to worry about her friend’s health.

Saya’s frustration over living in her mother’s shadow erupted during a conversation with Hana, and Ash’s blunt advice left her shaken and fleeing. After Hana shared how bullying had shaped her past, she and Ash found common ground in their loneliness, bringing them closer as Ash promised to protect her.

• Saya admitted to Hana that she was exhausted and resented people comparing her achievements to her mother, Yakushiji Reiro.
• Ash challenged Saya to decide whether she wanted praise or simply wanted to surpass her mother, and Saya left after his words silenced her.
• Ash found a photograph of Hana as a bullied middle school student, and Hana explained how her classmates ostracized her after she stood up for someone.
• Ash shared how he had fought back against his own bullies, then told Hana that they were companions who were not alone.
• Hana clasped Ash’s hand, and Ash embraced her and promised to beat up anyone who bullied her again.

Nono Hana confessed to Dr. Ash that she was Cure Yell, but he dismissed it as a joke. She then rushed with Ash to Yakushiji Saaya’s movie premiere, where his makeover transformed her appearance and his comment that she resembled Cure Yell left her confused and disappointed.

• Nono Hana told Dr. Ash that she was Cure Yell, but Ash patted her shoulder and called it a nice joke.
• Nono Hana overslept before Yakushiji Saaya’s movie premiere, injured herself while getting ready, and apologized when Ash scolded her for being late.
• Ash drove Nono Hana to the premiere in the Sherlock Car, frightening her with his reckless driving until she vomited after they arrived.
• Ash applied makeup to Nono Hana in the car, and Homare and Emiru were stunned by her transformed appearance when she arrived with him.
• Ash told Nono Hana she was pretty and looked like Cure Yell, upsetting her until Emiru interrupted him and Yakushiji Saaya arrived to greet the group.

Homare regained her ability to stand, while Saya questioned whether her acting dream had become a burden and Hana’s attempt to appear mature ended in humiliation. After Ash attacked the man who had been harassing Hana, she confessed her feelings, but Ash said he loved Cure Yell and told Hana she was not her.

• Homare told Saya she wanted to try skating again, and Saya wondered whether achieving a childhood dream could become a shackle.
• Hana tried to drink black coffee and act like a mature woman, but she spat it out, fell, and was mocked by other guests.
• Ash spotted a dispirited man leaving with a book, cornered him, and punched him through a glass window before beating him outside.
• Hana broke down and told Ash she wanted an ordinary life and cared about how the people she loved saw her.
• Hana confessed that she liked Ash, but he said he loved Cure Yell and told her she was similar to Cure Yell, but was not her.