Recaps

Ash used complete foresight to bait Gagu into reaching for the Dark Sword, then attacked him with a revolver loaded with Nerve Severing Bullets. Gagu was left convulsing and badly injured, but Ash drove forward to finish the fight with his own battered body.

• Ash taunted Gagu into lunging onto the Dark Sword and transformed part of his body to seize control of it.
• Ash cancelled his transformation and aimed a Colt Python at Gagu’s Aguru Stone, then fired as Gagu tried to counterattack.
• Gagu deflected the first bullet, but Ash’s subsequent shots destroyed his right arm and struck his Aguru Stone and Pegasus eye.
• Gagu lost control of his body and collapsed in spasms, while Ash rose from the mud and advanced to kill him.
• Gagu raised his arm blade at Ash’s throat and blamed him for refusing to hand over the power that he claimed would have prevented harm.

Ash defeated Gagu but nearly killed Reika when a vision of her attacking him took over his senses. As Ash demanded that everyone stay away, new visions showed him being killed by people he trusted.

• Ash overwhelmed Gagu with a brutal assault and destroyed his Aguru belt with an enhanced Rider Kick.
• Reika, Yayoi, and Jun found the badly injured Ash, but Ash saw a vision of Reika attacking him and slashed her neck.
• Gagu escaped with a shattered body, lost the spirit stone, and fell into the water as his strength faded.
• Pierrot used the Dark Emperor’s power to end Gagu, who saw Catherine abandon him before darkness took him.
• Ash returned to reality and warned Reika, Yayoi, and Jun to stay away, then sent Yayoi and Jun flying as he struggled against new visions.

Ash lost control under the Sacred Sword Prophecy and attacked anyone who approached, but Akane intervened to protect him and vowed to awaken his heart. In Miyuki’s hospital room, Akane learned they had both seen Ash’s death in the future, and Miyuki gave her a notebook to write a different ending.

• The sacred sword overwhelmed Ash with visions of possible deaths, and he attacked Yayoi when she tried to take it from him.
• Reika charged at Ash, but Akane arrived and blocked her, declaring that she would protect Ash’s heart even if she had to fight Reika.
• Ash struck Akane from behind, then raised his sword over her, but her promise to protect him made him stop before the blow landed.
• Akane visited Miyuki in the hospital and admitted that she had seen a future in which Ash died in the final battle.
• Miyuki handed Akane her notebook and told her to write her story with Ash, urging her to help decide a different ending.

Miyuki remembered her childhood promise to give Nicole’s story a happy ending, then discovered a book describing Ash’s love of heroes and the pain behind his choices. At the quarry, Akane, Yayoi, and Nao restrained Ash as Reika faltered, and Miyuki’s arrival stopped his rampage and brought him back to himself.

• Miyuki entered the Mysterious Picture Book Library, found “Smiling Nicole,” and wrote a happy ending in which Nicole befriended the Demon Dragon, who became a Rider.
• Miyuki read an untitled novel in Ash’s handwriting that described his efforts to change a future where heroes lost and his secret hope that they would defeat him.
• At the quarry, Reika attacked Ash while Akane clung to him and pleaded for others to believe he could still be saved.
• Yayoi grabbed Ash from behind, and Nao joined her and Akane in holding him back while Reika dropped her ice sword.
• Miyuki arrived and called Ash’s name, causing his rampage to stop; he took her hand and asked what she had seen.

Miyuki reunited with her mother and returned home with Ash after recovering from her injuries. Alone in her room, she reassured him about his fight and teased him, while Ash privately worried about the scars from the surgery that saved her life.

• Miyuki reunited with Ikuyo, who embraced her and was relieved to see her healthy and smiling.
• Miyuki introduced Ash to Ikuyo and thanked him for saving her, while Ash said he had been the one saved in the end.
• Miyuki brought Ash to her room and said she was glad he had taken her shopping after leaving the hospital.
• Miyuki asked Ash about the enemy, and he assured her that he had won and kept his promise.
• Miyuki playfully scolded Ash for staring at her chest, while he privately recalled the scars he had left on her during the surgery.

Miyuki asked Ash about his scars, and he explained how his longing for genuine heroes had shaped his pursuit of nobility and justice. After they fell asleep together, Ash woke up at Miyuki’s home, where she prepared soup for him before he could leave.

• Miyuki asked Ash to show her his scars, and she examined the wounds covering his chest and arms.
• Ash told Miyuki he had come from a world without true heroes and had pursued the nobility he found in old hero stories.
• Ash admitted that he had once believed power was necessary for justice, but Miyuki’s words had helped him reconsider what made someone a hero.
• Ash fell asleep on Miyuki’s bed, and Miyuki joined him, called him her Demon King, and wished him good night as they rested together.
• Ash woke beside Miyuki, who teased him about his sleep and reminded him not to leave before she returned.
• Miyuki brought Ash a bowl of soup, prompting him to ask what it was.

Ash spent time with Yayoi, Rei, and Akane, reflecting on how he had changed and how his relationships had grown closer. When Akane confessed that she liked him, he told her he might not be able to return her feelings because he already loved someone, though he feared the burden his love would place on her.

• Ash ate Miyuki's disastrous spaghetti without complaint and asked her to make it spicier next time.
• Ash took Yayoi shopping, and she remarked that he had changed while still calling him Big Brother.
• Ash visited Rei's family, shared a warm farewell with her, and left her younger brothers teasing her about their relationship.
• Ash visited Akane's restaurant, where she thanked him for standing by her and admitted that she liked him.
• Ash warned Akane that he might not return her feelings, then confirmed he loved someone but gave an ambiguous answer when she guessed who it was.

Akane confessed her feelings to Ash and shared a warm meal with him, while Pierrot revived the Tragedy Kingdom’s generals and began merging its world with Earth. Ash and Reika rode toward the crisis together after Candy warned them, leaving their strained relationship unresolved as the world fell into darkness.

• Akane told Ash that she loved him without expecting him to return her feelings, and Ash praised her while they shared okonomiyaki.
• Pierrot took control of Gagu’s body, resolved to create a grand tragic ending, and revived Joker, Wolfurun, Witch Reina, and Akaoni as stronger generals.
• Candy arrived to warn Ash that the Tragedy Kingdom was about to collide with Earth, and the two worlds began merging as people collapsed in despair.
• Ash encountered Reika outside her home amid the spreading darkness and forced her to join him on his motorcycle.
• Reika held onto Ash as they rode toward the source of the crisis, wondering whether he could forgive her.

Ash and the Pretty Cure girls confronted Pierrot as he used the Book of Loss to revive and strengthen the defeated executives, while the world’s corruption continued to worsen. Miyuki’s illness and Ash’s injuries kept them from fighting, and the revived executives overwhelmed the others.

• Ash scolded Miyuki for coming to fight while she was still recovering, but she insisted on supporting her friends as the group assessed the spreading corruption.
• Pierrot appeared, revealed his plan to create a tragic ending, and summoned strengthened versions of Akaoni, Wolfurun, Witch Reina, and Joker from the Book of Loss.
• Akane charged at the revived executives and was swiftly knocked down, while Miyuki collapsed in pain and Ash stepped forward to protect her.
• The other Pretty Cure girls fought the executives, but Joker shattered Reika’s ice sword, Witch Reina wounded Nao, and Akaoni battered Yayoi.
• Yayoi gathered the girls for a combined Peace Thunder attack, but the executives emerged nearly unharmed and knocked the girls out of their transformed forms.

After Pierrot and the resurrected Four Generals defeated the Pretty Cure, Ash helped the girls recover their resolve and prepare for the final battle. Reika confronted her feelings for Ash and went to find him at the mountaintop, where the chapter ended with them facing one another.

• Pierrot declared that one victory would make the Pretty Cure’s efforts meaningless, while Ash used the Closed Gear Gun to cover the group’s escape.
• At the Incredible Library, Candy revealed the Miracle Gem, but she did not know how it could change the future.
• Miyuki, Akane, and Reika rallied the others, and Ash agreed that Miyuki would fight beside him against Pierrot.
• Ash urged the girls to spend time with their families and say what they needed to before the final battle.
• Miyuki reassured Reika that Ash cared for her, and Reika decided to face her feelings instead of holding back.
• Reika ran to find Ash at the mountaintop, afraid he might leave before she reached him.

Ash and Reika reconciled before the final battle, and Ash joined the Pretty Cure as they fought through the darkness-filled castle to stop Pierrot. The four commanders blocked the girls while Ash and Miyuki ran ahead to confront Pierrot.

• Ash comforted Reika as she confessed that she had feared him and regretted attacking him, and the two shared a quiet moment before the battle.
• Ash and the six warriors entered the castle, where Tragedy Energy pooled across the floors and spawned hordes of black monsters.
• Ash and the Pretty Cure fought through the monsters together, and Ash apologized for his past selfishness.
• The group took a brief rest before the four commanders appeared and confronted them in the castle.
• Ash trusted Reika, Akane, Yayoi, and Nao to face the commanders, then grabbed Miyuki's hand and ran toward Pierrot.

Ash and Miyuki fought Pierrot while their friends held back its officers, but Pierrot’s overwhelming power and Miyuki’s worsening condition left the battle unresolved. As the others watched a projection of the fight, they continued to stand their ground until Ash and Miyuki could return.

• Reika, Yayoi, Akane, and Jun fought Pierrot’s officers to clear a path for Ash and Miyuki, drawing strength from their resolve to protect their friends.
• Ash and Miyuki promised that all six would return together before entering Pierrot’s throne room.
• Pierrot celebrated as people across the world surrendered to despair, then transformed using the Book of Loss and the Aguru Belt.
• Ash and Miyuki attacked Pierrot together but were overwhelmed by its power, while Miyuki concealed how badly her body was failing.
• Ash shielded Miyuki from Pierrot’s dark bullets, and she asked Pierrot what it was.
• The exhausted girls continued holding off the officers and saw a projection of Ash and Miyuki’s battle, where Pierrot identified itself as resentment.

Pierrot showed Ash and the Pretty Cure their loved ones’ destruction, then defeated Cure happy and drove the world toward its tragic ending. Ash resisted Pierrot’s attempt to corrupt him and fought on, but his finishing attack broke both their weapons and left him defeated as Candy threw the Miracle Gem into the Tragedy Energy pool to reach Miyuki.

• Pierrot showed the Pretty Cure their families being swallowed by black paint, shattering their resolve and leaving them vulnerable to his executives.
• Cure happy rose to protect Ash and declared she would fight for the present, but Pierrot struck her into the Tragedy Energy pool.
• Ash erupted in rage, resisted Pierrot’s dark energy, and forced five coins from his body after his Dark Echo charge reached 120%.
• Pierrot showed Ash the defeated Pretty Cure and the world collapsing, but Ash launched his Evil King Hissatsu Geki and shattered Pierrot’s gauntlets.
• Ash’s Dark Sword Tsukuyomi broke, and Pierrot declared him defeated as Candy threw the Miracle Gem into the pool and called for Miyuki to get up.

Hoshizora Miyuki escaped despair long enough to awaken as Ultimate Happy Angel and give Ash a new power forged from their friends’ bonds. Together, they overwhelmed Pierrot, who fled into the sky as Ash and Miyuki pursued him.

• Hoshizora Miyuki saw Ash’s endless cycle of death and rebirth and chose to save him, completing her story by writing that she loved him.
• The Miracle Gem restored the girls’ Princess Mode powers, and Akane Hino, Kise Yayoi, Nao Midorikawa, and Aoki Reika defeated the darkness attacking them.
• Miyuki transformed into Ultimate Happy Angel, embraced Ash, and gave him the Wonder Ride Book Dragon Be Here.
• Ash and Miyuki transformed together as their friends’ bonds empowered them, and Ash’s broken sword regained a blade of six-colored light.
• Ash shattered Pierrot’s weapon and attacked him while Miyuki purified the monsters summoned from Tragedy Energy.
• Pierrot unleashed streams of darkness and took to the sky, but Ash and Miyuki flew after him and activated Giant Story.

Ash and Miyuki defeated Pierrot, restored the world, and reunited, but Gagu suddenly attacked and took Miyuki hostage. As Gagu forced Ash to choose between their lives, Ash calmly raised his broken sword.

• Ash and Miyuki joined the Pretty Cure girls in destroying Pierrot’s black hole and freeing the Tragedy Energy trapped within him.
• Ash used the Miracle Finishing Slash with Miyuki’s help to defeat Pierrot, who accepted his loss and faded away.
• The world and its people returned to normal, and Miyuki emerged from the pool to reunite with Ash.
• Gagu ambushed Ash and seized Miyuki, threatening to kill her unless Ash chose between their lives.
• Miyuki struggled and begged Ash not to act as he raised his broken sword, while Ash addressed her calmly.

Ash defeated Gagu’s self-destruction and saved Miyuki, then joined the Smile Pretty Cure girls in celebrating their survival. He left Nanairogaoka City despite their confessions and pleas, saying their worlds were connected.

• Ash provoked Gagu by calling him a coward, and Gagu charged at him before preparing to self-destruct.
• Miyuki trusted Ash and let go of his hand as he faced Gagu’s destructive power with his broken sword.
• Ash cut through the explosion and emerged carrying Miyuki, keeping his promise that neither of them would die.
• The girls held a farewell singing party after Ash announced he was leaving Nanairogaoka City.
• Yayoi shared that her manga had won a newcomer award, while Nao, Akane, Reika, and Miyuki expressed their affection for Ash.
• Ash embraced Miyuki, firmly released her hand, and walked out as the girls tearfully asked him not to say farewell.

Ash died after saying goodbye to Miyuki, and Ashu began hunting the surviving Assassin Matter as Cure Night. Ashu revived the monster’s hope of returning by offering it a way to draw Ash into the dreams of the girls who missed him, and Mana awoke from a dream of losing him again.

• Ash rested at a bus shelter with Miyuki, who promised she would keep working hard and remember their genuine smiles; Ash fell asleep against her shoulder, having died from exhaustion.
• Ashu, transformed as Cure Night, defeated the remaining Assassin Matter with powers from several Pretty Cure teams and pulled a Core Medal from its core.
• Ashu proposed helping Assassin Matter rise again by summoning Ash through the girls’ dreams, showing it Mana, Rei, Miyuki, and others longing for him.
• Mana dreamed that darkness dragged Ash away, then woke crying and drenched in sweat while Regina asked what was wrong.
• Mana told Regina it might not have been a nightmare, but a good dream.

A dying Ash returned to Oogai City and attacked Mana to reclaim his Survival Card, while Ashu revealed how the girls’ longing had brought him back. After consuming his relics to regain power, Ash began to change, and Arisu and Rikka investigated the attack on Mana.

• Mana encountered a cloaked man in an alley, and he struck her before taking her Survival Card.
• Dark Musou Dragon protected Mana as the man recognized her, thanked her, and escaped through a rift; Mana collapsed.
• Ashu explained that the girls’ longing had summoned Ash, but Assassin Matter had destroyed his body during their struggle.
• Ash tried to revive himself by consuming his damaged sword, stamp, and card, and his body began to transform as something separated from him.
• Arisu and Rikka learned that Mana had no serious injuries, and Sebastian showed them footage of the attack while reporting that strange new buildings were hindering the search.

Arisu, Rikka, and the others grieved over Ash and investigated the stolen relics, while five unfamiliar girls recognized Ash’s name in one another’s conversation. Before they could learn more, a horde of Kamen Rider enemies attacked, and the Pretty Cure rushed to defend civilians, leaving Miyuki beginning to question Rikka about Ash.

• Arisu paused the footage, and she and Rikka concluded that the attacker might have targeted Mana because of Ash’s Survival Card; Rikka broke down grieving for Ash, while Arisu vowed to make the thief apologize and return his relic.
• Miyuki could not identify the Cell Medal, and Rei and the others could not identify the broken sword stolen from Miyuki’s home; the girls lamented that Ash was gone and resolved to investigate his legacy.
• Rikka joked that Ash might have come back to life, and five girls who had been discussing him heard one another say his name and recognized that they were all talking about Ash.
• Yuri began to suspect Ash had connections beyond the girls, but calls interrupted the conversation when Reika reported that monsters were attacking civilians.
• Yayoi, Nao, Akane, Aguri, Makoto, Itsuki, and Erika faced Mirror Monsters, Greed Monsters, and other unfamiliar enemies; the Pretty Cure hurried to protect people and headed out together.
• Miyuki nervously asked Rikka whether she knew a man named Ash, and Rikka answered that she supposed she did.

The Pretty Cure teams were ambushed by a huge horde of monsters and struggled to hold them back. Cure Dream and other arriving Cures rescued the fallen fighters, while Ash watched them from inside shattered mirrors and urged them to keep fighting.

• The DokiDoki, HeartCatch, and Smile Cures ran to the ladies' restroom after unexpectedly meeting and awkwardly greeting one another.
• The monsters attacked the distracted Cures, forcing the eight fighters to battle a horde that steadily wore them down.
• A salamander Megid pinned Reika and prepared to strike, but Cure Dream kicked it away and helped her up.
• More Pretty Cures descended from the sky and joined the battle as reinforcements.
• Ash appeared in fragments of shattered mirrors and watched the fighters, telling them to keep going and fighting.

Seventeen veteran Pretty Cures helped defeat the invading monsters, but a masked figure then urged the girls to keep fighting through the Mirror World. At home, Sakagami Ayumi found a naked, white-haired boy named A in her wrecked room, and he asked her to make a contract and become a Pretty Cure.

• Seventeen veteran Pretty Cures arrived and joined the battle, defeating the invading monster army alongside the younger girls.
• The girls celebrated their victory and introduced themselves, but Reika and the others were suddenly struck by painful noise coming from mirrors.
• Makoto and Aguri saw a masked man in the Mirror World telling the girls they had to keep fighting to survive and fulfill their desires.
• Sakagami Ayumi watched a report about the monster attack and felt proud that she had become a Pretty Cure, though she had missed the battle.
• A crashed through the ceiling into Ayumi's room, announced a Mirror World Holy Grail War, and asked her to make a contract and become a Pretty Cure.

A, a newly split and powerless part of Ash, crash-landed in Sakagami Ayumi's room and repaired her damaged house while explaining his strange origins. After Ayumi warmed to him, he proposed a contract for them to defeat the mastermind behind the monsters attacking the streets.

• A fell through Ayumi's ceiling, destroyed her vacation homework, and was struck with a dictionary when she mistook him for a thief and pervert.
• A repaired Ayumi's roof and told her he was a nameless adult part, newly born after Ash's fusion was disrupted by two Pretty Cure.
• A nearly fell while trying to climb through Ayumi's window, so Ayumi helped pull him inside and apologized for making him do the repairs.
• A comforted Ayumi, who had been regretting her selfishness, and she became less wary of him.
• A proposed a contract for Ayumi to work with him to defeat the mastermind behind the monsters rampaging through the streets.

After the battle, the Pretty Cures found strange coins among the defeated monsters, and Hishikawa Rikka wondered whether Ash was involved. A persuaded Sakagami Ayumi to become his partner against his other self, while the arriving Cures began comparing their connections to Ash and the enemies they had faced.

• Hojo Hibiki picked up an animal-emblazoned coin, and Hishikawa Rikka wondered if Ash had been involved in the attack.
• A convinced Sakagami Ayumi to work with him, claiming that Pretty Cure was being hunted and that she was the one he needed.
• A and Ayumi established their partnership, and A put on the OOO Driver to seek power before confronting his other self.
• The newly arrived Pretty Cures found coins and other unfamiliar items among the monsters' remains and gathered with the senior Cures in a tense, sorrowful mood.
• Misumi Nagisa compared the situation to enemies who had returned before, but her casual suggestion to defeat them made the group fall silent again.
• Itsuki recognized the sunflower handkerchief Yayoi carried as one she had given Ash, and Makoto described Ash as someone who had helped them but also done unforgivable things.

Pretty Cure from different teams compared their very different memories of Ash and realized they might have known him at different points in time or in different worlds. As Rei collapsed from the revelations, the others considered asking Ash directly and settling the truth with a fight.

• Nagisa stopped the Pretty Cure from arguing over Ash, and Rei explained that Ash had been both a vicious enemy and an important friend to her team.
• The girls realized that several teams had feelings for Ash, while Makoto became overwhelmed and Aguri escorted her to the restroom.
• Rei asked the others what Ash had been like and whether he was doing well, revealing her sadness that she had known so little about his past and struggles.
• Rikka and Arisu described Ash as a forceful enemy, while Erika, Yuri, Miyuki, and the Smile Team recalled him as a caring manager, ally, or family-like friend.
• Nozomi suggested they might have met the same Ash in different worlds or at different times, and Love proposed beating him up to learn the truth.
• Rei fainted as the girls reacted to their clashing memories of Ash.

Ash and Ashu plotted to exploit Aida Mana’s dreams while the Pretty Cures compared what they knew about Ash and discovered he had reclaimed several powerful items. The girls resolved to confront him if necessary, though many feared facing him as an enemy again, while A slipped away from their gathering unnoticed.

• Ashu showed Ash that Aida Mana’s dreams were restoring his power and said Mana would not wake unless she broke free of her happiness herself.
• The Pretty Cures shared stories of Ash’s past Rider forms and learned about the Wonder Ride Book they had made together with him.
• Miyuki and the others revealed that Ash had taken back Mana’s card, their seal, and the Dark Sword Tsukuyomi, which could show tragic futures.
• The Pretty Cures comforted Miyuki and agreed they would stop Ash if his plans led him to make another serious mistake.
• Miyuki and Rei worried that Ash might become the enemy described in other girls’ stories, while several of the girls doubted they were ready to face him again.
• After the gathering ended, A emerged from hiding and Ayumi asked why he had not greeted the Pretty Cures he knew.