Recaps

After Ash returned from saving the Pretty Cure, they comforted him and thanked him instead of blaming him, and he asked them to lend him their hearts’ strength against the Hundred Worlds. He resumed gathering Dark Echo and reunited with Akane, who cooked for him as he embraced her in the kitchen.

• Ash reassured the Pretty Cure that their behavior under the favorability ability had been a dream, then asked them to become his strength against the Hundred Worlds.
• Hana and the others said goodbye, and Ash returned to Megumi, Miyuki, Haruka, and the rest, who showed concern for him and gave him back his white coat.
• Ash and the others boarded Castle Dragon to return, and he later reflected that he had recovered only part of the Dark Echo and would need to defeat the remaining Hundred Worlds members to gather the rest.
• Ash put the sleeping Puka beside Miyuki, woke up, and followed the smell of grilled meat to the castle kitchen.
• Akane Hino cooked Ash a meal, and Ash hugged her from behind despite her protests.

Ash and Akane confessed their love and began a relationship, then Reika and Nao arrived to invite him to meet their families. Ash recognized that the Nao with them was actually Bad Nao, who had planned to replace her.

• Ash teased Akane while she cooked, and she confessed that she loved him and wanted to protect him.
• Akane transformed into Sunny Angel Princess Mode and became intimate with Ash, while Ashu stopped Nao from entering the kitchen.
• Akane promised to cook breakfast for Ash again, and Reika and Nao arrived to speak with him.
• Nao invited Ash to meet their families and tell them about their relationship.
• Ash exposed Nao as Bad Nao, who admitted she had hoped to take Nao's place.

Ash supported Reika through a nervous meeting with her family, who approved their relationship, and reassured her that he would love her even if they had objected. Nao woke from a dream about Reika and Ash eloping and was dragged into meeting her own parents as Reika urged her to stop hiding her feelings.

• Ash asked Reika's family to entrust her to him, and Reika's grandfather accepted their relationship after Ash promised to make her happy.
• Reika admitted she had been frightened during the family meeting, and Ash comforted her and vowed he would have married her even if her family had objected.
• Nao woke from a dream in which Reika and Ash eloped, only to find them beside her bed and learn that she was expected to meet her parents.
• Nao reflected that she had fallen for Ash at first sight but had never found the courage to act on her feelings.
• Reika urged Nao not to keep hesitating and reminded her that she had a chance to join the others in Ash's heart.

Ash visited Nao Midorikawa's family, where her siblings exposed her secret crush and helped push the two together. After Ash comforted Nao and returned her feelings, he rewarded Keita for his part in the matchmaking, but the chapter ended with others noticing marks on Ash's neck and wondering whether he had become involved with another woman.

• Ash visited the Midorikawa Family and was warmly welcomed by Nao's parents and siblings.
• Keita and Reika plotted to help Nao confess, and Keita announced her secret feelings and private confession practice to the neighbors.
• Nao chased Keita upstairs, then Ash embraced her and praised her until she asked him to continue.
• Ash promised Keita expensive tokusatsu toys, while Nao pursued her brother again after he asked when Ash would marry her.
• Ash's companions noticed marks on his neck and began to suspect that he had become involved with another woman.

The girls failed to learn Homi’s parentage, while Miyuki trusted that Homi would reveal the truth in time. Nao confronted Ash over the marks left by other girls, and Reika helped the couple work through their jealousy as Nao watched them together.

• Snow White and the others questioned Homi about her mother, but Homi gave an answer too vague to identify anyone.
• Miyuki told Yayoi she was content to wait until the children were born to learn the truth about Homi.
• Nao spotted marks on Ash’s body and accused him of cheating, while Ash explained that the other girls had been affected by an enemy’s ability.
• Nao and Ash argued their way to a hotel, where Nao admitted she did not know what to do.
• Reika kissed Ash and told Nao to learn from her as she covered the marks, while Nao listened and reflected on loving them both.

Ash read Yayoi’s increasingly romantic manga and realized its sibling-love story might reflect her feelings for him. Miyuki then brought him to visit her mother, Hoshizora Ikuyo, who welcomed him and reminisced about Miyuki’s childhood.

• Yayoi’s friends explained that they had stayed away overnight, and Ash praised Nao and Reika as Miyuki said they had made room for everyone else.
• Ash found Yayoi’s manga had become a popular romance featuring a magical girl and her older brother, and he recognized their resemblance to himself and Yayoi.
• Miyuki reassured Ash that he should follow his feelings for Yayoi and then invited him to visit her mother.
• Ash reunited with Hoshizora Ikuyo, who was relieved that he now had someone important to live for.
• Ikuyo began recalling Miyuki’s childhood absentmindedness, embarrassing Miyuki in front of Ash.

Yayoi’s feelings for Ash spilled out after he discovered her hidden romance manga, and she rejected being treated only as his little sister. After Miyuki comforted Yayoi, the chapter left Ash facing another girl’s affection and the growing pattern of his companions being drawn to him.

• Ikuyo asked Ash to take care of Miyuki, and he promised to protect her and make her happy for life.
• Yayoi returned home, fretted over how forward she had been with Ash, and confessed her love while alone in her room.
• Ash arrived with Miyuki, found Yayoi’s hidden erotic manga, and teased her about its sibling romances.
• Yayoi knocked Ash to the floor and said she would stop being his little sister rather than accept that their relationship could never change.
• Yayoi kissed Ash, then ran to Miyuki in tears and said Ash had bullied her; Miyuki comforted her and said he showed affection that way.

Yayoi confessed her love to Ash, and Ash embraced her and Miyuki before their teasing turned intimate. The story then shifted to Homi, who questioned her role in the present and talked with Ashu while the group searched for Yayoi.

• Yayoi told Ash she loved her and hoped they could become family through love, and Miyuki said she wanted that too.
• Ash pulled Yayoi and Miyuki into an embrace and promised to love them both, but Yayoi stopped her from saying goodbye before kissing her.
• Homi wondered whether she had truly helped Ash and encountered the shiba inu the Pretty Cure had adopted.
• Homi asked Ashu where Ash was, and Ashu said she was likely spending time with one of her lovers.
• Ashu hugged Homi and told her not to do things that would make everyone sad.
• Reika and Minami counted the group in the new world and noticed that Yayoi was missing.

Ash brought the Pretty Cure to meet the Heart Tree, which thanked him for helping save its world and agreed to train the Bad End girls. After Ash returned to Hope Flower City to investigate rumors of a witchlike shadow, a familiar attacker ambushed him, and he welcomed the chance to fight.

• Ash led the Pretty Cure to the floating island and introduced them to the Heart Tree, which welcomed them and offered them fruit.
• The Heart Tree thanked Ash for helping defeat the Desert Apostles, and Ash recalled that its kindness had helped him turn away from his former path.
• Ash left the Bad End girls with the Heart Tree for training and said he wanted to meet people he had missed.
• In Hope Flower City, Ash questioned a passerby about rumors of a huge shadow and a witch prowling at night.
• Two people recognized Ash and decided to surprise him, and one attacked him in a dark alley.
• Ash blocked the attack with his Revice Sawblade and prepared to fight, pleased to return to battle.

Ash reunited with Dark Precure and Kain after returning to their world, then transformed into Kamen Rider Revi and sparred with Dark Precure while they caught up. As shadowy intruders joined the fight, Ash and Dark Precure kept talking about her new life and her relationship with the Moonlight family.

• Ash transformed into Kamen Rider Revi with Kain, who complained about his enlarged Vice form.
• Ash greeted Dark Precure and apologized for returning late; she told him exactly how long she had waited.
• Dark Precure and Ash resumed their sparring, while Kain jumped in after struggling to decide whose side to take.
• As the fight continued, shadowy intruders appeared, and Ash and Dark Precure fought them while discussing her patrols and her acceptance by the Moonlight family.
• Kain complained that Ash and Dark Precure kept discussing everyday matters while fighting.

Ash and Little Dark defeated a Lebic Alien group that had been abducting people in Hope Flower City, then shared a tender moment as Little Dark asked to be with him. The moment was interrupted by Rei calling with alarming news about Yuri.

• Little Dark explained that she had tracked unusual disappearances in Hope Flower City to Lebic Aliens, and Ash found the abducted people and weapons among the defeated aliens.
• Ash revealed his face to the squad leader, who recognized him as the feared Ash Alien, while Little Dark held it in place with her psychic power.
• Ash and Little Dark joined their finishing attacks to destroy the Lebic Alien squad leader and prepared to rescue the captives.
• Ash praised Little Dark for helping people and embraced her, and she told him that she wanted him.
• Rei called Ash and said that something had happened to Yuri-nee, leaving him alarmed as Rei began to explain.

Ash rushed to Yuri’s home after hearing she was ill, only to discover that Yuri and Rei had staged a prank to tease him. His fear of losing the people he loved surfaced, and the three embraced as Yuri reassured him that he no longer had to face everything alone.

• Ash released the shrunken people and raced to Yuri’s home, where Rei appeared to be grieving beside Yuri’s bed.
• Yuri asked Ash to close the window, revealing that she and Rei had fooled him about her mild cold and fever.
• Ash embraced Yuri and admitted that he feared losing her, Rei, and the others he cared about.
• Yuri and Rei comforted Ash, reminding him that they were his family and would stand by him.
• Ash apologized for showing his vulnerable side, while Rei said he could rely on them and Ash insisted he was a man.

Ash reunited with Yuri and Rei, then met Erika at a café, where her sister Momoka tried to warn her about him. Erika greeted Ash with an emotional embrace, while Momoka remained concerned about their relationship.

• Ash teased Rei about laughing at him, called Hanasaki Mizuki, and arranged for Rei to stay with him and Yuri.
• Ash used his hand to torment Rei's mouth and tongue, then posed for a photo with her while Yuri took pictures.
• Erika waited at a café after receiving Ash's photo of Rei, and Momoka joined her to ask about her relationship with Ash.
• Momoka warned Erika to protect herself from Ash, but Erika insisted she would marry no one else.
• Ash arrived, and Erika rushed into his arms and told him how much she had missed him.

Ash and Erika reunited, and Erika happily began a date with him while Momoka followed behind. The date ended with Ash indulging Erika’s fantasies and taking her shopping, while he planned to bring Yuri pastries.

• Ash embraced Erika, reassured her, and promised to make her happy, while Momoka accepted their relationship and quietly followed them.
• Erika went on a date with Ash and imagined that her charm had made him fall for her.
• Ash bought pastries for Yuri and let Erika choose how they spent the date.
• Erika tried on a light-blue sweater and described an explicit fantasy about Ash, leaving Momoka appalled.
• Ash pretended not to hear Erika’s outburst and let her enjoy the outfit she had wanted for ages.

Ash took Erika shopping and encountered Snow White, who claimed to be his queen consort and girlfriend, sparking a rivalry between her and Erika. After the two discovered how alike they were, Ash pointed out their obvious physical difference, embarrassing Snow White and sending her fleeing.

• Ash reassured Erika that money was meant to be spent and bought what she wanted.
• Snow White met Ash and Erika, introduced herself as Cure Princess, and declared that she was Ash's queen consort and girlfriend.
• Erika and Snow White each claimed to be Ash's girlfriend and dragged him away while arguing over who loved him more.
• Erika and Snow White compared their appearances and personalities, then demanded that Ash choose which of them he liked.
• Ash said the difference between them was obvious, prompting Snow White to realize he meant their chest sizes and flee in embarrassment.

Ash reflected on bringing the HeartCatch Precure into another dangerous battle while Erika slept, then the Heart Tree borrowed her body to warn him that a tremendous force was approaching Earth. The chapter ended with Ash facing the new threat.

• Ash watched Erika sleep and admitted that he planned to draw the HeartCatch Precure from their peaceful lives into another dangerous battlefield.
• The Heart Tree took control of Erika's sleeping body and explained its identity to Ash.
• The Heart Tree told Ash that a tremendous force in the universe was approaching Earth.

The Heart Tree warned Ash that an overwhelmingly powerful enemy was coming for Earth, and Ash promised to fight beside her rather than flee. Meanwhile, Rei and Yuri investigated a gathering of aliens; after hearing them discuss taking Earth, Rei approached them as Cure Blossom to welcome them and learn what was in their hearts.

• The Heart Tree asked Ash to join the fight against the coming enemy and take Earth's living beings to another world if they lost, but Ash promised to fight and refused to abandon Earth.
• Rei and Yuri followed Kain to a riverside gathering of aliens, where Rei hoped they might be friendly visitors.
• Yuri stopped Rei from approaching after she overheard Alien Magma propose seizing Earth, while Rei sensed the aliens' troubled feelings and chose to trust her heart.
• Rei introduced herself as Hanasaki Rei and Cure Blossom, then told the aliens that Earth was wonderful and welcomed alien friends to visit.

Hanasaki Rei and Tsukikage Yuri learned that alien refugees had come to Earth seeking help from a force that froze everything in its path. As the threat approached, Barossa Aliens attacked the refugees, and Rei fought back to protect Pigmon.

• The refugee aliens explained that a terrifying being had frozen their home planets, and they had come looking for the Giants of Light or Pretty Cure to help them.
• Dark Precure sensed that something was coming, and Yuri realized the enemy might be heading for Earth.
• Rei promised the aliens that Pretty Cure would defend them, just before fiery objects crashed down around the group.
• Barossa Aliens emerged from the smoke and attacked the refugees and everyone nearby.
• Rei shielded Pigmon from a Barossa Alien's blade and punched the attacker away.

Rei and Yuri fought Barossa Aliens until Ash joined them in a bizarre dinosaur fusion, and Itsuki arrived to protect the group. After Ash helped Itsuki when an alien trick briefly disoriented her, he proposed a contest to help her put aside whatever was troubling her.

• Rei and Yuri transformed into Pretty Cure and fought the Barossa Aliens, who used stolen weapons and targeted fleeing visitors.
• Ash arrived in Livice Combination Mode as a pink-and-blue Tyrannosaurus and rampaged through the pirates while Little Dark guided the alien visitors to safety.
• Itsuki arrived as Cure Sunshine, blocked the Barossas’ firepower with Sunflower Protection, and reflected their attacks back at them.
• Itsuki fought fiercely, but a Barossa trick disoriented her until Ash blocked an incoming strike and counterattacked.
• Ash noticed Itsuki seemed troubled, reassured her that he was there for her, and challenged her to see who could defeat more enemies.

Itsuki and Ash fought together against the Barossa Aliens, while Kain joined Ash in preparing a new transformation. A Barossa interrupted them, revealed it had stolen yokan from another world, and grew gigantic, leaving Itsuki shielding the others from falling rubble.

• Itsuki and Ash fought in sync, and Itsuki recalled how Ash had once guided her martial arts before their friendship fell apart.
• Ash and Itsuki coordinated his Barid Rex transformation, while Kain prepared to combine his Volcano Stamp with Revice.
• A Barossa sniper knocked away the transformation stamps, recognized Ash, and accused him of causing various galactic exploits.
• The Barossa revealed a box of yokan, ate it, and grew gigantic, crushing other Barossa Aliens beneath falling rubble.
• Itsuki raised her shield to protect the others as the giant Barossa threatened them.

Ash and the Pretty Cures defeated the Barossa Aliens, then learned from Alien Metron that the invaders served a powerful being approaching Earth. Ash vowed to protect the planet, while Alien Metron privately warned Rei that Ash would betray them for fun.

• Itsuki struggled to hold back the giant Barossa Alien, and Ash explained that Erika could not join them.
• Ash’s power helped Hanasaki Rei and the others summon a giant goddess, who used a roller gauntlet to punch the Barossa Alien into the river.
• The giant Barossa Alien ate expired yokan, shrank, and was captured along with his unconscious tribesmen.
• Alien Metron explained that the aliens served the approaching being out of fear and hoped to destroy Earth before it arrived.
• Ash promised that they would save Earth, and Alien Metron warned Rei that Ash might betray them to surprise the girls.

Itsuki Meidoin visited Ash after learning of the coming crisis and found him training and caring for other Pretty Cure, which stirred her jealousy. She confronted BadSunny, who challenged her place as the first Cure Sunshine beside Ash.

• Itsuki asked Ash what the Pretty Cure should do about the future crisis, and he told her to go to sleep.
• Itsuki woke from a pleasant dream, found Ash's note saying he had thrown away her body pillow, and went to seek him.
• Itsuki saw that Ash had gathered many Pretty Cure in Hope Flower City and was teaching Yuko and Iona a modified form of Meidoin-ryu.
• Ash praised Iona and wiped her sweat with his handkerchief, then accepted the lunch Yuko had prepared while Itsuki watched jealously.
• BadSunny approached Itsuki and asked whether she had been the first Cure Sunshine to shine beside Ash.

Itsuki Meidoin fought Bad Akane in the training room after Bad Akane challenged her for the title of the sun closest to Ash. Itsuki defeated her, but Bad Akane still demanded to continue both their current fight and a battle from years earlier.

• Bad Akane declared that she would defeat Itsuki and become the sun closest to Lord Ash, prompting Itsuki to transform into Cure Sunshine.
• Itsuki and Bad Akane battled fiercely in Ash's training room, damaging the ring and Ash's sparring robot.
• Ash and Yui hurried to the fight, and Yui blamed Ash for Bad Akane's change while Ash asked Kain for the Sin Stamp.
• Bad Akane unleashed Bad End—Sunny Fire, but Itsuki blocked the attack and used the smoke to strike from behind.
• Itsuki defeated Bad Akane with a series of light-powered strikes, then asked whether she wanted to continue their fight from now or from years earlier; Bad Akane answered that she wanted both.

Ash and Itsuki fought in a one-on-one match so she could vent her feelings and reconnect with him, while their friends waited outside. After Itsuki admitted that the Ash from their past had been the coolest to her, her Heart Seed began shining and she transformed into Super Silhouette.

• Ash told Yui to leave so he could fight Itsuki alone, then transformed into Revice with Kain and challenged her.
• Itsuki battled Ash in the training room, and he used his speed and power to break her Sunflower Shield and knock her down.
• Itsuki pinned Ash and asked whether he was okay, and he explained that he no longer needed to risk his life to become stronger.
• Itsuki said the Ash from their past had been the coolest to her, and Ash answered that he would meet her feelings with equal passion.
• Itsuki's Heart Seed glowed as brilliant golden light and white gauze surrounded her, transforming her into Super Silhouette.

Ash and Itsuki confessed their feelings while clashing in a training-room battle, then fell through the broken floor into one of Ash’s hidden traps. Trapped together underground, they grew closer, and Itsuki ended by inviting Ash to touch her.

• Ash and Itsuki exchanged confessions and fought with their finishing moves, damaging the training-room floor.
• The floor broke beneath Ash and Itsuki, and they fell into a sealed underground trap while Kain escaped.
• Ash and Itsuki recovered on the trap’s bed, admitted their embarrassment, and accepted each other’s feelings.
• Itsuki warmed Ash’s cold hands, asked whether he truly found her sexy, and offered to let him touch her.