The 12th episode of "Detective Precure!", the 23rd installment of the popular anime "Precure" series, titled "The Secret of Cure Arcana Shadow," will air on ABC TV and TV Asahi on April 19th at 8:30 AM.
Anna and the others are shocked to learn that Cure Arcana Shadow is a phantom thief. Jet-senpai had inquired at the Cure Detective Agency in London, but after hearing that it would take time to get a response, they decide to investigate and gather information themselves.
Meanwhile, Ruruka was summoned by Goemon and visited a CD shop. A customer named Masami was wearing a friendship bracelet that held a Makoto Jewel, but when the bracelet broke, the Makoto Jewel, along with the feelings it held, would disappear. Ruruka told Goemon, who was wondering how to get another one, that she had an idea, and in exchange for getting an ice cream, she disguised herself as a shop employee and infiltrated the CD shop. As Ruruka was keeping an eye on Masami, Anna and the others came into the shop. When Mikuru noticed the friendship bracelet and called out to Masami, she confessed that she had put her unrequited love's wish into the bracelet.
The motif of "Detective Precure!" is "detective," and the theme is "seeing, feeling, and thinking for yourself to find the 'real' answer." The main characters are girls who work as detectives with the desire to "help people in need," and guided by a mysterious power, the main character time-slips from the present day of 2027 to 1999. A story of new encounters, friendships, and growth for the Precure transcends time.
Hikari Chiga will appear as Cure Answer/Anna Akechi, Kaede Hondo as Cure Mystic/Mikuru Kobayashi, and Nao Toyama as Cure Arcana Shadow/Aruru Mori. It has also been announced that the mysterious Precure Cure Eclair, whose true identity is unknown, will make an appearance.
*Staff for Episode 12 (titles omitted)
Script: Isao Murayama; Direction: Hideki Hiroshima; Storyboards: Hina Nakahata, Junji Shimizu; Animation Directors: Katsumi Tamegai, Hiroshi Numata, Noel Añonuevo; Art Director: Shota Suzuki
