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'''The Fiery Dawn, the Cool Dusk! The Pretty Cures of Light, Cure Sun and Cure Moon!' (激しい夜明け、涼しい夕暮れ！ 光のプリキュア、キュアサン、キュアムーン！ Hageshī Yoake, Suzushī Yūgure! Hikari no Purikyua, Kyua San, Kyua Mūn!'') is the first episode of Azure Pretty Cure and the 684th episode of Pretty Cure overall.

Synopsis
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Tachibana Hinata is having her first day at her new school in Iris Town. She is just about going to arrive on time, when Ukirin falls from the sky and lands in front of her. The Sky Compact breaks, and Ukirin is trying to put it back together when Hinata finds her. Hinata thinks Ukirin is a plush toy, but before Ukirin can explain her identity, the bell rings. Hinata puts Ukirin in her bag and arrives at school late, to be reprimanded by Watanabe-sensei. She introduces herself to her class and gets a seat directly next to Natsuki. Then, Watanabe-sensei begins to teach them about math.

Later, during their lunch break, Hinata wants to find the cafeteria so she can buy a milk, and asks Natsuki for help. When they are going through the halls, Hinata notices Tanidoku disguised as a student. Ukirin, who is still inside the bag, shudders as they pass Tanidoku, and Hinata is forced to pass it off as her being creeped out by Tanidoku. As they are crossing the courtyard, people are collapsing as if they are dead and wisps of smoke (their spirits) are escaping. The only people still awake are Hinata, Natsuki, Ukirin, and Tanidoku. Tanidoku introduces herself, also saying that she senses a fairy from the Sky Kingdom, and uses her Akumeka to summon the spirits and corrupt them into an Akumono.

Ukirin escapes from the bag and sees the Akumono, who possessed (or “inspirited”) a boy’s lunch sack. The Akumeka starts shooting tomatoes at them, and one heads straight for Watanabe-sensei. In unison, Hinata and Natsuki use their bodies as a shield to protect Watanabe-sensei. The Pretty Cure Aurora inside the two comes out, and Ukirin senses it. Ukirin gives Hinata and Natsuki both halves of the broken Sky Compact, and instructs them to use the phrase “Pretty Cure! Aurora Transformation!”

The two transform into Cure Sun (Hinata) and Cure Moon (Natsuki). Together, with help from Ukirin, Sun and Moon defeat the Akumono using their attack Skylight Shoot. They detransform, and they are walking down the path down from the hill asking Ukirin to explain what’s going on.

Major Events

 * This episode marks the debut of Azure Pretty Cure
 * Tachibana Hinata and Hisakawa Natsuki appear and transform into Cure Sun and Cure Moon for the first time
 * Ukirin, Tanidoku, and Akumonos appear for the first time
 * Hinata's parents and Watanabe-sensei appear for the first time

Pretty Cures

 * Tachibana Hinata / Cure Sun
 * Hisakawa Natsuki / Cure Moon

Mascots

 * Ukirin

Villains

 * Tanidoku
 * Akumono

Secondary Characters

 * Tachibana Sora
 * Tachibana Hiroki
 * Watanabe-sensei