Checkmate! Pretty Cure

'Checkmate! Pretty Cure' (チェックメイト ! プリキュア Chekkumeito! Purikyua) is a Japanese magical girl anime produced by Toei Animation, and the third series in the franchise directed and written by Shirabe Tsudzuri. The series' main motifs are chess, royalty and, to a very small extent, gemstones and card suits. Some recurring themes in the series are responsibility/growing up, beauty, the deconstruction of hierarchy and individuals versus society.

Story
Checkmate! Pretty Cure Episodes

Cures
Miyazaki Nene/Cure Queen (キュア クィーン Kyua Ku~īn)

Narisawa Chigusa/Cure Pawn ( キュア ポーン Kyua Pōn)

Ono Haruru/Cure Bishop ( キュア ビショップ Kyua Bishoppu)

Tsunoi Hisoka/Cure Rook ( キュア ルーク Kyua Rūku)

Yamane Yume/Cure Knight ( キュア ナイト Kyua Naito)

Mascots
Celissy (チェーリシ Chērishi)

Vincens (ヴィンセン Vu~insen)

Pascale (パスカル Pasukaru)

Ninon (ニノン Ninon)

Esme (エスメ Esume)

Villains (Sombre Empire)
Belshazzar (ベルシャザル Berushazaru)

Vedetta ( ベ デッタ Bedetta)

Sophia (ソフィア Sofia)

Algar (アルガー Arugā)

Huck (ハック Hakku)

Royaland
Queen of Royaland

Merchandise
Please refer to the page Checkmate! Pretty Cure Merchandise for more information.