Suite PreCure

 is a Japanese anime series and the eighth installment in Izumi Todo's "Pretty Cure" metaseries. Produced by Toei Animation, the series is directed by Munehisa Sakai, who directed the "One Piece" anime series. Character designs were by Akira Takahashi, who previously worked on "Kaidan Restaurant". The series aired on TV Asahi's ANN network between February 6, 2011 and January 29, 2012, replacing "HeartCatch PreCure!" in its initial timeslot and was succeeded by "Smile PreCure!" A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita was serialised in Kodansha's monthly "Nakayoshi" magazine.
The topic of the series is music, which influences the names of the Cures and the magical devices they use.
Plot.
In a place called Major Land, the "Melody of Happiness" is due to be played, spreading happiness throughout the world. However, an evil man named Mephisto steals the Legendary Score, plotting to turn it into the "Melody of Sorrow" to spread sadness across the land. Aphrodite, the queen of Major Land, scatters the Notes that make up the Legendary Score into the human world and sends a fairy named Hummy to Kanon Town in order to recover them. There, Hummy meets two girls, Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino, who are chosen to become the Suite Pretty Cures in order to recover the missing Notes and protect everyone's happiness.
Characters.
Major Land.
Eight special jewel-like fairies that came from Major Land along with Hummy. These fairies give Pretty Cure special abilities and powers when used by inserting them into their Cure Modules and Cure Belltiers. They are also in charge of collecting the scattered notes of the Melody of Happiness. Each of the Fairy Tone's names (excluding Crescendo Tone) are based on the Solfège scale (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Shi, Do).
Movie characters.
The following characters appear in the movie, "Suite PreCure♪ The Movie: Take it Back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts".
 is a group who serve as Howling's elite minions to help him take all the music away. Their names refer to the type of notes related to the pitch sound.
Media.
Anime.
The anime began airing on ABC and other ANN stations from February 6, 2011, replacing "HeartCatch PreCure!" in its previous timeslot. For the first 23 episodes, the opening theme is by Mayu Kudou while the ending theme is by Aya Ikeda. From episodes 24-48, the opening theme is by Kudou, while the ending theme is by Ikeda.
Aside from the DVD releases, "Suite PreCure" is the first "Pretty Cure" series to receive an exclusive Blu-ray Box Set release by Marvelous AQL and TC Entertainment (a group company of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings (TBS) and Mainichi Broadcasting System or Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting). Four Blu-ray Box Sets were released between October 28, 2011 and June 22, 2012.
Manga.
A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita began serialisation in Kodansha's "Nakayoshi" magazine from March 2011 to February 2012.
Films.
A movie based on the series, was released in Japanese cinemas on October 29, 2011.
The heroines also appear in the "Pretty Cure All Stars" movies, starting from (Released on March 19, 2011) and (Released on August 5, 2011)
Soundtracks.
The music was composed by Yasuharu Takanashi and the soundtracks are based on the show. The first original soundtrack is called "PreCure Sound Fantasia", which includes 36 songs from the first half of the anime. The second soundtrack, "PreCure Sound Symphonia", includes 28 more songs from the second half. Three vocal albums in this show were performed by its voice actors and singers. The movie has its own soundtrack.
Other media.
An educational software title, was released by Bandai for the Sega Beena on May 26, 2011. A video game, was developed by Bandai for the Nintendo DS and released in Japan on August 25, 2011.