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On the “Detective Precure!” thread, fans buzzed about Arcana (Ruruka Moria) topping the Animage and Anime Dia magazine popularity polls in nearly every issue since June 2026. The fact that her “current obsession” entry on the character profile sheet is written inside the profile box sparked speculation that it was penned by the character herself in-universe, fueling excitement over the detail as evidence of her fixation on Crea (Éclair). Thread members also shared info on the earliest theatrical screenings and past collaboration campaigns.
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Opening theme "A Hint to the Heart! Detective Precure!" surpasses 3.5 million views
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Second-half ending theme "Someday You'll Understand ☆ We'll Surely Meet" surpasses 1.5 million views
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Full-cast version of opening theme "A Hint to the Heart! Detective Precure!" surpasses 500,000 views
https://youtu.be/j3wz60GbRic&list=RDj3wz60GbRic
Mikuru Kobayashi takes 1st place in Animage's May 2026 issue ranking
Mikuru Kobayashi takes 1st place again in Animage's June 2026 issue ranking
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Ruruka Moria takes 1st place in Animage's July 2026 issue ranking
Ruruka Moria also takes 1st place in Anime Dia's July 2026 issue ranking
Ruruka Moria takes 1st place again in Animage's August 2026 issue ranking
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Ruruka Moria takes 1st place again in Anime Dia's August 2026 issue ranking
Ruruka Moria takes 1st place again in Anime Dia's September 2026 issue ranking
Detective Precure! cover for Anime Dia's October 2026 issue — currently at 15,000 likes
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I wonder what her official entry name will be from now on.
Cure Arcana (Shadow) (Ruruka Moria), maybe?
Ruruka's backstory has so much piled onto it that her actions contradict each other constantly — you'll never stop noticing once you start caring.
That was meant as a reply to Re: #20. Sorry, hard to tell without the reply marker.
That's basically stalker behavior at this point.
The "current obsession" entry is stalker-ish, sure,
but her wish made me smile.
Good to see she genuinely cares about Anna and Mikuru (the "AnMiku" pair) too.
Made me think she overstayed so long they kicked her out to the terrace seating.
Though then again, the regulars would probably start saying "huh, that same girl's always out on the terrace."
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Surprised how many people in the replies didn't know she likes mint chocolate —
it's right there in the Arcana Shadow profile, and she was eating it even in that emotionally heavy episode 23.
Crea: "Could you please stop camping out here for hours over one scoop of ice cream?"
I don't want a "current obsession" like that, lol.
Sad that her wish can only come true if Anna chooses not to go back to the future.
So that ♪ is straight from the heart.
Anything inside the box is treated in-universe as "written by the character herself,"
which means Ruruka drew that music note herself too.
Way too cute…
I feel like that kind of collab really suits them.
Detective Precure ("Tanpuri," the fan nickname for the show) could use something like that too —
like a collab with Adire (a Japanese law firm known for its TV ads), since it'd fit the detective theme.
Earliest screenings & earliest cheering screenings confirmed! 💖
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Some merchandise also goes on sale starting 9/17 (Thu) 22:00!
Cheer on #Precure a little early!
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Ugh, do Toei theaters and Shochiku theaters get different merch… ugh.
Guess I'll just have to go see it twice.
Though I'll wait until around October–November when they probably restock the merch ✌
Up until now they'd only ever sell the light wands — finally unlocking real merch too!
Ruruka in her Shadow form
Maybe her "current obsession" is "visiting the amnesiac Crea,"
and her wish is something like "saving Crea"?
I think that was true before she became Arcana again — after her Arcana revival it probably changed.
Even her Arcana profile says she has a "surprisingly honest" personality, after all.
Even this episode she was already showing a junior the ropes,
so she must've been really happy to finally have a friend/teammate.
I can picture senior Ruruka crying just as much as Kobayashi, if not more, when it comes time to say goodbye to Anna.
Or — what if it turns out Ruruka's from the future too, and has to part with Crea the same way?
Well, makes sense — kids, who the freebies are for, can't even get into a screening at that time slot.
No light wand then, huh.
In past years those haven't been given out free — they're sold.
Answer (Anna) = Return to her original era
Mystic (Mikuru) = Become a respectable detective
Éclair (Crea) = Become a detective everyone can rely on
Arcana (Ruruka) = Stay together with everyone
So Mikuru and Crea both wish to become reliable detectives,
while Anna and Ruruka's wishes are something different.
Crea's passion for being a detective runs surprisingly deep, huh.
Well, she's proud enough of being a detective that she didn't hesitate to go up against Ruruka and beat her senseless.
https://x.com/2pm2q35/status/2097586703649423669?s=46&t=Bp27kE77L9PowWMs-nlH2A
Lol.
Seriously?
Easy to read between the lines.
The fact that reposts are restricted already tells you everything, lol (say no more).
Usually there's at least two per season you think "did we really need this one?"
The character designs are just on another level this year.
That's why I'm happy no matter who I pull from the gacha.
The fairy mascots are adorable too.
Background and Key Points
Detective Precure is the newest entry in Toei Animation’s Precure franchise, airing in 2026. Animage and Anime Dia are both long-running anime magazines that run reader-voted popularity features in every issue — it’s easy to mistake the rankings for an official announcement from the production side, when they’re actually just tallies of reader surveys. The thread’s theory that the “current obsession” field on the character profile sheet was “written by the character herself” is likewise a fan interpretation drawn from the profile sheet’s formatting conventions, not an officially confirmed detail. As for the earliest theatrical screenings, it’s customary in past years for these to skip the usual admission-guest freebies and sell merchandise for a fee instead — and thread members expect that same format to be followed again this time.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Anime) thread “Detective Precure! ++Star Detective Precure!++ 79.”
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