Detective Precure Shocker: Show Introduces a ‘Copy Robot’ Twist — 5ch: ‘They’ll Have to Disguise It Somehow, Right?’

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The story

On the thread for “Detective Precure! ++Star Detective Precure!++”, fans buzzed over news from Animate Times that the story is introducing a mechanism resembling a “copy robot.” At the same time, it emerged that next month’s cheering (ouen) screening won’t include the usual Miracle Light giveaway, sparking speculation that it’s meant to keep out rowdy adult fans (slang: ōtomo, “big friends”). The show is also set to introduce a third transfer student, and the thread debated how popular each heroine is with the show’s young girl audience.

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What people said

7AnonymousSep 26, 2026 03:45
The cheering screening (ouen jouei) is happening! This should make it easier to go.
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8AnonymousSep 26, 2026 06:07
Re: #1
Thanks for the thread!

Re: #7
Wait, isn't that the day before the live show? I want to go before traveling out for it, but the competition for tickets looks insanely fierce… maybe I should pass.
9AnonymousSep 26, 2026 06:41
Re: #7
I want to applaud out loud during the scene where she transforms into Arcana Shadow to save Éclair.
27AnonymousSep 26, 2026 10:36
Re: #7
No Miracle Light giveaway for everyone this time.
Is it because they didn't stock enough lights, or is it a countermeasure against "ōtomo" (adult super-fans)?
Will this expand nationwide, I wonder.
16AnonymousSep 26, 2026 07:47
Thanks for the thread!

32AnonymousSep 26, 2026 12:02
Animate Times
https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1790376151
39AnonymousSep 26, 2026 12:15
Re: #32
So Precure is finally getting its own "copy robot"-type thing, huh.
But if it just wanders around the school looking normal, people will get suspicious —
they'll have to disguise it somehow, right?
33AnonymousSep 26, 2026 12:04
Re: #32
Kobayashi's making such a smitten/girlish face (mesugao), it's killing me 🐴
37AnonymousSep 26, 2026 12:11
Re: #33
My favorite girl's flustered face is the best
(*´Д`*)ハァハァ/lァ/lァ/ヽァ/ヽァ ノ \ア ノ \ア / \ ア (heavy-breathing fan emoticon)
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61AnonymousSep 26, 2026 13:27
Re: #37
Even her ahoge (that stray cowlick hair) turned heart-shaped!
34AnonymousSep 26, 2026 12:06
What on earth is going on here…
40AnonymousSep 26, 2026 12:16
Re: #34
In the preview, Éclair deflects a heart-shaped arrow to protect Anmis,
so maybe it ended up hitting Niji and Goemon instead?
41AnonymousSep 26, 2026 12:17
Re: #34
Oh no. Anmiku's gonna awaken to yaoi (801/BL) at this rate.
55AnonymousSep 26, 2026 12:53
Uh oh, Mikuru's gonna awaken to BL (801/yaoi) and end up a childless 44-year-old doujinshi artist.
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64AnonymousSep 26, 2026 13:54
I feel like it would've worked better back in the Takkun/Satoru-kun days if there'd been a regular male friend character.
66AnonymousSep 26, 2026 14:01
Re: #64
I kind of think this every time, but is there really demand among little girls for a boy character who's weaker than the girls?
72AnonymousSep 26, 2026 14:11
Re: #66
Well, playing the support role has basically become the mandatory qualification for being a Precure boyfriend candidate these days.
Precure was originally an anime about girls and otherworldly beings teaming up to save the world,
but even so, the series' unwritten policy is: if a guy falls for a girl, he's not allowed to just stay powerless — if the girl he likes is a Precure, he'd better show some strength of his own.
77AnonymousSep 26, 2026 14:25
Re: #66
There are shoujo manga where the male character is the one who gets captured, like Princess Peach — I don't think it really matters either way.
67AnonymousSep 26, 2026 14:04
It's an age of diversity, after all.
https://imgur.com/QtzmOXO.jpg
There's nothing weird about it at all.
78AnonymousSep 26, 2026 14:25
The series has never had a mouth-to-mouth kiss scene between Precure members,
so if it ever happens, I bet it'll be between a male and female Precure who are actually dating.
81AnonymousSep 26, 2026 14:33
Re: #78
Cure Dream: "Huh…?"
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94AnonymousSep 26, 2026 15:19
Re: #81
Ugh! Something just came out here!
Re: #89
Airing from January 11, 2025 —
Maho Girls Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~ (Season 2)
Series composition: Isao Murayama
Script for this episode: Isao Murayama
86AnonymousSep 26, 2026 14:51
Reposted from the Ruruka thread —

The stuffed animal had more sense than she did.
87AnonymousSep 26, 2026 14:54
Re: #86
That's brutal.
89AnonymousSep 26, 2026 15:09
Re: #86
What is this…
What an out-of-touch, old-fashioned show.
107AnonymousSep 26, 2026 16:21
Re: #86
If you bump up the proportions, it's basically Bukki.

Re: #103
There's a chance the girl figured out "if I say I like Arcana, people fawn over me" and is wearing it on her own.
101AnonymousSep 26, 2026 16:01
But apparently Arcana is actually popular with little girls.
103AnonymousSep 26, 2026 16:17
Re: #101
I get the feeling that's not really her own choice — more like the dad dressed her in Arcana.
Every otaku dad posting their daughter in Precure cosplay on X, without fail, it's Arcana Shadow.
105AnonymousSep 26, 2026 16:18
Re: #103
That's just your own assumption.
106AnonymousSep 26, 2026 16:20
Feels like popularity with little girls goes Éclair > Arcana/Mystic.
Going by reactions on X, Éclair seems to come out on top too.
115AnonymousSep 26, 2026 16:53
Re: #106
Is Éclair really that popular?
I've actually seen little girls dressed as Mystic and Arcana Shadow, but so far I haven't seen a single Éclair girl.
116AnonymousSep 26, 2026 16:55
Re: #115
Probably just regional differences.
Looking at X posts, sometimes there's no Arcana at all and it's all Éclair and Mystic, or other times no Mystic and it's all Éclair and Arcana.
119AnonymousSep 26, 2026 17:03
Re: #115
The toys are already being dumped at fire-sale prices, so honestly I don't think it's that popular.
133AnonymousSep 26, 2026 17:59
Ruruka gets jealous of Kurea for getting close with other girls in class besides her.
138AnonymousSep 26, 2026 18:12
Re: #133
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147AnonymousSep 26, 2026 18:30
A third transfer student, of all things (lol).

148AnonymousSep 26, 2026 18:34
Re: #147
Even Mashu-tan would be mad about this.
151AnonymousSep 26, 2026 18:38
Re: #147
Wait, aren't you already a student here?! Huh?!
150AnonymousSep 26, 2026 18:38
If Natsuki had been in this installment, she'd have said "Kurea, Kurea — don't you have any other friends?"
152AnonymousSep 26, 2026 18:40
Re: #150
Ruruka: "Don't need them."
Rin: "Oh… okay…"
154AnonymousSep 26, 2026 18:41
Re: #150
Kurea: "Why would I need friends other than Ruruka?"

Background and Talking Points

The “Miracle Light” is a glow-stick-style item handed out to audiences at Precure cheering screenings and live events, and it’s been a staple of these events up to now. This time, word got out that there won’t be any giveaway, and the thread split over whether it’s simply a cost-cutting measure or a countermeasure against disruptive behavior. There’s also discussion of character popularity based on toy discounting, but readers should note this isn’t official data — it’s just speculation drawn from store inventory and social media post counts. The series’ tradition that a male support character must “prove his worth” to become a Precure’s boyfriend is a recurring point that’s been raised throughout past installments, and this thread’s discussion is an extension of that same debate.

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (anime) thread “Detective Precure! ++Star Detective Precure!++ 85.”

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