Editing Pretty Cure (section)

==Reception==
The combination of transmedia text products, including anime series, films, live performances, theme stores, and toys, has been analyzed as a "system of consumption, knowledge and action [that] creates a lifestyle-text, a set of fictional media works that are synonymous with the lifestyle practices they promote."<ref>{{cite journal|title=Becoming Purikyua: Building the lifestyle-text in Japanese girls' franchises|journal=Contemporary Japan |date=2019 |volume=31 |issue=1|pages = 61–78|doi = 10.1080/18692729.2018.1558023|last1 = Benson|first1 = Anya C.|s2cid=158476337 }}</ref>

The [[List of Pretty Cure films|''Pretty Cure'' films]] are the seventh [[List of highest-grossing anime films|highest-grossing anime film franchise]].<ref name="someanithing">{{cite web |title=Box Office Gross, TV Anime Adaptations |url=http://www.someanithing.com/268 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023181525/http://www.someanithing.com/268 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2018 |website=Someanithing |access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref> [[Bandai Namco]]'s [[net income]] from ''Pretty Cure'' video game sales was {{JPY|{{#expr:(11.3-10.5)+(12.8-11.9)+(13.6-12.5)+(11.5-10.7)}} billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|3600|JPN|year=2012}} million|long=no}}) from April 2008 to March 2012, {{JPY|{{#expr:11.6-10.6}} billion}} ({{US$|{{To USD|1000|JPN|year=2012|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) from April 2012 to March 2013, {{JPY|{{#expr:10500-9800}} million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|700|JPN|year=2013}} million|long=no}}) from April 2013 to March 2014,<ref name="bandai">{{cite web |title=Financial Statements |url=https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/en/ir/library/result.html |website=IR Library |publisher=[[Bandai Namco Holdings]] |access-date=September 13, 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> and {{JPY|{{#expr:(6900-6500)+(6700-6600)+(10300-10100)+(8400-8300)}} million}} ({{US$|7.8 million|long=no}}) from April 2014 to December 2020,<ref name="bandai"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Historical currency converter with official exchange rates (800 JPY to USD) |url=https://fxtop.com/en/historical-currency-converter.php?A=800&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD=31&MM=12&YYYY=2020 |website=fxtop.com |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> adding up to {{JPY|6.1 billion|long=no}} ({{US$|73.1 million|long=no}}) net sales revenue for Bandai Namco.

===Merchandise===
''Pretty Cure'' has had numerous licensed merchandise sold in Japan. By 2010, it became Japan's fifth highest-grossing franchise annually.<ref name="METI">{{cite book |title=コンテンツ2次利用市場（ライセンス市場）に係る 競争環境及び海外市場動向実態調査 |date=2011 |publisher=[[Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry]] |pages=22–23 |url=http://www.kanto.meti.go.jp/kankobutu/data/contents_kaigaishijyo_chousa.pdf#page=24 |language=ja |access-date=2018-09-08 |archive-date=2015-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413021105/http://www.kanto.meti.go.jp/kankobutu/data/contents_kaigaishijyo_chousa.pdf#page=24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ ''Pretty Cure'' licensed merchandise sales in Japan
! Year
! Japan licensed merchandise sales
! Note
! {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2004
| <!-- {{JPY|26.76 billion|link=yes}} --> {{Unknown}}
|
| <!-- <ref name="charabiz">{{cite news |title=在日本，地位最高的动漫是哆啦a梦么？ |url=http://www.taojinjubao.com/zhihu/267465.html |website=Taojinjubao |publisher=Character Databank (CharaBiz) |date=2018-01-06 |access-date=2018-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909185415/http://www.taojinjubao.com/zhihu/267465.html |archive-date=2018-09-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> -->
|-
| 2005
| {{¥|{{#expr:1610*(3.52/100) round 1}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite web |title=日本のアニメ・マンガを取り巻く状況 |url=https://www.mlit.go.jp/kokudokeikaku/souhatu/h18seika/01anime/01_sousei_09honpen3.pdf#page=15 |website=[[Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism]] (MLIT) |pages=25–6 |date=6 March 2007 |language=ja |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
| {{JPY|{{#expr:(12.3-10.6)+4.3}} billion}} <!-- {{JPY|34.4 billion}} -->
| [[Bandai]] toys only
| <ref name="bandai"/> <!-- <ref name="charabiz"/> -->
|-
| 2007
| {{¥|{{#expr:1600*(2.78/100) round 2}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite news |title=キャラクターが日本を救う |trans-title=Characters Save Japan |url=https://research.nttcoms.com/database/data/000938/ |access-date=26 January 2021 |work=[[:ja:NTTコム オンライン・マーケティング・ソリューション|NTTCom Online Marketing Solutions]] |publisher=[[NTT Communications]] |date=26 January 2009 |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| {{¥|{{#expr:1540.6*(3.24/100) round 2}} billion}}
|
| <ref name="charabiz2008">{{cite news |title=Japan's Character Products Market in 2008 |url=http://www.licensing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/japan-character-product.doc |access-date=September 7, 2018 |publisher=Character Databank (CharaBiz) |website=Licensing Industry Merchandiser's Association |year=2010 |archive-date=September 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908094344/http://www.licensing.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/japan-character-product.doc |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2009
| {{¥|{{#expr:1577*(3.96/100) round 2}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite news |title=09年国内キャラ市場1兆5770億円 CharaBiz DATA調 – アニメ！アニメ！ビズ |url=http://www.animeanime.biz/archives/4002 |work=AnimeAnime.biz |date=May 29, 2010 |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| {{JPY|{{#expr:1617*(4.74/100) round 2}} billion}}
|
| <ref name="METI"/>
|-
| 2011
| {{JPY|{{#expr:(12.5-9.6)+7.4}} billion}} <!-- {{JPY|63.12 billion}} -->
| [[Bandai Namco Holdings|Bandai Namco]] toys only
| <ref name="bandai"/> <!-- <ref name="charabiz"/> -->
|-
| 2012
| {{JPY|{{#expr:1534*(4.14/100) round 2}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite journal |title=慶應義塾大学学術情報リポジトリ（KOARA） |journal=KeiO Associated Repository of Academic Resources |date=2015 |pages=8–9 |publisher=[[Keio University]] |url=http://koara.lib.keio.ac.jp/xoonips/modules/xoonips/detail.php?koara_id=KO40003001-00002015-3073 |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| {{JPY|{{#expr:1570*(3.93/100) round 2}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2014(13) |year=2014 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=6568 |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
! 2005–2013
! {{JPY|431.86 billion}}+ ({{US$|{{#expr:({{To USD|370160|JPN|year=2012}}+{{To USD|61700|JPN|year=2013}})/1000 round 3}} billion|long=no}}+)
!
!
|-
| 2014
| {{JPY|{{#expr:1690*(2.69/100) round 2}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2015⑭ |year=2015 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=9073 |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| {{JPY|{{#expr:1630*(2.8/100)}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2016⑮ |year=2016 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=7423 |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| {{JPY|{{#expr:1600*(3.11/100)}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2017(16) |year=2017 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/seminar_detail.php?tab=mem&article_id=9358 |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| {{JPY|{{#expr:1560*(3.08/100) round 2}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2018⑰ |year=2018 |publisher=Character Databank, Ltd. |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=9419 |language=ja}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| {{JPY|{{#expr:1533*(3.30/100) round 2}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2019(18) |date=May 2019 |publisher=Character Databank |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=10493 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="cna">{{cite news |title=Content Tokyo 2020 》Vtuber、疫情中重塑品牌、以AI創作，日本內容產業熱議的3件事 |trans-title=Content Tokyo 2020 》Vtuber, Rebranding During the Epidemic, Creating With AI, 3 Things That Are Hotly Discussed in the Japanese Content Industry |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/culture/article/20201230w002 |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)]] |date=30 December 2020 |language=zh}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| {{JPY|{{#expr:1550*(2.74/100) round 2}} billion}}
|
| <ref>{{cite book |title=CharaBiz DATA 2020(19) |date=May 2020 |publisher=Character Databank |url=https://www.charabiz.com/book_detail.php?tab=news&article_id=11267 |language=ja}}</ref><ref name="cna"/>
|-
| 2020
| {{JPY|{{#expr:(8.3-5.8)+4.4}} billion}}
| Bandai Namco toys only
| <ref name="bandai"/>
|-
! 2014–2020
! {{JPY|288.87 billion}}+ ({{US$|2.802 billion|long=no}}+)
!
! <ref>{{cite web |title=Historical currency converter with official exchange rates (288,870 JPY to USD) |url=https://fxtop.com/en/historical-currency-converter.php?A=288870&C1=JPY&C2=USD&DD=31&MM=12&YYYY=2020 |website=fxtop.com |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>
|-
|
|
|
|
|-
! 2005–2020
! {{JPY|720.73 billion}}+ ({{US$|8.074 billion|long=no}}+)
!
!
|}