DokiDoki! Precure style guide

This page is for reference on style as well as translations and explanations of common terms.

Note: The information on this page is currently subject to change and may be in flux quite a bit, Especially prior to the broadcast of episode 1. -- Kanmuri

Precure

Character Names

相田 マナ／キュアハート -- Partner: シャルル
Mana Aida / Cure Heart -- Partner: Cheryl
Note: シャルル is literally the katakana version of the French pronunciation of "Charles" but シャルル is a girl fairy, so I went with a female variant that is as close to the katakana as I can get it. "Cheryl is also an English form of the French, German, Dutch, English, and Scandinavian name Charlotte." Which is, of course, the female version of Charles. (Source: http://www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Cheryl )

菱川 六花／キュアダイヤモンド -- Partner: ラケル
Rikka Hishigawa / Cure Diamond -- Partner: Raquel
Note: Some places have romanized it as "Rachel", however, Raquel is another form of the same name that more closely matches the katakana in its normal pronunciation.

四葉 ありす／キュアロゼッタ -- Partner: ランス
Alice Yotsuba / Cure Rosetta -- Partner: Lance
Note: While ありす (as アリス) is "Alice", it is also a very legitimate Japanese name on its own, with a long history of use before the influx of western culture. There's many ways to write ありす in kanji. However, in an ad broadcast during Episode 1, we got a shot of Rosetta's trading card, which has her romanized name as "Alice".

剣崎 真琴／キュアソード -- Partner: ダヴィ
Makoto Kenzaki / Cure Sword -- Partner: Davi
Note: Davi is the official romanization from the trading cards.

Items

ラビリーコミューン -- Lovely Commune
キュアラビーズ -- Cure Lovies, this season's decors.
Note: ラビーズ is a portmanteau of love (ラブ) and rubies (ルビーズ), making Lovies. Also the source code for this demo site for the Lovely Commune romanizes it as Lovies as well.

Cure Heart

Introduction:
みなぎる愛！キュアハート
Abundant love! Cure Heart

Attack:
あなたに届け！ マイスイートハート！
Let my feelings break through! My Sweet Heart!
(We'll see how the attack looks and see if this still fits, or if something else fits better -- Kanmuri)

Cure Diamond

Introduction:
英知の光!キュアダイヤモンド
The light of wisdom! Cure Diamond

Yes, I picked wisdom instead of intelligence for 英知. This may change depending on characterization. --Kanmuri

煌めきなさい、ツインクルダイヤモンド！
Sparkle for me, Twinkle Diamond!
(Not sure if Diamond or Diamonds, will have to see the attack to be sure. And thanks for the suggestion of adding "for me", Magenta -- Kanmuri)

Cure Rosetta

Introduction:
ひだまりポカポカ！キュアロゼッタ
A warm sunny spot! Cure Rosetta

カッチカチのロゼッタウォール！
Stiff and firm Rosetta wall!
(Not sure if she's saying wall (ウォール) or ball (ボール) here, but it's probably the former. -- Kanmuri)

Cure Sword

Introduction:
勇気の刃！キュアソード
The courageous blade! Cure Sword

閃け！ホーリーソード！
Gleam, Holy Sword!
(First heard it as 煌めけ but 閃け is probably correct. Went with Gleam instead of Flash because it sounds cooler, w. -- Kanmuri

Villans

Selfish Trio

"<&Magenta> the villains are named after the seven deadly sins and their corresponding princes of hell"
イーラ => Ira (Ira is Latin for Wrath)
マーモ => Mammo (from Mammon, greed)
ベール => Bel (from Belphegor, Sloth)
Thanks for the finding the theme and most likely derivations, Mag. --Kanmuri

MoTW

ジコチュー => Selfishe

Locations

大貝第一中学校 -- Oogai First Junior High School
Note: Yes, I'm using Junior High instead of Middle School because the grades and ages match Junior High in the US (7-9). Middle school is 6-8. --Kanmuri

Style

Fairy gobi

Gobi in this case are the sentence enders. The "vocal tics" if you will. In most cases subbing them is silly, so they will be usually dropped. However, there may be cases where they will need to be used on a one-shot basis. (For example: Something like the "Precure become fairies" episode of Smile, where they drew attention to and specifically talked about them.)

Honorifics

Normal and usual honorifics will be used (i.e. -san, -kun, -chan, -sama, etc).
Okaa-san will be changed to Mom/Mother/etc as will Otou-san for Dad/Father/etc.
Strange and archaic honorifics and other keigo forms will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Onee-san and Onii-san and (name)-oneesan/oniisan will be (to be determined)
お嬢様 (Ojou-sama): Alice-ojousama --> Miss Alice; Ojousama (by itself as a title) --> Young Miss
(These two examples aren't set in stone, of course, but are a good general guideline.)

Preview catchphrase

胸のキュンキュン止まらないよ！
Can't stop this burning in my bosom!