Precure Super Stars is the 24th film of the franchise and the first to involve the HUGtto Precure. Alongside them the Kira Kira and Mahoutsukai Precure also return. The plot is simple: a monster suddenly appears and absorbs the various Precure leaving only the leaders free for some stupid reason. It will be revealed that the true identity of the enemy is a boy Hana met as a child to whom she didnt keep a promise. In the end they reconcile after a battle against the flame of darkness that had manipulated him. The Kira Kira Precure dont play an important roletheir presence is more a form of fanservice. Even Ichika only tags along with the other two leaders without really advancing the plot or being decisive in any way. In battle they dont even prove that effective. I did like the moments where Yukari acts as a detective as they bring back her intelligence or the ones where she relaxes. Its peculiar that they decided to make Akiras accidental flirting a running gag. Another interesting element is that the baton pass is considered canon which is why Hana already knows the girls from Kira Pati even though she doesnt know theyre also Precure. However its strange that theyre still working together since it had been established that they wouldnt anymore. Also apparently their town and Hanas are just a long hill apart. As for the Mahoutsukai they have a fundamental role in the story. In fact thanks to Mirai they manage to escape the Magic Kingdom and find the portal that leads to the world where Clover is. She is the only one able to oppose the antagonist and enable movement thanks to her broom. A funny gag is that she cant fly at high speed because the three of them are too heavy. The look of understanding between Mirai and Liko when the latter is captured is wonderfulit shows the strength of their bond and how much they trust each other. Kotoha is adorable in how she interacts with others and thanks to her naivety and love for ichigo melonpan she ends up freeing everyone from captivity. Its lovely that shes called Haachansenpai and that shes happy about it. Also very cute is the parallel between caring for Hugtan and what Mirai and Liko did for Haachan. The absolute protagonist is effectively Hana which I appreciate since shes one of my favorite Precure. Im glad that here unlike in the baton pass she says her catchphrase meshock and that we see the typical silly expressions from HUGtto. Basically the inner conflict she faces in this film didnt wow meespecially compared to the main seriessince I dont even think shes at fault. Still I got chills when she said she wanted to apologize because this is the Nono Hana I want to be and I appreciated the scenes where she cries in front of Clovers sufferingtheyre emotional. In particular their farewell is brilliantly directed. Saaya and Homare play secondary roles though there are some funny interactions with the Kira Kira Precure. Hugtan proves to be brave while Harry is a good comic relief. Regarding the fights there were some pretty good cuts but overall they werent that exciting. I liked the promise the Precure made to each other before winning. As for the original characters Clover isnt badhis situation is likeable even though its not very clear to me. With help from the lyrics of the ending song I think I understood that hes alone in a world for some reason and is afraid to explore others. Thats why the flame of darkness is created reflecting and feeding his insecurities. I have no idea why I think? he dies in the endmaybe because he and the flame are connected? Its also unclear to me how Hana figured out that Usobakka was the same boy she met years ago. Plus in that form he looks too much like a typical monster of the week and I dont understand how petrifying the world equates to filling it with lies. Its a movie I appreciated more for the Precure than for everything else.