Smile Precure- Episode 45 ((better))

, a powerful artifact revealed to be the key to the future of Märchenland. The Generals' Last Stand:

The episode was directed by Takashi Otsuka and written by Shoji Yonemura .

As Emperor Pierrot's revival looms, the three generals—, Akaoni , and Majorina —beg Joker for one last chance to defeat the PreCure. They transform into their monstrous Hyper Forms , fueled by pure hatred. However, as the battle intensifies, the Cures sense the deep-seated pain within their enemies. Smile Precure- Episode 45

She opens her favorite picture book—the one she has carried since childhood. The pages are blank because the darkness has erased the stories. Yet, she recites the words from memory: "The princess did not give up. Because morning always comes after the night."

As Emperor Pierrot's egg approaches Earth, the stakes reach a breaking point. The episode follows these key developments: The Miracle Jewel: Candy unexpectedly crystallizes into the Miracle Jewel , a powerful artifact revealed to be the

To understand the gravity of Episode 45, one must recall the ending of Episode 44. The Precures had finally launched an assault on the Bad End Kingdom to rescue their fairy mascot, Candy. After a grueling gauntlet of battles against the commanders of the Shadow Realm, they stood victorious, seemingly ready to face the ultimate evil, Pierrot. However, the series subverted expectations. In a cruel twist of fate, the energy gathered by the generals was used not just to revive Pierrot, but to summon an entity of pure, destructive malice: the Bad End Kingdom’s true mastermind, Joker.

The musical score abandons the usual J-pop fanfare. Composer (famous for Naruto Shippuden and Fairy Tail ) uses a sparse piano melody that resembles a funeral dirge, slowly morphing into the main Smile theme—but in a major key, suggesting not victory, but survival. They transform into their monstrous Hyper Forms ,

It is cheesy. It is naive. And it is the most powerful moment in the series.