News Reporting

Saban Solicits Smile PreCure! License As “Glitter Force”

Written By Samantha Ferreira September 24, 2015

Get hyped! Here comes the… Glitter Force? Wait, what?

Saban Brands recently started soliciting a new “girls action” TV series in various trade publications. The series, which is being referred to as Glitter Force, uses visual pieces from Smile PreCure! in its advertisements.

TV Kids magazine notes that the series “follows five preteen girls who form the legendary superhero squad the Glitter Force, and must defend Earth from evil fairytale villains.”

Saban describes Glitter Force as a 40-episode series, with each episode being 22 minutes long. Smile PreCure! is a 2012 TV series from Toei, which originally ran for 48 episodes when it aired on TV Asahi.

Saban originally filed for the Glitter Force trademark in 2013.

Source: Anime News Network

Filed Under: News Reporting

Tag(s): glitter force, saban, smile precure

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