HUGtto! Pretty Cure♡Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories (2018) Plot Summary Explained

Miden steals memories because he is a sentient camera (Miden F Mark II) whose manufacturer went bankrupt before it could ever capture any photos. Lacking any memories of his own, Miden became desperate to create a history by taking others' memories. His actions stem from loneliness and a yearning to belong, not from genuine malice.

Foreshadowing: Earlier scenes show Miden appearing before the teams and mimicking their attacks, hinting at his ability to absorb and use others' powers and properties.

• miden
• memory theft
• sentient camera
• pretty cure villains

Miden is revealed to be the Miden F Mark II, a digital camera that was produced by a company that went bankrupt before it could be sold or used. The camera gained rudimentary consciousness and developed feelings of abandonment, eventually becoming the teru teru bozu-like creature that attacks the Pretty Cures.

Foreshadowing: Miden's unusual appearance as a small, eerie teru teru bozu hints that he is not a typical monster but something created from an everyday object.

• miden
• camera
• teru teru bozu
• villain origin

When Miden targets Yell with his memory-stealing beam, four other Cures, Ange, Etoile, Macherie, and Amour, shield her and absorb the attack's full effect. The beam doesn't just steal memories but also reverts the victims to infant form. White similarly becomes a baby when the Max Heart team arrives to help.

Foreshadowing: Miden's ability to copy and redirect the Cures' own attacks against them is demonstrated earlier in the battle.

• baby transformation
• cures turned to babies
• yell protection

Harry and Hugtan use the Miracle Light, a magical power associated with the Pretty Cure franchise, to restore the Cures who were turned into babies and had their memories stolen. The Miracle Light reverses the effects of Miden's attacks, returning both the physical forms and the lost memories to their rightful owners.

Foreshadowing: The Miracle Light is established earlier in the Hugtto series as a healing and restorative power.

• miracle light
• restore memories
• cure powers
• harry hugtan

Yell recognizes that Miden's villainous actions stem from loneliness and a desperate need to be remembered, not from true evil. Rather than simply destroying him, she reaches out with compassion and promises that they can create new memories together. This empathetic approach aligns with the Pretty Cure franchise's recurring theme of understanding and healing the root of villainy.

Foreshadowing: The narrative repeatedly emphasizes memory as both a treasure and a burden, setting up the resolution through understanding rather than combat.

• yell empathy
• miden redemption
• compassion ending

As a camera that never got to capture a single photo, Miden existed without any memories or experiences of his own. This emptiness created deep loneliness and a yearning to have a meaningful existence. Stealing others' memories was his way of trying to fill the void inside himself and feel like he had a history worth living for.

Foreshadowing: The revelation about the bankrupt camera manufacturer provides the backstory that explains Miden's emotional motivations.

• loneliness
• camera memories
• miden motivation

When Miden is healed and redeemed through Yell's compassion, the memories he stole from both the Pretty Cures and the townspeople are returned. The narrative implies that Miden releases these memories as part of his transformation and healing, restoring the community's lost recollections.

Foreshadowing: The story emphasizes that memory is a precious treasure worth protecting, and the resolution confirms all losses are undone.

• townspeople memories
• memory restoration
• miden healing

When the Pretty Cures heal Miden with their Miracle Lights, the camera is restored to functioning condition. Hana then uses the fixed camera to take photos of the team at their celebratory picnic, symbolically giving Miden the memories he always wanted while allowing the Cures to capture their victory and unity.

Foreshadowing: The film foreshadows this resolution by showing Miden's desire to have his own memories and experiences.

• fixed camera
• picnic photos
• miden healing
• ending scene

Nagisa Misumi (Cure Black) from the Max Heart team and Hana Nono (Cure Yell) from the Hugtto team remain unaffected because Miden's memory-stealing beam targets specific individuals. Nagisa explains the situation to the others, and both Cures play central roles in organizing the recovery effort and confronting Miden directly.

Foreshadowing: The narrative establishes early on that Miden selectively targets certain Cures, creating the specific duo needed to drive the recovery mission.

• nagisa
• hana
• unaffected cures
• team leadership

Miden possesses the ability to mimic and redirect the magical attacks used by the Pretty Cures against them. This unusual power makes him a formidable foe since he can use the heroes' own techniques in battle, as demonstrated when he uses attacks from various Cures during the confrontation at the picnic.

Foreshadowing: This ability is revealed when Miden first appears and demonstrates copying techniques, establishing him as a unique threat.

• miden powers
• copy attacks
• pretty cure abilities