DokiDoki! PreCure (ドキドキ！プリキュア Dokidoki! Purikyua, literally "Heart-Pounding! Pretty Cure"), also known as Doki Doki Pretty Cure, is a Japanese anime series produced by Toei Animation and the tenth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure franchise. The series is produced by Hiroaki Shibata, who produced Digimon Data Squad and written by Ryōta Yamaguchi, who wrote the scripts for The Vision of Escaflowne. Character designs were handled by Akira Takahashi, who previously did the designs for Suite PreCure. The series aired on ANN network between February 3, 2013 and January 26, 2014, replacing Smile PreCure! in its initial timeslot, and was succeeded by HappinessCharge PreCure!. An animated film based on the series was released on October 26, 2013. This series' theme revolves around playing ca