Miki Aono/Cure Berry

Miki Aono (蒼乃 美希 Aono Miki) is one of the four main cures in the series Fresh Pretty Cure!, she a 14-year-old schoolgirl at Private Torigoe Academy for exceptionally talented performers. She is good at sports and has a great sense of fashion. She is a hardworking, confident, but kind and modest girl who dreams of becoming a model and tries to maintain this in the public eye. When thoroughly pleased with herself, or a situation, she'll use the catchphrase "I'm perfect!". Her alter ego is Cure Berry.

Appearance
Miki is the tallest of the Fresh Precure Team. She has sharp indigo eyes and long violet waist-length hair with her bangs split off-center to frame her face, worn with a blue or white headband. At times she may wear her hair in a ponytail.

Normally she is found wearing a school uniform composed of pale blue and navy long sleeved school top with partially puffed shoulders and a blue ribbon hanging from the center, along with a milk-blue pleat accent by a dark blue line on the hem, black tights, and silver loafers. For casual attire, she wears a sky blue top with navy fabric on the chest and ribbon stitching surrounding a tiny ribbon, denim short-shorts, black below the knee boots with three straps on each leg, and a thin white scarf.

For dance, she wears a white top with pale blue lining beneath a blue sweatshirt and sweatpants accent by white on the sides of the leg and torso. The bottom of the torso and sleeve cuffs are pale blue with white lines on them, and she wears a pair of blue and white sneakers. For performances, she switches to an outfit reminiscent of the others, with hers being navy and sky blue themed. Her shoes are white with blue accent and a pale blue toe.

In the movie, she wears a navy blue top with a pale blue pencil skirt with suspender straps, a sky blue jacket, and lavender boots.

As Cure Berry, she gains sapphire eyes and longer lavender hair worn up in a partially curled, puffy ponytail. Her bangs grow in length and she gains choppy forelocks. Her headband gains a large blue heart on the side. She gains upside down heart earrings and a blue choker. She gains a two-piece composed of a pearl blue bikini-style top lined with blue strips of fabric and dark blue stitching, decorated with a colorful four leaf clover on the side. Her sleeves are partially ruffled and end at the elbow, and on each wrist is a light blue band that has a dark blue ribbon tied around it. Her light blue mini-skirt is pleated with ruffled layers beneath it. On the waist are her Linkrun and a dark blue ribbon, with a long flowing bow on the right hip. She also gains blue boots with a pale blue toe and heel, and a folded cuff lined in pale blue, worn with a pair of midnight blue stockings.

Personality
Miki is an elegant and mature girl who tries to keep a flawless and graceful side of herself openly at all times. She is naturally charming and enjoys teasing those she cares for, showing a sense of humor despite her more serious nature in comparison to her friends. Since she was little she dreamed of becoming a supermodel and is very social- to the point of struggling with those who lack social skills.

Despite her outward perfectionist streak, she is also very kind and modest. She is calm but also shows a lack of patience when it comes to something new she may not be familiar with, which can cause her to lash out or get worked up.

History
Miki leaves Love after bringing up a "date" she has with Kazuki and ignores Love's requests to join her dance lessons. After Kazuki falls sick during a Nakewameke attack, Miki tries to get him to safety when Burun, the Pickrun who earlier found her, goes into her cellphone, allowing her to turn into Cure Berry. Berry gets Kazuki into an ambulance and she goes to combat the Nakewameke. With help from Cure Peach, they defeat it. Miki then joins Love with dance lessons, unaware that Inori is looking at them in envy.

Miki has always aspired to be a top model, so when she gets the chance to audition, she happily goes for it. Halfway through the audition, however, she realizes if she passes she has to quit dancing and Pretty Cure and stop seeing her friends. During the final stage, a Nakewameke attacks the park where Love and Inori are. She sneaks out of the building she is auditioning in and gets to the girls with help from Kaoru. Thanks to Cure Berry, the team defeats the Nakewameke.

After Cure Peach and Cure Pine have received their "Fresh" upgrades of their powers, Miki decides to babysit Chiffon for a while in order to be equal with them. Knowing nothing about how to make a baby happy, however, she tries to appeal to her to no avail. One day, Miki brings Chiffon to Private Torigoe Academy. When Chiffon wanders off during a photo shoot, Miki becomes frantic and searches all over for her. She finds Chiffon with Love and Inori, and after yelling at her for wandering off, hugs her in tears. Touched by this, Chiffon summons Burun and it gains an upgrade. During a fight with Westar's sandwich Nakewameke, she calls upon her Pickrun's power, receiving the Berry Sword and defeats the Nakewameke.

It is Miki who gives Love the initiative to consider fighting Eas, as she tells her that Setsuna is the enemy. Inori tries to stop her from being cold to her friend, but the two go to look for Love after she runs out of her room. They find Cure Peach fighting Eas, and witness Setsuna's rebirth as Cure Passion. Days later, a tower Nakewameke attacks the city, getting Miki's attention. She transforms to Cure Berry and meets Pine along the way, both help Cure Peach deflect a missile heading for Cure Passion. The three welcome Cure Passion to the team after Westar retreats.

relationships

Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny was always Miki's favorite character. 1 hour later, Love woke up and found herself in a park. She was alone for a moment until she saw her friends with her, including Tarte and Chiffon. The girls were wearing their casual clothes. They all walked around the park for a minute until they saw a rabbit hole. They wondered if Bugs Bunny was inside so they went closer to the hole. But before they could do something, they all fell down the hole! Then they noticed they were underground. Then they heard what sounded like gun shooting. They looked around to find out where the sound was coming from and in an instant, they saw Bugs Bunny running away from Elmer Fudd. The rabbit was surprised that Miki knew his name. Miki told Bugs about about her mom's hair salon and her dream of becoming a fashion model. Bugs Bunny appeared again when the girls return to their dream He came, as if on cue, chomping one of his trademark vegetables for the day. Daffy got scared a little to talk about Bugs like that with the bunny listening. Bugs smiled as he walked among the crowd and decided to have a seat with Daffy. Love shook his gloved paw. Bugs noticing her friends and Miki smiled and waved at him. Kate, Love, Miki and Inori walked up to the front door after getting out of a taxi. Inori was holding Chiffon again. Bugs wasn't with them this time and they came to the front door, unaware that DJ wasn't even home. Kate opened the door surprised to see that it was unlocked. She and the others went inside and looked around, but it seemed like nobody was home. She heard the shower going off though and decided to go upstairs to the bathroom. The girls looked from where they were, there was no Daffy, no DJ, no Setsuna, and no Tarte. Kate was going there anyway. She heard the shower and knocked on the door, but no one answered her. Suddenly, everything seemed black and white to parody a rather famous 1961 horror film. Inori turned away with Chiffon so the baby fairy wouldn't get scared. Kate ripped the shower curtain open and Bugs Bunny was there and he screamed, flipping out until he grabbed the curtain and fell down and dipped some Hershey's chocolate syrup in the water to resemble blood going down the drain and he fell flat on the floor, though not dead. Miki began to laugh at what Bugs did, even if they were looking for DJ to tell them where Daffy was going. Miki did find it kind of funny of how Bugs appeared in the armor. D.J., Kate, Bugs, Daffy, Love, Miki, lnori, Setsuna, Tarte, and Chiffon nearly crash into the ground with the 'spy car' but eventually stop only a few feet from the ground due to being "out of gas" Daffy and Bugs had little arguments about their deals back home and how Daffy didn't want to come back since Bugs was loved by everybody and he was unloved. Bugs could see how that would upset Daffy. Dj took Kate's hand and pulled her in with him. Kate grabbed Bugs and Daffy with them as they fell in. Miki with her friends Love, Inori, and Setsuna went into the invisible substance.

They all went in and landed on top of Kate, DJ, Bugs and Daffy. There were alarms blaring and ringing as they landed inside and there were all sorts of strange creatures. There was some kind of monster with pointed legs, four eyes, and razor fangs scattered over to them and roared to them. Dj, Kate, Bugs, Daffy, Love, Miki, Inori, Setsuna, Tarte and Chiffon had no escape as their way back out to the desert was quickly closing up. A mechanical claw came down for the monster and took it. Miki wasn't sure what to say about the ticklish extraterrestrial. Daffy handed her the card and Miki closely examined the card. Bugs agreed with her and pulled on the screen with Miki, transporting them to Paris, France in an instant. Bugs he got the card and Miki was proud of him. Mr. Chariman, Dj, Kate, Bugs, Daffy, Love, Miki, Inori, Setsuna, Tarte and Chiffon and all reappeared at Acme, only their features were all mixed up. And Miki Had Bugs’s ears and tail. Chairman saw what was wrong and set them all back to normal. Daffy choked and spit out as he was eating a carrot. Chairman took out one of his remotes and showed Damian strapped down and in a trap on the video screen. Miki and everyone glared at him. DJ felt he had no other choice, so he gave up the diamond over to the bad man. Love and her friends couldn't take it anymore so they transformed into Pretty Cure. the men restrained DJ, Tarte, Chiffon, and the Cures while Chairman walked off with the Blue Monkey. Chairman handed it over to Marvin. Cure Passion and Cure Berry were able to break free from the men's clutches. before they went off with Daffy and Bugs. Marvin went inside and hitched a ride on his spaceship to put the diamond on an outer space satellite to turn the entire human population into monkeys for his boss. as she and her friends was determined to stop Marvin the Martian. Daffy got in a spaceship with Passion and Berry and they flew off to chase after Marvin, but Daffy, Passion and Berry crashed a little and made the A on the Acme building fall off accidentally. Bugs came up beside him. Berry was unaffected by how he appeared in the spaceship. They cool off to space Marvin saw Bugs, Daffy, Berry, and Passion The four of them were smiling evilly to save The world from the blue monkey Diamond. Marvin, Bugs, Daffy, Passion, and Berry had a little battle of wits with their spaceship driving. Marvin even occasionally bumped them. Bugs then pushed a button which made a key come out and scratch the paint of Marvin's spaceship. Marvin pressing a button to sucker punch Daffy, Bugs, Cure Berry, and Cure Passion out of orbit. Cure Passion and Cure Berry bumping into Bugs and Daffy over and over again. Back in space, Marvin decided to relax since he was almost to the satellite, so he put the ship on auto pilot. But then he heard a honking and turned to see Daffy, Bugs, Cure Berry, and Cure Passion back with Berry showing a map, confused, not knowing which direction to take. But Marvin couldn't hear what Berry was saying. Then he saw her showing a movement, telling him to roll down his window. Marvin rolling down his window and was then sucked out of his spaceship, sending him into space. Berry smirked at Daffy. However, none of them knew that Marvin was latched underneath their ship. Berry ruffling the top of Bugs head. Berry chuckled at that. Daffy and Bugs looked a little shocked. Berry and Passion looked a little shocked as well. They were all a little worried. Back in space, Bugs, Daffy, Berry, and Passion made it to the satellite. Bugs opened the hatch and stuck his head out, looking around, but he did find Marvin with a space blaster. Bugs turned his carrot into a light saber as he jumped with the martian and they were going to fight, Star Wars style. Only hopefully, Bugs wouldn't get his hand cut off and Marvin wouldn't refer to himself as Bugs's father. Berry summoned her Cure Stick, the Berry Sword and joined the fight. Bugs was reading about The Force as he fought with Marvin. Bugs and Berry kept hitting at the bubbles while Marvin shot at him. Bugs and Cure Berry continued to fight off the bubbles from Marvin's bubble gun. The satellite broke the golden chamber around the blue diamond and engaged it. Marvin finally managed to let a bubble make Bugs drop his carrot saber and trap both him and Berry in another bubble. Marvin clicked a button on his remote, making two pillars try to zap the duck and girl. Daffy lifted his cape to block their energy blasts, but the two pillars were about to collide and crush them. Luckily, Passion could stop them from doing that with her strong powers. he removed his beak and threw it like a boomerang to the satellite. Daffy's beak ended up on the end and puffed the cheeks to prevent the energy blasts from invading the unsuspecting Earth. This eventually made the satellite overload. Marvin growled as he kept Bugs and Berry in his bubble. But then it popped, surprising Marvin and was about to fire another bubble at him, but Bugs fit the first finger of his right hand, blocking it from firing. The bubble imploded over the martian himself and his gun as he floated away in space now. Bugs wiped his gloved paws together. Suddenly, a pincher grabbed him and was taking him with it and Berry went to save Bugs. the satellite shut down and about to explode now. Bugs was falling and screamed, but Daffy, Berry and Passion saved him as he and the Cures flew Bugs back to the others. Damian looked back and yelled as he got out of the way with his son. Kate, Peach, Pine, Tarte, Chiffon and Everybody screamed and ran out of the way as the spaceship with  Daffy, Bugs, Cure Berry, and Cure Passion was crashing into the room, shattering the glass. Mr. Chairman screeched and ran off as his location was destroyed. Bugs, Daffy, Berry, and Passion opened the door and walked out, now back on Earth. Peach and Pine hugged Bugs, Daffy, Berry and Passion. DJ introduced Kate to Damian as they went off together, leaving the scene. Kate had a comment about being a big fan of DJ, surprising Damian after they shook hands. the director called, revealing that this was actually all a movie. The couple shared a loving hug and their friends just stood and watched them, feeling happy for them. Then Love and her friends started to glow, meaning that they were about to wake up. Daffy kissed Setsuna passionately on the lips and put his arms around her neck. She happily kissed him back. Her friends couldn't help but laugh with her before they glowed so brightly, they disappeared which made Bugs see the sparkles from Miki and he hug it which why he remember for Miki to never forget about them. Setsuna smiled at Daffy before she glowed so brightly, she disappeared. But they all got to be in the poster for the movie.

Backstage, Kate, D.J. and Damian are congratulated by the Warner Brothers, who also tell Kate that she can keep her job after all. D.J. spots Brendan Fraser, who he had mentioned got him fired earlier. D.J. gets his revenge by punching Mr. Fraser in the nose and quickly escorts Kate out of the scene so they can date.

Bugs suggests the two become equal from now on as he left the studio with Miki’s sparkles that he still has to remember her by. Bugs later was shown on the picture of everyone and Miki was holding Bugs.

Cure Berry
"The blue heart is the emblem of hope. Freshly-gathered, Cure Berry!"ブルーのハートは希望の印. つみたてフレッシュ、キュアベリー！ ''Buruu no hāto wa kibō no shirushi. Tsumitate furesshu, Kyua Berī!'' Cure Berry (キュアベリー Kyua Berī?) is the Pretty Cure alter ego of Miki. In order to transform,  she needs her Pickrun Burun and Linkrun. Berry's suit symbol is the spade.

Cure Berry can use the attack Espoir Shower, which is later upgraded to Espoir Shower Fresh after getting the Berry Sword. In the spin-off movie, she, Cure Peach and Cure Pine combined their normal attacks into something they called Triple Fresh. Later than half-through the season, Pretty Cure uses the power of the Clover Box to use the group attack Lucky Clover Grand Finale, in which Cure Berry transfers her powers into the Espoir Leaf.

Cure Angel
"The white heart is the heart of everyone! Freshly-flapping, Cure Angel!" ホワイトハートはみんなの心！羽ばたけフレッシュ、キュアエンジェル！ ''Howaito hāto wa minna no kokoro! Habatake Furesshu, Kyua Enjeru! Cure Angel (キュアエンジエル Kyua Enjeru''?) is a second Cure form Pretty Cure gains in the series thanks to the people of Labyrinth. When transforming, the four-leaf clover brooch acquires a fifth white leaf, representing the final transformation.

In this Cure form, Cure Angel is capable of flying at fast speed and has a powered up strength. Together with everyone else, she can use the attacks Loving True Heart and Loving True Heart Fresh.

Cure Rainbow Berry
Cure Rainbow Berry (キュアレインボーベリー Kyua Reinbō Berī?) is an upgrade Cure Berry gains in Pretty Cure All Stars DX 2: Kibou no Hikari - Rainbow Jewel o Mamore!. Together with the others' upgrades, the group of seventeen girls form the group Cure Rainbow. This upgraded outfit resembles that of Cure Angel in the season's finale, except with a pair of small, golden wings instead of white ones.

Transformation
'''Change, Pretty Cure! Beat up!''' - "Change, Pretty Cure! Beat up!" is the official transformation phrase used by Miki to transform into Cure Berry in Fresh Pretty Cure.

First, she opens her Linkrun, touches the button and the screen glows blue. She shouts, "Change! Pretty Cure..." Then her hair ornaments disappear and she puts her foot down. She shouts, "...Beat up!" and she spins around. She begins to slide along the ground and her brooch appears. Next, her top and skirt appear. Her hair changes from violet to lavender and gets styled. Her boots, wristbands, and earrings appear next. Cure Berry then lands onto the ground and recites her introductory speech.

To transform into Cure Angel, she shouts, "Change, Pretty Cure! Beat up!" and her normal Pretty Cure outfit disappears. She starts to spin around, and white light creates her dress, shoes, wristbands, and angel wings for her. Then, she recites her introductory speech with the other Angel Cures.

Attacks

 * Espoir Shower (エスポワールシャワー?): is her first attack that she uses to purify Nakewamekes. She first performed it in episode 2.
 * Espoir Shower Fresh (エスポワールシャワーフレッシュ?): is the upgraded version of Espoir Shower that she performs with her Berry Sword. She first used it in episode 17.
 * Triple Fresh (トリプル フレッシュ?): is a movie-only attack used with Peach and Pine in Pretty Cure All Stars DX as they combine their basic attacks together.
 * Lucky Clover Grand Finale (ラッキークローバー・グランドフィナーレ?): is a group attack she performs with Peach, Pine and Passion with the Clover Box. They first used it in episode 37.
 * Loving True Heart (ラビング・トゥルー・ハート?): is a group attack she uses with her teammates Peach, Pine and Passion as Cure Angel in episode 49.
 * Loving True Heart Fresh (ラビング・トゥルー・ハートフレッシュ?): is the upgraded version of Loving True Heart. She uses it with Peach, Pine, Passion, Tarte, Azukina, Westar and Soular in the final episode.
 * Cure Berry can use a few very basic attacks, such as the Pretty Cure Punch and Pretty Cure Kicktogether with her friends.

Songs
Miki's voice actor, Kitamura Eri has participated in several image songs for the character she voices. Many of them include duets with Oki Kanae, who voices Momozono Love, Nakagawa Akiko, who voices Yamabuki Inori, and later also Komatsu Yuka, who voices Higashi Setsuna.

Singles

 * Than The Stars, Than The Flowers
 * FRIENDS ~3Q4love~

Duets

 * Fresh Pretty Cure・Sun Child (Along with Oki Kanae, Nakagawa Akiko and Komatsu Yuka)
 * Dreaming Flowers (Along with Oki Kanae, Nakagawa Akiko, Komatsu Yuka and Iizuka Mayumi)
 * Happiness☆Wonderland ~The Gift Of Smiles~ (Along with Oki Kanae, Nakagawa Akiko, Komatsu Yuka and M*Cube)

Trivia

 * In the Pretty Cure All Stars Suite Flower Card Collection, Miki is represented by the purple wild radish flower, which symbolizes a serious and strong personality in the Language of Flowers.
 * Miki's blood type is type A.
 * Cure Berry is the only Cure in Fresh Pretty Cure! with a Cure name that starts with the letter B (Cure Berry), Cures Peach, Pine, and Passion all have Cure names that start with P.
 * Miki appeared as Cure Berry to give the 10th anniversary congratulatory message at the beginning of episode 16 of Happiness Charge Pretty Cure!.
 * Episode 33 revealed that she is afraid of octopodes due to a traumatic experience she had as a child. It reveals that Miki loves bunnies and her favorite character is Bugs Bunny who is the leader of the Looney Tunes. Miki laughs at Bugs because he is very funny when he does stuff which makes her and the girls laugh. Miki and Bugs are the second main characters who are good friends in the movies.

Gallery

 * Main Page: Aono Miki/Image Gallery