Kirakiraprecure A La Mode Episode 21 New! <AUTHENTIC>

Western fans on Reddit and MyAnimeList rated it a , with many stating that if the entire season had this tone, it would be a top-three Precure series. Critics praised it for tackling "parental guilt and child abandonment" in a children's show without talking down to the audience.

To understand the weight of Episode 21, one must understand Himari. She is the team’s "sweets scientist," a character who relies on logic, measurements, and precise chemistry. Her alter ego, Cure Custard, is based on pudding, representing a softness that is often mistaken for weakness. KirakiraPrecure A La Mode Episode 21

. While Ichika and the others are busy throwing a sweets party at Ichigo Mountain to celebrate their reunion with the other fairies, Ciel arrives and drops a bombshell: she is actually the fairy The Shock Factor: Western fans on Reddit and MyAnimeList rated it

: Upon witnessing the girls transform into Pretty Cures during a battle with Bibury, Ciel is stunned to learn their secret. In her excitement, she immediately asks Ichika (Cure Whip) to take her on as a disciple so she can also become a Pretty Cure. She is the team’s "sweets scientist," a character

When aired in Japan, it trended #1 on Twitter (now X) for over six hours. Fans compared it to the infamous Episode 45 of Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart in terms of emotional weight.

To understand the gravity of Episode 21, we must look at the preceding narrative. The KirakiraPrecure team—Ichika (Cure Whip), Himari (Cure Custard), Aoi (Cure Gelato), Yukari (Cure Macaron), and Akira (Cure Chocolat)—have been fighting the Kirakiraru thieves sent by Noir. However, the secondary antagonists, the Entremets (Elisio, Gummy, and Bitter), serve a different master: the enigmatic Graves.