Precure is one of the best long-running anime franchises that's still going strong with new shows every year; but for all of the enthusiasm that its fans have for it, the series struggles to break into the mainstream anime discussion. Here I posit some reasons for why that might be the case. References below: Precure S1 is actually on Crunchyroll: http://www.crunchyroll.com/pretty-cure The Chris Ott podcast that inspired this thought: http://www.shallowrewards.org/podcast/ride-to-nowhere/ Ogiue Maniax on Precure's struggle for recognition: https://ogiuemaniax.com/2016/11/13/precure-is-not-a-lesser-sailor-moon/ People who tweet about new precure episodes: Thaliarchus: https://twitter.com/thaliarchus Yuyucow: https://twitter.com/Yuyucow