Coco ココ Koko
Description
Season	Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Brown Beige (fur)
Home Place	Palmier Kingdom
First Appearance	YPC501
Alter Ego	Kokoda Koji
Japanese Voice Actor	Takeshi Kusao

Coco (ココ, Koko^?) is a cream-coloured tanuki and one of the mascots in Yes! Pretty Cure 5 and its sequel. He has the unique ability to transform into a human at will, but quickly changes back to mascot form if he gets slightly hurt or if he is weak. When in human form, he is the teacher of L'École des Cinq Lumières in order to be close to Pretty Cure while also searching for Pinkies for the Dream Collet in order to get a friend of his back and to save his kingdom.

PersonalityEdit

Coco is kind and deeply caring, almost the completely opposite from his best friend Natts. Coco trusts people rather easily, and is ready to reveal his mascot form to save innocent people. In his human form; he's calm, wise and nice. In his true from; he gets happy and energetic. He enjoys hanging out with his friends as Nuts always read books back in Palmier.He's worried about his Kingdom was invaded by Nightmare and Nuts injured and trapped in the Dream Collet. He would do anything to save them that he tried to steal the Dream Collet from Nozomi. Even though he's kind, he sometimes gets mad and go strict to the someone that did something wrong or drastic. When Syrup held a grudge against him, Coco was deeply saddened and bothered, as he felt guilty and does care about Syrup as much everyone else; even having kept him company and tried to help him in Palmier Kingdom.

He has/develops a crush on Nozomi as the series go on. When Nozomi loses her balance and nearly fell, Coco's always there to save her like in YPC501,YPC502, YPC524, and YPC526. This shows that he's protective of her and worries about her sometimes. He will even stand up for her, even if the person he's facing is a member of Nightmare.

Kokoda KojiEdit

Kokoda Koji (小々田 康史) is Coco's alias for his human alter ego which he uses when in public to move around freely. He goes as a teacher of Pretty Cure's school and teaches them in most subjects. Coco is able to be in this form as long as he would like, but he prefers staying in mascot form as it is very tiring for him to be in human form. Nozomi seems to have a crush with when he's in this form. It should also be noted that he transforms back into mascot form easily, like if he falls on the floor. Because of this, Coco is very careful while in disguise.

RelationshipsEdit

Nuts: Coco's best friend and fellow prince of the Palmier Kingdom is Nuts. When talking to Nozomi about him, Coco compares their friendship with that between her and Natsuki Rin, and also adds that they fight as much as they get friends again.^YPC502 However, when Natts is released from the Dream Collet, they have a hard time to communicate, as Natts has lost his trust in others.^YPC507 In the end, they get along better, and when Natts is in danger or is weak, Coco is usually the one to care the most. Sometimes, they get awkward when Natts is jealous of Coco, as shown in Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! when Natts is unable to help Pretty Cure in their fights.

Yumehara Nozomi: At the beginning, Coco views Yumehara Nozomi as a great ally and friend, and gets easily red if people think that he has a crush on her. It was shown in many episodes that they have been together a lot and Coco want to protect her. But as the series go on, he begins to form a special bond with Nozomi, similar to the bond Kasugano Urara, Akimoto Komachi and Minazuki Karen have with Syrup, Natts and Milk respectively. He has this feeling to sense Nozomi when she's nearby but he is, however, afraid to show his feelings for her, as he knows that he eventually has to part with everyone when the Palmier Kingdom is restored. In Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! is discovered that he really has a crush on Yumehara Nozomi.

Special PowersEdit

As we all know, Coco can be able to tranform into a human like (some of) the mascots in the Yes! Pretty Cure 5 world and take the name Kokoda Kouji. In Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!, Coco is able to use the power of his Palmier crown to give Pretty Cure the Cure Fleurets,^YPC5GG24 and together with Natts' crown, they give Cure Dream and Milky Rose the ability to combine their powers.^YPC5GG28

In Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!: Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday!, Coco (in his human form) is able to blast black spheres from his hand and almost have the same combat/fighting skills as the Precures when he was brainwashed. Mushiban exclaim that if that is the power of the prince, he can also use a 'Fleuret'' when brainwash it is dark althought after he was awaken from his brainwash it become light for a moment. And also in the part of the movie, he, along with Natts, jokingly uses the power of the Miracle Lights to transform into Cure Coco (キュアココ, Kyuakoko^?) the Cure of Cream, who, along with Cure Natts, forms the duo Coconuts. He uses the same accessories as Cure Dream, hiting their special bond. Cure Coco only appears as a joke to explain how the use of the Miracle Lights will create a miracle to the audience.

EtymologyEdit

Coco: When fused with nuts, becomes "coconut", which is a species of the palm family. It should be noted that "palmier" in Palmier Kingdom is French for "palm" ^[1].

Kokoda Koji (小々田 康史): Kokoda is a pun to his real name, as it sounds like the way to say "I am Coco" in Japanese.

TriviaEdit

• Coco and Cure Dream shared what was, as of June 2009, the first on-screen kiss in the Pretty Cure series' history.
• Coco was the first mascot ever to have a human form.
• He was the first mascot to be turned evil for any period of time.
• For the Pretty Cure All Stars DX3 Movie Character Polls held by Toei Animation, Coco appeared in the following rankings:
  • 6th in "The Fairy you wish to have as a partner most".
• Coco's human form theme color is baby blue.
• Coco has the curliest and fluffiest tail of all the mascots.
• He is the first mascot who has a nose.
• Coco is also the first mascot to gain a mutual crush on a Pretty Cure, followed by Natts.

GalleryEdit

Profile Toei Animation's image of Coco and Koji. Toei Animation's image of Coco and Koji. Profile of Koji and Coco in Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!. Toei Animation's image of Coco and Koji's front while in ball clothes in Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!. Toei Animation's image of Koji's head while in ball clothes in Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!. Toei Animation's image of Coco's side while in ball clothes in Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!. Toei Animation's image of Coco and Koji's back while in ball clothes in Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!. Toei Animation's image of Coco in Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!. Toei Animation's image of Coco and Koji's front in Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!. Toei Animation's image of Koji's side in Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!. Toei Animation's image of Koji's back in Yes! Pretty Cure 5: Kagami no Kuni no Miracle Daibouken!. From Toei's old Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! website, with Coco's prince outfit. Toei Animation's image of Koji under Mushiban's control found on the Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!: Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday! DVD. Coco's concept for Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!: Okashi no Kuni no Happy Birthday! Coco's profile for Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Minna Tomodachi☆Kiseki no Zenin Daishuugou Coco's profile in Pretty Cure All Stars DX 2: Kibou no Hikari - Rainbow Jewel o Mamore!. Coco's profile for Pretty Cure All Stars DX3 Coco's profile for Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Mirai no Tomodachi. Coco profile in Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Kokoro no Tomodachi Coco's Special Blackboard Profile for New Stage 2 Coco's Full Stance from Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Kokoro no Tomodachi Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery Screenshots Coco trying to save Cure Dream Coco and Natts holding Miracle Lights Cure Coco in the introduction of Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! movie. Cure Dream kisses Coco. Brainwashed Kouji with a black Cure Fleuret. Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery Merchandise Pretty Cure Merchandise House Coco as a Cure Dolls Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

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