Suite PreCure (スイートプリキュア♪, Suīto PuriKyua♪, stylized as Suite PreCure♪) is a Japanese anime series and the eighth installment in Izumi Todo's Pretty Cure metaseries. Produced by Toei Animation, the series is directed by Munehisa Sakai, who directed the One Piece anime series. Character designs were by Akira Takahashi, who previously worked on Kaidan Restaurant. The series aired on TV Asahi's ANN network between February 6, 2011 and January 29, 2012, replacing HeartCatch PreCure! in its initial timeslot and was succeeded by Smile PreCure! A manga adaptation by Futago Kamikita was serialised in Kodansha's monthly Nakayoshi magazine. The main topics of the series are music (the second to do so after HeartCatch PreCure!), which influences the names of the Cures and the magical devices they use, as well as friendship, as emphasized by two of its characters: Hibiki Hojo and Kanade Minamino.