I didn't really mean for it to come off like that (I really meant for it to come off more matter-of-factly), although she definitely is typecast.
I think my favorite role of hers was Ichiko in Binbougami ga!, since it was so unlike what we're used to from her.
Best HanaKana role is clearly Gokou Hinata. Loli/genki voice HanaKana > generic soft-spoken voice HanaKana.
Yes! Precure 5 - 34
Oh hey look it's a Karen-Milk shipping episode.
Also doubles up as the requisite "mascot falls ill" episode of the series. I should have noticed we hadn't had one of those yet. I guess it wouldn't really work so well with Coco or Nuts, which is why they waited so late in the series this time round. That, and they had to wait until the Cures had collected enough Pinkies to have the necessary doctor Pinkie on hand to...oh wait, they
don't have that Pinkie yet? They're just going to go out and
find him using the Power of Plot? How very convenient. I tell ya, if y'all were this proactive about Pinkie-finding all the time, the series would probably be over by now.
Notable things that happened this episode: Karen and toadbird-woman have an honest to god
horseback battle. I didn't even know your upgrade item thingy could do that, Karen! Summons tornadoes, forms part of an Epic Divebombing Butterfly Plane
and doubles as a handy lightsaber-lance? That's one sweet little piece of equipment.
ED is still sorely lacking in animation. C'mon guys, it's not like China forgot to send you the inbetweens.