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KomaKare is the femslash ship between Karen Minazuki and Kurumi Mimino from the Pretty Cure fandom.
Canon[]
Karen first met Kurumi as the fairy, Milk. Milk was one of the few surviving fairies from the Palmier Kingdom and found her way to Pretty Cure after pretending to be a stuffed animal and stuffing herself into Nozomi's bag. After finding her way to the princes Coco and Natts, she learned that Karen and her friends were Pretty Cure. Milk was distrustful of Karen and the others at first and did not believe that they were fit to serve the princes. However, after being kidnapped by Arachnea and rescued, Milk slowly began to warm up to Karen and the others. However, she would still often belittle Karen's fellow Cure Nozomi, and she would sometimes intervene to calm them down.
Karen was riding her horse, Charlie, and invited Milk to ride with her. Milk hesitated and then fainted, prompting Karen and the others to rush to her aid. She discovered that Milk had a fever. Karen let Milk rest in one of her beds and asked her butler, Jiiya, how to take care of a patient with a fever. The Cures needed to find a specific Pinky to heal her, but Karen was able to keep her fever down until they were able to obtain the Pinky. As Milk recovered, Karen said that she only wanted Milk's smile, which delighted her.
Milk later returned to the Palmier Kingdom after Nightmare was defeated and the citizens were rescued. She continued to send letters to Karen and the other members Pretty Cure. At one point, they received a distress letter and rode on Syrup to the Palmier Kingdom, only to find that she was just upset and missed everyone. Milk later gained the ability to transform into a human named Kurumi and Milky Rose, but she kept this hidden, until she arrived on the battlefield to assist Karen and the others.
When Pretty Cure was losing in a battle against Eternal, Kurumi arrived to turn the tide, and told Pretty Cure that they needed to be stronger. Kurumi later also transferred to Karen's school as second-year student, and Karen welcomed her as she was the student council president. When Kurumi joined Pretty Cure and the fairies, she and Nozomi started fighting over food, and Karen noted that it looked familiar. When Kurumi was revealed to be Milk, Karen revealed that she already knew.
In the years following Eternal's defeat, Kurumi returned to the human world and started to work a job as a secretary. When Karen encountered the other members of Pretty Cure in public, they joined each other for dinner, and were surprised to find Kurumi at the restaurant too. A new threat known as the Shadows emerged, and the members of Pretty Cure slowly gained the ability to transform again, with Karen and Kurumi regaining their abilities around the same time. Kurumi later took Karen out drinking, who usually remained sober as she was a doctor on call. Karen ended up taking care of Kurumi while she was drunk and sobering up.
Fanon[]
KareKuru has a small amount of popularity in the Yes! Pretty Cure 5 series. It is the most popular pairing for both Karen and Kurumi, and one of the more popular femslash pairings for the Yes! Pretty Cure 5 series. It is mainly based on their close friendship and the fact that caring for Kurumi while she was sick inspired her to become a doctor. As the two are not commonly shipped with others, it is often a companion ship to the canon and semi-canon pairings, NozoCoco, ShiroUra, and NatsuKoma. It can also serve as a companion ship to the NozoRin pairing. On AO3, there are 17 works for the pairing. KareKuru rivals the KomaKare pairing.
Fandom[]
- FAN FICTION
- Kurumi/Karen tag on AO3
- Karen/Kurumi tag on FanFiction.Net
- TUMBLR
- Karen x Kurumi posts on Tumblr
Variations[]
- Cold Colors Trio refers to the ship between Komachi Akimoto, Karen Minazuki and Kurumi Mimino
- RinKareKuru refers to the ship between Rin Natsuki, Karen Minazuki and Kurumi Mimino
