The first season, directed by Daisuke Nishio, aired from February 1, 2004 to January 30, 2005, in the same timeslot as Izumi Todo's previous series, Ashita no Nadja.

In the season, two middle school students gain the power to transform into the “protectors of light”, Pretty Cure, and are tasked with collecting the Prism Stones to restore the Garden of Light while fighting against the forces of the Dark Zone, who caused its destruction.

Futari wa Pretty Cure follows two girls, Nagisa Misumi and Honoka Yukishiro, who one day encounter Mipple and Mepple, who are from the Garden of Light.

They give them the power to transform into the emissaries of light, Cure Black and Cure White, to fight against the forces of the Dark Zone: a dimension of evil that attacked the Garden of Light and now plans to invade the Garden of Rainbows, Earth.

Once the Prism Stones are recovered, their power transports them to the Garden of Light and repairs most of the damage done by the Dark Zone.

Later on, Pollun, the Prince of the Garden of Light, grants them the power of the Rainbow Bracelets to defeat the Dark King.

In Max Heart, Nagisa and Honoka meet the mysterious Hikari Kujou, who is revealed to be the "life" of the Queen.

Together with Hikari, who gains the power to transform into Shiny Luminous, the Cures once again fight against the Dark Zone in order to retrieve the Heartiels and restore the Queen.

The Garden of Light (光の園, Hikari no Sono) is a realm ruled by the Queen and protected by the power of the Prism Stones, which the Dark Zone seeks for themselves.

Prior to the events of Futari wa, they attacked the Garden of Light and stole five of the seven Prism Stones, with Mepple and Mipple being given the Red and Blue Stones, respectively, before being sent to Earth to find those who could become Pretty Cure and fight against the Dark Zone.

The original Futari wa Pretty Cure anime aired in Japan between February 1, 2004, and January 30, 2005.

The second movie, Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky (映画 ふたりはプリキュア ー マックスハート, Eiga Futari wa Purikyua Makkusu Haato 2: Yukizora no Tomodachi), was released December 10, 2005.

[7] On February 24, 2006, 4Kids Entertainment announced broadcasting and distribution rights for Pretty Cure in the United States,[8] though never produced an English version of it.

In April 2009, Funimation used to license the English-subtitled version of the series for online distribution on the company's website.

[12][13] Both the television series and their movies received manga adaptation which were illustrated by Futago Kamikita in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine as they aired.

[citation needed] Four video games based on the two series have been released in Japan by Bandai.

A side-scrolling beat 'em up game, Futari wa Precure Max Heart: Danzen!