Himari Arisugawa

Himari Arisugawa (有栖川ひまり Arisugawa Himari) is one of the six main Cures in KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode. who is a second year middle school student. She is known to be as fast and light as a "squirrel".

Himari's alter ego is Cure Custard (キュアカスタード Kyua Kasutādo), the Pretty Cure of intelligence and courage, and she is based off pudding and squirrels.

Her catchphrases are "Sweets Are Science!" (「スイーツは科学です！」 "Suītsu wa kagaku desu!") and "Let Me Explain!" (「説明します！」 "Setsumei shimasu!"?)

Appearance
Himari has a petite frame and brown eyes to match her long hair, which is worn in low braided tails with short bangs. She wears a white long-sleeved top with a yellow shirt over it with a pair of cherry hanging from a green ribbon. She also wears a long pale green skirt, and brown boots with dark blue socks. During summer, she wears a pale yellow dress with sky blue stripes and a pair of orange Mary-Jane's, while in winter she wears a goldenrod turtleneck with an orange jumper and brown boots. At times this is paired with orange gloves, a tan hat, and yellow coat.

In the movie, she wears a light orange long-sleeved top with an orange jumper and brown boots. At the party she tied her hair into one long braid, donning a yellow and mint dress with white gloves and orange shoes.

As Cure Custard, her now orange hair is worn in a curled side-tail to accent the strands by her ears. She wears a decorated pudding on a white headband, along with a red choker with cherries hanging from it to match her earrings. She gains orange squirrel ears and a large tail. Her yellow dress is trim with white ruffles and she has a pale yellow chest bow. On her hip is a dark orange bow where her Sweets Pact rests, and she has a brown peplum resembling caramel sauce. She also gains orange shoes with yellow squirrel toe frontal section and ankle straps, yellow stockings, and white opera gloves with a red cuff.

As Super Cure Custard, her hair pudding is slightly modified and her choker has become a pastel yellow bow. Her dress turns white, while her sleeve cuff, shoes, and second layer of her pleat skirt turn pastel yellow. Her waist bow lightens in color and her peplum is off-white with a long cape-like segment in the back. The cherries on her bow are larger, and she has gained wings.

In A La Mode Style, her hair is worn loose and her headband is replaced by a fluffy pale yellow cap with a yellow bow beneath her pudding. Her dress becomes a yellow ballgown with cream on the waist and bottom and large orange spheres. Her gloves are wrist-length with a fluffy cuff, and she gains a shawl with a red bow holding a large pair of cherries.

Personality
Himari is extremely shy and gentle, to the point of running away to hide from strangers, and she gets very nervous when given attention or when dealing with a large crowd. However, she loves sweets and the science behind them, and she is very knowledgeable as a result of spending a lot of time studying her sweets books. She's capable of answering questions about various sweets, and she can determine their effects on the body, earning her the nickname "Sweets Doctor". When a topic she likes comes up she's nearly impossible to stop chattering away; which in the past has driven away others. This causes her to hesitate to speak up with those unfamiliar to her.

Relationships

 * Ichika Usami- Himari and Ichika are close friends, being the first two Cures of their group. They go to the same school, and Ichika respects Himari for her knowledge of sweets. Ichika calls her "Himarin".


 * Aoi Tategami - Despite being almost exact opposites, Himari and Aoi are good friends, and became quite close through the events of episode 35 of Kirakira Precure Ala Mode.


 * Yuu Tachibana - He is the author of "The Science Of Sweets", the book Himari always carries with her. He is a mentor to Himari, sharing her passions for science and sweets and encouraging her to find what she wants to do.

Etymology
Arisugawa (有栖川): Ari (有) means 'to exist', Su (栖) means 'roast', and Gawa (川) means 'river'.

Himari (ひまり) means 'real sunny village'.

Coincidentally, Himari's surname, "Arisugawa" has the word "risu" in it, which means "squirrel", though it does not necessarily mean that in the surname itself.

Cure Custard is a dessert or sweet sauce that can be found with pudding.