Precure announces Dual Shadow villain spin-off for 2027
Dual Shadow: Precure Villain Heroines will bring an original villain-led spin-off to television in 2027.
The Precure franchise is getting a darker spin-off. A new original TV anime called Dual Shadow: Precure Villain Heroines (『デュアルシャドウ～Precure Villain Heroines～』) has been announced for broadcast in 2027, with villains positioned as the central theme rather than a side element. 12
The announcement introduces the project as a new story within the long-running Precure series, but it is not presented as a conventional continuation of an existing season. The production is being framed as an original spin-off with original characters and an original story, giving the creators room to explore a different mood from the franchise’s usual heroic formula. 1
A new direction for Precure
The official teaser opens with a bright field of flowers before shifting into something much more unsettling. A lone flower moves beneath a spotlight, shadowy eyes appear behind it, and the teaser presents the line “Because we’re not Precure.” That contrast is the clearest sign yet that Dual Shadow intends to play with the expectations attached to the brand. 1
The project’s English subtitle, Precure Villain Heroines, points towards a story built around characters who sit on the wrong side of the traditional hero-villain divide. The announcement does not yet name the cast, studio staff or a more specific broadcast window, so the 2027 date is the firm detail for now.
The first teaser is short, but it does establish a visual identity. Purple lighting, masked eyes and the isolated flower replace the bright transformation imagery most viewers associate with Precure. It is a deliberately uneasy first look rather than a full trailer, and it leaves the central characters and plot deliberately hidden.
Our opinion
The best part of this announcement is that Dual Shadow appears to understand why a spin-off needs a point of difference. Making villains the keyword is not merely a darker colour palette; it gives the project a reason to exist beyond extending the Precure name. The teaser is withholding enough that the 2027 broadcast will need to explain how these heroines fit into the wider mythology, but the decision to start from a genuinely unfamiliar angle is already more intriguing than a routine side story.
For now, the project is one to watch rather than one to over-explain. The official announcement confirms the concept and year, while the characters, staff and wider story remain under wraps.