Ranze Ichijou

Ranze Ichijou (一条蘭世, Ichijou Ranze) is a minor character from HUGtto! Pretty Cure. Ranze is a junior actress, who considers Saaya as her rival.

In the last episode, she as a grownup finally achieves her dream career of becoming a successful actress.

Appearance
Ranze has slightly wavy orange colored hair that reaches over her shoulders. Her eyes are also orange colored. She wears a green headband in her hair and is usually seen wearing a creamy white jacket with a pink sailor collar and pink buttoned sleeves. The jacket is worn over a white shirt. The skirt she wears is also pink colored, she wears grey tights and black shoes.

Personality
Ranze is well known for her snobbery and self-pride. She usually disregards Saaya and desires to one up her, believing herself to be a better replacement.

History
During their childhood, Ranze and Saaya starred in a vegetable commercial. While Saaya played the vegetable girl, Ranze was given the role of the leek girl. Since then, Ranze had considered Saaya as her rival and had started to dislike leeks.

Ranze first debuts in episode 7, where she declares Saaya as her rival. During an audition, Ranze attempts to make her nervous by telling everyone else in the room that Saaya is the daughter of Yakushiji Reira, a famous actress, but Hana and Homare, disguised as flight attendants, crash the audition to wish her good luck, causing Ranze's plan to backfire. Continuing to be jealous of Saaya during the audition, she is turned into an Oshimaida by the then-Criasu Corporation member Ruru, though she is saved by the Cures. She is later chosen to be the demon instead of the angel, much to her dismay.