Cureangel

 Cureangel (キュアエンジェル) is an archetype of female monsters used by Nozumi Midori in Yu-Gi-Oh! ME. It is the successor to the "Sinnamon" archetype. This archetype contains the "Anti-Cureangel" sub-archetype, which serves as an antithesis to the strategy.

Appearance
The "Cureangel" monsters take visual inspiration from various magical girl shows and anime, namely Winx Club, Cardcaptor Sakura, Tokyo Mew Mew, and the Pretty Cure franchise. Each member also carries animal-like features, ranging from ears and tails, to hats inspired by animals.

The Main Deck monsters are mainly child to pre-teen characters whose names run with "Cureangel Baby {Insert Animal}", while the Evolute Monsters represent their grown up forms, estimated to be around 15-16 years old. This transformation seems to have been spurred on by them being infused with the "Cureangel Magical Catalyst Token", which is initially shown in their artworks as their magical wand. The Archetype later deviates into several sub-Series with different Attributes, each representing its correspondent visuals.

Original Line
The first wave consists of 6 members, each corresponding to a different Attribute, and their respective upgraded forms.

Salty Line
This sub-series is WATER-Attribute, the Main Deck forms use "Baby" in their names, and the Evolutes use "Salty". These monsters take visual inspiration from the ocean and creatures that live in it.

Meek Line
This sub-series is WIND-Attribute. The Main Deck forms use "Meek" in their names, and the Evolutes use "Killer".

Lore
In the canon of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ME'', the "Cureangel" monsters were inspired by the CureWings manga published in the early 1980s, which Nozumi was fond of. Said manga revolved around 6 pre-teens that were brought together by fate, using powers based on the animals they represent. Together, they formed the band Cureangel, working alongside one another to annihilate the ultimate evil known as Dark Dryad. At some point prior to the events of ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ME'', Nozumi personally reached out to Melissa Meiry to have card artworks of the main lineup of monsters commissioned for her.

Playstyle
The playstyle of "Cureangel" revolves around Summoning to fulfill the requirements to Evolute Summon an Evolute Monster of their corresponding Attribute. Additionally, each has an effect that allows them to banish themselves to retrieve cards from the Deck or Graveyard. The Evolute Monsters all have strong effects, but at the cost of only connecting if you draw a "Cureangel" card. Also, when they leave the field, they float onto a "Cureangel" monster from the Deck to enable further plays or as a back-up plan. Furthermore, they utilize several to enable their plays and/or disrupt the opponent.

Trivia:

 * The "Cureangel" monsters designs were utilizing the concept of the scrapped "Bellaroid" that never took off.