Introduction
Yume Nijino has been accepted into Four Stars academy, home of the beautiful and talented S4 idol group. She and the other newcomers are determined to discover their talent, with a choice of specializing in beauty, singing, dancing, or drama. A tough road lies ahead of them, and they must rely on each other to overcome their weaknesses and develop their unique strengths.
At the first-years' opening performances, Yume performs stellarly but faints and is unable to remember being on stage at all. Struggling to find her talent, she meets Rola "Laura" Sakuraba, and the two develop a friendly rivalry, working together to learn and improve.
Though they have their differences, all the students share the same goal: to become the next S4 idol. But hard work and determination, along with teamwork, are needed if they want to join the elite S4.
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Audience reviews
6 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
oriaetine
Honestly, I had pretty middle of the road expectations. Previously I was watched a few episodes of Aikatsu friends when it debuted and it was very alright. It was honestly a surprise to be a lot more engage with it. With Stars, there's a focus given by the story and world building. There wasn't an episode where it felt force because the general plot help give the characters some focus, even if said episodes had nothing to do with the story.
I really appreciate the constant theme of having the girls lose, being able to grieve for their failures before trying again, usually by changing their goals. It's hard to describe but it's really comforting to see.
Despite how very generic the first half looks conceptually, I think it's better than the second half. There's a lot of new elements in t…
Read at the sourcestarmiya_miyuki
Thank you for Aikatsu Stars!
I enjoyed Aikatsu Stars very much!
I love original Aikatsu so I watched this series. This series are somewhat inferior to original Aikatsu but it is pretty worth watching.
Aikatsu series describe friendship well. Also this series do that well.
I like Yume and Raula's friendship, Yuzu and Lilly's friendship, Yozora and Mahiru's family relationship.
I like older S4 especially Yuzu and Yozora.
Yuzu is quiet tolerant person and she is always worried about someone, she has warm heart.
Yozora is always worried about her younger sister Mahiru. She is ideal sister, I think. I wonder Yozora failed against Mahiru on purpse or not??
Yozora tend to think that.
Anyway, all of older S4 are pretty wonderful people.
I wanted such person as my senior people.
I want to transf…
Read at the sourceKincaidP
Before I start I'd like to just state as of this I've only seen S1 of Aikatsu Friends so I'm still pretty new into the franchise.
Story Wise: 6.5
I may have given it a 7 in the but that's only because the rating system allows but I don't believe it deserves a 6.
To be honest I'm very mixed on aspects of Aikatsu Stars. The first season 1-50 was really enjoyable as we got the growth of all the characters who were more than just background characters. I tend to classify characters in to 3 groups. Main, Main Supporting, and Sub Supporting. Sub supporting being characters that show up but don't have any major impact on the story. S2 though is where I take major issue the story and it faces demerits in my book. S2 story pushes an antagonist with some very clear issues and this detracts as a who…
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After the amazing experience I had with the original Aikatsu, Stars had a big challenge to face trying to live up to its quality, did it succeed? Definitely!
Aikatsu Stars keeps most of what makes the franchise shine with it's wholesomeness, heartwarming moments, and the constant pain in your mouth due to how much you're smiling watching it, but what this entry has is considerably more drama and serious moments through the story attached to the character development of the cast. If you prefer that this is a big bonus towards trying out Stars, while not really being a negative if you liked the original and you're thinking about watching this one since in my opinion it was well handled through the whole run.
Outside of two fantastic crossover episodes with the original (which are perfectly…
Read at the sourceMyca_ext
Story: 7
As with the original Aikatsu!, this series focused on idols, daily idol activities and competitions, which is typical in this franchise. For an anime aimed at kids, this was particularly well done, but I did notice that unlike in the original, this one had a slightly more mature tone that the original lacked, which made it enjoyable for the older audience. I won't say anything more to avoid spoiling but the drama in this was definitely heavier than its predecessor.
Art: 10
The art is one of the strongest points in Stars!. Everything is so detail-focused that it's hard to say anything bad about the art at all. And I'm talking character and dress designs, and even backgrounds! The animation was also smooth and the 3D performances have definitely improved in quality since the origin…
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Before I started Aikatsu Stars (AiStars from now on), I was kind of worried. I’ve heard from multiple places that it ruined Aikatsu, that it turns to crap at a certain point of a show, stuff like that. Since I’ve heard those things about the 2nd season of Aikatsu and I ended up very much liking it*, I said, okay, how about watching it and finding it out yourself? It was indeed a disappointment, but in a positive way. In the end, it became my favorite show of all time second only to Ichigogen, also known as the first 2 seasons of the original Aikatsu (OGKatsu from here on). And after marathoning OGKatsu, especially after Akarigen, it felt refreshing.
Those who seek out the same kind of writing as in OGKatsu: you’re going to be disappointed. AiStars is a much more plot-driven show with a da…
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