I wonder which is the father and which is the mother

Gonna be honest, I was kind of worried about the episode during the first half, but the second half and performance blew those clouds away. Impossible rainbow aside (the sun needs to be behind you to see a rainbow), I’m going to borrow the words of a fan on Kirakiratter and say you must absolutely watch the CG this episode. The depth of expression, the little touches put into the audience, and even the song itself reminding me of Melody of the Heart blew me away. What an absolute pleasure it was.

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I also love forehead idols

What a treat this episode is for those with a good memory of Aikatsu Stars. I try to keep my writer obsession to myself, but for his third episode of Aikatsu at all, Nomura Yuuichi has shown that he’s done his research, and absolutely loves the show. There’s even the introduction of a certain new character, but most importantly, the Bridge to Stars: STARDOM, is reframed almost literally. What beautiful moments this episode brought. Do enjoy. Oh, and this was the 250th episode of Aikatsu overall.

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Ignore the sheep, Koharu has the coolest hairstyles. And her kao is ii

It’s an emotional rollercoaster through unexpected twists and turns, passing by everything you know and love, and even things you may not have seen coming. I’m glad I didn’t have to drop the show. Thanks, Elza.

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Is this really Aikatsu?

Yes, it is! Thank you mysterious dimensional transversing fog.

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Aren’t they hot in their winter uniforms?

What kind of sky is above us today, you ask? The kind where it rains only on my eyes when I’m inside sitting at my computer. Have you ever found a four-leaf clover yourself in the wild? I’ve never done it, but apparently Etoce has seen several in his life.

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Summer clothes are so nice

You could tell pretty easily that they called in the series compositor this episode as a sort of “here we are” review episode. Every character had their own place in the story, as is her specialty, and things not seen since as early as episode 2 of the show came back through references sprinkled throughout. It felt very “complete” or “whole”. And it was the perfect preparation for the very special episodes coming over the next two weeks.

That said, there are a few things that need noting. Like how Lily attributes this week’s quote to a German poet, when in fact she is referencing an American scientist who is referencing a Roman philosopher. Or how Mahiru’s idea of a good teacher is literally the opposite of what a real proper teacher is like. Or how Yume snuck in a certain meme during the middle of the episode. But with that in mind, it was well crafted, and basically was a fun way to have the moral of the summer for the kids.

We’ve moved servers, but due to my incompetence our seedbox and XDCC aren’t up yet. I’ll get to it this week, but for now you shouldn’t notice any terribly different things.

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Hair styles and bathingsuits and surprises, oh my!

Three whole treasures in one episode! I couldn’t have made myself happier if I tried.

There will be some server maintenance and moving starting tomorrow, so if the site goes down, don’t be afraid (if you can even see this message).

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mfw this episode

You’ll know the scene when you get to it. Well… just have your hands ready.

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It was a tough choice, but I had to pick the image with Koharu

Hey, it’s been a while. I guess that second trip across the country and presentation took more out of me than I expected. Still, here’s the most recent episode after a far too long break.

Also, there was a bit of an interesting announcement (confirmation?). Next month, two episodes of Aikatsu Stars will be replaced by a 5th Anniversary event crossover between Aikatsu and Stars! I think these will be in place of the regular episodes, so they’ll come out with the regular sub schedule. Check out the link if you want, or resist if you want to save all the fun until it airs.

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