The End Arc of Aikatsu Stars Was Amazing.

     Aikatsu Stars is a series not without some weak spots, especially early on in the series. However it also had quite a few good moments and it has perhaps my favorite ending in Aikatsu so far. We'll see if "Friends" can surpass it. For now I'll talk about how Aikatsu Stars won me over and made glad I didn't abandon Yume.

Around Episode 95, Yume is trying to figure out how one beats "Perfect" and we get the idea that "Best" and "Perfect" are two different things. This is a good lesson to remember. No matter how perfect you may (claim to) be in the case of Elza that by itself doesn't mean you're the best. With Hime's words in mind, Yume had a method for challenging Elza. She just had to be better.

Yume then puts on a grand performances and uses the power of being the best to defeat perfect. This was one of my favorite moments in the series and this could have been the end point for some series, but this happens in episode 96 of 100. That's right, we're getting post content or what would be the anime equivalent.

A lot happens during these episodes, such as these two getting together as a unit. Actually these two are one of the best "couples" in the show. I don't care what you might claim, these two got married and aikatsu a lot together. Ok, shipping of these two aside an important thing happens. One that truly ups the ante.

Elza might have been the final boss, but the true final boss, the ultimate foe is Hime. The same Hime that Yume lost to last season. Storywise this is an important moment and since I like the idea of true final bosses, anything I can treat as such is good. Where as Elza and Yume took turns, Hime and Yume perform on stage together. So it also has a different feel to it. A very nice moment that happens in episode 99 of 100. So there's still more to go.

For the epilogue in 100, we have Yume and Laura (Rola) the main couple of the series who are also rivals ready to challenge each other one last time. Since part of the appeal of the series was Yume's relationship with Laura ending it here was good, but also cruel. Since I wanted to see them perform, but it's one of those cases where they probably wanted you to imagine the rest.

From the moment Yume realized how to challenge Elza to the moment she prepared to flirt err challenge Laura once more the series was able to deliver a good ending arc to top everything off. Seriously, Aikatsu Stars might not be perfect, but I'm glad to have spent time with it. Granted trying to convince others to watch 100 episodes is not exactly easy. Such is the curse with long series.