User blog comment:Abcioh12/Aikatsu On Parade Dream Story/@comment-32264325-20200304180232/@comment-6181667-20200304190351

However,I have to say if you don't really care characters development of the series, I can't understand why you still watching it. It sounds weird because the whole Aikatsu Series actually talking about how the main characters grown up for their final goals.

On parade also, although Parade's aims are showing more collaboration between idol with similar characteristic from different series. It actually start from episode 9(since all 3world mix together after that episode) Simple Sample: Episode 10(Top Idol) Episode 14(Animal theme Idol) Episode 17(Gothic Idol) Episode 20(Local Idol) etc. I always tell people, if you want to see more stages, on parade not your best choice.

Not only the collaboration between Idols the grownups of Raki also is the main point of the season,S1 is talking about her from copying others to find her own clothes style and many idols is teaching her how to be both idol and designer.(Like powafuwa teach her to care about her fans,Hime&Mahiru teach her makings a coord with her own feelings).

For your last question, because the revenue of aikatsu franchise increases again, start from on parade, they may think this is a chance. People feel glad about old characters are back and everytimes old characters are back, the income of Aikatsu will increase.

At last, I will wait for the announcement of AOP Dream Story, sometimes I feel like AOP S1 just a transition period for people to know and accept Raki to be the sixth protagonists.