Talk:Episode DS3 - Curtains Up! Dream School Grand Prix Part 1/@comment-5138366-20200420172733/@comment-3487190-20200426112934

＠Snacks Killer

Thanks, I see your point and know you're right about unconfirmed things, I don't have direct proofs either so sorry if that sounds not quite persuasive.

The main difference between Aikatsu and other shows or projects is that BANDAI intentionally set a window period within this year, not under the awareness of the virus outbreak in 2020. It ends up like a concidence that Aikatsu and other longterm shows all have low production, but not for exactly same reason.

Still this franchsie is arcade game based than a pure anime project. If your assumption is like " due to virus out break, we won't do more anime to advertise the DCD", that can still not explain why the DCD offers so little for the anime to advertise.

It's harsh to say but, this series has been going downhill for years. There is a reason why we feel like it's a predictable result more than a victim of the virus. Even if it is' the virus might just be one of the factors that drag down the series.

Besides, in the case of Pretty series, they announced "postponement" which means the contents of the game and anime would not be cancelled, but just be released later. The difference for Aikatsu is, since it's focus is on the upcoming series, it shows that Parade isn't what BANDAI want to focus on, otherwise they'd just announced postponement for this series first if they're unable to do more contents for the current part.