User blog:Lucy554/My Reaction To The Season 2 Advance Screening

Hello everyone! I just watched the season 2 advance screening, so I thought that this would be a good idea! Before anything, I must inform everyone that nobody has released an english subbed version of it, so I had to simply go off of the visuals. Here we go!

The Episode Overall

After watching it, I noticed two very important factors about this. First, there was no opening and ending. Second, there was no live show. I suppose that both of these factors caontribute to the running time of 10 minutes. While I found the entirety of what I saw intriguing, there was nothing that kept me extremely interested other than finding out more about Venus Ark. While I was extremely interested in Elza going after Yume, there was one very important factor that played into my overall opinion. And that is that Koharu was not there. So, overall, it was... Meh.

Venus Ark 

Even though, technically, the new S4 came first, I couldn't wait to talk about this! First, the size of the Venus Ark ship left me speechless! Ark is an understatement! This thing is an Idol Frieghter! Another thing I have to point out is that from what we saw in episode 49, Koharu is not (apparently) in Venus Ark ''yet. There were no similarities between Koharu's boat and the Venus Idol Frieghter. ''(Yes, I'm going to call it that. Ark is an understatement.) In addition, I found the holographic-ish arch around the boat to be interensting. How is that there? It will remain in our category of mysteries, along with ''Can the audience see the auras? and How the frick are the fitting the fitting rooms connected to the stage? Even more important than my prior question is: How does the area around the stars fitting rooms disappear??? ''Okay, I need to make a post addressing these issues. Anyways, that's all I immediately thought. Afterwards, I was thinkg: ''How the frick do the Four Star people not really know about this if they're their new greatest rivals? ''Even though Yume questions it later, it still doesn't satisfy me considering The wopping load of fireworks and the huge holographic arch around the boat!

The New S4

To be honest, I don't have too much to say about this topic. First, I noticed that Yume's room appears smaller the rooms of the previous S4. Even though we never saw Tsubasa and Yuzu's rooms during the first seasonm after seeing Hime's and Yozora's, we could assume they were of the same proportions. While it is undoubtable that they don't yet compare to the previous S4, I want to see what they do in the future! (I mean... they didn't even change their group pose! Is there a rule or something???)

The New Character Designs

I don't have nuch to say on this topic. I prefer these new designs, but I'm not the biggest fan of Mahiru's scrunchy. While I find it interesting and new, it seems bulky to me, and takes my focus off of the rest of her character. (All hail the hypno-scruchy!) As for Rola, I prefer her new design, as well as Yume's. I never liked Rola's old headband, becuase the fills made her feel like a cute-type, but that's fixed now! Yume's hair seems more natural, and I can imagine her putting it up. I've always had a problem with outlandish hair because I can't imagine anyone having it! That's fixed too! I like the Venus Idol Frieghter (Get over it!) character designs, but Rie's, as well as Kirara's seem to be ripping off of Hibiki and Pinon from Pripara, which disappoints me.

The New Brands

I'm really excited to see Berry Parfait, but I have to wonder, since My Little Heart seemed to emulate all of the cute brands from the original series, which one will Berry Parfait be closest to? I have to address the fact that Ako doesn't have a brand. Even though, from I could comprehend, it seems like her and Kiara will be fighting over Fuwa Fuwa Dream. Will Ako be brandless all season? I hope she gets her own brand, mostly because Fuwa Fuwa Dream doesn't seem to perfectly fit her. I'd prefer something animal-themed. (Like.... Neko???)

The Previous S4

Even though we only saw Hime in this episode, I feel it an important thing to address. Will they make future appearances? Will Hime tell Yume about Elza's interest in her? Why doesn't Elza just recruit Hime? (Hime and Elza look to be around the same age, so this seems reasonable to me.) I'd like to see what they're doing. In addition, I'm pretty sure Ako still has a rematch with Tsubasa to win...

What I Wanted To Have Seen

And, now comes the part when I start talking about what I wish there was... First, I wish that there was more interaction between the Venus Idol Frieghter idols and ther Four Star idols. The only interaction there is is between Elza and Hime, and Hime has left Four Star. (Speaking of Four Star... Why is Lilie still there?! I thought last season was her last year!!!) I wanted proof that Koharu was on Venus Idol Freighter. We didn't see her at all! I would have liked a live, especially to see a new song or a new coord. We didn't see any facualty in the episode, and I was hoping hor a tense moment between them discussing Venus Idol Freighter. I also would have liked to see Laura's new rival from episode 49, but I guess everything comes in time! (Including an explanation for how the Aikatsu System Technology ACTUALLY WORKS....)

That was my first impression on Season 2! Hope to see everyone later!