User blog:Staraptor Kwan/WTH YURI???

Okay, Ashida Yuri, you have disappointed me. Or, I should blame the writers for pulling out what could possibly be one of the biggest curveballs to have ever happened in the history of Aikatsu. Not that it's a major one to be fair, but still...arghhh! It seriously hurts, just thinking about it.

Oh sorry, where was I? Well, back to the topic at hand, I'm sure many of you might have watched the most recent episodes, namely 97 and 98 in the past few weeks. While the most recent one saw a whole lot of changes that would lead towards a unseen future (sadly, that is not a pun but the honest truth) such as Yuzu & Lilie forming a unit, Haruka Ruka joining the S4 in Yuzu's stead and Laura deciding to leave Four Star Academy for England. But in the previous episode before that, there was also a few major changes as well, with Venus Ark being remodelled into Neo VA, Alice Carol returning to her rightful place on board the ship, and our merry brand of former idol pirates sailed off into the distance with a new member on board, Ashida Yuri who formed a new unit with Juli Liszt...

Wait, WHAT?

Uh, hang on a second! You're telling me that Ashida Yuri, who was one of the best side characters in the series, one of the best admin students of Four Star Academy who had not only been there since day one of Stars and who had also helped out our protagonists multiple times, whose unwavering commitment and loyalty made her stick by her school through troubled times and whatnot, and is even respected by many at the academy, just signed on to join Neo Venus Ark?

HUH?

Am I missing something here? No, seriously, her defection-uh, sorry I mean departure just baffles the absolute brain cells out of me. Before her inexplicable, last minute departure that came out of nowhere, with no exposition hinting towards her doing so beforehand (unless you count that interaction with Juli in the Halloween episode, but you could consider it as a ordinary, cordial friendship), there was absolutely nothing that hinted towards her doing so! She gave advice to the main protagonists as usual, she cheered on Yume and Mahiru at the Final Selection alongside her fellow admin friends, and she just ups and leaves the academy just like that?

Okay, I know some people will tell me that she was gonna graduate soon anyway much like Lilie, Yuzu and the other third years would inevitably do soon, but there's a solid difference here, people. Super solid, as in the latter group stayed loyal to Four Star Academy by joining the academy's high school division! Even Katsura Miki (remember her?), who got her own farewell scene dedicated to her in Episode 50, joined the high school division as well, and at least she didn't get unceremoniously thrown away like that (not counting Season 2, where she only gets a cameo scene)! But Yuri? She got so much exposure outside of the various other side characters, appearing from time to time, but just got kicked to Neo Venus Ark like that? Without any farewell from the other admins, especially Lilie, who should at least said goodbye to her?

Come on, writers, if this is how you write off such a great and underrated character, then I can't possibly imagine how you plan on botching the Moon Dress, or maybe even Laura's departure. Doing this to a character who embodied the values of Four Star Academy is beyond stupid, it's just outright disrespectful.

If you guys loved Yuri and felt the way she got treated was unfair, please write your opinions down below as well, because I would like to hear them. Ciao for now!