Talk:Ako Saotome/@comment-34500634-20180325232005/@comment-26426093-20180326031119

Both of these characters got hit super hard, but Ako got it even worse than Koharu.

Koharu was deemed not worthy to obtain a SPR, because let's face it, the writers had it out for her since day one. She was labelled as someone who lacked confidence or talent to go on chasing after glories unlike the other main characters, and seemed more keen on lesser prospects like designing and supporting her good friend Yume. In other words, she preferred to be in the background by nature, and (sadly) those traits of hers would have made her not getting her own brand or SPR seem plausible.

Ako on the other hand fared even worse. She made it to the top of her class like Yume, Mahiru and Yuzu, got into the S4 (via runner-up), and was on the way to obtaining FuwaFuwaDream and a potential SPR. Then guessed who swooped in to take it? Well, let's just say that a certain little sheep overshadowed the cat from that moment onwards, and to rub salt into the wound, Yuzu (who Ako would have inherited Shiny Smile from if she had already graduated prior) got one pair, and Aria got another pair, thus leaving no space for poor old Ako, and the final insult to injury was her being forced to share ownership of FuwaFuwaDream with Kirara.