User blog comment:RinKurosawa123/Brand/@comment-30498997-20160827095447/@comment-3237624-20160827112906

Exactly, they got a first hand look at the pros and cons of having to keep inventing new things to keep up with other series and to keep fans interested- but in doing so they lost inspiration for later ideas. You're also right in that several brands got left in the dust once their character no longer became important.

I don't really mind the lack of brands so far, and I'm sure in due time they may release another this season, I just think they're going about it much more slowly, or to compete with PriPara (three new brands are to be released any time now, and another new one just came out in June/July) by releasing things when they're not XD

The only thing I truly hate IS the lack of coords with each collection. I mean, they make several possibilities for the players in the Arcade Game, but for those "unique coords", I think they could add 1 or 2 more single style/color types to each brand.