Talk:Episode 36 - Beyond the Rainbow/@comment-25446207-20161215134428/@comment-26426093-20161218124745

@AnimeGamer0 Hikaru is just that type of guy. You know, the one that falls into the Well-Intentioned Extremist category. People in that category are willing to do what it takes, whatever methods necessary in order to accomplish something for the greater good, even if said methods aren't exactly what you would call principled or righteous. Even if he really wanted the best for Yume, his methods caused her much pain and burden. And Hikaru fully understands this too; as he stated in Episode 35 that he would do anything it took to prevent Yume from getting overwhelmed by her power-'''even when knowing that he would be despised for his harsh philosophies. '''In short, people like Hikaru believe that the end justifies the means, and after what happened in Episode 36, I guess that he had a point, even if it meant putting Yume through so much hardship and agony.

And regarding the comparison between Hikaru and Orihime, it makes perfect sense. To my knowledge, Hikaru has never commanded the same amount of respect and loyalty within his own students as much as Orihime had. Like you said, her status as a former idol gave her an advantage in adopting a more hands on approach with her own students, often maintaining personal contact with them and discussing with each other about their problems. In contrast, I doubt that the same level of personal contact and camaderie existed between Hikaru and the students of Yotsuboshi Gakuen; he basically never even attempts to try and interact with his students on a more personal level, to the point where he basically ignores all the issues of the other classes and instead chooses to expend his attention on the Song Class and Yume alone due to the rainbow aura situation.

@Ruruzuzu You are right about the fact that some plot points from other idol anime series being integrated into Aikatsu Stars; it is absolutely no coincidence that the majority of said plot points are being lifted directly from Pretty Rhythm and in the case of Episode 39, Love Live themselves. I am pretty sure that this was a deliberate decision by the higher-ups at Bandai.