Episode 38 - Aikatsu New Year!

Aikatsu New Year! (アイカツニューイヤー！) is the thirty-eighth episode of the Aikatsu Stars! Anime Series. It aired on January 5th, 2017.

Summary
New Year's has also arrived at Four Star Academy. Appearing on a live program, Yume and the others are visiting their first shrine visit of the new year, enjoying it to the fullest. Furthermore, they affirm their goal for the new year - "to become S4". This year will surely be a great one--. Believing this, the girls start off the new year.

Characters

 * Yume Nijino
 * Laura Sakuraba
 * Ako Saotome
 * Mahiru Kasumi
 * Lilie Shirogane
 * Hime Shiratori
 * Tsubasa Kisaragi
 * Yuzu Nikaidō
 * Yozora Kasumi
 * Hikaru Moroboshi
 * Anna Hibiki
 * Momoko Yachigusa
 * Tamagorō Miwa
 * Dave Satō
 * Subaru Yūki
 * Nozomu Igarashi
 * Asahi Kasumi
 * Kanata Kira
 * Saya Akashi
 * Arisa Sakamoto
 * Yuri Ashida
 * Miki Katsura
 * Haruka☆Ruka

Trivia

 * This is the first Aikatsu Stars! episode to air in 2017.
 * To mark the occasion, a special New Year's "opening message" was done featuring Yume, Laura, Ako, and Mahiru; this is also the first special "opening message" for the Aikatsu Stars! anime overall.


 * Laura gains a new finishing pose after going through the Fitting Room.


 * The poses that Yume, Laura, Ako and Mahiru make when shown on Subaru's phone is identical to the pose S4 made in Episode Solo.