Talk:Aria Futaba/@comment-26426093-20170830102839

If one were to look at things from another angle, poor Aria doesn't deserve all the flak that she's been getting from the fanbase ever since it was revealed she would be getting the next SPR. Don't get me wrong, I know that this is very unfair to Ako and those who love her, but let's be honest, since it is now almost midway through Season 2, logic dictated that now would be a good time to introduce a new character regardless of how previous characters got mistreated.

But then a new problem emerges from here; at this point, it is hard to see how Aria will contribute to the storyline in any meaningful way (other than being another potential rival for Yume). Back in Season 1, Lily made an instantaneous impact on the story; she helped guide Yume and Laura towards their true goals and on top of that her creating Gothic Victoria made her popularity skyrocket overnight. Aria on the other hand will be seen by many as a knockoff version of Sakura who inherited Hime's brand, which doesn't help with her popularity at all.

It almost seems as if she was created in order to make My Little Heart prominent again, which again makes no sense because Hime already exists. Other than these obvious factors, I have nothing against Aria, it's not as if she's directly responsible for Ako not getting her own SPR (that honor goes to BANDAI).