User blog comment:Staraptor Kwan/How much influence will the Shoujo genre have in the plotline of Aikatsu Stars?/@comment-25034020-20160406050210

"will Aikatsu Stars have an more plot-driven, romance-inclined, and dramatic storyline compared to its predecessor, Aikatsu?"

Hmm...good question. But I don't think it will have a full on romance like other shoujo anime. I have a feeling the shoujo elements will most definitely be there but it may be hinted at, kinda like Akari and Sena but a little more than that. But then again, there may be a full on romance approach to give a sense of realism to the idol world because I always wondered how the idols in Aikatsu! weren't so interested in boys like other girls their age would be. So it will be interesting to see how the idols would handle a romance that is 'forbidden' (no idea if Aikatsu Stars! will forbid it or anything)

I can see Aikatsu Stars! doing something like Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream. That anime balanced both romance, idols and a good story all at the same time. So, Aikatsu Stars! could do well in this as well as long as they do a good balance like Pretty Rhythm. But at the moment, I think Aikatsu Stars will just be hinting some romance but not going full on into it.

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