User blog comment:Dorayaki/Aikatsu Stars! 2018 predictions?/@comment-26426093-20171215131614

Welcome back, Dorayaki.

So thank god, yes we finally got solid confimation that Aikatsu Stars will be moving into its 3rd season, and more importantly a new generation of idols; time to get the hype train going yet again.

However,regarding whether Yume's genaration might be retired in favour of full coverage of the new generation, I have a tiny suspicion that Bandai might try to emulate Takara Tomy's approach to Idol Time, where they had Laala partnering and guiding Yui all along the way. I would believe so, mainly because I remember the backlash from a few years back from certain people who were miffed that Ichigo's screentime got cut mainly  because of Akari's tenure as the new protagonist at that time. So I bet that Bandai might try sell the new season with the idea of Yume and the new girl as co-protagonists.

Or if Bandai take a risk and continue to go with Yume's generation for one more season in favour of having the Yume-Laura rivalry gaining some closure (along giving more screentime and performances to Ako and Koharu, then I'm fine with it. But let's just see how they plan on doing it first: I'm pretty sure that the storyboard for Season 3's premiere has already been finalized at this point.