Ahhhhhhh. The fact that I'm watching this movie so long after the episodes that it took place between makes it so conflicting on me xD
Like I have to remember that they mellowed out Moroboshi in the later eps and that at this point in the story he was still depicted as a sinister principal with some sort of ulterior motive as his end goal
Also Mahiru and Ako still weren't the best of friends yet, and you can sort of see it in the way that Mahiru and Ako's portions are sort of disjointed from the main narrative, they're there but aren't given as much as a presence, except for Mahiru, but she takes a step back at the end to focus on just Yume and Laura again.
This movie also makes me feel that while Yume x Subaru was a possible route they could develop (which they are doing now), back then it was just one possibility among a couple others, most notably being Yume x Laura. Like legit this caused some waves of conflict within me. My heart has developed for Yume x Subaru, but this ep back then would have made me like Yume x Laura more. It's hard to pick between them so I'll just use the butterfly effect to liken it to being two different world lines, one with Subaru x Yume, and another with Laura x Yume insert 'why not both?' meme here
Also, how long has it been since I've heard episode solo? Ah it's just as great as I remember it being~
I think it was a very enjoyable movie, as a whole I really enjoyed it but I do feel that for those that pick up Aikatsu Stars at this point in time will appreciate the movie a lot more. It was definitely a fun watch, but I feel that I would have enjoyed it a lot more if I rewatched the first 18 eps and then this, because narratively it would fit in better and I wouldn't have to constantly remind myself that event x hasn't happened yet or person y hasn't been developed yet.
So I think that newer people that pick up the series will benefit from having this to watch immediately when they get to that point in the story and will have an enhanced appreciation for it.
Nonetheless though, I still really loved it and I loved seeing Maori~
At this point unfortunately, I think Subaru x Yume has been developed a bit too much in recent eps for me to truly appreciate Laura x Yume like I should as a dirty shoujo ai/yuri lover but if I do accept Subaru x Yume as my favorite ship, Laura x Yume will remain one of the strongest ships in my heart
A big thank you from the Aikatsu Stars cast for watching their fun movie!
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