Thread:Staraptor Kwan/@comment-25034020-20180222055703/@comment-26426093-20180311034711

I personally think that they could have come up with better opening & ending themes for the first cour of the anime series for Friends. Especially when you take into consideration that we are going from the amazing combo of Start Line and Episode Solo...to these lacklustre theme songs that don't really serve to get your spirit hyped up for a new beginning.

Both Start Line and Episode Solo served as a conduit, to represent a new dawn for the Aikatsu franchise. This, combined with some amazing music (spirited & energetic in the OP theme, techno/ boom in the ending theme that also had realistically drawn art, a first for the series) and meaningfull lyrics helped usher in both old and new fans altogether. The new OP and ending themes, on the other hand seem lacklustre mostly because at this point we are like: "ah, well here we go again" so it's plausible that we aren't really that hyped for Friends, mainly because Stars kinda dragged down our moods at times.

Speaking of the music quality, I'd wager it is because the old StarAnis and AiStars crew have already retired, and by giving up their positions to the voice actresses, obviously the quality is going to be downgraded quite a bit, since they need time to practice and refine their voices.