Talk:Episode 42 - The Miracle of Friends' Power/@comment-34474162-20190131111920/@comment-3487190-20190201011719

For Stars, the main difference is that the series was all about the fame of S4, not becoming the one and only legendary idol. Surpassing previous S4 was not the necessary condition of becoming new S4. The controversy was more about not giving the other main girls (Lily, Rola, etc) any chance to be at least 26th or 27th S4 if that wouldn't violate anything.

For StarlightQueen from original series, Ichigo only had one chance to face against Mizuki and she failed. Akari lost to Sakura in first year (which makes good sense), then become new queen in second year. Yes, Akari still has one more chance in her third year, but just considering the show is ending, just BANDAI don't plan to make an epilogue about Akari's third year.

For the Friends Diamond Cup, there is only one seat of legendary idols aka Diamond Friends, everyone can to fight for it and there is no restrictions of ages.

To me it only depends on how season 2 continue this storyline when Hibiki knows that LMT has been beaten down by a new unit could that determines whether "PP must win or the story cannot continue". Such as for Stars, it feels like the VA story may continue without Yume being S4.