Aikatsu Friends!
2018![](https://image.chilimovie.com/region2/en/1280px/20230824/5meyZ1ZcmpcKqNUr8V6IVrRBwh3.jpg)
Aine Yūki is good at making friends, and is enrolled in Star Harmony Academy's general education track. She befriends Mio Minato, the school's top idol, and becomes an idol herself.
Seasons & Episode
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One year after becoming Diamond Friends, Aine and Mio prepare to enter the Star Harmony Academy High School. But along with the responsibility of teaching the next generation of idols about Aikatsu, Aine and Mio begin a new journey in Aikatsu when they receive a distress call from a strange new idol named Hibiki Tenshou from space.
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Everyone is taken by surprise at Hibiki and her Jeweling Dress. In an effort to unlock the dress' secrets, Mio and the other girls ask Hibiki to show them Space Aikatsu.
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Hibiki wants to get to know the idols of Star Harmony Academy so her producers create a TV show for her to interview them. However Hibiki decides to make things more interesting by changing the interviews to a prank show.
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Aine is determined to keep up with Mio and earn her own jeweling dress. Having found an unrefined jewel, Aine gets the chance to make it shine when Mirai asks her if her protégé Wakaba can shadow her for the day. Unfortunately Aine lets thing go to her head and nearly loses the chance of earning her own jeweling dress.
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After being asked by Hibiki to accompany her to the Sorbette Kingdom, Aine and Mio begin preparations to leave Japan. This proves more problematic than normal when Aine reveals she has never left Japan before, nor does she have a passport.
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Aine and Mio find out that they must return to Japan soon in order to continue their Brand Sponsorship. The two are downhearted they haven't been able to help Hibiki and Alicia yet. The citizens of the Sorbette Kingdom ask the idols to make Alicia to smile again before they leave. Hibiki believes that Alicia need only take to the stage and her love of Aikatsu will be rekindled. However, when Charles' pleas fail to sway his sister's mind, an incoming blizzard gives Mio an idea.
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Honey Cat and Reflect Moon decide to hold a welcome back party for Aine and Mio. Unfortunately, Maika and Ema are unable to help with preparations due to their work schedule so Sakuya and Kaguya decide to handle it on their own. Luckily Mirai and Karen arrive home early and Mirai lends Wakaba to lend a hand. But things don't go as smoothly as the idols would like.
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Alicia wonders how to best get back into Aikatsu and asks Pure Palette if she can follow them round for a day. Alicia also realises she has nowhere to stay yet so Karen volunteers to have Alicia stay in her mansion. Between Pure Palette's Friend Energy and Karen's kindness Alicia begins to understand what she needs to do to move forward.
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As HoneyCat's world tour comes to an end, Maika and Ema discuss what they should do next.
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Aine and Mio ask Hibiki when she and Alicia will start doing Aikatsu together as I Believe. However, Hibiki reveals she hasn't had a chance to speak with Alicia since returning to Japan. Aine has an idea and tells Hibiki to ask Alicia on a Friends date.
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Star Harmony Academy is holding an open day event for people to come and see the school and how the idols train. Mirai offers to have Wakaba lend a hand as she feels her protege is still lacking something essential for becoming an idol. Wakaba manages to help out fine until an old friend of hers appears at the school, causing Wakaba to become distressed.
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Wakaba comes to realise what she has been missing as an idol. Having seen how much she has grown, Mirai decides it's time for Wakaba to stand on her own and make her debut. But as the day she has been waiting for approaches, Wakaba seems troubled and reluctant make her debut.
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The idols are given a well-deserved break from work and spend the day at the beach.
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Alicia feels reluctant to reform I Believe with Hibiki, feeling she is far behind Hibiki in her Aikatsu having spent the past five years on hiatus. As Alicia struggles to catch up, Hibiki offers to assist her.
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Kaguya has been offering advice to younger students, feeling it her duty to help nurture the next generation of idols. When Kaguya see an advertisement for Karen's Idol school in New York City, she believes it as an opportunity to expand and growth in order to be a better mentor. But studying abroad means being apart from Sakuya for the first time in her life, and she wonders if Sakuya can take care of herself in her sister's absence. Things get more complicated when the twins discover that their manager Hariu appears to be romantically involved with Tamaki.
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Everyone arrives in the Sorbette Kingdom and prepare for the Jeweling Festival. The stage is set but what's missing is the audience. It seems that the cold weather in the Kingdom has intensified making it extremely cold, even indoors. With the citizens of Sorbett unwilling to leave their homes, the idols must figure a way of warming everyone up.
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On the night before the Jeweling Festival, Charles comes to find Aine and Mio as he has discovered his sister and Hibiki have gone missing, as have Mirai and Karen. Aine and Mio tell him not to worry as the four idols have gone off to spend time with each other, and help each other overcome their biggest weaknesses in order to be on top form for the Jeweling Festival.
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The Jeweling Festival is well underway with only Pure Palette left to perform. However the cold weather intensifies causing everyone to take shelter in doors. With the blizzard set to continue, Aine and Mio feel they have no choice but to cancel the performance. But luckily the other idols step in to help find a solution. Note: The title of this episode, ひとりじゃない (Hitori Janai), matches the title of the Season 2 OP.
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With the Jeweling Festival a success, everyone returns to Japan. Karen has a celebration sleepover and Wakaba notices all the souvenirs she brought back from Sorbett. HoneyCat mention they saw Hariu buying a ring leading to Reflect Moon revealing Hariu and Tamaki's relationship. However it appears Tamaki is reluctant to commit to the proposal because of her work, so the idols decide to come up with a plan to get Tamaki to accept.
Aine Yūki is good at making friends, and is enrolled in Star Harmony Academy's general education track. She befriends Mio Minato, the school's top idol, and becomes an idol herself.