Oh Kiratto, how much potential you had... and mostly wasted. STORY: 6/10 This is, perhaps, the worst part of all. Unlike similar series, where each episode brings a new challenge or arc, Kiratto insisted on shoving the same generic issues at the audiences' faces, over and over and over again. The show just never evolved, which in turn, seriously held the characters back. Every similar series makes sure to show their characters working hard, working out, training, studying, taking things seriously - but Kiratto seemed utterly determined to keep their characters silly, stupid, and just having fun. There were a few moments of real work, but they werejust that - moments, nothing more.

CHARACTERS: 6.5/10

Well, they tried. Not very hard, but they did.

Sara is unique - the queerbaiting with her is frankly insane - while Anna shows depth at surprising and unexpected times. But Mirai, our lead, is painfully naive and shallow, while Emo's catch phase is both incredibly annoying and utterly meaningless, along with almost everything else she tries her hand at. Poor Rinka does her best to hold everyone together, and is frankly the only interesting character of the bunch, having a 'mysterious' background and fun arc, yet ultimately gets the least screen time.

Nobody in the cast grows up, learns, or evolves (except for Rinka.) They're rarely challenged by anyone outside of their inner circle, and when they do, they win with ease. It's boring, and the characters' rivalries quickly feel stale and forced.

ART: 8.5

If there's one thing the Pretty franchise has over Aikatsu, it's always going to be the art (and as far as Kiratto goes, absolutely nothing else.)

The CGI is gorgeous, with good choreography and an impressive variety, complete with great backdrops and smart 'camera' work. Plus, this is the first Pretty series where ALL the dresses are at least decent - there's no ugly clown-frog suits to be seen this time. In 2d, their dresses are just as adorable and well designed, each girl genuinely looks unique from the last, the backgrounds manage to be both detailed and not distracting, and everything is just excessively cute.

SOUND: 7

Don't get me wrong here - what they do have, they do exceptionally well at. It's all catchy, poppy, and fun. But that's the ONLY thing they ever do. Compared to Aikatsu and LoveLive and basically any other idol show out there, which have rock and ballads and folk music, Pripara's playlist is just, well, boring.

OVERALL: 6.25

I'll give it a quater point for the amazing art, but between the repetitively bland storylines, flat characters, and generally boring playlists, this series definitely earned a 6/10.