The official website for the Aikatsu! anime franchise announced on Monday that the Aikatsu Friends! anime will get a sequel television anime titled Aikatsu Friends! ~Kagayaki no Jewel~ (Shining Jewel) that will premiere in April.
The second entry in the franchise, Aikatsu Stars!, inspired a television anime that premiered on TV Tokyo and its affiliates in April 2016.
The anime will also have the accompanying Aikatsu Friends! ~Kagayaki no Jewel~ Data Carddass arcade game launching in late March.
The anime will be set two years after the story of Aikatsu Friends!, with Aine Yūki now in high school.