Aikatsu Planet!

Mao Otoha is a first year student who is good at ballet and attends Seirei Private High School. One day, she is suddenly asked to act as Hana, the top idol of Aikatsu Planet and the object of everyone's admiration. Receiving the help of the beautiful Dressia Aurora Pegasus, this girl's brand new Aikatsu! begins!!

Mao, who is to continue to act as Hana in secret to everyone, has gotten her first job at a photoshoot for a fashion magazine! Struggling with posing, Mao gets advice from her classmate Ruli Tamaki, a model who is also active as the Aikatsu Planet! idol Ruli. However, the fact that she is Hana is a secret to Ruli as well...

Mao struggles with having to create a design for a new dress. While shopping with Ruli and the others and trying on various clothes in search of ideas, she comes to realize something...? With a completed Swing in her hand, Mao heads into the Dressia forest and meets the slightly dishonest Smart Kyūbi.

Mao, who has lost her confidence after being told that Hana has been somewhat different recently, is paid a visit by the ladylike Kyōko who is admired by all the students. Her identity is, surprisingly, the rock idol Beat! Mao is surprised at the gap, but while spending the day with the girl who enjoys Aikatsu! her way, she comes to realize something important.

Mao diligently trains with Kyōko and the others in the face of an audition for the movie "Cinderella". What if candy starts falling from the sky? What would Cinderella say then? It is said that imagination and expressiveness are vital in acting. What does it mean to be 'a Cinderella only I can do'? Will Mao really be able to take the leading role...?!

Having witnessed her greatness at the movie audition, Mao becomes a big fan of the top idol Q-pit. She is very amazed at how the girl is inherently talented and perfect at everything, but she is then told a secret about Q-pit from Izumi...

Ruli is hyped up over making a Meruli drama. However, she is unable to convey her thoughts well, and the scriptwriter withdraws! With Ruli not giving up in the face of a big pinch, the secret to this always positive girl's charm is hidden there. Will the drama that Ruli has envisioned be completed well...?

Thinking that no one knowing Beat's identity is one of her charms, Kyōko also keeps her Aikatsu! a secret to her parents. However, while filming for a show, she unexpectedly shows her Kyoko-like side and is told it's interesting, and a certain feeling grows... After thinking it over, what is the decision Kyōko and Beat have made?

While watching Mao and the others do Aikatsu, Shiori has come to want to be an idol. Aiming to be an idol that can give someone strength like the fairytale heroes she's admired since she was little, she decides to challenge a new talent discovery audition. But it's a harsh race along the road of Aikatsu!... saying that, is this really Aikatsu―!?

Mao finally reveals that she is Hana. The place she has chosen for the important confession is, not the press conference that had been prepared, but her first fan event. She wants to tell the truth to the fans directly in her own words... The serious Hana in the face of anxiety, and Mao in the face of Hana's fans, how will their courage and determination reach everyone's hearts―?

The cunningly cute idol Ann is greatly heartbroken by a Dressia?! She tried to borrow the power of Sweet Whole Cake, but was rejected. The unrelenting Ann barges into Mao's agency and after learning a hint about the meaning of sweetness from Sala, she embroils Mao and the others into making a cake. Will Ann be able to receive a sweet answer?!

Having revealed that she is Hana, Mao's points have been reset. Although Mao was fired up about raising her rank to participate in the Planet Princess Grand Prix that determines the top idol, she fails an exam and has to take supplementary lessons. In order to encourage Mao who is feeling down about not being able to concentrate on Aikatsu!, Shiori and the others execute a certain plan.

Facing off against Q-pit who she admires, Mao is pressured feeling like must also be perfect to beat the perfect girl. However, a mysterious girl sees this and asks what she cherishes about doing Aikatsu!... she realizes she's lost sight of something important from her desire to win. Will the battle's outcome be what Mao wants? And the identity of the mysterious girl is―?

Meisa Hinata, who had vanished, is the mysterious girl who appeared before Mao. Meisa reveals her reason for leaving the Aikatsu! world and proclaims her return as an idol, bewildering Mao and others. Meanwhile, reuniting with Meisa lights a fire in Ayumi, who decides to take on the rigorous Planet Marathon. There lies the passion of rivals who recognize and improve each other.

Finally Aikatsu! Akisaki to resume. There are so many things to do, such as planning a surprise reconciliation party for Izumi who has been passing each other and making avatars! Akisaki, who returned to the planet world as a new idol rose, overcame the thorny road and returned to Luxury Rose. Her new Aikatsu blossoms with her hot feelings in pieces!