Ichigo Hoshimiya is a regular, ordinary middle school girl. But when her best friend Aoi invites her to join the idol training academy, Starlight Academy, her whole world is turned upside down. As she encounters all kinds of rivals and learns what it takes to be an idol, she uses her Aikatsu Cards to challenge countless auditions.
The worst episode of "Aikatsu!" is "Oh! My! Fan!", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by Keiko Oyamada, Nobuo Tomizawa and written by Yoichi Kato. "Oh! My! Fan!" aired on 10/29/2012 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Ran! Runway!".
After Ichigo and Aoi's audition is uploaded to the academy's website, Aoi gets her first fan letter. As Ichigo applies for another audition with Aoi for a job at a takoyaki store, she begins training to avoid tripping over like last time.
Director: Keiko Oyamada, Nobuo Tomizawa
Writer: Yoichi Kato
Ichigo becomes curious about her classmate, Ran Shibuki, who appears to be something of a loner.
Director: Chikayo Nakamura
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As Ichigo and Ran head to their fashion shoot, Ichigo realises she doesn't have an autograph signature. Hearing about this, Johnny tasks Ichigo and Aoi to come up with a signature by the next day. Ran agrees to help them figure out an autograph to use, spending all night helping them out.
Director: Yasuo Tsuchiya
Writer: Yuniko Ayana
Ichigo and Aoi end up signing up for different auditions on the same day, receiving support from fans from the KiraKiratter social network.
Director: Mitsuko Ohya
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As Ichigo gets lost while shooting a vlog, she discovers an underground studio where another idol is in training.
Director: Keiko Oyamada
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As Ichigo, Aoi and Ran train for their special audition, they ask Johnny for help on obtaining special Premium Cards needed for their audition.
Director: Nobuo Tomizawa
Writer: Yoichi Kato
On their way to school, the girl's meet the peculiar Otome Arisugawa, who fell into the school fountain trying to catch a rainbow. Meanwhile, a tournament is held for one of three places in a special Christmas event, with Ichigo to face Otome in the first round.
Director: Masahiro Okamura
Writer: Natsuko Takahashi
As Otome falls out of a tree trying to rescue a cat, she is rescued by the janitor. As Otome seems a little spaced out afterwards, Ichigo and the others assume she has a crush on the janitor, leading Aoi to reminisce about a boy she previously admired.
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As Ichigo ends up volunteering everyone to help out for a Christmas party on the day of the special event, she notices the normally energetic Yuna Nakayama is feeling down due to her parents working around Christmas.
Director: Keiko Oyamada
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As the New Year rolls in, Orihime informs Mizuki of her planned partnership with Ichigo for a special stage event. Meanwhile, Ichigo ends up eating too much over the New Year's break and gains weight by the time school starts up again.
Director: Kazuo Nogami
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As the girls anticipate their audition for a drama called Naughty Detectives, they also find themselves against fellow schoolmate Shion Kamiya. As the girls are informed of two roles to audition for, Shion cuts her hair short to try for a boyish detective role. As Aoi starts to become nervous, Orihime gives her and Ichigo some words of advice.
Director: Takahiro Kawakoshi
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As Ichigo and the others prepare for a team audition, they decide that Otome needs to obtain some premium cards. After Johnny warns them that the designer for Otome's favourite brand, Happy Rainbow, is a very strict person, the girls work on their team training.
Director: Keiko Oyamada
Writer: Yoichi Kato
Ichigo nervously attends her first meeting with Mizuki's staff as they plan for her next concert. After the meeting, Mizuki starts training Ichigo on a trampoline, teaching her about the Special Appeals she'll need to use. As Ichigo struggles to think about how to pull it off, her friends give her some advice.
Director: Yusuke Onoda
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As the day of the concert arrives, Ichigo's mother, Ringo, has a feeling of nostalgia as she takes Raichi to the theater. Meanwhile, Ichigo is nervous as she hasn't been able to do three Special Appeals during her rehearsal, but Aoi, Ran and Otome show up to give her their support.
Director: Yoshitaka Makino
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As Ichigo, Aoi, Ran and Otome are asked to perform for a Valentine's Day Fashion Show, the girls decide to make some handmade chocolate for the event before spending the night picking out their choice of clothes.
Director: Kazuo Nogami
Writer: Yuniko Ayana
While running home late from a job, Ichigo encounters a supposed vampire, who runs off when she sees a pin Otome gave her. This vampire is revealed to be Otome's classmate, Yurika Tōdō, who constantly acts in character in preparation for a Loli-Goth themed audition for a rock festival, which Ichigo also intends to participate in.
Director: Keiko Oyamada
Writer: Yoichi Kato, Mariko Kunisawa
An article appears in the tabloids features photos that expose Yurika's normal appearance that she keeps secret from the public.
Director: Shuuji Miyahara
Writer: Yoichi Kato
Ichigo, Ran, Otome and Yurika are given the chance to audition for a movie remake of Stylish Thief ☆ Swallowtail, a show which previously starred Masquerade, the idol pair Orihime was a part of. As the gang train for the audition, Yurika chooses not to in order to keep with her vampire character.
Director: Mayu Numayama
Writer: Yoichi Kato
The gang decide to go undercover so they can watch Ichigo and Otome's movie in a normal movie theater.
Director: Takahiro Kawakoshi
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As Ran trains for the representative audition for Spicy Ageha, Ichigo applies her to appear in a fashion show for the senior students' graduation ceremony. R
Director: Keiko Oyamada
Writer: Yoichi Kato
After finishing up their auditions for a while, Ichigo, Aoi and Ran decide to go to some hot springs for their time off. Along the way, they encounter some fans, have conversations on the train and stop by a field of flowers to enjoy a picnic.
Director: Satomi Nakamura
Writer: Yoichi Kato
The Fresh Girls Cup is announced, in which students get the chance to challenge Mizuki for the title of Starlight Queen. Ran, who competed the previous year before Ichigo and Aoi transferred in, explains how remarkable Mizuki is for facing off against every single student, stating it will be tough to beat her and all of their rivals.
Director: Keiko Oyamada
Writer: Yoichi Kato, Mariko Kunisawa
Ichigo, Aoi and Ran find themselves unable to sleep before the semi-finals and decide to have a sleepover in Ichigo's room.
Director: Mitsuko Ohya
Writer: Yoichi Kato
As Ichigo, Aoi and Ran ponder on how they can catch up to Mizuki, they meet a first year named Akane Mimori, who is an admirer of Aoi.
Director: Taichi Atarashi
Writer: Yoichi Kato
A special audition is being held where idols must form teams to try and earn the Mastery of Communication. Ichigo and the others invite Sakura to join their team, but she doesn't feel confident as she doesn't have any premium rare cards.
Director: Kazuo Nogami
Writer: Yoichi Kato