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I'm actually surprised to found that many people are disappointed in this season, because for me personally, this season is my absolute favorite than the previous seasons. Sure, it may use 3DCG in their live performances, but it just takes a few time to adjust with to be honest.

Story/Characters:
I actually loves that they decided to focus on character's backstory and development. I must agree that it's quite a disappointment that each of them only have 1 episode for development (well, except Otoya). I found someone that said HEAVENS is a poor knockoff of STARISH, and I must disagree. HEAVENS is a counterpart of STARISH, and ... they did their job becoming one! Quite splendidly too, I must say. Each of STARISH and HEAVENS members complement each other qualities and I love them for it. In fact, HEAVENS has become my favorite unit, even more than STARISH after watching this season! (Spoiler alert: I must admit that I'm quite disappointed that they didn't really give Nagi and Van a proper development compared to the other HEAVENS members.)

Art:
Like I said beforehand, the 3DCG that were used in this season just needs some time to get used to. It's not bad. It's actually better CG than some idol animes I've watched before. Anime-wise, some scenes are kind of a meme ngl lmao. Sometimes the character's body are just un-proportional. But it's a few scenes, and didn't affect the experience at all.

Sound:
Now we're talking! The actual reason as to why I said that this season is my absolute favorite, is because THERE'S NO SINGLE SONG THAT I DON'T LIKE in this season. I absolutely love EVERY SINGLE ONE of the songs in this season! In the previous seasons, there are some songs where I was just like "Meh," but not in this one. Now about the Seiyuu/Voice Actors... I don't have anything to comment on. The Seiyuu lineups in this series are absolute legends.

Overall Enjoyment:
9.3/10

Too repetitive.

I'm actually rather disappointed in this season. I felt like I was watching the same episode over and over again, just with different characters. The beginning was good, but once the "duet episodes" started, that's where it got boring for me. Once the duets were done, it got good again, but getting there was tedious. It was nice to see some character development and learn a bit more about them, yes, but what was going to happen got a bit predictable. The format was the same.

A little unrelated, but I really wish they'd drop the English in the lyrics, it's so cringy most of ... the time.

This is the first time that I have to "force" myself to finish it (which, as of writing this, I still haven't done, and I started it when it first got out a year ago. 3 more episodes to go!) and sometimes I'd go MONTHS before watching another episode, while the other seasons I was just completely addicted and wanted to watch it all in one go.

Story
At present, sadly, the story is nothing progressive like the last seasons of this series; I find at present the basis is on an obsession between Part 1 and Party 2. There isn't much depth, not much background - It seems more of a drama than a reverse harem romance at this point, which disappointed me greatly.

Art
As per past seasons, I enjoy the art style very much. Eyes are expressive, backgrounds are detailed nicely and there's always a beautiful amount of color and nice effects during the songsy parts.

Sound
The music so far hasn't disappointed, which is a relief considering the anime is based around music. ... However, the songs are just "alright". They didn't blow me away like in previous seasons - Episode 6, thankfully, kept to that standard however.

Character
Sadly, this is what frustrates me most about this season of Uta No Prince Sama - The characters we all know and love are either OOC (Out of Character), or are getting absolutely no development other than their obsession with their competition. Nanami, whom I adored as the heroine for having a voice and a part in the previous seasons, barely shows up and has little to no dialogue from episode to episode. Again, episode 6 made up for that a bit, but up until then I've never been so unhappy with how a new season has come out. Considering the appearance of Heavens and the clear conflict that was present during Season 2, I was expecting a lot more - Though it is interesting to get a take on their group's personalities, what with the addition of members, I would never take that over keeping the personalities of the characters I already love. Bland and tasteless.

Enjoyment
My expectations for the show in general were high, considering everything Uta no Prince Sama has previously dished out. Season to Season, I've had nothing but a thirst for more, and have been thrilled when it was announced time and again that they would continue their series. The most recent one, I've been especially excited; I figured with a whole other group of antagonist men, things could get interesting. Maybe I would sit on the edge of my seat, awaiting what was to come. I've been disappointed, clearly.

Overall
Up until episode 6 at present, this barely qualifies as a decent anime; and I only say that because it breaks my heart to speak badly about an anime I've loved for so long. However, I can't accept the lack of character in general/at all with our Starish crew, the void where Nanami should be, and the progression of story that allowed me to thoroughly enjoy the show. As I've mentioned, episode 6 is starting to show more promise, so for any fan of previous Uta No Prince Sama seasons looking to avoid disappoint, I recommend you start there. I'm deeply hopeful that with the next few episodes, things adjust properly.

(P.S. The first episode still kind of makes me laugh xD Random buggers)

*Update* The anime has become increasingly disappointing and at this point is absolutely not worth watching for an Uta No Prince Sama fan, nor fo a Reverse Harem/Romance fan. At this time, the anime is moving forward in the same way as Free! or any other sports anime, with bits of yaoi innuendo within.

I have no issues with yaoi (positively love it, actually), but this is not what I came to see with this anime. The OOC tendencies have only gotten worse, and episode 6 is the only saving grace at this point. With most Uta seasons ending around 13 episodes - Leaving only 5 left to air - This anime has no chance of getting any better unless the sky comes crashing to the ground. I'm severely disappointed and would not recommend this anime to anyone.