
Kaede is the final character of the "main eight" cast at Starlight Academy. Her preferred brand is Magical Toy.

Kaede transfers into Starlight Academy to audition for becoming Mizuki's partner in Tristar. A returnee and "super idol", she is in the same year as Ichigo. Kaede comes from America where she has appeared in many commercials for her father's high class American sushi chain, "Kaede Sushi" and was a part of a popular idol-based show called "Kids' Club".

Having come from America, Kaede uses a lot of English phrases and has a habit of kissing people she meets on the cheek. She is friendly and has a fascination with magic. She enjoys performing various tricks and ensures that her fans are having a good time. Kaede does occasionally make large scale entrances skydiving for example into the Tristar auditions.

(Source: Aikatsu Wikia)

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. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Starlight Academy is facing a predicament thanks to the rise of the new rival idol training school, Dream Academy. The Dream Academy's "cool beauty" Seira Otoshiro is a major new idol with talent in rock music and perfect pitch, while Kii Saekusa is a genius who enrolls in the academy's producer course. 
The two academies face off for the honor of training the top idol. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

Yume Nijino is in a pinch!?
A luxury school idol cruise liner called Venus Ark has suddenly appeared!
And the perfect idol who leads this ship is "Elza Forte"!!
While traveling around the world, she gathered the most excellent idols and brands she could find.
And now she has set her eyes on her next target, Yume Nijino of Four Star Academy. 

(Source: Aikatsu Stars! Wiki)

Aiming to be a Top Idol is what Ichigo Hoshimiya does, and a big chance for it comes!
Somehow, Ichigo will lead a special live! 
 
The title of the live Ichigo will be "Great Ichigo Starmiya Festival" and the venue is the place where Ichigo watched for the first time the top idol "Mizuki Kanzaki"s live, "Star Rise Stadium". 
If this live is a big success, Ichigo might genuinely become a Top Idol! 
 
What kind of stage will this movie end up with? 
Songs, drama, laughs, and tears! The biggest and hottest stage of Aikatsu! finally begins!

Raki Kiseki is a second-year middle school student who transfers to Star Harmony Academy to become an idol. However, when she uses an Aikatsu Pass she received from her big sister (an Aikatsu engineer), something mysterious happens. Lots of doors appeared before her, and when she opens them, she meets Aikatsu idols she never knew before, such as Yume Nijino. Raki vows to design her own premium dress and perform in it on stage. (Source: Anime News Network)

The main leads Ichigo Hoshimiya and Akari Oozora in their debut outfits as the Cosmos duo (from the television series finale). The film's story introduction reveals that the first live Cosmos concert was a great success. Later, Ichigo faces her graduation from Starlight Academy in half a year — but even after graduation, the life of an idol continues.

An Aikatsu! All-Star awards ceremony takes place which features songs and stages featured throughout the anime series.

An event turned into a movie, with our director being Ichigo Hoshimiya and our main heroine being the idol who just became the Starlight Queen, Akari Oozora!
A slapstick story about finding that one Aikatsu! Card.
The final stage of the 25 idols.

Kaede Ichinose