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Bandai Namco believed that Precure's target audience was too young. At the time, Precure's arcade competition was the Pretty Series's Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live. Precure's lack of fashion sense made it difficult to compete with the Pretty Series's elaborate stage costumes.

So, Bandai Namco created the Aikatsu series to compete with the Pretty Series, and the Precure arcade series was canceled.