: Decrypted files can be installed via FBI (a 3DS homebrew manager) or directly through the Citra interface under "Install CIA...".

The screen shattered. The encrypted data bloomed into light.

A single, dusty SD card. No label. No logo. Just a faint, flickering aurora glow around its edges.

Bandai Namco, like many Japanese developers, employed heavy encryption on their Aikatsu titles to prevent piracy and to control the timed release of seasonal content. The DLC files for My Special Appeal were wrapped in a proprietary cryptographic layer that tied them to: