| Love Live! School Idol Project | |
Promotional image featuring the cast of main characters (from left to right):
Top row: Maki Nishikino, Nozomi Tojo, Eli Ayase, Rin Hoshizora. Middle row: Kotori Minami , Honoka Kosaka, Hanayo Koizomi. Bottom row: Umi Sonoda, Nico Yazawa. | |
| ラブライブ! (Rabu Raibu!) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Sakurako Kimino |
| Illustrated by | Arumi Tokita |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Dengeki G's Magazine Dengeki G's Comic |
| Original run | January 2012 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takahiko Kyōgoku |
| Written by | Jukki Hanada |
| Music by | Yoshiaki Fujisawa |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | BS11, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi,Yomiuri TV, Disney Channel Japan |
| Original run | January 6, 2013 –March 31, 2013 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Game | |
| Love Live! School Idol Festival | |
| Developer | KLab |
| Publisher | Bushiroad |
| Genre | Collectible card, rhythm |
| Platform | iOS, Android |
| Released |
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| Light novel | |
| Love Live! School Idol Diary | |
| Written by | Sakurako Kimino |
| Illustrated by | Akame Kiyose Natsu Otono Yūhei Murota |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Original run | May 30, 2013 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Takahiko Kyōgoku |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Released | November 27, 2013 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takahiko Kyōgoku |
| Written by | Jukki Hanada |
| Music by | Yoshiaki Fujisawa |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, Yomiuri TV,BS11 |
| Original run | April 6, 2014 – June 29, 2014 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Manga | |
| Love Live! School Idol Diary | |
| Written by | Sakurako Kimino |
| Illustrated by | Masaru Oda |
| Published by | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Dengeki G's Comic |
| Original run | June 2014 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Game | |
| Love Live! School Idol Paradise | |
| Developer | Dingo Inc. |
| Publisher | Kadokawa Games |
| Genre | Rhythm |
| Platform | PlayStation Vita |
| Released |
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| Anime film | |
| Love Live! The School Idol Movie | |
| Directed by | Takahiko Kyōgoku |
| Written by | Jukki Hanada |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | June 13, 2015 |
| Runtime | 102 minutes |
School Idol Project is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine, music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. The project revolves around a group of fictional school girls who become idols in order to save their school from shutting down. It launched in the August 2010 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine, and went on to produce music CDs, anime music videos, two manga adaptations, and video games. A 13-episode anime television series produced by Sunrise and directed by Takahiko Kyōgoku aired in Japan between January and March 2013, with a second season airing between April and June 2014. Both anime series and film are licensed in North America by NIS America and United Kingdom by MVM Entertainment. An animated film titled Love Live! The School Idol Movie and distributed by Shochiku was released in June 2015. A new project titled Love Live! Sunshine!! has been announced, featuring an all-new cast of characters.
Plot
Honoka Kōsaka is a girl who loves her school, Otonokizaka Academy. When the school is planned to be closed down due to a lack of applicants, Honoka becomes determined to save it. Learning that school idols are popular, Honoka and her friends start up a school idol group called μ's (pronounced muse) in order to attract new students. Once they successfully prevent Otonokizaka Academy from closing, the girls from μ's aim for higher grounds and participate in "Love Live", the ultimate school idol competition featuring the best groups in the country.
Characters[edit]
μ's[edit]
- Honoka Kōsaka (高坂 穂乃果 Kōsaka Honoka?)
- Voiced by: Emi Nitta[2]
- Honoka is the main character of the series, and is a second-year student at Otonokizaka Academy. Her family works in a wagashi shop named Homura. Honoka has a cheerful and bubbly personality and she never gives up on anything, to the point of usually overexerting herself. She is also shown to be lazy and reluctant to do work. Her hobbies include swimming and collecting stickers. She is the leader of μ's, and is seen taking center position in some of the group's songs. She later succeeds Eli as student council president.
- Kotori Minami (南 ことり Minami Kotori?)
- Voiced by: Aya Uchida[3]
- Kotori is Honoka's classmate and childhood friend, who is the daughter of Otonokizaka Academy's chairwoman (Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka), whom she closely resembles. She is known for having her head in the clouds despite holding responsibility as the group's wardrobe supervisor and choreographer. She is very considerate of the feelings of the people around her, but also indecisive and prone to going with the flow. She becomes part of the student council.
- Umi Sonoda (園田 海未 Sonoda Umi?)
- Voiced by: Suzuko Mimori[4]
- Umi is Honoka's classmate and childhood friend who is a member of the school's kyūdō club, in which she is quite accurate. She believes Honoka is bossy and pushy, but realizes the perks of having an adventurous friend, usually acting as the voice of reason for her. She is the main lyricist of the group. As the daughter of a traditional family, Umi has expertise in kendō, koto, nagauta, calligraphy, and traditional dancing. She succeeds Nozomi as the student council vice president.
- Maki Nishikino (西木野 真姫 Nishikino Maki?)
- Voiced by: Pile[5]
- Maki is a first-year honor student who comes from a wealthy family of doctors. She is talented at singing and playing the piano, but is expected to become a doctor and inherit her parent's hospital, which causes her to refuse joining μ's at first. She is initially haughty and standoffish, but eventually warms up to the group over the course of the series. Maki is the main composer and vocal coach of the group. She later becomes the vice president of the Idol Research Club.
- Rin Hoshizora (星空 凛 Hoshizora Rin?)
- Voiced by: Riho Iida[6]
- Rin is an athletic first-year student skilled in hurdling, association football and basketball. Like Honoka, Rin has a cheerful personality but loses motivation easily and is a tomboy. She is best friends with Hanayo, who she tends to look after, and has a habit of ending her sentences with "nya" (the Japanese equivalent of Meow). She has a complex about looking "cute" due to an incident in her childhood in which several boys made fun of her for attempting to dress more feminine. She is eventually able to get over it with the help of her friends and expresses her femininity more.
- Hanayo Koizumi (小泉 花陽 Koizumi Hanayo?)
- Voiced by: Yurika Kubo[7]
- Hanayo is a first-year student interested in drawing and origami. She is referred to as Kayo, an alternate reading of the kanji in her name. Her closest friend is Rin, who is her childhood friend. She has an extreme fondness for rice and eating in general, and is a shy person at heart. Prior to joining μ's, she had poor self-esteem and was prone giving up easily. She has dreamed about being an idol since she was little and her catchphrase is, "Somebody, please help me!" or a variation depending on the media. She later becomes the president of the Idol Research Club.
- Nico Yazawa (矢澤 にこ Yazawa Niko?)
- Voiced by: Sora Tokui[8]
- Nico is a third-year student interested in fashion, and thus acts as the group's wardrobe supervisor alongside Kotori. She has the strongest desire to become an idol out of everyone in μ's, and has tirelessly worked hard in order to achieve her goal. However, much to her chagrin, Nico is childlike in appearance and behavior despite her age, looking much younger than the rest of the group. Nico formed the Idol Research Club, but all of her club members left one after another because of her high standards. When Honoka and her friends ask her to have the club as μ's base of operations, she is reluctant at first, doubting how far they are willing to go to become successful idols, until she approves of their effort and eventually joins the group. She has a tendency of acting like a big shot and constantly craves attention, but is deeply caring of the people around her. Unlike the other members of the group, she has an idol persona, and tends to invoke her catchphrase, "Nico Nico Smile" with an accompanying pose. After she graduates, she passes on the role of club president to Hanayo. Nico's three younger siblings (Voiced by: Sora Tokui) are Cocoa Yazawa (矢澤 ココア Yazawa Kokoa?) , Kokoro Yazawa (矢澤 ココロ Yazawa Kokoro?) , andKotarō Yazawa (矢澤 虎太郎 Yazawa Kotarō?). She is a very good cook.
- Eli Ayase (絢瀬 絵里 Ayase Eri?)
- Voiced by: Yoshino Nanjō[9]
- Eli is Otonokizaka Academy's third-year student council president who is determined to save the school. Although she opposes Honoka's plan at first, she ends up becoming the last girl to join μ's. She is part Russian because of her grandmother, and tends to say the Russian word "хорошо" (IPA: [xərɐˈʂo]; pronounced horosho, "good"). She is extremely talented, excelling at academics and athleticism, and is able perform her duties as the student council president flawlessly. Eli's specialty is quilting, and her experience with ballet qualifies her as the group's choreographer.
- Nozomi Tojo (東條 希 Tōjō Nozomi?)
- Voiced by: Aina Kusuda[10]
- Nozomi is the third-year student council vice-president, and the oldest of the group. She acts as the voice of reason to Eli, who was the first friend she made after spending her whole school life transferring from one place to another due to her parents' work, choosing to live by herself in order to stay in Otonokizaka. She also acts as the spiritual leader of the group, and has an almost all-knowing vibe to her, acting when she knew things got too far and even naming the group based on events that were yet to happen. Although she is not from that region, Nozomi speaks in Kansai dialect. Her hobby is fortune-telling, and she uses it to quickly fit in at a new school whenever she is forced to move. Despite having a serene personality, she has a rather mischievous side to her, and is prone to groping the other girls when she finds them distracted or depressed in a form of "cheering them up".
Aqours[edit]
- Chika Takami (高海 千歌 Takami Chika?)
- Voiced by: Anju Inami[11]
- Chika is the main protagonist of Love Live! Sunshine!! and a second-year at Uranohoshi Girls' Academy. She is a big fan of μ's, and was inspired by them to become a school idol in order to save her own high school from closing down. Her family runs a traditional inn known for its open-air hot springs with an ocean view.
- Riko Sakurauchi (桜内 梨子 Sakurauchi Riko?)
- Voiced by: Rikako Aida[11]
- Riko is a modest, down-to-earth second-year transfer student from Akihabara. She believes herself to have no special talent and thus has no interest in becoming a school idol, but is dragged into it by Chika.
- Kanan Matsuura (松浦 果南 Matsuura Kanan?)
- Voiced by: Nanaka Suwa[11]
- A third-year student and Chika's childhood friend. Kanan lives alone with her grandfather on a nearby island where they run a diving gear shop.
- Dia Kurosawa (黒澤 ダイヤ Kurosawa Daiya?)
- Voiced by: Arisa Komiya[11]
- The prideful, third-year student council president of Uranohoshi Girls' Academy. She and her younger sister Ruby are part of a well-known and respected family. Dia reluctantly becomes a school idol after losing a match to Chika, but due to her character, will accept nothing less than victory at Love Live!.
- You Watanabe (渡辺 曜 Watanabe Yō?)
- Voiced by: Shuka Saito[11]
- An energetic second-year student with a positive outlook. You aims to one day become a ship captain, just like her father.
- Yoshiko Tsushima (津島 善子 Tsushima Yoshiko?)
- Voiced by: Aika Kobayashi[11]
- Yoshiko is first-year student with "chūnibyō" (中二病?, "delusions of grandeur"). She refers to herself as "Yohane", and describes herself as a fallen angel who has angered God, as she's always been extremely unlucky.
- Hanamaru Kunikida (国木田 花丸 Kunikida Hanamaru?)
- Voiced by: Kanako Takatsuki[11]
- Hanamaru is an easily-distracted first-year student whose family runs a local temple. She refers to herself in third-person as "Ola", a nickname she received from her best friend Ruby, and ends all of her sentences with "-zura".
- Mari Ohara (小原 鞠莉 Ohara Mari?)
- Voiced by: Aina Suzuki[11]
- A third-year student at Uranohoshi. She is of mixed descent, her mother being Japanese while her Frenchman father runs a hotel chain in Italy. Mari is a bright person who prefers to take action by herself, and does not feel herself to be suited to become a school idol.
- Ruby Kurosawa (黒澤 ルビィ Kurosawa Rubii?)
- Voiced by: Ai Furihata[11]
- Dia's timid and crybaby little sister, Ruby has long since dreamed of becoming an idol. She has androphobia (a fear of men), as she's never talked to anyone male outside of her own father. She sometimes refers to herself in third-person like her best friend, Hanamaru.
Others[edit]
- Yukiho Kōsaka (高坂 雪穂 Kōsaka Yukiho?) is Honoka's younger sister who often does embarrassing things in private. Voiced by: Nao Tōyama
- Alisa Ayase (絢瀬 亜里沙 Ayase Arisa?) is Eli's younger sister who is a big fan of μ's. Having mostly lived abroad due to her being part-Russian, she is unfamiliar with many Japanese customs. Like her sister, she tends to say the Russian word "хорошо". Voiced by: Ayane Sakura
- Tsubasa Kira (綺羅 ツバサ Kira Tsubasa?) is the leader of rival group A-Rise and is a student at UTX High School. Voiced by: Megu Sakuragawa
- Erena Toudou (統堂 英玲奈 Tōdō Erena?) is a member of A-Rise with a more adult look than the others and is a student at UTX High School. Voiced by: Maho Matsunaga
- Anju Yuuki (優木 あんじゅ Yūki Anju?) is a member of A-Rise with a princess-like demeanor and is a student at UTX High School. Voiced by: Ayuru Ōhashi
Production[edit]
Since the first issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine was published, the editors of the magazine have hosted reader participation games whose development is directly influenced by the people who read the magazine. The project was first announced in the July 2010 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine, which revealed that the magazine would be collaborating with the anime studio Sunrise and the music label Lantis to co-produce the project.[12] The project officially began with the August 2010 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine, which introduced the story, characters, and a more detailed explanation of the project. The original plan for the story was written by Sakurako Kimino, who also writes the short stories for Love Live! featured in Dengeki G's Magazine. Original character design and illustrations are provided by Yūhei Murota.
Starting in August 2010, online mobile phone popularity contests have periodically been held to rank the characters, which influences the positions of the idols in the anime music videos produced by Sunrise. For example, the idol who ranks first in a given contest will be in the center position in the front row in the music video that follows. Other polls are used to determine different aspects of the idols, such as hairstyles and costumes.[13] Starting with the November 2010 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine, readers were polled to determine the name of the idols' group. After the editors narrowed it down to the five most popular names, readers were polled for a final time, ultimately choosing the name μ's. A similar polling system was used to determine the names of the three mini units: Printemps, BiBi, and Lily White.
Media[edit]
Print media[edit]
A manga adaptation titled Love Live!, written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Arumi Tokita, began serialization in the January 2012 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine. The manga ended serialization in the magazine's May 2014 issue and was transferred to Dengeki G's Comic starting with the June 2014 issue.[14] The first tankōbon volume was released on September 27, 2012,[15] and three volumes have been released as of May 27, 2014.[16] The second manga titled Love Live! School Idol Diary, written by Kimino and illustrated by Masaru Oda, began serialization in the June 2014 issue of Dengeki G's Comic.[14] The first volume of School Idol Diary was released on September 26, 2014.[17]
A light novel series titled Love Live! School Idol Diary is written by Kimino and contains illustrations by Yūhei Murota, Natsu Otono and Akame Kiyose. ASCII Media Works published 11 volumes between May 30, 2013 and August 29, 2014.[18] A fan book titled History of Love Live! was released on September 10, 2014, which features the Love Live! articles published between the July 2010 and February 2013 issues of Dengeki G's Magazine.[19]
Anime[edit]
See also: List of Love Live! episodes
A 13-episode anime television series, produced by Sunrise and directed by Takahiko Kyōgoku, aired in Japan on Tokyo MX between January 6 and March 31, 2013 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[20] The opening theme is "Bokura wa Ima no Naka de" (僕らは今のなかで?, lit. "We're Living in the Moment") and the ending theme is "Kitto Seishun ga Kikoeru" (きっと青春が聞こえる?, lit. "Surely Our Youth Can Be Heard"); both are performed by μ's (Emi Nitta, Aya Uchida, Suzuko Mimori,Yoshino Nanjō, Pile, Riho Iida, Aina Kusuda, Yurika Kubo and Sora Tokui). An original video animation episode was released on November 27, 2013.[21] A second season aired on Tokyo MX between April 6 and June 29, 2014, also airing on TV Aichi, Yomiuri TV, and BS11,[22] and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Sore wa Bokutachi no Kiseki" (それは僕たちの奇跡?, lit. "That Is Our Miracle") and the ending theme is "Donna Toki mo Zutto" (どんなときもずっと?, lit. "Always No Matter What"); both are performed by μ's. The first season was released on September 2, 2014 on BD.[23] An animated film was released in theaters on June 13, 2015.[24] Both anime series and film are licensed in North America by NIS America, who released the first season on subtitled Blu-ray Disc on September 2, 2014 and will produce an English dubbed version at a later date.[25][26][27][28] MVM Entertainment released the first series in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2015 on DVD, with plans to release it on Blu-ray Disc in 2016 with an English dub.[29] MVM Entertainment will also release the second series in 2016.[30]
Video games[edit]
A free game titled Love Live! School Idol Festival was developed by KLab and released by Bushiroad for iOS devices in Japan on April 15, 2013.[31] The game is acollectible card game with elements of rhythm game and visual novel genres. A version for Android was also released. The game was localized into English and released worldwide on May 11, 2014 for both iOS and Android devices,[32] and also received localizations available in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea.[33]
A series of three rhythm-action video games developed by Dingo Inc.,[34] titled Love Live! School Idol Paradise, were released on August 28, 2014 for the PlayStation Vita.[35] The three games were released as Vol. 1 Printemps, Vol.2 BiBi and Vol.3 Lily White. These games sold 88,169 physical retail copies altogether within the first week of release in Japan.[36]
Music[edit]
Aside from individual and duet singles, the nine idols of μ's are divided into three mini units with their own singles themselves: Printemps (Honoka, Kotori, and Hanayo), BiBi (Eli, Maki, and Nico), and Lily White (Umi, Rin, and Nozomi). Each of μ's' singles were released with an anime music video.[37]
| Title | Artist(s) | Release date | PeakOricon chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Bokura no Live Kimi to no Life"(僕らのLIVE 君とのLIFE Our Live, Life with You?) | μ's | August 25, 2010 | 167[38] | μ's' first single | ||||||||
| "Snow Halation" | μ's | December 22, 2010 | 74[39] | μ's' second single | ||||||||
| "Love Marginal" | Printemps | May 25, 2011 | 85[40] | Printemps' first single | ||||||||
| "Diamond Princess no Yūutsu" (ダイヤモンドプリンセスの憂鬱 The Melancholy of the Diamond Princess?) | BiBi | June 22, 2011 | 79[41] | BiBi's first single | ||||||||
| "Shiranai Love*Oshiete Love" (知らないLove*教えてLoveUnknowing Love*Teaching Love?) | Lily White | July 27, 2011 | 81[42] | Lily White's first single | ||||||||
| "Natsuiro Egao de 1, 2, Jump!" (夏色えがおで1,2,Jump! Summer-colored Smile 1, 2, Jump!?) | μ's | August 24, 2011 | 62[43] | μ's' third single | ||||||||
| "Mogyutto 'love' de Sekkenchū!"(もぎゅっと"love"で接近中! A Tight Love is Approaching!?) | μ's | February 15, 2012 | 31[44] | μ's' fourth single | ||||||||
| "Mermaid Festa Vol. 2 (Passionate)" | Honoka Kōsaka (Emi Nitta) and Rin Hoshizora (Riho Iida) | April 25, 2012 | 57[45] | Duo single | ||||||||
| "Otome Shiki Ren'ai Juku" (乙女式れんあい塾 Maiden's Love Formula Lesson?) | Nico Yazawa (Sora Tokui) and Nozomi Tojo (Aina Kusuda) | May 23, 2012 | 64[46] | Duo single | ||||||||
| "Kokuhaku Biyori, desu!" (告白日和、です! A Good Day for a Confession!?) | Kotori Minami (Aya Uchida) and Hanayo Koizumi (Yurika Kubo) | June 27, 2012 | 43[47] | Duo single | ||||||||
| "Soldier Game" | Maki Nishikino (Pile), Umi Sonoda (Suzuko Mimori) and Eli Ayase (Yoshino Nanjō) | July 25, 2012 | 38[48] | Trio single | ||||||||
| "Wonderful Rush" | μ's | September 5, 2012 | 30[49] | μ's' fifth single | ||||||||
| "Bokura wa Ima no Naka de" (僕らは今のなかで We are Living in the Moment?) | μ's | January 23, 2013 | 12[50] | Opening theme of the anime (season 1) | ||||||||
| "Kitto Seishun ga Kikoeru" (きっと青春が聞こえる Youth Will Surely Be Heard?) | μ's | February 6, 2013 | 8[51] | Ending theme of the anime (season 1) | ||||||||
| "Susume→Tomorrow" (ススメ→トゥモロウ Advance→Tomorrow?) / "Start:Dash!!" | Honoka Kōsaka (Emi Nitta), Kotori Minami (Aya Uchida) and Umi Sonoda (Suzuko Mimori) | February 20, 2013 | 11[52] | Insert songs from the anime (season 1) | ||||||||
| "Korekara no Someday" (これからのSomeday Someday in the Future?) / "Wonder Zone" | Honoka Kōsaka (Emi Nitta), Kotori Minami (Aya Uchida), Umi Sonoda (Suzuko Mimori), Rin Hoshizora (Riho Iida), Maki Nishikino (Pile), Hanayo Koizumi (Yurika Kubo) and Nico Yazawa (Sora Tokui) / μ's | March 6, 2013 | 7[53] | |||||||||
| "No Brand Girls" / "Start:Dash!!" | μ's | April 3, 2013 | 5[54] | |||||||||
| "Binetsu kara Mystery" (微熱からMystery Mystery from Slight Fever?) | Lily White | June 26, 2013 | 4[55] | Lily White's second single | ||||||||
| "Cutie Panther" | BiBi | July 24, 2013 | 8[56] | BiBi's second single | ||||||||
| "Pure Girls Project" | Printemps | August 21, 2013 | 10[57] | Printemps' second single | ||||||||
| "Music S.T.A.R.T!!" | μ's | November 27, 2013 | 5[58] | μ's' sixth single | ||||||||
| "Takaramonozu" (タカラモノズTreasures?) / "Paradise Live" | μ's | January 29, 2014 | 4[59] | JP: Gold[60] | Special single to celebrate 1 million downloads of Love Live! School Idol Festival in Japan | |||||||
| "Sore wa Bokutachi no Kiseki" (それは僕たちの奇跡 That's Our Miracle?) | µ's | April 23, 2014 | 3[61] | JP: Gold[62] | Opening theme of the anime (season 2) | |||||||
| "Donna Toki mo Zutto" (どんなときもずっと Always No Matter What?) | μ's | May 8, 2014 | 2[63] | Ending theme of the anime (season 2) | ||||||||
| "Yume no Tobira" (ユメノトビラThe Door of Dreams?) | µ's | May 28, 2014 | 3[64] | Insert songs from the anime (season 2) | ||||||||
| "Love wing bell" / "Dancing stars on me!" | Rin Hoshizora (Riho Iida), Maki Nishikino (Pile), Hanayo Koizumi (Yurika Kubo), Eli Ayase (Yoshino Nanjō), Nozomi Tojo (Aina Kusuda) and Nico Yazawa (Sora Tokui) / μ's | June 11, 2014 | 3[65] | |||||||||
| "KiRa-KiRa Sensation!" / "Happy maker!" | µ's | July 9, 2014 | 3[66] | |||||||||
| "Shangri-La Shower" | μ's | October 1, 2014 | 5[67] | Love Live! School Idol Paradiseexclusive song | ||||||||
| "Eien Friends" (永遠フレンズForever Friends?) | Printemps | November 12, 2014 | 6[68] | Printemps' third single, in collaboration with Love Live! School Idol Festival as celebration for reaching 3 million downloads in Japan[69][70] | ||||||||
| "Aki no Anata no Sora Tōku" (秋のあなたの空遠く Your Distant Autumn Sky?) | Lily White | November 26, 2014 | 3[71] | Lily White's third single, in collaboration with Love Live! School Idol Festival as celebration for reaching 3 million downloads in Japan[72][70] | ||||||||
| "Fuyu ga Kureta Yokan" (冬がくれた予感 The Premonition that Winter Gave Me?) | BiBi | December 24, 2014 | 2[73] | JP: Gold[74] | BiBi's third single, in collaboration withLove Live! School Idol Festival as celebration for reaching 3 million downloads in Japan[75][70] | |||||||
| "CheerDay CheerGirl!" | Printemps | December 25, 2014 | — | Released as bonus CDs for those who bought the Love Live! season 2 Blu-ray Discs from Gamers, Animate, and Softmap, respectively | ||||||||
| "Onaji Hoshi ga Mitai" (同じ星が見たい I Want To See the Same Stars?) | Lily White | |||||||||||
| "Silent tonight" | BiBi | |||||||||||
| "Mi wa μ'sic no Mi" (ミはμ'sicのミM is for μ'sic?) | μ's | April 22, 2015 | 5[76] | Collaboration single with Dengeki G's Magazine | ||||||||
| "Angelic angel" / "Hello, Hoshi o Kazoete" (Hello,星を数えて Hello, Count the Stars?) | μ's / Maki Nishikino (Pile), Hanayo Koizumi (Yurika Kubo) and Rin Hoshizora (Riho Iida) | July 1, 2015 | 2[77] | Songs from the film | ||||||||
| "Sunny Day Song" / "?←Heartbeat" | μ's / Nico Yazawa (Sora Tokui), Eli Ayase (Yoshino Nanjo) and Nozomi Tojo (Aina Kusuda) | July 8, 2015 | 2[78] | |||||||||
| "Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari"(僕たちはひとつの光 We Are a Single Light?) / "Future style" | μ's / Honoka Kousaka (Emi Nitta), Umi Sonada (Suzuko Mimori) and Kotori Minami (Aya Uchida) | July 15, 2015 | 2[79] | |||||||||
| "Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru Kai?" (君のこころは輝いてるかい?Is Your Heart Shining??) | Aqours | October 7, 2015 | [80] | Aqours' first single | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that were ineligible to chart. | ||||||||||||
| BD volume | Title | Artist | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1 | "Yume Naki Yume wa Yume Janai" (夢なき夢は夢じゃない A Dream Without a Dream is Not a Dream?) | Honoka Kōsaka (Emi Nitta) | March 22, 2013 |
| 2 | "Anemone Heart" | Kotori Minami (Aya Uchida) and Umi Sonoda (Suzuko Mimori) | April 24, 2013 |
| 3 | "Nawatobi!" (なわとび! Jumping Rope?) | Hanayo Koizumi (Yurika Kubo) | May 28, 2013 |
| 4 | "Beat in Angel" | Rin Hoshizora (Riho Iida) and Maki Nishikino (Pile) | June 21, 2013 |
| 5 | "Niko Puri♡Joshi Dō" (にこぷり♡女子道 Nico Puri♡Girl's Path?) | Nico Yazawa (Sora Tokui) | July 26, 2013 |
| 6 | "Garasu no Hanazono" (硝子の花園 Garden of Glass?) | Eli Ayase (Yoshino Nanjō) and Nozomi Tojo (Aina Kusuda) | August 28, 2013 |
| 7 | "Loneliest Baby" | µ's | September 25, 2013 |
| Season 2 | |||
| 1 | "Shiawase Iki no Smiling!" (シアワセ行きのSMILING! The Smiling Towards Happiness!?) | Honoka Kōsaka (Emi Nitta) | June 20, 2014 |
| 2 | "Zurui yo Magnetic today" (ずるいよMagnetic today That Unfair Magnetic today?) | Maki Nishikino (Pile) and Nico Yazawa (Sora Tokui) | July 25, 2014 |
| 3 | "Kururin Miracle" (くるりんMIRACLE Twirling Miracle?) | Rin Hoshizora (Riho Iida) | August 27, 2014 |
| 4 | "Storm in Lover" | Eli Ayase (Yoshino Nanjō) and Umi Sonoda (Suzuko Mimori) | September 24, 2014 |
| 5 | "Moshimo Kara Kitto" (もしもからきっと From If To I'm Sure?) | Nozomi Tojo (Aina Kusuda) | October 29, 2014 |
| 6 | "Suki desu ga Suki desu ka?" (好きですが好きですか？ I Love You, but Do You Love Me??) | Kotori Minami (Aya Uchida) and Hanayo Koizumi (Yurika Kubo) | November 21, 2014 |
| 7 | "Soshite Saigo no Page niwa" (そして最後のページには And On the Last Page is?) | µ's | December 25, 2014 |
| Title | Artist | Release date | Peak Oricon chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umiiro Shōjo ni Miserarete (海色少女に魅せられて The Enchanted Ocean-colored Maiden?) | Umi Sonoda (Suzuko Mimori) | November 23, 2011 | 97[81] | |||||||||
| Kotori Lovin' you (ことりLovin' you?) | Kotori Minami (Aya Uchida) | December 14, 2011 | 109[82] | |||||||||
| Honnori Honokairo! (ほんのり穂乃果色! Faint Honoka Color?) | Honoka Kōsaka (Emi Nitta) | January 25, 2012 | 90[83] | |||||||||
| μ's Best Album Best Live! Collection | μ's | January 9, 2013 | 12[84] | JP: Gold[85] | ||||||||
| Notes of School Idol Days | μ's, A-Rise, Yoshiaki Fujisawa | April 10, 2013 | 10[86] | |||||||||
| Orange Cheers! | Honoka Kōsaka (Emi Nitta) | April 2, 2014 | 44[87] | |||||||||
| Ice Blue no Shunkan (アイス・ブルーの瞬間?) | Eli Ayase (Yoshino Nanjō) | April 2, 2014 | 28[88] | |||||||||
| Junpaku Romance (純白ロマンス?) | Kotori Minami (Aya Uchida) | April 2, 2014 | 37[89] | |||||||||
| Ao no Shinwa (蒼の神話?) | Umi Sonoda (Suzuko Mimori) | April 2, 2014 | 41[90] | |||||||||
| Ring a yellow bell | Rin Hoshizora (Riho Iida) | April 2, 2014 | 53[91] | |||||||||
| Scarlet Princess | Maki Nishikino (Pile) | April 2, 2014 | 31[92] | |||||||||
| Violet Moon (バイオレットムーン?) | Nozomi Tojo (Aina Kusuda) | April 2, 2014 | 59[93] | |||||||||
| Wakakusa no Season (若草のSeason?) | Hanayo Koizumi (Yurika Kubo) | April 2, 2014 | 52[94] | |||||||||
| Momoiro Egao (ももいろ♡えがお?) | Nico Yazawa (Sora Tokui) | April 2, 2014 | 47[95] | |||||||||
| Solo Live! collection Memorial Box II | μ's | April 2, 2014 | 8[96] | |||||||||
| Notes of School Idol Days: Glory | μ's, A-Rise, Yoshiaki Fujisawa | August 27, 2014 | 7[97] | |||||||||
| Love Live! 1st Season Compilation Album | μ's | April 28, 2015 | — | |||||||||
| Love Live! 2nd Season Compilation Album | μ's | April 28, 2015 | — | |||||||||
| μ's Best Album Best Live! Collection II | μ's | May 27, 2015 | 1[98] | JP: Gold[99] | ||||||||
| Notes of School Idol Days: Curtain Call | µ's, Takayama Minami, Yoshiaki Fujisawa | August 5, 2015 | 4[100] | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that were ineligible to chart. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Artist | Release date | Format | Peak Oricon chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| μ's First Love Live! | μ's | November 21, 2012 | BD/DVD | 206 (DVD)[101] 28 (BD)[102] |
| μ's 3rd Anniversary LoveLive! | December 25, 2013 | 49 (DVD)[103] 3 (BD)[104] | ||
| μ's→Next LoveLive! 2014: Endless Parade | July 23, 2014 | 7 (DVD)[105] 6 (BD)[106] |
| Title | Artist | Release date | Peak Oricon chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love Live Radio Kagai Katsudō: Nicorinpana Theme Song DJCD (ラブライ部 ラジオ課外活動にこりんぱな テーマソングDJCD?) | Nico Yazawa (Sora Tokui), Rin Hoshizora (Riho Iida) and Hanayo Koizumi (Yurika Kubo) | October 17, 2012 | 73[107] |
Reception[edit]
Anime News Network had two editors review the first season in 2013: Carl Kimlinger reviewed the first six episodes of the series, finding fault in some of the characters lacking depth and the use of 3D animation in the dancing scenes, but praised director Takahiko Kyōgoku for his use of visuals and for giving a realistic approach to idol groups.[108] Rebecca Silverman reviewed the latter half of the series, criticizing the 3D animation and the characters not breaking stereotypes but found it enjoyable because of its charm and offering viewers some characters they will like, concluding with, "When you're feeling down, give this a watch, because if nothing else, Love Live! has its heart in the right place and only seems to want us to smile."[109] Silverman reviewed the second season in 2014, commenting on its tendencies to get melodramatic and lack of equal attention to the main cast, but praised it for fixing the problems she found in the first season and providing genuine emotion from its characters, saying that "it is a lot of fun and one of the most enjoyable entries into the idol genre, a position it solidifies with this second season."[110]In 2014, Love Live! won the Anime Work Award in the 19th Animation Kobe Awards, an annual anime event in Kobe, Japan.[111][112]
The film grossed ¥400,235,800 (US$3.42 million at the time) during its opening weekend in Japan, reaching the number-one place at the box office. The film remained at No. 1 after three weeks, earning over ¥1.2 billion.[113] It also ranked first in the number of viewers, with 251,811 tickets sold during the same period.[114][115] It has earned ¥1.87 billion.[116]
Controversy[edit]
Fans of the English version of the Love Live! School Idol Festival game discovered that most of the homosexual subtext between the various girls depicted in the game were removed. In some instances, overt references to relationships between girls were changed to imply a relationship between a girl and a boy. Klab has since issued a statement on the controversy:
An update released on June 30, 2015 made adjustments to the translated text to retain their original meanings.[118]
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