Love Live! Superstar!! | |
ラブライブ!スーパースター!! (Rabu Raibu! Sūpāsutā!!) | |
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Genre | Musical |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takahiko Kyogoku |
Written by | Jukki Hanada |
Music by | Yoshiaki Fujisawa |
Studio | Bandai Namco Filmworks [a] |
Licensed by | |
Original network | NHK Educational TV |
Original run | July 11, 2021 – present |
Episodes | 24 |
Manga | |
Love Live! Superstar!! Chii-chan Buchō wa Yūnō Desu! | |
Written by | Yūta Taneda |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Magazine | ComicWalker |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 30, 2023 – present |
Volumes | 1 |
Love Live! Superstar!! (ラブライブ!スーパースター!!, Rabu Raibu! Sūpāsutā!!) is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by Kadokawa Corporation, music label Lantis, and animation studio Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly known as Sunrise). The project is the third major and fourth overall installment in the Love Live! franchise after Love Live! School Idol Project, and Love Live! Sunshine!!. Superstar revolves into five young schoolgirls forming an idol group collectively known as Liella.
An anime television series aired on NHK Educational TV from July to October 2021. [1] [2] A second season aired from July to October 2022. A third season is set to premiere in October 2024. All seasons are licensed by Crunchyroll for home video and streaming in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe (including Quebec).
The story is set in the Yuigaoka Private Girls High School (私立結ヶ丘女子高等学校, Shiritsu Yuigaoka Joshi Kōtō Gakkō) that lies between the Omotesando, Harajuku, and Aoyama neighborhoods of Tokyo. The school was originally going to be demolished, only to have instead recently reopened to accept students. Within a school that has not made a name for itself, along with no history or accomplishments to speak of, Kanon Shibuya and four other first-year students discover the existence of "school idols", and for one reason or another eventually join the school idol club (with the group later being named "Liella!") in order to leave their mark on the newly reopened academy. As time progresses, Liella! gains popularity with the general public and prospective students, which leads to new members joining with each consecutive school year. The number of club members gradually rises from the founding 5 in its first year, 9 in its second year, and 11 in its third year.
Where appropriate, plot descriptions mentioned below refer to the anime television series. Other parts of the franchise, such as the manga and novel series, feature some variations in the storyline. The original five members are first-year students in the first season and advance as second-year students in the second season. [3]
An idol unit from Kōzu-shima, Tokyo, which serves as Liella's rival.
The franchise announced a separate anime adaptation other than Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club in January 2020, which features a new set of characters, who are all first-year students in a newly reopened school originally on the verge of demolition. The school lies between the Omotesando, Harajuku, and Aoyama neighborhoods of Tokyo. In addition, an audition for one of the main cast was held on March 12, 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19. [6] Atsushi Saitō serves as the character design adapting style of the series' original character designer Yūhei Murota. [7] The school name was decided through fans' votes and concluded in May 2020 with Yuigaoka Girls High School (結ヶ丘女子高等学校, Yuigaoka Joshi Kōtō Gakkō). The main characters names were also announced: Kanon Shibuya, Tang Keke, Chisato Arashi, Sumire Heanna, and Ren Hazuki. [8]
The project's name, Love Live! Superstar!! was announced in July through the series' exclusive magazine Love Live! Days. [9] In September, the school idol group's name, "Liella!" was also chosen through fans' votes. [10] The name was chosen among 16 options that fans could vote for. [7] The name "Liella!" comes from a combination from a French word "lier" which means "to connect", which is the same as Yui (結) in the school's name in Japanese, and "brilliante", which means an "inner glow". Behind the group's name lies the feelings of the hope that the small stars of today who have their own brilliance will become superstars someday. [11]
The cast of the initial five main characters was later revealed in December 2020: Sayuri Date, Liyuu, Nako Misaki, Naomi Payton, and Nagisa Aoyama. Date and Aoyama are members who passed the open audition that was held earlier in the year. [12] [b] The group's debut single, "Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora" (始まりは君の空) released on April 7, 2021. The single includes an animation PV and released in two versions—each with different B-sides: "Minna de Kanaeru Monogatari" (みんなで叶える物語) and "Watashi o Kanaeru Monogatari" (私を叶える物語). [13]
The anime television series is animated by Bandai Namco Filmworks and directed by Takahiko Kyogoku, with Jukki Hanada handling series composition and Atsushi Saito designing the characters. Yoshiaki Fujisawa returns from his work on Love Live! School Idol Project to compose the music. The series aired on NHK Educational TV from July 11 to October 17, 2021. [14] Funimation has licensed the series for international releases. [15] Liella! perform both the opening and ending themes, titled "Start!! True Dreams" and "Mirai wa Kaze no Yō ni" (未来は風のように) respectively, from episode 2 onwards. Special animated music videos made specifically for the NHK Educational TV broadcast featuring original songs by Liella! air after each episode titled "Songs of Liella!". [16]
On October 24, 2021, it was announced during a live screening event of the first season that a second season wasproduction. The announcement was uploaded to the official Love Live! Series YouTube channel shortly after the event. [17] The second season aired from July 17 to October 9, 2022. [18] The second season features four additional Liella! members. Liella! once again perform the both opening and ending themes, respectively titled "We Will!" and "Oikakeru Yume no Saki de" (追いかける夢の先で). The second season also features "Songs of Liella!" segments at the end of every episode when aired on NHK Educational TV.
A third season was announced following the conclusion of the second season. Love Live! Superstar!! staff held nationwide auditions for a new Liella! third generation cast member, [19] with Sakura Sakakura winning the audition and joining the group, being cast as Tomari Onitsuka. [20] The third season is set to premiere in October 2024. [21]
Various Liella! songs were playable through Love Live! School Idol Festival and its spin-off game School Idol Festival All Stars for limited amounts of time. [22] SR cards of Liella! members were also made available through a special login bonus in School Idol Festival as commemoration of the anime series' broadcast. [23]
A spin-off manga, titled Love Live! Superstar!! Chii-chan Buchō wa Yūnō Desu!, written and illustrated by Yūta Taneda began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's Comic Walker manga website on March 30, 2023. The manga is centered around the character Chisato Arashi. [24] The manga's chapters have been compiled into a single tankōbon volume as of January 26, 2024. [25]
In June 2021, the Love Live! staff issued an apology for having modeled the main character's family café after the exterior of Café Casa, a real café in Shibuya. The staff admitted that they had used the café’s likeness without permission or "prior consideration", leading to the café's staff receiving infringements of their privacy via social media; additionally, the increased presence of Love Live! fans at the café affected its intended mood and atmosphere. The design of the café in the anime was subsequently changed so it less resembled Café Casa. [26]
Love Live! Superstar!! | |
ラブライブ!スーパースター!! (Rabu Raibu! Sūpāsutā!!) | |
---|---|
Genre | Musical |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takahiko Kyogoku |
Written by | Jukki Hanada |
Music by | Yoshiaki Fujisawa |
Studio | Bandai Namco Filmworks [a] |
Licensed by | |
Original network | NHK Educational TV |
Original run | July 11, 2021 – present |
Episodes | 24 |
Manga | |
Love Live! Superstar!! Chii-chan Buchō wa Yūnō Desu! | |
Written by | Yūta Taneda |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Magazine | ComicWalker |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 30, 2023 – present |
Volumes | 1 |
Love Live! Superstar!! (ラブライブ!スーパースター!!, Rabu Raibu! Sūpāsutā!!) is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by Kadokawa Corporation, music label Lantis, and animation studio Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly known as Sunrise). The project is the third major and fourth overall installment in the Love Live! franchise after Love Live! School Idol Project, and Love Live! Sunshine!!. Superstar revolves into five young schoolgirls forming an idol group collectively known as Liella.
An anime television series aired on NHK Educational TV from July to October 2021. [1] [2] A second season aired from July to October 2022. A third season is set to premiere in October 2024. All seasons are licensed by Crunchyroll for home video and streaming in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe (including Quebec).
The story is set in the Yuigaoka Private Girls High School (私立結ヶ丘女子高等学校, Shiritsu Yuigaoka Joshi Kōtō Gakkō) that lies between the Omotesando, Harajuku, and Aoyama neighborhoods of Tokyo. The school was originally going to be demolished, only to have instead recently reopened to accept students. Within a school that has not made a name for itself, along with no history or accomplishments to speak of, Kanon Shibuya and four other first-year students discover the existence of "school idols", and for one reason or another eventually join the school idol club (with the group later being named "Liella!") in order to leave their mark on the newly reopened academy. As time progresses, Liella! gains popularity with the general public and prospective students, which leads to new members joining with each consecutive school year. The number of club members gradually rises from the founding 5 in its first year, 9 in its second year, and 11 in its third year.
Where appropriate, plot descriptions mentioned below refer to the anime television series. Other parts of the franchise, such as the manga and novel series, feature some variations in the storyline. The original five members are first-year students in the first season and advance as second-year students in the second season. [3]
An idol unit from Kōzu-shima, Tokyo, which serves as Liella's rival.
The franchise announced a separate anime adaptation other than Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club in January 2020, which features a new set of characters, who are all first-year students in a newly reopened school originally on the verge of demolition. The school lies between the Omotesando, Harajuku, and Aoyama neighborhoods of Tokyo. In addition, an audition for one of the main cast was held on March 12, 2020, but was postponed due to COVID-19. [6] Atsushi Saitō serves as the character design adapting style of the series' original character designer Yūhei Murota. [7] The school name was decided through fans' votes and concluded in May 2020 with Yuigaoka Girls High School (結ヶ丘女子高等学校, Yuigaoka Joshi Kōtō Gakkō). The main characters names were also announced: Kanon Shibuya, Tang Keke, Chisato Arashi, Sumire Heanna, and Ren Hazuki. [8]
The project's name, Love Live! Superstar!! was announced in July through the series' exclusive magazine Love Live! Days. [9] In September, the school idol group's name, "Liella!" was also chosen through fans' votes. [10] The name was chosen among 16 options that fans could vote for. [7] The name "Liella!" comes from a combination from a French word "lier" which means "to connect", which is the same as Yui (結) in the school's name in Japanese, and "brilliante", which means an "inner glow". Behind the group's name lies the feelings of the hope that the small stars of today who have their own brilliance will become superstars someday. [11]
The cast of the initial five main characters was later revealed in December 2020: Sayuri Date, Liyuu, Nako Misaki, Naomi Payton, and Nagisa Aoyama. Date and Aoyama are members who passed the open audition that was held earlier in the year. [12] [b] The group's debut single, "Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora" (始まりは君の空) released on April 7, 2021. The single includes an animation PV and released in two versions—each with different B-sides: "Minna de Kanaeru Monogatari" (みんなで叶える物語) and "Watashi o Kanaeru Monogatari" (私を叶える物語). [13]
The anime television series is animated by Bandai Namco Filmworks and directed by Takahiko Kyogoku, with Jukki Hanada handling series composition and Atsushi Saito designing the characters. Yoshiaki Fujisawa returns from his work on Love Live! School Idol Project to compose the music. The series aired on NHK Educational TV from July 11 to October 17, 2021. [14] Funimation has licensed the series for international releases. [15] Liella! perform both the opening and ending themes, titled "Start!! True Dreams" and "Mirai wa Kaze no Yō ni" (未来は風のように) respectively, from episode 2 onwards. Special animated music videos made specifically for the NHK Educational TV broadcast featuring original songs by Liella! air after each episode titled "Songs of Liella!". [16]
On October 24, 2021, it was announced during a live screening event of the first season that a second season wasproduction. The announcement was uploaded to the official Love Live! Series YouTube channel shortly after the event. [17] The second season aired from July 17 to October 9, 2022. [18] The second season features four additional Liella! members. Liella! once again perform the both opening and ending themes, respectively titled "We Will!" and "Oikakeru Yume no Saki de" (追いかける夢の先で). The second season also features "Songs of Liella!" segments at the end of every episode when aired on NHK Educational TV.
A third season was announced following the conclusion of the second season. Love Live! Superstar!! staff held nationwide auditions for a new Liella! third generation cast member, [19] with Sakura Sakakura winning the audition and joining the group, being cast as Tomari Onitsuka. [20] The third season is set to premiere in October 2024. [21]
Various Liella! songs were playable through Love Live! School Idol Festival and its spin-off game School Idol Festival All Stars for limited amounts of time. [22] SR cards of Liella! members were also made available through a special login bonus in School Idol Festival as commemoration of the anime series' broadcast. [23]
A spin-off manga, titled Love Live! Superstar!! Chii-chan Buchō wa Yūnō Desu!, written and illustrated by Yūta Taneda began serialization on Kadokawa Corporation's Comic Walker manga website on March 30, 2023. The manga is centered around the character Chisato Arashi. [24] The manga's chapters have been compiled into a single tankōbon volume as of January 26, 2024. [25]
In June 2021, the Love Live! staff issued an apology for having modeled the main character's family café after the exterior of Café Casa, a real café in Shibuya. The staff admitted that they had used the café’s likeness without permission or "prior consideration", leading to the café's staff receiving infringements of their privacy via social media; additionally, the increased presence of Love Live! fans at the café affected its intended mood and atmosphere. The design of the café in the anime was subsequently changed so it less resembled Café Casa. [26]