Love Live!, the idol franchise made up of video games, anime series, manga adaptations and more turns 10 years old today, June 30. That’s the day something called Love Live! School Idol Project first appeared in the pages of Dengeki G’s Magazine. The concept? A …Read more »
The new Love Live! TV anime has been gradually trickling out information as we build toward its release. The latest preview not only introduces the five main school idols and their names, it also gives us the name of the school itself. The story this …Read more »
Love Live! has been casting a worldwide search so they can give a name to a character simply referred to as “anata” (you) in Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS, and the votes are finally in. Thanks to a poll conducted to give the …Read more »
Everyone wants to do their part to limit the spread of COVID-19, and that extends to Love Live! Sunshine!! idol group Aqours. To contribute in their own way, the idols teamed up with the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare of Japan to be featured …Read more »
The Love Live! series has a new project in the works, with applications now live for open auditions. While the actual details are still a mystery, the official Twitter account shared a teaser featuring what may be a character connected to the open audition role. …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Fathom Events Calling all Love Live! fans! Have you ever dreamed of seeing your best girls in concert? Well, you’ll have the rare opportunity to do so thanks to a limited theatrical outing that’s on the way from Fathom Events, which is bringing …Read more »
Seeing the idols of the Love Live! world perform isn’t always so easy if you don’t live in Japan. Fans will finally get a chance to see some of the most popular groups on the big screen, though, thanks to Fathom Events’ upcoming Love Live! …Read more »
This weekend saw the Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club’s first concert, and a special announcement was made on day two. A new Love Live! TV anime centered on the group has been revealed along with two key visuals that showcase the group’s nine idols with their fresh …Read more »
If you have the license for a particular property, it’s perfectly fine to use said license to produce huggable and extremely popular body pillow covers—AKA dakimakura—based on various characters from the series. This applies to the Love Live! franchise, as well, but there’s no way in hell …Read more »
Makaizo is a term that translates to “devil modification,” which is exactly the type of practice that resulted in the arrest of Kyoto Prefecture resident Takuya Matsuda. In this particular case, the modifications in question were an attempt to increase the sex appeal of figures …Read more »
It’s off to Italy with the members of Aqours in the upcoming feature anime film Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow. The official YouTube channel for the franchise went up with a new full trailer for the film after Aqours’ first …Read more »
This weekend in Numazu, Japan, a female pedestrian was hit and knocked over by a car, which then sped off. The driver didn’t get far, though, because his car was, shall we say, distinct: it was painted with a character from Love Live Sunshine. The …Read more »
The Love Live! Sunshine!! manhole covers in Numazu, Japan are the gift that keeps on giving… just not in the way they were intended. The mere fact that sewer entrances would be used as place to un-ironically celebrate idol anime was weird enough to make …Read more »
The plot thickens in the on-going saga of the Love Live Sunshine!! manhole covers in Numazu, Japan. Shortly after being installed in late May, many of the manhole covers were vandalized with spray paint. It was later announced that the city was removing the manhole …Read more »
It’s been a bad month for Love Live! fans, with a bomb threat, vandalism and removal of promotional manhole cover art, and one fan getting kicked out of an event for wearing too much swag. Now it seems some female otaku in Japan have decided …Read more »
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