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Love Live! School Idol Project

Love Live! School idol projectラブライブ! School idol project

2013 · TV · 13 eps Finished

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What is Love Live! School Idol Project about?

Love Live! School Idol Project is a TV anime series of 13 episodes animated by Sunrise, adapted from a multimedia project. It aired from January 6, 2013 to March 31, 2013. AniList classifies it as music and slice of life.

Otonokizaka High School stands on the border of three cities: Akihabara—a pop culture mecca that's evolving by the minute; Kanda—a conservative, cultured city where history and tradition reign supreme; and Jinbo—a quiet area reserved for a more mature, sophisticated population. Amidst this culture clash, the school now faces closure due to the enrollment of fewer and fewer students.

With the school planning to close within three years, nine female students come together with one thing in mind—form a pop idol group to revive the school's popularity and keep it from shutting down. "In order to protect our beloved school, there's only one thing we can do... become pop stars!"

Their goal is simple: Become an overnight sensation and use their nationwide media exposure to promote their school and bring in a wave of new students to the ailing area. A simple but solid plan, they figure. Naturally, they're nervous and wonder if this plan can really succeed, but for better or worse their new journey has begun...

"All we can ask for is just a tiny bit of support from you. We truly believe that with your help, we can change the world around us. We will make our dreams come true!"

Synopsis from AniList, which credits NIS America. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Idol, Dancing, Primarily Female Cast, School Club, Ensemble Cast, School, Female Protagonist, Politics, Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, Primarily Teen Cast.

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Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

  • Rin Hoshizora 星空凛

    Main character

    Rin appears to be a bit of a tomboy, though with a girly streak. She likes sports and is arguably the most athletic member of μ's, on par with Eli. Like Honoka, Rin is very energetic, hard-working and active.

    Japanese voice: Riho Iida

  • Kotori Minami 南ことり

    Main character

    Kotori is known for having her head in the clouds. Despite this, she is μ's designer along with Nico Yazawa. Kotori has a very huge aptitude for fashion and is very good at drawing costumes for the group.

    Japanese voice: Aya Uchida

  • Hanayo Koizumi 小泉花陽

    Main character

    A shy girl who dreamed of being an idol since she was very young; Rin and Maki finally convince her to join µ's.

    Japanese voice: Yurika Kubo

  • Nico Yazawa 矢澤にこ

    Main character

    Nico has been observing Honoka's new Idol group for a while but eventually joins them. She has past experiences as an amateur school idol. At first, she was secretly the President of the school's unknown Idol Research Club, but after an incident, the club was later joined together with Honoka's Idol Club.

    Japanese voice: Sora Tokui

  • Maki Nishikino 西木野真姫

    Main character

    Maki Nishikino is a first-year​ high school student in Otonokizaka High School. She has a beautiful voice and loves jazz music more than anyone else in the group.

    Japanese voice: Pile

  • Umi Sonoda 園田海未

    Main character

    Umi is normally a shy girl, but she has a strong will and some qualities of a leader. Despite this, she is content to stay reserved and always thinks logically. Umi is uncomfortable with wearing short skirts but gets used to it after their first live.

    Japanese voice: Suzuko Mimori

  • Nozomi Toujou 東條希

    Main character

    Nozomi is the vice-president of Otonokizaka High School. She is the best friend of Eli. She is also a Shrine Maiden in a temple because she believes that a shrine is the source of people's faith. Eventually she will join the school idol club with Eli and will be one of the most successful school idols.

    Japanese voice: Aina Kusuda

  • Honoka Kousaka 高坂穂乃果

    Main character

    Honoka is the main character, who is a second-year student at Otonokizaka Academy. Her family works in a japanese sweet shop named Homura. When Otonokizaka Academy is planned to be shut down due to lack of applicants, Honoka becomes determined to save it by starting up a school idol group.

    Japanese voice: Emi Nitta

  • Eli Ayase 絢瀬絵里

    Main character

    Eli Ayase is the student council president of the Otonokizaka High School. Along with her best friend, Nozomi, they do plans so the closure of the school could be prevented. She is partly Russian because her grandmother is a Russian.

    Japanese voice: Yoshino Nanjou

Supporting characters

  • Yukiho Kousaka 高坂 雪穂

    Supporting character

    Yukiho is Honoka Kousaka's younger sister. She is best friends with Eli Ayase's little Sister Alisa and they are both in the same middle school class together.

    Japanese voice: Nao Touyama

  • Kotori no Haha ことりの母

    Supporting character

    Kotori's mother and the school's headmaster. She has a strict personality, and is an old friend of Maki's mother.

    Japanese voice: Noriko Hidaka

  • Hideko ヒデコ

    Supporting character

    Honoka's classmate.

    Japanese voice: Marie Miyake

  • Fumika フミカ

    Supporting character

    Honoka's classmate.

    Japanese voice: Nozomi Yamamoto

  • Mika ミカ

    Supporting character

    Honoka's classmate.

    Japanese voice: Sayuri Hara

  • Tsubasa Kira 綺羅ツバサ

    Supporting character

    A member of A-RISE.

    Japanese voice: Megu Sakuragawa

  • Anju Yuuki 優木 あんじゅ

    Supporting character

    Anju Yuuki, is a girl with a sweet voice and has a princess look to her. She is member of A-Rise school idol group. (Source: Love-Live Wikia)

    Japanese voice: Ayuru Oohashi

  • Alisa Ayase 絢瀬 亜里沙

    Supporting character

    Alisa is Eli Ayase's little sister and currently a middle schooler in Yukiho Kousaka's class. She loves μ's and is a big fan and her favorite member is Umi Sonoda. Having mostly lived abroad due to her being part-Russian, she is unfamiliar with many Japanese customs.

    Japanese voice: Ayane Sakura

  • Eli no Sobo 絵里の祖母

    Supporting character

    She's Russian.

    Japanese voice: Fumi Hirano

  • Honoka no Haha 穂乃果の母

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Masumi Asano

  • Erina Toudou 統堂 英玲奈

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Maho Matsunaga

  • Maki no Haha 真姫の母

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Kikuko Inoue

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