Love Live! Sunshine!! (?????! ??????!!, Rabu Raibu! Sanshain!!) is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine, music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise. The project is a spin-off of Love Live! and revolves around a group of fictional schoolgirls who become idols in order to save their school from shutting down, just like the idol group from the original series. It launched in April 2015 with music CDs and anime music videos, followed by a manga version in 2016. A 13-episode anime television series produced by Sunrise and directed by Kazuo Sakai aired between July and September 2016. A second season has been announced for October 2017.
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Plot
Love Live Sunshine!! is set in Uchiura, Numazu, Shizuoka where one of its schools, the ocean-side Uranohoshi Girls' Academy, is planned to be closed down and merged with another high school in Numazu. Chika Takami, a girl without anything she really desires, is inspired by ?'s to gather friends and form their own school idol group called Aqours (???, Akua, pronounced "aqua"), seeking to promote the school to prevent that. In order to do that, they enter the same "Love Live" school idol contest once won by ?'s, which is much more difficult than before thanks to its increase in popularity.
Characters
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.
Aqours
Others
- Seira Kazuno (?? ??, Kazuno Seira) - One of the members of the idol duo Saint Snow, a rival of Aqours. Voiced by: Asami Tano (Japanese); Trina Nishimura (English)
- Ria Kazuno (?? ??, Kazuno Ria) - Seira's sister and partner in Saint Snow. She and her sister were inspired by A-RISE to become school idols in a similar fashion that the members of Aqours are inspired by ?'s. Voiced by: Hinata Sat? (Japanese); Amber Lee Connors (English)
- Shima Takami (?? ??, Takami Shima) - Chika's eldest sister. Voiced by: Kana Asumi (Japanese); Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)
- Mito Takami (?? ??, Takami Mito) - Chika's older sister and the middle child of Takami family. Voiced by: Kanae It? (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
Media
A manga titled Love Live! Sunshine!!, written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Masaru Oda, began serialization in the May 2016 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine. The first tank?bon volume was released on September 24, 2016.
A 160-page fanbook of Aqours, titled Love Live! Sunshine!! First Fan Book, was released on June 26, 2016. The book was published by ASCII Media Works and contains an introduction of Aqours' members, original manga written by Sakurako Kimino, and a newly drawn cover by Yuhei Murota.
Anime
A 13-episode anime television series, produced by Sunrise and directed by Kazuo Sakai, aired between July 2 and September 24, 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series is licensed in North America by Funimation, in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited, and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. An English dub by Funimation began streaming from July 30, 2016. The opening and ending themes are "Aozora Jumping Heart" (??Jumping Heart) and "Yume Kataru Yori Yume Utaou" (???????????) respectively, both performed by Aqours. Every week while the anime was airing, Bandai Visual released merchandise called "memorial items" inspired by an item in each episode only available for a limited time. A second season will premiere in October 2017.
Video games
In January, 2016, Love Live! Sunshine!! live streamed a special announcement regarding Aqours joining the Love Live! School Idol Festival rhythm game app starting in July 2016. In the game, Aqours get their own stories, new songs, and cards. KLab also added R rarity cards for each Aqours members, even though they were only voiced after July. In June 2016, Chika and Riko were featured in the in-game regular events for the first time.
Music
The nine idols of Aqours are grouped into three mini units: CYaRon! (You, Ruby and Chika), Azalea (Dia, Kanan and Hanamaru), and Guilty Kiss (Yoshiko, Riko and Mari). Three of Aqours' singles include an anime music video.
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