
Akituraiinu! I’m not in a hurry right now! Renjo Academy School Idol Club Liella Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club Love Live! School Idol Project Sunshine!! Aqours Love Live! School Idol Project μ’s SUNSHINE in MIRROR SCHOOL IDOL MUSICAL School Idol Musical
I don’t know the top one…
>>1Ikidzu Live-chan is a brand new Love Live.
>>2Is it hard to live…?
I thought, is that title really okay for “hard to breathe”?
It’s probably something like “Bocchi the Rock!”
>>3?
The number has increased only recently, so we had a relatively long period of operating with a select few elite members.
Can I count John separately?
I feel like it would have been better to have a generational transition style rather than having multiple Love Live groups progressing simultaneously.
>>7Is it becoming a competition for market share?
>>7There are hardly any IPs that actually do such things, to be honest.
>>11I can only think of something like Nichiasa.
>>14That Sunday morning show is also doing crossover events and all-star features, commonly known as the legend marketing strategy, quite aggressively.
It’s impossible for fans captured by Title A to completely switch over to Title B just like that.
>>15What I realized deeply during the μ’s→Aqours era is that, regardless of whether people are currently into it or not, the existence of the series being accepted is a miracle.
>>7I think generational changes in character-based franchises are really difficult because everyone has an emotional attachment to the characters themselves, not just the series.
Dividing things up little by little may be the secret to longevity.
I only knew the name of the hard-to-approach department through the internet, but it’s the Love Live project…
So, would it have been better if Aqours had ended five years ago, or if Liella! hadn’t started until this year? Which is it?
The seniors are still super strong.
The first Love Live was good, but it’s complicated for fans with this kind of selling approach when it’s a different thing with the same title and the original members don’t appear…
>>17Those kinds of people either have all died or are now pretending not to know while supporting their juniors.
>>17People like that probably graduated without following the series.
Sunday morning shows are definitely seeing a generational shift in their main viewer demographic…
>>19The 1 Series definitely ends or changes every year, which is quite significant (there have been exceptions in the past).
A style that certainly encourages generational change.
It gives the impression that after μ’s → Aqours, a certain selection has been made, and then with Aqours → Liella, even more dedicated people are left.
It seems that Nijigasaki is coming from voice actors and the Pretty series, so I’m not really sure.
>>22There’s only one person, isn’t there?!
>>22It’s a stereotype, but musicals give off the impression of having a lot of idol fans.
I saw some Love Live fans become underground idol enthusiasts since then.
>>48There are many active idols performing, yeah.
There were groups like AKB, Tokisen, and Ebichu, but were there any underground idols…? As for idol fans, isn’t it originally like that for underground idol fans…?
>>52Maybe you’re confusing Toki-sen with Ebichu.
While it will have parallel development crossover, it will not be a direct sequel.
Once the series starts rolling, it usually goes pretty well.
It also serves as risk avoidance when trying out direction.
In long-running series, the first installment often tends to be deified, but how does Love Live fare?
>>25Although it has been deified, they come casually now and it’s not as much as it used to be.
>>38The full members will be gathered.
It would be terrible if something like that happened, right?
The unexpected Anigasaki and the impact of COVID-19 must be significant, but…
Until then, I’ve been repeating the cycle of doing a TV anime, making a movie, then scaling down before starting the next title, so there isn’t really a sense of simultaneous development to that extent.
>>26Whether you see μ’s, Aqours, and Liella as part of the main lineage or consider them all together along with Nijigasaki and Hanazono doesn’t really change the feeling around that.
Especially for those who became fans of Love Live from Nijigasaki and Ren no Sora.
It’s interesting how the people who refuse to acknowledge anything other than μ’s are the ones trampling on μ’s’ intentions the most.
>>29It’s great how they are crushing Honoka-chan’s desire for school idols to expand.
It’s not good.
>>31Seriously, that’s the worst. It’s a difficult club to live in.
In a way, the generational transition from μ’s to Aqours has succeeded, but in another way, it has failed.
That’s why we are here now.
I wonder if there are people who follow everything.
Before I knew it, there were more series than Idolmaster.
The Ikidzu live has undergone a shocking regression, and I can’t help but pay attention.
>>37I never thought I could provide a current GOD for free in the Reiwa era…
>>40Kukaaーーー!!
This is it!
Going crazy.
The song by Ikidzurai-bu-chan was really good.
>>41The lyrics clearly convey a strong desire to become someone.
>>41The moment when lyricist Aki Hata appeared at the end of the PV was truly moving.
It’s just that the series is being developed concurrently.
The 102nd class of Renno Sora has graduated.
The first-year students of Yukigaoka have graduated.
Aqours reaches its finale.
It is held for three consecutive weeks.
What should I do…?
There are new songs appearing every couple of months; Liella! just released a new song the other day, Ren is also gradually putting out new songs, and Ikizurai has released their debut song, so I can’t keep up with all the music alone.
The release of the CD has coincided with the complete lifting of distribution service restrictions, so it is still a relief.
Are the people in the tough section okay…?
>>45It’s difficult to say what you mean by “okay.”
>>45I think it has the most distinctive character in the series.
It seems that due to the cast’s age, the final chapter of the anime will likely air at the beginning of the year after next, followed by the last live performance that same year, and then it will be over.
>>46So I can only fully enjoy the present.
Fortunately, the script for the first chapter is outstanding and the monthly songs are all great tracks, plus Flower has removed the standard couple, so I can enjoy it purely without any complaints.
It might draw criticism if I compare it to Gundam right away, but Sukumyu is like Origin and Ikiduz Live is like Turn A.
Speaking of which, during the first performance of Sukumizu, I had heard of Tokisen, but it was my first time seeing the actual members.
I didn’t expect Tokisen to jump like that.
There is a former underground idol in Ikidzu Live-chan.
>>56Speaking of which, there are many kids who admired Love Live and became cosplayers or started doing live idol activities, and now they’ve become part of the cast…
Musicals can have changes in the cast.
Support your favorite when you can.
What happens when you graduate? Do both the cast and characters become considered OGs?
>>59It seems that Ren thinks so.
Liella graduates only the character.
If we’re talking about the original group still being active, it’s the Idolmaster.
μ’s has knees, you know…
Is it already something of the past, the school idols from the Ikiz Live?
>>65Once upon a time, there was something called school idols.
The reclusive child worships Umi-chan.
Well, if you think about it normally, without a huge capital weapon like a rainbow, it would probably just be a transient boom for school idols.
If you reach the extreme, can’t you just be a pro?
I’m looking forward to the lotus anime a bit.
I want them to regularly release music videos that cost tens of millions of yen, like the first generation or “Niji no Believer.”