Series synopsis
LoveLive! Superstar!!, also known as ラブライブ！スーパースター!! is a Japanese animation comedy drama television series that premiered on NHK Educational TV on July 11, 2021. It ended on December 22, 2024. It stars Sayuri Date, Liyuu, Nako Misaki and Naomi Payton.
Yuigaoka Girls High School is a newly established school that lies between the Omotesando, Harajuku, and Aoyama neighborhoods of Tokyo. The story centers on its first batch of students. With no history, no upperclassmen or alumni, and no reputation, it is a school full of unknowns.
Five girls, among them Kanon Shibuya, have a fateful encounter with school idols. Kanon decides, "I love singing. I want to make something come true with song!" Many feelings converge upon a star that has only starte ...
Premise
Yuigaoka Girls High School is a newly established school that lies between the Omotesando, Harajuku, and Aoyama neighborhoods of Tokyo. The story centers on its first batch of students. With no history, no upperclassmen or alumni, and no reputation, it is a school full of unknowns.
Five girls, among them Kanon Shibuya, have a fateful encounter with school idols. Kanon decides, "I love singing. I want to make something come true with song!" Many feelings converge upon a star that has only started to grow. The future is blank and full of possibility for these girls, and their story that everyone will make possible has only just begun. Soar with your wings, our Love Live!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Sayuri Date as Kanon Shibuya (voice)
- Liyuu as Tang Keke (voice)
- Nako Misaki as Chisato Arashi (voice)
- Naomi Payton as Sumire Heanna (voice)
- Nagisa Aoyama as Ren Hazuki (voice)
- Nozomi Suzuhara as Sakurakoji Kinako (Voice)
- Akane Yabushima as Mei Yoneme (voice)
- Wakana Ookuma as Shiki Wakana (voice)
Supporting cast
- Aya Emori as Natsumi Onitsuka (voice)
- Yuina as Wien Margarete (Voice)
- Sakura Sakakura as Onitsuka Tomari (Voice)
Episodes
This series spans 4 seasons with 69 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 33 | May 11, 2021 | April 1, 2022 |
| Season 1 | 12 | July 11, 2021 | October 17, 2021 |
| Season 2 | 12 | July 17, 2022 | October 9, 2022 |
| Season 3 | 12 | October 5, 2024 | December 22, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liella no Uta 1 | May 11, 2021 |
| 2 | Liella no Uta 2 | July 18, 2021 |
| 3 | Liella no Uta 3 | August 8, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
This Yet Unknown Feeling Kanon Shibuya takes the entrance exams for the music program at Yuigaoka Girls' High School. But she fails her singing test and ends up taking the general curriculum. She is approached by Keke Tang from her class who asks her to be a school idol with her. |
July 11, 2021 |
| 2 |
No School Idols Allowed?! Realizing that she still loves singing, Kanon decides to become a school idol. However, Ren Hazuki insists that school idols are not needed at Yuigaoka. Kanon tries to find Ren's weakness with Chisato's help only to find out that many students trust her. |
July 18, 2021 |
| 3 |
Kuukaa The girls have to place 1st at a local festival to stay school idols. Chisato & Keke try to help Kanon get over her fear but nothing works. Keke tells Kanon she'll sing alone this time. Meanwhile, one of the most prominent groups, Sunny Passion, joins the festival. |
August 8, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Welcome to Liella!! A new school year has begun at Yuigaoka Girls' High School. Liella! is practicing up on the roof as usual, and a new student named Kinako Sakurakoji is drawn in by their voices. She ends up sneaking into the school and quietly watches them train and... |
July 17, 2022 |
| 2 |
Second-years and First-years Liella! now has 6 members after Kinako joins, but no one joins after that. According to Kinako, the reason is because there were rumors that the training was too hard. Liella! decides to make their training regimen simpler to attract new students but… |
July 24, 2022 |
| 3 |
Next in Line to Win Liella! is invited to be the headliner at a school idol fes that they performed at last year. While Kinako is nervous about her first big performance, one of the other performers named Wien Margarete lets her powerful voice resonate through the venue. |
July 31, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Path I've Chosen Kanon is suddenly told that her study abroad was cancelled. At school, the remaining Liella! members continue to practice, determined to make up for Kanon's absence. Meanwhile, Margarete, who has become a student at Yuigaoka, establishes a "New School Idol Club" to compete with Liella!. However, Kanon sees a reflection of her former self in Margarete, who is unable to recruit new members. Kanon is torn between returning to Liella!, who she already said goodbye to, and isn't sure what decision she should make... |
October 6, 2024 |
| 2 |
Tomakanote Natsumi's little sister, Tomari, joins the New School Idol Club and they begin their activities as Tomakanote. Their first show is an upcoming remote concert, but their motivations concerning school idols are totally different, causing some friction. |
October 13, 2024 |
| 3 |
The White-Colored Center Liella! feels motivated more than ever after seeing Tomakanote's remote concert. To show Liella!'s new potential, Chisato chooses Shiki for the next center. Shiki is unsure why she's chosen for the center and passes out during practice from the pressure. |
October 20, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK Educational TV |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 11, 2021 |
| Last aired | December 22, 2024 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 19:00:00 |