On my recent trip to Japan, I did the expected thing and went to Akihabara. While there, I spotted a Love Live! collaboration cafe at the arcade GiGO Akihabara Building 3, and decided that I had to [...]
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「優勝候補」 (Yūshō Kōho) "Next in Line to Win" The butterfly beckons you to a trance of beautiful dark moody melodies.
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Still aiming for gold our heroines come across yet another crossroad on their quest for redemption. I know someone who probably went bananas when Sumire finally said “the thing” in S2 this episode. [...]
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Despite Kinako’s initial difficulties, she is finally getting the hang of it. But then, a mysterious purple-haired girl decides to seek out Kanon, which might get in the way of Liella’s lofty goals. [...]
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「2年生と1年生」 (Ninensei to Ichinensei) "Second-years and First-years" Being the only first year is a lonely endeavor.
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Last time, Kinako decided to join the School Idol Club. However, she doesn’t realize how intense the practice is. Despite Mei warning her about the practice and the high expectations, it’s evident [...]
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I mentioned this to someone who said they weren’t cool with Liella getting more members because the “5 members” thing made them fresh and unique. The problem with that argument was: 1: Gen 3, aka [...]
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「ようこそLiella!へ！」 (Yōkoso Riera! e!) "Welcome to Liella!! A welcome return to one of the best seasons of Love Live
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The wait for Liella’s return wasn’t long but it certainly felt like it. Let us rejoice for they have at last returned! We joined our heroines ready for the new school year and something equally [...]
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Although Liella only managed to win second place, it put them on the map as more students enrolled in the school. However, a particular first-year girl is trying to find her new residence. Note: The [...]
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As a franchise, Love Live! encourages people to be unique and do what they love despite self doubts. That said, I found its third incarnation, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club to be the [...]
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I stated in my review of the first season that the 3rd generation of the Love Live! franchise is my favorite so while I am always excited for every anime installment since the 1st generation I was [...]
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The big day finally came after the School Idol Club figured out when to do the big concert. So how well does it turns out? As expected, the live concert went how I expected. Of course, Rina’s helmet [...]
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With the School Idol Club finally deciding to do their own live performance, what do they plan to do? Also, Kanata notices her little sister is feeling a bit down as she prepares for Love Live [...]
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Last time we left Yu and Ayumu noticing a poster and receive an interesting letter respectively. I had a hunch where this was going. Let’s see if I was right. We joined the gang discussing the date of [...]
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What started as a big announcement became thoughts about the past, future and present time as indicated in the actual title. As our heroines reflected on their previous weekend together Kasumin rushed [...]
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Now that Kazumi’s team-building camp was a success, Karin becomes pensive as she thinks about the future. From last time, the girls really enjoyed the slumber party. With that comes the future of the [...]
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In Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2, the character Takasaki Yu struggles to write a song for her friends in the club to perform. When she finally finishes it, the song is revealed [...]
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Now that Lanzhu, Mia, and Shioriko are officially part of the club, Kasumi devises a slumber party for some team building. But you might be wondering, how did it go? At last, Lanzhu finally gives in [...]
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With all 13 members together at last it’s time to see what everyone’s like without emotional tolls. We began with the three new girls receiving a proper welcome to NijiGaku. Shioriko presented her [...]
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