Love Live! Superstar!! (TV series)

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'Love Live! Superstar!!
File:Love Live! Superstar!! promotional image.jpg
Promotional artwork
Country of origin Japan
No. of episodes 24
Release
Original network NHK Educational TV
Original release July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11) – present
Season chronology
List of Love Live! episodes

Love Live! Superstar!! is an anime television series produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly known as Sunrise) as the fourth installment in the Love Live! franchise. It is directed by Takahiko Kyogoku, with the screenplay written by Jukki Hanada and Atsushi Saito designing the characters.[1] The series follows five high school girls who overcome personal challenges as members of their school idol group Liella! on their way to gaining prominence in the school idol world. The first season aired 12 episodes on NHK Educational TV from July 11 to October 17, 2021. A second season aired from July 17 to October 9, 2022.[2] A third season has been announced.[3] Crunchyroll (previously known as Funimation) has licensed the series for international releases.[4]

For the first season, Liella! perform both the opening and ending themes, titled "Start!! True Dreams" and "Mirai wa Kaze no Yō ni" (未来は風のように?) respectively, from episode 2 onwards. Special animated music videos made specifically for the NHK Educational TV broadcast featuring original songs by Liella! air after each episode titled "Songs of Liella!".[5] For the second season, Liella! again perform both the opening and ending themes, titled "We Will!!" and "Oikakeru Yume no Saki de" (追いかける夢の先で?).

Episode list

Season 1

Overall Episode Title [6][lower-alpha 1] Insert song(s) Songs of Liella! Original air date
66 1 "This Yet Unknown Feeling" "Mirai Yohō Hallelujah!" (未来予報ハレルヤ!?) by Liella! "Primary" by Liella! July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)
67 2 "No School Idols Allowed?!" "Memories" by Kanon Shibuya (Sayuri Date) July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)
68 3 "Kuukaa" "Tiny Stars" by Kanon Shibuya (Sayuri Date) and Keke Tang (Liyuu) "Memories" by Chisato Arashi (Nako Misaki) August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)[lower-alpha 2]
69 4 "Street Corner Galaxy☆彡" "Anniversary" by Keke Tang (Liyuu) August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)
70 5 "Passion Island" "Anniversary" by Ren Hazuki (Nagisa Aoyama) August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)
71 6 "I Was Dreaming" "Tokonatsu☆Sunshine" (常夏☆サンシャイン?) by Kanon Shibuya (Sayuri Date), Keke Tang (Liyuu), Chisato Arashi (Nako Misaki) and Sumire Heanna (Naomi Payton) "Message" by Sumire Heanna (Naomi Payton) September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)[lower-alpha 3]
72 7 "Battle! The Student Council President Elections" "Message" by Kanon Shibuya (Sayuri Date) September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)
73 8 "Connecting Feelings" "Wish Song" by Liella! "Ringing!" by Chisato Arashi (Nako Misaki) September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19)
74 9 "What's Your Name?" "Dreaming Energy" by Liella! "Ringing!" by Keke Tang (Liyuu) September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26)
75 10 "Check It Out!!" "Nonfiction!!" (ノンフィクション!!?) by Liella! "Dears" by Ren Hazuki (Nagisa Aoyama) October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)
76 11 "Once More, at That Place" "Watashi no Symphony" (私のSymphony?) by Kanon Shibuya (Sayuri Date) "Dears" by Sumire Heanna (Naomi Payton) October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)
77 12 "Song for All" "Starlight Prologue" by Liella! "Departure" by Liella! October 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)

Season 2

Overall Episode Title [8][lower-alpha 1] Insert song(s) Songs of Liella! Original air date
91[lower-alpha 4] 13 "Welcome to Liella!!" "Welcome to Bokura no Sekai" (Welcome to 僕らのセカイ?) by Liella! "Dreamer Coaster" by Kanon Shibuya (Sayuri Date) July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17)
92 14 "Second-years and First-years" "Dreamer Coaster" by Kinako Sakurakoji (Nozomi Suzuhara) July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)
93 15 "Next in Line to Win" "Butterfly Wing" by Wien Margarete (Yuina)
"Go!! Restart" (Go!! リスタート?) by Liella!
"Endless Circuit" (エンドレスサーキット?) by Keke Tang (Liyuu) July 31, 2022 (2022-07-31)
94 16 "The Two in the Science Room" "Endless Circuit" (エンドレスサーキット?) by Sumire Heanna (Naomi Payton) August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07)
95 17 "Money Makes the World Go Round" "Meikyū Sanka" (迷宮讃歌?) by Ren Hazuki (Nagisa Aoyama) August 14, 2022 (2022-08-14)
96 18 "Dekkaidow!" "Vitamin Summer!" (ビタミンSUMMER!?) by Liella! "Meikyū Sanka" (迷宮讃歌?) by Natsumi Onitsuka (Aya Emori) August 21, 2022 (2022-08-21)
97 19 "UR Ren Hazuki" "Prime Adventure" (プライム・アドベンチャー?) by Liella! August 28, 2022 (2022-08-28)
98 20 "Chance Way" "Chance Day, Chance Way!" by Liella! "Parade wa Itsumo (パレードはいつも?) by Mei Yoneme (Akane Yabushima) September 11, 2022 (2022-09-11)[lower-alpha 5]
99 21 "For Victory" "Parade wa Itsumo (パレードはいつも?) by Shiki Wakana (Wakana Ōkuma) September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18)
100 22 "A Song That Rings Through Shibuya" "Edelstein" (エーデルシュタイン?) by Wien Margarete (Yuina)
"Sing! Shine! Smile!" by Liella!
"Kakeru Merry-go-round" (駆けるメリーゴーランド?) by Chisato Arashi (Nako Misaki) September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25)
101 23 "Dreams" "Kakeru Merry-go-round" (駆けるメリーゴーランド?) by Kanon Shibuya (Sayuri Date) October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02)
102 24 "A Story That Makes My Dreams Come True" "Mirai no Oto ga Kikoeru" (未来の音が聴こえる?) by Liella! "Time to go" by Liella! October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
  2. Due to the 2020 Summer Olympics, the third episode, originally scheduled to air on July 25, 2021, was postponed to August 8.[7]
  3. Due to the 2020 Summer Paralympics, the sixth episode, originally scheduled to air on August 29, 2021, was postponed to September 5.
  4. The second season of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club aired between the first and second seasons of Love Live! Superstar!!.
  5. The eighth episode, originally scheduled to air on September 4, 2022, was postponed to September 11 due to the anime being on a 1-week hiatus.

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