Love Live! Sunshine!!
Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Header Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Print Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Video Vorlage:Infobox animanga/Footer Vorlage:Nihongo 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. 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 premiered in July 2016.
Plot
Love Live Sunshine!! is set in 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, just like Otonokizaka once was. Chika Takami, a girl without anything she really desires, is inspired by μ's to gather friends and form their own school idol group called Vorlage:Nihongo, seeking to promote the school to prevent that.
Characters
Where appropriate, plot descriptions mentioned below refer to the television anime series. Other parts of the franchise, such as the manga and novel series, feature some variations in the storyline.
Aqours
- Vorlage:Nihongo
- Vorlage:Voiced by
- Chika is the main protagonist of Sunshine and a second-year student at Uranohoshi Girls' Academy. Always claiming herself to be too ordinary, she finds that girls of μ's are so shining despite being normal students. This leads her to form a school idol group like her idols and becomes the only thing she seriously wants to do. The youngest among three daughters, her family runs a traditional inn known for its open-air hot springs with an ocean view. Sometimes Chika loves to insert terrible puns between her words, even explaining them.
- Vorlage:Nihongo
- Vorlage:Voiced by
- Riko is a modest, down-to-earth second-year transfer student from Akihabara's Otonokizaka Girls' Academy. She was a young pianist, but somehow stopped and moved to Numazu so she could 'feel' the sea. She has a fear of dogs, despite that the Takami family's dog, Shiitake, seems to take an interest to her. After joining Aqours, she becomes the composer of the group.
- Vorlage:Nihongo
- Vorlage:Voiced by
- A third-year student and Chika's childhood friend. Kanan lives alone with her grandfather on a nearby island where they run a diving gear shop. She has a hard time attending classes as she must take care of the shop alone while her grandfather recovers from a fractured bone. She, Dia, and Mari are childhood friends who formed a school idol group in their first year named Aqours, but disbanded quickly, leading the three to separate.
- Vorlage:Nihongo
- Vorlage:Voiced by
- The prideful, third-year student council president of Uranohoshi Girls' Academy. She and her younger sister Ruby are part of a well-known and respected family. Dia reluctantly becomes a school idol after losing a match to Chika, but due to her character, will accept nothing less than victory at Love Live. In the anime, Dia also is a diehard fan of μ's and after she, Kanan, and Mari separated, has been hiding her enthusiasm about school idols.
- Vorlage:Nihongo
- Vorlage:Voiced by
- An energetic second-year student with a positive outlook and Chika's childhood friend. You aims to one day become a ship captain, just like her father. Her catchphrase is Vorlage:Nihongo.[1]
- Vorlage:Nihongo
- Vorlage:Voiced by
- Yoshiko is a first-year student who tries to erase her chūnibyō and attend high school like a normal student. She refers herself as Vorlage:Nihongo, claiming that she was a fallen angel for having angered God, and wants everyone to call her that (though nobody actually calls her that). Like Chika, the reason she becomes a chūnibyō is because she feels like she is too ordinary, as her Yohane identity makes up her entire personality. After joining Aqours, she decides to keep her chūnibyō antics instead.
- Vorlage:Nihongo
- Vorlage:Voiced by
- Hanamaru is an easily-distracted first-year student whose family runs a local temple. Because of this, she becomes enamored with modern-age utilities such as computers and hand dryers, much to the surprise of others. She refers to herself as either "ora" or "Maru", and ends all of her sentences with "-zura" because of her Shizuoka dialect. She is also a member of a local choir due to her talent at singing. Before joining Aqours, she is an avid reader at the school's library. She and Yoshiko were friends during kindergarten, and Yoshiko calls her "Zuramaru".
- Vorlage:Nihongo
- Vorlage:Voiced by
- Mari is a third-year student at Uranohoshi. Her Italian-American father runs a hotel chain[2] and in Japan, she lives in one of their hotels. Mari is a bright person who prefers to take action by herself, and does not feel herself to be suited to become a school idol. Her favorite music genre is industrial metal. Due to her background, Mari speaks in an English accent and often mixes English and Japanese in her speech. Mari's family is one of the main sponsors of Uranohoshi, to the point of having her appointed as the school's chairman despite being one of the students. She was friends with Dia and Kanan, having even formed their own idol unit in the past that was disbanded some time later due to Kanan and Dia wanting her to pursue the scholarship she got at a school overseas.
- Vorlage:Nihongo
- Vorlage:Voiced by
- Ruby is Dia's timid younger sister, Ruby has long since dreamed of becoming an idol. She has androphobia (fear of men), as she has never talked to anyone male outside of her own father. In the anime, her shyness is increased so she enters in panic when she is touched by anyone she is not used to regardless of sex.
Others
- Vorlage:Nihongo - One of the members of the idol duo Saint Snow, a rival of Aqours. Vorlage:Voiced by
- Vorlage:Nihongo - Seira's sister and partner in Saint Snow. Vorlage:Voiced by
- Vorlage:Nihongo - Chika's eldest sister. Vorlage:Voiced by
- Vorlage:Nihongo - Chika's older sister and the middle child of Takami family. Vorlage:Voiced by
Media
Manga
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.[3] The first tankōbon volume will be released on September 24, 2016.[4]
Anime
Vorlage:See also A 13-episode anime television series, produced by Sunrise and directed by Kazuo Sakai, premiered on July 2, 2016 and is being simulcast by Crunchyroll.[5][6][7] The series is licensed in North America by Funimation, in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited, and in Australia by Madman Entertainment.[8][9] An English dub by Funimation began streaming from July 30, 2016.[10] The opening and ending themes are Vorlage:Nihongo and Vorlage:Nihongo respectively, both performed by Aqours.
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.[11] In the game, Aqours get their own stories, new songs, and cards. KLab also added rare cards for Aqours members, even though they were 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).[12] Two of Aqours' singles include an anime music video.
Title | Artist(s) | Release date | Peak Oricon chart positions |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Notes | |||||||
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Vorlage:Nihongo | Aqours | October 7, 2015 | 3[13] | Aqours' first single | ||||||||
Vorlage:Nihongo | April 27, 2016 | 3[14] | Aqours' second single | |||||||||
Vorlage:Nihongo | CYaRon! | May 11, 2016 | 6[15] | CYaRon!'s first single | ||||||||
Vorlage:Nihongo | Azalea | May 25, 2016 | 7[16] | Azalea's first single | ||||||||
"Strawberry Trapper" | Guilty Kiss | June 8, 2016 | 5[17] | Guilty Kiss' first single | ||||||||
Vorlage:Nihongo | Aqours | July 20, 2016 | 4[18] | Opening theme of the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime | ||||||||
Vorlage:Nihongo / Vorlage:Nihongo | Chika Takami (Anju Inami), You Watanabe (Shuka Saitou), and Riko Sakurauchi (Rikako Aida) | August 3, 2016 | 5[19] | First insert song of the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime | ||||||||
Vorlage:Nihongo | Aqours | August 24, 2016 | 3[20] | Ending theme of the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime | ||||||||
Vorlage:Nihongo / Vorlage:Nihongo | Chika Takami (Anju Inami), Riko Sakurauchi (Rikako Aida), You Watanabe (Shuka Saito), Yoshiko Tsushima (Aika Kobayashi), Hanamaru Kunikida (Kanako Takatsuki), and Ruby Kurosawa (Ai Furihata) / Aqours | September 14, 2016 | [21] | Other two insert songs of the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime | ||||||||
Vorlage:Nihongo / TBA | Chika Takami (Anju Inami), Kanan Matsuura (Nanaka Suwa), Dia Kurosawa (Arisa Komiya), You Watanabe (Shuka Saito), Yoshiko Tsushima (Aika Kobayashi), Hanamaru Kunikida (Kanako Takatsuki), Mari Ohara (Aina Suzuki), and Ruby Kurosawa (Ai Furihata) / Aqours | November 9, 2016 | [22] | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that were ineligible to chart. |
BD volume | Title | Artist | Release date |
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1 | Vorlage:Nihongo | Aqours | September 27, 2016 |
2 | Vorlage:Nihongo | Chika Takami (Anju Inami) Riko Sakurauchi (Rikako Aida) Yōu Watanabe (Shuka Saitō) |
October 26, 2016 |
References
External links
Vorlage:Love Live Vorlage:Sunrise (company)
- ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
- ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
- ↑ 電撃G'sマガジンにて『ラブライブ!サンシャイン!!』コミック連載がスタート! Sunrise, 5. April 2016, archiviert vom am 12. April 2016; abgerufen am 2. September 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ ラブライブ!サンシャイン!! (1). Amazon.co.jp, abgerufen am 2. September 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ Love Live! Sunshine!! Idol Project Gets TV Anime This Summer. Anime News Network, 11. Januar 2016, abgerufen am 11. Januar 2016.
- ↑ Love Live! Sunshine!! TV Anime Premieres on July 2. In: Anime News Network. 22. Mai 2016, abgerufen am 22. Mai 2016.
- ↑ Crunchyroll Details Streaming for Sweetness & Lightning, Love Live! Sunshine!!, Fudanshi Kōkō Seikatsu. Anime News Network, 1. Juli 2016, abgerufen am 2. Juli 2016.
- ↑ Funimation to Stream D. Gray-man, Servamp, Tales of Zestiria, Danganronpa 3, Love Live! Sunshine!!, First Love Monster, Handa-kun, Tsukiuta, Time Travel Girl, XechS, Regalia. Anime News Network, 23. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 2. Juli 2016.
- ↑ AnimeLab Summer Simulcast Lineup 2016. In: Animelab. Madman Entertainment, abgerufen am 10. Juli 2016.
- ↑ Funimation to Dub D.Gray-man, Servamp, Zestiria, Danganronpa 3, Arslan, Love Live! Sunshine, More. Anime News Network, 14. Juli 2016, abgerufen am 16. Juli 2016.
- ↑ Love Live! Sunshine!! Idols Join School Idol Festival Game App. In: Anime News Network. Anime News Network, 11. Januar 2016, abgerufen am 6. September 2016.
- ↑ Results Announced for Love Live! Sunshine Mini-Units Name Poll. Anime News Network, 28. März 2015, abgerufen am 28. März 2016.
- ↑ ? (Originaltitel: ja:君のこころは輝いてるかい?). Oricon, abgerufen am 28. Juli 2015 (japanisch).
- ↑ ? (Originaltitel: ja:『ラブライブ!サンシャイン!!』2ndシングル「恋になりたいAQUARIUM」【BD付盤】). Oricon, abgerufen am 9. März 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ ? (Originaltitel: ja:『ラブライブ!サンシャイン!!』ユニットシングル1). Oricon, abgerufen am 27. April 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ ? (Originaltitel: ja:『ラブライブ!サンシャイン!!』ユニットシングル2). Oricon, abgerufen am 27. April 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ ? (Originaltitel: ja:『ラブライブ!サンシャイン!!』ユニットシングル3). Oricon, abgerufen am 27. April 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ TVアニメ『ラブライブ!サンシャイン!!』OP主題歌. Oricon, abgerufen am 26. April 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ TVアニメ『ラブライブ!サンシャイン!!』ニューシングル. Oricon, abgerufen am 18. Mai 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ TVアニメ『ラブライブ!サンシャイン!!』ED主題歌. Oricon, abgerufen am 16. Juni 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ TVアニメ『ラブライブ!サンシャイン!!』ニューシングル. Oricon, abgerufen am 16. Juni 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ TVアニメ『ラブライブ!サンシャイン!!』ニューシングル. Oricon, abgerufen am 13. Juli 2016 (japanisch).
- ↑ Blu-ray情報. In: ラブライブ!サンシャイン!! Love Live! Sunshine!! Project, abgerufen am 11. September 2016.
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