“Honoka forms μ's to save her school from closure by winning the Love Live idol competition.”
Love Live! School Idol Project
ラブライブ! School idol project
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Synopsis
Honoka forms μ's to save her school from closure by winning the Love Live idol competition.
Otonokizaka High School is in a crisis! With the number of enrolling students dropping lower and lower every year, the school is set to shut down after its current first years graduate. However, second year Honoka Kousaka refuses to let it go without a fight. Searching for a solution, she comes across popular school idol group A-RISE and sets out to create a school idol group of her own. With the help of her childhood friends Umi Sonoda and Kotori Minami, Honoka forms μ's (pronounced "muse") to boost awareness and popularity of her school. Unfortunately, it's all easier said than done. Student council president Eri Ayase vehemently opposes the establishment of a school idol group and will do anything in her power to prevent its creation. Moreover, Honoka and her friends have trouble attracting any additional members. But the Love Live, a competition to determine the best and most beloved school idol groups in Japan, can help them gain the attention they desperately need. With the contest fast approaching, Honoka must act quickly and diligently to try and bring together a school idol group and win the Love Live in order to save Otonokizaka High School.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 129 sampled reviews
What 129 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.79 · some divergence
5.9 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 2.8
↓ 0.87
Running avg · Mar 2013 → Jan 2025
- 10 “This is the best anime I have ever seen. I love all of the characters. I literally cannot understand why some people don't like this show. I really love cute and girly and slice of life anime, so...”
- 9 “Love Live is my all time favorite anime. It's story was way more exciting than what I expected from an idol anime. Next to the wonderful music, there's a game too! The art is very interesting and...”
- 8 “Anyone else watched this really good Anime I for one loved it. its one of those anime where you watch it after having a shit day, you put this on and you find yourself smiling alway though each...”
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- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2013 – Mar 2013 Winter 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7187 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Lantis Producer
- ASCII Media Works Producer
- Bushiroad Producer
Licensed by
- NIS America, Inc. Licensor