Love Live! Superstar!! (TV series)

Love Live! Superstar!!
Promotional artwork
No. of episodes	31
Release
Original network	NHK Educational TV
Original release	July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11) – present
Season chronology
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List of 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 premiered on October 6, 2024.^[3] Crunchyroll (previously known as Funimation) has licensed the series for international releases.^[4] The English dub of the first season, directed by Jill Harris and Michelle Rojas, was produced by Studio Nano in Irving, Texas.^[5]

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!".^[6] 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). For the third season, Liella! again perform both the opening and ending themes titled "Let's Be One" and "Daisuki Full Power" respectively.