Love Live! Superstar!! (TV series)

Love Live! Superstar!!
Promotional artwork
No. of episodes30
Release
Original networkNHK Educational TV
Original releaseJuly 11, 2021 (2021-07-11) –
present
Season chronology
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.

  1. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 27, 2021). "Love Live! Superstar!! Anime's Full Promo Video Previews Liella! Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 29, 2022). "Love Live! Superstar!! Season 2 Anime Premieres on July 17". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Tai, Anita (August 4, 2024). "Love Live! Superstar!! Season 3 Unveils Promo Video, Staff, October 6 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Love Live! Superstar!! Comes to Funimation This Summer". Funimation. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. ^ ">Love Live! Superstar!! — Studio Nano". Studio Nano. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "リエラのうた". Love Live! series official Twitter account. Retrieved July 11, 2021.