This is largely because the creators of Love Live have opted to set this in an alternate-universe Japan where there are about as many men as Sakura Trick and YuruYuri. Strangely, though, while Love Live depicts a lot of the hard work (practice and exercise) that actually go into being an idol group, it actually excises what I believe are the creepiest parts of idol culture: the micromanagement of the idols' lives by often morally questionable music producers and the even nastier "purity fetish" that is imposed on these idols by their predominantly male fans. In fact, if you do not like Japanese idol culture, then this is absolutely not the show you should be watching, as Love Live revels in the whole idol phenomenon like a kid in a candy store.
Now, before we go too far here, this is not in fact intended as a rebuttal or repudiation of the original review. And about three days later, I'd finished marathoning both seasons back to back, which is just about the last thing I expected to be doing. So it was, admittedly, with some trepidation that I decided to go ahead and take a look for myself and see if the show held up to either the criticisms of the original review or the rather effusive praise I was seeing elsewhere. Then I revisited our original THEM review, and I was gobsmacked, trying to reconcile the two-star rating with the fun experience I was having with Nozomi and Nico and the gang. That game, of course, was Love Love! School Idol Festival, and I immediately latched onto the characters. Or so you'd think.Ībout a year later, I started seeing a bunch of posts of ridiculously cute photos from this cell phone rhythm / card collectible game that Mippa and Kara were playing, and I naturally joined in. But the difference between wanting to be an idol singer and actually getting there is vast, and Honoka must make new friends and overcome many obstacles in order to save her school and hopefully lead her group, μ's ("Muse") to the national idol singing competition: Love Live!įirst, a little background on why this second opinion even exists:Ī while back, Stig and Tim posted their review, and I subsequently dismissed this as another K-On cash-in with idols, which completely obviated the need for me to ever watch this, as my spare time had become rather sparse due to taking on a government contracting job. In order to save the school, she teams up with her friends and begins recruiting for the latest trend: "school idols", pop idols and idol groups representing their schools in song and dance competitions. Honoka Kosaka finds out that her beloved high school is about to be shut down due to low enrollment.
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Notes: Part of a multimedia project involving light novels, manga, video games (both cell phone and portable console), plus two TV series, several OVAs, and a movie. Also available streaming on Crunchyroll.Īlso Recommended: Bodacious Space Pirates, Princess Nine.
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Length: Television series, 13 episodes, 24 minutes eachĭistributor: Currently licensed by Nippon Ichi Software America. Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro Graduation OAVĪKA: ラブライブ! School idol project (Japanese)
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