Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season

Otonokizaka High School has been saved! Despite having to withdraw from the Love Live!, the efforts of μ's were able to garner enough interest in their school to prevent it from being shut down. What more, following the conclusion of the first, a second Love Live! is announced, this time on an even larger stage than before. Given a chance for redemption, the nine girls come together once more to sing their hearts out and claim victory.

However, with the end of the school year approaching, the graduation of the third years draws near. As they attempt to reach the top of the Love Live!, they must also consider their future and choose what path the group will take. Though the question of whether to continue without the third years or disband weighs heavily on the minds of its members, μ's must quickly come to an answer with graduation right around the corner.

Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season continues the story of the girls as they laugh, cry, sing, and dance in their journey to determine the future of their group and conquer the Love Live! in their last chance to win with all nine girls together.

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Nishikino, Maki Main

Pile Japanese

Yazawa, Niko Main

Tokui, Sora Japanese

Toujou, Nozomi Main

Kusuda, Aina Japanese

Minami, Kotori Main

Uchida, Aya Japanese

Sonoda, Umi Main

Mimori, Suzuko Japanese

Kousaka, Honoka Main

Nitta, Emi Japanese

Hoshizora, Rin Main

Iida, Riho Japanese

Ayase, Eri Main

Nanjou, Yoshino Japanese

Koizumi, Hanayo Main

Kubo, Yurika Japanese

Kira, Tsubasa Supporting

Sakuragawa, Megu Japanese

Makimoto, Yuki Producer

Hirayama, Tadashi Producer

Kyougoku, Takahiko Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Sasaki, Shinobu Episode Director

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Dec 28, 2022

Naneo

Recommended

After sucessfully saved their school last season, this season of Love Live SIP will focus on their journey to win the Love Live tournament. Not only that, but we will also see how they manage their group considering the 3rd year will eventually graduate. We can expect a lot of sad and emotional moment, so get your heart ready for this one.

For me personally, the middle part from this season is somewhat boring. Because it is literally the same episode with the same formula being repeated for like 3-4 episode. They found a problem, everyone trying to solve the problem but fail, and near the ... end of the episode they all found the answer naturally. I mean it have an impact on the story and characters growth, but not that much. Luckily I never dropped an anime so I still watch till the end and got to the best part. Beside from the boring episode. This season also offer some character focus episode. Last season they introduce us to all this 9 characters and we get basic knowledge about them. Now we can see much further into their past and personality. Because of that we also somewhat grow a bond with them and that is exactly why the graduation problem really hit the heart. All the 2nd years and the 1st years are worried about them leaving and so does the viewer. The story not only revolves around μ's. It'll also give a spotlight to their family and rival.

I can say that they got the comedy too on this one. For the music it is a no doubt get a perfect score. Every song they sing in this season immediately become my favorites. I play the Love Live rhythm games and have been listening to their song countless time. So when I watch the story on how they came up with the song, I love it even more. My favorite one are the ED song. They use CGI whenever they perform a song on stage. Its amazing how they make μ's dancing pretty smooth. I don't think the animation have anything odd, except when there is a characters far behind the camera. When you zoom on them, they look cute with a barely drawn face. There's a compilation for it on YouTube if you wanna see it.

The seiyuu need a praise too you know. If you think about it they doing a lot of job for μ's alone. Voice acting, singing, dancing, live streaming, it is amazing how they do all of it. One thing for sure is that I really enjoy being in Love Live fandom or what people always call it idol hell. You literally get countless and countless hours of entertainment. So let's go join me on this fandom and watch all the Love Live series. Thats all I'm gonna say. Thank you for reading my review.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Apr 14, 2022

SHIRAKAMBUKI

Recommended

2nd season of love live... I keep in mind the first season of love live I nearly drop it after observing the last three episodes but at that point I realize that there are might be chance that the girls will have a huge improvement or changes to themselves and after watching the entire 2nd season I was exceptionally upbeat to see their advancements as the story advances and it's pretty pitiful that they always finished at 2nd season and a movie and it was actually my 2nd time observing an school idol anime I didn't know that it's getting to end like that there ... are some times in this anime that's somewhat flinch but as I progress through the anime I already overlooked about those moments as I see them developed.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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May 22, 2015

ratchet573

Mixed Feelings

Love Live School Idol Project is not meant for me. Reviewing a show this girly and happy is pretty much impossible based on my age, sex, and what I enjoy watching. The reason I don’t review Pretty Cure? I’m not a ten year old girl. The reason I review Love Live? Despite obviously being a show for ten year old girls it’s got a raging male fanbase that’s about my age.

A year ago I wrote a review for the first season that I feel, now, complains about all the wrong things. It doesn’t at all hit the nail on the head for how to approach ... this series. It also complains a lot about Nico. I don’t know why considering she’s my favorite girl in the series….

Since that review the Love Live mobile game was released in May and, I won’t lie, I play it every once in a while when I need a time-waster. Also a second season was released early last year that I neglected till now because that seems to be the way I operate.

The second season of Love Live has the girls of Muse participating in another Love Live tournament. As it will be the last chance for the seniors to win the tournament, there’s a lot of pressure on Honoka and the others to perform as well as possible. They’re forced to face off against their biggest rival, A-Rise and from there battle the best school idols in Japan.

The start of this season beats around the bush so much I was nearly going to quit it. I didn’t remember the first season being quite so silly and pointless (but, that said, I barely remember much of anything about the first season in the first place). There’s a lot of exploration of the different characters as well as a really crappy storyline about writing a new song for the Love Live tournament. This episode, in which they go to one of Maki’s summer homes to get some peace, should have shown the comradeship of the girls and how they go about writing songs. What we get instead is a stupid, disjointed episode where, for some reason, they think it’s a good idea to write the lyrics and the music separately.

What? So if the beat of the music doesn’t match the lyrics that’s okay?

Two character episodes are actually somewhat interesting and fun. The Nico episode in which we get to see some of her family is pretty cute and the Rin episode where she’s trying to act like the girl she feels she is makes you d’aww.

But after the slow start and the somewhat interesting character exploration, we’re presented with a lot of forced drama. The focus isn’t that much on the Love Live or the music; unlike the first season which I commended for having a lot of catchy songs (I still remember Start;Dash a year later). But this season’s music is lacking any sort of staying power and it feels like it’s put on the backburner to make room for a ton of tears.

The final few episodes are like…Ano Hana level of crying. It’s sad, definitely, to see the seniors go but it’s not so sad I need a whole episode dedicated to them bawling their eyes out. This is episode eleven, which is cute in execution and idea, but ends with so much forced crying that I wanted to laugh instead. It’s okay to be sad and express it but don’t be overexpressive. Especially on something as small as the seniors leaving.

Then episode twelve is the concert of the Love Live. Be prepared for more cheesiness.

And the last episode is the overlong epilogue that further drags out how sad it is the seniors are leaving then ends by…teaching us not to let go of people who are moving on? I didn’t understand the end at all.

How come you guys can’t hang out after they go to college? Can’t you continue to be an idol group that focuses on larger stages? Doesn’t winning the Love Live mean you could do that sort of thing?

Combine the over-dramatic and weak storytelling with the sheer girliness and you will be laughing your ass off. My God is this show cheesy with themes of friendship and love and following your dreams. The group stands together and screams things into the sky, people stand and clap for no reason, everyone acts like best friends. Oh, and don’t forget the cute little exultations that come every time that the girls see something mildly amusing. I like to call these “anime sounds” because in no other medium have I ever seen people go “uguu” over lights.

The writing in the show is pretty lame as well. The character’s are all easily identifiable by their two dimensional traits but the things they say can really make you laugh. At one point Honoka is staring at the city with her friends and talking about how bright the lights are. There’s a huge Zen moment that makes no sense coming from a bunch of teenagers. They talk about the lights belonging to people and not knowing those people…like, what the fuck? And this is followed by them all screaming at the city, completely ruining the somber, thoughtful tone. For the most part, the show if funny if only because of the crappy script.

Regardless of these complaints the show is cute as hell and still manages a laugh or two every episode that’s not courtesy of being shitty.

The animation is alright. Just like the first season is resorts to MMD-style during musical numbers that makes everything look awkward. There’s a huge amount of close-up shots of the girls’ faces which can be scary as fuck (from afar you girls are moe but up close you’re freaking aliens). Otherwise it’s not impressive by any stretch.

And the music, as I said, is weaker than season one. There’s a great variety of music during the show but the actual performances aren’t memorable at all.

Oh, do you hear that sound? It’s time to play BEST GIRL!

9. Honoka- I believe it was Theon Greyjoy in Game of Thrones who said the best way to keep an annoying bitch quiet is to put your genitals in her mouth. Honoka is the most annoying group leader of anything ever. Someone put their genitals in her mouth.
8. Hanayo- Moeblob von No Character. I could give a fuck less.
7.Umi- It’s so cute when you get mad. Too bad you’re boring otherwise!
6. Kotori- Boooooooooring. But moe as hell.
5.Eli- Cute but definitely not exciting.
4.Rin- Good development in this season. The writers need to quit overusing the “Nyan” thing though because it’s really awkward.
3.Nozomi- Really cute and probably the most mature of the characters. Also has a good gimmick.
2.Maki- Tsundere rich lesbian is cool.
1. Nico- May be a self-centered bitch at times but is only trying to live her dream and enjoy her passion. Totally the most adorable and best girl.

Season 2 of Love Live might be good for younger girls or guys with nothing better to masturbate to, but for me, despite a few silly and cute moments, it was pretty forgettable.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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