Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror

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Japanese: 幻日のヨハネ -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-

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Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 2, 2023 to Sep 24, 2023

Premiered: Summer 2023

Broadcast: Sundays at 22:30 (JST)

Producers: Lantis, Bushiroad, Kadokawa, Bandai Namco Filmworks, Bandai Namco Music Live

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Sunrise

Source: Web manga

Genre: Fantasy

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.02¹ (scored by 7,231 users)

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Ranked: #4021²

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Popularity: #3757

Members: 32,049

Favorites: 165

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As a spirited young girl, Yohane ventured into the big city with ambitious dreams of becoming a star. Two years later, she has yet to pass a single audition. Since Yohane cannot support herself alone, her mother invites her back home to discover something new that only she can do. With limited options and an empty wallet, Yohane reluctantly returns to Numazu, her hometown.

In the seaside town, Yohane reunites with her canine companion, Lailaps, and slowly settles in, opening a fortune-telling shop. She reconnects with old friends she had forgotten and meets new ones, all of whom help in her search for a unique purpose and meaningful path in life.

Unfortunately, all is not well for Yohane and the people of Numazu: a mysterious power is affecting the town and disrupting nature and wildlife. While forging stronger bonds with her newfound allies, Yohane devotes her summer to finding the magic that may help save Numazu.

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Background

Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror was released on Blu-ray and DVD in seven volumes from September 27, 2023, to March 27, 2024.

Each episode was streamed seven days in advance of the TV broadcast starting on June 25, 2023, on ABEMA. Regular broadcasting began on July 2, 2023.

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Adaptation:	Genjitsu no Yohane: Unpolarized Reflexion
Parent story:	Love Live! Sunshine!!
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Characters & Voice Actors

Tsushima, Yoshiko

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Kobayashi, Aika
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Watanabe, You

Main

Saitou, Shuka
Japanese

Kunikida, Hanamaru

Main

Takatsuki, Kanako
Japanese

Sakurauchi, Riko

Main

Aida, Rikako
Japanese

Ohara, Mari

Main

Suzuki, Aina
Japanese

Kurosawa, Ruby

Main

Furihata, Ai
Japanese

Kurosawa, Dia

Main

Komiya, Arisa
Japanese

Takami, Chika

Main

Inami, Anju
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Matsuura, Kanan

Main

Suwa, Nanaka
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Watanabe, Tsuki

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Kurosawa, Tomoyo
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Iwata, Yoshihiro

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Ootsuka, Hiroshi

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Nakatani, Asami

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Morita, Yuuichi

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Opening Theme

"Genjitsu Mysterium (幻日ミステリウム)" by Aqours

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Ending Theme

	1: "Genjitsu Mysterium (幻日ミステリウム)" by Aqours (ep 1)
	2: "Kimi no Tame Boku no Tame (キミノタメボクノタメ)" by Aqours (eps 2-13)

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Sep 17, 2023

Marinate1016

Recommended

Very rarely does a meme turn into something as good as the Yohane spin-off. Originally created as an April Fool’s Day joke, Sunrise saw the reception and decided to make it a real anime. I’m glad they did. Yohane has been my favourite Aquors member and 2nd favourite Love Live girl for a long time and the story in this one really did her justice.Allowing her to shine in a way she just couldn’t get in the main anime due to sharing the spotlight with the other girls. The show manages to keep the feeling of the original Sunshine series, while mixing in a modern ... fantasy element. The fantasy aspect is a little underwhelming. It does feel like the story is very self-contained to the small town in which it takes place, however, as with all Love Live titles, the show really shines with the character interactions.

Yohane and her faithful companion Lailaps have a very nice, almost sibling relationship. Over the course of the show we see the two of them bond and come to understand each other. Despite being an original creation for this anime, I quickly got attached and fell in love with Lailaps. The struggles that she and Yohane go through over the course of the show, how she comforts Yohane in her times of need.. Just really resonated with me. It’s a simple yet poignant relationship. While the other girls do feature in the show heavily, it’s very much a Lailaps and Yohane story at its core. Yohane growing into her own person is a very sweet story and I loved every moment of it.

As I said, the rest of the Aquors cast are in the show as side characters. Some more than others. They basically act as a plot device for Yohane to become more independent and leave her childhood behind. There’s some cute moments with the cast as they try to help Yohane through some emotional trauma she’s had, but this is very much her story. So don’t expect too much in terms of substance and development from the other girls.

The fantasy elements like I said are kind of weak. The whole overarching plot of the calamity ended up being somewhat underwhelming, but the characters are the main selling point in this one. I think if you are at all interested in Yohane from the Sunshine anime this is a must watch as it really shows who she is at her core. A lot of times she was used as comic relief during the main anime, and while she is definitely funny, there is a lot more to her than memes. So this was a welcome development.

Of course, you can’t talk about Love Live without the musical performances. As expected based on the series’ recent form, the songs in GNY are all great. There’s a couple group performances and some solos and they’re all bangers. I swear the songwriters are just getting better and better with these. They’re going from more anime-y songs to legit bops.The CGI continues to improve to a point where it’s almost indistinguishable from 2D animation in these performances. The future is certainly bright for idol shows.

I thoroughly enjoyed Genjitsu no Yohane and thought it was one of the most underrated shows of the season. It went from an April Fool’s meme to a genuinely heartwarming and moving experience for one of my favourite characters that had me in tears for a couple episodes. If you’re a Love Live fan it goes without saying this is a much watch, but it’s also an enjoyable slice of life fantasy watch for casual fans. It’s cute, simple, but effective.
Genjitsu no Yohane gets 9, out of 10.

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Sep 17, 2023

HetakuSoda

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I don't want to be harsh on this, cause I'm very happy to have a Love Live Sunshine spinoff at all, but I feel like Sunshine in the Mirror could've been a lot better than it was. Specifically it seems pretty halfhearted in a lot of what people want from something like this. It doesn't get rid of singing and performances, but there's less singing than one would expect from Love Live. It's set in a fantasy world, but with plenty of modern amenities (and some tokusatsu elements?) and it never leaves the single town of Numazu. It has everyone from Aqours, but other than ...

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Aug 8, 2023

Rhysais

Not Recommended

Preliminary (7/13 eps)

Animation and songs are nice.

Characters redesigns are fun, but you won't know their personalities unless you watched Love Live Sunshine!!.

Story beats are a remix of Sunshine!! in worse : girl in small town doesn't think she's special but turns out she's the most special one of them all for... reasons. She met girls who became instantly her friends for... reasons. She struggles because she feels she has to do it alone but turns out she doesn't have to. The end.

Genuinely speaking, it doesn't have the heart you'd find in SIP or Love Live Sunshine!!. The character of Yoshiko / Yohane who could be ...

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