Nijiyon Animation

I'm here to defend this series. It may not be anything special but it's not bad by any means.

I know the chibi art style isn't for everyone but I thought it was fine. I didn't love it but I think it fit just fine for a series of shorts. If this became the art style for the regular series, I would have more of a problem but if it's going to stay in this side series, I'm fine with that.

The story in each episode is by no means complex or in depth but I don't know why you would come to a series ... of 3 minute shorts for the story. It's a quick and easy way to enjoy more of the Nijigasaki cast in their daily lives and the enjoyment comes from watching that.

The ending song is a bop and I don't care what anyone else says. It's more of the same from this franchise but that won't stop me from jamming out every time I listen to the song.

At the end of the day, if you want to watch more of the Nijigasaki cast as we wait for the OVA, this is a quick and fun way to get your fix. Don't go in expecting a complex story, have fun with the madness and enjoy. It's okay for something to be simple fun and not much else.

Now I wasn’t going to be expecting too much from a series of chibi, 3D-animated shorts, but Nijiyon Animation is very skippable. Animation-wise, it doesn’t get too much mileage out of the 3D models, I really feel like they could have gone 2D chibi and not used any more resources – except maybe the Fall Guys episode which was a snoozefest like most of them.

We can see here one of the reasons why Love Live fans are resistant whenever one of the generations expands their cast: when every character is forced to have an appearance and say their bit, every situation and line starts to ... feel very samey and predictable - especially when doing just that takes up half the runtime of every episode! [I actually wrote this before the most recent Liella reveal] It gets better in the second half, but the overall writing leaves an impression that it is very basic and simple, and not in an endearing way. There are maybe one or two decent jokes, but it’s lacking all of the things that I loved in the main show. The Nijiyon “series” on Love Live’s Youtube channel is far funnier and more interesting - I would check that out instead.

As someone who stumbled upon this series with zero previous knowledge of what Love Live! is the highest praise that I can give this show is that it convinced me to watch the parent story for it, and what more can you ask for from a series of simple shorts such as this? Despite the little time I got to spend with these characters they all have distinct enough personalities and designs that I can easily tell apart and recognize for their quirks and behaviours. It's overall a very wholesome series of sketches in an endearing artstyle that I personally enjoyed! Overall it's a good, ... lighthearted fun time. I'm sure if you already know these characters you'd certainly enjoy it, but even someone such as myself, who had no idea who they were before coming across this mini series is capable of enjoying the short and wholesome interactions, as well as the lighthearted plots that this show wil take you through!

*Nijiyon Animation provided an adorable display of the hilarious relationships the girls have together. Each episode captures a new perspective of the idols and brings the viewer closer to the characters. Most episodes felt heartwarming and are a beautiful glimpse on what the series is about.

*Cute 3d chibi idols, very charming and smooth compared to other cgi. The animation changes style and dimensions to express shifts in mood and tone.(so cool)

*The show runs through short, minor, mainly comedic scenes, of the idol's lives together. A basic understanding of each idols personality are shown along with the relationships between them.

*Overall the show is cute and enjoyable, ... it can be finished quickly, and provides a boost in mood and a good glimpse into the series.

If you want to see how bad Love Live can get, look no further.
Zero story, ugly CG art, and 1 character trait per girl.
This is just a cheap cash grab by Sunrise in the same way Attack on Titan Junior High was by Production IG. However this is worse because AOT Junior High had a gimmick in subverting the high school trope and this has nothing going for it.
It was hard for me to sit through the episodes even though they were mercifully short at 2-3 minutes long because they're just so boring.
2/10 instead of 1/10 because Setsuna's episode was actually okay
Please never make ... anything like this again Sunrise.

It's a worse bandori pico, but if you like love live pdp you'll like this.

MAL says I need more info, so...
The stories aren't unique, but whatever it's cute girls doing cute things.
The art style kinda is ass, the 3D animation is lame.
The characters are the same pdp characters you know and hopefully love.
The characters react to situations like they are pdp characters.
I didn't like it because I don't like the pdp characters (except kasumi she's the goat) but if you like pdp then this is your anime. Really what I said in the beginning is true, this is literally bandori pico but worse. Shorts of ... the cast of *anime* doing random whatevers. I liked pico. I did not like this. Your mileage may vary.