'Love Live! Superstar!!' Announces Main Cast

by Aidan
Dec 14, 2020 1:55 PM | 21 Comments

The official website of the new Love Live! anime series, Love Live! Superstar!!, revealed the cast for the idol unit Liella and a character promotional video on Monday.

Cast
Kanon Sibuya: Sayuri Date
Tang Keke: Liyuu (100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru ending theme performance)
Chisato Arashi: Nako Misaki
Sumire Heanna: Naomi Payton
Ren Hazuki: Nagisa Aoyama

Sayuri Date was the winner of the open audition, with Nagisa Aoyama also being selected from the group of applicants.

The idol unit Liella will be releasing their debut single "Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora" (The Beginning is Your Sky) in Spring 2021. An anime music video is also in production for the group.

Takahiko Kyougoku (Love Live! School Idol Project) is directing the new anime series. Hanada Jukki (Love Live! Sunshine!!) is returning from the previous installments to handle the series composition. Saitou Atsushi (Black Fox) is designing the characters, and Fujisawa Yoshiaki (Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight) is composing the music.

Love Live! Superstar!! is the fourth series in the Love Live! franchise, created by animation studio Sunrise, music label Lantis, and Kadokawa's Dengeki G's magazine.

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I have been part of Love Live long enough to see it be a single series that had conclusion, into becoming Idol Pretty Cure. Even LLAS can be compared to Pretty Cure All Stars on a basic level.

I have quite the mixed feelings about this. Never did I expect Love Live to go Dr. Who/Precure/etc style and make new spinoffs & sequels every 2 years. I didn't know Disney owned Sunrise.

Anyway, can't wait for yearly Love Live spinoffs. Can hardly wait.

(i'll give it the benefit of the doubt. I do love Love Live, after all.)

Dec 17, 2020 1:01 AM by ChartTopper60

Ryuseishun said:

True, but with the way it looks, I’m not sure what happens if Superstar doesnt receive the same sort of favorable reception as the previous LL series. I do see where future plans for Nijigasaki won’t necessarily be obstructed, but regardless of the info stated, the former doesn’t really feel much like a spinoff. In fact, if anything, Superstar feels more like the actual spinoff than the 3rd main continuation.

the thing anime main staff who also produce u's and aqours anime are indeed on Superstar instead. Nijigasaki anime use different staff from 2 previous anime. the fact that Superstar willl come back to group idol route (they already have group name, Liella) unlike Nijigasaki which choose solo idol route.

Dec 15, 2020 5:35 PM by gadboyz

Ryuseishun said:

Even with this announcement, I do believe Nijigasaki will still get a s2, but it’ll be a while if so. Remember how it took the previous LL series just over a year for their respective sequels and movies. Depends on how committed that team working on it is, though, as it IS based off ongoing game content.

Nijigasaki more like spin-off than 3rd gen because of cooperation with Bushiroad, it is not originally planned to have anime like u's and Aqours. Superstar is true 3rd gen of Love Live. Nijigasaki will be still running even with Superstar coming to the scene.

Dragevard said:
Never would I had thought one of the VA to be Native Chinese. Great to see some more diversities especially from my hometown :)

Genoard said:
Gotta agree,that these characters designs are weird - something is just off about them. Contracting a chinese VA is a bold move, could they be targeting chinese auditory with this? Because i don't think japanese fans would like it.

Liyuu is very popular animanga cosplayer, her twitter already has 545k followers. She already has Japanese agencu which is Horipro and Japanese music label which is Lantis
also she already released to japanese song for anime OP and ED
Magic Words for Hatena Illusion OP
Carpe・Diem for I'm Standing on a Million Lives ED

Dec 15, 2020 5:09 PM by gadboyz

So niji isn't getting a season 2?

Dec 15, 2020 4:38 PM by EcchiGodMamster

I got in love live trap 3 years ago :)

Dec 15, 2020 11:09 AM by Mira

I'm looking forward to it!
I really love Nijigaku and for this one, i hope it reaches my liking.

Dec 15, 2020 8:33 AM by Kryuell

As a love live series fan, I'll see what this 3rd gen has to offer.
With Aqours still active and Niji being high and coming, it will be hard to avoid a lot of critics...

jc9622 said:
Wait what? Another Love Live series? Aren't they doing Love Live Nijigasaki right now?

Love Live Sunshine wasn't even made until after the original Love Live series ended....You'd think they'd focus on the Nijigasaki series first but instead, they're moving on to the next idol group? Is that how they're approaching this?

Also, those character designs look weird as hell. Nijigasaki actually looks good and a bit original but 3 of the characters here looks like budget Honoka, Budget You and Budget Kanan.

Iirc, LL! Superstar actually was announced first before nijigaku anime was decided.. i can be wrong tho, (so correct me if I'm wrong).
And NijiGaku itself, although still under the love live wings, they're completely separate. Their timeline is also isn't the same with the main love live. Nijigaku itself is actually a spin off.. actually, to be frank, they're a side project after all.

As for the characters design, they're actually trying to implement a new artstyle iirc. Hence why you might find it a bit weird

Dec 15, 2020 7:48 AM by Mei2Mei

Oh boi the characters design looks... THICC.. maybe I'll give it a shot.

Dec 15, 2020 2:26 AM by Apakabar

eze_tielve said:
HOW MANY LOVE LIVES WE GONNA HAVE?!

Character limit is a bitch

Dec 14, 2020 9:23 PM by Bob-o-Dominador

Gotta agree,that these characters designs are weird - something is just off about them. Contracting a chinese VA is a bold move, could they be targeting chinese auditory with this? Because i don't think japanese fans would like it.

Dec 14, 2020 8:57 PM by Genoard

Looking forward to it! Liyuu, Keke's seiyuu, has a great voice. Will probably be a while until I can pick a favorite girl but Sumire and Ren i'm leaning towards the most rn

Dec 14, 2020 7:57 PM by redvelvetdoll

I'll give this an episode or two to see how good the voice acting and singing are.

Dec 14, 2020 7:04 PM by Hoppy

New Love Live anime. Totally looking forward to it.

Dragevard said:

They will definitely up their Yuri game. I mean they teased NicoxMaki, then actually ship MakixKanan, and now they basically went full yuri with YuxAyumu

Kanan x Mari?

Dec 14, 2020 7:04 PM by AkeZZZ

Congratz to the seiyuus who passed the audition. Looking forward to it.

Dec 14, 2020 7:01 PM by MegamiRem

Looking forward to this.We need more Love Live much more .Cant get enough of it

And I hope the Yuri will be even stronger this time. Lesbian Idols are so cute ,,,,,YEEEEEEEEEEEEES

Dec 14, 2020 4:18 PM by Yuri-Crusader

The new seiyuus look so cute! Apparently one of them is 17? Can't wait to see what they sound like!

Dec 14, 2020 4:17 PM by HimedereP

Never had much of an interest in LL until I saw these girls which I've taken the liberty to dub it as Thigh Live. am hyped

Dec 14, 2020 4:15 PM by AntwanMantilla

HOW MANY LOVE LIVES WE GONNA HAVE?!

Dec 14, 2020 3:45 PM by eze_tielve

Yes, but I think this one will break a little from the formula so it is the less not welcome love live in my opnion

Dec 14, 2020 3:29 PM by Bob-o-Dominador

Wait what? Another Love Live series? Aren't they doing Love Live Nijigasaki right now?

Love Live Sunshine wasn't even made until after the original Love Live series ended....You'd think they'd focus on the Nijigasaki series first but instead, they're moving on to the next idol group? Is that how they're approaching this?

Also, those character designs look weird as hell. Nijigasaki actually looks good and a bit original but 3 of the characters here looks like budget Honoka, Budget You and Budget Kanan.

Dec 14, 2020 3:24 PM by jc9622

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