Second Season of 'Love Live! Superstar!!' Announces Additional Cast

by DatRandomDude
May 11, 2022 9:53 PM | 15 Comments

The official website of the Love Live! Superstar!! television anime series announced on Thursday four additional cast members for the second season and a new visual (pictured) featuring the new characters. The new season is scheduled to premiere in July 2022 on NHK E.

Cast
Kinako Sakurakouji: Nozomi Suzuhara
Mei Yoneme: Akane Yabushima
Shiki Wakana: Wakana Ookuma
Natsumi Onitsuka: Aya Emori

Takahiko Kyougoku (Love Live! School Idol Project) helmed the first season at Sunrise, and Hanada Jukki (Love Live! Sunshine!!) returned from the previous installments to handle the series composition. Saitou Atsushi (Black Fox) designed the characters, and Fujisawa Yoshiaki (Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight) composed the music.

The first anime season aired for 12 episodes in the Summer 2021 season. Funimation streamed the anime with subtitles as it aired in Japan.

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.

Source: animate Times

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Nice more Idol lesbians!! LL has so much sweet Yuri vibes,,,YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

Jun 24, 2022 1:34 AM by Yuri-Crusader

Oh god, I was really hoping that this would be the episode where they finally get rid of that annoying extra member, but I guess we'll have to wait a little longer. I was really enjoying the dynamic of the small group, and I think it's a shame that they're going back to the 9-member status quo. I'm curious to see how this will play out, but I have a feeling it won't be as good as the last few episodes. Quite disappointed.

Jun 17, 2022 3:27 AM by RobinNelson

Totally fine with more members.
First, it is normal in a club that new members join.
Second, the new girls are quite cute (as well as their voice actress).

Jun 8, 2022 7:54 AM by thewang

Nachtwandler_21 said:
First they broke the Nijigasaki status as a bunch of solo members by forming units. Now they expanded Liella to standard 9 members. Why making everything generic? I still like the franchise probably but I only watch selected music videos lately.

Nijigasaki are still mainly soloists... they still release new solo songs every year. A majority of their library are still solo songs. Like 55% solo songs, 35% unit songs, and 15% full club formation.

If we do get a sequel, they likely would revert to solo again. The reason they did units was to prove Lanzhu that her ideals was flawed. That being a solo idol doesn't necessarily mean she's all by herself.

May 30, 2022 12:57 PM by nevergain

I'm a little disappointed they expanded Liella into 9 members. The reduced cast is one of the facets that made Superstar special and refreshing to me, but I'll keep an open mind and see how it plays out

May 17, 2022 5:47 PM by removed-user

Wait, they're going to join Liella instead of being a secondary unit? Well that's dull. The more focused cast was one of the biggest strengths of the original.

May 13, 2022 2:23 AM by O_T_T

It seems I'm not the only one who enjoyed the first season only being 5. I'll still enjoy the second season but I doubt as much as I did the first one.

May 12, 2022 4:20 PM by Beepern

I'm a little disappointed they expanded the members, but I'm ready to relax with another season anyways. Mei and Shiki are already my favs out of the new members. Natsumi reminds me a little too much of Sumire from my first impression, but I giving her a chance

May 12, 2022 3:36 PM by FlowerPowerStar

Excuse my language, but let's freaking go.

May 12, 2022 12:48 PM by RonnyJonny

lolz, ofcourse they will be expand the members as expected. I don't know is i can still enjoy like what the 1st season did, but let's take what they give to us and eating this. afterall I still watch it whatever they do.

May 12, 2022 8:29 AM by Logical_

Nijigaku still being a solo idol. Those sub-units are just their additional feature. They still release a solo song for each Niji's idol. The second season just focuses on a sub-unit because it was focused on the solo in the first season already.
The niji sub-units are something similar to µ's and Aqours which get both group idol and sub-unit. µ's and Aqours got sub-units, but they never exist in the anime. Aqours also got a solo song for each member as well.
btw, those 3 sub-units were formed in 2019.

As for Liella expanding to 9 members. Some said that it was planned from the start as it has a lot of clues in the first season of the anime which are a hint that Liella might get additional members.

May 12, 2022 5:32 AM by AkeZZZ

First they broke the Nijigasaki status as a bunch of solo members by forming units. Now they expanded Liella to standard 9 members. Why making everything generic? I still like the franchise probably but I only watch selected music videos lately.

May 12, 2022 4:51 AM by Nachtwandler_21

THEN STOP WATCHING AND READING THE NEWS ABOUT THIS ANIME BECAUSE YOUR JUST A TRASH AND GARBAGE

May 12, 2022 3:41 AM by theywillneverwin

Oh god, this was the best installment because of the small group, and they decide to go back to the 9 members status… quite disappointed. Let’s see how this will go.

May 11, 2022 11:32 PM by Xenocrisi

The 9 people's first "Liella! Live Broadcast" will be lived from 20:00(JST) on June 8th
https://twitter.com/LoveLive_staff/status/1524558621082009600?s=20&t=cECzNJswJQ12KYAP9NpVJA