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"Love Live! School Idol Project" is a multimedia project co-developed by Dengeki G's Magazine, Lantis, and Sunrise.

Love Live! promotional art

Love Live! School Idol Project is a multimedia project co-developed by Dengeki G's Magazine, Lantis (a music label) and Studio Sunrise. The comedy- and music-oriented series started as a manga released in January 2012 in Dengeki G's Magazine, which was followed by an anime TV series produced by Sunrise in January 2013. The story follows Honoka Kosaka who decides to create a "school idol" group in order to save the school from being shut down because of a lack of students.

The manga is written by Sakurako Kimino and the TV series is directed by Takahiko Kyōgoku and written by Jukki Hanada, with music by Yoshimasa Fujisawa (soundtrack published by Lantis).

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What are all the aspects of the Love Live TV series that were voted on by fans?

On the ANN article announcing Love Live's TV series, they report the following: (emphasis is my own) The anime studio Sunrise, the music label Lantis, and ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G Magazine developed Love Live! School idol project as a…
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Was Aqours created to rotate out μ’S?

After watching some live shows of Aqours, it seems to me that LL-Sunshine is doing what boy bands do all the time: Rotate the aging members out and replace them with younger ones. I came across this interesting piece of news: 2016/02/29 　“μ’S…
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What does "nico nico nii" mean?

In Love Live, a character named Nico Yazawa constantly says her catchphrase: Nico nico nii! It seems like if her catchphrase is derived from her own name, at the first glance. Sometimes, it is extended to a longer line, as she would say, for…
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What Idol Groups in Love Live have real life counterparts?

According to this question, both μ's and Aquors are real life groups. So, I am wondering what other groups that are mentioned in Love Live! School Idol Project and Love Live! Sunshine!! are also based off real life idol groups.
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How long after the first series does Love Live Sunshine take place?

It is mentioned in the first episodes that sunshine takes place in the fifth year after Love Live inception (or the fifth tournament). We know that in the year the first series takes place, two editions of Love Live happen (the first when they…
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The real world location of Akiba Dome

Where is the Akiba Dome that is mentioned in Love Live! School Idol the Movie? At first since it says Akiba, I thought it would be in Akiba, Japan. But then, considering Ootonokizaka High's location (near Akiba), it doesn't make sense that they…
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Love Live: Yon, nana, and not shi, shichi? (Counting from 1 to 9)

In the anime Love Live, when the nine girls count from one to nine in Japanese, they say: Ichi ni san yon go roku nana hachi kyuu And not: Ichi ni san shi go roku shichi hachi kyuu What is the reason?
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What does "Khorosho" mean?

In episode 10 of Love Live season one, when Yazawa Nico is woken up and everyone sees her facial mask, Ayase Eli comments saying "Khorosho". She says this also when Sonoda Umi is woken up and turns into a "demon". Given the context, I thought…
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In Love Live episode 6, what were the results of each member in karaoke/dance?

I can't read the kanji, but I'm interested in what each member's score was.
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Nijigasaki: is yuri flavor different between anime and game

I am curious on how much of the anime is original, and what's based on the game? Is the yuri flavor amplified in the anime? Are the anime official yuri couplings the same as the game? Are the relationship between Ayumu and "you" similar to what was…
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Who/what is Gamers and what is their connection to the Love Live series?

In the first episode of Love Live! School Idol Project season 2, the girls went to what I assume is an arcade where the front sign says Gamers. When watching the ED for episode 2, I noticed this same logo appear in the credits (this is the localized…
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Was it a Time Traveling Idol? Or just a Hallucination?

In the Love Live movie Honoka meets an older woman in NY, singing "What a wonderful world. That woman then goes on to give live coaching to Honoka, and knows awfully lots about her, Including the fact she used to dare jumping mud pools as a kid…
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What is the song Muse performs on the rooftop of A-rise's school?

What is the song Muse performs on the rooftop of A-rise's school? It was to qualify for the idol tournament, I think, and they wore blue dresses.
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Why did BiBi change their center in their live shows for the song Love Novels?

According to Wikia, the original Love Novels has Ayase Eri as the center, but it was replaced by Nico in the live shows. Has it been disclosed why this was the case? What is the reason behind the change?
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Hasn't Love Live occurred in previous years?

at the start of Season 2 of Love Live! School Idol Project the first years are running around the place trying to find Honaka to tell here there is a second Love Live competition noting that the first one was so popular that organizers decided to…
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