Audience reviews
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-Kurara-
That's not easy to separate a portion of something that completes itself very goodly, and judge such a portion as only one thing. Especially when it comes, specifically, to a so witty film as the first one of Love Live's franchise.
Before all, I'd like to make it clear that this is my first time doing a review, so I apologize if I am not clear enough, or if in some moment I sound more like a fan (or a hater) than an imparcial spectatress.
Since the beginning the film is surprising: the photography's finesse and choices, the calm soundtrack and the conceptive equilibrium of the initial scene (Honoka, when she was a child, trying to jump over a puddle and failing) represent the direction's thorough job, and its cleanliness with the project.
Love Live's movie is dynamic: in only five minute…
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The Love Live movie celebrates what μ’s essentially is, namely the school idol project. The idol group was formed as a way to save the girls’ school, Otonokizaka Academy, from having to close down. While μ’s mainly consists of the nine school idols, other Otonokizaka Academy students - as well as the principal - always offer their support when it comes to organising and promoting performances. However, as the third years graduate, the group comes to realise they cannot continue as school idols anymore and begin to fear that the end of μ’s will mark the end of their friendship.
Over the course of the movie, the members of μ’s mature by accepting the inevitable end of their school idol project and by understanding what it means. The band members realise that their friendship is not bound by…
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The only anime movie that's not a recap.
Its basically Episode 14 of the 2nd season, where we left off with Hayane saying "bad news" and all that.
I really enjoyed the movie overall, seeing them sing again, hang out a lil more,
But what surprised me the most is that I teared up after all that. Recall the last episodes of the 2nd season, that they will end as a group.
The importance of each girls made me remember them by heart as I finished the movie. I will never forget them all as the movie ended. I 💙 them all, each of their trait are special as one group. You can relate to them more if you have each of their special traits.
If you've wrapped up Season 2, again, this will clear things....up..😢.
Do enjoy the ride!
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Story:
Is the last journey for Muse, I say is a good send off for them! The explanation isn't the best and you will probably get lost a little if you didn't watch all the previous show.
Art:
Same thing, Character improved and the color scheme of the show is basically perfected with it!
Sound:
All the song and soundtrack here is just fantastic! Maybe is just me being a fanboy here, but I think most people will enjoy the music even if they don't watch it
Character: Not much is added here outside of honoka childhood. But since is made for the fans I will let it pass
Enjoyment:
Still 10/10. Very enjoyable, Had laughs but mostly crying at the end cause they are ending. All the performance is amazing too for me
Overall:
Do I think this is a good way to send off Muse? Yes for sure. Do I thin…
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Disclaimer: I'm a huge Love Live fan, so this review is most probably biased. Also, this is my first review, so I'll try to not spoil anything.
Love Live, the series that has touched the hearts of many and united a lot of people. It is no doubt well-loved. So to see a part of such a series end, it must be pretty painful and sad, right?
Story - 6
I give the story a 6 since there isn't really much to it, really. The movie picks off right where the second season ends, with the reveal of the message Hanayo receives after the third years graduate at the end of the last episode of season two. There, they find out that they've been actually invited to perform abroad. Obviously, they take the opportunity and fly to New York to further make people know and acknowledge the existence of school id…
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How do you end a six year legacy that has helped revolutionized the way people see 2.5D idols? This is the answer.
The Idolm@ster franchise may have kickstarted the whole idea but it is without a doubt that Love Live! especially μ's made it become a cultural phenomenon nationwide in Japan. Don't get me wrong, I love both series. I am an idol fan myself. I played the Xbox 360 port of the original Idolm@ster game and have known about μ's since it debuted in 2010. It was because of Idolm@ster that I got into the world of idols in the first place anyway.
Onto the actual review of the movie - it was highly satisfying. It's the final show with a set-list of 6 new songs going into μ's Final Love Live. Sunny Day Song is my favorite μ's song. It was nice of the writers acknowledging the internat…
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Love Live took off great with the brilliant 1st season, started to stumble with the 2nd, and lands in a real belly flop in this movie. I'm really quite sad to see it end this way.
What got me hooked from the start of the 1st season was the CG song/dance performances, and this movie lacks most of that. There are some CG left in the movie that looks cool but mostly it is just "regular" animation. The graphics are good, don't get me wrong, but I really liked that kind of 3D choreography with vividly moving camera angles that the first season brought.
Sadly I didn't like the music either. The first two seasons had some ups and downs regarding song quality, but in this movie, none of them hooked me. At least the voice acting is alright as always.
The plot is overly simple, un-dramatic and fe…
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Love Live! School Idol Movie: The moment when these girls, the U's, went out with a bang.
Setting aside the obvious question of "Why did they not think that they are popular already before the tour overseas," and how convenient things are for these girls and other side characters--I think I have no complaints about this movie (speaking plot-wise). The story has this feeling that their time as a school idol group (and also the time for the series) is coming to an end. Conflicted with the dilemma of going to continue as a group, or reforming the group, or just putting it to an end; the main characters are having difficulties with finding the "right" answer. The movie's plot revolves around that idea alone (and of course, along with the plot is the situational Music Videos and frequent comed…
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I've talked about the first two series of Love Live. In both cases the results were fairly positive and I rather enjoyed the experience. I'm sure some of you are thinking, "but you're literally the biggest killjoy in existence, you aren't allowed to like things." I'm sorry, but that accusation is still hilarious to me. Putting that aside, the second series of Love Live ended with Hanayo getting a message and running off excitedly, followed by the other members of μ's. This film, released last year, follows that plot thread. So, does it lead somewhere interesting or will this be a waste of our time? Let's look.
Story:
We open with the members of μ's learning that the next love live competition is going to have a larger venue than any before. With plans for it to be held at the Akiba Dom…
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When you're a 20-year-old woman who enjoys watching the animated adventures of Japanese school girls, then you know that there either must be something with you that is seriously wrong, or that the creators of this anime must be doing something seriously right. Personally, I like to think it's the latter, and I hope that this review will not only illustrate why, but that it will also encourage you to watch Love Live! The School Idol Movie.
As with the original series, the art and animation used in this anime are truly outstanding. The dance sequences (as well as the outfits and the facial expressions) are as spectacular as ever, although now they also come with some new settings and backgrounds.
Since part of this movie takes place in New York City, we get to see a bit of America come t…
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I managed to finally watch Love Live and this time in theaters! It was an amazing experience might I add even though it was the second screening and there were no posters... So let me say that this was an insanely great movie and really showed what I love most about Love Live... The music.
The story was good don't get me wrong but overall I really enjoy the music even though I can't understand what they are saying. The songs have a catchy beat to them that just get's stuck in your head. It's been over 12 hours since I watched it and I still have Sunny Day Song stuck in my head and have already listened to it over 15 times!
The story this time was a little different in the sense that it's the buildup to the end of Muse. They plan to break up after a concert to show the appeal of school i…
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Having put Love Live's final adventure off for weeks after weeks, afraid of meeting the end of the series, now, after finally gathering the courage to watch it, I am left with the thought that Love Live may be the best idol series created.
It's surprising how far the series has come over the past couple years. I'm not sure most people thought much about it when the first season aired, other than that it was your typical idol show with some cute girls and some cool tunes. But after the airing of the excellent second season, and now with the movie finally cementing what it is that makes the series so special for so many people, Love Live has established itself as one of the most significant series in the anime industry and present-day Japanese culture.
It would be foolish to claim that all…
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Love Live the movie is a great movie. As a fan of this franchise, it's sad knowing that it may be their last time being together. The movie knows that and does a good job at making a decision for muse. Also I am going to talk about some of the section of the movie. But it won't be that big on the spoiler side, so don't worry for the people who haven't seen the movie.
The story starts right after end of second season. (Not exactly. They show Honoka and the second years as a child first) They realize that there will be another concert. To be able to go there, they need to become more popular. They will need to go to the US. The first quarter of the movie take place in New York city. You probably wouldn't know though because they never mention New York. You could tell if you look at the buil…
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When I started to watch Love Live!, I was extremely skeptical of how the plot would play out. I'm not really into the whole idol culture but I wanted to keep my mind open and give Love Live! a shot. And boy am I glad I did. Now I can at least appreciate what idols have to undergo.
The movie, which builds off plot-wise immediately after the second season, uses the same kind of group dynamic that was present in the second season. Although this form of group dynamic doesn't change much from the second season (or ever, lol) you could almost feel the charisma beaming from the group. The characters, despite the fact that their personalities are clearly drawn from stereotypes/archetypes, clearly mesh together very, very well. They complement each other and this is reflected through their dialogu…
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My first introduction to the Love Live! franchise was the app game Love Live! School Idol Festival. It's a very fun, challenging, and addictive game. The playlist is very well done. Some of the songs are very very good!
I almost didn't watch the movie since I haven't watched seasons 1 or 2 yet. But since I already knew the characters from the game I figured I just watch the movie and watch the 1st 2 seasons later on. I'm glad I did because the movie on it's own was great.
The story is easy to follow and not very complex but it manages to still be a really good story that will invoke both laughter and tears. You kind of start to get the feeling of how important it is to make good memories with your friends and enjoy the time you have together growing up. Eventually things change and as a…
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Before read, please forgive my grammar and of course my sentence:
Yesterday, I have watched the Love Live the School Idol Movie. To be honest, I don’t know what to review about this movie but I will try to keep it simple as possible.
About the synopsis, I think everyone knows this is sequel to LL season 2 and they are having fun travelling together as they sing and dance as school idol. The story seems to be bland but the implied content there is very strong. I do not want to spoiler it but, you need to watch it to understand so, I just leave it here.
For animation, Sunrise really did a good job maintaining their usual animation performance much like previous LL series like dancing and background. For OST, it was pleasant to hear with their singing while dancing, also they included some…
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*this is the first time I'll be doing a review*
As someone who rarely likes Idol-theme show (or rather can't finish watching them), This movie is indeed a good one to boot (and I manage to finished it without being to tired from dealing the drama), and serves as a end pin to the great big franchise. (Unless the guys from Sunrise decided to make a spin-off of this show.)
Story: 7
I appeal that this story is actually good despite not really meant for greatness. But I kinda liked on how they managed to close the fact that the the story is true and most of us will eventually or has experience such kind of dilemma. But I think the story kinda a bit dragged and almost ruined my view on this one, But they managed to end it in at least around 25-30 minute time frame when it was needed to be del…
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The video review is up, but here is the written Review. This review may be a bit biased due to my fanboyism. I had an awesome opportunity to go watch this Movie in Theatres, with a bunch of awesome people. Whether they were cosplayers or just fans, this franchise has meant a lot to them. And it’s sad to see it all come to an end, but with that they gave us the fans what we wanted and ended on a high note.
Story - 7/10
If you haven’t seen or watched the Love Live! Yet, I recommend you go watch it, because there might be some spoilers ahead.
The story begins right after the ending of Season 2 of Love Live! Where Hanayo gets an email from the organizers of the Love Live! Competition to hold another Love Live! in Tokyo Dome, but in order for that to happen, they need more publicity, so the…
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The Love Live movie has been something that I have been looking forward to for a while now. When the time finally came to see it in theaters, I was stoked. But after seeing the movie, it left something to be desired. The movie, although enjoyable, had some pacing issues, story issues, and a ton of annoying cliches. Now I'm usually not one to dock points for story, especially for an anime about cute girls doing cute things. However, its just felt like a bunch of unrelated events which would be great as episodes of the show, but as a movie to conclude the series, it didn't do a good job at all. Another thing about this movie is that it has the exact same premise as the K-ON! movie. Seriously, it's exactly the same. Musically talented girls you come to know and love from two seasons go to a f…
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I had the pleasure of watching this in theaters in Japan, and the movie is just what you would expect a Love Live! film to be: 1/3 music and dancing, 1/3 anime girls doing cute/funny things, and 1/3 drama - an animated musical comedy. If you already watched the first 2 seasons of the show, you know exactly what you are getting yourself into. However, there is one huge difference between the movie and the show: the first half takes place in NEW YORK CITY.
As a New Yorker, it was an absolute joy watching my favorite group of animated girls take on the great metropolis on the other side of the world. It also had great insight into how Japanese people think of the United States. As someone who lives in NYC, I don't fully appreciate the city, but from the perspective of Japanese high school gi…
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