Audience reviews
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Naneo
So i knew this anime from Love Live! School Idol Festival. LLSIF is a mobile rhythm game that feature all character from Love Live. I decided to watch the anime because the story there is great, so after a few weeks playing it i'm interested to watch the anime. And boy oh boy, i'm surprised that the story is more complicated in the anime.
Story 10/10
Since Love Live! Sunshine!! is the first that i watched in this franchise, i can't compare it to Love Live! School Idol Project. Some people say the story is same like LLSIP. So in here i will review the story based on this anime alone and didn't take previous anime to compare. Well as a person who got here from the game, i'm really surprised. I didn't expect it to be like this, i thought it will be like other Cute Girls Doing Cute Thing anim…
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Spoiler-Lite Review:
This started and progressed way past my expectations for a idol/CGDCT type of show. The first episode was super well laid out and showed that it was going to be a lot different than its pseudo-predecessor and I really love that shift in tone, it added a lot of depth and sincerity the genre needed. Chika as a main character is a very self-aware and earnest main character and the rest of the group were very detailed and shaped in such a way as to give lots of similarities and parallels to other known characters in the series.
My favorite narrative tool they used was the "Fabled Legend" where you use the previous installment or story that had elements of uniqueness, as a pillar to hold the current story towards and contrast in specific ways. A lot of characters had diff…
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Idol anime aren't really something I've seen too much of, even though I love watching musicals in general. The original Love Live was actually the first idol anime I have seen, so there isn't much of a reference for me on if this actually was any good or not, besides my personal enjoyment of things, so my rating for Sunshine comes mostly from that personal point of view on what makes the show enjoyable for me.
Story (7/10):
The story might be the biggest weakness of Sunshine. Too much of the time is about trying to follow the nine muses of the original and catch the shining light of them. Most of the time it's about trying the same things in a different setting and only near the end, they finally try to go their own way.
Art (8/10):
There isn't much negative to say about the look of Suns…
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After having a chunk of my soul firmly ripped out by the ending of the Love Live Movie, I heavily debated whether or not I would be able to bear the pain of knowing that the µ's we had come to know and love over these past 24 something episodes and a movie would no longer be the group we follow. After several hours on Reddit, I ultimately decided to continue, I haven't looked back since.
Story
Love Live Sunshine depicts a similar story in a different setting, with familiar aspects making returns while new ones arise. We start with a core trio in their second year of high school, with one of them having been inspired to become a School Idol, she quickly gathers her other friends and starts recruiting, along the way, the core trio helps the first years overcome their nervousness, while hel…
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Love Live! Sunshine!! is a slice of life musical anime, about nine high school girls trying their hand at becoming school idols, competing with many other schools nationwide in Love Live! Inspired by their favorite and first school idol Love Live winners, μ's, they work hard to become this years best school idol group!
Love Live! Sunshine!! While is very similar to it's original Love Live! School Idol Project anime, still manages to be just as entertaining and charming in this spin-off. The nine girls are again, all lovable in their own way, overflowing with charm and quirkiness. The humor here is even more zany and witty, while still allowing each girl to have their own development and desires that set them apart. Myself personally while I love both School Idol Project's μ's group, and S…
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Now I know that this is a pretty high review for an idol show. But this little show really changed a lot for me. My attitude, my opinion on certain things, and of course my music taste!
I've never watched many inspirational anime before, so this one was pretty new to me. The story of a bunch of girls trying to save their school seems like a pretty simple one. But this was a truly sweet show. It really helped me out in my personal life, as before I watched it I was a really dark person. But it quickly brought me out of all that negativity and gave me a more positive world to look at.
After watching this show, I knew I had found my favorite anime. I'll always look back fondly on some moments like when riko and yohane had to take care of a stray dog they found. Or the third years finally ma…
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Love Live is my all time favorite anime.
It's story was way more exciting than what I expected from an idol anime.
Next to the wonderful music, there's a game too!
The art is very interesting and pleasing to the eye.
The main character, Chika, is very similar to Honoka, bubbly yet her mood can be easily changed.
That's the only bad thing I can say about LL. This is a 10/10 in my eyes but i needed to look through a perspective where I coincided all the plot problems and what could have been changed.
All in all, amazing anime. Would recommend to newcomers
Read at the sourceBluetearsX
First of all, Love Live! Sunshine!! is a show that needs you to pay attention and to understand it, which is kind of interesting considering most of these types of shows are pretty straightforward, but this one needs you to understand the message it starts building up at the very beginning and that it concludes really well. Hopefully this will erase all the misconceptions about this show that you might have seen anywhere else on the internet. I'll have a TL;DR section at the end if any of you wishes to skip the explicit content.
Also, it is not completely necessary to watch the predecessor series, Love Live! School Idol Project, to watch Sunshine since they follow two different groups, but as a recommendation, you should check it out if you still haven't. It presents references that enhan…
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I had very mixed feelings when I heard Love Live would be starting again with a new cast of characters. Muse had finally gotten to the point where each member had earned their place, and while it made sense for their story to end, I always felt a desire for more. I wanted it to be the beginning rather than the ending.
Love Live Sunshine may not have been the beginning I wanted, but it is hardly a weak addition to the series. It does many of the things that made the original series so special, and more than justifies its own existence. I'm glad it exists, and am without any doubt looking forward to seeing more of Aquors.
But Sunshine isn't without issues. It follows the footprints of the original series a bit too closely-- the flaws and missteps of its first half included and ever more s…
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We all know that Love Live! is an economically successful franchise. I admit, I've also sinked some of my money on Love Live! 'cause I'm a big fan of the franchise. So it's no surprise that this got a spin off. I was really hyped for Sunshine and now that I finished the series, did it live up to my expectations?
(This review will contain SPOILERS)
[Story]
When Sunshine got announced, I got really excited because I wanted to see more Love Live!. I was skeptical though because when I saw the 10 minutes character introduction PV for LL Sunshine, not only do some characters of this new group look like the original cast from Love Live! (You and Kotori, Mari and Eli, and etc.) but also, some of the characters' personalities are alike. They basically show you the bio of the new characters in th…
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It would have been so easy for them to make this anime good. However, Sunshine takes what made the original series so magical and throws it out the window. If you've seen the original Love Live series, you probably shouldn't watch Sunshine. If you haven't... maybe you'll find something enjoyable in it? This review will contain spoilers for the original series, though, as you're supposed to have seen it already.
First, I should admit that the animation is amazing. It's definitely a step up from the original series, and you can see proof of that in the very first episode. That doesn't stop it from having CGI dance sequences, though. The only one that was fully hand-drawn was the performance by the "rival" idol group that is only relevant for about one episode.
The music is also amazing. As…
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Following up on such a well loved series is no simple task. Whether they're big fans of the original or never liked the series in the first place there's always going to be skeptics who throw around generic phrases like 'milking the cash cow' when an anime studio so much as thinks of continuing a popular series. Sometimes you can win them over, but most of the time they like to stubbornly stick by their viewpoints even it goes against all logical thinking. But regardless of how baffling I find the point of view that these people have, I'm not here to talk about them or the fan reaction to this series. I'm not here to make comparisons to the original series either. I'm here to talk about the series.
Love Live Sunshine is a continuation of the original series which I loved very much. But I…
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The second anime installment to the hit music/idol franchise Love Live!, Sunshine follows the story of second year high school student Takami Chika as she chases her dream.
All of her life, Chika has always been normal.
"To have been absorbed in something you love. To have a dream of what you want to become... I never had that."
Chika thought that she had to be special to be like that. But that changed when she saw µ's for the first time.
"Even though they were normal high schoolers like me, they were shining!"
Chika was moved. She realized the wonders of school idols, and decided to do it with her friends. She wanted to have a goal, and she wanted to work hard for it. She wants to shine.
Being the most anticipated anime for Summer 2016, many are quick to hate on it. You'll often hea…
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--- SPOILER FREE ---
Have you seen Love Live? Well, then you've seen Love Live Sunshine too, without even knowing.
- Plot:
The plot is badly copied from the first Love Live. Sunshine is made basically just to milk the cow and to make fanboys scream of joy cause now they can ship more idols and make more memes about it.
The story is often slow-paced when nothing is happening and it's light speed fast when it comes to interesting moments. Indeed it's like everything happens behind the scenes while you're not watching and along the anime you're probably gonna ask yourself "How?" more often than you would expect. Also, most of the useless and casual stuff that happen is very predictable and cliché.
In general it feels like creators had in mind how cool moments should have happened but they…
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Love Live Sunshine is the second installment of the very popular Love Live franchise. There were people when this anime was announced were unhappy this even existed and couldn't come to grasp that Muse was officially over. The anime has officially wrapped up so the question is, does it live up the expectations set by its predecessor?
MINOR SPOILER WARNING
Story: 8
One of the bigger complaints when this anime was first announced and what was shown in the first few episodes is the copy/paste of the plot from the original Love Live. Such moments include the student council president forbidding a school idol club, a girl who's good at the piano but initially refuses to be a part of the idol group, the "Start Dash" moment of the first performance, etc. The main ideas of those plot points are…
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What does it mean to shine?
In lieu of the mainstream media and audiences embracing 'dark and mature' storytelling in favor of 'childish junk' catered towards 12 year olds, this question shouldn't even be relevant in today's world. Yet here it is, in all of its glory. And for the past six years, only one franchise dared to ever raise that question in the 2010s.
Love Live has enjoyed worldwide popularity, and not just because it has cute girls and really nice songs. If such were the case, then that would mean stuff like Show by Rock! would be popular. Sunrise doesn't just take what it sees and rolls with it, adding irrelevant junk and catering to '"realistic", cute-girls-need-to-suffer fags' and 'wish-fulfillment' like IM@S does, but instead, takes the whole package; by creating story abo…
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Last year, we were told that μ's had come to an end and a PV of the new LL! idol group was shown. Their name is Aqours. They are going to continue on the μ's legacy and (try to) become more successful than μ's. They are namely, Chika, Riko, You, Ruby, Yoshiko (or Yohane whichever preferred), Hanamaru, Dia, Mari and Kanan. I had indifferent opinions about them at first. I didn't delve too deep like how I did during the μ's era to be honest. None of them interested me because the brand new LL!Sunshine!! project was too rushed, where μ's was still around and had their movie and their Final Live concert upcoming. While the news gave a slap to all the LL! fans, most of us started to worry if Aqours could do better than their predecessors.
Now that it comes to an end with its finale being aired…
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As a big fan of Love Live I was really expecting Love Live Sunshine this summer. Most of the Love Live fanbase was trying so much to hate this anime since Aquors was replacing µ's and most of them were trying to hate the new girls. I always thought Sunshine would make a fresh new start in the series and would make us like the new girls in a different way we loved µ's. Sadly, Love Live Sunshine didn't live up on my expectations, but still it is a very enjoyable anime.
Story 5/10
Even though I started liking the story, the writing becomes repetitive. Most of the ideas were taken out from the first anime: Start:Dash moment, school is closing again, some characters were retired idols. While I feel like µ's spent too much time practicing and worrying about Love Live, Aquors like to hang out a…
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Love Live Sunshine is the successor to the popular Love Live, which recently ended with a movie. This continuation to the series really got me excited, since love live is one those anime that I don’t get tired or re-watching (I probably re-watch it twice a year or so.) and also at some point I religiously played the mobile game every single day. But still, in the end, little by little I got disappointed of the show throughout the season. Spoilers ahead for those who haven't finish them yet.
The dialogue of the characters isn’t well thought out. It’s basically them spouting memes non-stop hoping that some of them will stick as much as the infamous nico nico nii. Seriously,Hanamaru went from somewhat shy bookworm to just simply saying zura and mirai most of her dialogue. There’s also the pa…
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Love Live is back with another fresh cast of characters who, let's be real here, are all waifu-worthy judging by their looks alone. I myself was skeptical at first, incredibly worried this may be a case of "milking the cash cow". Thankfully, no. Sunshine has even surpassed the first season of the original Love Live in my eyes. Honestly, I'm quite surprised with the outcome.
Sunshine starts off with a story that sounds undeniably similar to that of the original. Let me clarify-- it's not an exact story copy. I'd say only the base, its starting point, is the same. We won't, for instance, see our lovely Nico look-a-like in the same kind of situation as the real Nico. The girls of Aqours each have their own story to tell.
It certainly is hard to make a good anime with this many main characte…
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