Love Live! Sunshine!!

Uranohoshi Girls’ High School, a private school in the seaside neighborhood of Uchiura at Numazu city, Shizuoka prefecture. A small high school in a corner of Suruga Bay, it is home to nine teens, led by second-year student Chika Takami, driven by one seriously big dream: To become the next generation of bright, sparkling “school idols”! As long as we don’t give up, any dream can come true... All we have to do now is keep pushing hard for fame and glory! Now their “School Idol Project” begins to make their dreams come true!

Love Live! Sunshine!! (2016-2017) is a Japanese animated slice of life series created for Sun TV, BS11, Nippon TV and TOKYO MX, produced by Sunrise. Set in the seaside neighborhood of Uchiura in Numazu, Shizuoka, it follows Chika Takami, an energetic second-year student at a small private high school whose single-minded dream is to become a school idol. Alongside her, eight other teens are drawn into the School Idol Project as they rehearse dance routines, write songs, and push past stage fright and doubt in pursuit of fame and glory. Each episode is built from everyday school life, rehearsal setbacks, friendship disputes, and small personal growth moments, all tied to the group's growing ambition. The season-long arc gives the series a steady forward momentum, while its tone stays bright, earnest, and warm. Its sparkling music performances and seaside light give it an uplifting atmosphere that suits fans of the idol genre. Fans of Love Live!, K-On! and Lucky Star will find resonance in its ensemble of schoolgirls and their shared creative dreams. Across two seasons of thirteen episodes each, it offers a gentle, hopeful watch about coming of age together.

• Love Live!shared upbeat slice of life school setting and idol performance ambition
• K-On!shared coming of age friendship and youthful dream chasing through music
• Lucky Starshared warm ensemble of schoolgirls pursuing a creative goal together
• Wake Up, Girls!shared idol performance and determination against odds in a seaside or small-town setting

Release Date

2016-07-02

Episode runtime

24 min

Rating

7.0 / 10 (49)

What is Love Live! Sunshine!! about?

Nine teens at a small seaside Japanese high school chase the dream of becoming school idols.

What is Love Live! Sunshine!! like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Love Live! Sunshine!! as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is Love Live! Sunshine!! violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Love Live! Sunshine!!.

Which shows are like Love Live! Sunshine!!?

Shows with a similar feel include Love Live!, K-On!, Lucky Star, and Wake Up, Girls!.

How long is Love Live! Sunshine!!?

Love Live! Sunshine!!: 2 seasons, 26 episodes.

Is Love Live! Sunshine!! still running?

No, Love Live! Sunshine!! has ended.

Where can I watch Love Live! Sunshine!!?

In United States, Love Live! Sunshine!! streams on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel.