:Love Live!

Each title in the Love Live! franchise focuses on groups of teenage schoolgirls who become "school idols" as an extracurricular activity,{{cite web|url=http://www.lovelive-anime.jp/otonokizaka/worldwide/story.php|title=Love Live! Official Worldwide Website {{!}} Story|publisher=Sunrise|access-date=December 11, 2020}} and their main activities involve singing and choreographed dancing to self-written songs they perform at concerts or other music events. Other activities include designing their own costumes, as well as filming promotional videos and music videos. Top-class groups are very popular among fans of school idols, aided in part by exposure in magazines and other media, in addition to merchandise of school idols sold in shops catering to otaku-related items.

The ultimate school idol competition featuring the best groups in Japan is called Love Live, and entry into the competition is determined by the popularity of each group. The size of these groups can range anywhere from solo idols to groups with nine or more members. Due to the highly competitive nature of the Love Live competition, some school idols opt not to attempt entry and simply take part in performing at other events. However, participation in the event is very prestigious, and any group that wins the competition is afforded legendary status.

{{Timeline of release years

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| 2010 = Love Live! School Idol Project

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| 2015 = Love Live! Sunshine!!

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| 2017 = Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

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| 2020 = Love Live! Superstar!!

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| 2023 = Link! Like! Love Live!

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| 2025 = Ikizuraibu! Love Live! Bluebird

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Love Live! School Idol Project was first announced in the July 2010 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine, which revealed that the magazine would be collaborating with the anime studio Sunrise and the music label Lantis to co-produce the project. The project officially began with the August 2010 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine, which introduced the story, characters, and a more detailed explanation of the project.{{cite web |title=Sunrise, Dengeki G's Love Live Project Gets Anime DVD |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-28/sunrise-dengeki-g-love-live-project-gets-anime-dvd |publisher=Anime News Network |access-date=November 5, 2019 |date=June 28, 2010}} The original plan for the story was written by Sakurako Kimino, who also writes short stories and light novels for Love Live!. Yūhei Murota created the original character designs.{{cite web |title=ム › ニュース › 音楽 › 記事 「ラブライブ！」プロジェクト 3組のユニット名決定 |url=https://animeanime.jp/article/2011/04/13/7889.html |website=Anime! Anime! |publisher=IID, Inc. |access-date=December 10, 2022 |language=Japanese |date=April 13, 2011}}

Starting in August 2010, online mobile phone popularity contests were periodically held to rank the characters, which influenced the positions of the idols in the anime music videos produced by Sunrise. For example, the idol who ranked first in a given contest would be in the center position in the front row in the music video that followed. Other polls were used to determine different aspects of the idols, such as hairstyles and costumes.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-28/sunrise-dengeki-g-love-live-project-gets-anime-dvd|title=Sunrise, Dengeki G{{'}}s Love Live Project Gets Anime DVD|publisher=Anime News Network|date=June 28, 2010|access-date=September 24, 2012}} Fans also determined the name of the initial school idol group, ultimately choosing the name μ's ({{IPAc-en|m|j|u|z}}, muse). Lantis released the group's first single in August 2010, and they continued to release several more singles and albums over the course of the next two years, including performing their first concert in 2012 at Yokohama Blitz in Yokohama, Japan. This was soon followed by an anime television series that aired from 2013 to 2014, and an anime film in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-01/love-live-the-school-idol-movie-trailer-story-unveiled/.83956|title=Love Live! The School Idol Movie's Trailer, Story Unveiled|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 1, 2015|access-date=February 6, 2015}}

File:Love Live! series logo.svg

The rhythm game series Love Live! School Idol Festival developed by KLab and published by Bushiroad's Bushimo for Android and iOS platforms launched in 2013. The initial game is free-to-play with an in-app purchase system. It features songs and characters across multiple Love Live! titles, along with newly introduced girls, and stories that are not included in other media. The English localization was released worldwide in 2014,{{cite web|title=Love Live! School Idol Festival Game App Launches in English|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-12/love-live-school-idol-festival-game-app-launches-in-english|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 7, 2017}} and it also was localized in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and South Korea.{{cite web|title=Love Live! School Idol Festival Game App Heads Overseas in English|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-04/love-live-school-idol-project-game-app-heads-overseas-in-english|website=Anime News Network|access-date=July 7, 2017}} An arcade version of the game developed and published by Square Enix titled Love Live! School Idol Festival: After School Activity was released in Japan in 2016,{{cite web|title="Love Live! School Idol Festival" Arcade Edition New PV Posted for December 6 Launch|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/11/15-1/love-live-school-idol-festival-arcade-edition-new-pv-posted-for-december-6-launch|website=Crunchyroll|date=15 November 2016 |access-date=November 4, 2017}} and a PlayStation 4 port was released in North America, Japan, and Southeast Asia in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Love Live! School Idol Festival ~after school ACTIVITY~ Wai-Wai! Home Meeting!! Official Web Site|url=https://lovelive-sifachm.square-enix-games.com/|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=Love Live! School Idol Festival ~after school ACTIVITY~ Wai-Wai!Home Meeting!! Official Web Site|publisher=Square Enix}}{{cite news |last1=Giuseppe |first1=Nelva |title=Love Live! School Idol Festival for PS4 Announced by Square Enix |url=https://twinfinite.net/2020/10/love-live-ps4-game-announced/https://twinfinite.net/2020/10/love-live-ps4-game-announced/ |access-date=October 10, 2020 |work=Twinfinite |date=October 10, 2020}} Another spin-off game titled Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars was released in 2019 in Japan and 2020 worldwide.

The next major installment in the franchise was the spin-off Love Live! Sunshine!! announced in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-02-26/love-live-sunshine-project-teased-with-image/.85413|title='Love Live! SunShine!!' Project Teased With Image|publisher=Anime News Network|date=February 26, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2020}} Fans also chose the name of the idol group for Sunshine, deciding on the name Aqours ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|k|w|ə}}, aqua).{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-05-22/love-live-sunshine-tv-anime-premieres-on-july-2/.102377|title=Love Live! Sunshine!! TV Anime Premieres on July 2|publisher=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=May 22, 2016|access-date=December 9, 2020}} Similarly to Love Live! School Idol Project, Lantis released the group's first single in October 2015,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-09/love-live-sunshine-1st-anime-video-previews-debut-single/.92699|title=Love Live! Sunshine's 1st Anime Video Previews Debut Single|publisher=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=September 9, 2015|access-date=December 9, 2020}} releasing several more singles into the following year. This was followed by an anime television series that aired from 2016 to 2017,{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-11/love-live-sunshine-idol-project-gets-tv-anime-this-summer/.97449|title=Love Live! Sunshine!! Idol Project Gets TV Anime This Summer|website=Anime News Network|date=January 11, 2016|access-date=January 11, 2016}}{{cite web|title="Love Live! Sunshine!!" TV Anime 2nd Season Confirms October 7 Premiere|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/09/01/love-live-sunshine-tv-anime-2nd-season-confirms-october-7-premiere|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=September 2, 2017|date=September 2, 2017}} and an anime film in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-06-09/love-live-sunshine-film-title-january-4-2019-opening-revealed/.132675|title=Love Live! Sunshine!! Film's Title, January 4, 2019 Opening Revealed|website=Anime News Network|first=Egan|last=Loo|date=June 9, 2018|access-date=June 9, 2018}}

In March 2017, the official website of Love Live School Idol Festival launched the "Perfect Dream Project",{{cite web|title="Love Live" Perfect Dream Project Teases μ's, Aqours, and Something More|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/03/31/love-live-perfect-dream-project-teases-s-aqours-and-something-more|website=Crunchyroll|date=31 March 2017 |access-date=July 7, 2017}} which featured nine new girls that would be incorporated into Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club; a tenth member was added in 2020. Unlike μ's and Aqours, they are not a traditional group, but rather individual school idols who compete with each other are referred to collectively as the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. The idols are featured in Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars alongside μ's and Aqours, and also appear in the main Love Live! School Idol Festival game.{{cite web|title=ラブライブ！虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会の活動について新展開のお知らせ|url=https://lovelive-as.bushimo.jp/news/180129-2/|website=ラブライブ！スクールアイドルフェスティバルALL STARS（スクスタ）|access-date=January 31, 2018|language=ja}} Lantis released the debut album for Nijigasaki High School Idol Club in 2018,{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/732547/products/1297253/1/|title=TOKIMEKI Runners|publisher=Oricon|access-date=December 9, 2020|language=ja}} and this was followed by two more albums and several singles over the course of the next two years, including performing their first concert in 2018 at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza Festival Square. An anime television series premiered in 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-12/love-live-nijigasaki-high-school-idol-club-anime-video-reveals-october-3-premiere/.163959|title=Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Anime's Video Reveals October 3 Premiere|publisher=Anime News Network|first=Egan|last=Loo|date=September 12, 2020|access-date=December 9, 2020}} with a second season which premiered in 2022.{{cite web|title=Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Anime Season 2's Video Announces April 2 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-27/love-live-nijigasaki-high-school-idol-club-anime-season-2-video-announces-april-2-debut/.183058|website=Anime News Network|first=Egan|last=Loo|date=February 27, 2022|access-date=February 27, 2022}}

In January 2020, a franchise-wide concert, titled Love Live! Fest, were held at Saitama Super Arena, in commemoration for the franchise's ninth anniversary. All three groups at the time performed at this concert, including μ's, which was their first performance after a three-year hiatus since their "final" concert in April 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/05/30/s-reunites-for-love-live-fest-in-january-of-2020|title=μ's Reunites for "Love Live! Fest" in January of 2020|last=Chapman|first=Paul|website=Crunchyroll|date=30 May 2019 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-12-08}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.lovelive-anime.jp/9th-anniversary/fest/|title=ラブライブ！シリーズ9周年特設サイト|website=Love Live! 9th Anniversary website|language=ja|access-date=2019-12-08}}

Another spin-off titled Love Live! Superstar!! was announced in 2020 as an anime television series.{{cite web |title=Love Live! School Idol Franchise Gets New TV Anime With New Cast Member|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-27/love-live-school-idol-franchise-gets-new-tv-anime-with-new-cast-member/.155850|publisher=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=January 27, 2020|access-date=December 9, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-07-14/new-love-live-anime-confirms-love-live-superstar-title/.161805 |title=New Love Live! Anime Confirms Love Live! Superstar!! Title|publisher=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=July 14, 2020 |access-date=December 9, 2020}} Fans also chose the name of the idol group for Superstar, deciding on Liella! ({{IPAc-en|l|iː|ɛ|l|ɑː}}).{{cite web |title=Love Live! Superstar!! Anime Reveals Idol Group's Name: 'Liella'|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-15/love-live-superstar-anime-reveals-idol-group-name-liella/.164071 |publisher=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=September 15, 2020|access-date=December 9, 2020}} The anime series premiered in 2021;{{cite web |title=Love Live! Superstar!! Anime's Full Promo Video Previews Liella! Members |publisher=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-06-27/love-live-superstar-anime-full-promo-video-previews-liella-members/.174503 |last=Pineda |first=Rafael Antonio|date=June 27, 2021 |accessdate=November 5, 2021}} a second season aired in 2022.{{cite web|title=Love Live! Superstar!! Season 2 Anime Premieres on July 17 |website=Anime News Network |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-29/love-live-superstar-season-2-anime-premieres-on-july-17/.186156|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|access-date=October 18, 2022 |date=May 29, 2022}} A third season premiered in 2024.{{cite web |title=Love Live! Superstar!! Season 3 Unveils Promo Video, Staff, October 6 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-04/love-live-superstar-season-3-unveils-promo-video-staff-october-6-debut/.213940|website=Anime News Network |first=Anita|last=Tai|date=August 4, 2024|access-date=August 4, 2024}}

Another spin-off, focusing on "virtual school idols" was announced in February 2022. They began their activities in late 2022, with the six new girls referred to as the Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club.{{Cite web |title=Love Live! Franchise Launches 'Virtual School Idol' Project This Fall |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-02-27/love-live-franchise-launches-virtual-school-idol-project-this-fall/.183077|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=February 27, 2022|access-date=March 1, 2022|website=Anime News Network}} A teaser video in October 2022 announced the launch of a smartphone app, Link! Like! Love Live!, released in April 2023.{{cite web |title= Love Live! Franchise Launches 'Virtual School Idol' Smartphone App Next April|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-10-16/love-live-franchise-launches-virtual-school-idol-smartphone-app-next-april/.190890 |publisher= Anime News Network |last=Loo|first=Egan|date=October 16, 2022 |access-date=October 18, 2022}}

A new project that focuses on musical theater performances titled School Idol Musical was announced on September 26, 2022. It features 10 girls, five of each who are students of two "legendary schools" located in Osaka and Hyogo.{{Cite web |title=ストーリー｜「スクールアイドルミュージカル」公式サイト |url=https://www.lovelive-anime.jp/special/musical/story.php |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=「スクールアイドルミュージカル」公式サイト}} The stage performance premiered at the Nippon Seinenkan Hall on February 9, 2025.{{cite web |title=「スクールアイドルミュージカル」開幕、堀内まり菜が感慨「1つの到達点を迎えられた」 |url=https://natalie.mu/stage/news/611125 |publisher=Natalie |access-date=February 13, 2025 |language=Japanese |date=February 10, 2025}}

A new project titled Bluebird was announced on February 2, 2025.

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{{see also|List of Love Live! episodes}}

A 13-episode anime television series of Love Live! School Idol Project produced by Sunrise, directed by Takahiko Kyōgoku, and written by Jukki Hanada aired in Japan on Tokyo MX from January 6 to March 31, 2013 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-26/crunchyroll-to-stream-love-live-idol-anime|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Love Live! Idol Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=December 26, 2012|access-date=December 26, 2012}} An original video animation episode was released on November 27, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-04/love-live-school-idol-project-gets-1st-original-video-anime|title=Love Live! School idol project Gets 1st Original Video Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=October 4, 2013|access-date=October 4, 2013}} A second season aired on Tokyo MX from April 6 to June 29, 2014, also airing on TV Aichi, Yomiuri TV, and BS11,{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/news/201403/07049462.html|script-title=ja:『ラブライブ！』テレビアニメ第2期シリーズが2014年4月より放送開始|language=ja|publisher=Famitsu|date=March 7, 2014|access-date=March 12, 2014}} and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. Both seasons are licensed in North America by NIS America, who released the premium edition of the first season on Blu-ray on September 2, 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-09/nisa-love-live-slated-september|title=NISA's Love Live! Release Slated for September|publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 9, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2014}} and an English dubbed version was released with the standard edition of the first season, along with the premium edition of the second season, on February 14, 2016, as well as the standard edition of the second season on April 12, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-26/nis-america-adds-love-live-school-idol-project-anime|title=NIS America Adds Love Live! School Idol Project Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=December 26, 2012|access-date=December 26, 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-04-07/nisa-adds-2nd-season-of-love-live-school-idol-project-anime|title=NISA Adds 2nd Season of Love Live! School Idol Project Anime|publisher=Anime News Network|date=April 7, 2014|access-date=April 7, 2014}} The Blu-ray set for season one has since gone out of print and season one was removed from Crunchyroll in 2020, although it has been returned to the streaming service as of March 2023.{{cite web|title=Love Live! School Idol Project Season 1 BLURAY Collection (Standard Edition)|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BLQSXMS/|website=Amazon.com|access-date=December 20, 2020}}{{cite web|title=Love Live! Anime's 1st Season Removed from Crunchyroll|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-01-25/love-live-anime-1st-season-removed-from-crunchyroll/.155781|website=Anime News Network|date=January 25, 2020|access-date=December 20, 2020}} MVM Entertainment released the first season in the United Kingdom on July 27, 2015 on DVD, with plans to release it on Blu-ray Disc in 2016 with an English dub.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-23/mvm-announces-love-live-and-captain-earth/.88495 |title=MVM Announces Love Live and Captain Earth |publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 23, 2015 |access-date=May 23, 2015}} MVM Entertainment also released the second season in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-05-23/mvm-2016-schedule-includes-flowers-of-evil-and-kill-me-baby/.88499|title=MVM 2016 Schedule Includes Flowers of Evil and Kill Me Baby |publisher=Anime News Network|date=May 23, 2015|access-date=May 23, 2015}} Madman Entertainment released the first season in Australia and New Zealand on June 10, 2015 on DVD.{{cite web |url=http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/31615/love-live-school-idol-project-season-1-collector-s-edition-subtitled |title=Love Live! School Idol Project Season 1 Collector's Edition (Subtitled)|publisher=Madman Entertainment|access-date=September 18, 2015}}

A 13-episode anime television series of Love Live! Sunshine!! produced by Sunrise, directed by Kazuo Sakai, and written by Jukki Hanada aired between July 2 and September 24, 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2016-07-01/crunchyroll-details-streaming-for-sweetness-and-lightning-love-live-sunshine-fudanshi-koko-seikatsu/.103785|title=Crunchyroll Details Streaming for Sweetness & Lightning, Love Live! Sunshine!!, Fudanshi Kōkō Seikatsu|website=Anime News Network|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=July 2, 2016}} A 13-episode second season aired between October 7 and December 30, 2017. The series is licensed in North America by Funimation, in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited, and in Australia by Madman Entertainment.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-06-23/funimation-to-stream-d-gray-man-servamp-tales-of-zestiria-danganronpa-3-love-live-sunshine-first-love-monster-handa-kun-tsukiuta-time-travel-girl-xechs-regalia/.103544|title=Funimation to Stream D. Gray-man, Servamp, Tales of Zestiria, Danganronpa 3, Love Live! Sunshine!!, First Love Monster, Handa-kun, Tsukiuta, Time Travel Girl, XechS, Regalia|website=Anime News Network|date=June 23, 2016|access-date=July 2, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animelab.com/blog/animelab-simulcast-line-up-for-summer-2016/|title=AnimeLab Summer Simulcast Lineup 2016|publisher=Madman Entertainment|website=Animelab|access-date=July 10, 2016|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108112136/https://www.animelab.com/blog/animelab-simulcast-line-up-for-summer-2016/|url-status=dead}} An English dub by Funimation began streaming from July 30, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-07-14/funimation-to-dub-d.gray-man-servamp-zestiria-danganronpa-3-arslan-love-live-sunshine-more/.104290|title=Funimation to Dub D.Gray-man, Servamp, Zestiria, Danganronpa 3, Arslan, Love Live! Sunshine, More|website=Anime News Network|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=July 16, 2016}}

A 13-episode anime television series of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks, directed by Tomoyuki Kawamura, and written by Jin Tanaka, aired between October 3 and December 26, 2020. It was also streamed live through the Bandai Channel, Line Live, and YouTube Live.{{Cite web|title=【特報！】TVアニメ『ラブライブ！虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会』キービジュアル＆番宣PVほか最新情報公開！|url=http://gs.dengeki.com/news/141486/|access-date=2020-09-12|website=電撃G's magazine.com - ラブライブ！など人気のキャラクター専門誌|language=ja}} A second season aired between April 2 and June 25, 2022. Nijiyon Animation, an adaptation of the spin-off four-panel manga Nijiyon: Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai Yon-Koma, was announced on September 18, 2022.{{cite web|title=Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Spinoff 4-Panel Manga Nijiyon Gets TV Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-18/love-live-nijigasaki-high-school-idol-club-spinoff-4-panel-manga-nijiyon-gets-tv-anime/.189857|website=Anime News Network|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=September 18, 2022|access-date=February 12, 2023}} It aired between January 6 and March 24, 2023.{{cite web|title=Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Project's Nijiyon Anime Unveils January 6 Debut in Video|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-11-24/love-live-nijigasaki-high-school-idol-club-project-nijiyon-anime-unveils-january-6-debut-in-video/.192244|website=Anime News Network|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=November 24, 2022|access-date=February 12, 2023}}

Love Live! Superstar!! was announced in 2020 as an anime television series, and aired for 12 episodes between July 11 and October 17, 2021 on NHK Educational TV. A second season aired between July 17 and October 9, 2022. A third season aired between October 6 and December 22, 2024.

Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror, a fantasy spinoff featuring the cast of Love Live! Sunshine!!, was announced on June 26, 2022.{{cite web|title=Love Live! Sunshine!! Fantasy Spinoff Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- Gets Anime Series in 2023|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-26/love-live-sunshine-fantasy-spinoff-genjitsu-no-yohane-sunshine-in-the-mirror-gets-anime-series-in-/.187072|website=Anime News Network|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=June 26, 2022|access-date=June 26, 2022}} It aired for 13 episodes from July 2 to September 24, 2023.{{cite web|title=Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- Anime's 2nd Video Unveils July 2 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-06-04/genjitsu-no-yohane-sunshine-in-the-mirror-anime-2nd-video-unveils-july-2-debut/.198785|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=June 4, 2023|access-date=June 4, 2023}}

An animated film titled Love Live! The School Idol Movie was released in theaters on June 13, 2015. The film was released theatrically in South Korea on September 3, 2015,{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-19/love-live-film-tops-evangelion-1.0-ticket-sales-in-s-korea/.94355|title= Love Live! Film Tops Evangelion: 1.0 Ticket Sales in S. Korea|date= October 19, 2015|access-date= February 17, 2016|work= Anime News Network}} in the United States on September 11, 2015{{cite web |url= http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=loveliveschoolidolmovie.htm|title= Love Live! The School Idol Movie|access-date= February 17, 2016|work= Box Office Mojo}} and in Indonesia on October 21.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-09-05/love-live-the-school-idol-movie-opens-in-indonesia-on-october-21/.92522|title= Love Live! The School Idol Movie Opens in Indonesia on October 21|date= September 5, 2015|access-date= February 17, 2016|work= Anime News Network}} As of December 2015, the film had been shown in several other countries, including Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam,{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-12-20/love-live-the-school-idol-movie-earned-usd115840-in-u.s/.96741|title= Love Live! The School Idol Movie Earned US$115,840 in U.S.|date= December 20, 2015|access-date= February 17, 2016|work= Anime News Network}} and was also scheduled to be released in Canada at the start of 2016.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-13/love-live-film-gets-canadian-screenings-in-early-2016/.96460|title= Love Live Film Gets Canadian Screenings in Early 2016|date= December 13, 2015|access-date= February 17, 2016|work= Anime News Network}} It was released on Blu-ray in Japan on December 15, 2015. The film was released in North America by NIS America on June 28, 2016 in a premium edition, and July 26, 2016 in a standard edition, both with an English dub.{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/02/20-1/nis-america-launches-pre-orders-for-love-live-the-school-idol-movie-premium-edition|title=NIS America Launches Pre-Orders for "Love Live! The School Idol Movie" Premium Edition|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=February 20, 2016|access-date=February 20, 2016}}

An anime film titled Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow was released on January 4, 2019 in Japan. An English dub of the film was released on February 25, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.funimation.com/shop/home-video/love-live-sunshine-the-school-idol-movie-over-the-rainbow-bd-blr-00506/|title=Love Live! Sunshine!!The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow - Movie - BD|publisher=Funimation|access-date=February 3, 2020}} The main staff and cast return to reprise their roles for the film.{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/292814|title=映画「ラブライブ！サンシャイン!!」Aqours全員集合ビジュアル、ストーリー公開|website=Natalie|date=July 26, 2018|access-date=October 10, 2018|language=ja}}

A trilogy of theatrical films based on the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club project is slated to release in the future, with the first film set to release in 2024.

{{Timeline of release years

| title = Love Live! video games timeline

| range1 = 2013

| compressempty = yes

| 2013 = Love Live! School Idol Festival

| 2014 = Love Live! School idol paradise

| 2015 =

| 2016 = Love Live! School Idol Festival: After School Activity (arcade)

| 2017 =

| 2018 = Puchiguru Love Live!

| 2019 = Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars

| 2021 = Love Live! School Idol Festival: After School Activity (PS4)

| 2023a = Love Live! School Idol Festival 2: Miracle Live!

| 2023b = Link! Like! Love Live!

| 2023c = Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue

| 2024 = Yohane the Parhelion: Numazu in the Mirage

| 2025a = Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club: TOKIMEKI Roadmap to Future

| 2025b = LoveLive! Superstar!! Memory Collect

}}

Several video games have been developed featuring characters from the Love Live! franchise, primarily consisting of rhythm games, deck-building games, visual novels, or a combination of these genres. The first video game in series, Love Live! School Idol Festival, was released in 2013 for iOS and Android,{{cite web|title=Love Live! Rhythm Game Gets iOS Release|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-04-16/love-live-rhythm-game-gets-ios-release|website=Anime News Network|access-date=7 July 2017}} and marked the first release in the School Idol Festival (Sukufesu) series. This was followed by Love Live! School idol paradise in 2014 for the PlayStation Vita,{{cite web |title=『ラブライブ！ School idol paradise』μ’sのライブをリアルに体感できるリズムアクション!!【電撃PS×PS Store】 - 電撃PlayStation |url=https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/915/915583/ |publisher=Dengeki |access-date=2025-04-05 |language=Japanese |date=2014-08-29}} and Love Live! School Idol Festival: After School Activity, an arcade game released in December 2016{{cite web|title="Love Live! School Idol Festival" Arcade Edition New PV Posted for December 6 Launch|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/11/15-1/love-live-school-idol-festival-arcade-edition-new-pv-posted-for-december-6-launch|website=Crunchyroll|date=15 November 2016 |access-date=4 November 2017}} and later ported to the PlayStation 4 in 2021.{{cite web |last1=Romano |first1=Sal |title=Love Live! School Idol Festival ~after school ACTIVITY~ Wai-Wai! Home Meeting!! launch trailer - Gematsu |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/03/love-live-school-idol-festival-after-school-activity-wai-wai-home-meeting-launch-trailer |publisher=Gematsu |access-date=2025-04-05 |date=2021-03-23}} A spin-off game, Love Live! School Idol Festival All Stars, was launched in 2019,{{cite web |title=『ラブライブ！スクスタ』の感想。ノーツを処理してもスタミナが減る!? - 電撃オンライン |url=https://dengekionline.com/articles/11341/ |publisher=Dengeki |access-date=2025-04-05 |language=Japanese |date=2019-09-22}} and the most recent installment, Love Live! School Idol Festival 2: Miracle Live!, was released in 2023.{{cite web |title=「ラブライブ！スクールアイドルフェスティバル2 MIRACLE LIVE!」リリース日発表のお知らせ | 株式会社ブシロードのプレスリリース |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000006612.000014827.html |publisher=PR Times |access-date=2025-04-05 |date=2023-03-25}} Although most these were initially released exclusively in Japan, many were later localised for international markets.

In 2015, Sega introduced the first {{nihongo|nesoberi nuigurumi|寝そべりぬいぐるみ}} plush toys based on Love Live! characters.{{cite web |title="寝そべりぬいぐるみ【前編】|プロジェクトストーリー | 株式会社セガ・インタラクティブ" |url=https://sega-interactive.co.jp/project-story/12411/ |access-date=2025-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224113824/https://sega-interactive.co.jp/project-story/12411/ |archive-date=2019-12-24 |date=2019-04-04 |url-status=dead}} In April 2018, these plushies would go on to feature in the tile-matching game {{nihongo|Puchiguru Love Live!|ぷちぐるラブライブ!}} developed by Pokelabo, Inc for iOS and Android.{{Cite web|url=https://app.famitsu.com/20180424_1284164/|title=【配信開始】『ぷちぐるラブライブ！』がサービススタート！μ’sやAqoursの楽曲で楽しむパズルゲーム|website=ファミ通App|publisher=Gzブレイン|date=2018-04-24|access-date=2018-08-17|language=Japanese}}

An upcoming game, {{nihongo|Tokimeki Roadmap to the Future|トキメキの未来地図|Tokimeki no Mirai Chizu}}, developed by Bushiroad Games, is scheduled for release in April 2025 via Steam and playable on Nintendo Switch.{{cite web |title=『ラブライブ！虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会　トキメキの未来地図』予約受付スタート！特典や新規描きおろしイラストも多数公開！ | 株式会社ブシロードのプレスリリース |url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000008089.000014827.html |website=PR Times |access-date=2025-04-05 |language=Japanese |date=2024-09-27}}

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A dedicated Love Live! magazine launched on July 1, 2019 as a spin-off of Dengeki G's Magazine published by ASCII Media Works.{{cite web|url=http://gs.dengeki.com/lovelive-magazine/130768/|title=ラブライブ！総合マガジンVol.01 ～みんなで誌名を決めよう！号～|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=December 12, 2020|language=ja}}{{cite book|script-title=ja:電撃G's magazine2019年8月号増刊 ラブライブ!総合マガジンVol.01 ~みんなで誌名を決めよう!号~ 雑誌|language=ja|id={{ASIN|B07SR84QK4|country=jp}}}} Initially untitled, the magazine offered readers the chance to suggest names for the magazine and vote on them, leading to the magazine's title of Love Live! Days starting with volume 3.{{cite web|url=http://gs.dengeki.com/lovelive-magazine/134388/|title=LoveLive! Days ラブライブ！総合マガジンVol.03|publisher=ASCII Media Works|access-date=December 12, 2020|language=ja}} The magazine offers information on the entire Love Live! franchise including the latest information on school idol groups, media adaptations, and also includes serialized Love Live! manga. The magazine also gives fans the ability to influence the franchise by voting on ideas for songs and costumes.

Love Live! was ranked No. 1 in top-selling physical media franchises in Japan for 2016 and ranked No. 4 in 2015. The franchise's physical media earned over ¥8 billion in 2016 and over ¥5 billion in 2015. This includes the raw yen totals of Blu-ray Discs, DVDs, music CDs, novels, and manga, but not video games, film tickets, digital downloads, and other forms of media sales.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-29/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2015/.97051|title=Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2015|publisher=Anime News Network|date=December 30, 2015|access-date=July 27, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-29/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2016/.110442|title=Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2016|publisher=Anime News Network|date=December 29, 2016|access-date=July 27, 2017}} In 2013, physical media sales generated {{JPY|2,516.3 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|2516.3|JPN|year=2013|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) in Japan.{{cite web |title=Recette Totale en Yens pour 2013 par Oricon |url=http://textup.fr/87897UA |website=TextUp |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 1, 2018 |language=fr}} DVD and Blu-ray sales of the anime's second season in 2014 sold {{JPY|2,917.5 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|2516.3|JPN|year=2014|round=yes}} million|long=no}}) in Japan.{{cite web |title=Series Data – Quick View |url=http://www.someanithing.com/series-data-quick-view |website=Someanithing: Anime DVD/BD Sales in Japan |access-date=December 22, 2018}} The franchise's physical media sales generated {{JPY|{{#expr:(5061495397+8048798040+3953059172+5721472714)/1000000000 round 0}} billion}} ({{US$|{{#expr:({{To USD|13110293437|JPN|year=2016}}+{{To USD|9674531886|JPN}})/1000000 round 0}} million|long=no}}) in Japan between 2015 and 2018.{{cite news|title=Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2017|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-23/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2017/.125682|work=Anime News Network|date=December 23, 2017|access-date=January 12, 2019}}{{cite news |title=Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2018 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-19/top-selling-media-franchises-in-japan-2018/.141064 |work=Anime News Network |date=December 20, 2018|access-date=January 12, 2019}}

The following table lists the annual content revenue from Love Live! media in Japan, as reported by market research firm Hakuhodo.

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