Love Live! School Idol Project

Category:	TV Series
Adult:	No
Native:	ラブライブ! School idol project
Titles:	Love Live! LL! 러브라이브!
Runtime:	25 minutes
Aired:	Jan 6, 2013 [12 years 3 weeks ago]
Ended:	Mar 31, 2013 [11 years 10 months ago]
Language:	Japanese
Genres:	Comedy Music Shoujo Ai
Tags:	School Life High School The Arts School Clubs Cooking Performance Idol Tokyo Summer Training All-Girls School Student Government Spring
Links:	MAL ANIDB ANN

The school idol project is set at a school between Tokyo's Akihabara, Kanda, and Jinbouchou neighbourhoods. The school faces the danger of being streamlined out of existence, so nine of its female students decide to become idols to protect their school and boost attendance. Note: TV series of the fan-voted idol project that already inspired several animated music videos.

Episode 1: May Our Dream Come True! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-01-06 In Tokyo's Chiyoda-ku is the traditional school Otonokizaka High.Second year student Kosaka Honoka discovers the school will be closed in three years. In order to avoid being closed, the school must increase its number of prospective students. Source: crunchyroll
Episode 2: Let's Be Idols! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-01-13 Honoka and her friends decide to form a school idol group to increase the number of their school's prospective students. Despite meeting resistance from student council president Ayase Eli, the girls succeed in obtaining permission to use the auditorium for their first concert. They decided to accept submissions for group names, and Kotori takes over designing their outfits while Umi writes lyrics. Then their training begins. Meanwhile, Honoka asks skilled singer and pianist first year Nishikino Maki to compose for the group but is rejected. Furthermore, when Eli points out their plan could have the opposite effect, Honoka becomes dispirited... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 3: First Concert Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-01-20 "μ's" is chosen as the group's name, and Honoka and her friends complete their debut song. Their recognition grows at school, and when their hard work is rewarded by a slight increase in their idol ranking, the three are overjoyed. The day of the concert arrives. Honoka and her friends get ready for the event with the help of their classmates. Thinking back on their days of practice, Honoka and her friends renew their resolve. The first concert of μ's begins, but... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 4: Makirinpana Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-01-27 μ's completes their first concert in an empty auditorium. However, the three members promise to someday sing in front of a massive crowd. In order to do this, they must increase their number of members to five and be recognized by the student council as a club. Honoka immediately attempts to recruit first year student Hanayo, who runs away from her. However, Hanayo actually wishes to become an idol. Even though her friend Rin encourages her to do it, she continues to worry and can't make up her mind. That's when she happens upon Maki as she takes a recruitment flier... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 5: Nico Attacks Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-02-03 The additions of Hanayo, Rin, and Maki bring μ's up to 6 members. However, the rain has not let up since the rainy season started, and the girls find themselves unable to practice. If only they were a proper club, they could use a classroom... Then Honoka finally realizes μ's has more than the 5 members necessary to establish a club. The girls immediately head to the student council to submit their application, but are informed an "Idol Study Club" already exists and the school cannot imprudently add more clubs. Honoka and her friends have no choice but to go negotiate with the Idol Study Club, but... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 6: Who Is the Center? Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-02-10 With the addition of Yazaka Nico, μ’s begins operating as a proper club. Student council vice president Nozomi films the girls for a video introducing the school's clubs. After finishing filming, Nozomi asks Honoka a question. Umi writes the lyrics and Kotori comes up with choreography, so why is Honoka the leader when she has no actual responsibilities? Upon hearing Nozomi's observation, the members of μ’s sing and dance to determine their new leader. Who will be their new leader!? Source: crunchyroll
Episode 7: Elichika Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-02-17 When the girls learn the idol festival "Love Live!" is going to be held, they immediately set their sights on performing. The girls force their way into a meeting with the director to receive permission to enter, who agrees to grant them permission if none of them fail their final exams. Meanwhile, Umi runs into a girl watching a video of a μ’s concert in front of the school. It was her older sister, Eli, who filmed the video and uploaded it to the site. Unable to understand why Eli refuses to accept μ’s, Umi goes to consult student council vice president Nozomi... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 8: What I Want to Do Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-02-24 The school is going to be closed?! Apparently that all depends on the results of the open campus event in two weeks. In order to protect Otonokizaka High, her own grandmother's high school, Eli searches for ways to make the open campus a success. Meanwhile, the girls begin practicing in preparation for the open campus, but having realized Eli's true abilities, Umi begins worrying about her own group's dancing. Umi explains the situation to the others and recommends they ask Eli to teach them to dance, but... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 9: Wonder Zone Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-03-03 With the addition of Eli and Nozomi, μ's grows to nine members. Because the new group's open campus concert was a success, the decision to close the school is postponed. Meanwhile, though the group's School Idol ranking rises to 50th. Reaching 20th place is necessary to participate in the Love Live and it seems impossible, so Eli decides μ's must take drastic measures. When the girls go to Akiba as part of their training, they go to a School Idol shop and discover a photograph of Kotori singing while wearing something other than a μ's uniform... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 10: No Senpai Allowed! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-03-10 With less than a month left before the participants of the Love Live are chosen, Honoka suggests the girls borrow Maki's family's summer home for an overnight trip. Meanwhile, believing senior and junior relationships to be an obstacle, Eli suggests forbidding the use of the word "Senpai" within μ's. The first and second years struggle with conversations they are unaccustomed to. The girls arrive at the summer home by the sea and ignore their training in favor of playing on the beach. However, Maki stands apart from the group, reading by herself. When Nozomi notices this...! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 11: The Greatest Concert Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-03-17 With summer vacation over and the new semester beginning, the group's ranking rises to 19th, high enough to be considered for the Love Live, with two weeks remaining. Knowing School Idols across the country are preparing for their last spurt, the members of μ's brace themselves. Their next event is a concert at the school festival, but when they lose the lottery, the girls are forced to perform on the roof. Despite the setback, Honoka suddenly becomes excited and suggests a μ's compilation concert. Meanwhile, Umi notices Kotori is acting strangely... Source: crunchyroll
Episode 12: Friends Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-03-24 After Honoka collapses, μ's cancels its school festival concert. A few days later as she is recovering, Honoka learns from Eli that μ's has revoked its entry into the Love Live. Honoka returns to school, but with her goal of working toward the Love Live lost, she is out of sorts. Meanwhile, due to the girls' actions the number of prospective students for Otonokizaka High skyrockets, and the school decides to admit new students next year. The Idol Study Club hosts a party to celebrate the continued existence of the school, but during the party, Umi makes a shocking revelation...! Source: crunchyroll
Episode 13: M's Music Start! Runtime: 25 minutes Air Date: 2013-03-31 Honoka blames herself for not realizing that Kotori was suffering, and quits being a School Idol. Because of that, μ’s goes on hiatus and Honoka, who has no goal anymore, doesn't even see Umi anymore. Despite all that happening, Honoka sees that Nico is continuing her training as a School Idol and after she gets an unexpected confession from Eli, Honoka makes a decision. The next morning, Umi goes to the auditorium after being summoned there by Honoka, and Honoka tells her how she really feels. Upon hearing that, Umi... Source: crunchyroll