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Ita-pants?! Love Liver embroiders Niko onto his pants!

So we introduced ita–sha(painful/loserish cars) last week, but this week we have… ita-pants!? Love Live fans are so enthusiastic, it seems they’re even ready to show off their love for their favourite...

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New super-expressive Love Live Kotori figure released

This new figure of μ’s costume-creator and all-round cutie Kotori includes a wink face and surprised face. It seems the figure has been created with the opening video of Series 1 in mind, allowing...

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Hilarious Love Live parody image collection

Recently fans have been creating Love Live parody images on Twitter – but rather than trying their best to make the images natural and tasteful, the enjoyment here comes from the lack of taste and...

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Love Live high-school student performance video collection

Because of the recent success of the Love Live game and anime, many real high-school students have been trying their hand at school idol performances. Check out this collection of videos of awesome...

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Japanese Post Office to release limited edition Love Live stamp sheet

The Japanese Post Office will be releasing a special sheet of stamps to celebrate Love Live’s 5th anniversary. Only 10 thousand of the stamp sets will be released, and they are to include a sheet of 10...

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5 minutes video summarises all anime of 2014

Check out awesome this fan-made video which packs all of the highlights of 2014’s popular anime series into just 5 minutes! Perfect for having a look back at 2014. 2013 Anime

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Amazon’s anime music top-ten ranking dominated by Love Live

Amazon Japan has released its “Best of 2014″ anime music ranking, with 6 of the top 10 singles coming from Love Live’s idol group μ’s. The 6 singles featured were as follows: #1 “Takaramonozu/ Paradise...

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Otaku girl smashes traditional ideals; shows up to Coming of Age ceremony in...

In Japan, there is a traditional event held each year to celebrate the coming of age of all those who are to turn 20 that year. It is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so men will dress up in suits, and...

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Love Live! movie release date announced

At the Love Live! μ’s Go→Go! LoveLive! 2015 ~Dream Sensation!~ concert held at Saitama Super Arena on the 31st January and 1st February, the new Love Live! movie release date was announced along with a...

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Love Live! Racing Queen ver. Nendroid figures released

A brand new full set of Love Live! chibi Nendroid figures were released this Tuesday; this time the μ’s members will be dressed in “Race Queen” outfits rather than their usual official costumes. The...

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Sing! Dance! Fall in love! Three popular idol anime recommendations

Recently idol anime has been appearing left right and center with a new series or franchise hitting our screens and stores on what seems like a weekly basis. The idol anime genre itself has seen big...

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Love Live!’s μ’s perform Snow Halation for TV

The voice actresses from popular “School Idol Project” game and anime Love Live! have become super popular idols in their own right, singing all the tracks for the game and anime themselves and...

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“Love Live! The School Idol Movie” worldwide screenings announced

We’re entering the run-up to idol anime Love Live!’s long-awaited movie release Love Live! The School Idol Movie, and along with the release of the above promo image, there has been an exciting...

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Akihabara’s Animate starts 8-day “Love Live! Festival”

As part of the run-up to “Kanda Matsuri” festival, the Akihabara branch of anime merchandise store Animate started a “Love Live! Festival” tie-in event this weekend. Until May 10th, The 7th floor of...

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Love Live! collides with traditional Japanese culture at famous “Kanda...

Kanda Matsuri, one of the three largest festivals in Japan, takes place this time each year in the area surrounding Kanda Shrine. It just so happens that Kanda Shine is not only close to Akihabara, but...

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Super high-quality Love Live! cosplay dance video collection

Recently Youtube has been overflowing with “odotte-mita” (“I had a go at dancing”) videos, a craze that started out on Japan’s video site Nico Douga. Today we’ve gathered some of our favourite Love...

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Otaku’s three favourite things combine in new instant ramen Love Live! collab

It’s a well-known fact that the life energy of most otaku comes from cute anime girls, idol groups and instant ramen (okay, it may well not be a proven fact, but I think it’s pretty close to the...

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Love Live! all-night queuers cause nuisance outside Japan’s cinemas

On 23rd May 2015, the second wave of Love Live! movie presale tickets were released, along with a set of 3 limited edition CDs. Because the CDs were both limited in number and unavailable elsewhere,...

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Japanese netizens celebrate the 4 queens of Love Live! cosplay

These four girls have been unofficially titled the “big 4” of Love Live! cosplay for their perfect portrayal of their corresponding characters. There’s no denying these girls are cosplay queens! Not...

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Akihabara’s answer to Golden Bomber “act stupid with all their might”

Today we would like to introduce a very different type of Akihabara idol. Kusarine Project are a group of three men, Matsu, Miya and Nina, who introduce themselves in their videos as “Kusarine Project:...

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[Photo Report] Love Live! School Festival “Thanksgiving Event”

Waku Waku Japan headed down to Ikebukuro yesterday to check out the “Thank You Festival” which was held to celebrate the Love Live! smartphone game hitting 10,000,000 downloads worldwide. The event was...

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Honoka and Umi “Love Live! First Fan Book Ver” figures open for reservations

9 figures to be opened for reservations, and will be released this August. The full release schedule is as follows: May – Nico & Maki June – Eri & Nozomi July – Rin & Hanayo August – Umi...

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“Deathbed Anime Ranking” – 10000 anime fans name the last anime they’d watch...

Okay, it’s a bit morbid, but just imagine for a moment that you are in the final moments of your life… What anime would you like to have playing in front of you? Ten thousand anime fans answered that...

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Cover art released for Love Live! Movie track “Sunny Day Song / ?← Heartbeat”

The singles from the recently released Love Live! Movie are being released in three waves, and the cover for the latest single “Sunny Day Song / ?← Heartbeat” features the 3rd year students. Check out...

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Love Live! and “Uta no Prince-sama” dominate “2D wife” and “2D husband ranking

Online anime and game merchandise store Otamart ran a survey this week to decide their users ideal “2D wife” and “2D husband”. Love Live! and Uta no Prince-sama took a landslide victory, dominating the...

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Adorable new Love Live! School idol diary keychains to appear at Comiket

A brand new set of adorable Love Live keychains have been revealed online. These keychains are a must-have addition to Love Live-er’s collection, because they show the school idol girls’ personalities...

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Sexy Puzzle Dragon x Love Live! crossover fanart revealed

This new fanart imagines what would happen if the μ’s girls were brought in to the world of Puzzle Dragon, another popular smartphone game. The results are super sexy and cute!

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New Love Live! School Festival “Pool Version” swimsuit cards revealed

As anyone who updated their “Love Live! School Festival” game this Friday will have seen, there have been a whole new set of summery Rare cards added to the range of cards available. Check out the μ’s...

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Poolside swimsuit photoshoot reveals an unexpected hero

This photo was uploaded to Twitter in July with the accompanying tweet “Me, doing my best to get this result”. Other users asked, “Me? The model or the cameraman?” But check out the background of the...

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Love Live! swimsuit figurine full set due for release

    New from WAVE this summer comes this brand new set of Beach Queen Love Live! figures. The µ’s girls are having fun at the beach in a variety of energetic poses – makes me want to buy the whole set!...

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Reservations opened for latest Love Live! Concert DVD “μ’s Go→Go! LoveLive!...

The release date for the Love Live! seiyuu unit μ’s latest concert DVD “μ’s Go→Go! LoveLive! 2015” has been revealed as September 30th 2015. Reservations are open now! Official Site

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August 2015 popular figurine photo report

Check out this photo report by 1up, which brings us all of the most popular Good Smile Company figures on display in Akihabara’s hobby stores this month. This month Love Live!, Hatsune Miku, Monogatri...

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Adorable dangling Love Live! key holder/charms due for release

Dangle the Love Live! girls by their hats and shirts with these adorable new charms due for release this month. Their expressions are super cute too; It really does look like they’ve been hoisted up...

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15 year old arrested for threatening to “kill all Love Live-ers”

  A 15 year old high school student known as “Zebasu” online, has been arrested for announcing via Twitter his intention to kill all Love Live fans.   The Tweet (pictured below) featured a photo of a...

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