Love Live! School Idol Project

Synopsis

At Otonokizaka High, the student body has shrunk to a dangerously low level, putting the school's very existence at risk. Honoka Kousaka, a second-year student, is determined to stop this from happening. Inspired by the popular idol unit A-RISE, she decides to create a school idol group to raise the school's visibility. Together with her close friends Umi Sonoda and Kotori Minami, Honoka forms μ's (pronounced "muse"), hoping it will draw more students to Otonokizaka High. But their journey is not easy. Student council president Eri Ayase is against the idea of a school idol group and will do everything she can to stop them. Also, finding more members is hard for Honoka and her friends. Their best chance is the Love Live, a national competition that showcases the most popular school idol groups. With the contest coming up, Honoka must quickly put together her team and win the Love Live to save her school from being shut down.

Background

Love Live! School Idol Project is a part of the "Love Live!" multimedia franchise, co-developed with Dengeki G's Magazine. In 2015, idol group μ's was Japan's eighth best-selling musical act, selling over eight hundred thousand CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays. The series also released a mobile rhythm game titled Love Live! School Idol Festival for iOS and Android, developed by KLab, which was released in 2013 for Japan and in 2014 for English users. As of March 22, 2016, the game has surpassed 25 million users worldwide.