Tag Archives: School Idols

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (Season One)

Posted on July 11, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Both Love Live! and its sequel Love Live! Sunshine!! followed basically the same storyline, with an idol group with nine members being assembled, with the goal to make their school famous and save it from impending closure. There were different … Continue reading →

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Zombie Land Saga Revenge

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Zombie idol group Franchouchou are back for this second season of the excellent Zombie Land Saga, and we start with a massive failure that could have spelled the end for any lesser group. The girls play at a huge venue, … Continue reading →

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Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow

Posted on December 20, 2021 by Roger Pocock

The original series of Love Live! was about a group of schoolgirls forming an idol group, their difficult path to winning a competition and attempting to use their newfound fame to save their school, which is threatened with closure. The … Continue reading →

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Love Live! The School Idol Movie (Review)

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Roger Pocock

What better way to conclude a successful anime series than with a movie, and this feels very much like the last word on the story of the original line-up. Unlike a series where the storylines can be divided evenly between … Continue reading →

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Love Live! Sunshine!! (Review)

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Roger Pocock

I made a bit of a silly mistake with this series, because it’s a sequel to Love Live! and I had somehow failed to realise that. I ended up watching the first season of Sunshine!!, going back to watch both … Continue reading →

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Love Live! School Idol Project (Review)

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Love Live! is a hugely popular series, which has spawned multiple spin-offs. With its blend of happy music and cute girls, it’s not hard to see why this would easily develop a large fan base. The story concerns a group … Continue reading →

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Zombie Land Saga (Review)

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Roger Pocock

The school idol phenomenon is fertile ground for anime. If you’re not familiar with the genre, it’s a simple enough idea: some school girls get together to form a group of singers, who overcome various obstacles and hardships to become … Continue reading →

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