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Love Live!

Love Live! is in an anniversary merchandise and event cycle across its groups. Aqours and Nijigasaki carry pop-up shops, lotteries, and figures through the fall, while the μ's and Sunshine!! catalogs expand into digital figures and streaming. Odd Number's bankruptcy and the shutdown of Link! Like! Love Live! are the settled negative events on the beat.

Synthesized from 23 Yomimono stories · updated 19h ago

Love Live! coverage over the past five months is mostly merchandise, events, and collaborations across the franchise's older groups. Aqours has the widest spread: the Dive into Sparkle exhibition opened August 22 at TO YAESU HALL in Chuo City, Tokyo and runs to September 29, with Mitacle Block figures for all nine members and three CYaRon!, Guilty Kiss, and AZALEA background sets. Nijigasaki continues through AMNIBUS pre-orders opened September 14 for Japanese Bunny goods and a Kujibikido online lottery with marine illustrations by Anibache starting September 8. Sunshine!! has a pop-up shop at Shinjuku Marui Men from October 2 to 12 and three AMNIBUS T-shirts.

The original μ's lineup is the focus of the LoveLive! Orchestra Concert on January 10 and 11, 2027 at Chiba Prefectural Culture Hall with Grand Philharmonic Tokyo and guest vocals from Emi Nitta, Aya Uchida, Pile, Riho Iida, and Aina Kusuda. μ's digital figures also went on sale in Gugenka's HoloModel on September 14 in two nine-character sets, following the Aqours bodies already in the service. The second Love Live! Series collaboration with Monster Strike runs September 1 to 18 with μ's, A-RISE, and Saint Snow in the gacha.

The negative thread is Odd Number. The developer filed for bankruptcy in the Tokyo District Court on August 5 with 10,320,780,000 yen in liabilities as of December 2024. Link! Like! Love Live! ended service on June 30, and distribution of its offline version ends October 30 at 12:00, with new installs and re-downloads stopping then and link password reissuance inquiries closing October 20.

Key facts

Odd Number bankruptcy liabilities
10,320,780,000 yen as of December 2024 ↗
Link! Like! Love Live! online service end
June 30 at 12:00 ↗
Link! Like! Love Live! offline app distribution end
October 30 at 12:00 ↗
LoveLive! Orchestra Concert dates and venue
January 10 and 11, 2027 at Chiba Prefectural Culture Hall; Grand Philharmonic Tokyo performs ↗
Dive into Sparkle exhibition run
August 22 to September 29 at Tokyo Tatemono Pia Conference 6F TO YAESU HALL, Chuo City, Tokyo ↗
Sunshine!! pop up shop dates
October 2 to 12, 2026 on the 8th floor of Shinjuku Marui Men, free admission, run by Almabianca ↗
Monster Strike part 2 run
September 1 to 18, 2026, gacha features μ's, A-RISE, and Saint Snow ↗
HoloModel μ's digital figures
Two nine-character sets, each body 3,850 yen including tax, on sale September 14, 2026 at 12:00 ↗
F:NEX Hasunosora figure pre-order window
Opened June 19, 2026 and closes August 19, 2026; shipments scheduled for March 2027 ↗

Timeline

Synthesized by Yomimono from the cited Yomimono stories below, each itself sourced, then editorially reviewed. Every fact links the story it came from.

Facts

Release
movie · 2026-10-30 · Japan · 2026-10-24
Release
live_action · 2026-09-14 · Japan · 2026-09-14
Release
special · fourth week of June 2026 · 2026-06-24
Announced
LoveLive! Orchestra Concert on January 10 and 11, 2027 at Chiba Prefectural Culture Hall (LoveLive! Orchestra Concert) · 2026-10-04
Announced
Love Live! figures taking preorders at Kyomafu 2026 · 2026-09-19
Noted
Two sets are available, each covering nine characters: the "Bokura no LIVE Kimi to no LIFE" outfits and the National Otonokizaka Academy summer uniforms. · 2026-09-14
Noted
Every body costs 3,850 yen including tax. · 2026-09-14
Noted
Opening collaborations include pop-ups for Love Live! Series · 2026-07-02

Connections

Voice cast of
emi nitta, aya uchida, pile, riho iida, aina kusuda
Produces of
gugenka

Structured graph also available as JSON at /public/entities/love-live. CC BY 4.0.

All coverage

19h ago

Love Live! and Yamato REBEL3199 Reveal Akihabara Collaboration Visual

A collaboration visual pairing Honoka Kosaka of μ's from Love Live! with Sasha from Yamato yo Towa ni: REBEL3199 was released on October 24. The image shows the two characters running together through the streets of Akihabara in Tokyo. The pairing follows a scene in the final chapter of REBEL3199, Chapter 7: Rainbow-colored Reincarnation, in which Sasha sets foot in Akihabara, a district the sources also describe as a setting associated with Love Live!. Chapter 7 begins screening in theaters nationwide on October 30. Two YouTube videos arrived alongside the visual: a recap of the story told from Sasha's perspective and a short video taken from footage in which Sasha appears in Akihabara. REBEL3199 is the latest entry in the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 series, rebuilt from the 1980 film Yamato yo Towa ni, and runs seven chapters and 26 episodes. Harutoshi Fukui is chief director and writes series composition and screenplay, Naomichi Yamato directs, and Satellite handles animation production.

21h ago

Love Live! And Space Battleship Yamato Share Crossover Art Set In Akihabara

An illustration pairing Love Live! character Honoka Kosaka with Sasha Iscandar Kodai from Star Blazers: Be Forever Yamato - Rebel 3199 appeared on Saturday, set in Akihabara. Bandai Namco Filmworks also streamed a short video of the Yamato crew touring Akihabara from Sasha's perspective. The seventh Rebel 3199 film opens in Japanese theaters on October 30. The Yamato remake is being released as seven films, and Crunchyroll streams it as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199.

5d ago

Hasunosora Love Live Anime Sets January 10 Premiere, Names Three New 106th Class Cast

The TV anime Love Live! Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club will begin airing January 10, 2027 on TOKYO MX and other channels. A livestream on October 18 revealed the group key visual and three new 106th class members: Maika Nishikiue voiced by Juria Hoshimiya, Aoi Reisawa voiced by Hana Asahi, and Mion Shirin voiced by Kanae Yuasa. Sublimation handles animation production, Sunrise planning, Go Kurosaki directs.

6d ago

Love Live! Hasu no Sora Anime Sets January 10 Premiere And Seven Episodes

The official website for the Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club television anime announced a January 10 premiere and a seven-episode run on Sunday, along with a new key visual. The episodes follow the 106th class between April and June of their school year. The anime airs first on Tokyo MX at 10:30 p.m., then on BS11, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and Shizuoka Broadcasting System, with later starts on Hokkaido Broadcasting and Hokuriku Broadcasting. Gō Kurosaki directs at Sublimation, with Fumiaki Maruto on scripts.

Oct 16

Nijigasaki Final Chapter Film Teaser Sets February 5 2027 Opening

The official website for the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Final Chapter trilogy began streaming a teaser for the third and final film on Saturday. The teaser gives the film a Japanese opening date of February 5, 2027, and features the theme song "Dreaming Free" performed by the cast as their characters. The first two films sent separate groups of club members out of Tokyo, to Okinawa in the first and to Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe in the second. The final film returns the story to Tokyo. The trilogy follows the two television seasons and the Next Sky original video anime, and picks up after Isla returns to her home country, with the club invited to the School Idol GPX contest, where members compete as individuals through app-distributed performances. The first film opened in September 2024. The second opened in November 2025. Main cast and main staff return for the third film.

Oct 4

Love Live! Orchestra Concert Set for January 2027 with μ's Guest Vocals

The LoveLive! Orchestra Concert will be held on January 10 and 11, 2027 at Chiba Prefectural Culture Hall, with Grand Philharmonic Tokyo performing. Guest vocals from μ's are scheduled to feature Emi Nitta, Aya Uchida, Pile, Riho Iida, and Aina Kusuda. The earliest advance ticket lottery opens at 10:00 on September 26. The January 11 date is listed in two parts, day and night.

Oct 3

Bankrupt OddNo. Ends Link! Like! Love Live! Offline App On October 30

OddNo. Inc. announced on September 28 that distribution of the offline version of Link! Like! Love Live! for iOS and Android ends on October 30 at 12:00. The online service had already ended on June 30 at 12:00 after the company's financial situation worsened and it could not maintain the production structure for its main content. An offline version followed, holding players' obtained cards and stickers plus profile card and home screen editing tools. The company's commencement of bankruptcy proceedings was decided in August. New installs and re-downloads from the App Store and Google Play Store stop on October 30, and logins and in-app data downloads stop with them. Anyone who completes login and data downloads before then can keep using the app. Acceptance of new inquiries about link password reissuance ends October 20 at 12:00, and paid SIsCa refund applications close September 30 at 12:00, with refund guidance promised by October 30.

Sep 19

Kyomafu 2026 Report Lists Gabriel, Mash and Nabeshima Ware Tachikoma on Display

Kyomafu 2026 runs September 19 and 20 at Miyako Messe and ROHM Theatre Kyoto, with the Kyoto International Manga Museum as a second venue. Displays include a life-size Gabriel from Rakuen Tsuiho: Kokoro no Resonance, a Nabeshima Ware Ghost in the Shell Tachikoma, and Anis from Goddess of Victory: NIKKE in kimono at the Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts. FGO's Mash [Paladin] life-size figure, JOJOLands original artwork, and Nogizaka46 member standees are also on display, with Love Live! and My Dress-Up Darling figures taking preorders.

Sep 18

Love Live! Sunshine!! Pop Up Shop Heads To Shinjuku Marui Men In October

A Love Live! Sunshine!! pop up shop runs from Friday, October 2 to Monday, October 12, 2026 on the 8th floor of Shinjuku Marui Men, with free admission. Almabianca is running the shop, and the goods use newly drawn illustrations built around a "gal uniforms" concept. They include acrylic keychains, acrylic stands, desk mats, can badges, acrylic cards, bromide photos, and Halloween version chibi character items. A purchase lottery and a standee panel display are planned.

Sep 18

Nijigasaki Japanese Bunny Goods Open Pre-Orders

AMNIBUS opened pre-orders on September 14 for Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club goods built on newly drawn Japanese Bunny ver. illustrations. The lineup includes trading acrylic cards, heart-shaped can badges, postcards and Ani-Frame, plus acrylic panels, a desk mat, acrylic stands, a keyholder, an A3 mat poster, and festival ver. chibi character goods. Orders of a full box include AMNIBUS and Animate limited can badge bonuses.

Sep 17

Takahashi Polka Figure Pre-orders Open at COCO Store

Design Coco is releasing a 1/7 scale figure of Takahashi Polka from Ikizulive! LOVELIVE! BLUEBIRD. Pre-orders open Thursday, September 17, 2026 at the COCO Store. The painted PVC figure stands about 255mm including the base, priced at 19,800 yen with tax. Sculpting and painting are by Design COCO. Orders include a sticker bonus. Shipping is scheduled for July 2027.

Sep 14

AMNIBUS Opens Orders for Three Love Live! Sunshine!! T-Shirts

AMNIBUS has opened orders for three Love Live! Sunshine!! T-shirts, starting Friday, September 4. The lineup includes designs titled "Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?", "Koini Naritai AQUARIUM", and "Yume Kataru yori Yume Utaou." Each shirt costs 5,478 yen including tax and comes in unisex XL and XXL, made from 100 percent cotton.

Sep 14

Gugenka Adds Love Live! μ's Digital Figures to HoloModel

Gugenka Inc. has begun selling Love Live! μ's digital figures in its HoloModel service from 12:00 on Monday, September 14, 2026. Two sets are available, each covering nine characters: the "Bokura no LIVE Kimi to no LIFE" outfits and the National Otonokizaka Academy summer uniforms. Every body costs 3,850 yen including tax.

Aug 29

Love Live! Series x Monster Strike Part 2 Adds A-RISE and Saint Snow

The second Love Live! Series collaboration with Monster Strike runs from September 1 to September 18, 2026. The limited-time gacha features μ's, A-RISE, and Saint Snow, while Aqours members gain Beast Godification Alter. Login bonuses and missions offer additional μ's members and collaboration items.

Aug 29

Nijigasaki Online Lottery Brings New Marine Look Goods

KADOKAWA's lottery service Kujibikido is selling an online lottery with new marine-themed illustrations of the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club members by illustrator Anibache. Sales start September 8, 2026 at 17:00. The prize lineup includes acrylic figures, can badges, and more, with no losing draws.

Aug 21

Aqours Exhibition Dive Into Sparkle Opens in Tokyo

The experiential exhibition Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours School Idol Activity Exhibition Dive into Sparkle opened August 22 at Tokyo Tatemono Pia Conference 6F TO YAESU HALL in Chuo City, Tokyo. Running until September 29, it features costume displays, close-up show performances, and avatar concept exhibits. General tickets cost 4,000 yen, with student tickets at 2,000 yen on weekdays.

Aug 14

Aqours Join Mitacle Block Figure Line With All 9 Members

G-ant Co., Ltd. is releasing the nine members of Aqours from Love Live! Sunshine!! as buildable and displayable Mitacle Block figures. Orders open August 14, 2026, at the official online store. Each figure includes a dedicated base, and three unit-themed background sets for CYaRon!, Guilty Kiss, and AZALEA are also available.

Aug 14

Link! Like! Love Live! Developer Odd Number Files for Bankruptcy

Tokyo Shoko Research reported that game developer Odd Number and two related companies filed for bankruptcy in the Tokyo District Court on August 5. Odd Number had 10,320,780,000 yen in liabilities as of December 2024. The company is best known for developing Link! Like! Love Live!, which ended service on June 30.

Jul 22

Anime and Manga Worlds Celebrate Marine Day 2026

On July 20, 2026, numerous anime, manga, and game franchises posted Marine Day greetings on social media. The Japanese national holiday, which honors the ocean and marks the end of the rainy season, prompted official accounts and creators to share beach-themed illustrations, character birthday messages, and promotional content. Among the posts, the official Kaiju No. 8 account promoted an upcoming original short anime titled "Narumi's Weekday" with a pun on the character's name and the kanji for sea. The MAPPA studio released a new illustration by Rie Nishimura for the soccer series DAYS, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026. The Sound! Euphonium account reminded followers that the film Sound! Euphonium: The Final Part 2 opens on September 11. Classroom of the Elite noted that July 20 is also the birthday of character Honami Ichinose. The That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime account promoted the streaming of its movie Tears of the Azure Sea on U-NEXT. The Chiikawa movie account promoted the July 24 release of Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu. Voice actor Yuki Kaji posted a personal greeting, and the band Orange Range shared a summer song. The roundup, compiled by Anime News Network, spanned three articles covering dozens of entries.

Jul 20

ABEMA Streams One Piece, Love Live Sunshine, Grand Blue for Marine Day

ABEMA is streaming three anime set at the sea to mark Marine Day on July 20: ONE PIECE, Love Live! Sunshine!!, and Grand Blue. The feature, titled 'Enjoy the summer vibe of Marine Day! 3 anime set at the sea,' highlights each series' ocean-themed setting and story. ONE PIECE follows Luffy's pirate voyage, Love Live! Sunshine!! is set in the coastal town of Numazu, and Grand Blue is a comedy about diving and college life in Izu.

Jul 8

Love Live! Superstar!! Liella! Live Lottery Sales Start August 1

Nippon TV Wands announced a venue advance event lottery for the Liella! no Chutorieraibu!! 2026 live at LaLa arena TOKYO-BAY on August 1-2. The lottery offers limited goods with newly drawn illustrations and a 10-draw bonus. Online sales start August 1 at 8:00 AM, with after-sales later delivery from August 6.

Jul 4

VRChat Official Store to Sell Love Live Sunshine Guilty Kiss Items

VRChat Inc. announced it will sell Love Live! Sunshine!! Guilty Kiss related items on the VRChat official store, commemorating the streaming of the musical performance Guilty Kiss Musical Performance: Pitch-Black Wanted Ghost on November 22-23, 2026. The performance will be held locally and streamed on VRChat and SPWN.

Jul 2

KDDI Opens Pop Culture Hub in Ikebukuro With AI and NFT Features

KDDI opens 'POP Culture Style IKEBUKURO' on July 3, a new store blending anime culture with digital technology. Features include an AI virtual human greeter, emotion-detecting cameras, and an NFT stamp system. Opening collaborations include pop-ups for Love Live! Series and Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun. The store is operated with Natasha, parent company of Natalie.

Jun 24

Love Live! 15th Anniversary Mini CD Collection 2 Launches in Gashapon

Bandai releases the second series of mini CD collections for the Love Live! 15th anniversary, reproducing past CDs as gashapon capsules. The lineup includes 20 types, such as Snow halation and Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM, with fold-out jacket art, removable discs, and QR codes for streaming. Release is scheduled for the fourth week of June 2026 at 500 yen each.

Jun 23

Aqours Exhibition Announced One Year After Finale Live

The Love Live! Sunshine!! franchise announced an exhibition event titled "Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours School Idol Activity Exhibition Dive into Sparkle" running from August 22 to September 29, 2026 in Tokyo. The event will showcase "new school idol activities" for the nine Aqours members, following the release of Live2D avatar costumes in May.

Jun 19

F:NEX Opens Pre-Orders for Three Love Live! Hasunosora Figures

FURYU's F:NEX brand announced 1/7 scale figures of Kaho Hinoshita, Sayaka Murano, and Rurino Osawa from the Love Live! Hasunosora Girls' Academy School Idol Club movie. Pre-orders opened June 19, 2026, and close August 19, 2026. A deluxe three-figure set is also available. Shipments are scheduled for March 2027.

Jun 8

Dia Kurosawa Figure Based on LoveLive!Days Cover Opens for Pre-Order

KDcolle opened pre-orders for the Dia Kurosawa LoveLive!Days 5th Anniversary ver. Figure on June 8, 2026. Priced at 26,950 yen, the 1/7 scale figure is based on Inatsu-sensei's cover illustration for the LoveLive!Days 5th anniversary issue and is scheduled for delivery in December 2026.

May 16

Irregular at Magic High School Film Opens at #5 in Japan

The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc - debuted at #5 in its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, according to Kogyo Tsushin. The film sold about 89,000 tickets and earned 152,764,200 yen (about US$967,100) in its first three days. Jimmy Stone directed the film at studio 8-Bit, with Taku Iwasaki composing the music. Returning cast members include Yuichi Nakamura as Tatsuya Shiba, Saori Hayami as Miyuki Shiba, Chiwa Saito as Maya Yotsuba, and Emiri Kato as Fumiya Kuroba. New cast additions include Daisuke Ono as Katsushige Shibata and Ai Kayano as Yuuka Tsukuba. LiSA performs the theme song "YES." Meanwhile, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie dropped from #1 to #2 in its third weekend, selling 341,000 tickets and earning 490,061,280 yen (about US$3.10 million). The film has sold a cumulative total of 4.31 million tickets and earned 5,945,505,120 yen (about US$37.63 million). Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi held at #3 in its fifth weekend, becoming the fourth consecutive film in the franchise to earn over 10 billion yen. The live-action Sakamoto Days film stayed at #4 in its second weekend. Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party opened at #8.