Love Live!

is a Japanese multimedia project created by Hajime Yatate and Sakurako Kimino and co-produced by Kadokawa through ASCII Media Works; Bandai Namco Arts through music label Lantis; and animation studio Sunrise. Each of the individual titles within the franchise revolve around teenage girls who become "school idols". Starting in June 2010 with Love Live! School Idol Project, the franchise has seen multiple anime television series, two anime films, light novels, manga, and video games. The rhythm game series Love Live! School Idol Festival features characters across multiple Love Live! titles.

The series was announced in Dengeki G's Magazine in July 2010 and officially began with the August 2010 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine, which introduced the story, characters, and a more detailed explanation of the project. The original plan for the story was written by Sakurako Kimino, who also writes short stories and light novels for Love Live!. Yuuhei Murota created the original character designs.

Synopsis
Otonokizaka High School is in a crisis! With the number of enrolling students dropping lower and lower every year, the school is set to shut down after its current first years graduate. However, second year Honoka Kousaka refuses to let it go without a fight. Searching for a solution, she comes across popular school idol group A-RISE and sets out to create a school idol group of her own. With the help of her childhood friends Umi Sonoda and Kotori Minami, Honoka forms μ's (pronounced "muse") to boost awareness and popularity of her school.

Unfortunately, it's all easier said than done. Student council president Eri Ayase vehemently opposes the establishment of a school idol group and will do anything in her power to prevent its creation. Moreover, Honoka and her friends have trouble attracting any additional members. But the Love Live, a competition to determine the best and most beloved school idol groups in Japan, can help them gain the attention they desperately need. With the contest fast approaching, Honoka must act quickly and diligently to try and bring together a school idol group and win the Love Live in order to save Otonokizaka High School.

(Source: MAL Rewrite)

Love Live!
The manga version of the original Love Live! following μ's. It is written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Tokita Arumi. It was serialised in Dengeki G's Magazine and briefly Dengeki G's Comic and published under the Dengeki Comics imprint from September 2012. The series is currently on a haitus.

Love Live! Sunshine!!
The manga version of ''Love Live! Sunshine!!'' following Aqours. It is written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Oda Masaru. It is serialised in Dengeki G's Magazine and published under the Dengeki Comics NEXT imprint from September 2016.

Love Live! School Idol Diary!
The manga adaptation of the spin-off light novel of the same name. It is written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Oda Masaru. It is serialised in Dengeki G's Magazine and published under the Dengeki Comics NEXT imprint from September 2014.

Love Live! School Idol Diary! Second Season
The sequel to the manga adaptation of the spin-off light novel of the same name. It is written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Oda Masaru. It is serialised in Dengeki G's Magazine and published under the Dengeki Comics NEXT imprint from August 2016.

Love Live! Sunshine!! School Idol Diary
The manga adaptation of the spin-off light novel of the same name. It is written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Oda Masaru. It is serialised in Dengeki G's Magazine and published under the Dengeki Comics NEXT imprint from December 2018.

Love Live! Sunshine!! Maru 4-Koma
The 4-koma spin-off to ''Love Live! Sunshine!!'' written by Sakurako Ono and illustrated by Yuuhei Murota. It was serialised in Dengeki G's Magazine and released under the Dengeki Comics EX imprint from March 2018.

Love Live! Comic Anthologies
There are several comic anthologies published under Dengeki Comics, Dengeki Comics EX and Dengeki Comics NEXT. To see a list of all comic anthologies see: ''Category:Anthology.

Love Live! School Idol Project
Nine high school girls, Honoka Kosaka, Eli Ayase, Kotori Minami, Umi Sonoda, Rin Hoshizora, Maki Nishikino, Nozomi Tojo, Hanayo Koizumi, and Nico Yazawa, form an idol group called μ's (pronounced as 'Muse') in order to save their school, Otonokizaka High School, from closing.

Love Live! Sunshine!!
At Uranohoshi Girls' High School, a private school in the seaside neighborhood of Uchiura at Numazu City, second-year student Chika Takami tries to start her own School Idol Club. Inspired by the famous school idol group μ's before them, nine high school girls, Chika Takami, Riko Sakurauchi, Kanan Matsuura, Dia Kurosawa, You Watanabe, Yoshiko Tsushima, Hanamaru Kunikida, Mari Ohara, and Ruby Kurosawa, form their own idol group called Aqours.

Love Live! Days
For the list of issues, see: Dengeki G's Magazine A dedicated Love Live! magazine launched on July 1, 2019 as a spin-off of Dengeki G's Magazine. Initially untitled, the magazine offered readers the chance to suggest names for the magazine and vote on them, leading to the magazine's title of LoveLive! Days starting with volume 3. The magazine offers information on the entire Love Live! franchise including the latest information on school idol groups, media adaptations, and also includes serialized Love Live! manga. The magazine also gives fans the ability to influence the franchise by voting on ideas for songs and costumes.