The official Youtube channel for music producer Lantis has revealed a 30 minute video consolidating the first full season of their Love Live! School Idol Project anime. The video was published on Lantis’ Youtube channel, who are one of the main producers of the Love Live! franchise alongside Dengeki G’s Magazine and animation studio Sunrise (Code Geass, Gintama).
The 30 minute video was aired on Japanese TV as a cutdown version of the anime’s first season, which aired in the Winter 2012/2013 anime season. A similar video is expected to be produced for the anime’s second season. The video was produced in anticipation for the upcoming release of the series’ film Love Live! The School Idol Movie, which will be releasing on June 13.
A 90 second promotional video was earlier released for Love Live! The School Idol Movie:
And the announcement trailer:
Here is the official synopsis for Love Live! The School Idol Movie:
The story of the film begins after the events of the second season, at the graduation ceremony of the third-year students. Knowing that the graduation of the third-year members means the end of μ’s, the nine girls take a walk around the school filled with memories. However, when the students attempt to leave the school gates, a single email is sent to them, and the curtain on a new story for μ’s begins
Love Live! School Idol Project is an original anime produced by Sunrise studio that aired in January 2013. The conception of the anime project started in 2010 by Dengeki G’s Magazine. The editors wanted the project to be heavily influenced by fans, such as the costumes, hairstyles and names. Throughout this process, a manga of the project simply called Love Live! began in early 2012 by Sakurako Kimino and Arumi Tokita. The next part in the project was the anime series, followed by this app and an OVA. The second season of Love Live! School Idol Project aired last year.
Here is a synopsis of the first anime from MAL:
Otonokizaka High School stands on the border of three cities: Akihabara—a pop culture mecca that’s evolving by the minute; Kanda—a conservative, cultured city where history and tradition reign supreme; and Jinbo—a quiet area reserved for a more mature, sophisticated population. Amidst this culture clash, the school now faces closure due to the enrollment of fewer and fewer students.
With the school planning to close within three years, nine female students come together with one thing in mind—form a pop idol group to revive the school’s popularity and keep it from shutting down. “In order to protect our beloved school, there’s only one thing we can do… become pop stars!”
A cutdown video for the second season of the Love Live! School Idol Project anime is expected to be produced and released in the upcoming weeks. Love Live! The School Idol Movie will be releasing in Japanese theatres from June 13 this year, during the Summer 2015 anime season.
You can visit the anime’s website for more information: http://www.lovelive-anime.jp/
And follow their Twitter as well: @LoveLive_staff