The TV anime “Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai” (ラブライブ!虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会) is confirmed to premiere on 3rd October! A new visual and PV has been revealed for the announcement. Hinaki Yano (矢野妃菜喜) joins the cast as Takasaki Yu (高咲侑).
The nine-member Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai were revealed in 2017, as part of the Love Live! School Idol Festival game’s 2017 “Perfect Dream Project.” Unlike the idol group from “Love Live!”, the members of Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai are competitors and official popularity polls are organized to determine the most popular idol.
▍PV
▍New Characters
■ Takasaki Yu (高咲侑) – CV: Hinaki Yano (矢野妃菜喜)
▍Synopsis
Nijigasaki High School (虹ヶ咲学園) is located in Odaiba, Tokyo. The school is popular due to its free school style and diverse majors.The story centers on the members of the school idol club in Nijigasaki, and their attempt to prevent the club from being abolished.
▍Staff and Production
Original Work: Hajime Yatate (矢立肇)
Original Concept: Sakurako Kimino (公野櫻子)
Director: Tomoyuki Kawamura (河村智之)
Series Composition: Jin Tanaka (田中仁)
Original Character Design: KLabGames
Character Design: Takumi Yokota (横田拓己)
Design Works: Mebachi (めばち)
Art Director: Tsutomu Nishikura (西倉力)
Set Design: Kazumi Kataoka (片岡一巳)
Color Design: Misako Akama (赤間三佐子)
Photography Director: Daiki Sugiyama (杉山大樹)
CG Director: Yuki Iinuma (飯沼佑樹)
Editing: Rina Hidaka (小口理菜)
Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki (長崎行男)
Music: Naoki Endo (遠藤ナオキ)
Music Production:Lantis Sunrise Music
Animation: Sunrise
▍Cast
■ Uehara Ayumu (上原歩夢) – CV: Aguri Ōnishi (大西亞玖璃)
■ Nakasu Kasumi (中須かすみ) – CV: Mayu Sagara (相良茉優)
■ Osaka Shizuku (桜坂しずく) – CV: Kaori Maeda (前田佳織里)
■ Asaka Karin (朝香果林) – CV: Miyu Kubota (久保田未夢)
■ Miyashita Ai (宮下愛) – CV: Natsumi Murakami (村上奈津實)
■ Konoe Kanata (近江彼方) – CV: Akari Kitō (鬼頭明里)
■ Yuki Setsuna (優木せつ菜) – CV: Tomori Kusunoki (楠木ともり)
■ Emma Verde – CV: Maria Sashide (指出毬亚)
■ Tennoji Rina (天王寺璃奈) – CV: Chiemi Tanaka (田中ちえ美)
■ Takasaki Yu (高咲侑) – CV: Hinaki Yano (矢野妃菜喜)