Get ready for Love Live! Sunshine!!

Love Live Sunshine!! promotion poster

  OK, it seems like I still couldn’t move on with μ's final concert last April and I admit that it is a big shock to me. But when I see this picture of Love Live Sunshine spread all over the internet, I suddenly had a mixed emotions with it. Love Live! School Idol Project is a good anime to watch for me and seeing this makes me doubt if it will be a good show. I know Love Live Sunshine will be having the same formula as the previous one. So I decided to make an article about my thoughts on this anime and also to get ourselves ready on its worldwide launch on July. I wish they could simultaneously air an English dubbed for this, same as Japan. So that when the time comes that Love Live Sunshine became a big hit worldwide, their group, Aqours will be all set to go concert around the world. They might even surpass μ's popularity if that happen.

Love Live! Sunshine!! Voice Actresses

Love Live! School Idol Project μ’s→NEXT ENDLESS PARADE Concert 2014

  

But I guess it won’t be having an English dubbed yet. I hope the dubbed version of Love Live Sunshine will not be licensed too late like the previous one. Love Live! School Idol Project English dubbed version was released last year and it is kind of three years too late for the party right? Well, you might say. Who cares? English Subtitled anime is fine to me and English dubbed are terrible. Yes it is true that original is Japanese is still the best. But it is necessary for this series to reach the international television so that non-anime fan will be able to see it.

Love Live! The School Idol Movie English Dubbed

But the big question now is, will Aqours be as successful as μ's? Well, that is something we have to find out. But we’re already feeling the hype of positive comments on the internet about the show, so I doubt if it fails. I don’t know if I’ll be spoiling everyone with this but I think this is the best way to spice the things up while waiting for the official launch on July. I’ll be giving you a little preview on what to expect at the Anime Love Live! Sunshine!

Following the same formula as the previous one might be its weakness. But I guess it is fine the way it is. You see, we know Love Live is about forming a School Idol Club and it is too risky to change that formula because the fans may not like it. So it is safer to have a Love Live series stay on that track of what we are familiar of.

Takami Chika CV: Inami Anju

I also noticed that the characters is not so bad at all. Let’s start with Takami Chika. It seems like she is the Honoka Kousaka of this show. At this preview, instead of seeing A-rise on the big screen, Takami see μ's instead. Will Aqours be facing muse at the finals of Love Live? It seems that question gives us something to look forward to. Or maybe not because we know that μ's retired after their senior members graduated.

Also, I can see that she is recruiting members like Honoka as well. Nothing so special about her but the energetic and a little clumsy character like her is a proven main character material for Love Live. Takami Chika is voiced by Inami Anju who is also the voice behind Hinata, the main character of the animated movie Hinata no Aoshigure.

Matsuura Kanan CV:Suwa Nanaka

Next is Matsuura Kanan, the childhood friend of Chika. She’s a sporty type and mature. More like she’s the Umi Sonoda of this show, I think. And she also has the blue hair. Matsuura Kanan is voiced by Suwa Nanaka who is also a voice actress of several game like Seven Knights.

Sakurauchi Riko CV: Aida Rikako

Next is Sakurauchi Riko the mysterious transfer student. No, not really. What is interesting about her is that she is transferred from Otonokizaka High School where μ's is founded. She is probably the main connection of the previous Love Live series that will give us more spice with the story. Sakurauchi Riko is voice by Aida Rikako who also the supporting voice actress in Koutetsujou no Kabaneri.

Kurosawa Dia CV: Komiya Arisa

Next is Kurosawa Dia, the student council president. Like Eli Ayase of the previous series, she is also against at the idea of building a School Idol Club at Uranohoshi Girls' High School. But Takami Chika drags her to join Aqours anyway. Kurosawa Dia is voiced by Komiya Arisa who is also the Yellow Buster in Takumei Sentai Go Busters.

Watanabe You CV: Shuka Saito

Next is Watanabe You I don’t know much about her yet. But she seems to be everyone’s favorite. On the second Single of Love Live Sunshine! She is chosen to be at the Center Position due to the result of the web poll. You Watanabe is voiced by Shuka Saito and she’s kind of new to the industry.

Tsushima Yoshik CV: Aika Kobayashi

Next is Tsushima Yoshiko the Kuroneko of this show. Kuroneko or Ruri Gokou is a character from the Anime Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai. They are similar in many ways. Tsushima Yoshiko has this delusion calling herself “Fallen Angel Yohane” On the preview, she said something hilarious when recruiting members for Aqours that make a contract and be one of her little demons. It seems like she will be my favorite character. Tsushima Yoshiko is voiced by Aika Kobayashi who is also the vocal of the Ending theme of Freezing and Queen's Blade: Rebellion.

Kunikida Hanamaru CV: Takatsuki Kanako 

Next is Kunikida Hanamaru the innocent girl. She always say “zura” at every end of her sentence as a cutesy feature. Just like Rin Hoshizora who always says “Nya" But they don’t share the same personality. Kunikida Hanamaru is voiced by Takatsuki Kanako who is also a vocalist in a band.

Kurosawa Ruby CV: Furihata Ai

Next is Kurosawa Ruby, Hanamaru’s best friend. She must be the Kotori Minami of the group for her skill in needle works and clothing. Kurosawa Ruby is voiced by Furihata Ai who is also a voice actress in some games and movies.

Ohara Mari CV: Suzuki Aina

And lastly, Ohara Mari the Maki Nishikino of this show. Ok, I know that she is not a tsundere like Maki. But she is the composer of the group. She is the foreigner character so we can expect that she’ll be inserting English words in some of her dialogue. Ohara Mari is voiced by Suzuki Aina who also behind the voice of Shizuka Gozen, the main character in Onigiri.

Now that we have an idea on the characters of Love Live Sunshine, it will be easy for us to hop along. I’m looking forward that this anime will make a big success like the previous Love Live. I’m also exited on what it will be like on Aqours live concerts after the anime airing.

That’s why I mentioned all of them on this article because their characters personality really extends to them. And fans find that amazing to see the Love Live characters alive on their voice actresses’ counterparts.

The much awaited Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card is finally published

The news got the anime community crazy with this one. Yes, there will be a new Cardcaptor Sakura Manga

It’s been twenty years and Sakura Kinomoto’s appeal is still legendary even today. In fact, back in those days she is the whole meaning of Magical Girl Genre. I mean really, everyone watch it more than Magical Stage Fancy Lala at that time. So in celebration of Cardcaptor Sakura’s 20^th year celebration, CLAMP, the manga artists publish a new series for the franchise at the July issue of Nakayoshi Magazine. This is due to a great response of the all fans about the series. Well, who don’t want to see a continuation for the beloved anime where Sakura Kinomoto and Li Syaoran is now at Junior High? Yes, this will be another great romance plot which is something to look forward to. And a little spoilers which is so obvious is the introduction to sakura’s new card called Clear Card. What it, I guess it’s up to you to read the manga find out.

Also in the news, there will be a confirmed animated project for this. Of course it does, if they can produce bad anime then there’s no reason they couldn’t have money for this one, right?

For those who haven’t seen Cardcaptor Sakura, well I say you should see it because this is one of CLAMPS amazing creations. I remember back then when a friend of mine print a Time Card and play with it like Li. And another friend of mine who really has a crush on Sakura so much. He even celebrate her birthday every April 1. But for me, I don’t do any of that because I’m a fan of Tomoyo Daidouji because she’s into making costumes like I do.

What I’m trying to say is this series marked something great on the Otaku Community and its contribution to the culture is still alive even today.