However, she has no intention of joining the idol club as her ideals don’t exactly line up with that of our main group. Lanzhu Zhong is an exchange student from Hong Kong who transferred to Nijigasaki High School in order to become a school idol.

We see the debut of three new girls to go alongside our main group in Lanzhu Zhong, Mia Taylor, and Shioriko Mifune and they play a significant role this season. But there are many hurdles that lay before them before they reach that point as they now have to face adversity to their beliefs as solo idols. The story picks up around where we left off with the school idol club riding off the heels of the School Idol Festival and given their immense success, they decide to host another one. Would they go down a similar route of having dedicated episodes for each solo idol or would something change? As much as I liked how they handled individual character episodes before, it seems the show had some different ideas this time around. Given the nature of the first season, it was difficult to imagine where they were going to take the story. It still maintains many of the core aspects people love about the franchise in being a charming and inspirational story with cute slice of life yet doesn’t resort to many of the stumbles its counterparts make and that’s what I feel makes it so special and unique. the same level of tearful or dramatic storytelling like its counterparts that older fans may look for, it makes up for it by doing its own thing and excelling at it. One might assume that certain familiar story beats would be prevalent within each version or that each series must follow a similar storyline but this is not always true. There are oftentimes certain expectations when it comes to each iteration of Love Live.

It not only manages to capture everything that made its first season shine but also expands on its many themes and ideas all while continuing to set itself apart from the other entries of this franchise.

In a display of happiness and enthusiasm, the second season of Love Live Nijigasaki is a welcome return for the series.

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