#nijigasaki academy school idol club

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Ayumu Uehara 1/7 Scale by PLUM, from Love Live! Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club

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Ai Miyashita : Super Nova ver [Love Live! Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club] 1/7 scale from Kadokawa coming March 2025.

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D4DJ Review

D4DJ is music anime directed by Seiji Mizushima. It is part of a Japanese music media franchise of the same name, standing for Dig Delight Direct Drive DJ, consisting of live performances, a rhythm game, a standalone episode, and more. The series, which began airing in 2020, currently has two seasons. This post will have spoilers.

Reprinted from Pop Culture Maniacs and Wayback Machine. This was the twenty-first article I wrote for Pop Culture Maniacs. This post was originally published on January 30, 2023.

The plot of D4DJ's first season, also known as D4DJ First Mix, revolves around an idolish DJ unit at Yoba Academy which plays a mix of J-pop and dubstep. It is headed by Rinku Aimoto (voiced by Yuka Nishio), who returns to Japan after living on an unnamed African island. On her first day at the academy, She is inspired to create DJ unit with school DJ Maho Akashi (voiced by Maho Akashi), also known as DJ Mash, after seeing a performance by a hip hop unit named Peaky P-key. Easily excitable, her catchphrase ("happy around!") becomes the name of their DJ unit.

This music group later gains two additional members: a VJ and talented illustration named Muni Ohnaruto (voiced by Haruka Mimura) and wealthy-born Rei Togetsuwho who is skilled at playing the piano. Each person gets their role in the unit. Rinku becomes the main singer and dancer. Muni is the group's VJ, Maho is the group DJ, and Rei becomes composer and arranger of the group.

Like many anime with similar themes, music is front and center in the series. It informs the actions and dialogue of the characters, with the story almost built around the songs. In fact, the ending sequence of the season one episodes only focuses on Maho dancing and messing around at her DJ station.

This contrasts with other music series which aired last year, such as Shine Post, League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches, and the idolish Cue! Those series primarily focus on a single music group. D4DJ focuses on multiple groups at the same time. On the other hand, D4DJ is similar to the aforementioned series in that all of the characters in the series are female. Male characters briefly appear but are never part of the show's primary cast.

The show's additional units are just as talented as Happy Around! There's hip hop-themed Peaky P-key, sci-fi themed Photon Maiden, tropical-themed Merm4id, gothic rock-themed Rondo, lolita-themed Lyrical Lily, and gothic-themed Abyssmare. Each of these units has their own strengths and weaknesses. Even though they often compete with one another, they collaborate with one each especially when holding civic events.

While there isn't anything to write home about, when it comes to the show's plot, the songs each band performs are catchy and stick with you. The episodes have some similarities with many episodes of LoliRock, in the episodes often have a music video of sorts at the end. Despite this, the characters are given enough definition that you sympathize with their struggles.

What other series has two characters engaged in a rap battle (as shown above) about their feelings? There isn't one that comes to mind, making D4DJ unique in this regard. Even Disney series like Elena of Avalor, Hamster & Gretel, Milo Murphy's Law, Phineas & Ferb or Mira Royal Detective don't even come close.

The series has as much glitz as the recent seasons of Love Live! Superstar!! and Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, both of which have all-female casts. Even so, it is different, primarily because the animation style is more 3D, as much as DreamWorks productions using computer animation, like Guillermo del Toro's Tales of Arcadia trilogy series.

Personally, I tend to prefer 2D animation in currently airing Western animations like The Ghost and Molly McGee and The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, or the style of classic anime such as Sailor Moon and Dear Brother. Even so, I appreciate the more realistic and less "cartoony" styles in the recently concluded Undone and the 2018 film I Lost My Body, to give two examples.

As such, it took me some time to adapt to the animation style of D4DJ. However, the distinct character personalities made me more invested in the story and journey of these characters, as they try and make a name for themselves. This interconnects with the focus on music, creating songs, and the importance of having a fun time.

Unsurprisingly, behind all of the optimism and exuberance, especially of Rinku, is drama. For instance, in the show's first season, Rinku and Muni have a falling out, and almost drift apart, while Maho often overworks herself. As such, it shares some of the same anti-overwork themes manifested in series like as the well-regarded isekai I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level.

The often fast-paced nature of D4DJ makes it different from the easy-going nature of the slice-of-life musical comedy, K-On!, or the classic surreal comedy Azumanga Daioh. In some ways this is a positive, since it makes you feel the hyper for the show's songs just like the characters.

Rei counters this exuberance, since she can be a more reserved, yet talented piano player, partially because of strict expectations her parents hoisted upon her. Through the group, her character gets a chance to cast those rules aside and be as free as the optimistic Rinku, coming into her own as the show's first season progresses.

The second season, also known as D4DJ All Mix, changes up the story entirely. Instead of focusing on Happy Around!, it pivots to Lyrical Lily, DJ group whose members attend a well-regarded all-girls Catholic school named Arisugawa Academy. All the previous musical groups which have appeared in the series are pulled in, as Lyrical Lily enlists their help in an event to revitalize their town.

Unfortunately, these episodes do not pick up where the first season leaves off. In order to understand what is happening, viewers would need to play the video games of the franchise or watch the spin-off anime series, D4DJ Petit Mix. This confusion is compounded by the layout of the show on Crunchyroll, which treats the show's first and second seasons as separate shows.

This is remedied by the official D4DJ English YouTube channel, where viewers can watch music videos, OVA, a voice drama, or episodes of the show's seasons free-of-charge. The episodes air on Crunchyroll first and then are available on YouTube.

The series is similar to many female-centered idol anime for one major reason: it has yuri subtext. This is not unique. Shine Post, League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches, Cue!, and the two Love Live! series, which aired last year, all have similar subtext to varying degrees.

In fact, two of the members of the UniChØrd DJ unit, Kokoa Shinomiya and Hayate Tendо̄ , are in a canon romantic relationship, making them the first canon lesbian characters in the D4DJ franchise. Both attend Arisugawa Academy, like the members of Lyrical Lily, making it likely they will have a role in this anime.

Yuripedia has pages on six characters in the series, noting the closeness between Happy Around! members Rinku and Maho, Muni of Happy Around! getting jealous when Rinku gives attention to those other than herself, the habit of Noa Fukushima (VJ in Photon Maiden) to collect cute things and love "cute girls" (like Muni), and additional yuri subtext manifested by Aoi Miyake (a DJ in Rondo) and Haruna Kasuga (a member of Lyrical Lily). Such yuri subtext goes beyond these six characters.

The setting of the second season partially at an all-girls Catholic school hints at possible additional yuri themes. After all, the classic yuri, and Class S, series Maria Watches Over Us, known as Maria-sama ga Miteru and Marimite in Japan, is set at a fictional Catholic girls school named Lillian Girls' Academy in Musashino, Tokyo. The focus on Lyrical Lily in D4DJ is not all bad because viewers are shown some character depth, showing the closeness between these girls, and making them relatable.

The excitability of D4DJ's characters shines through in their voice acting. For instance, those who voiced the Lyrical Lily members are shown having a fun time in the above video. Some of the show's cast have provided voices to characters in music-themed series (BanG Dream! and Wake Up, Girls!) and shows in additional genres, such as Luck & Logic, Assault Lily, Komi Can't Communicate, Wandering Son, Non Non Biyori, and Do It Yourself!!

The character voices of the series are consistent from season-to-season apart from Kanon Shizaki, who voiced Rei in season 1, but departed the D4DJ franchise in 2022. She was replaced by Maiko Irie in the second season. The same was the case for Ami Maeshima, who voiced Ibuki Niijima until 2022, with Kanon Nanaki taking her place this year.

D4DJ is bolstered by Bushiroad, a Japanese company which created the franchise. It is known for the Revue Starlight, BanG Dream!, and Tantei Opera Milky Holmes franchises. While all three have spawned anime series, the first two of these franchises have yuri subtext in their anime, just like D4DJ.

The series is further reinforced by the animation studio, Sanzigen, which animated the series. Interestingly, the studio itself is partially owned by Bushiroad. This studio previously produced the BanG Dream! anime series, along with Sakura Wars the Animation, From Argonavis (spinoff from BanG Dream!), and many others.

The director of both D4DJ seasons, Seiji Mizushima, is accomplished. He even studied dance music, which is an important part of the show itself, as is portraying being a DJ as realistically as possible. Mizushima previously directed episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Beatless.

Otherwise, the group Photon Maiden may be a reflection of the actual Japanese idol industry, as it is formed by an entertainment company. All the units apart from them are formed by the groups themselves, rather than a company. In Japan, idols are marketed and commercialized through merchandise and endorsements from talent agencies, and deal with ravenous loyal fans.

This series, unlike the short-lived Heroines Run the Show, which ran last year, does not focus on the darkness of the idol industry. The latter has grueling work conditions, bans on dating, and oft serialization, especially for female idols. Often this is not a subject in idol anime either because the characters put together idol groups on their own or those involved in the industry (including voice actresses or the idol groups) are part of the anime series.

While D4DJ is not my favorite music anime, as I enjoy the Love Live! franchise better, especially Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, it is still entertaining and stands firmly on its own in more ways than one.

The first and second seasons of D4DJ are currently streaming on Crunchyroll. Both seasons are also available free-of-charge on the official English D4DJ YouTube channel.

© 2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

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First AMV upload of 2023, time to Let It Whip!

Title: Dance Intermission 4

Audio Source: "Let It Whip" by Dazz Band

Video Source: Various

Genre: Dance, Fun, Anime Mix

Animé Los Angeles (ALA) - Rhythm / Vibes Finalist.

Anime list: D4DJ First Mix, Selection Project, Aikatsu, Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo OVA, Delicious Party Pretty Cure, Kirakira Precure A La Mode, Aikatsu on Parade!, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Tayutama Kiss on My Deity, Tropical-Rouge! Precure, Waccha PriMagi!, IDOLY PRIDE Collection Album, Puraore! Pride of Orange, Aikatsu Stars!, Star Twinkle Precure, Meikyuu Black Company, Shin Koihime Musou Live Revolution OVA , Dog Days, Girlish Number, THE IDOLM@STER, Lapis Re -Lights, Precure All-Stars the Movie ~ Everybody Sing! Miraculous Magic!, Seton Academy - Join the Pack!, Kakegurui, Himouto! Umaru-chan, Healin' Good Precure The Movie, Muteking the Dancing Hero, KanColle, Anima Yell, Mewkledreamy, Aikatsu Stars!, Love Live! School Idol Project, BanG Dream! RAISE A SUILEN - !NVADE SHOW!

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Well, aside from Rina having attended Nijigaku's middle school, in the game continuity Shizuku, Kanata, and Emma transferred to Nijigasaki High when Setsuna recruited them for the original School Idol Club.

(This is reflecting how they started as Normal-rarity cards in SIF, coming from that game's Seiran High, Shinonome Academy, and Y. G. International respectively. They won the big popularity contest when the Nijigasaki girls were being planned and got included with the six new girls in what was then referred to as "Perfect Dream Project".)

its so funny how shizuku's profile says "a newcomer to nijigasaki and a first year" like yeah shes a first year

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Love Live! School idol festival 5th anniversary illustration.

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Today’s anime cat of the day is:

This kitten found on the school grounds in Love Live! Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club

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Love Live! Part 3: Stardust Crusaders

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Happy bi visibility day!

mod nozomi’s love live bi headcanons

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So perhaps having seen the announcement about the Nijigasaki anime I have reawakened my love for the entirety of the LL franchise so if anyone posts Love Live related stuff and wants a new follower I’m looking for some Love Live fans to fill my dash with now that I’m being dragged back into idol hell

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Happy Valentine’s Day from the Nijigasaki girls!

Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club: Valentine Special Drama

You can watch it here

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Love Live! Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club, svelati un personaggio inedito e lo staff della serie

I fan del franchise potranno suggerire un nome per la nuova protagonista! 

Il sito ufficiale di “Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai” (Nijigasaki Academy’s School Idol Appreciation Club) si è aggiornato, svelando lo staff al lavoro sula serie animata, che al momento non ha un periodo di debutto.

Il progetto sta venendo diretto da Tomoyuki Kawamura (Mitsuboshi Colors, Kamigami no Asobi) presso lo studio Sunrise. La sceneggiatura sta venendo curata da Jin Tanaka (Cinderella Nine, Go! Princess Precure), mentre come character designer è stato coinvolto Takumi Yokota (direttore d’animazione in Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow, Koufuku Graffiti).

Come si capisce dal titolo, questa serie (c’è n’è anche un’altra in cantiere per il franchise) avrà come protagoniste le nove ragazze introdotte nel 2017 all’interno del videogioco mobile Love Live! School Idol Festival, più un’inedita aggiunta. All’interno del’anime comparirà anche l’anonima ragazza impersonata dal giocatore nell’app Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS, amica d’infanzia di Ayumu Uehara.  

Sul sito di G’s Magazine è stato inserito un form, valido fino al 13 febbraio, per consentire ai fan di suggerire il nome da dare al personaggio. È solamente in giapponese, ma è compilabile liberamente anche Oltreoceano (si può indicare anche la propria provenienza) e se selezionati, si verrà citati all’interno della rivista.

Quello dell’Istituto Nijigasaki è il terzo gruppo di giovani idol lanciato dal franchise, preceduto dalle Aquours, protagoniste di “Love Live! Sunshine!!” e dalle μ’s, protagoniste della serie capostipite “Love Live! School idol project”. Entrambi i gruppi hanno ispirato concerti, album, manga, delle serie tv di due stagioni ciascuna e due film.

In Italia è disponibile in streaming, sottotitolata, solo la prima stagione di “Love Live! Sunshine!!”, distribuita sul canale YouTube Yamato Animation da Yamato Video.

Autore: SilenziO))) (@s1lenzi0)

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Love Live 3! - New TV Anime in Beloved Idol Franchise

ON December 14, the official Love Live! Twitter account announced that a new television anime series Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai (Nijigasaki Academy School Idol Club).

Love Live! is a multimedia project by ASCII Media Work’s Dengeki G’s Magazine, Animation studio Sunrise, and music label Lantis. The franchise launched in 2010 and has produced CDs, music videos, and video games.

The first manga series began serialization in Dengeki G’s Magazine in 2012. It is written by Sakurako Kimino (Strawberry Panic!) and illustrated by Arumi Tokita. The first anime television series, produced by Studio Sunrise, aired between 2013 and 2014.

A spin-off project, Love Live! Sunshine!! launched in 2015. It followed a new set of idols from the group Aqours. An anime series ran from 2016-2017, and a movie Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow was released in January 2019.

The characters from Nigigasaki were introduced in 2017 on Bishiroad’s Love Live! School Idol Festival smartphone game.

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Nijigasaki academy school idol club|Sifas cards Icons <3

Full images:https://idol.st/allstars/cards

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nijigasaki hot takes: the wasted musical potential within the series

Yeah, a pretty strong title there. Basically, I'm gonna be talking about what could have been better in some of the music in Love Live!, specifically from the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club. The Love Live! series overall is a phenomenal franchise with amazing music. It's what popularized musical idols around the world, and paved the way for other projects, such as The Idolm@aster, BanG Dream!, 22/7, and several others. While most of the Love Live! series features some great music, some songs from the newest installment in the franchise fell short of what they could have been in my opinion.

First of all, let's talk a little bit of context. The premise of the Nijigasaki Idol Club is that it's comprised of solo idols, rather than a group, like there were previously. The reason behind it was because the members had differing perspectives on how they wanted to connect with their audience, including aspects like their style of music. I'll be talking about two idols, Emma Verde and Shizuku Osaka, who both had songs that fell short of what they could have been.

Emma Verde comes from Switzerland, moving to Japan after being enthralled by the allure of being an idol. She transferred to Nijigasaki academy, which has an up and coming school idol club to develop her skills as an idol. A lot of her music takes influence from traditional music -- either that of her homeland or Japan -- and this seemed to be the case with her newest song, "La Bella Patria," which started off with heavy traditional European influence, but abruptly changed to a generic pop music vibe early in the song. Herein lies the problem I have with it; that intro was almost tacked on to the beginning, never to be revisited. I feel that the vibe from the intro should have persisted through the entire song, or should have been omitted entirely. It kinda makes you feel cheated out of a new kind of music, like "Hey, let's just slap this part on to the beginning to show that Emma still takes influence from her homeland." There just could have been so much more with this song that never happened.

Shizuku Osaka is a proud member of the drama club as well as the idol club. Her music draws influence from her experience as a stage actress. Most of her songs sound like soliloquys from a musical, which is a really neat style. Unfortuately, this style went almost to the wind with her latest song "Solitude Rain." It's a pretty good song on its own, but it still sounds like just another idol song, rather than a song unique to Shizuku. If the music had been a little more dynamic and characteristic of something that could be featured in a musical, not only would it have been a much better song, it would have better distinguished Shizuku as an idol and a character within the franchise.

Anyway, this was a little bit different than my other posts and honestly, it's not something I really expected to write about until earlier this afternoon. I'd really love to see some discussion about this, though. Love Live! as a franchise is honestly phenomenal, as I said before, and the songs that I criticized here aren't bad at all. I thought it would be interesting to think about how they could be made even better. With that, I'll catch you at the double barline!

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