Nijigaku Episodes List

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (ラブライブ！虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好会) is an anime television series, produced by anime company Sunrise in association with the music label company Lantis. It began airing in Japan on October 3, 2020 and is being simulcast by Funimation and Crunchyroll. The first season concluded on December 26, 2020 with a total of 13 episodes. On May 9, 2021, during Day 2 of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 3rd Live! School Idol Festival ~Yume no Hajimari~, the second season was announced. On October 3, 2021, the second season was announced to be airing in April 2022. The second season began airing in Japan on April 2, 2022.

On September 18, 2022, during Day 2 of Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 5th Live! Nijigasaku Basho, Nijiyon Animation was announced. Later on November 24, 2022, it was announced that Nijiyon Animation would start airing on January 6, 2023. It began airing on January 6, 2023 in Japan and is being simulcast by Funimation and Crunchyroll.

On November 24, 2022, an OVA episode was announced, with the release date being in Summer 2023.

Staff

 * Japanese
 * Original Story: Hajime Yatate
 * Original Plan: Sakurako Kimino
 * Director: Tomoyuki Kawamura
 * Series Organization: Jin Tanaka
 * Original Character Design: KlabGames
 * Character Design: Takumi Yokota
 * Design Works: Mebachi
 * Set Design: Kazumi Kataoka
 * Art Director: Chikara Nishikura
 * Color Planning: Misako Akama
 * CG Director: Yuki Iinuma
 * Director of Photography: Daiki Sugiyama
 * Editor: Rina Koguchi
 * Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki
 * Music: Naoki Endo
 * Music Production: Lantis・SUNRISE Music
 * Animation Production: SUNRISE Inc.
 * Presented by:
 * 2020 PROJECT Lovelive! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
 * SUNRISE Inc.
 * BANDAI NAMCO Arts Inc.
 * Bushiroad Inc.
 * KADOKAWA CORPORATION

Main Characters

 * Japanese
 * Hinaki Yano as Yu Takasaki
 * Aguri Onishi as Ayumu Uehara
 * Mayu Sagara as Kasumi Nakasu
 * Kaori Maeda as Shizuku Osaka
 * Miyu Kubota as Karin Asaka
 * Natsumi Murakami as Ai Miyashita
 * Akari Kito as Kanata Konoe
 * Tomori Kusunoki as Setsuna Yuki
 * Maria Sashide as Emma Verde
 * Chiemi Tanaka as Rina Tennoji
 * Moeka Koizumi as Shioriko Mifune
 * Shu Uchida as Mia Taylor
 * Akina Homoto as Lanzhu Zhong


 * English
 * Madeline Dorroh as Yu Takasaki
 * Suzie Yeung as Ayumu Uehara
 * Kayli Mills as Kasumi Nakasu
 * Jill Harris as Shizuku Osaka
 * Shara Kirby as Karin Asaka
 * Daisy Guevara as Ai Miyashita
 * Lindsay Seidel as Kanata Konoe
 * Laura Stahl as Setsuna Yuki
 * Lisa Reimold as Emma Verde
 * Hayden Daviau as Rina Tennoji
 * Caitlin Myers as Shioriko Mifune
 * Lindsay Sheppard as Mia Taylor
 * Courtney Lin as Lanzhu Zhong

Supporting Characters

 * Momoyo Koyama as Head of Drama Club
 * Kaede Hondo as Haruka Konoe
 * Manaka Iwami as Christina
 * Sayaka Senbongi as Kasane Hasekura
 * Kana Motomiya as Misaki Shidou
 * Natsumi Hioka as Himeno Ayanokouji
 * Anna Mugiho as Hanpen
 * Aimi Terakawa as Jennifer
 * Saki Yamakita as Rakshata
 * Yui Ishikawa as Misato Kawamoto
 * Yoko Hikasa as Kaoruko Mifune
 * Nichika Omori as Sakura Kurobane
 * Reina Kondo as Sakuya Kurobane
 * Ryoko Shiraishi as Setsuna's mother

Season I
{{Nijigasaki Tab| Opening Songs=
 * {{Nihongo|Nijiiro Passions!|虹色Passions!|}} by Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Ending Songs=
 * NEO SKY, NEO MAP! by Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Insert Songs=
 * CHASE! by Setsuna Yuki
 * Dream with You by Ayumu Uehara
 * Poppin' Up! by Kasumi Nakasu
 * DIVE! by Setsuna Yuki
 * Saikou Heart by Ai Miyashita
 * La Bella Patria by Emma Verde
 * Tsunagaru Connect by Rina Tennoji
 * Butterfly by Kanata Konoe
 * Solitude Rain by Shizuku Osaka
 * VIVID WORLD by Karin Asaka
 * Awakening Promise by Ayumu Uehara
 * {{Nihongo|Yume ga Koko Kara Hajimaru yo|夢がここからはじまるよ|}} by Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Season II
Opening Songs=
 * Colorful Dreams! Colorful Smiles! by Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Ending Songs=
 * Yume ga Bokura no Taiyou sa by Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Insert Songs= }}
 * Eutopia by Lanzhu Zhong
 * ENJOY IT! by QU4RTZ
 * Eternal Light by DiverDiva
 * Infinity! Our wings!! by A・ZU・NA
 * Dream Land! Dream World! by A・ZU・NA (not credited)
 * EMOTION by Shioriko Mifune
 * Queendom by Lanzhu Zhong
 * TOKIMEKI Runners by Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
 * Stars we chase by Mia Taylor
 * Love U my friends by Nijigasaki High School Idol Club
 * Ye Mingzhu by Lanzhu Zhong (not credited)
 * ☆Wonderland☆ by Kasumi Nakasu (not credited)
 * My Own Fairy-Tale by Kanata Konoe (not credited)
 * Koe Tsunagou yo by Emma Verde (not credited)
 * Teletelepathy by Rina Tennoji (not credited)
 * Toy Doll by Mia Taylor (not credited)
 * Wish by Karin Asaka (not credited)
 * Yuu & Ai by Ai Miyashita (not credited)
 * Aoi Canaria by Shioriko Mifune (not credited)
 * Audrey by Shizuku Osaka (not credited)
 * MELODY by Setsuna Yuki (not credited)
 * Kaika Sengen by Ayumu Uehara (not credited)
 * Future Parade by Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

Episodes
{{Nijigasaki Tab| Season I= {| class="wikitable" width="100%" align="center" ! scope="col" style="width:10%;text-align:center;"|No. ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Title ! scope="col" style="width:25%;text-align:center;"|Air Date Season II= }}
 * style="text-align:center;"|01
 * {{Nihongo|"The First Thrill"
 * はじまりのトキメキ|"Hajimari no Tokimeki"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|October 3, 2020
 * colspan="3"| Ayumu and Yuu are hanging out just outside Nijigasaki High School when they discover a concert by none other than Setsuna Yuki. When they realize Setsuna is a member of the "School Idol Club" which is a part of their school, the duo set out to achieve the school idol dream and join the club, until the student council president Nana Nakagawa shuts the club down. Despite this, Ayumu decides to become a school idol, with Yuu supporting her.
 * style="text-align:center;"|02
 * {{Nihongo|"Cutest♡Girl"
 * Cutest♡ガール|"Cutest♡Gāru"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|October 10, 2020
 * colspan="3"| The club is now shut down. Furious, Kasumi decides to revive the club with herself as president. She turns to an eager Ayumu and Yuu as the next members of the club, and explains to them why the club went on hiatus and ultimately shut down. She then proceeds to film a PV with Ayumu only for her to later realize that she's been forcing Ayumu to become something she wasn't, not unlike what Setsuna did to her back then. She then learns her lesson and films Ayumu's PV without forcefully directing her.
 * style="text-align:center;"|03
 * {{Nihongo|"Shout Out Your Love"
 * 大好きを叫ぶ|"Daisuki o Sakebu"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|October 17, 2020
 * colspan="3"| Karin and the others find out about Setsuna's real identity, and when they tell Kasumi and the others they act confused. Yuu isn't discouraged by this as an avid Setsuna fan, so she calls her to the rooftop to talk. Nana complains that all her dreams have been shattered and there was no way her club could have entered the Love Live given the state it was in right before it shut down. Yuu responds by telling her not to join the Love Live because it didn't matter to her anymore. With this new profound knowledge Nana changes into Setsuna and performs DIVE! on the balcony. She, along with Shizuku, Emma, and Kanata, the previous members of the club, all join back in along with the current members.
 * style="text-align:center;"|04
 * {{Nihongo|"The Uncharted Path"
 * 未知なるミチ|"Michi Naru Michi"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|October 24, 2020
 * colspan="3"| The girls had just finished setting up the clubroom when Ai and Rina ask to join. When the two ask what a school idol does, nobody can seem to answer. Everyone has their own ideas, and when Ai is asked for her idea of a school idol, she said that as long as she had fun it'll be alright for her. The girls then start practicing their singing and dancing. Throughout the rest of the episode Ai figures out what it means to be a school idol, and realizes she must follow her own path to shine.
 * style="text-align:center;"|05
 * {{Nihongo|"Something I Can Only Do Right Now"
 * 今しかできないことを|"Ima Shika Dekinai Koto o"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|October 31, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|06
 * {{Nihongo|"The Shape of Smiles (〃＞▽＜〃)‎‎"
 * 笑顔のカタチ(〃＞▽＜〃)|"Egao no Katachi (〃＞▽＜〃)"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|November 7, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|07
 * {{Nihongo|"Haruka, Kanata, and Beyond"
 * ハルカカナタ|"Haruka Kanata"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|November 14, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|08
 * {{Nihongo|"Shizuku, Monochrome"
 * しずく、モノクローム|"Shizuku, Monokurōmu"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|November 21, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|09
 * {{Nihongo|"Friends but Rivals"
 * 仲間でライバル|"Nakama de Raibaru"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|November 28, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|10
 * {{Nihongo|"Summer Begins."
 * 夏、はじまる. |"Natsu, Hajimaru."}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|December 5, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|11
 * {{Nihongo|"Everyone's Dream, My Dream"
 * みんなの夢、私の夢|"Minna no Yume, Watashi no Yume"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|December 12, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|12
 * {{Nihongo|"Blossoming Feelings"
 * 花ひらく思い|"Hanahiraku Omoi"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|December 19, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|13
 * {{Nihongo|"School Idol Festival (The Place Where Everyone's Dreams Come True)"
 * スクールアイドルフェスティバル（みんなの夢を叶える場所）|"Sukūru Aidoru Fesutibaru (Minna no Yume o Kanaeru Basho)"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|December 26, 2020
 * style="text-align:center;"|10
 * {{Nihongo|"Summer Begins."
 * 夏、はじまる. |"Natsu, Hajimaru."}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|December 5, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|11
 * {{Nihongo|"Everyone's Dream, My Dream"
 * みんなの夢、私の夢|"Minna no Yume, Watashi no Yume"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|December 12, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|12
 * {{Nihongo|"Blossoming Feelings"
 * 花ひらく思い|"Hanahiraku Omoi"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|December 19, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|13
 * {{Nihongo|"School Idol Festival (The Place Where Everyone's Dreams Come True)"
 * スクールアイドルフェスティバル（みんなの夢を叶える場所）|"Sukūru Aidoru Fesutibaru (Minna no Yume o Kanaeru Basho)"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|December 26, 2020
 * colspan="3"|
 * style="text-align:center;"|13
 * {{Nihongo|"School Idol Festival (The Place Where Everyone's Dreams Come True)"
 * スクールアイドルフェスティバル（みんなの夢を叶える場所）|"Sukūru Aidoru Fesutibaru (Minna no Yume o Kanaeru Basho)"}}
 * style="text-align:center;"|December 26, 2020
 * style="text-align:center;"|December 26, 2020