Love Live! School idol diary

'''Love Live! School idol diary''' is a series of novels in the Love Live! franchise, written by Kimino Sakurako and illustrated by Otono Natsu and Akame Kiyose with character designs from Murota Yuuhei. There are currently thirteen novels, split into two series:


 * Each of the first nine volumes retells parts of the Love Live! anime series story from a different idol's point of view along with their backstories.


 * Each subsequent volume of the second series talks about an event within the school year, and is each told from two different idols' point of view. These volumes also contained codes for SR cards of their featured characters for Love Live! School idol festival (JP), in the same poses as drawn on the book cover.

Character School idol diary series Event School idol diary series
 * 1) Kousaka Honoka
 * 2) Sonoda Umi
 * 3) Minami Kotori
 * 4) Nishikino Maki
 * 5) Koizumi Hanayo
 * 6) Hoshizora Rin
 * 7) Yazawa Nico
 * 8) Toujou Nozomi
 * 9) Ayase Eli
 * 1) ~μ’s Summer Vacation~ (~μ’sの夏休み~)
 * 2) ~Autumn School Festival~ (~秋の学園祭♪~)
 * 3) ~μ’s Christmas~ (~μ’sのクリスマス~)
 * 4) ~Spring-coloured Valentine~ (～春色バレンタイン☆～)

Kousaka Honoka

 * 1) Honoka Will Not Give Up. (穗乃果はあきらめない.)
 * 2) Become a School Idol. (スクールアイドルになろう.)
 * 3) Let's Dance the Dance. (ダンスを踊ろう.)
 * 4) I Want a Club Room! (部室が欲しい！)
 * 5) First Event is Difficult!? (初イベントは大変！？)
 * 6) Idol Photo Session! (アイドル撮影会！)
 * 7) Yushikī to watashi no mirai. (ユシキーと私の未来.)

Release Date: May 30, 2013

Sonoda Umi

 * 1) A Day In The Sonoda Household (園田家の1日.)
 * 2) Examination Season (試験の季節.)
 * 3) My destiny. (私の運命.)
 * 4) My destiny. Continue (私の運命. 続)
 * 5) μ’s Summer Time♪ (μ’sサマータイム♪)
 * 6) Tekizaitekisho to iu koto wa. (適材適所ということは.)
 * 7) The Two Childhood Friends (幼なじみの2人.)

Release Date: June 29, 2013

Minami Kotori

 * 1) LITTLE BIRD
 * 2) In The Beginning There Were Three. Part 1 (始まりは3人組. その1)
 * 3) In The Beginning There Were Three. Part 2 (始まりは3人組. その2)
 * 4) Showers Of Rain. (通り雨.)
 * 5) Always And Forever. (ずっといつまでも.)
 * 6) Hasama re chatta! (はさまれちゃった！)
 * 7) μ’s Swimsuit Contest (μ’s 水着コンテスト.)

Release Date: July 30, 2013

Nishikino Maki

 * 1) The Red Rose Of The Recital (発表会の赤いバラ.)
 * 2) First Rebellious Phase (はじめての反抗期.)
 * 3) μ’s School Festival Planning Meeting (μ’s 学園祭企画会議.)
 * 4) Otonoki Seven Wonders. (オトノキ七不思議.)
 * 5) Riding On A Bicycle. (自転車に乗って.)
 * 6) The Way Back (帰り道.)
 * 7) The Reason I Came To Otonokizaka Academy. (私が音ノ木坂学院に来た理由.)

Release Date: August 30, 2013

Koizumi Hanayo

 * 1) Why Do I Feel Hungry? (どうしておなかすくのかな？)
 * 2) Idols Are Distant Stars☆ (アイドルは遠い星☆)
 * 3) Idols Are Distant Stars☆(Continued) (アイドルは遠い星☆(つづき))
 * 4) Small Flowers. (小さな花.)
 * 5) Hanayo and Rin-chan. (花陽と凛ちゃん.)
 * 6) Let's Dance In This Late-Night Festival. (後夜祭で踊ろう.)
 * 7) Person of My Dreams. (憧れの人.)

Release Date: September 30, 2013

Hoshizora Rin

 * 1) Rin and Dance and Trying To Disguise Herself. (凛とダンスと変装してみたら.)
 * 2) Rin and Kayo-chin.(Part 1) (凛とかよちん. (その1))
 * 3) Rin and Kayo-chin.(Part 2) (凛とかよちん. (その2))
 * 4) Rin and One Night's Mistake. (凛と一夜の間違い.)
 * 5) Rin and The Cat.(Part 1) (凛と猫ちゃん. (その1))
 * 6) Rin and The Cat.(Part 2) (凛と猫ちゃん. (その2))
 * 7) Rin and Ramen. (凛とラーメン.)

Release Date: November 30, 2013

Yazawa Nico

 * 1) Measurement of Niconi's Secret♡ (ニコニーの秘密測定♡)
 * 2) Blog discovery! (ブログ発見！)
 * 3) Nico Nico Ni♪ (にこにこにー♪)
 * 4) GO HOME!
 * 5) Winter wind (冬の風)
 * 6) Nico and μ’s. (ニコとμ’s.)

Release Date: December 30, 2013

Toujou Nozomi

 * 1) Nozomin's Spiritual Life. (のぞみんのスピリチュアルライフ.)
 * 2) Water of Blessings. (恵みの水.)
 * 3) There is a God in this World. (この世に神様はいるのです.)
 * 4) The First Day of Great Misfortune. (大凶な一日.)
 * 5) Papa's Camera (パパのカメラ.)
 * 6) The Old God has Come. (歳神さまがやってきた.)
 * 7) That Day will Come Someday. (いつか来る日.)

Release Date: January 30, 2014

Ayase Eli

 * 1) The Reason of Two People. (2人の理由.)
 * 2) The Reason of Two People. (Continued) (2人の理由. (つづき))
 * 3) Erichika Siege (エリチカ包囲網.)
 * 4) The Red Sarafan － КРАСНЫЙ САРАФАН (赤いサラファン)
 * 5) A Talk Between Ourselves (ここだけの話.)
 * 6) The Sound of the Bell is Heard. (鐘の音が聞こえる.)
 * 7) The Schoolyard's Cherry Tree (校庭の桜の木.)

Release Date: April 5, 2014

~μ’s Summer Vacation~

 * 1) My Summer Vacation. (わたしの夏休み.) (Written by Nishikino Maki)
 * 2) Summer Girl Able To Work♪ (働け、サマーガール♪) (Written by Yazawa Nico)
 * 3) μ’s Summer Practice! (μ’sの夏練習！) (Written by Nishikino Maki)
 * 4) During The Night Of Fireworks (花火の夜に.) (Written by Yazawa Nico)

Release Date: August 30, 2014

~Autumn School Festival~

 * 1) Celebration of the Eve. (前夜祭を祝おう.) (Written by Sonoda Umi)
 * 2) Festival from Generation to Generation (お祭り代々.) (Written by Kousaka Honoka)
 * 3) Flowers of the School Festival✿ (学園祭の花✿) (Written by Sonoda Umi)
 * 4) Honoka and Umi-chan. (穂乃果と海未ちゃん.) (Written by Kousaka Honoka)

Release Date: October 29, 2014

~μ’s Christmas~

 * 1) It's Winter Vacation Soon. (もうすぐ冬休み.) (Written by Toujou Nozomi)
 * 2) The Two Dating. (デートな２人.) (Written by Toujou Nozomi)
 * 3) Santa • Erichika ☆ (サンタ•エリーチカ☆) (Written by Ayase Eli)
 * 4) μ’s Christmas Party (μ’sのクリスマスパーティー.) (Written by Ayase Eli)

Release Date: December 25, 2014

~Spring-coloured Valentine~

 * 1) ? (Written by Hoshizora Rin)
 * 2) ? (Written by Koizumi Hanayo)

Release Date: Late February, 2015