Love Live! School idol festival (JP) Updates 2016

Love Live! School idol festival (JP) News

The updates from this page start from January 2, 2015. To see older updates, visit Love Live! School idol festival (JP) Updates 2014.

February 15, 2016

 * Chapters 39-3 and 39-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Kururin MIRACLE"
 * New Fairyland themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until February 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Kotori has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until February 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.
 * 9 R cards featuring µ's in Snow halation outfits (R 801 to 809) have been added to the seal shop

February 4, 2016

 * The 『離さないで You are my love』 event will begin on February 5 at 4 PM and run until February 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect headphones from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Storm in Lover.
 * Rewards include SR Eli (Rock ver.), R Yamauchi Nanako.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From February 11 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * From February 12 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

January 31, 2016

 * Chapters 39-1 and 39-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Super LOVE=Super LIVE!"
 * New Fairyland themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until February 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Nozomi has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until February 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.
 * 9 new R cards featuring the members of Aqours with the outfits from Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai? have been added to the seal shop

January 20, 2016

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 14 million users on January 18, 2016!
 * The following campaigns will be active:
 * For one week starting February 1, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (total of 7).

January 19, 2016

 * Due to the overwhelming popularity of the SIF National Competition in 2015, it will be scaled up this year!
 * Online Preliminaries: January 31 4PM JST - February 15 3PM JST
 * Assigned song: SUNNY DAY SONG
 * During this period, you can play the specified song up to 10 times
 * If you don't participate in the preliminaries, you cannot advance to the second round
 * You can choose from any difficulty and must used the assigned unit
 * Participating in the preliminaries also gives you an exclusive title
 * Enrollment period: February 15 4PM JST - February 21 4PM JST
 * Players with the highest scores can confirm their enrollment to the second round during this time
 * Second round will take place at 6 locations in Japan
 * Finals will be held on May 22 in Tokyo

January 19, 2016

 * Medley Festival Round 10 event will begin on January 20 at 4 PM and run until January 31 at 3 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Minami Kotori and R Sasahara Kyouko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.
 * The following changes will be made to the Ns and Rs that appear as bronze/silver/gold rewards:
 * Bronze: All Ns that appear as regular live rewards
 * Silver: Only Ns that were added on and after December 20, 2014 (third set)
 * All: Rs featuring outfits from Music S.T.A.R.T!! and Dancing stars on me! have been added

January 17, 2016

 * January 17 is Koizumi Hanayo's birthday.
 * To celebrate Hanayo's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Hanayo-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

January 15, 2016

 * Chapters 38-3 and 38-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Zurui yo Magnetic today"
 * New Circus themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until January 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Rin has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until January 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

January 11, 2016

 * Aqours will be appearing in School Idol Festival!
 * On January 31 at 4PM JST, Aqours R cards will be available to be exchanged from the seal shop
 * Their awakened outfits will be those from Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?
 * These cards will be unvoiced, but voices will be added at a later date
 * In summer 2016, Aqours songs will be added to the regular song lineup, a new Aqours story will be added, and there will be an Aqours-only premium recruitment box
 * The Aqours story unlock requirements will not be based on rank

January 5, 2016

 * From January 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: January 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha
 * January 6: August to November Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from September 2013 to November 2013
 * January 7: December to March Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from December 2013 to March 2014
 * January 8: Snowy Mountain/Seven Lucky Gods/Valentine/White Day Ver. SRs and URs, event SRs from December 2014 to March 2015
 * Group #2: January 9 to 11 - Second Years only (Honoka, Kotori, Umi)
 * Group #3: January 12 until the end of the event - BiBi only (Eli, Maki, Nico)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

January 4, 2016

 * Score Match Round 23 event will begin on January 5 at 4 PM and run until January 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Toujou Nozomi and R Miyama Satoko.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From January 8 at 3 PM to November 26 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From January 11 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.

December 31, 2015

 * Chapters 38-1 and 38-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Mi wa Mu'sic no Mi"
 * New Circus themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until January 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Honoka has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until January 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

December 20, 2015

 * From December 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: December 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * December 21: PURE
 * December 22: SMILE
 * December 23: COOL
 * Group #2: December 24 to 27 - First Years only (Rin, Maki, Hanayo)
 * Group #3: December 28 until the end of the event - Printemps only (Honoka, Kotori, Hanayo)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

December 19, 2015

 * The 『とってもとっても MIRACLE』 event will begin on December 20 at 4 PM and run until December 31 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect jewels from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Kururin MIRACLE.
 * Rewards include SR Rin (Shrine Maiden ver.), R Yamauchi Nanako.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From December 27 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * From December 28 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

December 15, 2015

 * Chapters 37-3 and 37-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Suki desu ga Suki desu ka?"
 * New Christmas themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until December 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Umi has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until December 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New R cards and N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

December 5, 2015

 * From December 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: December 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha
 * December 6 - Initial URs, Initial SRs, Animal SRs, Job SRs
 * December 7 - April to July Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from April 2014 to July 2014
 * December 8 - China Dress to Constellation Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from August 2014 to November 2014
 * Group #2: December 9 to 11 - lily white only (Umi, Nozomi, Rin)
 * Group #3: December 12 until the end of the event - Third Years only (Eli, Nozomi, Nico)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

December 4, 2015

 * Medley Festival Round 9 event will begin on December 5 at 4 PM and run until December 15 at 3 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Kousaka Honoka and R Sasahara Kyouko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.
 * For the「Let's do lives!」task, if you chose to play 2 songs or above and cleared them all, then the number of lives that will be counted for the task will be the same number as the number of songs you chose. If you failed, regardless of when it's the second or third song, nothing will be counted.
 * The clear count for the task will only start after receiving the task. This means that even if you have excess clears from MedFes, it will not count towards the succeeding task.
 * For the「FULL COMBO Challenge!」task, clearing 2 songs and above with FULL COMBO will only count as「1」FULL COMBO.
 * The following new event point rewards will be added:
 * 1 ticket at 100000 points and at 125000 points

November 30, 2015

 * Chapters 37-1 and 37-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Shocking Party"
 * New Christmas themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until December 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Nico has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until December 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

November 27, 2015

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 13 million users on November 14! The following campaigns will be active:
 * For one week starting December 1, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (total of 7).
 * Another new set of Rs will be added to premium and regular recruitment on December 15. They will feature the outfits from KiRa-KiRa Sensation!.

November 20, 2015

 * From November 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: November 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * November 21: PURE
 * November 22: SMILE
 * November 23: COOL
 * Group #2: November 24 to 26 - Second Years only (Honoka, Kotori, Umi)
 * Group #3: November 27 until the end of the event - BiBi only (Eli, Maki, Nico)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

November 19, 2015

 * Score Match Round 22 event will begin on November 20 at 4 PM and run until November 30 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Sonoda Umi and R Sasahara Kyouko.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From November 23 at 3 PM to November 26 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From November 26 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.

November 15, 2015

 * Chapters 36-3 and 36-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Moshimo Kara Kitto"
 * New Ballroom themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until November 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Eli has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until November 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

November 14, 2015

 * Starting November 15 at 4 PM JST, Printemps' new song, WAO-WAO Powerful day! will be available through the Special Stage.
 * Difficulty will be EASY / NORMAL / HARD only.
 * The song is planned to be available for only a limited time of 2 months.

November 5, 2015

 * From November 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: November 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha
 * November 6: August to November Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from September 2013 to November 2013
 * November 7: December to March Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from December 2013 to March 2014
 * November 8: Snowy Mountain/Seven Lucky Gods/Valentine/White Day Ver. SRs and URs, event SRs from December 2014 to March 2015
 * Group #2: November 9 to 11 - Printemps only (Honoka, Kotori, Hanayo)
 * Group #3: November 12 until the end of the event - First Years only (Rin, Maki, Hanayo)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

November 4, 2015

 * The 『Magnetic today!』 event will begin on November 5 at 4 PM and run until November 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect chestnuts from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Zurui yo Magnetic today.
 * Rewards include SR Nico (Autumn ver.), R Miyama Satoko.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From November 11 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * From November 12 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

October 31, 2015

 * Results of the "あなたが決める♪リクエストUR (You Decide ♪ Request UR!)" poll, which ran from 4 PM, September 30, 2015 to 3 PM, October 15, 2015 JST, are in!
 * These special UR cards will be distributed as login bonuses.
 * More information to be released in-game soon.

October 31, 2015

 * Chapters 36-1 and 36-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Arashi no Naka no Koi dakara"
 * New Ballroom themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until November 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Maki has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until November 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

October 23, 2015

 * Starting from October 26 at 3 PM, you will no longer be able to enter serial codes within the app directly
 * The option in the menu will display a link. Tapping the link will open a browser window where you can enter your ID and the serial code.
 * The menu option will be removed in mid-November. Please bookmark the link and access it directly to enter serial codes from now on.

October 20, 2015

 * From October 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: October 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * October 21: PURE
 * October 22: SMILE
 * October 23: COOL
 * Group #2: October 24 to 27 - Third Years only (Eli, Nozomi, Nico)
 * Group #3: October 28 until the end of the event - lily white only (Umi, Nozomi, Rin)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

October 20, 2015

 * There will be a special login campaign from October 21 to November 30!
 * Receive a loveca stone on each of the first four days you log in during this period
 * Receive a promo UR Hanayo card on the fifth day you log in! (final reward)
 * The theme of the UR is the winning theme from the Midsummer Fruit Girl poll: Koizumi Hanayo, the cherry of µ's!

October 19, 2015

 * Medley Festival Round 8 event will begin on October 20 at 4 PM and run until October 31 at 3 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Ayase Eli and R Miyama Satoko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.
 * For the「Let's do lives!」task, if you chose to play 2 songs or above and cleared them all, then the number of lives that will be counted for the task will be the same number as the number of songs you chose. If you failed, regardless of when it's the second or third song, nothing will be counted.
 * The clear count for the task will only start after receiving the task. This means that even if you have excess clears from MedFes, it will not count towards the succeeding task.
 * For the「FULL COMBO Challenge!」task, clearing 2 songs and above with FULL COMBO will only count as「1」FULL COMBO.
 * The following new event point rewards will be added:
 * 1 ticket at 100000 points and at 125000 points

October 15, 2015

 * Chapters 35-3 and 35-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "HEART to HEART!"
 * New Animal (Part 2) themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until October 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Hanayo has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until October 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

October 14, 2015

 * From October 15 at 4PM JST, µ's new song「HEART to HEART!」will be playable through the Normal Stage!
 * Available difficulties are EASY, NORMAL, and HARD.

October 5, 2015

 * From October 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: October 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha (Snowy Mountain/Seven Lucky Gods/Valentine/White Day Ver. SRs and URs, event SRs from December 2014 to March 2015)
 * Group #2: October 9 to 11 - Second Years only (Honoka, Kotori, Umi)
 * Group #3: October 12 until the end of the event - BiBi only (Eli, Maki, Nico)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

October 4, 2015

 * Score Match Round 21 event will begin on October 5 at 4 PM and run until October 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Nishikino Maki and R Nanako Yamauchi.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From October 8 at 3 PM to October 11 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From October 11 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.

September 30, 2015

 * To celebrate passing 20 million players worldwide, a special poll, あなたが決める♪リクエストUR (You Decide ♪ Request UR!) has been made available!
 * A combination of『µ's member』x『URs and SRs outfits released in SIF so far』 will be voted for and be made into URs, with each member wearing the costume that won for each!
 * These special UR cards will be distributed as login bonuses.
 * More information to be released in-game soon.
 * Voting Period: September 30 at 4 PM JST to October 15 at 3 PM JST
 * Results are planned to be announced: October 31 at 4 PM JST

September 30, 2015

 * Chapters 35-1 and 35-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Shiawase Iki no SMILING!"
 * New Animal (Part 2) themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until October 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Kotori has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until October 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

September 20, 2015

 * From September 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: September 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * September 21: PURE
 * September 22: SMILE
 * September 23: COOL
 * Group #2: September 24 to 26 - First Years only (Maki, Rin, Hanayo)
 * Group #3: September 27 until the end of the event - Printemps only (Honoka, Kotori, Hanayo)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

September 19, 2015

 * The 『Loving you!』 event will begin on September 20 at 4 PM and run until September 30 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect fans from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Suki desu ga Suki desu ka?.
 * Rewards include SR Hanayo (Moon Viewing ver.), R Sasahara Kyouko.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From September 26 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * From September 27 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

September 17, 2015

 * Love Live! School idol festival reached 20 million users worldwide on September 14!
 * For one week starting on September 21, there will be a daily login bonus rewarding loveca stones and scouting tickets.
 * Another new set of Rs will be added to premium and regular recruitment soon.
 * They will feature the μ's girls in Episode 8 Season 2 clothes, and when awakened, they will be wearing the outfits from KiRa-KiRa Sensation!.
 * As previously announced in the 15 million worldwide players announcement, there will be new songs.
 * The new single HEART to HEART!/Arashi no Naka no Koi dakara will go on sale on October 28!
 * HEART to HEART! will be made available first in game, and will be added on October 15.
 * There will also be new unit singles being released once a month starting from November.
 * Printemps' goes on sale on November 25, lily white's on December 23, BiBi's on January 20
 * Each single comes with a code for a pre-awakened SR.
 * The「You Decide ♪ Request UR!」poll event will be held!
 * 『µ's member』x『URs and SRs outfits released in SIF so far』will be combined and voted for.
 * The winning set of outfits will be turned into 9 URs distributed as login bonuses.
 * Event will run from September 30 at 4 PM until October 15 at 3 PM JST. Results will be revealed in late October.
 * There will be another National SIF High Score Challenge Convention & SIF Thanksgiving festival in 2016!

September 15, 2015

 * Chapters 34-3 and 34-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Nightingale Love Song"
 * New Kunoichi themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until September 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Rin has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until September 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New R cards and N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

September 14, 2015

 * Addition of new R cards announcement
 * The「Dancing stars on me!」Rs from the 15 million users worldwide and 10 million users for JP version campaign will be added to the game on September 15 at 4 PM JST
 * The unawakened forms will feature the club activity outfits from Episode 6 Season 2.

September 12, 2015

 * September 12 is Minami Kotori's birthday.
 * To celebrate Kotori's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Kotori-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

September 8, 2015

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 12 million users on September 6, 2015!
 * For one week starting September 16, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (7 total).

September 5, 2015

 * From September 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: September 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha
 * September 6: China Dress, Cafe Maid, Halloween, Constellation SRs/URs, event SRs from August 2014 to November 2014
 * September 7: Initial URs, Initial SRs, Animal SRs, Job SRs
 * September 8: August to November Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from September 2013 to November 2013
 * Group #2: September 9 to 11 - Third Years only (Eli, Nozomi, Nico)
 * Group #3: September 12 until the end of the event - lily white only (Umi, Nozomi, Rin)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

September 4, 2015

 * Medley Festival Round 7 event will begin on September 5 at 4 PM and run until September 15 at 3 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Minami Kotori and R Miyama Satoko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.
 * For the「Let's do lives!」task, if you chose to play 2 songs or above and cleared them all, then the number of lives that will be counted for the task will be the same number as the number of songs you chose. If you failed, regardless of when it's the second or third song, nothing will be counted.
 * The clear count for the task will only start after receiving the task. This means that even if you have excess clears from MedFes, it will not count towards the succeeding task.
 * For the「FULL COMBO Challenge!」task, clearing 2 songs and above with FULL COMBO will only count as「1」FULL COMBO.

August 31, 2015

 * Chapters 34-1 and 34-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari"
 * New Kunoichi themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until September 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Nozomi has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until September 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

August 21, 2015
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 * Second Transfer Student Election Comment Introduction♪
 * The wallpapers can be found and downloaded from here.



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August 20, 2015

 * From August 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: August 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * August 21: PURE
 * August 22: SMILE
 * August 23: COOL
 * Group #2: August 24 to 27 - BiBi only (Eli, Maki, Nico)
 * Group #3: August 28 until the end of the event - Second Years only (Honoka, Kotori, Umi)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

August 19, 2015

 * Score Match Round 20 event will begin on August 20 at 4 PM and run until August 31 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Hoshizora Rin and R Kyoko Sasahara.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From August 23 at 3 PM to July 11 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From August 26 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.

August 15, 2015

 * Chapters 33-3 and 33-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Trouble Busters"
 * New Pool themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until August 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Umi has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until August 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

August 5, 2015

 * Results of the "Summer Fruits Girl" poll, which ran from 4 PM, June 15, 2015 to 3 PM, July 15, 2015 JST, are in!
 * Winners:
 * Hanayo Koizumi
 * Rin Hoshizora
 * Maki Nishikino
 * Hanayo will become a special UR card obtained later as a login bonus.
 * Results of the "Second Transfer Student Election" poll, which ran from 4 PM, June 15, 2015 to 3 PM, July 15, 2015 JST, are in!
 * Winners:
 * Ayanokouji Himeno
 * Hasekura Kasane
 * Shirase Koyuki
 * Konoe Kanata
 * Jennifer
 * Osaka Shizuku
 * Emma
 * Hyoudou Sayuri
 * Kikkawa Mizuki
 * The top three girls will receive a special illustration that will be distributed as smartphone wallpapers.

August 5, 2015

 * From August 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: August 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha
 * August 6: April to July Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from April 2014 to July 2014
 * August 7: China Dress, Cafe Maid, Halloween, Constellation SRs/URs, event SRs from August 2014 to November 2014
 * August 8: Initial URs, Initial SRs, Animal SRs, Job SRs
 * Group #2: August 9 to 11 - Printemps only (Honoka, Kotori, Hanayo)
 * Group #3: August 12 until the end of the event - First Years only (Hanayo, Maki, Rin)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

August 4, 2015

 * The 『今日が輝く予感』 event will begin on August 5 at 4 PM and run until August 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect soap bubbles from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Moshimo Kara Kitto.
 * Rewards include SR Nozomi (Bathrobe ver.), R Nanako Yamauchi.
 * EXPERT and RANDOM EXPERT versions will be available to play from the start. They cost 75 medals each.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From August 11 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * EXPERT 4x version - 300 medals
 * RANDOM EXPERT 4x version - 300 medals
 * From June 27 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT ).

August 4, 2015

 * Version 3.0 Update Notice
 * Home Screen Interface Change
 * You may now access "News" from your home screen.
 * "Friends" has been removed from home screen and may be accessed through "Options" instead.
 * "Titles" and "Tasks" may be accessed from your home screen. (also accessible via "Options")
 * Tasks SIF_JP_-_Summer's_Large_Update_(Task).png
 * New achievement system that awards titles, backgrounds, and more.
 * Some tasks are unlocked by completing other ones.
 * Some tasks are for a limited period only.
 * "Goals" and "Album Rewards" have been consolidated into tasks.
 * When you unlock a stage after completing an assignment, all difficulties (EASY/NORMAL/HARD) will be unlocked at the same time.
 * Titles
 * Awarded from completing certain tasks, and can be displayed on your profile. ※The default title is "Otonokizaka High School Student"
 * Backgrounds
 * Awarded from completing certain tasks, and can be used to change the home screen background.
 * Seal Shop
 * Selling R rarity and above cards or using them as training partners will give you seals in return. Seals can be traded off for other cards or items.
 * There are three different types: Ultra Seals (from UR cards), Super Seals (from SR cards), and Seals (from R cards)
 * You will receive 1 seal if the card is unawakened, and 2 seals if it is awakened.
 * Awakening will NOT give you seals.
 * Selling or using the following cards will NOT give you seals:
 * Cards obtained from Serial Codes.
 * Cards obtained from Login Bonuses.
 * Support cards. (i.e. Alpaca, Teachers)
 * Available for purchase in the Seal Shop:
 * Cards previously obtainable via serial codes that are now expired.
 * UR cards that are currently unavailable from premium recruitment.
 * The store lineup will change each month.
 * Cards and items that have a "purchase limit of 99999" will be changed to "unlimited" in the next version update.
 * You will receive seals based on R/SR/UR cards sold/used between May 30 and the time of this update.
 * For more information, please visit this thread.

August 3, 2015

 * August 3 is Kousaka Honoka's birthday.
 * To celebrate Honoka's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Honoka-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

July 31, 2015

 * Chapters 33-1 and 33-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "SUNNY DAY SONG"
 * New Pool themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until August 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Eli has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until August 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

July 22, 2015

 * July 22 is Yazawa Nico's birthday.
 * To celebrate Nico's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Nico-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

July 20, 2015

 * From July 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: July 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * June 21: PURE
 * June 22: SMILE
 * June 23: COOL
 * Group #2: July 24 to 27 - lily white only (Umi, Nozomi, Rin)
 * Group #3: July 28 until the end of the event - Third Years only (Eli, Nozomi, Nico)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

July 19, 2015

 * Medley Festival Round 6 event will begin on July 20 at 4 PM and run until July 31 at 3 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Sonoda Umi and R Miyama Satoko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.

July 16, 2015

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 11 million users on July 13, 2015!
 * For one week starting July 21, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (7 total)

July 15, 2015

 * Chapters 32-3 and 32-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Futari Happiness"
 * New Marine themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until July 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Honoka has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until July 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

July 5, 2015

 * From July 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: July 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha
 * July 6: December to March Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from December 2013 to March 2014
 * July 7: April to July Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from April 2014 to July 2014
 * July 8: China Dress, Cafe Maid, Halloween, Constellation SRs/URs, event SRs from August 2014 to November 2014
 * Group #2: July 9 to 11 - Second Years only (Honoka, Kotori, Umi)
 * Group #3: April 12 until the end of the event - BiBi only (Eli, Maki, Nico)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

July 4, 2015

 * Score Match Round 19 event will begin on July 5 at 4 PM and run until July 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Ayase Eli and R Nanako Yamauchi.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From July 8 at 3 PM to July 11 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From July 11 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.

June 30, 2015

 * 『"Summer Fruits Girl" Intermediate Results』
 * 1st: Koizumi Hanayo Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Hanayo.png
 * 2nd: Hoshizora Rin Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Rin.png
 * 3rd: Nishikino Maki Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Maki.png
 * 『"Second Transfer Student Election" Intermediate Results』
 * 1st: Hasekura Kasane
 * 2nd: Ayanokoji Himeno
 * 3rd: Jennifer
 * 4th: Osaka Shizuku
 * 5th: Konoe Kanata
 * 6th: Shirase Koyuki
 * 7th: Saeki Reine
 * 8th: Emma
 * 9th: Hyodo Sayuri

June 30, 2015

 * Chapters 32-1 and 32-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Private Wars"
 * New Marine themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until July 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Nico has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until July 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

June 20, 2015

 * From June 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: June 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * June 21: PURE
 * June 22: SMILE
 * June 23: COOL
 * Group #2: June 24 to 26 - First Years only (Rin, Maki, Hanayo)
 * Group #3: June 27 until the end of the event - Printemps only (Honoka, Kotori, Hanayo)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

June 19, 2015

 * The 『SMILING!』 event will begin on June 20 at 4 PM and run until June 30 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect peaches from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Shiawase Iki no SMILING!.
 * Rewards include SR Honoka (Momotarou ver.), R Nanako Yamauchi.
 * EXPERT and RANDOM EXPERT versions will be available to play from the start. They cost 75 medals each.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From June 26 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * EXPERT 4x version - 300 medals
 * RANDOM EXPERT 4x version - 300 medals
 * From June 27 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

June 15, 2015

 * Celebrating the 15 Million Users Worldwide Milestone, the "Summer Fruits Girl" poll event will be held!
 * <font color="#ff5bbe">『What fruit perfectly suits your image?』
 * Honoka: Honoka will go with her favorite strawberries after all~! Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Honoka.png
 * Eli: How about a kiwi that's very nutritious for your skin? Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Eli.png
 * Kotori: I hope you can be enchanted by a Melon Kotori♪ Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Kotori.png
 * Umi: Honoka told me I suited lemons but... what do you think? Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Umi.png
 * Rin: Come spit out watermelon seeds with Rin nya~! Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Rin.png
 * Maki: Only the gorgeous pineapple, filled with the feeling of a resort, is fit for me! Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Maki.png
 * Nozomi: A round peach with a pinkish color like me, it's cute♪ Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Nozomi.png
 * Hanayo: Cherries that always come in pairs! Just like Hanayo and Rin-chan✩ Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Hanayo.png
 * Nico: A bright red apple that's loved by everyone has to be an idol's royal road! Summer_Fruits_Girl_Poll_Nico.png</b>
 * The top ranked character will become a special UR card obtained as a login bonus.
 * One vote per account.
 * First half of the voting period: June 15 at 4PM to June 29 at 3PM JST.
 * Intermediate announcement: June 30 at 4PM JST.
 * Second half of the voting period: July 1 at 4PM to July 15 at 3PM JST.
 * Final results will be revealed on August 5 at 4PM JST.
 * The <font color="#ffb400">『Second Transfer Student Election』 will also be held.
 * Vote for three transfer students (anyone except for μ's members) that you want to support.
 * The top three girls will receive a special illustration.
 * First half of the voting period: June 15 at 4PM to June 29 at 3PM JST.
 * Intermediate announcement: June 30 at 4PM JST.
 * Second half of the voting period: July 1 at 4PM to July 15 at 3PM JST.
 * Final results will be revealed on August 5 at 4PM JST.

June 15, 2015

 * Chapters 31-3 and 31-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Angelic Angel"
 * New Magician themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until June 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Hanayo has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until June 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

June 9, 2015

 * June 9 is Toujou Nozomi's birthday.
 * To celebrate Nozomi's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Nozomi-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

June 6, 2015

 * Love Live! School idol festival reached 15 million users worldwide on May 30 and 10 million users for JP version on June 2!
 * For one week starting on June 16, there will be a daily login bonus rewarding one loveca stone and a scouting ticket per day.
 * Another new set of Rs will be added to premium and regular recruitment soon.
 * They will feature the μ's girls in Episode 6 Season 2 practice clothes, and when awakened, they will be wearing the outfits from Dancing stars on me!.
 * The "Summer Fruits Girl" poll event will run from June 15 at 4 PM until July 15 at 3 PM JST.
 * Vote for your favorite μ's member and the present that you want her to receive!
 * Results will be revealed on August 5.
 * The top ranked member will become a special UR card obtained as a login bonus.
 * The Second Transfer Student Election also runs from June 15 at 4 PM until July 15 at 3 PM JST.
 * Vote for three transfer students (anyone except for μ's members) that you want to support.
 * Results will be revealed on August 5.
 * The top three girls will receive a special illustration.
 * 「Seal shop」 implementation has been decided!
 * Get seals when removing or practicing R, SR, and UR cards, and exchange them for rewards!
 * Special practice cards and cards obtained from serial codes are not included.
 * Home screen renewal! SIF_JP_Home_Screen_Renewal.jpg
 * Title. You will be able to obtain Titles for achievements in the game, and choose which to display on your profile!
 * Challenge/Task. You can receive rewards for completing challenges!
 * Background. You can acquire new backgrounds and set them!
 * A new song will be made especially for Love Live! School idol festival!
 * More information to be released in-game soon.

June 5, 2015

 * From June 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: June 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha (August to November 2014 SRs/URs/event SRs)
 * Group #2: June 9 to 11 - Third Years only (Eli, Nozomi, Nico)
 * Group #3: June 12 until the end of the event - lily white (Umi, Nozomi, Rin)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

June 4, 2015

 * Medley Festival Round 5 event will begin on June 5 at 4 PM and run until June 15 at 3 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Yazawa Nico and R Kyoko Sasahara.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.

May 31, 2015

 * Chapters 31-1 and 31-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Junai Lens".
 * New Magician themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until June 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Maki has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until June 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

May 20, 2015

 * From May 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: May 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * May 21: PURE
 * May 22: SMILE
 * May 23: COOL
 * Group #2: May 24 to 27 - BiBi only (Eli, Maki, Nico)
 * Group #3: May 28 until the end of the event - Second Years only (Honoka, Kotori, Umi)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

May 19, 2015

 * Score Match Round 18 event will begin on May 20 at 4 PM and run until May 31 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Koizumi Hanayo and R Miyama Satoko.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From May 23 at 3 PM to May 26 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From May 26 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.

May 15, 2015

 * Chapters 30-3 and 30-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Mahoutsukai Hajimemashita!"
 * New Cyber themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until May 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Kotori has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until May 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

May 5, 2015

 * From May 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: May 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha
 * May 6: April to July Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from April 2014 to July 2014
 * May 7: Initial URs, Initial SRs, Animal SRs, Job SRs
 * May 8: August to November Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from September 2013 to November 2013
 * Group #2: May 9 to 11 - Printemps only (Honoka, Kotori, Hanayo)
 * Group #3: May 12 until the end of the event - First Years only (Rin, Maki, Hanayo)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

May 4, 2015

 * The 『精一杯笑おうか』 event will begin on May 5 at 4 PM and run until May 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect medals from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Trouble Busters.
 * Rewards include SR Maki (Military ver.), R Kyoko Sasahara.
 * This time, EXPERT and RANDOM EXPERT versions will be available to play from the start. They cost 75 medals each.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From May 11 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song in all difficulties will be available to play.
 * EXPERT 4x version - 300 medals
 * RANDOM EXPERT 4x version - 300 medals
 * From May 12 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

April 30, 2015

 * Chapters 30-1 and 30-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Spicaterrible".
 * New Cyber themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until May 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Umi has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until May 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

April 28, 2015

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 9 million users on April 22, 2015!
 * For one week starting May 1, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (7 total)

April 20, 2015

 * From April 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: April 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * April 21: PURE
 * April 22: SMILE
 * April 23: COOL
 * Group #2: April 24 to 26 - lily white only (Umi, Rin, Nozomi)
 * Group #3: April 27 until the end of the event - Third Years only (Eli, Nozomi, Nico)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

April 20, 2015

 * There will be a special login campaign from April 21 to May 31!
 * Receive a loveca stone on each of the first four days you log in during this period.
 * Receive a promo UR Nozomi card on the fifth day you log in! (final reward)
 * The theme of the UR is the winning theme from the Travel Girl poll: Going to Las Vegas with Nozomi!

April 19, 2015

 * Medley Festival Round 4 event will begin on April 20 at 4 PM and run until April 30 at 3 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Minami Kotori and R Miyama Satoko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.

April 19, 2015

 * April 19 is Nishikino Maki's birthday.
 * To celebrate Maki's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Maki-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

April 17, 2015

 * The game has been updated to version 2.3
 * Account data is now backed up using Game Center (iOS) or Google+ (Android)
 * More information found here.
 * New icons on the club members list to denote whether you have previously awakened, maxed kizuna, and/or maxed level for each card.
 * The "pending friend requests" and "received friend requests" screens can now only hold up to 100 items each.
 * You will not be able to send or receive any more friend requests if you go past 100.
 * For iOS users, the game now only supports iOS 6.0 and higher.
 * Various UI improvements.
 * Various bug fixes.

April 15, 2015

 * Chapters 29-3 and 29-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Koi No Shigunaru Rin rin rin!".
 * New Job (Part2) themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until April 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Rin has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until April 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.
 * New set of Rares are added to premium and regular recruitment.
 * From casual outfits, the members will change into their Music S.T.A.R.T!! outfits once idolized.

April 8, 2015

 * Love Live! School idol festival's (JP) 2nd Anniversary is on April 15!
 * The following campaigns will take place:
 * For one week starting April 16, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (7 total)
 * The bonus songs from the anime's second season BDs will be used for token events starting in June and/or added as normal stages
 * The songs are: Shiawase Iki no SMILING!, Zurui yo Magnetic today, Kururin MIRACLE, Storm in Lover, Moshimo Kara Kitto, Suki desu ga Suki desu ka?, Soshite Saigo no Peeji ni Wa
 * A second round of School idol diary collaboration events is coming
 * A second official illustration book will be released in May
 * A new "assignment" system is coming!
 * Receive rewards for completing various tasks assigned to you
 * The Music S.T.A.R.T!! Rs will be added to the game on April 15 at 4 PM JST
 * The unawakened forms will feature the casual outfits from anime season 2, episode 2
 * The login campaign for the Travel Girl UR Nozomi will run from April 21 to May 31 - log in on 5 days in this time period to get her!

April 5, 2015

 * From April 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: April 6 to 8 - Second Years only (Honoka, Kotori, Umi)
 * Group #2: April 9 to 12 - BiBi only (Eli, Maki, Nico)
 * Group #3: April 13 until the end of the event - PICK-UP Gacha
 * April 13: December to March Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from December 2013 to March 2014
 * April 14: April to July Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from April 2014 to July 2014
 * April 15: Initial URs, Initial SRs, Animal SRs, Job SRs
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

April 4, 2015

 * Score Match Round 17 event will begin on April 5 at 4 PM and run until April 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Sonoda Umi and R Nanako Yamauchi.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From April 8 at 3 PM to April 11 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From April 11 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.

March 31, 2015

 * Chapters 29-1 and 29-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Watashitachi wa Mirai no Hana".
 * New Job (Part2) themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until April 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Eli has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until April 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

March 20, 2015

 * From March 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: March 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * March 21: PURE
 * March 22: SMILE
 * March 23: COOL
 * Group #2: March 24 to 27 - First Years only (Rin, Maki, Hanayo)
 * Group #3: March 28 until the end of the event - Printemps only (Honoka, Kotori, Hanayo)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

March 19, 2015

 * The 『見つめていたいの毎日あなたを』 event will begin on March 20 at 4 PM and run until March 31 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect balls from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Futari Happiness.
 * Rewards include SR Rin (Catch Ball ver.), R Miyama Satoko.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From March 27 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song as well as two EX versions (regular + randomized) will be available to play.
 * From March 28 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

March 15, 2015

 * Chapters 28-3 and 28-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Yuuki No Reason".
 * New White Day themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until March 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Nozomi has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until March 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

March 15, 2015

 * March 15 is Sonoda Umi's birthday.
 * To celebrate Umi's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Umi-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

March 5, 2015

 * From March 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: March 6 to 8 - PICK-UP Gacha
 * March 6: August to November Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from September 2013 to November 2013
 * March 7: December to March Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from December 2013 to March 2014
 * March 8: April to July Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from April 2014 to July 2014
 * Group #2: March 9 to 11 - lily white only (Umi, Rin, Nozomi)
 * Group #3: March 12 until the end of the event - Third Years only (Eli, Nozomi, Nico)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

March 4, 2015

 * Medley Festival Round 3 event will begin on March 5 at 4 PM and run until March 15 at 3 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Ayase Eli and R Kyoko Sasahara.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.

February 28, 2015

 * Chapters 28-1 and 28-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Mou Hitori Ja Nai yo".
 * New White Day themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until March 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Honoka has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until March 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

February 25, 2015

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 8 million users on February 22!
 * For one week starting March 1, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day. (7 total)

February 20, 2015

 * From February 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: February 21 to 23 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * February 21: PURE
 * February 22: SMILE
 * February 23: COOL
 * Group #2: February 24 to 25 - Second Years only (Honoka, Kotori, Umi)
 * Group #3: February 26 until the end of the event - BiBi only (Eli, Nico, Maki)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

February 19, 2015

 * Score Match Round 16 event will begin on February 20 at 4 PM and run until February 28 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 5 EXPERT stages, and 6 TECHNICAL stages in the pool to start with.
 * TECHNICAL mode consists of ★11 EXPERT songs and ★9+ RANDOM EXPERT songs.
 * Rewards include SR Toujou Nozomi and R Nanako Yamauchi.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From February 22 at 3 PM to February 24 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From February 24 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages, 10 EXPERT stages and 12 TECHNICAL stages.

February 18, 2015

 * The game has been updated to version 2.2.5.
 * The present list can now be sorted by date received.
 * A draggable slider has been added to the album and card inventory.
 * A button has been added to special lessons (awakening) to swap the card to be awakened and the card to be consumed.
 * Various UI changes.
 * Various bug fixes.

February 15, 2015

 * Chapters 27-3 and 27-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Daring!!".
 * New Valentine themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * Awakened forms feature flags with chivalrous accents.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until February 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Hanayo has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until February 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

February 10, 2015

 * There will be maintenance on February 18 from 2 AM to 5 AM JST for a game version update.

February 5, 2015

 * Results of the "Come Fly With Me" Travel Partner Competition, which ran from 4 PM, December 15, 2014 to 3 PM, January 15, 2015 JST.
 * Winners:
 * Go to Las Vegas with Nozomi
 * Go to Milan with Kotori
 * Go to Paris with Maki
 * Nozomi Toujou was voted the number one travel partner!
 * Specially designed UR Nozomi featuring the location of her choice will be delivered as a login bonus to everyone.
 * More details to follow in the in-game notifications ♪
 * Results per region ♪
 * Global Version: Go to Paris with Maki
 * Japanese Version: Go to Holland with Hanayo
 * Simplified Chinese Version: Go to Las Vegas with Nozomi
 * Traditional Chinese Version: Go to Milan with Kotori
 * Korean Version: Go to Las Vegas with Nozomi

February 5, 2015

 * From February 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: February 6 to 8 - March to July Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from March 2014 to July 2014 (Flower Viewing Ver. Maki until Swimsuit Ver. Kotori)
 * Group #2: February 9 to 11 - First Years only (Rin, Maki, Hanayo)
 * Group #3: February 12 until the end of the event - Printemps only (Honoka, Kotori, Hanayo)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

February 4, 2015

 * The 『それは恋の詩』 event will begin on February 5 at 4 PM and run until February 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * Collect masu/boxes from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Nightingale Love Song.
 * Rewards include SR Honoka (Setsubun ver.), R Kyoko Sasahara.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From February 11 until the end of the event, a 4x version of the event song as well as two EX versions (regular + randomized) will be available to play.
 * From February 12 until the end of the event, certain stages (changes daily) will give extra gold rewards (1.5x for NORMAL, 2x for HARD, 3x for EXPERT).

January 31, 2015

 * Chapters 27-1 and 27-2 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "SENTIMENTAL StepS".
 * New Valentine themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * Awakened forms feature flags with chivalrous accents.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until February 5 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Kotori has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until February 5, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

January 31, 2015

 * µ's one-man live, 『µ's Go→Go! LoveLive! 2015 ~Dream Sensation~』, will be held on January 31 and February 1 at Saitama Super Arena.
 * During these two days, µ's members' 『The Day of the Live Limited Voice』 can be heard from the menu.
 * The content of the voices will be different for each day.

January 22, 2015

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 7 million users on January 19! The following campaigns will be active:
 * For one week starting February 1, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (total of 7).
 * Another new set of Rs will be added to premium and regular recruitment soon! They will feature the outfits from Music S.T.A.R.T!!.

January 20, 2015

 * From January 21 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: January 21 to 23 - PICK-UP Gacha
 * January 21 - Initial URs, Initial SRs, Animal SRs, Job SRs
 * January 22 - August to November SRs/URs, event SRs from September to November
 * January 23 - December to March Ver. SRs/URs, event SRs from December to March
 * Group #2: January 24 to 27 - Third Years only (Eli, Nico, Nozomi)
 * Group #3: January 28 until the end of the event - lily white (Umi, Rin, Nozomi)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

January 19, 2015

 * Medley Festival Round 2 event will begin on January 20 at 4 PM and run until January 31 at 3 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards include SR Koizumi Hanayo and R Miyama Satoko.
 * Additional notes:
 * Every song is chosen randomly.
 * If you play 2 songs and above, all songs will have the same attribute.
 * In playing 2 songs and above, the songs will not repeat.
 * There will be 8 songs in all difficulties for each attribute.

January 17, 2015

 * January 17 is Koizumi Hanayo's birthday.
 * To celebrate Hanayo's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, µ's Members' 『Happy Birthday, Hanayo-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

January 15, 2015

 * Chapters 26-3 and 26-4 have been added to the main story.
 * The new stage is: "Blueberry♥Train".
 * New Seven Lucky Gods themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * Awakened forms feature auspicious celestial maidens and Seven Lucky Gods motif.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until January 20 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * The event SR Nico has also been added to premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Until January 20, doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N cards have also been added to regular recruitment.

January 5, 2015

 * From January 6 until the end of the event, there will be special premium recruitment boxes:
 * Group #1: January 6 to 8 - Attribute-specific Boxes
 * January 6: PURE
 * January 7: SMILE
 * January 8: COOL
 * Group #2: January 9 to 12 - BiBi only (Eli, Maki, Nico)
 * Group #3: January 13 until the end of the event - Second Years only (Honoka, Kotori, Umi)
 * The theme of each group will be a secret until the campaign is active.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

January 4, 2015

 * Score Match Round 15 event will begin on January 5 at 4 PM and run until January 15 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event.
 * There will be 8 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages and 5 EXPERT stages in the pool to start with.
 * Rewards include SR Minami Kotori and R Sasahara Kyoko.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From January 8 at 3 PM to January 11 at 3 PM JST, the Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones (number of stages per rank will remain the same).
 * From January 11 at 3 PM until the end of the event, the Score Match stages from the beginning of the event will be added to the pool again, for a total of 16 EASY/NORMAL/HARD stages and 10 EXPERT stages.

January 2, 2015

 * Starting January 16, there will be changes in the schedule of EX songs.
 * Each song will be available for a longer period of time.
 * A new EX song will now be available for a period of 2 months!
 * There will be more EX songs available simultaneously.
 * You will be able to enjoy up to 7 songs.
 * Schedule for the additional EX songs:
 * New EX: 16th to 15th day of the month after the next month.
 * Past EX1: 21st to 5th day of the month after the next month.
 * Past EX2: 1st to 15th day of the month after the next month.
 * Past EX3: 6th to 20th day of the month after the next month.