User:FigureGunplaFan/Sandbox/Memes in Love Live!

In the Love Live! community, a lot of Memes are generated from this franchise.

A list of them can be seen below.

The "Non-Existent" Male Gender
Though this was both due to their rare appearance as background characters, and likely originating from one anonymous fan's comment, the majority of the Love Live! fanbase began to slowly treat the minor male characters as if they're "mythical" people. Ironically, the only examples that are averted are the faceless fathers (for example, Honoka's father) and Cotaro Yazawa. (see below)

The Yandere Depictions
At least 3 characters (Kotori Minami, You Watanabe, and Ayumu Uehara) are depicted as Yanderes for a variety of reasons:
 * 1) As for Kotori, this was originated from a Niconama where Emi Nitta (Honoka's voice actress) reveals that Kotori would possibly become a Yandere as Uchida Aya said that she'd get scary when she's angry when they did their character introductions.
 * 2) As for You, this has culminated to the point where We've Got Stewshine had Riko confessed to Chika, which causes the fandom to depict her as a Yandere who seeks revenge on Riko.
 * 3) As for Ayumu, this was likely to be originated from this photoshop., though other inspirations are her portrayal in her appearance in the Famitsu App 4koma, where she is depicted as an overly jealous, and sometimes violent school idol underneath her cute exterior.
 * 4) *Her voice actress, Aguri Onishi, also gets this treatment (hence the "Aguri Angry" nickname being used as a hypothetical reaction) as many fans pointed out Hinaki Yano's interaction with other voice actresses and her admiring other main characters aside from Ayumu.

"Nico Nico Nii!"
Originated in Nico Attacks, Nico Yazawa's gesture and catchphrase is one of the most popular memes in the entire ''Love Live! ''fanbase.

"Washi Washi Suru Yan"
Originated from "Elichika", Nozomi's infamous groping gesture is also one of the subjects of becoming a signature (and infamous) meme. This also led fans to believe that she does this frequently, even though this was downplayed in Season 2. (In all fairness, subsequent media (such as the interactive menu in School Idol Festival ALL STARS) also continues to depict her with that pose, though occasional.

It's noteworthy that any clawed hand gestures from other characters (Riko Sakurauchi from The School Idol Movie Over The Rainbow and Yu Takasaki from her first visual appearance) are also seen as a reference to this posture.

"I quit"/The Umi Slap
Originated from a scene where Umi Sonoda slaps Honoka Kosaka for wanting to quit for being a School Idol in Friends, fans like to portray Umi as a person who is willing to slap any female character (whether it was a character from Sunshine (Kanan) and from another series (Setsuna/Nana from the third episode of the Nijigasaki anime)) that wants to quit just like Honoka. This meme also bought some similarities to the infamous Bright Slap in the Gundam series, one of Sunrise's stablemates.

Honoka the "Goddess"
Honoka Kousaka is also depicted/speculated as a powerful Goddess, mainly due to her stopping the rain by shouting in Love Live! Once Again (though her attempts are unsuccessful in A New Me). The appearance of the orange-haired Female Singer in  Love Live! The School Idol Movie also further added that Honoka may be a time traveler from the future.

Chika the Center Thief
Some fans like to infer Chika Takami as the only School Idol who likes to steal the position of being the center of all songs existed, though she canonically has 10 (so far).

You "Third Wheel" Watanabe
You Watanabe has become a frequent subject for Third Wheeling-based jokes due to Chika Takami and Riko Sakurauchi's interaction during the series' run. This has culminated to the point where Riko confessed to Chika in We've Got Stewshine, which permanently turns You into a subject of mockery for her failed relationship with Chika.

The Dome's restrooms/Confirmed "Extinct"
After the airing of Rainbow, at least one fan pointed out that the restroom signs in the Kano Dome only had the female legend sign shown, which indicates that the males are completely extinct in the series. This was averted if one fan looks closely at the bulletin board on the very front, where it shows that the male restroom has been moved to the lower section where the pool is.

"Cursed Mari Plush"
The Nuigurumi Mascot ~Sanensei~ Mari Ohara plush has become a subject for memes.

The Flying Van
Originating from Finding a Way to Shine, a scene of Mari's van suddenly flew when the girls are on their way to their destination. Since this is not very clear that this is truly happening or it's just a visual metaphor, many fans find various (and humorous) excuses to justify the context.

Tsuki (Term)
Originating from Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over The Rainbow, Tsuki Watanabe's first name is used as a term to refer to any masculine characters (whether it was young or a teen) in the Love Live! series that is actually cross-dressing tomboyish females like her.

This meme was also referred to as "Pulling a Tsuki".

"Say Eat Pie"
Originated from Mitaiken HORIZON, Ruby Kurosawa's pronunciation of "Ippai seiippai te o nobasou (いっぱい せいいっぱい 手を伸ばそう) is heard as a mondegreen for "Say Eat Pie" and "Then Win No Muscle".

"KasuKasu"
Kasumi's disliked nickname is also a source of (humorous) ridicule when she's referenced to by fans.

Setsuna-Gundam relations
Due to her sharing the same name with Setsuna F. Seiei from Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Setsuna Yuki is often a subject of Gundam franchise-based memes. It's noteworthy that both Setsuna Yuuki and Setsuna F. Seiei are false names that cover their true names (Nana Nakagawa, Soran Ibrahim)

Nana Nakagawa identity/the infamous "6-digit code"


Nana Nakagawa's spectacled/double-braided appearance has turned her into a very unfortunate subject of comparison with a similar-looking character from an infamously tragic unofficial doujinshi. Like the said character (and to an extent, the other Anime/Manga characters that shared a similar appearance as her), Nana is also referred to as that certain 6-digit code originating from a number on a pirated site's (where the doujin was uploaded) link. Keep in mind that this was originated from her appearance in Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS.

Yu's Keyboard Arms
Because of how her pose is depicted in her very first visual appearance, many fans compare Yu's keyboard gesture with Nozomi's infamous "Washi Washi Suru Yan" pose.

Yu's Characteristic
Prior to the second visual and her animated appearance, fans portrayed Yu Takasaki as a usually unexpressive character (similar to Rina Tennoji) whose energetic and enthusiastic personality is an informed attribute since she is shown to have an emotionless expression on her design.

"We/Our/Us"
Mostly due to the fact that she's an anime equivalent of the player character in Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS, this meme was used to refer Yu Takasaki (and her voice actress as well) as an Anime universe equivalent of every Love Live! fan, regardless of gender. This only applies to so far, the English and Chinese-speaking fanbase, in contrast to most of the Japanese fandom who treats her as a separate character.

"Gay Bread"
A (joke) nickname used to refer Kasumi Nakasu's Rainbow-colored bread in the Muteki-kyuu*Believer MV, as the rainbow is also affiliated with the LGBT symbol.

The Flowing Japanese Bamboo Noodles Club
The titular club members that briefly appear in The First Thrill has become a minor ensemble darkhorse of the series. At least one dedicated fan has opened a joke Twitter page based on them.

"Yu the Harem Master"
At least half of the fans also interpreted Yu's relationship with/attempt to reunite the School Idols as if she's seeking her own harem. This also extends to her relationship (though in the Player character's POV)  with Muse and Aqours in All-Stars, and to a humorous extent, the entire female students in Nijigasaki High School.

Ayumu the Memetic Loser
Ayumu Uehara is also a subject of ridicule as she is mocked as...
 * 1) A "Non-Center/Leader" due to having coral-colored hair in contrast to Honoka Kosaka and Chika Takami's orange.
 * 2) Being "cheated on" by Yu Takasaki after her interaction with the rest of the girls, which gives a similarity to how fans made fun of You Watanabe since her  "failed" relationship with Chika.
 * 3) A "Side-Character" that's demoted from the protagonist position, mainly due to the fact that Yu Takasaki is also the main character.