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, plus the School Idol Diary novel featuring her reveals some sadistic undertones in her relationship with Umi.
 * 2) As for You, this has came to fruition 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, though this was purely made for laughs in stark contrast to their depiction to Ayumu.

The "School Closing Down" Concept
Fans like to infer that the concept of the School Closing as a merely unbreakable tradition to the Love Live! franchise ever since School idol project and Sunshine.

Amusingly, this also applies to any other school from other franchises such as Revue Starlight's Seisho High School after the reveal of the franchise collaborating with School Idol Festival.

The "School Idol" Initiation/Ritual"
In 2020, at least fans jokingly claimed that there are at least a few initiations are needed to become a School Idol:
 * 1) Get Washi Washi Suru Yan'd by Nozomi Tojo.
 * 2) Do the Starlight dance in Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS.
 * 3) Do the Doki Pipo ☆ Emotion dance in the game. (Optional)
 * 4) Do the MIRACLE WAVE flip in the game.

"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.

"Rin Boy"


Originated from MakiRinPana where Rin Hoshizora is made fun of due to wearing a skirt, she is an ongoing subject for being mocked as if she's a crossdressing boy.

"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 and even Haruka from the third and seventh episodes of the Nijigasaki anime)) that wants to quit just like Honoka, and in some extent; several non-quitters/villainous characters such as Lanzhu Zhong. This meme also bought some similarities to the infamous Bright Slap in the Gundam series, one of Sunrise's stablemates.

Eli the Quarter Russian
Because of Eli Ayase being quarter Russian, many fans like to portray her as poster girl for anything Russian (such as her ability to rule with the power of dictatorship) and/or Gopnik stereotypes (such as her doing squats while wearing tracksuits)

"It doesn't seem like you have a girlfriend, and I don't think you'll get one!"
This very particular chorus from Kimi no Kuse ni! has been commonly used (Mainly by the Chinese-speaking fanbase) to insult lonely/single men, or make them aware to that statement.

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.

Umi's Angry Faces


Umi's angry smile (sometimes followed by a frown) in both the "No. 1 Idol in the Universe" and "We Have to Do Something!" are seen as her lethally threatening expression of anger.

"Todokete"
The 7th verse for Snow halation's lyrics has become a subject of being a general meme when the song is mentioned by the fans. This was originally started by a YouTuber named SilvaGunner.

Den Den Den!/Yume/Yuri no meiro.../Gayrasu YES Homozono
The Garasu no Hanazono song has become a subject of memes due to the song being unsubtly references both Eli and Nozomi's relationship.

The Beach/Nebukawa Train Station
Originating from That Which We Decided, these two areas is infamously known as the places where all School Idols decided to permanently disband. (Though unlike Muse, Aqours continued with 6 members after Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over The Rainbow.)

The "BokuHika" Effect
The "Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari" song from Love Live! The School Idol Movie has split into different memes given its reputation as an infamously tear-jerking ending song:


 * The entirety of the song is widely considered as a major trauma button for the fans if mentioned.
 * The "Ima Ga Saikou" chorus counts as well.
 * Some fans would start a bandwagon by commenting the entire lyrics (starting from "Ah, Honoka na...") in order
 * The song being performed in the Muse's Final LoveLive! Mu'sic Forever concert is also labeled as "April Feels", due to the fact the second day took place in April 1st, where everyone celebrates April Fools.

"It's Yohane!"
Yoshiko Tsushima's running gag of wanting to be called as her Fallen Angel name led many (if not, all) fans to generally refer the character by her nickname.

Protecc/"FBI, Open Up!"
Ruby Kurosawa tends to be the subject of protection by the fans while "calling" the enforcers to the others who made inappropriate things to her.

It's also noteworthy that this is considered as an ironic double standard since the fans also fawned to Maki Nishikino despite being a First Year like Ruby.

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.

Dia the Obsessive Fangirl
Because of the info regarding Eli Ayase being Dia Kurosawa's favorite Muse member, fans portrayed her as an extremely obsessive fangirl to Eli. And ever since the interaction between the two became canon in both the ALL STARS game and its Daily Theatre interaction stories, whether Dia's secretly insane obsessions as depicted in both memes and fanarts has yet to be seen canonically.

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.

The Nocturne/Laelaps debate
Originating from Taking in A Dog, many fans like to jokingly debate on which of the two names actually fit for this particular dog whenever it was mentioned by the fans.

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

"0"/"98"
Originated from Isn't it Frustrating? and later The Time Left, both the numbers 0 (fans' votes to Aqours) and 98 (the remaining applicants) is seen as a subject of intense emotional or physical reaction to the (international) fanbase.

The latter number is also used as a subject of mockery by associating it with Chika when it comes to her shattered hopes/as if it's her "signature" number.

The Flying Van
Originating from Finding a Way to Shine, a scene of Mari's van suddenly flying 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)

The "Chase/CHASE" title
Some fans also pointed out the "similarities" between Setsuna Yuki's CHASE! and the other "Chase" from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, though they're referring to its titles despite being different songs.

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 shares 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 as Nana 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/Queen"
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 Loser
Ayumu Uehara is also a subject of ridicule as she is mocked as...


 * A "Non-Center/Leader" due to having coral-colored hair in contrast to Honoka Kosaka, Chika Takami, and Kanon Shibuya's orange.
 * Being "cheated on"/labeled as a "Green Hat" after Yu Takasaki's 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.
 * It's also noteworthy that Aguri Onishi also gets a very similar treatment as fans pointed out Hinaki Yano's interactions with her fellow voice actresses besides Aguri.
 * A "Secondary/Side-Character" that's demoted from the protagonist position, mainly due to the fact that Yu Takasaki is also the main character.