Love Live! School idol festival (JP) Updates 2017

Love Live! School idol festival (JP) News

The updates from this page start from January 1, 2017. To see older updates, visit Love Live! School idol festival (JP) Updates 2016.

June 11, 2017

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 21 million users on June 8, 2017!
 * For one week starting June 16, there will be a login bonus of one loveca stone per day (7 total)
 * In celebration of the 1-year anniversary of Numazu Gamers, there will be a special UR Tsushima Yoshiko card distributed as a login bonus
 * Log in for 5 days during June 23 - August 7 to get her!
 * The second new event type is called "Friendly Match"!
 * Work together with 3 other randomly selected players to clear missions in the event while communicating with fun stamps
 * There will also be daily missions that all participants in the event will work together to complete
 * More details to come later
 * There will be a new Special Reward Box that appears at a fixed rate at the end of a live
 * When it appears, you can pick between this new special one and the regular one to fill the gauge for
 * Each Special Reward Box is linked to a member, and you'll be able to get special titles
 * There will be new School Idol Diary events - unlock the stories by collecting event points
 * 9 new R cards featuring the members of Aqours with the outfits from HAPPY PARTY TRAIN will be added on July 15
 * There will be 9 new R cards featuring the members of Aqours with the outfits from MIRAI TICKET

June 11, 2017

 * SIF 4th Anniversary Special Campaign's 「Everyone Decides! Halloween Costume Contest」 winner!

June 10, 2017

 * New Ice Cream Flavor themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until June 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Eli and Umi were added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

June 4, 2017

 * Medley Festival Round 17 event will begin on June 5 at 4 PM and run until June 15 at 2 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards SR Tsushima Yoshiko (Event point reward), SR Watanabe You (Event ranking reward), R Yamauchi Nanako, R Miyama Satoko, and SS Seals, S Seals, Seals (Score ranking reward).
 * 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, 2017

 * Chapters 12-1 and 12-2 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Time Travel 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).
 * Event SRs Kanan and Hanamaru were added in premium recruitment.
 * 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 and premium recruitment.

May 29, 2017

 * SIF 4th Anniversary Special Campaign's 「Everyone Decides! Halloween Costume Contest」 is starting!
 * The winning design will be applied in-game and will be available through honor student scouting!
 * 【Voting Period】 May 29 (Monday) to June 10 (Saturday)
 * 【Results】 June 11 (Sunday) at the SIF Thanksgiving Festival 2017
 * Entries:

May 25, 2017

 * New Tennis themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until May 31 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * No Event SRs were added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

May 19, 2017

 * The『見つめあうふたり』 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.
 * Collect tokens from performing lives and use them to play the event stage.
 * Event point rewards
 * SR Ayase Eli
 * R Miyama Satoko
 * R Yamauchi Nanako
 * Event point ranking reward
 * SR Sonoda Umi
 * Score Ranking rewards
 * SS Seals
 * S Seals
 * Seals

May 15, 2017

 * Chapters 11-3 and 11-4 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Angel 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).
 * No Event SRs were added in premium recruitment.
 * 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 and premium recruitment.

May 10, 2017

 * New Tennis themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until May 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Honoka and Rin were added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

May 4, 2017

 * Score Match Round 31 event will begin on May 5 at 4 PM and run until May 15 at 3 PM JST
 * Event Rewards:
 * Event Point Rewards include SR Matsuura Kanan.
 * Event Ranking Rewards include SR Kunikida Hanamaru.
 * Score Match Point Ranking Rewards include SS Seals, S Seals, Seals.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From May 8 at 3 PM to May 11 at 3 PM JST, 8 Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones.
 * From May 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 17 stages for each difficulty. (One stage will be available throughout the entire event.)

April 30, 2017

 * Chapters 11-1 and 11-2 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Angel 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).
 * Event SRs Dia and Mari were added in premium recruitment.
 * 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 and premium recruitment.

April 25, 2017

 * New Tennis themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until April 30 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * No Event SRs were added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

April 19, 2017

 * The Challenge Festival Round 9 event will begin on April 20 at 4 PM and run until April 30 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event
 * Event Point Rewards include SR Kousakai Honoka (Easter)
 * Event Ranking Rewards include SR Hoshizora Rin (Easter)
 * Score Ranking Rewards include SS Seals, S Seals, and Seals
 * Event rules are as follows:

April 19, 2017

 * 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 18, 2017

 * Nishikino Maki Limited Scouting
 * Nishikino Maki Limited Step-Up Scouting
 * Runs from April 18 to 20
 * You may scout Step-Up up to three times:
 * First 10+1 scout needs 30 loveca stones for a guaranteed SR and above!
 * Second 10+1 scout needs 40 loveca stones for a guaranteed SR and above!
 * Third 10+1 scout needs 50 loveca stones for a guaranteed SSR and above!
 * Nishikino Maki Limited Scouting
 * Runs from April 18 to 20
 * Scouting 10+1 will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

April 17, 2017

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

April 15, 2017

 * Chapters 10-3 and 10-4 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Animal 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).
 * No Event SRs were added in premium recruitment.
 * 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 and premium recruitment.

April 13, 2017

 * Love Live! School idol festival's (JP) 4th Anniversary is on April 15.
 * ♪ SIF 4th Anniversary Special Campaign Part 3 ♪
 * 4th Anniversary Set!!
 * 4th Anniversary Sets (µ's and Aqours) will be available for purchase from April 15, 4pm to April 30, midnight JST for 6000 yen.
 * Sets contain:
 * 10+1 Scouting Ticket x2
 * Choose a member! UR Scouting Ticket x1 ※Choose a specific member from µ's / Aqours and get a random UR of that member.
 * SIF 4th Anniversary Title (µ's / Aqours)
 * 4th Anniversary Special Login Bonus!
 * There will be special login bonus campaigns composing of various in-game items! Login for a total of 9 days within each campaign period to receive a「Scouting Coupon」!
 * 【Campaign Period】 ・Sunday, April 16, 2017 to Sunday, April 30, 2017
 * 【Bonuses】 Day 1: Loveca Stone x1 Day 2: 400,000G Day 3: Loveca Stone x1 Day 4: 40,000 Friend Pts Day 5: Scouting Ticket x1 Day 6: Loveca Stone x1 Day 7: SR Sato Yoko x1 Day 8: Seal x20 Day 9: Scouting Coupon x1
 * µ's Daily Songs [MASTER] Difficulty!
 * Release Dates: May 9・Mermaid festa vol.2 May 18・Otome Shiki Ren'ai Juku May 23・soldier game June 1・Kokuhaku Biyori, desu! June 8・Yume Naki Yume wa Yume ja nai June 15・Anemone Heart June 22・Nawatobi June 29・Beat in Angel July 6・Niko puri♥Joshi dou July 13・Garasu no Hanazono

April 10, 2017

 * New Tennis themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until April 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Maki and Hanayo were added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

April 4, 2017

 * The Osanpo Rally Round 1 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
 * Event point rewards include: SR Kurosawa Dia, R Miyama Satoko, and R Yamauchi Nanako
 * Event ranking rewards include: SR Ohara Mari
 * Score ranking rewards include: SS, S, and eals
 * Tour the map with your club members to unlock and enjoy original stories!
 * Event rules are as follows:
 * Gather event points by clearing the story and playing lives in "free quests". Once you finish the story, you can play the live for event points as many times as you like. Gain bonus rewards by clearing song missions!
 * Unlock more free quests by clearing certain conditions. The unlock conditions can be checked by long-pressing the quest icon in the map area.
 * Take on the "challenge quest" to participate in the score rankings. This quest will automatically unlock after clearing chapter 1 of the story.
 * Free quests do not count towards the score rankings.
 * The song used for the challenge quest is randomly selected from a pool of songs used for each event.
 * Doing the challenge quest will give event points.
 * Note that the challenge quest will not count toward the Reward Box gauge at the end of a live.
 * There will be 9 songs in total in each difficulty.

March 31, 2017

 * Chapters 10-1 and 10-2 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Animal 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).
 * Event SRs Riko and Ruby were added in premium recruitment.
 * 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 and premium recruitment.

March 31, 2017

 * Love Live! School idol festival's (JP) 4th Anniversary is on April 15.
 * ♪ SIF 4th Anniversary Special Campaign Part 2 ♪
 * 4th Anniversary Special Login Bonus!
 * There will be special login bonus campaigns composing of various in-game items! Login for a total of 9 days within each campaign period to receive a「Scouting Coupon」!
 * 【Campaign Periods】 ・Saturday, April 1, 2017 to Saturday, April 15, 2017 ・Sunday, April 16, 2017 to Sunday, April 30, 2017
 * 【Bonuses (For all periods)】 Day 1: Loveca Stone x1 Day 2: 400,000G Day 3: Loveca Stone x1 Day 4: 40,000 Friend Pts Day 5: Scouting Ticket x1 Day 6: Loveca Stone x1 Day 7: SR Sato Yoko x1 Day 8: Seal x20 Day 9: Scouting Coupon x1
 * New event #1,「Osanpo Rally」starts on April 5!
 * Travel across the map with your members and unlock event stories♪
 * Addition of 2 new scouting voucher boxes!
 * In addition to the current「SR・UR Scouting」, SSR・UR Scouting and UR Only Scouting have been added! ※This applies to both µ's and Aqours scouting.
 * Rates are as follows: SIF_4th_Anniversary_(JP)_Part_2_Voucher_Rates.png
 * Aqours Limited Scouting
 * Aqours Limited Scouting will now be available during events in the first half of the month ※µ's Limited Scouting will be during the second half.
 * µ's Limited Scouting Renewal!
 * µ's Limited Scouting boxes will undergo renewal to make it easier to get specific members.
 * A new note type,「Swing Notes」, will be added!
 * This new type will be featured in MASTER difficulty songs starting in April. MASTER difficulty µ's daily songs will be the first to have them.
 * There will also be changes to the design of the existing rhythm icons ! There will be an option to change it back to the old design.
 * Login Bonus renewal content details!!
 * Acquisition Items will be added! These items will make it easier to obtain members and idolize them.
 * Design Renewal! Calendar design will be renewed! Addition of new members date, member birthdays, and other special dates will be emphasized on the calendar.
 * Login Bonus Acquisition Renewal! Acquiring daily login bonus is being changed from being based on『Consecutive number of days you've logged in』to『Login bonus for the day』 Example: If you log in for the first time in April on April 5, you will get the login bonus for the 5th day of the month.
 * There will be an option to check the login bonuses for the month from the『Other』button in the bottom menu.
 * More event details to come on April 14!

March 31, 2017

 * Love Live! School idol festival (JP) reached 20 million users on March 20, 2017!
 * For one week starting April 6, there will be a login bonus consisting of loveca stones and a scouting ticket.
 * From April 1 to April 15, there will be two sets available for 3000 yen (µ's and Aqours):
 * 10+1 Scouting Ticket x1
 * SSR+ Ticket x1
 * SR Support x3 (Yamada Hiroko for µ's; Sato Yoko for Aqours)
 * 1,000,000 G

March 25, 2017

 * New Flower Bouquet themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until March 31 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * No Event SRs were added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

March 19, 2017

 * The Challenge Festival Round 8 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
 * Event Point Rewards include SR Nishikino Maki (Hina Matsuri)
 * Event Ranking Rewards include SR Koizumi Hanayo (Hina Matsuri)
 * Score Ranking Rewards include SS Seals, S Seals, and Seals
 * Event rules are as follows:

March 15, 2017

 * Chapters 9-3 and 9-4 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Job 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).
 * No Event SRs were added in premium recruitment.
 * 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 and premium recruitment.

March 15, 2017

 * Love Live! School idol festival's (JP) 4th Anniversary is on April 15.
 * ♪ SIF 4th Anniversary Special Campaign Part 1 ♪
 * 4th Anniversary Special Login Bonus!
 * Starting March 16, there will be special login bonus campaigns composing of various in-game items! Login for a total of 9 days within each campaign period to receive a「Scouting Coupon」!
 * 【Campaign Periods】 ・Thursday, March 16, 2017 to Friday, March 31, 2017 ・Saturday, April 1, 2017 to Saturday, April 15, 2017 ・Sunday, April 16, 2017 to Sunday, April 30, 2017
 * 【Bonuses (For all periods)】 Day 1: Loveca Stone x1 Day 2: 400,000G Day 3: Loveca Stone x1 Day 4: 40,000 Friend Pts Day 5: Scouting Ticket x1 Day 6: Loveca Stone x1 Day 7: SR Sato Yoko x1 Day 8: Seal x20 Day 9: Scouting Coupon x1
 * 「Everyone Decides! Halloween Costume Contest」will be held!
 * The winning design will be applied in-game and will be available through honor student scouting!
 * 【Application Period】 March 15 (Wednesday) to April 28 (Fri)
 * 【Primary Selection】 May 1 (Monday) to May 19 (Friday) A primary list of entries will be chosen from all the participating entries.
 * 【Final Selection】 May 29 (Monday) to June 10 (Saturday) From the entries that passed the primary selection, players will be given a chance to vote for the winning entry. ※Players may only vote once per account.
 * 【Results】 June 11 (Sunday) at the SIF Thanksgiving Festival 2017
 * 【Prizes】 ・1st Prize The winning design will be implemented as a costume in-game and will be made available through honor student scouting. ・Prize for Best 8 Entries Souvenir gifts
 * Two new events coming soon!
 * Details will be announced on Friday, March 31.
 * µ's Daily Songs will have MASTER difficulty!
 * Details will be announced on a later date.
 * New Aqours R cards will be added!
 * Aqours will be in their「Omoi yo Hitotsu ni Nare」costumes. More details will be announced on a later date.
 * SIF 4th Anniversary Twitter Campaign!!
 * Retweet a tweet from Official SIF Twitter account and get a chance to win a signboard with the signatures of the 9 voice actresses!
 * 【Period and Present Contents】 ・March 15 (Wednesday) to March 31 (Fri), Aqours cast signed shikishi will be drawn for 2 winners. ⇒ Follow Official SIF Twitter account (@lovelive_SIF) and retweet the campaign tweet to participate. ・April 1 (Sat) to April 15 (Saturday), Aqours cast signed shikishi will be drawn for 5 winners. ⇒ Follow Official SIF Twitter account (@lovelive_SIF) and tweet about you most memorable SIF moments under the designated hashtag to participate.
 * Part 2 of the SIF 4th Anniversary Special Campaign will be announced on March 31.

March 15, 2017

 * 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 14, 2017

 * Sonoda Umi Limited Scouting
 * Sonoda Umi Limited Step-Up Scouting
 * Runs from March 14 to 16
 * You may scout Step-Up up to three times:
 * First 10+1 scout needs 30 loveca stones for a guaranteed SR and above!
 * Second 10+1 scout needs 40 loveca stones for a guaranteed SR and above!
 * Third 10+1 scout needs 50 loveca stones for a guaranteed SSR and above!
 * Sonoda Umi Limited Scouting
 * Runs from March 14 to 16
 * Scouting 10+1 will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

March 10, 2017

 * New Flower Bouquet themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until March 10 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Rin and Nico were added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

March 4, 2017

 * Score Match Round 30 event will begin on March 5 at 4 PM and run until March 15 at 3 PM JST
 * Event Rewards:
 * Event Point Rewards include SR Kurosawa Ruby, R Sasahara Kyouko, and R Miyama Satoko.
 * Event Ranking Rewards include SR Sakurauchi Riko.
 * Score Match Point Ranking Rewards include SS Seals, S Seals, Seals.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From March 8 at 3 PM to March 11 at 3 PM JST, 8 Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones.
 * From March 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 17 stages for each difficulty. (One stage will be available throughout the entire event.)

March 4, 2017

 * March 4 is Kunikida Hanamaru's birthday.
 * To celebrate Hanamaru's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, Aqours Members' 『Happy Birthday, Hanamaru-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

February 28, 2017

 * Chapters 9-1 and 9-2 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Job 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).
 * Event SRs Kanan and Hanamaru were added in premium recruitment.
 * 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 and premium recruitment.

February 25, 2017

 * New Flower Bouquet themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until February 28 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * No Event SRs were added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

February 19, 2017

 * The『消えない情熱』 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.
 * Collect tokens from performing lives and use them to play the new event stage, Onaji Hoshi ga Mitai.
 * Event point rewards
 * SR Yazawa Nico
 * R Miyama Satoko
 * R Sasahara Kyouko
 * Event point ranking reward
 * SR Hoshizora Rin
 * Score Ranking rewards
 * SS Seals
 * S Seals
 * Seals

February 15, 2017

 * Chapters 8-3 and 8-4 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Valentine's 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).
 * No Event SRs were added in premium recruitment.
 * 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 and premium recruitment.

February 10, 2017

 * New Flower Bouquet themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until February 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Eli and Hanayo were added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

February 10, 2017

 * February 10 is Matsuura Kanan's birthday.
 * To celebrate Kanan's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, Aqours Members' 『Happy Birthday, Kanan-chan Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.

February 4, 2017

 * Medley Festival Round 16 event will begin on February 5 at 4 PM and run until February 15 at 2 PM JST.
 * Event Mechanics below.
 * Rewards SR Kunikida Hanamaru (Event point reward), SR Matsuura Kanan (Event ranking reward), R Yamauchi Nanako, R Sasahara Kyouko, and SS Seals, S Seals, Seals (Score ranking reward).
 * 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 31, 2017

 * Third Transfer Student Election results are out!
 * The top 3 girls will be featured in special 4-koma strips.
 * 1st place: Emma
 * 2nd place: Osaka Shizuku
 * 3rd place: Konoe Kanata
 * 4th place: Ayanokouji Himeno
 * 5th place: Shirase Koyuki
 * 6th place: Hasekura Kasane
 * 7th place: Ranpha
 * 8th place: Miyashita Coco
 * 9th place: Jennifer

January 31, 2017

 * Chapters 8-1 and 8-2 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Valentine's 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).
 * Event SRs Yoshiko and Mari have been added in premium recruitment.
 * 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 and premium recruitment.

January 25, 2017

 * New Pajama Party themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until January 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * No Event SRs were added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

January 19, 2017

 * The Challenge Festival Round 7 event will begin on January 20 at 4 PM and run until January 31 at 3 PM JST; there will be maintenance for one hour before and after the event
 * Event Point Rewards include SR Koizumi Hanayo (New Year), R Sasahara Kyouko, and R Yamauchi Nanako
 * Event Ranking Rewards include SR Ayase Eli (New Year)
 * Score Ranking Rewards include SS Seals, S Seals, and Seals
 * Event rules are as follows:

January 17, 2017

 * 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 16, 2017

 * Koizumi Hanayo Limited Scouting
 * Koizumi Hanayo Limited Step-Up Scouting
 * Runs from January 16 to 18
 * You may scout Step-Up up to three times:
 * First 10+1 scout needs 30 loveca stones for a guaranteed SR and above!
 * Second 10+1 scout needs 40 loveca stones for a guaranteed SR and above!
 * Third 10+1 scout needs 50 loveca stones for a guaranteed SSR and above!
 * Koizumi Hanayo Limited Scouting
 * Runs from January 16 to 18
 * Scouting 10+1 will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

January 15, 2017

 * Chapters 7-3 and 7-4 have been added to the Aqours Mode main story.
 * New Sunday Best 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).
 * No Event SRs have been added in premium recruitment.
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.
 * New N and R cards have also been added to regular and premium recruitment.

January 10, 2017

 * New Pajama Party themed cards have been added to premium recruitment.
 * There is a higher chance of obtaining these cards until January 15 (base SR/UR rate does not change).
 * Event SRs Honoka and Umi added in premium recruitment (low chance to obtain).
 * Doing a 10+1 draw (50 loveca stones) will guarantee you at least an SR or higher.

January 4, 2017

 * Score Match Round 29 event will begin on January 5 at 4 PM and run until January 15 at 3 PM JST
 * Event Rewards:
 * Event Point Rewards include SR Ohara Mari, R Sasahara Kyouko, and R Miyama Satoko.
 * Event Ranking Rewards include SR Tsushima Yoshiko.
 * Score Match Point Ranking Rewards include SS Seals, S Seals, Seals.
 * The following campaigns will also be active:
 * From January 8 at 3 PM to January 11 at 3 PM JST, 8 Score Match stages will be swapped out with different ones.
 * 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 17 stages for each difficulty. (One stage will be available throughout the entire event.)

January 1, 2017

 * January 1 is Kurosawa Dia's birthday.
 * To celebrate Dia's birthday, 5 Loveca Stones will be given as a Login Bonus today.
 * Today, Aqours Members' 『Happy Birthday, Dia Special Voice』can be heard from the menu.