Love Live! School idol diary

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

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

Starting with the July 2016 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine, a series titled School idol diary Special Edition began serialization in the monthly magazine.

Character School idol diary series

1. Honoka Kosaka
2. Umi Sonoda
3. Kotori Minami
4. Maki Nishikino
5. Hanayo Koizumi
6. Rin Hoshizora
7. Nico Yazawa
8. Nozomi Tojo
9. Eli Ayase

Event School idol diary series

1. ~μ’s Summer Vacation~ (~μ’sの夏休み~, ~µ's no natsuyasumi~)
2. ~Autumn School Festival~ (~秋の学園祭♪~, ~Aki no gakuen-sai♪~)
3. ~μ’s Christmas~ (~μ’sのクリスマス~, ~µ's no kurisumasu~)
4. ~Spring-colored Valentine~ (～春色バレンタイン☆～, ~Shunshoku Barentain☆~)
5. Honoka•Kotori Book

Character School idol diary series

Cover	Information
	Honoka Kosaka Release Date: May 30, 2013 Chapters Honoka Will Not Give Up. (穗乃果はあきらめない。, Honoka wa akiramenai.) Become a School Idol. (スクールアイドルになろう。, Sukuuruaidoru ni narou.) Let's Dance the Dance. (ダンスを踊ろう。, Dansu o odorou.) I Want a Club Room! (部室が欲しい！, Bushitsu ga hoshii!) First Event is Difficult!? (初イベントは大変！？, Hatsu ibento wa taihen!?) Idol Photo Session! (アイドル撮影会！, Aidoru satsuei-kai!) Yukiho's And My Future. (ユッキーと私の未来。, Yukkii to watashi no mirai.) Full fan translation can be found here.
	Umi Sonoda Release Date: June 29, 2013 Chapters A Day In The Sonoda Household. (園田家の1日。, Sonoda-ka no ichinichi.) Examination Season. (試験の季節。, Shiken no kisetsu.) My destiny. (私の運命。, Watashi no unmei.) My destiny. Continue (私の運命。続, Watashi no unmei. Zoku) μ’s Summer Time♪ (μ’sサマータイム♪, μ’s Summer Time♪) To Be The Right Person In The Right Place. (適材適所ということは。, Tekizaitekisho to iu koto wa.) The Two Childhood Friends. (幼なじみの2人。, Osananajimi no futari.) Full fan translation can be found here.
	Kotori Minami Release Date: July 30, 2013 Chapters LITTLE BIRD In The Beginning There Were Three. Part 1 (始まりは3人組。その1, Hajimari wa 3-ningumi. Sono ichi) In The Beginning There Were Three. Part 2 (始まりは3人組。その2, Hajimari wa 3-ningumi. Sono ni) Showers Of Rain. (通り雨。, Tōriame.) Always And Forever. (ずっといつまでも。, Zutto itsu made mo.) Caught In Between! (はさまれちゃった！, Hasamarechatta!) μ’s Swimsuit Contest. (μ’s 水着コンテスト。, µ's mizugi kontesuto.) Full fan translation can be found here.
	Maki Nishikino Release Date: August 30, 2013 Chapters The Red Rose Of The Recital. (発表会の赤いバラ。, Happyoukai no akai bara.) First Rebellious Phase. (はじめての反抗期。, Hajimete no hankouki.) μ’s School Festival Planning Meeting. (μ’s 学園祭企画会議。, μ’s gakuen'sai kikaku kaigi.) Otonoki Seven Wonders. (オトノキ七不思議。, Otonoki nana fushigi.) Riding On A Bicycle. (自転車に乗って。, Jitensha ni notte.) The Way Back. (帰り道。, Kaerimichi) The Reason I Came To Otonokizaka Academy. (私が音ノ木坂学院に来た理由。, Watashi ga otonokisaka gakuin ni kita riyuu) Full fan translation can be found here.
	Hanayo Koizumi Release Date: September 30, 2013 Chapters Why Do I Feel Hungry? (どうしておなかすくのかな？, Doushite onaka suku no ka na?) Idols Are Distant Stars☆ (アイドルは遠い星☆, Aidoru wa tooi hoshi☆) Idols Are Distant Stars☆(Continued) (アイドルは遠い星☆(つづき), Aidoru wa tooi hoshi☆ (Tsuzuki)) Small Flowers. (小さな花。, Chiisana hana.) Hanayo and Rin-chan. (花陽と凛ちゃん。, Hanayo to Rin-chan.) Let's Dance In This Late-Night Festival. (後夜祭で踊ろう。, Goyasai de odorou.) Person of My Dreams. (憧れの人。, Akogare no hito.) Partial fan translation can be found here.
	Rin Hoshizora Release Date: November 30, 2013 Chapters Rin and Dance and Trying To Disguise Herself. (凛とダンスと変装してみたら。, Rin to dansu to hensoushite mitara.) Rin and Kayo-chin.(Part 1) (凛とかよちん。(その1), Rin to Kayo-chin.(Sono ichi)) Rin and Kayo-chin.(Part 2) (凛とかよちん。(その2), Rin to Kayo-chin.(Sono ni)) Rin and One Night's Mistake. (凛と一夜の間違い。, Rin to ichiya no machigai.) Rin and The Cat.(Part 1) (凛と猫ちゃん。(その1), Rin to neko-chan.(Sono ichi)) Rin and The Cat.(Part 2) (凛と猫ちゃん。(その2), Rin to neko-chan.(Sono ni)) Rin and Ramen. (凛とラーメン。, Rin to raamen.) Full fan translation can be found here.
	Nico Yazawa Release Date: December 30, 2013 Chapters Measurement of Niconi's Secret♡ (ニコニーの秘密測定♡, Niconi no himitsu sokutei♡) Blog discovery! (ブログ発見！, Burogu hakken!) Nico Nico Ni♪ (にこにこにー♪, Niko niko ni-♪) GO HOME! Winter wind (冬の風, Fuyu no kaze) Nico and μ’s. (ニコとμ’s。, Niko to µ's.) Full fan translation can be found here.
	Nozomi Tojo Release Date: January 30, 2014 Chapters Nozomin's Spiritual Life. (のぞみんのスピリチュアルライフ。, Nozomin no supirichuaru raifu.) Water of Blessings. (恵みの水。, Megumi no mizu.) There is a God in this World. (この世に神様はいるのです。, Konoyo ni kamisama wa iru no desu.) The First Day of Great Misfortune. (大凶な一日。, Dai kyō na tsuitachi.) Papa's Camera (パパのカメラ。, Papa no kamera.) The Old God has Come. (歳神さまがやってきた。, Toshigamisama ga yattekita.) That Day will Come Someday. (いつか来る日。, Itsuka kuru hi.) Full fan translation can be found here.
	Eli Ayase Release Date: April 5, 2014 Chapters The Reason of Two People. (2人の理由。, Futari no riyuu.) The Reason of Two People. (Continued) (2人の理由。(つづき), Futari no riyuu. (Tsuzuki)) Elichika Siege. (エリチカ包囲網。, Erichika hōi mō.) The Red Sarafan － КРАСНЫЙ САРАФАН (赤いサラファン, Akai sarafan) A Talk Between Ourselves. (ここだけの話。, Koko dake no hanashi.) The Sound of the Bell is Heard. (鐘の音が聞こえる。, Kane no ne ga kikoeru.) The Schoolyard's Cherry Blossom Tree. (校庭の桜の木。, Koutei no sakura no ki.) Full fan translation can be found here.

Event School idol diary series

Cover	Information
	~μ’s Summer Vacation~ Release Date: August 30, 2014 ISBN: ISBN978-4-04-866758-6 Chapters My Summer Vacation. (わたしの夏休み。, Watashi no natsuyasumi.) (Written by Maki Nishikino) Summer Girl Able To Work♪ (働け、サマーガール♪, Hatarake, samaagaaru♪) (Written by Nico Yazawa) μ’s Summer Practice! (μ’sの夏練習！, µ's no natsurenshuu!) (Written by Maki Nishikino) During The Night Of Fireworks. (花火の夜に。, Hanabi no yoru ni.) (Written by Nico Yazawa)
	~Autumn School Festival~ Release Date: October 29, 2014 Chapters Celebration of the Eve. (前夜祭を祝おう。, Zen'yasai o iwaou.) (Written by Umi Sonoda) Festival from Generation to Generation. (お祭り代々。, Omatsuri daidai.) (Written by Honoka Kosaka) Flowers of the School Festival✿ (学園祭の花✿, Gakuen-sai no hana✿) (Written by Umi Sonoda) Honoka and Umi-chan. (穂乃果と海未ちゃん。, Honoka to Umi-chan.) (Written by Honoka Kosaka) Full fan translation can be found here.
	~μ’s Christmas~ Release Date: December 25, 2014 Chapters It's Winter Vacation Soon. (もうすぐ冬休み。, Mou sugu fuyuyasumi.) (Written by Nozomi Tojo) The Two Dating. (デートな２人。, Deeto na futari.) (Written by Nozomi Tojo) Santa • Elichika ☆ (サンタ•エリーチカ☆, Santa•Eriichika☆) (Written by Eli Ayase) μ’s Christmas Party. (μ’sのクリスマスパーティー。, µ's no kurisumasu paatii.) (Written by Eli Ayase)
	~Spring-colored Valentine~ Release Date: May 30, 2019 (Originally slated for February 2015 and subsequently delayed indefinitely, its release was announced on May 22, 2019 with no explanation for the delay.) Chapters ? (Written by Rin Hoshizora) ? (Written by Hanayo Koizumi) ? ?
	Honoka•Kotori Book Release Date: Release Date: Originally slated for March 2016 and subsequently delayed indefinitely. Chapters ? (Written by Honoka Kosaka) ? (Written by Kotori Minami) ? ?

Illustration Books

A hard-cover, B6-sized book containing over 18 large illustrations and over 300 in-text illustrations, as drawn in the first nine books.

Cover	Information
	Love Live! School idol diary Kiyose Akame Illustration Book Release Date: January 30, 2016 Contents Honoka Kosaka Eli Ayase Kotori Minami Umi Sonoda Rin Hoshizora Maki Nishikino Nozomi Tojo Hanayo Koizumi Nico Yazawa
	Love Live! School idol diary Kiyose Akame Illustration Book II Release Date: March 28, 2018 ?

Gallery

Part of the School idol diaries' charm is their usage of chibi drawings throughout the diaries. This particular drawing style has gained much popularity, and was replicated in Season 2's Blu-Ray Disc booklets as well as some merchandise.

• Chibi Illustrations
• Normal Illustrations

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Trivia

• The "Nico and μ’s" chapter in Nico's story has been adapted into a manga chapter twice: one for the official Manga adaptation, and the other for the "µ's Precious Days" Anthology compilation book, titled "In the Middle of the Dream" by Bcoca.