Love Live! is spread across multiple active arms: the Hasu no Sora TV anime premieres January 10, 2027, the third Nijigasaki Final Chapter film opens February 5, 2027, and the franchise's older titles continue through exhibitions, merchandise, and collaborations. The Link! Like! Love Live! app is being withdrawn entirely on October 30, 2026, after its developer's bankruptcy.
The most concrete forward commitments are in anime. The Love Live! Hasunosora Girls' High School Idol Club TV anime begins January 10, 2027 on TOKYO MX and runs seven episodes, following the 106th class between April and June of their school year. Go Kurosaki directs at Sublimation with Fumiaki Maruto on scripts, and the cast adds three 106th class members: Maika Nishikiue, Aoi Reisawa, and Mion Shirin. Separately, the third Nijigasaki Final Chapter film has a February 5, 2027 opening and a theme song, "Dreaming Free," performed by the cast. The first two films sent club members to Okinawa and to Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe; the third returns the story to Tokyo and picks up after Isla's return home, with the club invited to the School Idol GPX contest.
Older branches keep running through events and merchandise. Aqours anchored the opening of a new Tokyo venue with the Dive into Sparkle exhibition, which ran from August 22 to September 29, 2026, showing costumes and avatar concept exhibits. μ's figures joined Gugenka's HoloModel service, μ's voice actors are booked as guests for the LoveLive! Orchestra Concert on January 10 and 11, 2027 in Chiba, and Sunshine!! and Nijigasaki goods lines continue through AMNIBUS, Kujibikido, and F:NEX. A crossover visual pairing Honoka Kosaka with Sasha from Yamato yo Towa ni: REBEL3199 arrived on October 24, tied to the Yamato film's Akihabara scene and its October 30 opening.
The one closure is Link! Like! Love Live!. Odd Number filed for bankruptcy in the Tokyo District Court on August 5, 2026 with 10,320,780,000 yen in liabilities as of December 2024, and the online service ended June 30. The offline version for iOS and Android stops distribution October 30 at 12:00, the same date logins and in-app data downloads stop.
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Oct 24
A collaboration visual pairing Honoka Kosaka of μ's from Love Live! with Sasha from Yamato yo Towa ni: REBEL3199 was released on October 24. The image shows the two characters running together through the streets of Akihabara in Tokyo. The pairing follows a scene in the final chapter of REBEL3199, Chapter 7: Rainbow-colored Reincarnation, in which Sasha sets foot in Akihabara, a district the sources also describe as a setting associated with Love Live!. Chapter 7 begins screening in theaters nationwide on October 30. Two YouTube videos arrived alongside the visual: a recap of the story told from Sasha's perspective and a short video taken from footage in which Sasha appears in Akihabara. REBEL3199 is the latest entry in the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 series, rebuilt from the 1980 film Yamato yo Towa ni, and runs seven chapters and 26 episodes. Harutoshi Fukui is chief director and writes series composition and screenplay, Naomichi Yamato directs, and Satellite handles animation production.
Oct 24
An illustration pairing Love Live! character Honoka Kosaka with Sasha Iscandar Kodai from Star Blazers: Be Forever Yamato - Rebel 3199 appeared on Saturday, set in Akihabara. Bandai Namco Filmworks also streamed a short video of the Yamato crew touring Akihabara from Sasha's perspective. The seventh Rebel 3199 film opens in Japanese theaters on October 30. The Yamato remake is being released as seven films, and Crunchyroll streams it as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199.
Oct 4
The LoveLive! Orchestra Concert will be held on January 10 and 11, 2027 at Chiba Prefectural Culture Hall, with Grand Philharmonic Tokyo performing. Guest vocals from μ's are scheduled to feature Emi Nitta, Aya Uchida, Pile, Riho Iida, and Aina Kusuda. The earliest advance ticket lottery opens at 10:00 on September 26. The January 11 date is listed in two parts, day and night.
Sep 19
Kyomafu 2026 runs September 19 and 20 at Miyako Messe and ROHM Theatre Kyoto, with the Kyoto International Manga Museum as a second venue. Displays include a life-size Gabriel from Rakuen Tsuiho: Kokoro no Resonance, a Nabeshima Ware Ghost in the Shell Tachikoma, and Anis from Goddess of Victory: NIKKE in kimono at the Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts. FGO's Mash [Paladin] life-size figure, JOJOLands original artwork, and Nogizaka46 member standees are also on display, with Love Live! and My Dress-Up Darling figures taking preorders.
Sep 14
Gugenka Inc. has begun selling Love Live! μ's digital figures in its HoloModel service from 12:00 on Monday, September 14, 2026. Two sets are available, each covering nine characters: the "Bokura no LIVE Kimi to no LIFE" outfits and the National Otonokizaka Academy summer uniforms. Every body costs 3,850 yen including tax.
Jul 2
KDDI opens 'POP Culture Style IKEBUKURO' on July 3, a new store blending anime culture with digital technology. Features include an AI virtual human greeter, emotion-detecting cameras, and an NFT stamp system. Opening collaborations include pop-ups for Love Live! Series and Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun. The store is operated with Natasha, parent company of Natalie.
Jun 24
Bandai releases the second series of mini CD collections for the Love Live! 15th anniversary, reproducing past CDs as gashapon capsules. The lineup includes 20 types, such as Snow halation and Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM, with fold-out jacket art, removable discs, and QR codes for streaming. Release is scheduled for the fourth week of June 2026 at 500 yen each.