“Love Live! Sunshine!!” Spinoff Fantasy Anime Centered On Yohane Announced

Written By Yuri Anime News Staff

The “Love Live!” franchise officially announced the spinoff anime “Genjutsu no Yohane -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-”. The new anime centered on the character Yohane in a fantasy world with the Aqours members is set to be released in 2023.

Love Live Yohane Anime

Along with the announced, a teaser visual and promotional video was released. Initially thought as a April Fool’s joke by fans when the franchise announced the anime in April, the anime will be based on an illustration series and short manga originally in the “Love Live! Days Love Live!” magazine.

According to the official website, the anime is “The story of that child that everyone knows, that everyone doesn't know. Numazu is a scenic port town surrounded by the sea and mountains. Yohane, a girl who hasn't become accustomed to her surroundings since she was a child, lived at a distance from everyone in the city. Walk with a girl who can't be honest, A mysterious world you know.” The original Aqours members from “Love Live! Sunshine!!” will return to star in the new anime including:

Aika Kobayashi as “Yohane”,

Kanako Takatsuki as “Hanamaru”,

Arisa Komiya as “Dia”,

Ai Furihata as “Ruby”,

Anju Inami as “Chika”,

Shuka Saitō as “You”,

Nanaka Suwa as “Kanan”,

Rikako Aida as “Riko”,

and Aina Suzuki as “Mari”.

Asami Nakatani will be directing the anime at Sunrise. Toshiya Ono will be writing the scripts as series composer and Yumiko Yamamoto is the character designer. Tatsuya Kato is returning as music composer. Sunrise's collective pen-name Hajime Yatate is credited as the original creator and Sakurako Kimino with the original concept.

The “Love Live!” franchise is a multimedia project that includes anime, manga, light novels, music and video games. “Love Live! School Idol Project” TV anime premiered in 2013 with a 13-episode first season. The series continued with a second season in 2014. “Love Live! The School Idol Movie”, which was a sequel to the TV anime, was released in 2015. Seasons 1, 2 and the movie are available to stream on Funimation in subtitles and English dubbing.

“Love Live! Sunshine!!” TV anime Season 1 premiered in 2016. Followed by Season 2 premiered in 2017 and then “Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow” anime film in 2019. Seasons 1 and 2 can currently be steamed on Crunchyroll and Funimation in subtitles and English dubbing. The anime series and film are also available on blu-ray.

“Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club” TV anime premiered in October 2020 and is available to stream on Funimation and Crunchyroll in subtitles and English dubbing. Season 2 premiered on April 2, 2022 and is currently being simulcast on Crunchyroll.

“Love Live! Superstar!!” TV anime premiered in July 2021 on Funimation. Season 2 is set to premiere on July 17, 2022.

Sources: “Yohane” Anime website and Twitter. Love Live! website, Twitter, Youtube. Funimation website. Crunchyroll website.

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