With the end of the second season of the dance anime Love Live!, the production of a film to complete the franchise was announced. All characters were announced their return via Twitter.
The film is the first part of the franchise's fifth anniversary . In 2010, studio , Lantis , and ASCII Media Works ' Dengeki G Magazine released Love Live ! as a self-described ultimate user participation project ” that lets its fans vote on the future fictional idols . A series of music CDs and videos featuring upbeat followed. members announced in 2012 that an anime series had been greenlit that arrived last year . The second season of the anime was announced in June of last year.
International channel Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it has already aired in Japan.