A real surprise came for fans of the Love Live! franchise, as the unthinkable happened in its very recent movie released on September 6, Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen Final Chapter 1. The Japanese animated feature film, which was awaited by many fans, has left to be desired in its premiere, because the theaters in Japan lay empty in this screening. The reasons are various, but in the end it is sad.
Love Live! has failed in the premiere of its recent feature film, with empty movie theaters.
Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen Final Chapter 1 has had many hiccups on its way to release, which has caused uproar by changing some of its staff in the middle of production. Now, this seems to have had repercussions to such an extent that the seats in Japanese theaters lie empty, the words of fans are straightforward and express part of the reasons why this may have happened.
Within forums in Japan it seems the truth lies in the words of fans who mention things like: “I never thought Love Live would turn out to be boring. I wonder why they changed the character design, the person with the new character design is not bad”, ”Nijigasaki was designed by a different person than in the previous series, and that was highly qualified, but in the movie, she was suddenly replaced by a shabby person. Also, unlike Bozaro, the drawings show the bad parts, so it’s a bit crude.” They agree on the reason for the film’s failure.
In a previous note we talked about how this installment had been controversial, as the beloved original designer of the series had been replaced and this since long before the film’s release has generated backlash. This became more serious when the first PV of the movie came out, which showed a very different design, which, not bad according to the fans, but radically changes the way it has always been. More information about this change in more detail is on our page, in this note.
This may be the end of a franchise, although for a first day it is expected that the next few days the box office increases slightly and that at the end of the month the numbers are totaled. Will it be able to recover from its metamorphosis Love Live! and its final episodes? Although it maintains quality, the more purists do not want to continue things with the changes made, something we see in Japan with many works in the last years that passed.
This part of Love Live! takes place in the Nijigasaki school, one of its many side stories, which places us in a club of idols that together work so that it is not closed by the council. Like the original games, the story focuses on the lives of these girls who strive to be the best idols and make their school’s name great. Characters like Yu Takasaki, Ayumu Uehara, Kasumi Nakasu, Shizuku Osaka, Karin Asaka, Ai Miyashita, Setsuna Yuki… Many wills that drag different pasts, all with a common goal in mind.
This film aims to close Nijigasaki in some feature films that give climax to the stories of overcoming our protagonists in their quest to be idols. A good story, like many of those that lie under the Love Live! franchise, many of their games also show us these. So it is advisable to get into these if you want to appreciate the beauty of these characters.