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- Love Live! School Idol Project(TV · 13 eps)
- Love Live! School idol project OVA(OVA · 1 eps)
- Love Live! School Idol Project 2(TV · 13 eps)
- Love Live! Sunshine!!(TV · 13 eps)
- Love Live! Sunshine!! Season 2(TV · 13 eps)
- Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow(Movie · 1 eps)
- YOHANE THE PARHELION -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR-(TV · 13 eps)
- ...and 7 more below
Total: ~76 episodes / 30h watch time
Love Live! School Idol Project Watch Order(2026)
Wondering where to start with Love Live! School Idol Project? There are 14 entries total. The order below follows release dates, which is usually the safest way to go for a first watch.
14 entries ~30h total7 series3 movies3 OVA/specials
Full Watch Order (Release Order)
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Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow
7.50Movie1 eps~24min2019Sunrise
Finished Airing7
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Tips for First-Timers
What you can skip
Nijigasaki can be treated as standalone and watched later; shorts/mini-episodes are optional
Common mistake
Jumping into Sunshine, Nijigasaki, or Superstar without watching School Idol Project first if you care about references
Short on time?
Love Live! School Idol Project S1-2, the School Idol Project movie, and Love Live! Sunshine!! Season 1
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the best order to watch Love Live! School Idol Project?
Release order. Start with Love Live! School Idol Project and go down the list. This is how the creators intended the story to unfold — later entries build on what came before, and watching out of order can spoil key reveals.
How long does it take to watch all of Love Live! School Idol Project?
About 30 hours total across 76 episodes and 14 entries. At 3-4 episodes per day, that's roughly 22 days.
Can I skip the movies and OVAs?
It depends. Recap movies are always safe to skip — they just compress the TV episodes. Original movies and OVAs range from "fun side stories" to "actually important for the plot." When you're unsure, just watch them where they fall in the list above. Better to have extra context than miss something.
Release order or chronological order?
Go with release order for your first time through. Chronological can be tempting, but shows are written with release order in mind — reveals hit harder and character arcs make more sense. Save chronological for a rewatch if you want a different perspective.
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