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This show isn't for everyone. If you are annoyed by cheesy moments, lots of emotional and melodramatic moments, your probably not gonna like the show. But for me, I enjoyed it thoroughly. Sure it's cheesy, but it's overflowing with charm.

Story: Story is pretty ok. I really didn't like the "saving the school" plot of the last season but this season actually made it me care more about it without having the plot take up almost every episode. A step in the right direction but I still would've preferred it not be so plot-heavy

Art: The normal 2D art is acceptable but the CG has really made ... steps forward. The performances look great and a lot less distractingly cheap compared to LL: SIF

Sound: This is completely subjective but I really love Aqours' music. Like last time, every couple of episodes has an insert song and I really liked all of them. I definitely recommend the show to people who like their music if you haven't seen it already. The actual OST in the background is ok too.

Character: Characters get more moments and when they do, the show really shines. The best episodes in my opinion is when they focus on one or two characters with little plot, just letting them all do their thing. Though one issue I have that might annoy people is that sometimes when characters aren't in the spotlight they kind of resort to using their catchphrases a lot. It's like the writers wanted to recreate the success of nico nico nii but overdid it by a longshot. Also, some characters don't get as much screentime as others like You and Kanan.

Overall, this show is really flawed but something about it is really charming and light-hearted. I feel like the people I'd most recommend this to are people who like Slice of Life, definitely people who like idol and musical shows, and people who liked the original Love Live! (though which one they like better is up to the individual, I personally enjoyed this more despite the flaws). Watch Season 1 before this, its pretty good and it, and the show in general seemed to get better as it went on. This show is still going in my favs because, I'm biased to liking the music, and it definitely made me feel something in the end and get me really attached to the characters despite the flaws. Hoping the movie delivers.

TL;DR Yoshiko is best girl, puppet show is best episode in the whole franchise, Love Live memes are top tier, and enjoy idol hell!

Love Live! Sunshine!! struggled with its first season, at least mostly for the first half. The first half of this season is all over the place. It starts off promising enough but gets really confused with what it wants to be. It obviously wants to be a good successor to the original Love Live! So much so that they mention how great µ's is so many times you'll get sick of it after Episode 6. It's as if the writers thought that if they didn't keep bringing up µ's, it would alienate original fans and get them mad, but it really takes a toll on ... the early episodes. Personally, I think all the µ's praise could've been left in the first episode or two and slightly mentioned later. There are sometimes it actually helps the story to mention µ's like the hilarious intercom scene with Dia, but it mostly hampers the show. Great character moments are not only limited by all the "µ's is so great" speeches but by the plot which felt like it was sometimes just forced sometimes just to add tension where there wasn't any needed. I'm talking about a specific plot they add a bit towards the mid of the 1st half (you'll know when you see it). It's lazily done and the show would've been improved with less plot, which was the least fun part of the previous Love Live! too. The first half of the season isn't unwatchable thanks to the fun characters but it will turn a lot of people off and almost turned me off of the show if it weren't for the previously mentioned characters and music.

What is fun about Love Live! is the characters and the music. And where Love Live! Sunshine!! completely fails at story (at least at first), it succeeds in making lovable characters you care for and really great and catchy musical numbers. The characters and the music really carried me through the first half. As for the second half, this is where things get better and the reason why I didn't give story a 1. It seems halfway through the show the writers remembered how to do pacing and after the really good Episode 7 and 8, Love Live! Sunshine!! slows down for once to give us more character-focused episodes and fun moments that let the members really shine and it's because of these moments that I was still able to enjoy the show a lot (Yohane is best girl).

Anyway, in conclusion, Love Live! Sunshine!! starts out rough but if you stick through it, you'll find a really enjoyable show that gets better as it continues. Season 2 isn't finished yet but it has already surpassed my expectations and is turning out to be as good, if not better, than the original Love Live! Season 2 so I'll leave it to you but I'd still recommend it to people who like slice of life, character-centric shows, with good music.