Love Live! 3²

**Love Live! 3²** (3 squared) is a cool group with nine people. Unlike the other Love Lives, none of the characters are "School Idols" per se, and features all canon characters (besides Hans, Maddie, Kiro, Rika, Märchen Cross, and Yuka). It takes place in the Kangaroos world of Nerani.

## Plot

In Tokyo, the sky is the limit, especially in the special idol event Pariend. In this world, if you don't participate in the Pariend fighting game, you are not an idol in the eyes of the public. In this neo-orthodox society, how would new idols rise up?

## Characters

Each character from season 1 comes from a different special ward of Tokyo, Japan. The characters in season 2 do not come from those wards.

### **Moonbow**

An alliance of three idol groups. Due to idol rules, 9-member groups are not allowed, as it can be considered cheating.

#### Unlock

The Printemps of the group. Themes include school, first love, and aesthetics based on *Sleeping Beauty* and *The Secret Garden*.

* Uzuki Shimamura (CV: Miho Terada 寺田 美保)
* Angelica Heilen (CV: Eri Fukase 深瀬 絵理)
* Muni Ohnaruto (CV: Haruka Ishitsuka 石塚 陽香)

#### VYNL

The AZALEA of the group. Themes include colors, dubstep, and aesthetics based on the early 2010s.

* Egon Spengler (CV: Tohru Mita 三田 亨)
* Shinobu Inuyose (CV: Yukie Numao 沼尾 幸江)
* An Shiraishi (CV: Arisa Hareyama 晴山 亜里紗)

#### You You

The Guilty Kiss of the group. Themes include heartbreak, rock, and aesthetics based on K-POP boy bands

* Hans Findlay (CV: Kento Tayama 田山 賢人)
* Wat (CV: Yasuharu Anzai 安斉 康晴)
* Obi-Wan Kenobi (CV: Hiroki Okuma 奥間 浩貴)

### **Madayro**

The A-RISE of the series. Loves having Moonbow around, treats the others like pets. Themes include sexiness and hip-hop.

* Miyu Sakurada (CV: Yukari Arakawa 新川 由佳梨)
* Maddie Anderson (CV: Anzu Inoki 猪木 杏)
* Kiro (CV: Norihisa Washino 鷲野 典久)

### **Märchen Cross**

The rivals of Moonbow. They actually have a grudge against all the characters, though Subaru doesn't seem to care. Their themes include fairytales, flowers, and rock.

* Marika Zaima (CV: Mizuki Hirohashi 廣橋 瑞稀)
* Shouko Hateruma (CV: Remi Kiri 桐 麗美)
* Mizuki Myoujou (CV: Yuu Mizote 溝手 友)
* Subaru Togawa (CV: Yukako Inuyama 犬山 有香子)

### **Yellowjacket Railway**

Friendly rivals with Moonbow. They became idols because it's their passion. They don't feel confident about who they are, so they want to become someone new. Their themes include trains, rock, and lights.

* Winston Zeddemore (CV: Shuuta Abukawa 虻川 秀太)
* Xiangling Xie (CV: Mai Haino 灰野 茉依)

### **Yakotsuki**

The most popular group out of all the idols in Pariend.

* Shioriko Mifune (CV: Ari Amagai 天海 亜里)
* Yuka Harukaze (CV: Maya Yabui 薮井 摩弥)
* Kaede Hanamaki (CV: Mikiko Obana 尾鼻 樹子)

### **The Shiratori Sisters**

A minor group in the show. They are underground idols, aka chikaidols, and their little gimmick is that they *aren't* sisters. They are not legally idols due to a fact that is actually a spoiler.

* Hime Shiratori
* Rika Shiratori
* Tomoe Shiratori
* Kurumi Shiratori

### **TOKYOCYAN**

Composed of former Pariend musicians, they just became idols so they can actually participate in Pariend. Their themes are orchestra mixed with electronic rock, and the color blue. They do not appear until season 2.

* Nozomi Sasaki
* Mizore Yoroizuka
* Ichika Hoshino
* Kaeya Alberich

### **Cineraria**

Kyoko and Sango are like Bonnie and Clyde and Garnet's just along for the ride. They do not appear until season 2.

* Kyoko Yamate
* Sango Misaki
* Garnet Szellem

### **Solo Acts**

Solo acts that are legally considered idols.

#### Season 1

Idols that first appeared in season 1

* Nadeshiko Hanamaki
* Tsubaki Hanamaki
* John (CV: Yoshitaka Yonenaga 米永 好孝)
* Syoko Hoshi
* Kohane Azusawa (CV: Manami Narabu 奈良部 愛弥)

#### Season 2

Idols that first appeared in season 2, if this series even gets a season 2

* Iori Minase
* Tsubasa Hanekawa

### **Others**

* Everyone's families
	+ Uzuki's mother
	+ KEN Shiraishi
	+ Shinobu's parents, older siblings, and grandparents
		- Dennojo Inuyose might be her dad or grandad
		- Nagisa Tsukimiyama is Shinobu's cousin
	+ Muni's mother
	+ Mortimer Findlay
	+ Katarina Spengler, as well as Elon Spengler (maybe?)
	+ Obi-Wan's mom and dad
	+ John's dads
	+ Kiro's creator?
	+ Edward Zeddemore
	+ All other parents are unknown
* Hitomi Kosaka
* Kumiko Oumae
* Reina Kosaka
* Riddle Rosenheart
* Kaoru
* Akito Shinonome
* Touya Aoyagi
* Shizuku Hinomori
* Aoi Miyake
* Ranmaru Kurosaki
* Copycat
* Rin Shibuya
* Mio Honda
* Saki Mizushima
* Hitoba and Futaba Karakuri - DJ
* Shian Inubousaki - Part of ZYKE, and part-time Pariend musician
* Champe Rosehearts - Part of ZYKE, and Riddle's sister
* Aoi Hikami - Part of ZYKE, and a rival of Wat

## Songs

### Moonbow

* Teo
* Donna Toki mo Zutto
* High Tension
* Harukaze~You were here~
* Wake up!!

#### Unlock

* Shake it Up
* Colorful Voice
* bloom
* DALLA DALLA

#### VYNL

* Something to Dance For
* Shanghai Honey
* Silent Oath

#### You You

* TTYLXOX
* IDOL
* Wah Wah World
* Come Back Again
* The Chaser

#### Mix songs by Moonbow

* Suzume -> Tomorrow (Uzuki, An, Wat)
* Sekai de Ichiban Sukina Namae (Wat, Hans, Egon, Obi-Wan)

### Madayro

* Rettou Joutou
* Trancing Pulse

### Märchen Cross

* New Winding Road
* The Less I Know the Better
* needLe
* Cagayake! GIRLS

### Yakotsuki

* Kimi no Yozora Shoukaihan
* Hyakka Ryouran, Akatsukiyo
* Maware! Setsugetsuka

### Solos

* Watashitachi wa Mirai no Hana (Tsubaki)
* Dear Breeze (John)
* Koi Koi Koi (Syoko)
* Let's Love (An)
* One Day (Wat)
* Dancing on the Inside (Hans)
* Ghost City Tokyo (Egon)

## Episodes

* **I Want to Be a Better Friend** (より良い友達になりたい, *Yoriyoi tomodachi ni naritai*?) - The stories of Uzuki, An, and Wat before Moonbow, and how they meet.
* **Lacuna** (ラクナ, ***Lacuna***?) - Uzuki, An, and Wat debut as Parapara Rainy Season, aka Pararei.
* **Naz** (なず, ***Naz***?) - Muni joins the group because she believes the group would be dead if she didn't.
* **Dead Lost** (死者は失われた, *Shisha wa Ushinawareta*?) - The four members try to look for new members. They almost get Hans, Syoko, or Aoi but they couldn't. Because of their fatal flaw of being a quartet, Egon comes in and tells them to quit while they still can.
* **Halcyon** (ハルシオン, ***Halcyon***?) - Hans and Shinobu join the group, but are tempted by the rising Pariend stars.
* **Saudade** (サウダージ, ***Saudade***?) - We meet Ayumu, Shizuku, John, Syoko, and Kohane in person.
* **Jayus** (ジェイス, ***Jayus***?) - We meet Winston, Xiangjiang, Tsubaki, Nadeshiko, and Hime in person, while at the same time being scared of the members of Yakotsuki and Madayro.
* **Kalon** (カロン, ***Kalon***?) - Angelica joins Pararei.
* **Metanoia** (メタノイア, ***Metanoia***?) - Egon finally has the strength to join Parapara Rainy Season. Since the team has been found, they're gonna do a little rebranding, and rename themselves to Moonbow.
* **Destinesia** (デスチニシア, ***Destinesia***?) - The idols completely forgot that they have to participate in Pariend, and they're scared. In this episode, they fight Bunny and the Ayupons, Yellowjacket Railway, and some soloists.
* **Petrichor** (ペトリコール, ***Petrichor***?) - In this episode, the idols fight Yakotsuki, as well as the soloists John and Kohane.
* **Your Music, Your Words** (きみの音楽、君の言葉, *Kimi no ongaku, kimi no kotoba*?) - In this episode, Uzuki goes head to head with An, Wat, Shioriko, Kiro, and John, but Uzuki wins.

## Trivia

* Some characters have alternate names:
	+ Wataru Amano instead of Wat, mostly so it doesn't sound weird
	+ Kazuya Ooyama instead of Egon Spengler, mostly so it doesn't sound weird
	+ Kiro Hoshimiya instead of Kiro, the surname is fake
	+ Haruka Toudou instead of Shinobu Inuyose, mostly for gender identification for AI Dungeon
	+ Obi-Wan does not have this alternate naming scheme
* 3 out of the 9 main characters have won the Halloweenies. That being Wat, Shinobu, and Obi-Wan.
	+ Hans, Aya, and John have also been nominated, and Kiro's original robot type, the Palettes, also won.
* Despite the name, 3² takes a lot of different concepts from many series.
	+ The beginning is the same as most *Love Live!* series, with An, Wat, and Uzuki performing their first song together as a trio.
	+ Takes place in an economical future dystopia, like an upside-down world of the fanseries *Generation HEART*.
	+ Idols have powers, like the school in *Lapis Re:LiGHTS*.
	+ Idols fight, like the (school?) in *Shojo Kageki Revue Starlight*.
	+ The series is not all-boy or all-girl, like *Project SEKAI*.
		- Though, like Project SEKAI, the number of male singers is significantly lower than female singers.
	+ Shinobu from *D4DJ* still keeps her DJ abilities, though she still has to do idol activity.
* Out of all the characters, the one least known about is Uzuki Shimamura, since her anime, Cinderella Girls, focuses on way more than just Uzuki and her friends, and also that she's extremely plain in comparison to them.
* Shinobu and Hans used to be a duo before they joined Moonbow. They did not have a name, as Hans was the only singer, and their work would go under *his* name. They did not fight.
* The name "Moonbow" was originally called "Dewbow", but was changed for two reasons. To not confuse itself for the music genre of dembow, and also to send the group's message across more clearly.
* The name "Madayro" was originally called "Madaryo", but was changed due to it being a failed combination of Maddie, Aya, and Kiro.
* Maddie Anderson used to be Madoka Kaguya.
* Love Live characters do show up in the show, though they coexist with the current idols and have very different backstories. The characters that show up are Ayumu, Kanata, Karin, Shizuku, and Honoka's mom.
* Karin's pseudonym is "Kitty", but she's actually a fox.
* Kanata's pseudonym is "Aries", but she's actually a Sagittarius.
* TOKYOCYAN and Yakotsuki do not appear until season 2. If it even gets a season 2.
* Tsubasa, Wat, and Xiangjing had a temporary group called θα (*tha*, Greek for "will") but have split up.
* Kaede, Tsubaki, and Nadeshiko got the surname "Hanamaki" because the 3² is different from the Re:LiGHTS universe. As such, they share the same surname as Towa Hanamaki from Photon Maiden.
* Angelica got the surname "Heilen" for the same reason as the Hanamaki sisters. Though I doubt that Angelica is anything but Japanese, who knows?
* Aoi's actual name is Sumire, I just changed it because Sumire was taken.