Mobile Suit Gundam

**Mobile Suit Gundam** is a TV show about two conflicting sides that use humanoid machines called "Mobile Suits".

## The Mobile Suit Gundam Shout-outs in Love Live! Media

One of the official School Idol Festival All Stars comics has Setsuna Yuuki holding what looks like the novelization of Gundam 00: A Wakening of the Trailblazer.Natsumi Murakami drew a pic of the Nijigasaki girls (and the crowds) cheering to an RX-78-2 Gundam statue, though the statue was replaced with the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam by that time. (From the May 22, 2020 Nijigasaki stream)The logo of *The Gundam Base* (A Gundam themed shop located in Tokyo) can be seen at the distance on this pic. (The difference is the removal of the RX-78-2 Gundam)The Unicorn Gundam statue's cameo in the *Nijigasaki High School Idol Club* Anime.The Nijigaku After School event at DiverCity features three postcards of the Nijigasaki High School girls standing outside the building with the Unicorn Gundam statue present. (Photo by haya\_ming @ Twitter)The Yurikamome/Rinkai Line's one-day ticket set collaboration with *Nijigasaki* features the Unicorn Gundam statue for the Rinkai Line ticket and bonus folder set.The 1st and 3rd intermission stories for the Love Live! Sunshine!! Unit Live Adventure 2020's "New Romantic Sailors" concert features an amount of references from the first *Gundam* Anime (The White Base, Bright Slap) and *Mobile Suit Gundam 00* (The concept for "Trans-Am", with Yoshiko being drawn in a similar facial expression from Setsuna F. Seiei).
## What's the ***closest***thing to having a Mobile Suit Gundam Shout-out in Love Live?

It's noteworthy that both *Love Live!* and *Gundam* shared the same animation company, which also means that these references are debatable.

In Sunshine!'s Second Season's 4th episode, Kanan and Mari does a pose similar to the Sekiha Love Love Tenkyoken.The June 22, 2020 Nijigasaki stream features a title that is similar to "God Gundam's Great Triumph: A Hopeful Future; Ready, Go! (ガンダム大勝利! 希望の未来へレディ・ゴーッ!!" from *Mobile Fighter G Gundam"*The Aran avatar Rina uses in a video game in Episode 13 is equipped with weapons similar to the funnels from the Gundam franchise. Also a possible reference to Haman Karn, who Rina has a resemblance to.The brochure for the *Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 3rd Live! School Idol Festival ~Yume no Hajimari~* live concert features Setsuna striking a pose similar to the Aile Strike Gundam (right)
## Fanfic appearances

*List your fanfiction here if this character appears in it:*

### Idol-And-Gunpla Universe

The *Gundam* series (though used for the series' *Build Fighters* concept) appears in the shared fanon universe created by FigureGunplaFan.

The Unicorn Gundam statue occasionally appeared during the events of *Welcome to A・ZU・NA Land!*, though it was seemingly replaced by the 00 Qan[T] in *School Idol: New Generation*.

## Notes & Trivia

* Aside from several Easter eggs in several media including Tomori's mention of the name in one of the Nijigasaki Radio podcasts, one of the Niconamas, the Unit Live Adventure's New Romantic Sailors concert, many of the voice actresses' involvement in the franchise, and the cameo of the Unicorn Gundam statue in the *Nijigasaki High School Idol Club* anime, The *Love Live!* franchise has yet to officially collaborate with *Gundam.*
* Kaori Maeda (the voice of Shizuku Ousaka) is heavily implied to be a *Gundam* fan, as she uses "Sieg Zeon" as a friendly expression before drinking her alcoholic drinks, ans she is seen holding a Gundam Front Tokyo exclusive Z'Gok Claw Cushion on her 2021 birthday video.
* Shu Uchida (Mia Taylor) watches the Gundam franchise for the first time, starting with 00, and later became a fan of Lockon Stratos/Neil Dylandy.
	+ Shu also livestreamed her building a Haropla Haro (Lockon Green) and two HGs: Exia and Dynames on April 14, 2022.

### Franchise-related

* Both *Love Live!* and *Mobile Suit Gundam* shares the same staple animation studio: Sunrise.
	+ Haro, one of the robots from the franchise, serves as a major mascot for the animation studio.
* Both Love Live! and Gundam had their own Gacha Mobile Games (Mobage): *Love Live! School Idol Festival/All Stars*, and *Gundam Breaker Mobile* (Gundam Battle Gunpla Warfare) & *Mobile Suit Gundam Battle* (敢达争锋对决, a PRC exclusive game)
	+ For SIFAS and GBM, Both games...
		- Had a formerly unnamed protagonist (**Yu Takasaki** in *Nijigasaki High School Idol Club*, and **Ryusei Fudou** in *Gundam Breaker Battlogue*)
		- Are published on 2019, and ended service on June 2023.

* In *Gundam Build Fighters Try*, there is an off-screen team called "Love Live!" from the "Otonokizaka Academy" (韻木坂学院), being this the first animated cameo between Gundam and Love Live! franchises.
* Kaori Maeda (Shizuku Ousaka's VA) uses "Sieg Zeon" while hitting cups with Chiemi Tanaka (Rina Tennouji's VA) in one of the SIFAS interviews premiered on Sep 13, 2018.
* The movie for Love Live! Sunshine!! shares the same title as the 7th episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn OVA: "*Over The Rainbow*".
* Shinya Watada, the person who directed the 20th episode of *Mobile Suit Gundam 00*, *Mobile Suit Gundam AGE* (ep 14, 20, 29, 47, Memory of Eden), the 4th *Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn* theatrical OVA, "A Battle with the Third Dimension" OVA for *The 08th MS Team*, *Gundam Build Fighters Try*, *Gundam Build Divers* and its sequel *Re:RISE*, also directed the 2nd and 4th episodes of the *School Idol Project* Anime and the 5th and 6th episodes of *Sunshine!!*.
* The Guilty Kiss' performance segment in the *Love Live! Sunshine!! Unit Live Adventure 2020* concert features a variety of references and shout-outs from the series.
	+ One of their ships: Black Base, is a nod to the White Base, also named the "Pegasus".
	+ The Planet they landed on is named "Red Planet Shaa", which is a nod to Char Anazble's nickname, Red Comet Char.
	+ When Riko gets slapped by Yoshiko for asking why they named their ships' name "Black Base" instead of "White Base", Riko yells "Chika hasn't even hit me before!", which is a reference to Amuro getting slapped by Bright Noa.
	+ Yoshiko's "Yohan-Am" power-up is a major reference to the Trans-Am System in *Mobile Suit Gundam 00*.
* The *CYaZALEA☆Kiss☆Maulers* music video features Kazuhiko Shimamoto (島本和彦) (one of the authors for the "*Super-Class! Mobile Fighter G Gundam*" manga) serving as a character designer for the CYaZALEA☆Kiss☆Maulers MV. He also previously made unofficial doujins based on the Love Live! series.
* Though coincidental, the HG Gundam Plutone's first batch shipping date, September 18, is a day before Riko's birthday on September 19.
* One of SPYAIR's (who sung Rage of Dust, the second opening for Mobile Suit Gundam: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS) members, Momiken, composed the "Dive" insert song (sung by Setsuna Yuuki) for the 3rd episode of *Nijigasaki High School Idol Club*.
* Nana Hatori, a songwriter for Mia Taylor's "I'm Still", also worked with L'Arc-en-Ciel, who performed the first opening for *Mobile Suit Gundam 00*.
* Tomori Kusunoki (Setsuna Yuki's VA) is a fan of L'Arc-en-Ciel.
* Unlike the player character who remains unseen and unnamed in *School Idol Festival ALL-STARS* (though the fandom considers Yu as the closest thing), the male protagonist from the *Gundam Breaker 3* game is officially named as "Takuma Nagitsuji" in *Gundam Breaker Battlogue*, complete with full physical appearance.
* A mural of Char Aznable and Honoka Kousaka is seen at Sunrise's newly-moved office named "White Base".
* Shu Uchida (Mia Taylor) watches the Gundam franchise for the first time, starting with 00, and later became a fan of Lockon Stratos/Neil Dylandy.
* Both franchises had collaborated with Curry House Coco Ichibanya. (July 14, 2017 - August 31, 2017 for *Gundam*, April 1 to 30, 2022 for *Love Live*)
* Both *Mobile Fighter G Gundam* and *Nijigasaki High School Idol Club* had one thing in common when it comes to doing tributes to Hong Kong. In a rather unfortunate irony compared to the former, the latter's character (Lanzhu Zhong) is far from being a proper tribute given her alleged Hongkonger nationality.
* Suletta Mercury appears in a "Chayamachi Oshi Festival" poster along with Ayumu Uehara, Kokona Otouri from *World Dai Star*, and the *Yohane the Parhelion* version of Yoshiko/Yohane.
* Both *Puchiguru Love Live!* and *Gundam Evolution* only lasted for a year since their debut from a year ago.

### Voice Actor-related

* Many of the voice actors from *Love Live!* also provided voice work for the franchise:
	+ Akiko Yajima (the voice of Mari Ohara's mother) previously voiced Relena Peacecraft/Darlian in *New Mobile Report Gundam Wing*.
	+ Masumi Asano (the voice of Honoka Kousaka's mother) also voices:
		- Saki Graham (*Mobile Suit Gundam: Cross Dimension 0079*)
		- Yuki Nakasato (*Mobile Suit Gundam: Lost War Chronicles*)
		- Defrah Kar (*Gundam Evolve*)
		- Lila Milla Rira (*Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam* compilation movies)
	+ Yukana (Nijigasaki High School Chairwoman) also voices Four Murasame from *Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation*, replacing Saeko Shimazu.
	+ Kikuko Inoue (the voice of Maki Nishikino's mother) also voices:
		- Aina Sahalin (*Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team*)
		- Caridad Yamato (*Mobile Suit Gundam SEED*)
		- Arleen Nazon (*Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2*)
		- Carta Issue (*Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS*)
	+ Minami Takayama (the voice of the unnamed Female singer in The School Idol Movie) voices Kati Mannequin from *Mobile Suit Gundam 00*.
	+ Nana Mizuki (the voice of Riko Sakurauchi's Mother) voices Nana Tachibana from the *Mobile Suit Gundam Climax U.C.* game.
	+ Rie Kugimiya (the voice of Chika Takami's mother) voices Nena Trinity and Mina Carmine from *Mobile Suit Gundam 00*.
	+ Asumi Kana (the voice of Shima Takami) voices Mochizuki from *Gundam Breaker 3*.
	+ Kanae Ito (the voice of Mito Takami) voices Lu Anon from *Mobile Suit Gundam AGE*, and Nanami Nanase from *Gundam Build Divers*.
	+ Yurika Kubo (the voice of Hanayo Koizumi) voices Eco Turbine, a character from *Mobile Suit Gundam : IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS*. This also marks her debut role in the Gundam franchise.
	+ Yoko Hikasa (the voice of Kaoruko Mifune and Lailaps) voices Lafter Frankland from *Mobile Suit Gundam : IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS.*
	+ Rikako Aida (the voice of Riko Sakurauchi) voices Chall Acustica, a character from *Mobile Suit Gundam 00P*, as a playable character in *SD Gundam G Generations Cross Rays*. This also marks her debut role in the Gundam franchise.
	+ Ryoko Shiraishi (the voice of Setsuna Yuuki/Nana Nakagawa's mother) voices Anew Returner in *Mobile Suit Gundam 00* and Misaki in *Gundam Build Fighters*.
	+ Yui Ishikawa (the voice of Misato Kawamoto) voices China Kousaka in *Gundam Build Fighters* and Emerelda Zubin in *Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway*.
	+ Mamiko Noto (the voice of Kanon Shibuya's mother) voices Chloe Croce in *Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link*, Mink Leiden and Wilna Janisty from *Mobile Suit Gundam AGE,* Elnora Samaya from *Mobile Suit Gundam - the Witch from Mercury PROLOGUE*, and Prospera Mercury from *Mobile Suit Gundam - the Witch from Mercury*.
	+ Romi Park (the voice of Yuigaoka Girls High School's Chairwoman) voices Loran Cehack/Laura Rolla from *Turn A Gundam*, Regene Regetta from *Mobile Suit Gundam 00*, Shanalua Mullen from *Mobile Suit Gundam AGE*, and a teenage Lucas Kankaansyrjä from *Gundam Build Fighters Try*. She also serves as the second voice for Nicol Amalfi from *Mobile Suit Gundam SEED*.
	+ Kana Hanazawa (the voice of Saya, a maid of the Hazuki family) voices Romary Stone/Romary Asuno from *Mobile Suit Gundam AGE,* Gundam Meister 874 and Hayana from Mobile Suit Gundam 00F, as playable characters in *SD Gundam G Generations Cross Rays.* She also serves as the second voice for Luna Armonia from *New Mobile Report Gundam Wing Dual Story: G-Unit,* who is also a playable character in *Cross Rays.*
	+ Ai Kakuma (the voice of a School Idol from the first School Idol Movie) voices Freddie in *Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE* and Maria Urutsuki/Mascarilla in *Gundam Build Metaverse*.
	+ Atsumi Tanezaki (the voice of Kanan Matsuura's fan) voices Mace Flower in the *Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash* movie.
	+ Aya Endo (the voice of Hana Hazuki, Ren's mother) voices Kinue Crossroad from *Mobile Suit Gundam 00*, Diana Lee from *Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G*, Emily Asuno and the adult version of her daughter, Unoa Asuno from *Mobile Suit Gundam AGE*, Mirai Kamiki from *Gundam Build Fighters Try*, and Erika Yugo from *Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative*. She also replaces the late Yuko Mizutani as the voice of Carris Nautilus from *After War Gundam X*, though she only voices Carris in the video games so far.
	+ Aya Uchida (the voice of Kotori Minami) voices Barbara Hahari from *Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Code Fairy*. This also marks her debut role in the Gundam franchise.
	+ Yūko Minaguchi (the voice of the Konoe sisters' mother) voices Jacqueline from *Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes*.
	+ For *Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation 2*:
		- Jeannie Tirado (Riko Sakurauchi's English VA) voices Tenda Begin.
		- Ayane Sakura (Alisa Ayase's Japanese VA) and Megan Shipman (Hanamaru Kunikida's English VA) voices Alma Stirner.
		- Jill Harris (Shizuku Ousaka's English VA) voices Mia Brinkman.
		- Alexis Tipton (Jennifer's English VA) voices Sthesia Awar, a character from *EXVS* who serves as the game's guest operator.
		- Caitlin Glass (Maki Nishikino's English VA) voices Lilith Aiden.
	+ Kana Ichinose (the voice of Satsuki Sato, one of the twins who are members of the Nijigasaki Student Council) voices Sakura Slash from *SD Gundam Battle Alliance*, Ericht Samaya from *Mobile Suit Gundam - the Witch from Mercury PROLOGUE,* and Suletta Mercury from *Mobile Suit Gundam - the Witch from Mercury*.
	+ Both Jill Harris and Natalie Van Sistine (Ren Hazuki's English VA) voices Suletta Mercury and Miorine Rembrane in the English dub of *Mobile Suit Gundam - the Witch from Mercury*.
	+ Nobuo Tobita (Tonosama from Yohane of the Parhelion) voices Kamille Bidan from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Mathis Walker from *Mobile Suit Victory Gundam*, Ulube Ishikawa from *Mobile Fighter G Gundam*, Rondo Ghina Sahaku from *Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray*, and Lasker Alesi from *Mobile Suit Gundam IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS*.
	+ Akio Otsuka (Mari Ohara's father in *Yohane the Parhelion*) voices Anavel Gato in *Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory*, Vice Foreign Minister Darlian in *New Mobile Report Gundam Wing*, Elmer Snell in *Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO 2*, and Kaite Madigan in *Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny: Generation of CE*.
	+ Chika Anzai ("Broadcast club member A" in the 2nd season of *School Idol Project*) voices an announcer, Meguta Yasu, and Satomi Funaki in *Gundam Build Fighters Try*, and Rio Hojo from *Gundam Build Metaverse*.
	+ Ayane Sakura (Alisa) also voices Remi Ruth from *Mobile Suit Gundam AGE*, and Toyah Mashima from *Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom*.
	+ Tomokazu Sugita (Yolan Kent in *Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny*, Kei Karima in *Gundam Build Fighters Try*, and Vincent Pike in *Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt*) voices Yohane's father in the *Yohane the Parhelion* Drama CD.
* Rikako also idolizes Akira Ishida (Athrun Zala from *Mobile Suit Gundam SEED*)
* Tomoyo Kurosawa (Tsuki Watanabe's voice actress) is also friends with the late Keiji Fujiwara (Eledore Massis from *Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team*, and Ali al-Sacheez from *Mobile Suit Gundam 00*), who passed away from cancer on April 12, 2020.
	+ Though not related to *Gundam*, Kaori Maeda (Shizuku Ousaka's voice actress) also previously worked with Keiji in *Back Street Girls*.
* Aika Kobayashi (Yoshiko Tsushima's voice actress) also worked with Kengo Kawanishi (The voice of Mikazuki Augus in *Mobile Suit Gundam: IRON-BLOODED ORPHANS*) as radio personalities in two episodes of SEIYU NOTE.

### Meta and ***Out*** of Canon

* Though coincidental, Kotori Minami's name, "Minalinsky", shares a similar name with the "Minovsky" particles.
* Both franchises also share one of the common tropes: An interaction between a purple/dark-hared and a blonde-haired character.
	+ Ironically, both NozoEli and KanaMari are much more friendly to each other compared to Garma and Char, though KariAi revisits the concept of "betrayal" while retaining their friendship in the *ALL-STARS* game (where they "defected" to Lanzhu Zhong's School Idol Association).
* Both Ruby Kurosawa and Meyrin Hawke possesses similar twintails and hair colors. Interestingly, both were younger sisters.
* Dia's hairstyle and outfit in the first half of the *Love Live! The School Idol Movie: Over The Rainbow* shares some similarities to Tiffa Adill's own hairstyle and clothes.
* Due to Setsuna Yuuki's name, fans jokingly see her as a Mobile Suit pilot from the *Mobile Suit Gundam* series.
	+ Her name might have caused the fans to make a humorous connection between her and Setsuna F. Seiei in *Mobile Suit Gundam 00*.
		- This also creates a new nickname for her: Salimah Ibrahim.
* The persona change between wearing glasses is reminiscent of Lady Une from *Mobile Suit Gundam Wing* switching between her two personalities. Both take on a serious mode when wearing the glasses on and a more open mode without the glasses; additionally, the glasses wearing persona of both also have hair tied in twin braids, while the other persona has straight long hair. The only difference is that Setsuna/Nana is keeping a secret identity, whereas Une had dissociative personalities.
	+ Nico switching her personality is also reminiscent of Une. Additionally, Nico herself described it as switching between two sides of herself whenever switches her hairstyle - twin tied and hair down. However, Nico isn't actually dissociative, and she at times experiences aspects of both personalities regardless of what hairstyle she's currently sporting.
* Annerose Rosenheim (16 years old) from *Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: Missing Link* resembles Maki Nishikino.
* Kasumi Nakasu's dress in Muteki Kyuu Believer also resembles the color effects for the Choukyuu Haou Den'eidan when she spins it.
* Both the SIFAS game's Lanzhu Zhong and *Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam*'s Katz Hawin/Kobayashi had one thing in common when it comes to being major scrappy characters for the franchise.
* Rina Tennoji's hairstyle and pink hair color gives her resemblance to Haman Karn.
	+ Rina even uses an Aran avatar in a video game in *Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club* Episode 13 which is equipped with beam-firing drones, which are similar to the signature funnel weapons of Haman's Qubeley mobile suit, further emphasizing their similarities to each other.
* The cover for the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club's 2nd Blu Ray volume had the flame reflection on Setsuna's eyes sharing some resemblance to the Innovator's glowing eyes, though her expression is reminiscent of Ribbons' facial expression.
* Ayumu Uehara is occasionally compared with Riddhe Marcenas when it comes to jealous characteristics, such as witnessing someone getting close to the person he/she admires.
* The minor cameo of Kanon Shibuya's father (with his face obstructed and later his head seen from behind) in *Superstar!!'*s 9th Episode shares a resemblance to Hathaway Noa from *Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway*, down with a similar (coat-less) attire and brown hair.
* The "Love Live! Superstar!! Short Dramas" released on April 1, 2022 had Ren (and later the rest of the Liella) stopping the meteor in vein of Amuro/Nu Gundam, the entire Federation and the Neo Zeon's Mobile Suit pilot stopping the Axis in Char's Counterattack.
	+ When Ren powers up on destroying the meteor, her body glows in a green color similar to a Psycoframe effect.
* Suletta Mercury from Mobile Suit Gundam - the Witch from Mercury has led to some fans to point out the vague resemblance between her and Mei Yoneme, though Suletta's personality is somehow closer to Riko Sakurauchi's in terms of lacking communication skills.
* Both *Love Live!* and some of the *Mobile Suit Gundam* installments, particularly *The Witch From Mercury*, also had fandoms who were Yuri fans.
* You Watanabe/Ayumu Uehara and Nika Nanaura from *The Witch From Mercury* are depicted as memetic psychopaths by the fandom.
* Karin Asaka does a diagonal spinning jump in Colorful Dreams! Colorful Smiles!, which resembles the Gundam Exia's diagonal spinning slash in *Mobile Suit Gundam 00*'s first opening, *Daybreak's Bell*.