Love Live! College Idol Project?!

**Love Live! College Idol Project?!** is a *Love Live!* fanseries created by Lethargic.

## Overview

LLCIP follows nine freshmen at an everyday university, all of them newly retired school idols, and most of them saw no success in the Love Live competition. When a collegiate version of the Love Live is announced, the opportunity to shine once again brings them all together.

## Characters

### Smile Idols

* **Hajime Amanogawa**: The main character and founder of Infini. A graduate of St. Jean-Baptiste Private School for Boys in Tokyo (though they notably identify as non-binary and use they/them pronouns), they were a member of a highly unsuccessful "pure boy" themed school idol group with a heavily curated image by the school. Their group was seen as a meme by the school idol fandom, but the group did come out on top… in a list of the worst school idol units of all time. Eager to show the world their true self and prove themselves as a talented performer, Hajime jumps at the idea of being a College Idol. Their theme color is pink and their SIFAS attribute is Elegant.
* **Mahiru Sasahara**: Mahiru is a graduate of Osaka Municipal School in Osaka, where she was a member of the school idol club, which was themed heavily around the sun. She’s an energetic and driven girl, but initially had apprehensions about coming out of retirement as she was satisfied with her previous work, having just barely missed out on the finals each year. Eventually, she decided to join Infini as she wanted to challenge herself again. Her theme color is sky blue and her SIFAS attribute is natural.
* **Keito Shiratori**: Keito is a graduate of Shiratori Academy of the Performing Arts in Hiroshima, which his grandfather founded. In spite of his performance background, he was a pretty obscure school idol with his twin brother, though he had a tiny cult following for his class clown personality. He chose to join Infini eventually because it seemed like fun to be in a group as opposed to going solo like he was used to. His theme color is orange and his SIFAS attribute is Active.

### Pure Idols

* **Sophia Tanaka**: One of the only two past Love Live winners to join Infini. She’s a graduate of Yukino Girl School in Sapporo. She’s a kind and gentle yet disciplined girl with an air of elegance to her. She initially only agreed to compose songs for Infini, but joined later on as she didn’t feel content with just composing and wanted to see what more she could achieve. Her theme color is white and her SIFAS attribute is Elegant.
* **Itsuki Suguwara**: An easygoing and often shy boy with a love for Japanese culture and tradition. He’s a graduate of Maeda High School in Kanazawa. He was the most popular member of a cult-favorite school idol group, but immediately fell out of the School Idol fandom’s conscience as soon as he graduated. His theme color is green and his SIFAS attribute is Natural.
* **Midori Sakurai**: A theatrical girl. A graduate of Sendai Historical Girls School in Sendai. She was the leader of a school idol group, but eventually her group disbanded due to her overlapping commitments to the school drama club. She immediately jumped at the chance to become a College Idol as she wanted to put all her efforts into being an idol this time around. Her theme color is purple and her SIFAS attribute is Active.

### Cool Idols

* **Reito Shiratori**: Keito’s twin brother. He’s a graduate of Shiratori Academy of the Performing Arts. He’s the polar opposite of his twin, being calm, cool, collected and intelligent. Often seen reading a book, he doesn’t seem like the type to be a school idol, but when he takes his glasses off he changes into quite the heartthrob. His theme color is blue and his SIFAS Attribute is Elegant.
* **Ritsu Aoi**: The other Love Live winner and the only Love Live winner in history to win as a solo act. He’s a graduate of Tsukikage Academy in Nagoya. A cold and seemingly ruthless individual who opposes Infini at first, but he’s really a caring and soft individual on the inside and eventually joins Infini as its last member. His theme color is black and his SIFAS attribute is Natural.
* **Hotaru Ito**: A high-energy breakdancing idol. A graduate of Fukuoka All Girls School in Fukuoka. An energetic and free-spirited girl, Hotaru loves to dance more than anything, so becoming a College Idol to dance again was a no brainer for her. Her theme color is neon green and her SIFAS attribute is Active.

## Trivia

* If this series were canon, it would be the first…
	+ To feature college aged school idols.
	+ To feature male and non-binary school idols.
	+ To revolve around a co-ed school idol group.
* If this series were canon, it would be the second…
	+ Where all members of the main group are first years, following the first season of *Love Live! Superstar!!!*.
		- The members of Infini are all first years in college, whereas the original five members of Liella were all first years in high school during the events of the first season.