Following on immediately from the second episode, the girls go to a new school without being left behind by their teachers. The girls are rapidly getting lost, but because they struggle to make things all work as groups of six, they also find out that their parents do not particularly want students from Uranohoshi. Although there’s a surprise appearance of Maris’ mother, they’re capable of turning things around. On its way to Italy, that a trip by Mari, Dia and Kanan has disappeared on their graduation, and if the rest of Aqours are to track them down, which offer an unstoppable opportunity for the group to discuss where they are going next. Live, in truth. He was absolutely good. The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow shares many of its themes and ideas with the original school Idol Movie, from deciding the groups future, as it grew up, to a trip abroad and a final hurrah, but this movie has a different approach. Even though the original was fairly split into three chapters, Over the Rainbow presents them as a more cohesive story, specifically focusing on the first three years, and the two group lingering feelings surrounding that; while Leahs tries to become a new idol group at her school trying to build a successor to Snow. This approach has its strengths and weaknesses as it manages to create these particular threads successfully, taking what we saw in the television show and adding enough content to them that they look fresh again and more rounded off to their conclusions. However, it is a big deal to make a third-year graduates and Saint Snow the principal driving force behind the film, but some of the other characters haven’t really got much to do. There’s no real deal that the original generations movie has achieved in bringing all of the girls their fair share of screen time. But if you can’t imagine that Aqours have a single unit rather than individual characters, the fan might a lot of girls such as Hanamaru, feel a bit discontented. In other words, it’s a must as best to see each of them in some way, and there are still many nice moments in this movie with the same tainted comedy and strong emotions as the series. If the movie is like this, then the Italian segment offers a huge amount of funny and entertaining antics. Yoshiko is very loving here and often does the joke so much as she does her thing: she takes the stern of a falling angel character. We also take a nice trip around Venice, Florence and Rome, as the girls scout Mari, Dia and Kanan and have a very sophisticated trail conceived to discourage Mari’s mother from being hunted by the girl. Since Love Live! was chosen to be the most popular place, the Italian city was vibrant and bustling with history and culture. The new character Tsuki, introduced as her cousin, joins this segment and is fun enough, but feels oddly underused, though there are certain points in the film. As for Maris mother, we are also kind of guy, so when she enters, as she is like a T-shirt, but I still feel a bit conflicted at her character, as she’s meant to be the villain, sometimes she’s too kindly. Between now and now, in Japan, the film continues to build on Rubys character and a good friendship between her and Leah. This is a serious film, but it delivers touching moments as we see Leah’s future and Aqours face up to the challenge ahead. The climax of the Saint Snows storyline is utterly brilliant and has been very worth waiting for, but as the film approaches its end it doesn’t come to the big finale that fans might have been hoping for. It feels more subdued, as it will not be able to handle this isn’t the last sign of Aqours journey. Although you could’ve made this final sequence a bigger deal, I think it is still working well and the possibilities of people to remember these characters are open. As always, they could’ve revisited those characters again if they want to. Visually speaking, the film blew me off the water, but it’s consistently up and above the TV series and filled with lots of wonderful details that show how proud of these animators was. Yet watching this in 2021, with the Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and a love Live! Superstar!! certainly makes it look dated as compared to the CGI dance sequences and the massive improvements accumulated from launching the film in the Cinemas in April 2019. The music is still great and delivers new songs along with a banger of a Snow song. Aqours delivers with the centropa, the hop? Stop? There are no more as hard as the ‘trash’ opening Bokura no Hashittekita Michi wa, but finally they get out of the water, a beautiful song that is arguably the best in the entire franchise. The score’s provided once again by Tatsuya Kato, who builds on her work from the TV series and a variety of pieces that carry forward Sunshine!!s overall themes and mood good, and squeezed to the main-leitmotif series in a live song with Kiseki Hikaru. In terms of voice acting, I still prefer the Japanese cast to know their roles well (thanks not only to the show but also to the many live performances they have made by now) and take pride in themselves. Anju Inamis tone of voice now fully reflects Chika’s position as a more confident leader, particularly, while Hinato Sato takes a great performance from Leah. The English subtitles are always superbly suited for their appearance but with a lot of use. Since they have all the TV features, they certainly haven’t improved their performance. Anime Limited brings this collectors edition release to us. The film is packaged in an open-air collection with Key-Arts, both Japanese and English, with subtitles of the 5.1 and a nice-looking collector’s box. It includes a booklet with 21 pages, and on-disc include a gallery of photos-selection videos from the Japan theater screened before the movie, as well as Japanese trailers of the film. It doesn’t appear to me that much it is usually the same thing with the standard Japanese release, however there isn’t much to be the creditless ending, plus the bonus disc extras from the limited-edition Japan release. Very good news, Love Live Sunshine! The school Idol Movie, Over the Rainbow, is a fun, and at times touching epilogue that bookends a TV show’s work and expands on its existing plot points, thus ending up with an even more satisfying conclusion. For fans of the series there are plenty of interesting things to enjoy here. The best film, as well as outstanding musical performance, powerful emotional beats and interesting musical figures, however it is certainly not without its flaws, giving some character more focus on the particular story it wants to tell, and losing out on the huge finale that s was so crucial that s kept the status quo as its inevitable end.
