History Trivia / LoveLiveSunshine

* IKnewIt: Has its own page [[IKnewIt/LoveLive here]].

** In the English dub: Along with ''LightNovel/GonnaBeTheTwinTail'' and ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'', this was one of the anime that launched Creator/SarahWiedenheft to stardom.

*** The Brazilian release of the movie also averts this due to licensing reasons, as the channel itself dubbed it instead of the licensor.

*** The Brazilian release of the movie (currently on [[Creator/{{Globo}} Tele Cine Play]]) also averts this due to licensing reasons, as the licensor dubbed it instead of the channel.

** Some personal hobbies were left out, like Yoshiko's tendency to play video games and Hanamaru being part of the choir group at a church.

** The configuration and costumes for the second Duo-Trio units are decided by reader polls.

* MilestoneCelebration: Aqours' 5th anniversary was celebrated with the release of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpIgXwVuIU4 "5th Anniversary Jimo Ai! Take Me Higher Project"]], which included the release of Aqours Club 2020, a special 5th anniversary exhibition, the group's first solo album releases, the "Aqours World Love Live! Vol. 1" international concert compilation, the release of "Duo-Trio Collection Vol. 2", and Aqours' 6th Live Tour, the first tour in franchise history to be a dome tour. Unfortunately, the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic had put the international concert compilation on indefinite hiatus, and all legs of the dome tour was cancelled.

* MilestoneCelebration: Aqours' 5th anniversary was celebrated with the release of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpIgXwVuIU4 "5th Anniversary Jimo Ai! Take Me Higher Project"]], which included the release of Aqours Club 2020, a special 5th anniversary exhibition, the group's first solo album releases, the "Aqours World Love Live! Vol. 1" international concert compilation, the release of "Duo-Trio Collection Vol. 2", and Aqours' 6th Live Tour, the first tour in franchise history to be a dome tour.

** The first set of Aqours Solo Concert albums are released on each character's birthday for 2020-2021 starting with Chika. A second set will be released for 2021-2022.

** Anju Inami shows her theater background when they did the [[https://youtu.be/iE6f8hKSQsE anime skit]] before performing "MIRAI Ticket" during their First Live.

** Arisa Komiya learned how to DJ at some point in her career. She gets her chance to DJ at the end of the ''AZALEA Back In Love Live!'' online viewing.

** Kanako Takatsuki learned how to play the guitar since 2019. She finally gets to show off as part of ''Love Live'' for Hanamaru's solo, "Yaa! Kouunryuusui!?", during ''Aqours 6L WINDY STAGE'' in Tokyo Dome.

** Kanako Takatsuki learned how to play the guitar since 2019. She finally gets to show off as part of ''Love Live'' for Hanamaru's solo, "Yaa! Kouunryuusui!?", during Aqours 6L WINDY STAGE in Tokyo Dome.

* TheCastShowoff: Aina Suzuki has training in ''enka''-style music, a form of traditional Japanese music. This tends to come out whenever a song with "traditional" style is featured like "MY Mai TONIGHT" and "Sunshine Pikkapika Ondo", as unlike the other girls she can be heard using ''kobushi'' during her solo parts, a vocal technique associated with ''enka'' music where she rapidly fluctuates her singing pitch within one scale.

* NamesToKnowInAnime: Some very famous voice actors received bit parts in ''Sunshine!!'', in contrast to the main cast all being voiced by [[AmateurCast newcomers]].
** Chika Takami's sisters Shima and Mito are voiced by Creator/KanaAsumi and Creator/KanaeIto, respectively.
** Creator/NanaMizuki voiced Riko Sakurauchi's mother.
** Creator/InoriMinase voiced an unnamed Otonokizaka student [[spoiler:who told Aqours that µ's didn't leave anything behind after saving the school and winning the Love Live! competition.]]
** Creator/RieKugimiya voiced Chika Takami's mom.
** Creator/HekiruShiina voiced Yoshiko Tsushima's mom.
** Creator/AkikoYajima voices Mari Ohara's mother in TheMovie, though she has a bigger role than the other examples on this list.

* TouristBump: ''Sunshine!!''[='=]s popularity is almost single-handedly credited with boosting tourism to the city of Numazu, with the city collaborating with the series regularly as part of promotional events. Marusan Book Store, a real bookstore in Numazu which is depicted in the anime as Hanamaru's favorite bookstore, is a particularly popular tourist spot for fans.

* TouristBump: ''Sunshine!!''[='=]s popularity is almost single-handedly credited with boosting tourism to the city of Numazu, with the city collaborating with the series regularly as part of promotional events.

* FanNickname:
** Owing to Saint Snow's status as TheRival to Aqours, fans have taken to nicknaming them "B-RISE", after the rival group in the previous series, A-RISE. Incidentally, the anime later reveals that Saint Snow were inspired to become idols because of A-RISE.
*** Megu Sakuragawa, who voices Tsubasa of A-RISE, made mention of it as she tweeted, [[https://twitter.com/sakuragawa_megu/status/780755512044326912 "Am I the only one who wanted to hear Shocking Party after seeing Saint Snow?"]] after watching episodes 12 and 13 of ''Sunshine''. The tweet prompted various responses from fans and a thread with Maho Matsunaga, who voices Erena of A-RISE, culminating in them making plans to go out for karaoke. It was all the more notable considering that Matsunaga had retired from voice acting months ago to focus on DJ'ing.
** Wooby - Kurosawa Ruby. It just works on so many levels. ([[TheWoobie The trope]], how Dia pronounces her name, and it's also cute as heck.)
** Kan'''angst''', which is used to depict Kanan's relationship with Mari before the 9th Episode.
** Riko also had a few nicknames:
*** エロ梨(Ero-Ri(ko)) - A nickname given by Chinese-speaking fans.
*** In a pejorative sense: She is also named as "Redhead bitch", "[=NTR/Cuckold=] queen", or "Girlfriend thief".
*** Owing to her status as Aqours's resident LauncherOfAThousandShips, fans have also referred to Riko as the "Harem Queen".
** "Edge Pigii" or "Ruby [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Alter]]" for Leah because of her status as Ruby's "edgier" foil and the fact that their designs parallel each other right down to the pigtails.
** "Mikan" for Chika, due to her obsession with said fruit.
** "Dolphin" for Kanan, due to her association with said animal.
** The voice actresses, like most Japanese celebrities, also have their own nicknames:
*** Anju Inami (Anchan)
*** Creator/RikakoAida (Rikyako)
*** Shuka Saito (Shukashuu)
*** Kanako Takatsuki (King/Kinchan)
*** Aika Kobayashi (Aikyan/Kyan)
*** Creator/AiFurihata (Furirin/Aiai)
*** Creator/AinaSuzuki (Ainya)
*** Nanaka Suwa (Suwawa/Osuwa)
*** Arisa Komiya (Arisha)
*** Creator/AsamiTano (Asamin)
*** Creator/HinataSato (Hinahina/Hii-chan[[note]]from her Sakura Gakuin days[[/note]])
** In Season 2 Episode 3, Aqours has to ride a mandarin orange harvesting train to [[spoiler:make it from Love Live! to Uranohoshi in time for the school open house.]] The way the shot is structured with Kanan at the front has given rise to calling it the "discount Happy Party Train", "Happy Mikan Train", or "Mikan Party Train".
** Fans also created another pejorative nickname for the Anime series: "'''Love Live! NTR Project'''", due to the relationships between the 2nd years.
** "Zaur" for Hanamaru, which is actually from her "Zura" verbal tic, but with the U and A swapped.
** Due to "Bokura no Hashittekita Michi wa…" being unwieldy to use in the Western fandom, it has been given the nickname "Sou desu!" from the first line of the song.
** "Guilty [=MILFs=]" or "Guilty Moms" for the Guilty Kiss trio's (really attractive) mothers.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The move where all 8 members dive to the ground in Season 2 Episode 6 for the song "MIRACLE WAVE" was actually suggested by Aika Kobayashi, Yoshiko's voice actress.
* TheRedStapler: ''Sunshine!!''[='=]s popularity is almost single-handedly credited with boosting tourism to the city of Numazu, with the city collaborating with the series regularly as part of promotional events.

* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/RikakoAida (Riko), Nanaka Suwa (Kanan), Shuka Saito (You), Kanako Takatsuki (Hanamaru) and Creator/AiFurihata (Ruby) have all dyed their hair (maroon, greyish blonde, golden auburn and light red, respectively) on various occasions to further resemble their characters during concerts and other events. On the flipside, Aika Kobayashi (Yoshiko) has dyed the tips of her hair for the same reason. The other 3 members don't dye their hair, but they do style it the way their characters do. For example, Creator/AinaSuzuki wears Mari's iconic [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Edn1gL1U0AEAR5L.jpg:large loop]] to events and concerts.

* DyeingForYourArt: Creator/RikakoAida (Riko), Shuka Saito (You), Kanako Takatsuki (Hanamaru) and Creator/AiFurihata (Ruby) have all dyed their hair (maroon, greyish blonde, golden auburn and light red, respectively) on various occasions to further resemble their characters during concerts and other events. On the flipside, Nanaka Suwa (Kanan) and Aika Kobayashi (Yoshiko) both dye the tips of their hair for the same reason. The other 3 members don't dye their hair, but they do style it the way their characters do. For example, Creator/AinaSuzuki wears Mari's iconic [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Edn1gL1U0AEAR5L.jpg:large loop]] to events and concerts.

** Hanamaru's English voice actress, Megan Shipman, was/is also a huge Love Live fan even before getting the part. [[https://twitter.com/18moptop/status/754445464783642624 She's even cosplayed her before the announcement.]]

* AscendedMeme:
** Any fans who still love to point out any possible ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' references in the series will feast their eyes on the April release of Nakane Nata's [[http://gs.dengeki.com/news/115585/?fbclid=IwAR13Wnz2o0h38WZtQxRWkWTJCgCEMHJJ8JGQqNZvMy_3xTxSO0pwgvJlXG4 Sunshine 4komas for Dengeki G's]], with one of the strips features Mari's 3 golden statues doing poses similar to the Pillar Men, complete with Araki-inspired expressions.
** Also, [[EpicRiff the first bars of]] "KU-RU-KU-RU Cruller" also resembles the first bars of [[Music/{{RickAstley}} "Never Gonna Give You Up"]].

** Also, [[EpicRiff the first bars of]] "KU-RU-KU-RU Cruller" also resembles the first bars of [[Music/{{RickAstley}} "Never Gonna Give You Up"]] and also the tune resembles [[Music/{{MariyaTakeuchi}} "Plastic Love"]].
* ChannelHop: The first series was licensed by Creator/NISAmerica and dubbed by Creator/BangZoomEntertainment. ''Sunshine'' has been distributed and dubbed by Creator/{{Funimation}}.

* AscendedMeme: Any fans who still love to point out any possible ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' references in the series will feast their eyes on the April release of Nakane Nata's [[http://gs.dengeki.com/news/115585/?fbclid=IwAR13Wnz2o0h38WZtQxRWkWTJCgCEMHJJ8JGQqNZvMy_3xTxSO0pwgvJlXG4 Sunshine 4komas for Dengeki G's]], with one of the strips features Mari's 3 golden statues doing poses similar to the Pillar Men, complete with Araki-inspired expressions.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Only two of Aqours' overseas performances (the 2019 New York Lantis Matsuri event featuring subunit Guilty Kiss [[note]] the first ''Love Live''-related performance held on the East Coast of the United States[[/note]] and the first day of the 2019 Los Angeles ''Brand New Wave'' concert [[note]] better known as the concert where an earthquake occured in the middle of Brightest Melody[[/note]]), have seen official releases in full via a [=MyAnimeList=] livestream and a Fuji TV broadcast done to promote ''Love Live Fes'', respectively. This is despite most of these lives usually have memorable moments that were special parts of ''Love Live!'' history, like the Aqourainbow formed by the fans at the end of ''Beyond the Pacific''. Live viewings were held for the Aqours World Tour events in 2019, but [[NoExportForYou only in Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan]], and they never recieved re-releases afterward.

*** The Brazilian release of the movie (currently on [[Creator/Globo Tele Cine Play]]) also averts this due to licensing reasons, as the licensor dubbed it instead of the channel.