History Trivia / LoveLiveSunshine

* {{Defictionalization}}:
** Some of the [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/ memorial items]], made to commemorate events in the series' episodes, are this, being lifted directly from the episode itself.
*** Episode 1's item is a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season1/item1/img1.jpg photo frame]] emulating the jumbotron that screened a performance by µ's, which caused Chika to become fans of theirs.
*** Episode 6's item, a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season1/item6/img1.jpg lantern]], was featured as one of many that were lit at the end of the episode. %%Actually a candle holder. Needs investigation.
*** Episode 7's item is the [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season1/item7/img1.jpg shirt]] worn by the MC at the Tokyo event.
*** Episode 9's item is the [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season1/item9/img1.jpg whiteboard]] the third years once used to write song lyrics two years ago.
*** Episode 10's item is a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season1/item10/img1.jpg bowl]] and [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season1/item10/img2.jpg chopsticks set]] used by Mari to serve her "stewshine". These are the first to feature the brand of Mari's family chain of hotels.
*** Episode 11's item is the [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season1/item11/img1.jpg hair scrunchie]] Riko wears as a bracelet during the piano competition.
*** Episode 12's item is the [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season1/item12/img1.jpg folding fan]] held by Dia at the start of the episode.
*** Episode 13's item is a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season1/item13/img1.jpg hanging banner]] printed with the image of the photo taken by Aqours at the end of the episode.
** Following the conclusion of the first season, the online store had also taken to releasing birthday sets for each Aqours member, comprising of a gift box, a pin, an acrylic stand, and a unique item related to the character in question.
*** Hanamaru's unique item is the [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item1/img2.jpg teacup]] she is seen drinking out of in the ''Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM'' PV.
*** You's unique item is the signature [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item2/img2.jpg baseball cap]] with her name that she is often seen wearing with her training clothes. While bootleg versions of the cap have been produced by third parties, this is the first time it was made available to fans through an official source.
*** Mari's unique item is a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item3/img2.jpg teacup and saucer]] similar to the one she is seen using in the ''HAPPY PARTY TRAIN'' PV.
*** Yoshiko's unique item is a smaller version of the [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item4/img2.jpg carpet]] she used for divination purposes in Episode 5 of the first season.
*** Chika's unique item is a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item5/img2.jpg clip-on coin pouch]] shaped like Shiitake's head.
*** Riko's unique item is a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item6/img2.jpg pouch]] shaped like a sandwich, one of her favorite foods.
*** Ruby's unique item is the [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item7/img2_1.jpg clip-on coin pouch]] she wears with her exercise clothes. Also included is a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item7/img2_2.jpg keychain]] of her logo, a lollipop.
*** Dia's unique item is a patterned [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item8/img2_1.jpg drawstring bag]] and a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item8/img2_2.jpg can badge]] featuring an image of Dia wearing a kimono with the same pattern as the bag.
*** Kanan's unique item is a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item9/img2_1.jpg neck wallet]] patterned after her wetsuit with a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/birthday/item9/img2_2.jpg lanyard]].
** Also from Season 1, Yoshiko's shark sleeping bag from Episode 10 [[http://web.archive.org/web/20190822214031/http://www.hmm.tokyo/lls_yoshikosame/ was made into a real product.]] It also happened to cost ''over $400.''
** Season 2:
*** Episode 1's item is [[https://twitter.com/gs_magazine/status/916664666729750529 a book and 2-color ballpoint pen]], the latter of which is a replica of the pen given to Aqours by Love Live! as a participation prize for not progressing to the nationals.
*** Episode 5's item is [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season2/item5/img1.jpg a small plush]] with a tiny phone strap loop on top. The plush is shaped like the dog that Yoshiko and Riko looked after. It features a collar with switchable dog tags inscribed with the different names Yoshiko and Riko gave the dog ("Laelaps" and "Nocturne" respectively).
*** Episode 9's item is the [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season2/item9/img1.jpg snowglobe]] owned by Saint Snow.
*** Episode 10's item is a [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season2/item10/img1.jpg circular blanket]] with a design loosely based on the planisphere/star chart that the girls use. It features stars of a hand-drawn style reminiscent of the ones the girls drew on the chart.
*** Episode 11's item is an [[http://lp-lls.bandaivisual.co.jp/img/item/season2/item11/img1.jpg oval-plate and spoon]] that, while not in the episode itself, also feature the brand of Mari's family chain of hotels.
** An [[http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000120829/ official life-size plush]] of Chika's dog, Shiitake, was announced on Nov. 30, 2017. It measures [[BigFriendlyDog 70 cm high]] and costs about $250.
** Replicas of the Mari statue from Season 2 Episodes 2 and 4 had been displayed in real life; one time was at Awashima Hotel in mid-June 2019 for Ohara Mari's birthday, [[https://twitter.com/LL_Wikia/status/1138829791220551681 as seen here]]. The hotel even installed a logo sign for Ohara Hotels and Resorts.
** Some cafes serve their own versions of "Youkisoba" (yakisoba with an omelette on top) and/or "Datenshi no Namida" (takoyaki filled with Tabasco sauce).
** Awashima Hotel has exclusive merchandise related to the 3rd years such as the star map seen in Season 2 Episode 10 and the Wanted poster seen in TheMovie printed on posters, clear files and tapestries.

** The Aqours Solo Concert albums will be released on each character's birthdays starting with Chika.

* ActorAllusion: In the "New Program Special Information Video":
** Dia using a flaming jump kick attack is a possible reference to Arisa Komiya playing Yellow Buster on ''Series/TokumeiSentaiGoBusters'', who specialized in superpowered jumping and kicking.
** Creator/ShigeruChiba as the narrator references his famous role as the narrator for ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', even parodying Kenshiro's [[MemeticMutation "You are already dead"]] {{Catchphrase}} at the end of the video.

** Creator/ShigeruChiba as the narrator references his famous role as the narrator for ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'', even parodying Ken's [[MemeticMutation "You are already dead"]] {{Catchphrase}} at the end of the video.

** Creator/ShigeruChiba as the narrator references his famous role as the narrator for ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''.

** Riko's stage fright and subsequent return to playing piano on stage thanks to her fellows in Aqours starkly mirror what happened to her voice actress in the second day of the Aqours First Live.
** Shortly after the premiere of Season 2 Episode 6, [[https://twitter.com/3939ns/status/929514089088294915 this sign]] was spotted at the real-world Awashima Pier, which explicitly states not to throw anything into, or jump into, the water, accompanied by chibis of Kanan and Mari. This is a reference to a scene in said episode, where [[spoiler:Kanan throws her notebook into the ocean while at said pier, and Mari jumps straight off the pier trying to catch it.]]

** The original poll that decided the sub-units presented alternate configurations of the girls based on different types. One configuration described Chika, Riko, and Dia being "charismatic type," Kanan, You, and Ruby being "natural type," and You, Yoshiko, and Mari being "daredevil type."

** Also from Season 1, Yoshiko's shark sleeping bag from Episode 10 [[http://hmm.tokyo/lls_yoshikosame/ was made into a real product.]] It also happens to cost ''over $400.''

* TributeToFido: The dog featured in Season 2 Episode 5, Anko, is based on [[https://twitter.com/asakonishida/status/929361984339918848 a real dog formerly owned by one of the animators]], which passed away in March 2017.

*** Inami Anju (Anchan)
*** Aida Rikako (Rikyako)
*** Saito Shuka (Shukashuu)
*** Takatsuki Kanako (King / Kinchan)
*** Kobayashi Aika (Aikyan / Kyan)
*** Furihata Ai (Furirin / Aiai )
*** Suzuki Aina (Ainya)
*** Suwa Nanaka (Suwawa / Osuwa)
*** Komiya Arisa (Arisha)
*** Tano Asami (Asamin)
*** Satou Hinata (Hinahina / Hii-chan[[note]]from her Sakura Gakuin days[[/note]])

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

* 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.

* PromotedFanboy:
** All members of Aqours' voice cast were fans of the original Love Live series, and auditioned because of that. In her interview from the November 2016 Dengeki G's issue, Arisa Komiya (who voices Dia) also revealed that she came to know of the franchise through working alongside Creator/EmiNitta (who voices Honoka).
** Kanako Takatsuki, Hanamaru's seiyuu, was a fangirl and cover singer (utaite) and sometimes covered Love Live songs.

** Kanako Takatsuki, Hanamaru's seiyuu, was a fangirl and cover singer (utaite) and sometimes covered Love Live songs. For an additional plot twist, her favourite singer was [=LiSA=], whose major debut was singing as an inworld [[PromotedFanboy Promoted Fangirl]] in Anime/AngelBeats.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: TheMovie suffered a bad case of this due to opening in a smaller number of theaters than the previous movie and opening over the period when many people (most notably children) have New Year's break, resulting in the film being outgrossed by several kid-oriented films, most notably ''Disney/RalphBreaksTheInternet'' and ''Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly''.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Famously, the cartwheel-backflip maneuver that Chika tries to perfect in Season 2 Episode 6 for the song "MIRACLE WAVE" was actually suggested by Aika Kobayashi, Yoshiko's voice actress.

* DarkhorseCasting: Unlike the main cast of the previous series, which included several veteran voice actresses such as Creator/YoshinoNanjo and Creator/SuzukoMimori, all of Aqours' voice actresses are completely new talents, with only Arisa Komiya (who voices Dia) having any voice acting experience before this series.

* 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.

** Infamously, Aqours' Anime Expo 2019 concert. Unlike the previous year, where Aqours was part of Anisong Matsuri and were featured in the Microsoft Theater, in 2019 Aqours was moved to a neighboring theater called The Novo. The problem is that while the Microsoft Theater has a very comfortable seating capacity of 7100, The Novo has ''less than half of that'' at 2400. To no one's surprise, tickets sold out within mere minutes, leaving many fans at the mercy of scalpers (or people who couldn't make it, if they were lucky).

* DemandOverload:
** Infamously, Aqours' Anime Expo 2019 concert. Unlike the previous year, where Aqours was part of Anisong Matsuri and were featured in the Microsoft Theater, in 2019 Aqours was moved to a neighboring theater called The Novo. The problem is that while the Microsoft Theater has a very comfortable seating capacity of 7100, The Novo has ''less than half of that'' at 2400. To no one's surprise, tickets sold out within mere minutes, leaving many fans at the mercy of scalpers (or people who couldn't make it, if they were lucky).
** A special bus tour with a Mari-themed bus took visitors to various real-world locations that were featured in the anime, ending with the Awashima Hotel (where Mari stays). Tickets for ''that'' also sold out almost immediately.