History YMMV / LoveLive

* FanNickname: The token comic relief character in every unit (Nico, Yoshiko, Kasumi, Sumire ''and'' Natsumi) is commonly referred to as the "gremlin" in Western circles. All of them share common traits; they are generally the quirkiest character in the unit, are prone to acting out whenever they feel like it, are almost never taken seriously by any of the other characters, and (with the exception of Yoshiko) have a bit of a bratty side to them, some more prominent than others.

** Nico having "pyon-pyon"[[note]]Japanese onomatopoeia for rabbit hopping[[/note]] as an early catchphrase alongside "Nico Nico Ni!" becomes this, because she ends up voicing as Blanc, half of the bunny girl twin duo in ''VideoGame/GoddessOfVictoryNIKKE''. (For added amusement, Blanc's twin sister Noir shares the same voice actress as Hanayo, too.)

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: This has become an increasingly common sentiment among some fans as the series has branched out into new groups. While the first ''School Idol Project'' generally gets a pass for [[FranchiseOriginalSin being the first "real" storyline]] and setting the stage for the rest of the franchise, subsequent storylines have fallen victim to repeating several of the same tropes consistently and with relatively little variation, leading some fans to feel like the writers are playing it too safe and lack creativity. Several stories do attempt to change the status quo and introduce new twists, but in many cases they do not exactly pan out as intended, whether it's because they are not given sufficient depth, are poorly paced our just outright badly written. This has contributed to fans feeling that the general quality of the series' writing has been declining since the peak of the franchise's popularity. This is also why ''VideoGame/LinkLikeLoveLive'' has been positively received compared to its counterparts released around the same time such as ''Anime/LoveLiveSuperstar''and ''Anime/YohaneTheParhelionSunshineInTheMirror'', as fans believe that it succeeds at telling a distinctly different story from other ''Love Live!'' media without relying on the same old story beats.

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

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: This has become an increasingly common sentiment among some fans as the series has branched out into new groups. While the first ''School Idol Project'' generally gets a pass for being the first "real" storyline and setting the stage for the rest of the franchise, subsequent storylines have fallen victim to repeating several of the same tropes consistently and with relatively little variation, leading some fans to feel like the writers are playing it too safe and lack creativity. Several stories do attempt to change the status quo and introduce new twists, but in many cases they do not exactly pan out as intended, whether it's because they are not given sufficient depth, are poorly paced our just outright badly written. This has contributed to fans feeling that the general quality of the series' writing has been declining since the peak of the franchise's popularity. This is also why ''VideoGame/LinkLikeLoveLive'' has been positively received compared to its counterparts released around the same time such as ''Anime/LoveLiveSuperstar''and ''Anime/YohaneTheParhelionSunshineInTheMirror'', as fans believe that it succeeds at telling a distinctly different story from other ''Love Live!'' media without relying on the same old story beats.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: This has become an increasingly common sentiment among some fans as the series has branched out into new groups. While the first ''School Idol Project'' generally gets a pass for establishing several core tropes that the series has continued to revolve around to this day, subsequent storylines have fallen victim to repeating several of those tropes consistently and with relatively little variation, leading some fans to feel like the writers are playing too safe and lack creativity. Several stories do attempt to change the status quo and introduce new story beats, but in many cases they do not exactly pan out as intended, whether it's because they are not given sufficient depth, are poorly paced our just outright badly written. This has contributed to fans feeling that the general quality of the series' writing has been declining since the peak of the franchise's popularity. This is also why ''VideoGame/LinkLikeLoveLive'' has been positively received compared to its counterparts released around the same time such as ''Anime/LoveLiveSuperstar''and ''Anime/YohaneTheParhelionSunshineInTheMirror'', as fans believe that it succeeds at telling a distinctly different story from other ''Love Live!'' media without relying on the same old beats.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: This has become an increasingly common sentiment among some fans as the series has branched out into new groups. While the first ''School Idol Project'' generally gets a pass for establishing several core tropes that the series has continued to revolve around to this day, subsequent storylines have fallen victim to repeating several of those tropes consistently and with relatively little variation, leading some fans to feel like the writers are playing too safe and lack creativity. Several stories do attempt to change the status quo and introduce new story beats, but in many cases they do not exactly pan out as intended, whether it's because they are not given sufficient depth, are poorly paced our just outright badly written. This has contributed to fans feeling that the general quality of the series' writing has been declining since the peak of the franchise's popularity.

* FountainOfMemes: When she isn't being [[ButtMonkey the butt of jokes]] in the anime, Nico is the butt of memes in the fandom, from her iconic [[{{Catchphrase}} "Nico Nico Nii!"]] to her being [[ItMakesSenseInContext hated by Paypal]].

*** Umi, thanks to her attitude, is just as much of this as her two best friends. Some people think she's a likeable voice of reason for being [[SurroundedByIdiots one of the only members of the group]] [[OnlySaneWoman to actually understand the effort]] that goes into being an idol, and find her just as cute and funny as her friends, especially whenever she's concerned about revealing clothes. Others think Umi's SeriousBusiness attitude makes her come off as [[DrillSergeantNasty a bit too strict an manipulative]], especially since neither Honoka and Kotori [[ExtremeDoormat stand up to her]]; this is also fueled by her lack of focus episodes resulting in [[StaticCharacter no real character development]] for her. Her [[spoiler:slap to Honoka]] in episode 12 was also very divisive — a lot saw it as [[LaserGuidedKarma justified]], while many others thought it was ''way'' out of line. And if that wasn't enough, after [[DietEpisode episode 7 of season 2]] came along, Umi's hatedom peaked and accusations of KarmaHoudini began to be thrown at her.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The OVA is notorious for making ''absolutely no sense''. They attempt to pass it off as AllJustADream, but fans aren't convinced that the writers weren't high when writing it.

*** In fact, it was so fierce that it dragged fans of other metal bands in, qhich caused the rivalry to evolve into ''Love Live!'' fans vs. metalheads.

*** In fact, it was so fierce that it dragged fans of other metal bands in, ehich caused the rivalry to evolve into ''Love Live!'' fans vs. metalheads.

* TaintedByThePreview: The announcement of a "Virtual School Idol" project in March 2022 was pretty much met with universal derision from the already existing fanbases, with ''Nijigasaki'' and ''Superstar'' fans feeling that the project would take attention away from the already existing groups, and the common opinions that the ''Love Live'' staff is just attempting to cash-in with the [=VTuber=] fad, and that a [=VTuber=] project (where voice actresses are usually kept hidden) would clash too hard with the franchise's identity (where voice actresses and character are two sides of the same coin). Fortunately, fears would be assuaged once ''Link! Like! Love Live!'' got announced in early 2023 and it was revealed that the project would still feature a prominent idol seiyuu element.

* BrokenBase: Discussions regarding the quality of each series when compared to each other can get ''very'' heated. The only thing pretty much everyone in the fanbase agrees on is that µ's and ''School Idol Project'' is the most iconic part of the franchise (which in on itself owes most of its popularity to ''SIP''). Some fans prefer the DarkerAndEdgier approach and the character development of ''Sunshine''; other fans prefer the individualistic approach and more sober atmosphere (with a very big dose of yuri undertones) of ''Nijigasaki''; and yet some other fans favor the tight-knit dynamics of Liella! and the smaller cast in ''Superstar'' (until the cast expanded in the second season, of course, which is its own can of worms altogether.)

* AcceptableTargets: Nico, given her notoriety in the Western fanbase.

*** In the dub, Nico is voiced by Creator/EricaMendez and her mother is voiced by Creator/CarrieKeranen. Which means [[spoiler: not only are [[Anime/KillLaKill Ryuko and Satsuki]] sisters, they're ''mother and daughter'' also.]]

*** To make things even more hilarious, Nico's English voice actress, Creator/EricaMendez, would later voice a character [[Anime/{{Aggretsuko}} who does death metal karaoke]], complete with a face in her "rage mode" that resembles KISS' trademark face paint.

** Counting as both this and HarsherInHindsight depending on [[VocalMinority who]] [[LesYay you]] [[NoYay ask]]; In the ''School Idol Diary'' novels, Umi refusing to get married and have a family (although she would potentially become Eli's girlfriend). Her voice actress, Mimori Suzuko, would eventually be confirmed to have had a relationship with pro wrestler Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada, and later married in April 2019.

** Nico's birthday is July 22nd, which is the same birthday as [[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Arle Nadja]]. Creator/EricaMendez, Nico's English voice actress, would later voice Arle.