Thread: Licensed + Crunchyroll Love Live! (2nd Season)
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Old 2014-04-07, 18:47   Link #98
Tempester
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Originally Posted by Quickersand View Post
And as for the girl romance, considering that this series comes from a magazine that focuses on "waifu games", I doubt they'd throw a male romantic interest in. I'd hate to see those readers' reaction to their girls being taken.
I never expect them to. It's not that popular (yet?) in North America, but one of the reasons why Love Live is a huge success in Japan and some other East Asian countries is because it panders to many types of people. If you like yuri, there's plenty of teasing in that regard. If you're into het or waifu-claiming, check out Snow Halation. There's also a significant teen girl fanbase for Love Live from what I've heard, and I can understand how it can appeal to such an audience.

This multi-demographic appeal can be compared to K-ON's. In fact I doubt that we'd see this franchise in the same form today if it weren't for K-ON's success and influence.

Also, it's nice to see that the subgroups are indeed confirmed for S2.
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