Bandai Visual is handling the home video release side of the summer 2016 anime series Love Live! Sunshine!! and it’s yet another show from them that’s Blu-ray only. While we’ve got a bit before it arrives, the packaging artwork and design has been revealed for the third volume ahead of its November 25th, 2016 debut. The series is getting a seven-volume release that begins on September 27th, 2016 in both regular and limited edition form. The first volume has just one episode and is priced at 3,500 yen and 4,500 yen respectively. The remaining volumes are priced at 6,000 and 7,000 yen respectively. All the volumes are solicited with English subtitles.
Animated by Sunrise, it was directed by Kazuo Sakai based on the series composition from Jukki Hanada. Yuhei Murota worked on the character designs for it.
The Aquors cast includes Inami Anju as Chika Takami, Rikako Aida as Riko Sakurauchi, Nanaka Suwa as Kanan Matsuura, Arisa Komiya as Dia Kurosawa, Shuka Saito as You Watanabe, Aika Kobayashi as Yoshiko Tsushima, Kanako Takatsuki as Hanamaru Kunikida, Aina Suzuki as Mari Ohara and Ai Furihata as Ruby Kurosawa.
Plot concept: Love Live! Sunshine!! follows the nine-member school idol group Aqours (pronounced “aqua”) at Uranohoshi Girls’ Academy in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. Chika Takami, who is a fan of the Otonokizaka Academy’s μ’s school idol group, similarly forms Aqours in order to save her school from being closed down.
| Volume | Date | Extras |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 09/27/16 | Booklet, Clean opening, Promos, Commercials |
| 2 | 10/26/16 | Booklet |
| 3 | 11/25/16 | Booklet |
| 4 | 12/22/16 | Booklet |
| 5 | 01/27/17 | Booklet |
| 6 | 02/24/17 | Booklet |
| 7 | 03/24/17 | Booklet |
[Source: Love Live! Sunshine!!]
