While we tend to follow expirations on services like Hulu and Netflix more than the traditional anime distributors, we do get titles moving past their licensing period. The original Love Live! School idol project series with its first season has now departed the Crunchyroll streaming service. With it originally being licensed by NIS America and its original premiere in January 2013, it’s easy to suspect that the rights have expired for it. The sequel series, Love Live! Sunshine!! came a few years later and is currently licensed by Funimation with Crunchyroll streaming it as well..
Plot concept: The traditional school Otonokizaka High is situated between the three towns of Akihabara, Kanda, and Jimbocho. This school is also in imminent danger of closing. Because of this crisis, the second-year student Honoka Kosaka takes center stage with eight others to do something about it! The premium edition includes a 28-page, full-color, hardcover artbook with episode guides, character info, and illustrations.
“To protect the school we love so much, we have to do all we can… We have to become school idols! By becoming idols and advertising how great our school is to the world, more students will want to apply!”
