is a Japanese multimedia project co-developed by ASCII Media Works' Dengeki G's Magazine, music label Lantis, and animation studio Sunrise.

The story of this project revolves around a new group of nine schoolgirls who become idols in order to save their school from shutting down.

Both seasons are licensed in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand by Funimation, Anime Limited and Madman Entertainment, respectively.

An anime spin-off television series titled Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror premiered in June 2023.

Chika Takami, a girl who lacks desires, is inspired by μ's (pronounced "muse") to gather friends and form her own school idol group called Aqours (アクア, Akua, pronounced "aqua").

!, written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Masaru Oda, began serialization in the May 2016 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine.

The book was published by ASCII Media Works and contains an introduction of Aqours' members, original manga written by Sakurako Kimino, and a newly drawn cover by Yuhei Murota.

[13] A 13-episode anime television series produced by Sunrise, directed by Kazuo Sakai, and written by Jukki Hanada aired between July 2 and September 24, 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.

[14][15][16] The series is licensed in North America by Funimation, in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited, and in Australia by Madman Entertainment.

Days and featuring Yoshiko as the main character as the name suggests, an anime adaptation was previously announced as an April Fool's 2022 joke before it became official in June.

The series is produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks and directed by Asami Nakatani and written by Toshiya Ono, with Yumiko Yamamoto designing the characters, and Tatsuya Katō returning to compose the music.

In June 2016, Chika and Riko were featured in the in-game regular events for the first time.

[31][32] Along with μ's, Aqours appears in a game based on the "nesoberi" stuffed dolls sold resembling the characters titled Puchiguru Love Live!.

[35] Between August 9–21, 2018, all of the members of Aqours appeared in the mobile RPG Granblue Fantasy as a collaboration event titled Love Live!

[36] A side-scrolling action game titled Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue (幻日のヨハネ -BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE-) was announced in June 2023 and is currently in development by Inti Creates.

(Chika, You and Ruby), Azalea (stylized in all-caps; Kanan, Dia and Hanamaru), and Guilty Kiss (Riko, Yoshiko and Mari).

[39] He was critical of the overall plot reusing story elements from the original series but said it was utilized very well in making its "genuinely imperfect" main cast relatable and having a more "emotionally resonant" adventure than its predecessor.

Creamer wrote that director Kazuo Sakai did an admirable job maintaining the series' visual comedy previously helmed by Takahiko Kyōgoku, giving each character a distinct and expressive trait from one another and improved the CG dance models and scenes to be more eye-pleasing and presentable than before, concluding that: "Simultaneously too similar and extremely different, suffering many of the same failings but rising to its own dramatic heights, Sunshine is ultimately a rewarding show and a fine followup for the Love Live!