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A post on 5ch’s Love Live! board argued that Hasunosora Girls’ School Idol Club — which was supposed to have picked up new fans thanks to the “Different Dimension Festival” — hasn’t grown its numbers nearly as much afterward as Superstar!! (aka Liella!, nicknamed “Star” by fans). Replies argued that the popularity boost was driven not by Hasunosora as a whole, but by the character Hanamiya Hatsuna specifically, and the discussion expanded into comparing the “peak eras” of various groups — including Aqours and Nijigasaki — with opinions split.
What people said
Why?
It's because you didn't spend any money on it.
I could still make it if I wanted to, but I'd rather stay home and see how the newest Love Live fans are reacting.
If we're comparing peak eras, isn't that Aqours around the Yohane period?
If we're talking peak eras, I'd say Aqours is the one that's declined.
They peaked way too early and stayed clustered there.
And it's also true that when I actually tried Link! Like! Love Live!, I was like, 'what is this?'
Of course it loses to Liella, which reached a much broader audience — families, casual viewers, everyone.
Well, if we're just talking otaku appeal, it did grow more than Nijigasaki, so that's something.
Though it's still stuck at the level of otaku waving fan-boards at concerts.
Please!
I like recording it myself, but I also love listening to other people's home bootlegs, whether from the venue or from home.
Did it even have one?
If it's your first time meeting someone, polite language matters!
Right after the festival, Hanamiya's popularity got an extra boost.
For what it's worth, I left proof in another thread yesterday too.
Well, I did it at Poplar as well, though.
so in the end, Hasunosora really was just Hanamiya carrying the group, huh.
A lot of people apparently couldn't even hear it.
The energy wasn't really there, and it wasn't dead silent, but the volume was way too low, so it couldn't be helped.
Is this what a self-proclaimed Superstar looks like?
If there's no bootleg recording (🐯), I'll have to rethink how I do things from here on out.
A swaggering Love Liver ought to be able to pull it off.
I believe in you.
I'd say Hasunosora's still ahead of them, honestly.
Though Liella is even further ahead.
Background and Key Points of This Discussion
The “Different Dimension Festival” is a live event in the Love Live! series that brings multiple idol groups together on one stage, and Hasunosora Girls’ School Idol Club is said to have gained an influx of new fans as a result. However, the “sales” and “popularity” comparisons raised in the thread aren’t official figures — they’re based on individual users’ personal impressions, not a rigorous comparison of attendance numbers or mobile game performance. The point of contention was whether the popularity boost was driven by the group as a whole or by the character Hanamiya individually, and the discussion expanded into “peak era” comparisons with Superstar!!, Aqours, and Nijigasaki — but since the outcome depends heavily on which time period you choose for comparison, it’s impossible to say definitively which group has declined the most. Readers should keep in mind that these are impressions from an anonymous message board, not official announcements.
※This article is composed as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Love Live!) thread “Wasn’t Hasunosora supposed to have been discovered through the Different Dimension Festival? Yet it’s selling worse than Superstar!!“.
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