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A thread went up on 5ch’s Love Live! board after the lyric video for “Ikizu Live”‘s new song was released. The original poster pointed out that even though things are supposedly “on a roll,” the view count isn’t climbing, and other posts piled on with complaints that Ietora’s voice wasn’t included and questions about why an anime adaptation still hasn’t been announced. Some speculated the real cause might be that Kimino-sensei’s original story still isn’t finished, while others recalled how the buzz fizzled out the same way after past live shows.
What people said
Do they have zero interest in avoiding overlap?
It'll count as "finished" the day she stops writing it (lol)
I know it's not summer, but I love this song way too much.
If you want to scream your lungs out, go to an iM@S concert instead.
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
“Ikizu Live” is a series based on Kimino-sensei’s original story, and this time the topic was the release of the new song’s lyric video. Opinions in the thread split over where to place the blame for the sluggish view count — some speculated it’s because the source material isn’t finished, while it could simply be that an anime announcement is still a way off. The claims in posts #5 and #16 that “Kimino-sensei’s original story isn’t finished yet” are strictly speculation from thread posters, not something officially confirmed by the production side, so that’s worth keeping in mind. Also, as noted in post #11, there’s a recurring pattern where excitement spikes briefly right after past live shows before interest fades, and worries were repeatedly voiced that the same pattern might play out again this time. At the same time, posts like #19–21 show people looking forward to the setlist for the next live and expressing genuine affection for the series as a whole, suggesting the overall mood isn’t simply one of disappointment.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Love Live!) thread “They released the Ikizu Live lyric video, so why isn’t anyone watching it?“
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