Love Live Bloom Garden Party 3D Film Debuts May 8
The 3D anime film, Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party, is scheduled to open in Japan on May 8. A "music trailer" recently released, featuring the insert song "Hana Sakeba Yume Kakeru" (When the Flowers Bloom, Dreams Take Off). This film brings the beloved Hasu no Sora School Idol Club to the big screen in 3D animation, produced by Sublimation.
Graduation Day at Hasu no Sora Academy
The Love Live! Bloom Garden Party film centers on the final day before graduation for the 103rd class at Hasu no Sora Girls' Academy. The narrative promises a poignant story of friendship, farewells, and dreams as the school idols face a new chapter in their lives, reflecting on shared memories and future aspirations.
Meet the Film's Voice Cast
A talented cast of voice actors is bringing the characters of Hasu no Sora Girls' Academy to life for the film.
The cast includes:
- Nozomi Nirei as Kaho Hinoshita
- Kokona Nonaka as Sayaka Murano
- Niina Hanamiya as Kozue Otomune
- Kotoko Sasaki as Tsuzuri Yugiri
- Kanna Kan as Rurino Osawa
- Kona Tsukine as Megumi Fujishima
- Hina Sakurai as Ginko Momose
- Fuka Hayama as Kosuzu Kachimachi
- Rin Kurusu as Hime Anyoji
- Miu Miyake as Ceras Yanagida Lilienfeld
- Amane Shindo as Izumi Katsuragi
Their performances are essential in conveying the characters' emotions during this significant time.
Key Production Team Details
Go Kurosaki (Shikizakura) directs the project at Sublimation. Fumiaki Maruto (Engage Kiss, SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes) writes the script. Haruko Iizuka (Ensemble Stars!, Tamayura) designs the characters, and Kaito Hamakawa directs the CG. Keiichi Nozaki (Ongaku Shojo, L/R: Licensed by Royalty) handles sound direction, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Apocalypse Hotel, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation) composes the music, with Lantis producing.
Additional staff members are:
- Design Works: Yu Kisaragi
- Art Director: Yasuhiro Okumura
- Stage Concept Art: Marina Manode
- Color Key Artist: Emi Chiba
- Compositing Director of Photography: Hiroshi Tanaka
- Editing: Manabu Kamino
This team ensures high quality across all aspects of the production.
The Love Live! Hasu no Sora School Idol Club
The Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club is a unique part of the Love Live! franchise, featuring members like Kaho Hinoshita, Sayaka Murano, Kozue Otomune, Tsuzuri Yugiri, Rurino Osawa, and Megumi Fujishima. This group is primarily featured in the Link! Like! Love Live! smartphone game app, launched April 15, 2023. The game allows fans to "experience the story together with school idols over 365 days" and "walk the path to graduation with the girls." Haruko Iizuka designed the characters for this project, published by Odd No. Inc.
Beyond the app, the idol club members and their cast stream videos, appear in magazines, release music CDs, and perform concerts. Their first album, Dream Believers, debuted March 29, 2023. A manga also launched in Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine in November 2023.
Love Live! Franchise Overview
The Love Live! franchise began in 2010, growing into a global phenomenon. It has inspired numerous successful spinoffs, introducing new school idol groups and stories while maintaining core themes of friendship, perseverance, and dreams.
Notable spinoffs include Love Live! Sunshine!!, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club, Love Live! Superstar!!, and the recent Ikizu Live! Love Live! Bluebird project. The Bloom Garden Party film continues this legacy of expansion and innovation within the beloved anime and idol culture.
May 8 Premiere Date Set
Excitement builds for the Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party film's May 8 release. With its graduation story, talented cast and crew, and place within the successful Love Live! franchise, it promises a memorable cinematic experience. Prepare to join the 103rd class at Hasu no Sora Girls' Academy for their final day, filled with music, dreams, and friendship.
