Most Anticipated: Love Live! Superstar!!
I’m not gonna lie, summer is looking almost certainly like a step down from its preceding season. Spring ’21 featured an embarrassment of riches for striking, unique, memorable series that left a major impression on me, and that’s going to be a hard act to follow. Looking over the upcoming lineup I couldn’t help but feel a little deflated, since only a couple of series really stood out. Then I remembered that not only are we getting a new Love Live! anime project just six months after the last one, but it marks the return of Takahiko Kyōgoku and Jukki Hanada – the director/writer team who made the original School Idol Project seasons such a joy to watch. I consider the second season of SIP to be one of the best anime comedies ever made, so their presence alone is enough to shoot Superstar to the top of my list, so much so that…
