Love Live! School idol diary is a series of novels in the Love Live! franchise, written by Kimino Sakurako and illustrated by Otono Natsu and Kiyose Akame with character designs from Murota Yuuhei. There are currently twelve published novels, split into two series:
- Each of the first nine volumes retells parts of the Love Live! anime series story from a different idol's point of view along with their backstories.
- Each subsequent volume of the second series talks about an event within the school year, and is each told from two different idols' point of view. These volumes also contained codes for SR cards of their featured characters for Love Live! School idol festival (JP), in the same poses as drawn on the book cover.
Starting with the July 2016 issue of Dengeki G's Magazine, a series titled School idol diary Special Edition began serialization in the monthly magazine.
Character School idol diary series
- Kousaka Honoka
- Sonoda Umi
- Minami Kotori
- Nishikino Maki
- Koizumi Hanayo
- Hoshizora Rin
- Yazawa Nico
- Toujou Nozomi
- Ayase Eli
Event School idol diary series
- ~ฮผโs Summer Vacation~ (~ฮผโsใฎๅคไผใฟ~ ~ยต's no natsuyasumi~)
- ~Autumn School Festival~ (~็งใฎๅญฆๅ็ฅญโช~ ~Aki no gakuen-saiโช~)
- ~ฮผโs Christmas~ (~ฮผโsใฎใฏใชในใใน~ ~ยต's no kurisumasu~)
- ~Spring-colored Valentine~ (๏ฝๆฅ่ฒใใฌใณใฟใคใณโ๏ฝ ~Shunshoku Barentainโ~)
- HonokaโขKotori Book
Character School idol diary series
Kousaka Honoka
- Honoka Will Not Give Up. (็ฉไนๆใฏใใใใใชใใ Honoka wa akiramenai.)
- Become a School Idol. (ในใฏใผใซใขใคใใซใซใชใใใ Sukouruaidoru ni narou.)
- Let's Dance the Dance. (ใใณในใ่ธใใใ Dansu o odorou.)
- I Want a Club Room! (้จๅฎคใๆฌฒใใ๏ผ Bushitsu ga hoshฤซ!)
- First Event is Difficult!? (ๅใคใใณใใฏๅคงๅค๏ผ๏ผ Hatsu ibento wa taihen!?)
- Idol Photo Session! (ใขใคใใซๆฎๅฝฑไผ๏ผ Aidoru satsuei-kai!)
- Yukiho's And My Future. (ใฆใใญใผใจ็งใฎๆชๆฅใ Yukkฤซ to watashi no mirai.)
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Sonoda Umi
- A Day In The Sonoda Household. (ๅ็ฐๅฎถใฎ1ๆฅใ Sonoda-ka no ichinichi.)
- Examination Season. (่ฉฆ้จใฎๅญฃ็ฏใ Shiken no kisetsu.)
- My destiny. (็งใฎ้ๅฝใ Watashi no unmei.)
- My destiny. Continue (็งใฎ้ๅฝใ็ถ Watashi no unmei. Zoku)
- ฮผโs Summer Timeโช (ฮผโsใตใใผใฟใคใ โช )
- To Be The Right Person In The Right Place. (้ฉๆ้ฉๆใจใใใใจใฏใ Tekizaitekisho to iu koto wa.)
- The Two Childhood Friends. (ๅนผใชใใฟใฎ2ไบบใ Osananajimi no futari.)
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Full fan translation can be found here.
Minami Kotori
- LITTLE BIRD
- In The Beginning There Were Three. Part 1 (ๅงใพใใฏ3ไบบ็ตใใใฎ1 Hajimari wa 3-ningumi. Sono ichi)
- In The Beginning There Were Three. Part 2 (ๅงใพใใฏ3ไบบ็ตใใใฎ2 Hajimari wa 3-ningumi. Sono ni)
- Showers Of Rain. (้ใ้จใ Tลriame.)
- Always And Forever. (ใใฃใจใใคใพใงใใ Zutto itsu made mo.)
- Caught In Between! (ใฏใใพใใกใใฃใ๏ผ Hasamarechatta!)
- ฮผโs Swimsuit Contest. (ฮผโs ๆฐด็ใณใณใในใใ ยต's mizugi kontesuto.)
Release Date: July 30, 2013
Partial fan translation can be found here.
Nishikino Maki
- The Red Rose Of The Recital. (็บ่กจไผใฎ่ตคใใใฉใ Happyลkai no akai bara.)
- First Rebellious Phase. (ใฏใใใฆใฎๅๆๆใ Hajimete no hankล-ki.)
- ฮผโs School Festival Planning Meeting. (ฮผโs ๅญฆๅ็ฅญไผ็ปไผ่ญฐใ ฮผโs gakuen-sai kikaku kaigi.)
- Otonoki Seven Wonders. (ใชใใใญไธไธๆ่ญฐใ Otonoki nana fushigi.)
- Riding On A Bicycle. (่ช่ปข่ปใซไนใฃใฆใ Jitensha ni notte.)
- The Way Back. (ๅธฐใ้ใ Kaerimichi)
- The Reason I Came To Otonokizaka Academy. (็งใ้ณใๆจๅๅญฆ้ขใซๆฅใ็็ฑใ Watashi ga oto no Kisaka gakuin ni kita riyuu)
Release Date: August 30, 2013
Full fan translation can be found here.
Koizumi Hanayo
- Why Do I Feel Hungry? (ใฉใใใฆใใชใใใใฎใใช๏ผ Dลshite onaka suku no ka na?)
- Idols Are Distant Starsโ (ใขใคใใซใฏ้ ใๆโ Aidoru wa tลi hoshiโ)
- Idols Are Distant Starsโ(Continued) (ใขใคใใซใฏ้ ใๆโ(ใคใฅใ) Aidoru wa tลi hoshiโ (Tsudzuki))
- Small Flowers. (ๅฐใใช่ฑใ Chฤซsana hana.)
- Hanayo and Rin-chan. (่ฑ้ฝใจๅใกใใใ Hanayo to Rin-chan.)
- Let's Dance In This Late-Night Festival. (ๅพๅค็ฅญใง่ธใใใ Goya-sai de odorou.)
- Person of My Dreams. (ๆงใใฎไบบใ Akogareno hito.)
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Partial fan translation can be found here
Hoshizora Rin
- Rin and Dance and Trying To Disguise Herself. (ๅใจใใณในใจๅค่ฃ ใใฆใฟใใใ Rin to dansu to hensoushite mitara.)
- Rin and Kayo-chin.(Part 1) (ๅใจใใใกใใ(ใใฎ1) Rin to Kayo-chin.(Sono ichi))
- Rin and Kayo-chin.(Part 2) (ๅใจใใใกใใ(ใใฎ2) Rin to Kayo-chin.(Sono ni))
- Rin and One Night's Mistake. (ๅใจไธๅคใฎ้้ใใ Rin to ichiya no machigai.)
- Rin and The Cat.(Part 1) (ๅใจ็ซใกใใใ(ใใฎ1) Rin to neko-chan.(Sono ichi))
- Rin and The Cat.(Part 2) (ๅใจ็ซใกใใใ(ใใฎ2) Rin to neko-chan.(Sono ni))
- Rin and Ramen. (ๅใจใฉใผใกใณใ Rin to rฤmen.)
Release Date: November 30, 2013
Yazawa Nico
- Measurement of Niconi's Secretโก (ใใณใใผใฎ็งๅฏๆธฌๅฎโก Niconi no himitsu sokuteiโก)
- Blog discovery! (ใใญใฐ็บ่ฆ๏ผ Burogu hakken!)
- Nico Nico Niโช (ใซใใซใใซใผโช Niko niko ni-โช)
- GO HOME!
- Winter wind (ๅฌใฎ้ขจ Fuyu no kaze)
- Nico and ฮผโs. (ใใณใจฮผโsใ Niko to ยต's.)
Release Date: December 30, 2013
Full fan translation can be found here.
Toujou Nozomi
- Nozomin's Spiritual Life. (ใฎใใฟใใฎในใใชใใฅใขใซใฉใคใใ Nozomin no supirichuaru raifu.)
- Water of Blessings. (ๆตใฟใฎๆฐดใ Megumi no mizu.)
- There is a God in this World. (ใใฎไธใซ็ฅๆงใฏใใใฎใงใใ Konoyo ni kamisama wa iru no desu.)
- The First Day of Great Misfortune. (ๅคงๅถใชไธๆฅใ Dai kyล na tsuitachi.)
- Papa's Camera (ใใใฎใซใกใฉใ Papa no kamera.)
- The Old God has Come. (ๆญณ็ฅใใพใใใฃใฆใใใ Toshigamisama ga yattekita.)
- That Day will Come Someday. (ใใคใๆฅใๆฅใ Itsuka kuru hi.)
Release Date: January 30, 2014
Full fan translation can be found here.
Ayase Eli
- The Reason of Two People. (2ไบบใฎ็็ฑใ Futari no riyลซ.)
- The Reason of Two People. (Continued) (2ไบบใฎ็็ฑใ(ใคใฅใ) Futari no riyลซ.(Tsudzuki))
- Elichika Siege. (ใจใชใใซๅ ๅฒ็ถฒใ Erichika hลi mล.)
- The Red Sarafan ๏ผ ะะ ะะกะะซะ ะกะะ ะะคะะ (่ตคใใตใฉใใกใณ Akai sarafan)
- A Talk Between Ourselves. (ใใใ ใใฎ่ฉฑใ Koko dake no hanashi.)
- The Sound of the Bell is Heard. (้ใฎ้ณใ่ใใใใ Kane no ne ga kikoeru.)
- The Schoolyard's Cherry Blossom Tree. (ๆ กๅบญใฎๆกใฎๆจใ Kลtei no sakura no ki.)
Release Date: April 5, 2014
Event School idol diary series
~ฮผโs Summer Vacation~
- My Summer Vacation. (ใใใใฎๅคไผใฟใ Watashi no natsuyasumi.) (Written by Nishikino Maki)
- Summer Girl Able To Workโช (ๅใใใตใใผใฌใผใซโช Hatarake, sama-ga-ruโช) (Written by Yazawa Nico)
- ฮผโs Summer Practice! (ฮผโsใฎๅค็ทด็ฟ๏ผ ยต's no natsurenshuu!) (Written by Nishikino Maki)
- During The Night Of Fireworks. (่ฑ็ซใฎๅคใซใ Hanabi no yoru ni.) (Written by Yazawa Nico)
Release Date: August 30, 2014
~Autumn School Festival~
- Celebration of the Eve. (ๅๅค็ฅญใ็ฅใใใ Zen'yasai o iwaou.) (Written by Sonoda Umi)
- Festival from Generation to Generation. (ใ็ฅญใไปฃใ ใ Omatsuri daidai.) (Written by Kousaka Honoka)
- Flowers of the School Festivalโฟ (ๅญฆๅ็ฅญใฎ่ฑโฟ Gakuen-sai no hanaโฟ) (Written by Sonoda Umi)
- Honoka and Umi-chan. (็ฉไนๆใจๆตทๆชใกใใใ Honoka to Umi-chan.) (Written by Kousaka Honoka)
Release Date: October 29, 2014
Full fan translation can be found here.
~ฮผโs Christmas~
- It's Winter Vacation Soon. (ใใใใๅฌไผใฟใ Mou sugu fuyuyasumi.) (Written by Toujou Nozomi)
- The Two Dating. (ใใผใใช๏ผไบบใ Dฤtona futari.) (Written by Toujou Nozomi)
- Santa โข Elichika โ (ใตใณใฟโขใจใชใผใใซโ SantaโขErฤซchikaโ) (Written by Ayase Eli)
- ฮผโs Christmas Party. (ฮผโsใฎใฏใชในใในใใผใใฃใผใ ยต's no kurisumasu pฤtฤซ.) (Written by Ayase Eli)
Release Date: December 25, 2014
~Spring-colored Valentine~
- ? (Written by Hoshizora Rin)
- ? (Written by Koizumi Hanayo)
- ?
- ?
Release Date: Originally slated for February 2015 and subsequently delayed indefinitely, likely transferred to School idol diary Special Edition in Dengeki G's Magazine.
HonokaโขKotori Book
- ? (Written by Kousaka Honoka)
- ? (Written by Minami Kotori)
- ?
- ?
Release Date: Originally slated for March 2016 and subsequently delayed indefinitely, likely transferred to School idol diary Special Edition in Dengeki G's Magazine.
Illustration Books
Love Live! School idol diary Kiyose Akame Illustration Book
A hard-cover, B6-sized book containing over 18 large illustrations and over 300 in-text illustrations, as drawn in the first nine books.
- Kousaka Honoka
- Ayase Eli
- Minami Kotori
- Sonoda Umi
- Hoshizora Rin
- Nishikino Maki
- Toujou Nozomi
- Koizumi Hanayo
- Yazawa Nico
Release Date: January 30, 2016
Gallery
Part of the School idol diaries' charm is their usage of chibi drawings throughout the diaries. This particular drawing style has gained much popularity, and was replicated in Season 2's Blu-Ray Disc booklets as well as some merchandise.