The PERFECT RIVALS | The Underrated Importance of A-RISE

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A-RISE were the greatest school idols in the world. They were the winners of the first Love Live! and were μ's superior in every regard...yet they still lost. Why was it that group of perfect idols that lost in the end? Why didn't they receive as much character development as Saint Snow? Well, it all has to do with what they represent in the world of Love Live and the journey of μ's. So let's find out.
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穂乃果の葛藤 - Love Live! The School Idol Movie OST
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真剣な眼差し - Love Live! School Idol Project OST
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作戦開始 - Love Live! School Idol Project OST
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みんなでライブをもう一度 - Love Live! The School Idol Movie OST
それぞれの想い - Love Live! The School Idol Movie OST
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[@WatTheWut]

I have a-risen from my slumber haha end me Blog version: wtwhivemind.com/the-perfect-rivals-the-underrated-importance-of-a-rise/

[@JustChill0927]

Funni

[@bruhmoment-oq4wu]

poggers

[@JustChill0927]

@@bruhmoment-oq4wu Very Pog

[@Otaku-gf7iq]

If you’re open to male idols, then you should definitely check out idolish7. The story is extremely good and it’s probably one of the best idol anime ever

[@Mezzatto]

I feel like A-RISE were good in that they did their job perfectly. They were the best rivals for Muse in that they actually pushed them to work harder for their goals. And in the end they choose completely different paths. A-RISE went to become a pro idol group because that was their goal, but Muse were just school idols and they wanted to keep it that way. Do i wish they got more like Saint Snow? Well, yes and no. I feel like A-RISE had a purpose and they did it perfectly. They were the first winners of Love Live and were the thing that inspired Honoka to create Muse. I do wish they got more songs though and were more active like Saint Snow, but honestly i feel like that's what makes them unique. idk where i was going with this....but A-RISE were definitely great for the time they had.

[@magcope4788]

I agree, I love A-RISE so much that they are the best rival group and most perfect in my opinion of the history of Love Live!. Because when Honoka saw A-RISE, she saw her first ever light and she found out she could be Muse with all 9 members. Then, Muse started to shine quite well until they shined so bright that they surpassed A-RISE as the most popular school idol group in their country. A-RISE really was shocked of how Honoka had shined so bright on that stage which was flashing within people's dreams and eyes, knowing that they couldn't shine any longer. And after Muse standed in the circle of hope which was the driving force of the group and the light shined upon them, A-RISE was surprised they succeeded almost everything of the world. It is said that A-RISE was the first group to change the world until Muse shined among the world, then they changed the world even more by bringing bright light. Even with just 2 songs from A-RISE, it still makes them the best rival group.

[@moonlightsunrise536]

A-rise deserved better :(

[@dimcross]

If one of A-rise seiyuu didn't retire they will be a good rival group even Saint Snow have a banger song

[@AquaJulieMarine]

I mean, if Coco Hayashi can take over Tomori Kusunoki’s role as Setsuna Yuki, I’m pretty sure another actress/singer can take over Maho Matsunaga’s role as Erena Toudou.

[@CatPianoClassics]

A-rise is always the perfect foil to μ's in alot of ways, seeing as how theyre opposites of each other in more than one way. Whether it was their style, tone, approach and otherwise appeal to the masses, μ's had a different goal in mind when trying to accomplish this. I think you brought up alot of good points in this video and in your blog post, fantastic work. Now make a blog about the untold story of the idol group george!

[@WatTheWut]

At 1Mil

[@theuwudabbingfrog4745]

A-rise the poop idols

[@michmach74]

Only two comments with A-Rise puns so far, waiting for more of 'em.

[@IAmTrash1995]

A-Rise deserves more respect and love.

[@drdx3433]

Ngl, I kinda like A-Rise electrical beat songs more than µ simple pop style and Tsubasa's forehead though.

[@iwanttodie2302]

Simp

[@iwanttodie2302]

@NarrowComb understandable, have a nice day

[@rocketgrunthyunho]

Party shocking party!

[@lavii3355]

Saw A-RISE in the thumbnail and immediately liked the video. I’m starving for content of them

[@queenkale5142]

I think A-rise are more like kpop idols in the sense they focus on perfection and wowing the audience. They try not make a single mistake or else their entire career is ruined. While muse is more like Jpop idols. The focus more on making the audience smile even if they're not perfect. They don't care if they make a mistake because they just want to have fun while performing.

[@sirinemasmoudi6804]

Wait You trully don t know anything about jpop to compare it like this with kpop ,jpop have his own professional girl and boy bands who are the best on the whole Asia jpop is not all about kwaii girls and anime seyiu you probably never heard about E-girls (flower ,dream hapiness)or Exile/Exile tribe (generations, the rampage ,ect,,,) ,fairies ,,,

[@cashmoneez7578]

Making A-Rise a kind but confident rival group is such an incredible choice. They weren't assholes, they didn't cheat, and they didn't treat μ's as below them. Plus they were STRONG, beating μ's on multiple occasions. When SIP first aired some people found them boring but in retrospect, they're actually pretty refreshing.

[@danielricciardo7251]

Nice video. A-rise were critical to LL to me because they were actually interesting and clearly talented. Their music and shows were well made and they were obviously better than muse at first. A-rise weren’t jobbers or easy prey for muse, they beat muse once and gave the girls a goal to strive toward and an icon to emulate. Also shocking party is a h*cking banger.

[@eveinluv1856]

i wish A-RISE would’ve gotten more screentime/music.. they’re amazing!!

[@Jaszleemin]

Y'all A-Rise is the best rivals in the Universe. They did not hack nor cheat, sabotage anything, bully, harass; but they actually offered Muse to perform on their building is one of the kindest things I have ever encountered also offering help going to their school and going down to let Mse go to their school. Them being them is just soo undeniably adorable! 🤧💖

[@stallkosame2722]

With each new LL group, "What's A-Rise?" will become a less and less ironical question

[@NerdKirby]

Even though as characters they are boring, they are indeed super key rivals for the Love Live story.

[@matthewpark8354]

Nice edited intro, that gave me a good laugh haha. RIP to A-Rise though, at least Saint Snow got treated far better

[@starietiger9927]

Tsubasa left A-Rise to become a Demon Princess drummer for a group that shares its name with a Pokémon. Still kind of annoyed that they went all, “let's perform SUNNY DAY SONG together", only to spend the entire song jumping in the corner..

[@rosidin.]

Isn't That Song Actually Celebrate Disbanded Myuzu🤔

[@starietiger9927]

@@rosidin. The purpose of the song was to do one BIG performance with all the school idols of Japan. It became the School Idol Anthem, if you will. But like, just before all of this, Muse and A-Rise agreed to a joint performance, but like I said...A-Rise didn't sing... Like, at all...

[@pixelpudding3914]

@@starietiger9927 the fact that they had matching outfits with muse’s too. It’s not even like they recycled designs from muse either, they’re special designs for them

[@starietiger9927]

@@pixelpudding3914 That only adds to my frustration with it all!! While, understandable, A-Rise got the short end of the stick.. I wanted plushes... At least we got their two songs though..

[@pixelpudding3914]

@@starietiger9927 I wanted figures tbh. Like what was the point on making their Shocking Party outfits so fucking fire if were not getting anything?

[@bruhmoment-oq4wu]

Me when A-Rise gets barely any screentime: *My depression is A-Rising*

[@jonhummel4341]

Perfect analysis. I really like A-RISE, despite having only two songs. I wish they got more songs, but I know people move on. Out of all of the groups, they are at the bottom for me but I still like them.

[@elikeliii]

watching this video til the end, i see and understand now why they were 'stopped' there😔 thank you for making a summary for this, really gave me a view to make me realise not every good thing needs a continuation.

[@beibei016]

me: Arise pls come back i wanna see your live!! Tsubasa: what? I gotta do drum practises for upcoming live, see ya there.

[@lithographica13]

A-RISE is like the goddess descending from sky world, or sage/wizard with an unlimited knowledge, who guide to the hero in his/her way; in words of Joseph Campbell in "The Hero with a Thousand Faces".

[@JustChill0927]

These videos are always so well done

[@benpurcell4935]

In the lore of Love Live μ’s officially is apart of the second and third Love Lives. It’s not really known when the first Love Live was held or who won, but it could be inferred that A-Rise won the very first Love Live.

[@judethedude42]

Ok, I don't have a witty joke. Great video, as always.

[@touhouandvocaloidfan8682]

dang you bring tears to my eyes....i love this anime ALOT and thats funny because i discoverd love live with a-rise shocking party clip here on youtube x) somehow i was meant to watch it from the start and i dont regret it ! you said everything that was right and that's why i love the 'rivality' they have so much ;w;...thanks and im going to subscribe x)

[@Splater765]

I just realized that muse had less time together in the anime then Jim Henson did in defunctland’s documentary on him

[@DonnyK17]

Every time you upload videos like this, I always get chills of anticipation before the video even starts. And I'm spoiling myself more so because I haven't even finished watching the series yet! A-RISE got what they deserved, but also, for some reason I don't know why, are deserving of more IMO. Excellent analysis as always. (BTW, Erena is the best of the trio. DON'T @ ME!)

[@ReisskIaue]

This is a relly good video. Thank you!

[@redcrescents3763]

They should have more songsss

[@eliabramirez187]

This was a really cool video.

[@anthonythomas305]

A-RISE were a good rival for μ's. I really enjoyed it

[@egobas42]

A-RISE may be cool and all, but they are nothing compared to George.

[@axelblazev3]

true

[@peterlhawks]

They remind me of Perfume, only because of the trio part and popularity.

[@peterlhawks]

Also, they represent the future of tech very much like A-Rise did.

[@pixelpudding3914]

But the most important question has yet to be answered about A - Rise Can I do?

[@pusheenheart312]

can I do? I make it baby yeah

[@Brix_H]

A Rise and Shocking Party is definitely one of the best

[@nehmee_]

A-RISE? More like A-FALL

[@WatTheWut]

Bruh

[@JustChill0927]

OOF

[@Zura-_-Maru]

Ouch

[@rosidin.]

OOF Size : *M A X*

[@estrelladml5882]

Oop

[@curedreamfandubz4116]

I just want A-rise in all star

[@makotokaidou]

Now Saint Snow pretty successful. I'm guessing that Lantis and Sunrise kinda regret for never make a special mini concert or livestream of A-Rise.

[@KevinCruelz]

*Lantis and Sunrise

[@thekagepro24]

4:37 i want vampire erena to bite me i mean wha-

[@WatTheWut]

wtf

[@thekagepro24]

@@WatTheWut are you going to tell me you wouldn't want the same

[@fro0714]

I love saint snow but i know for sure that i love A-rise more... I have definitely wished for more songs from them but well i know it wont ever happen again

[@ashchisalleh1454]

Finally A-RISE ...!(๑•̀ㅂ •́)و ✧ I approved everything in this video, perfect summary of A-RISE. WELL-DONE. 👏👏👏

[@StarryV3nus]

Shocking Party is still my favorite song in School Idol Project...

[@niczaz58]

I always preferred a-rise over saint snow, saint snow felt way too friendly and had way too much screen time imo, meanwhile a-rise felt like a genuine rival group and a real threat to muse I wish they’d get more love outside the show alone

[@mooncore3736]

I agree

[@Ene-Chan]

5:44 I wanna know about the idol group named george

[@kanto151]

A-RISE and µ's in relation to each other reminds me of the comparison between some of the big j-pop superstars of the 90's and 00's to the more modern day image of aidoru. The superstars seem flawless while the point of say, a typical AKB member, is to be more relatable and not as perfect, the fun being in watching them trying to constantly improve over time. Of course, it can be entertaining to see both kinds of performer. Following IRL j-pop helps me appreciate idol anime even more!

[@superman28607]

I want saint snow. Their hate is so undeserving, Leah is just introverted, not an a-hole

[@adeoctabrilyansyah9798]

03:25 wait so Tsubasa Kira Is Same Seiyuu in Bang Dream Wow, why the Voice i not recognise

[@menjolno]

I think that tuki watanabe is more likely to get a live than A-rise.

[@DestructiveDave1900]

I imagine a spinoff featuring ARISE...

[@Zura-_-Maru]

I know many people which Arise would continue with songs like saint snow but well life is life and it must continue and live live shall continue without Arise.

[@xscythe67]

One of them is a DJ.... Are we gonna eventually talk about D4DJ?

[@claytong9548]

YOOOO DO A D4DJ ANALYTICAL VIDEO

[@WatTheWut]

Maybe

[@wetafros408]

Would you mind collabing with me in the future?

[@WatTheWut]

Yes! Definitely! I just need you to DM me your social security and your address!

[@ywslaveofkotori]

they didnt even have their own character icon :(

[@elikeliii]

i used to prefer a-rise than any other groups :( but since they only have 2 songs and little to no dance animations, they slowly lost to the others😭 both their songs are still in my top 15 songs though

[@shdowdashie01]

Bit of D4DJ sneaked in there XD

[@COD04MW]

It's sad A-Rise wasn't really well explored, they were far too late despite A-Rise's irl popularity. It's a good thing the team learns not to repeat the same mistake on Saint Snow. They are irl very popular, had their lives, and even their first single now.

[@WatTheWut]

Please actually watch the video

[@COD04MW]

@@WatTheWut Yep, that's because I watched the video I felt this way to be honest

[@rocketgrunthyunho]

Well at least Tsubasa transformed into Ako. So we have that 😁

[@AxleTrade]

A-RISE deserved better and more screentime tbh. It was unfortunate how things turned out with one of the seiyuus retiring as one. They could've been pretty big as one of the live acts considering A-RISE's songs had the most mainstream (not in a bad way) qualities.

[@xscythe67]

A-Rise? Kinda forgot they were a thing, I always considered Saint Snow better. 🤔

[@adeoctabrilyansyah9798]

Damn, why A-Rise not so popular in the game an the Anime itself, like cmon even her songs just 2, damn that A-Rise Song not get loves in Love live fans :(

[@AwesomeNinja1027]

doesn't yuki mean snow in Japanese?

[@WatTheWut]

Yes, but Yuuki doesn’t

[@AwesomeNinja1027]

@@WatTheWut oh yeah I forgot about that part. Anju's surname is spelled with two u's and not one.

[@AwesomeNinja1027]

@@WatTheWut I love your analysis on Revue Starlight. I watched the anime and I enjoyed it even though it had a little serious theme to it. But still. I want to suggest if you can an analysis on the characters individually the same way you did with the Love Live characters.

[@mojabaka]

Yeah I always said that the only thing which Sunshine does significantly better than SIP is that Saint Snow is portrayed much better than A-Rise. Saint Snow is much more relatable and they get much more screentime than A-Rise, which I prefer. But your point about how A-Rise deliberately has little screentime because they're supposed to be unreachable and perfect is a valid one. I can see the appeal of that and what Sunrise was going for. I'm still asking myself what would have happend if one of their seiyuu didn't quit her job. Would A-Rise appear in LL All Stars? Would they appear at Love Live fest? Would they get an own single like Saint Snow. All of these questions are especially interesting if you consider that A-Rise supposedly became professionals idols after the Love Live story. But maybe that's also the point here. Maybe they don't appear anymore because they're professionals now, and Love Live, as a franchise, wants to focus only on school idols. It's definitely interesting to think about all of this.

[@mutenfuyael3461]

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[@MonkeyShinesu]

Saying arise like that is equivalent to saying DESU NOOTO instead of death note. Please stop.

[@WatTheWut]

No