I am kinda afraid to reply to this , but then again Karma Schmarma . I overwhelmingly prefer the first generation of The Idolmster not Xenoglossia to the first generation of Love Live ! . I appreciate the memetic mutation of Love Live ! , especially Sunshine showed that they knew exactly what the fans liked . I enjoye the songs , the mobile game and came even around for Maki x Nico . However as an anime The Idolmster rules supreme to the first Love Live . The characters felt more alive , the series felt like it ' s animation . Slightly unhinged , a bit rough , but genuine and colourful . While I had my favourites , which were a whole bunch of favourites , I also enjoyed the stories of the other characters . In case of Iori I the anime even managed to cure my J . C . Staff inflicted Rie Kugimiya trauma , as she was turned what seemed like a bratty tsundere into an extremely likeable character . The fake trailersYqHnAVmf 67 E , the NP 2 PY 6 tnoA and all the fun the series had to just do whatever it didvzBAo 72 t 938 . Now Sunshine is another matter , very conflicted how I put that , since I appreciated it ' s approach very much .