Honoka and Sasha Run Through Akihabara — Yamato's Grand Finale Crosses Paths with Love Live!

Source: 「ヤマトよ永遠に」×「ラブライブ！」高坂穂乃果とサーシャが秋葉原を駆ける — natalie.mu

Good morning, everyone. I found something that made me grin all the way to my coffee — two of my favourite corner of anime-land just collided.

The Space Battleship meets the μ's stage

The latest film in the Space Battleship Yamato remake saga, Yamato yo Eien ni REBEL3199, is teaming up with the original Love Live! anime. The tie-in lands right as the series reaches its emotional peak: the final 7th chapter, "Nijiiro no Rinne" (Rainbow Reincarnation), opens in Japanese theaters on Friday, October 30, 2026.

Here's the part that made my day. In that final chapter, Sasha — the character voiced by Megumi Han — steps foot in Akihabara. And Akihabara is the stage that defines Love Live! too. So of course the two franchises lean into it.

The collab visual

The newly revealed art shows Honoka Kosaka holding Sasha's hand as the two of them race together through the Akihabara streets — a captain of a space warship and the captain of a school idol club, sharing one very important neighborhood.

Watch before the film

A couple of short pieces dropped on YouTube to go with the news:

• A "story so far" recap told entirely from Sasha's point of view
• A clip from the main film of her Akihabara appearance

Behind the scenes

Harutoshi Fukui remains on as chief director, with Naomiichi Yamato helming this chapter, and Satelight back at the animation. The score keeps the classic Miyakawa lineage going. This saga has been building toward this exact moment for years.

Sasha got off the ship and walked straight into my heart. October 30 is going right on the calendar — see you at the theater. 🚀💕