A miracle that suddenly came into...
...my life.
Chika-chan, look over there!
I wanted to be captivated by something.
I wanted to do my best in something.
I wanted to run forward in earnest.
But, I didn't know what that something was.
The indifferent me was blown upwards...
...and I landed upon it.
That something was...
Chasing down the path of a dream I've never seen
Shining Road
This feeling of being off to the races
I searched for you energetically, straight and true
No way we can wait one second, let's leap out there
The courage we have in us is clamoring
The everyday world takes new doors
(More) And hides them
(Let's go!) I want to open them all
Come on, let's do it together!
I want to start it! My story! (Here, now's the time)
Blue skies are waiting
Hug that dream tight, and Jumping Heart
Just with that, I can move on to tomorrow, youth full speed ahead?!
From when it began (Sunshine Story)
Cherish that thrill in our hearts always
We'll go out to catch our dreams
Not knowing what might happen is part of the fun
"#1: I Want to Shine!!"
"Entrance Ceremony" "Uranohoshi Girls' High School"
"Volleyball"
School Idol Club!
"Volleyball"
Starting this spring! School Idol Club!
"School Idol C u l b Club" "School Idol Love"
Please join!
You and you! You want to try being a school idol?
A shining idol! School idol!
Chika-chan.
School Idol Club...
The presently super popular school idol!
"School Idol Love"
"Tochiman"
"Morning Cafe" "Open 8 AM"
What was that?
It was probably Chika-chan.
She's still doing that nonsense? She'll bother our customers.
I did tell her.
She needs to hear it from you, too. That it's impossible out here in the countryside!
Ow...
You okay?
Yup, I'm fine! Again.
How do I look?
You've got it down... probably!
Yes!
You're really going to start the club?
Yup!
I'll start the club right after we start the new term!
"School Idol Culb"
Who else is joining?
Nobody yet. I would ask you if you weren't already in the Swim Club.
But, why do you want to be a school idol?
Why do you ask?
Because, you've never been interested in any clubs. Why are you now?
Wait!
We're late!
"Tochiman"
I told you not to use the guest entrance.
Sorry!
--Oh, wait! --We want to get on!
We're leaving now!
"Love Live! Sunshine!!"
We made it! We almost had to wait for the next bus.
"Shine!" "School Idol Club" "accepting applications!!"
You already made a flyer?!
Yup. The earlier, the better, right?
Oh, I'm so excited!
Yeah, but...
What is it?
I've decided! I'll help you out because it's you, Chika-chan.
School Idol Club...
The super popular School Idol Club...
No takers, huh.
She's so pretty.
Hey!
Do you want to be a school idol?
Zura?!
Zura?
Oh, nothing.
Don't worry. I know you'll like it.
"Shine!" "School Idol Club" "accepting applications!!"
I'm sure both of you will be popular! No doubt about it.
But, I...
Woah! Oh! Over here!
Are you interested?
Do you have concerts?
Not yet. I'm just starting the club. That's why I'd love for a cutie like you to join!
Wha--
Zura.
Ruby-chan is extremely shy, zura.
Ow, my legs...
Er... are you okay?
Is this... Earth?
You don't seem okay.
Which means, you lot are despicable, lowly humans.
--Woah. --Never mind that. Are your legs okay?
Ow-- Of course they are! This body is merely a vessel.
For myself, Yohane, this body is my temporary form.
Whoops. I accidentally said my name.
--Now you know that I am the fallen angel, Yohane-- --Yoshiko-chan?
It is you, Yoshiko-chan! It's Hanamaru.
I haven't seen you since kindergarten!
Ha-na-ma-ru?!
H-How dare you, human?
Rock, paper, scissors!
The way you do scissors. It is you, Yoshiko-chan!
Don't call me "Yoshiko"! Got it?
I'm "Yohane." My name is "Yohane"!
--Oh, Yoshiko-chan! --Oh, Maru-chan!
Don't call me "Yoshiko"!
What's wrong, Yoshiko-chan?
Wait!
Go away!
I'm going... to recruit those girls later!
Was it you? The one who was passing out these flyers?
Just when did Uranohoshi Girls' High School start a School Idol Club?
Are you a first year, too?
Chika-chan, she's not a new student. She's a third year and--
No way!
The student council president?!
Basically, you were gathering members when you didn't even apply,
let alone receive permission to start this club?
I didn't mean to make trouble. I was just inviting them to join.
So, I thought I might as well... maybe I was jumping the gun.
How many members do you have? You only have one name written here.
Right now, it's just me.
You do know that you need at least five members to start a new club?
That's why I was finding people to join!
Ouch!
You're in no position to be laughing!
Sorry.
Anyway, I cannot accept this incomplete application.
What?!
Chika-chan, let's come back later.
Then, I will submit it again after I get five people.
Do as you like. Even if you do, it doesn't mean I will approve of the club.
Why not?
As long as I am student council president, a School Idol Club will never be approved!
N-No way!
Well, that didn't work. Why won't she allow a School Idol Club?
I don't think she likes it.
A girl in my class wanted to start one up before, but it was rejected, too.
What?! You knew?
Sorry!
Why didn't you tell me earlier?
You were already so into the idea. I couldn't break it to you.
I heard that because her family is part of an old fishing family,
she doesn't like silly things like that.
It's not silly.
Hey, we're here!
You're later than usual. Wasn't it only the entrance ceremony today?
Yup. We got caught up in other things...
Here! There's the neighborhood circular and stuff from my mom.
They're probably just mandarin oranges again.
Tell my mom if you don't want them.
Oomph.
Kanan-chan, you think you'll be able to come to school this new term?
Well, there's still a lot I need to help out with at home.
And it'll still be a while before dad's bone heals.
That's too bad. I wanted you to join, too.
Join what?
You see, I'm going to be a school idol!
Oh? Well, unlike you second years, I'm a third year.
I know. It's amazing!
Here. Give this to your mom.
Aw, dried fish again?
Tell my mom if you don't want them.
Well, that's how it is. I'll be taking a break from school for a while longer,
so let me know if anything happens at school.
What's that?
Probably the Ohara family.
So, it's been two years.
I have to figure out a way. I finally found some people.
Hm?
Huh?
Wha--
What? No way, it's still April.
Wait! You'll die. You're going to die!
Let go! I must go!
Love Live Sunshine!
You okay?
This isn't Okinawa.
There are diving shops if you want to swim in the ocean.
I wanted to hear the sound of the ocean.
The sound of the ocean?
Yeah.
Why?
All right, I won't ask anymore.
You mean the sounds in the water?
I'm composing a piano piece, but I can't grasp the image of an oceanic song.
Wow, you're writing music? It's amazing that you can compose music.
Do you go to a high school around here?
--I'm from Tokyo. --Tokyo? You came here for this?
Well, I--
Oh yeah! Do you know any school idols?
School idols?
Yeah, there are lots of famous groups in Tokyo, right?
What are you talking about?
Huh?
"Tochiman" "Restaurant"
You don't know of them? They're school idols!
They live as idols at school and enter competitions.
Are they famous?
You bet! They're super famous and have even performed at the Dome!
Though, I've only recently known about them, too.
I see. I've only concentrated on piano, so I don't know much about those things.
You want to watch them? It'll make you say, "Oh my goodness!"
Oh my goodness?
Oh my goodness.
--They're... --What do you think?
Well... They look... normal.
Oh, I didn't mean it in a bad way.
I just thought they'd look more like celebrities since they're idols.
I agree.
Huh?
That's why I was shocked.
To have always concentrated on piano like you,
or been absorbed in something you love.
To have a dream of what you want to become.
There!
I've never had that.
You know what? I'm normal.
I'm a normal person born on Planet Normal.
No matter how I change myself, I'm still normal.
That's how I've always thought about myself.
And I thought maybe there was something in that, too.
But, before I realized, I was in my second year of high school.
Oh no! If I keep on like this, I'll just stay like this!
I need to go beyond being a normal person and become the normal monster, Chika-chi!
Roar!
Beep, boom! Woah! Swish, bam!
That's when I met... all of them.
Even though they were normal high schoolers like me, they were shining.
Hey,hey,hey,START:DASH!!
Even baby birds covered in down
Will someday flap their wings in the sky
Then I thought, how cool it would be to practice with all my might and be as one on stage.
They'll fly with big, strong wings
I was moved, and knew I could be lovely like them.
You must not give up
That day will definitely come
And I realized that school idols could be this...
You must feel it, too
The starting beat
Change to tomorrow!
Change to hope!
Could be this...
Change bathed in the blinding light
Could be this... radiant!
START!!
I listened to all their songs before I knew it.
I'd watch their videos everyday and memorize the songs.
Then, I thought: I want to do this with my friends, too.
I wanted to aim for the same goal as them.
I want to shine, too!
Thank you.
Your story just now encourages me to do my best.
Really?
Yes. I hope you can become a school idol.
Thanks! Oh, I'm Chika Takami.
I'm a second year at Uranohoshi Girls' High School on that hill.
We're in the same grade, then.
I'm Riko Sakurauchi.
I go to...
...Otonokizaka High.
Trying again?
Yeah, I'm going to ask Dia again for permission.
But--
I can't give up! They sang it in their song, too.
"That day will definitely come."
You're serious, aren't you?
Huh?
--Thanks. --Hey, come on!
You know what? Ever since elementary school,
I've always wanted to do something with you that we were both crazy about.
You-chan?
Even though I'll be splitting my time between this and swimming... here!
"Chika Takami" "You Watanabe"
"New Club Application Form"
You-chan!
--You're hugging too tight! --You-chan!
All right! Let's become great school idols!
Yeah!
Hm?
You have some nerve to come again with the form in this state.
Plus, you've only gone from one to two members.
I really believe that I can't back down on this easily.
You're probably just testing my will to do this.
You're wrong! Didn't I say that it doesn't matter however many times you come?
And why is that?!
Because, this school does not need school idols!
Why is that?!
You two...
I don't need to tell you!
Even if you do start the club, can you write your own songs?!
Songs?
You must have original songs to enter Love Live.
It's the first barrier you must overcome when you're starting as a school idol.
There may be students who can compose at a high school in Tokyo,
but there aren't students who can at our school.
Not one person.
The student council president was right.
It's tough just starting up this school idol thing.
Then, there's no choice!
"Music"
I will do it! Somehow...
We'll have graduated by the time you're able to do it.
You're right.
Okay, everyone.
Let's introduce our transfer student.
She will be attending our school starting today.
"Encyclopedia of Magic"
Excuse me.
"Please clean BOX"
I transferred from Tokyo's Otonokizaka High.
I'm Riko Sakurauchi.
Nice to meet you.
It's a miracle!
Oh, you're--!
That was... the start of it all!
Hand in hand, wow wo!
What are you looking for?
I don't know yet, but I think I found the entrance (Hand in Hand)
It's the passion sleeping inside you
That is about to awaken
Get it? (Hand in Hand)
I'm not just imagining the feeling that my dream will come true (wow wo!)
It won't start unless you start moving
I want to grasp that hand
Change, change, from today to a new world
Change, change, I'll cheerfully support you
Maybe we can fly if we're together
Come on, don't hesitate
I don't want to give up anymore
I've decided!
Where should we go from here?
We'll go forth, hand in hand!
Do you want to be a school idol with me?
I'm sorry.
Wh--
What?!
Next time, "Catch the Transfer Student."