Last time, on...
Love Live! Sunshine!!
With the qualifiers just around the corner,
You took over for Riko, signing a pact of darkness with Chika...
Sorry!
...while her worries over their relationship pounded out a pitch black rhythm...
Maybe Chika-chan didn't want it to be just the two of us.
Then, one nacht...
You don't have to adjust! We'll just start over from the beginning!
I'm such an idiot... Stupid You.
And so the twilight of the gods descended upon Love Live...
"Preliminary qualifiers Will be presented soon!"
Still?
Geez, how long are they gonna make us wait?!
I hate this kind of stuff!
It's okay.
I'm going for a run.
I'll let you know when we get the results!
--Don't worry about it. --So you don't mind not knowing?
You'll gain weight if you eat too much!
I can't keep calm unless I'm eating!
My little demons...
The fallen angel Yohane asks for your dark magic, your undead strength...
All of your power!
--Don't extinguish them! --It's here!
The winners of the Love Live qualifiers...
I'm so nervous!
It's "Aqours"! It's "A"! A, A, A!
--No way. --We lost. --What?!
Oh, it's sorted by entry number.
You-chan!
Sorry, sorry! Let's see...
Ease Express, Green Teas, Meenana, Aqours...
Aqours!
We did it!
--Hooray, zura! --We made it... We passed the qualifiers...
Oh my god... Oh my god! Oh my god!!
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
All right, we just got this fish this morning!
It's all yours!
Why are we eating sashimi to celebrate?
It doesn't feel like we're celebrating if the fish isn't fresh!
There must be something else. Like natsumikan!
Or pastries...
Then sashimi is fine, too.
Woah-woah-woah! Look at this!
What?
It's the number of plays for our promo video!
Our promo video?!
That's a ton of plays...
That's not all, it's got a lot of comments, too!
--"How cute!" --"They might make nationals!"
--"This is a dark horse!" --The dark side?!
I'm glad it wasn't a zero this time.
Of course not! We made it through the qualifiers, after all.
It's Riko-chan.
Congratulations on making it through the qualifiers!
What about your competition?
I played just fine.
I feel like I was able to play the song I was searching for.
That's great.
All right, we'll sing with nine voices next time.
All together, for Love Live!
You-chan...
Yeah, nine voices.
We'll get famous through Love Live,
and keep Ura High alive!
"Ura High"
Let's give it our Rubesty!
This should be good for the school's open house event.
Open house?
Yeah, it's being held in September!
After these qualifiers, our school should be pretty well known!
That's right. Considering the number of views our video has,
there should be a lot of students applying for the open house.
--Zero. --Huh?
It's... zero.
No way...
You're kidding! You're kidding, right?
--Zero? --Not even one person?
Zero... Again.
I wonder if the number of admission applications will be different...
But... We got so many views.
And on the way back from the qualifiers...
Um, you're Kanan, from Aqours, right?
Huh?
It is you! Ca--Can I have your autograph?
--Huh, me? Are you sure you've got the right person?
--Ok, here we go! --Huh, me? Are you sure you've got the right person?
Full steam ahead!
A--Aye, aye...
Can I shake your hand?
Hang on!
I'll let you take a picture with me instead.
Wh--Who might you be?
I am...!
We were so popular.
I think you could have left out the part about Dia.
What'll we do if we still don't get any new students?
μ's had already kept their school from closing at this point, huh?
Huh? Are you sure?
Yep. It was pretty much decided that they'd keep it open.
They're on a different level...
But that's just how it goes.
That just shows how hard it is to be a school idol where we are.
I guess that's true, but...
We still don't have any applicants.
"Uranohoshi Girls' High School Open House"
In Tokyo, people will show up even if they don't do anything.
Not here though.
But we can't use that as an excuse.
Chika...
We knew that when we decided to become school idols!
Chika-chan! If you cram it all down-- Huh?
Chika-chan!
I'm going to go think things over, by myself!
Ooh, brain freeze!
They had already saved their school...
I thought they weren't all that different from me, back then.
I thought they were normal people, trying hard and shining bright...
And I thought, "Maybe I can do it, too."
What is it that makes them different?
Maybe it's the leader...
What are you mumbling to yourself about?
Ah, what should I do?
Chika? Chika!
Thinking won't solve anything! I'm going!
Where?
What are you doing here?
Did you just notice?
--Tokyo? --Yeah. I want to find the difference between us and μ's.
I want to see why μ's was able to save Otonokizaka,
and what was great about them. I want us to think about that.
Why not?
So, we shall once again descend upon that city of sin...
I can extend my trip by a day, but...
But?
It's nothing. Let me know when you've figured out the details.
I've got to clean up.
Love Live! Sunshine!!
It's so lively!
Steel yourselves, everyone!
You must not be defeated! Don't let Tokyo swallow you up!
It's okay! It's not going to attack us or anything.
You don't understand the terror of Tokyo!
I wonder why she's so scared of Tokyo.
The terror of being enveloped in a concrete labyrinth!
Apparently she got lost here when she was little.
It's all a mess... It's all a mess... It's all a mess...
--That must have been trautomatic. --Got it? This isn't Numazu! This is Tokyo!
--You mean traumatic. --Got it? This isn't Numazu! This is Tokyo!
Hey, where is Riko-chan?
We're meeting her here.
Riko-chan?
Chika-chan! And everyone else...
What's that stuff?
Uh... It's just gifts. And gifts. And gifts...
Gifts?!
What is it?!
--I can't see! I can't see! --It's nothing, it's nothing!
All right, shall we go then?
Um, where are we actually going?
Tower? Tree? Hills?
We didn't come here to have fun.
That's right. We'll go to the shrine first.
--Again? --Yeah.
Actually, I really want to talk to a certain person,
and I spent a lot of time looking into it.
They said they'd see us.
A certain person? Who is it, zura?
You'll find out when you meet them!
But they're the perfect person to talk to!
Tokyo... The shrine...
The perfect person... Could it be...?
Could it be? Could it be?! Could it be?! Could it be?!
Good to see you.
Good to see you, too!
Oh...
Who did you think it'd be?
This is a pretty impressive place.
Congratulations on making it through the qualifiers.
Your performance was really cool.
There's no need to praise us.
Your video has more views than ours, after all.
--Oh, no! --Really, it's nothing.
But we're going to take the championship.
Ria and I decided to become school idols when we saw A-RISE.
We've thought about it, too.
What makes μ's and A-RISE great, what is different about them.
Did you find the answer?
No. You simply have to win.
You have to win, follow in their footsteps, and see what they saw.
Do you want to win?
Huh?
Do you want to win Love Live?
Seira, is she an idiot?
If you don't want to win, why are you entering Love Live?
--Well... --Why did μ's and A-RISE enter Love Live?
They should be posting this year's championship tournament soon.
Do you want to go look?
The posting is a bit of a tradition around here.
Akiba Dome...
It's really being held there...
It's kind of hard to imagine.
Hey, why don't we go check out Otonokizaka?
--Huh? --It's close, plus it was my fault we couldn't go last time.
--Is it okay? --Yeah.
It might be because my piano performance went well,
but I kind of want to go now. I want to see how I'll feel.
What do you guys think?
I agree!
Why not? Seeing it might give us food for thought.
Otonokizaka...
μ's'...
Alma mater!
"Otonokizaka High School Road"
It's up there?
Ooh, I feel kind of nervous!
What'll we do if someone from μ's is there?!
It--It's fine!
Just ask for their a--a--a--autograph, a picture, and a handshake.
You're just a fangirl, zura.
--Chika-chan! --Hey, no head starts!
--Wait for us! --Hey, no head starts!
Zura!
This is where μ's was...
They saved this school...
They entered Love Live...
And performed a miracle...
Umm...
Can I help you?
Has she sensed my presence?
Stop it, zura.
Sorry, we just wanted to have a look around.
Are you by any chance school idols?
Oh, yes. We wanted to learn more about μ's, so we came here.
A lot of people do that.
Unfortunately, there's nothing left here.
Huh?
The members of μ's didn't leave anything behind.
All of their things, their trophies, their records...
They said their hearts would be connected, even without those things.
That's how they wanted it.
Here I go!
Hey, watch it! You'll fall running like that!
It's okay! Ready... go!
--Come on, that's dangerous! --Pretty good, huh?
--What do you think? --Huh?
Did you find any clues?
Yeah, just a little one. How about you?
Yeah, I'm glad. It's clear to me, now that I've come here.
I really liked this school.
Thank you!
Angel Stigma...
So was there any point in us going to Tokyo?
Hmm... I guess it's still not clear why μ's was great,
or what was different about them.
What do you think we should do, Kanan?
Me? I... I want to save the school.
But I can't think the way those two from St. Snow do.
They remind me of myself, when I was a first year... Hmm?
You've grown so big, Kanan!
I'll sue you!
The members of μ's didn't leave anything behind.
That's how they wanted it.
Hey! Why don't we all go see the ocean together?
Chika-chan?
It's so beautiful, zura!
I think I get it now...
What was great about μ's.
Really?
I think so. We can't compare ourselves to them.
We can't just chase after μ's, or Love Live, or that shine...
What do you mean?
I don't understand at all.
Really? I think I kind of do.
Maybe μ's wasn't about being number 1, or about beating other groups.
Yeah. What was great about μ's was that
they ran straight through an empty place, a place with nothing.
They were free... and honest... and that's why they could fly!
To shine like μ's, we can't be chasing after them.
We have to run freely, right?
With all of our bodies and our hearts!
We can't let anything hold us back!
We have to be true to our feelings...
Freely...
Keep running...
On our terms, with our own legs...
I'm getting kind of excited, zura!
--Me, too! --It's full speed ahead!
But if we all run freely, won't we end up separate?
What are you running towards?
I want to turn the zero into a one.
I don't want it to end like that.
Chika-chan...
That's where I want to go now.
Me, too!
Yeah, everyone does!
I feel like this is really going to bring it all together.
It's too late!
We're all shy!
Okay, here we go!
Hang on!
Huh?
Let's do this!
If we all put these together, we'll go from zero to one!
--That's great! --Right?
Okay, one more time!
From zero to one! Let's shine with everything we've got!
Aqours...
Sunshine!
Dear Honoka, I love μ's.
When I saw μ's, all these normal girls shining so bright,
I kept wondering how I could be like that,
and if I could be a leader like you.
I finally understand.
I'm fine the way I am.
I can look at my friends, at all the things around me,
and run on, straight ahead.
That's what μ's is. That's what it means to shine.
That's why I will find my own place.
I'm not going to follow you, I'm going to run forward,
in search of my own place...
With everyone. Someday. Someday...
We steadily make our way outside, searching for something more
When you give things a try, you often find unexpected happiness
As we struggle, as we get laughed at
We won't give in or give up! Though we may cry a bit!
But that's fine, because our tomorrow's coming into view
Let's not tell our dreams in words; let's tell them in song
Because I think a song will convey how we feel right now
Putting dreams into words lets us put them into songs
This growing feeling is a series of favorite melodies
It's time to stop running away and move on to someplace new
Singing my song for my dream!
Next time: "Sunshine!"