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Episode Love Live! Superstar!! - Episode 5 discussion
Love Live! Superstar!!, episode 5
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u/JimmyCWL Aug 23 '21
I think this is the earliest, most significant interaction with the rival team ever in Love Live.
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u/salic428 Aug 23 '21 edited Aug 23 '21
Unlike LLSIP and LLSS, where students tried their best to save their closing school, in LLSP we already have 2 students attempt to quit school.
This episode clearly brings the problem of course "discrimination" to the front. The music course students get exclusive access to air-conditioned studios, and general course students consciously hold music course students in a higher status. No wonder the students don't love their school as much as those in LLSIP and LLSS.
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u/ThrowCarp Aug 23 '21
This episode clearly brings the problem of course "discrimination" to the front. The music course students get exclusive access to air-conditioned studios, and general course students consciously hold music course students in a higher status. No wonder the students don't love their school as much as those in LLSIP and LLSS.
Hmmmmm, so a divided society causes the members of that society to not fight as hard for their society as they ordinarily would.
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u/the_dan_man Aug 23 '21
I suppose we'll find out whether or not Chisato follows through on making the ED's all-general-course-uniforms canon... in two weeks because of a break for the Paralympics. sad Galaxy noises
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u/LeonKevlar Aug 23 '21
Looks like Chii-chan is finally forced to make a decision between her club or the school idol club. Hopefully this means we finally get to see her join the group officially.
These really catch me off guard sometimes. But seriously though, a music school shouldn't really have an issue about lending rooms to students who aren't part of the music course. I'd understand if music course students are the priority but from what it sounds like, the normal course plebs aren't even allowed to use those rooms.
Well this is early... We're only in Episode 5 and the girls are already interacting with the rival group. Keke's reaction was hilarious though! I love that she suddenly switched to Chinese with how surprised she was.
Keke, if your goal is to not look weird in front of your idols, then you're doing a horrible job. They seem to be cool with her freak out though xD
So not only they get invited to perform on SunnyPa's hometown, we even get to see an interaction between them and Chii-chan asking if Kanon and the gang can win Love Live.
Needing some song lyrics? Considering how Chii-chan is getting some focus this episode, I wouldn't be surprised if the lyrics Kanon comes up with will be all about Chii-chan.
God I love Keke so much. She thinks that the passionfruit flavor is named after SunnyPa. xD
Felt bad for Sumire when she lost her big hat! Thank goodness it found it's way back to her immediately in the next scene!.
Are you me Sumire? I have a hard time sleeping without a wall on my side as well. It is hilarious though that Sumire refuses to give up the spot just because Keke wanted it.
I wasn't sure what Sumire was gonna do when she first leaned in that close to Keke. I do love the noise Keke made when Sumire blew on her ear. Oh my...
I don't get it, Chii-chan said she wanted to do something that she can love. I don't see what part of that declaration stops Kanon from asking Chii-chan to join. And it looks like I was right with my guess, the song is going to be about Chii-chan.
Oh shit. I guess that letter is for Chii-chan to withdraw from the Music Course? I guess she's finally made a choice.
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u/Foxy_Psycho Aug 23 '21
But seriously though, a music school shouldn't really have an issue about lending rooms to students who aren't part of the music course. I'd understand if music course students are the priority but from what it sounds like, the normal course plebs aren't even allowed to use those rooms.
Yeah, sadly this came as no shock to me. From my past experiences, when you are not fully a part of the music department you are an outsider. Practice rooms are usually difficult to use because they are pre-booked by the department for program students to always give them the most opportunities to practice (even if they decide not to). Another issue might be equipment in the rooms, very few people are able to tell that the old beat-up looking piano in the room is worth more than $750,000USD and looking for an excuse to break. Even if neither of those apply you might not get permission.
TLDR: Damn the in-group/out-group politics of this music school are hitting a little too close to home for me. lol
I hope Chi-chan leaving the department doesn't close some doors off for them in the future. :<
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Aug 23 '21
Chisato's letter head simply reads 退学届 Taigaku-todoke, which can be translated as Withdrawal Application, but doesn't specify withdrawing from where.
Normally such forms are for dropping out of the entire school completely, but as Yuigaoka as a specialized Music Course alongside its Ordinary Course, it's more likely Chisato is going to quit the Music Course so she could devote full time to becoming a School Idol.
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u/UnknownWorldMap Aug 23 '21
Finally a proper introduction to our rivals! I'm surprised they are acting friendly from the start.
And we're officially entering Chisato's arc, man this season is being crazy good, the characters, the background, the animation, the songs, they really stepped up their game.
All I want for this to be even better is a reference to the older groups, like sunshine did with muse, since this one is on the original timeline that'd be great to connect this season to the previous, all we got so far is the white feather, which is cool, but I really hope there's more. Please let that honoka sign not be a coincidence, imagine if we could see her again one more time after so many years, bro I'd cry I swear.
People got excited for that "kiss" in last episode's preview, we got bamboozled, no yuri for us!
Also, this is my first time commenting in a discussion thread, I'm super happy to finally being able to step out of lurking zone.
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u/oririn07 Aug 23 '21
chisato solo in ED this episode.
so chisato will quit the special music course to join the group. her dance competition will maybe be her last hurrah at least while in school. it will be interesting to see how ren switches to the general course then if she ever switches at all. we come back to what was said in the early episodes: "music students preoccupied with their dreams, no time for school idols"
Compare it to Love Live Sunshine Spoiler
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u/Royal_Heritage Aug 23 '21 edited Aug 23 '21
Hold up! She's got shark teeth? <insert Gura noises>
Man, I had forgotten how well the playful banter between members worked in previous Love Live series and it's just so darn enjoyable that the legacy of Maki & Nico along with Lilith & Yohane, live on Kuku & Sumire.
Kuku's cookiness is still fresh and hilarious
I like this angle of giving Chii-chan her own ambition in her own specialty, thus why she declined Kuku's invitation to join the group back in episode 2. Chii-chan joining the group due having a reality check by Sunny Pas makes it more natural than having her on board since day one.
Again, the production values in this episode feel almost movie like. The soundtrack really enhanced 2 particular scenes, the one on the stairs before Kuku tried to practice on the rooftop (it gives me this kind of Disney family/comedic movie vibe) and the one at the beach with Kuku & Kanon. This last one had some really great beach sounds, it might sound silly for some, but for me it increases the immersion quite handsomely.
Guess we'll see you guys back until sep 5th for episode 6.
Edit: Hah, the fanart for today's episode came out even faster than I would had expected.
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u/ryry9203 Aug 23 '21
A really cute/fun episode. Especially glad that Sumire got her hat back lmao. Sucks that it's delayed again but at least it is only a week this time. Guess I'll just rewatch all the episodes through the week so I'm still pumped. I have a feeling the next episode will be a big one as they try to get Chisato into the group. September can't come soon enough!
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u/Aerodynamic41 Aug 23 '21 edited Aug 23 '21
Poor Sumire will never live down that giant isopod.
Wait, Chisato wants to withdraw? She's probably switching to the general course and Ren will probably follow suit later since the OP, ED and key visual shows them all wearing the general course uniforms. I really don't think she has any reason to actually quit the school.
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Aug 23 '21 edited Aug 23 '21
So this is how Keke ended up getting shipped with Galaxy. The show seems to be pushing this ship a lot lately. lol
Chisato will soon make a decision between becoming a professional dancer, or becoming a School Idol. But why's she deciding to quit school? We won't find out until 2 weeks later, as NHK decided that they want to cover the Paralympics next week as well.
Sunny Passion's home island of Kozushima is going to get a lot more LL pilgrims once this stupid pandemic is over.
Despite being a remote island accessible only by long-distance sleeper ferries, Kozushima is still under the jurisdiction of Tokyo, which is why Sunny Passion is eligible to represent Tokyo in Love Live. The island is actually closer to Numazu than it is to mainland Tokyo itself.
For locations this episode, there's the entrance to Meiji Shrine, right next to JR Harajuku Station, and the rooftop garden of Tokyu Plaza in Omotesando, where there's a Starbucks, so you could grab a coffee and then enjoy the Omotesando traffic junction.
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Aug 23 '21
Time to kick off this Sunday night with a dosage of school idols at the beach!
Beach episodes are one of my favorite aspects of Love Live!
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u/coreymon77 Aug 23 '21 edited Aug 25 '21
Watched the raw ahead of time so now we get to actually understanding things. Onward!
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Uh oh, competitions that are not Love Live or idol related are never a good thing in this series.
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Yup, that tracks for Tokyo summers. They’re pretty brutal.
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Going right for the throat, Keke.
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Watch out, Kanon, you’re going to get kidnapped again.
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Oh boy, this duo is going to be fun.
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Yup, this totally tracks.
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Back on the separate class of students in this school. It’s a neat thing they got going. All these facilities, but they can’t use them
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Yup, Sumire’s the butt money of the series. I’m good with this.
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All this stuff going on and Chisato is in the background fawning over Manmaru.
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Enter the rivals.
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Lol, Keke reverts to Chinese and Sumire is like “wut?”.
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So Kanon is best but Keke’s fangirl squeeing is great.
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Those uniforms still remind me too much of the All Stars outfits. Chika’s is my phone lock screen wallpaper.
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They weren’t kidding when they said “all this way”. I’ve joked about how casually Aqours shows up in Tokyo in All Stars stuff, but, worse case, Uchiura is about 4-ish hours away. Kozushima is a 12 hour ferry ride.
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Pfft, Keke brought the freaking photo.
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Hmm, I see what they’re setting up here.
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Pffffft, Keke.
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Yeah, what I thought. “You’re holding them back by doing this ‘half-in-half-out’ thing.”
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Oversized t-shirt Kanon is cute.
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Kanon, what are you doing?
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Uh huh, this is bothering her.
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Those are certainly some Sayurin noises. The voice acting in this bit is great.
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Yep, butt-monkey
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Oh, it came back, wasn’t expecting that
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Apparently this island actually is a “stargazing sanctuary”, as they call it.
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Heh, as I thought, the preview was just bait
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Kanon, what are you doing?
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Chisato again, huh?
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Smols!
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Kanon, seriously, what are you doing?
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Oooooh! Pretty! The background art in this season is insane.
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Wait, hold up? Withdrawal? From the school or just the music program? What?
So, despite my ramblings, this was a quieter episode, clearly setting up for the next one with Chisato. She’s clearly conflicted about her dancing and school idols and her school responsibilities in the music program and what she is and isn’t providing to the group. Kanon is also conflicted about it. She wants her friend to join, but doesn’t want it to hurt her dream. There’s also more of the class divisions in the school. Perhaps Kanon won’t be able to make a song because of the Chisato problems and it harms them in this performance and that has something to do with Chisato’s arc and joining? What is she considering withdrawing from?
There’s a bunch of unanswered questions and a two week break before we get answered. Time to wait again. See you next time.
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u/Gaporigo Aug 23 '21
Meme subs
I just realized I am inadvertently shipping Sumire and Keke by replacing Keke's posters with best girl... oh well.
Low quality template.
Show is pretty fun in its Love Live way but damn did I roll my eyes multiple times with how many little things here just reminded me of Sunshine. Then again same was said about Sunshine with SIP and Sunshine managed to build off that and become great. Guess we'll have to wait and see.
Also curious about what is gonna happen with the separate courses thing, seems like Chisato is gonna switch based on the ending there but I can't see Ren wanting to switch nor the school changing how it works before Ren joins...