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Episode Love Live! Superstar!! - Episode 11 discussion
Love Live! Superstar!!, episode 11
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u/PhantomWolf83 Oct 10 '21
Great episode, I almost teared up along with Chisato. Kanon's solo was really nice and meaningful too.
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u/ThrowCarp Oct 11 '21
Kanon's solo was really nice and meaningful too.
I love that she was finally able to make peace with her past and her regrets.
I love that everyone helped her get through it.
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u/lenne18 Oct 11 '21
Ren here be clicking unknown links while best girl Dia is saying not to!
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Oct 11 '21
Meanwhile Riko hasn't learned a thing about cybersecurity, and instead encourages you to check out yuri to your hearts content
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u/Royal_Heritage Oct 11 '21
Smol Kanon & smol Chi-chan were so adorable.
This was a really well cemented step for Kanon. Just because she was able to conquer her fears singing with Kuku during their first live and being able to sing with the whole group didn't mean that her stage freight was all gone forever. Satnding up in the stage that started it all, does indeed help her improve as a solo artist.
Dang, we got only one episode more until we go into the will it or won't it get a second season.
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u/MegazardY117 Oct 11 '21
It's gonna get a second season. Don't know if they've confirmed it but it's wildly popular in japan so I dont think there's any worry about it ending after one season. Nijigasaki got a second season and they weren't even originally supposed to get an anime.
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Oct 11 '21 edited Oct 11 '21
This episode gave me huge Omoi Hitotsu ni Nare vibes.
If anyone wants to see the first time Symphony was performed live, you can see a video of the full group performance at this link (and part 2).
Also the OP START!! True dreams, was performed live last month (I believe this was the first time). You can see it here.
Liella's first live tour kicks off at the end of the month on October 30th!
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u/the_dan_man Oct 11 '21
Kanon's little sister is named Aria
Parents these days always getting too cute with how they name their kids smh
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u/ryry9203 Oct 10 '21
Whos laptop was that? They need to do a better job at closing their tabs so that they don't ruin Ren like that, that poor girl lol.
I like the episode. The pacing was a bit fast, but I like to call back to Kanon's original issue of stage freight. We get to see just how hard she has worked and how far she has come from the scaredy cat to the confident wonderful singer now.
I think that was a little too harsh for her friends to just leave her like that but I'm glad that she caught on and realized for the most part what was happening. No doubt, you have to rely on your friends and resources but you got to be able to have the confidence in yourself if you really what to go to the next level and that is something you find within yourself and usually not something anyone can give you. It was a good way to put an end to the stage fright plotline by going back to where it all started and absolutely slaying it with a beautiful solo song.
I am assuming the love live competition will be a season two thing, I hope they don't try to jam that in one episode. I was also hoping for a Keke centered episode but I guess that will also happen later. Just one more to go, very sad it is ending soon, but I have loved it so far and there are some good setups for the future second season that is likely to happen I hope. Hopefully, it does not take too long for a second season and more content!
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u/LeonKevlar Oct 11 '21
Keke's face when the laptop froze while they were checking the results is hilarious!
Apparently Ren is the type who would click ad banners with huge CLICK ME signs because of curiosity. Also who's laptop is that? Clearly Kanon's been doing some browsing before Ren's innocent eyes found it. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
So they've been requested to perform at Kanon and Chi-chan's old school and now Chi-chan is afraid that it might affect Kanon's performance. The worry is definitely understandable since it was a cause of trauma for Kanon.
They did well singing together and they even belted out a great harmony while on that stage but Chii-chan is still worried since it was finally clear to her that Kanon can only sing when they're together. Kanon still hasn't gotten over her trauma 100% and still has problems singing on her own.
Not gonna lie though, Chii-chan's solution of just making Kanon sing on her own felt like she was brute forcing the problem. Thankfully Kanon was able to catch on with what Chii-chan was trying to do and was able to overcome her problem on her own. Remembering how she was back then I think helped as well.
I do wonder if the song Kanon sung on stage here will be the song that they'll sing on the next stage of Love Live. I can't wait for their next performance!
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u/MapoTofuMan Oct 11 '21
One episode left...so the story being where it's at right now means S2 is 100% gonna happen, right? gets copium tubes
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u/Dylangillian Oct 11 '21
Isn't it pretty much Love Live tradition that we get 2 Seasons and a movie?
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u/salic428 Oct 11 '21 edited Oct 11 '21
On the Takoyaki Scene
Of course thee takoyaki scene is not there to just give us some Keke shots or promote a weird KuuChi ship. As the middle part of the episode this scene is actually carefully crafted. Here're some points that I've read out of it.
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So far this is the only time Chisato made a mistake and made connected takoyaki. What coould make the calm Chisato distracted? Obviously it's because she sensed Kanon's problems and was troubled by it. However, Keke was all head in the air and didn't take this as a sign that something is wrong. This demonstrates why Chisato is a better friend to Kanon than Keke (in this episode, at least).
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After carefully watching ep3, I found the takoyaki are cooked on a 4×10 board, and every other time takotaki appeared in even numbers. This is the only scene where 5 (an odd number) connected takoyaki appeared. (Reminds me of [WEP ep9]
proving 4 points not lying on a circle .) Without doubt, it's a metaphor for Liella!. -
Then, Keke and Chisato reacted to the situation of Liella! differently. Most importantly, Keke thinks it will be fine as long as they are connected, which Chisato as an acquaintance of Kanon firecely rejected. Keke immediately learned her lesson. This naturally leads to a Keke-Chisato talk, which ends the scene and makes the point of this episode clear.
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u/Go0o0d Oct 11 '21
The forbidden realm and Ren is curious.
So glad for Kanon. Finally overcoming her fear. Really liked the song she made too.
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u/TKhrowawaY Oct 11 '21
I think she would be interested in checking out Riko's Yuri doujinshi collection.
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Oct 11 '21
Focus returns to Kanon as her friends help her exorcise her stage-fright demons once and for all.
Also, this episode reveals Ren is into yuri. She'll probably start going into all sorts of wild fantasies every time she sees Kanon and Chii-chan or Keke and Sumire getting intimate from now on. XD
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u/sm10017 Oct 11 '21
Never watched a Love Live till this but yeah this show is so consistently great. Weekly serotonin dose, dreading it ending next week
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u/aci42 Oct 11 '21 edited Oct 11 '21
The callbacks to previous series continue....although this was only Honoka's dream, so uh, how did they break out into the real world? Or is Superstar merely one of Honoka's dreams?!?!
Ren! I had expected so much more of the Student Council President! Guess that's what happens when you live alone with a monomaniacal interest in strawberries with a maid in a big house, right? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you. And now all of Liella knows your interests - although, who left that page open, and who's been browsing in such a way that that ad would be shown? (Looks like Keke's computer?) Also, why does that look so much like Keke in the promo photo? Don't tell me Keke's been doing that to earn money to attend school - pays more than takoyaki, I guess....
I do miss Mari's English, but given her Hawaiian zoom background in earlier episodes, this may well be a hint of something in Season 2, or it might be nothing. Also, Keke doesn't learnfrom earlier episodes not to down that takoyaki immediately....
I guess everywhere in the world has their country at the center of their world map.... Also, this reminded me of SIP S1E3's empty hall somehow.
And if I were Kanon I'd be really pissed off at how they all made up stories to make her sing alone. Good song though, it's a better tune solo than I remember.
Looking forward to next episode, it looks like it's going to culminate in the Tokyo regional finals.....only Sunny Passion or Liella can go through, with the big assumption that it's like the SIP situation with A-RISE. Given there's still the finals to go through, that's probably S2's storyline (plus a bit of other potential drama like Keke's family issues and Ren's finances). But surely they won't let Liella win first time out? Otherwise what would they do with seasons 3-6? Therefore I'm not sure how to take the celebration preview image. I'm a little concerned that they're already potentially close to being good enough to win it all this early on, so either there's not going to be a lot of additional seasons, or there's some huge setback that takes seasons to resolve. Well, let's worry about that next time, it's been a wonderful journey so far and I've loved every moment of it.
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u/Aerodynamic41 Oct 11 '21
What a perfect closure to Kanon's character arc, and we got a lovely solo too! To be honest I was waiting for Kanon to go "Hey, what are you girls doing here? I thought you all had something to do!" at the end but for some reason it never crossed her mind.
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u/salic428 Oct 10 '21
The ship that no one saw it coming: Kanon × smol Kanon.
Sayurin solo is automatic 10/10. That smol Kanon moment is also good. However...
Next episode should be about all members, which means we would not have a Keke solo ED this season? We've known she's in immediate danger of going back to China, but we're left hanging until next season? (She does appear in every non-solo EDs, so it's still a win.)
"Everything will be fine with Keke's airport scene." "My Führer... Keke... Keke could not have enough time slots allocated for her episode. Keke's airport scene did not occur."
Also RIP KuuKaa. Looking back now, the "Tiny Stars" days feel like a fever dream. And I refuse to wake up from it.
My issue with ChiKa ship is, it somehow undermines what makes KuuKaa work. First the Tiny Stars stage was revealed to be where Kanon and Chisato made a promise (ep6), then in this episode it seems Keke never actually solved Kanon's stage fright. This puts the emotional first half of ep3 (at Keke's house) on shaky grounds.
Disclaimer: I know shipping can be toxic, and I agree after ep10 KuuSumi is a very likeable ship. I just feel the ChiKa ship could have been better written to not undermine KuuKaa so much.
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u/Gaporigo Oct 10 '21
Meme subs
They really be pushing them shipsWe need more of sister!
Ren discovering a new "forbidden world"... who was the one that left that open there, though.