Love Live! Sunshine!! Second Season - Episode 1 Discussion / Poll

[Kairin]

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[blakstealth]

Aw man, the drama came in so fast! Looks like the good ol' school is in danger of shutting down! Time to save it!

The first episode felt so in your face and fast, and man, did I love it. It feel absolutely fantastic having love live back. I missed them all! I internally squealed when Kanan swept Mari off her feet. Mari must be very light, or Kanan is buff af. :P

[SleepingTerror]

Kind of disappointed... But I honestly don't know why I expected more.
Best scene was Chika doing the flip and Riko and You covering their eyes.

[Kanon]

Wow, only two posts...

I was very happy to see these girls again. More than I thought I would be, in fact. Not a big fan of the drama in this ep, but the rest was great. Yohane was at her best.

[Requiem-x]

Chika, skirts don't work the way you think. You and Riko are witnesses to that.

I had my doubts before, but this turned out to be a great beginning for the return of Sunshine.
Sure, there was lots of drama, but I think it was handled really well, and it showed one of my favorite parts of the series: Chika facing a tough situation and showing her most human side. Of course, this also includes seeing Riko (and everyone else, really, but mainly Riko) show her full support and understanding. I wonder if there'll be some comparisons with Honoka again, considering how big the wall is this time. Superpowers ciuld probably help at a time lile this.

On the nicer side, seeing Kanan reaffirm herself as Mari's prince was sweet and such a show of progress since s1, and of course, plenty of Yohane is really nice too (speaking of, did they just throw a bone to THAT ship? That's cute).

To summarize, things are rough and the destination is unknown, bur Aqours ain't giving up yet, and their journey will surely be one worth checking out. Now to hope for some character focused goodness.

...did Honoka ever get as many leg shots as Chika did this episode?

[ronelm2000]

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

...did Honoka ever get as many leg shots as Chika did this episode?

Yes

Honestly, I'm more surprised that this episode is getting more and more meme-fied each day, from Riko-Beam, to Gravity-Defying-Skirt Chika, to Ruby seemingly always ready to punch someone in the face with an uppercut.

But, I kinda have a feeling the school situation won't go Chika's way. The massive issue here is, frankly, that the school is practically in the middle of nowhere. With the OG School, there are lots of ways for them to bounce back, with their location being only a few ways to Akiba, so the logical destination was plausible.

But Uranohoshi? Nah.

But I'm still more surprised that the school intends to shut down. They honestly have more students that many Japanese rural schools nowadays. I mean, I could understand them shutting down over 0 applications, but 10? It only takes just 5 more for the school to still legit have a reason to live.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...dling-students

The middle school has eight students. The elementary school, where Kato started sixth grade last month, has six. And two of them, the only girls, are from the same family.

That meant Yukari Sudo could easily master everyone’s names in her first week as principal of the elementary school in this small village, nestled in mountains 80km but a world away from the tightly packed metropolis of Tokyo.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Requiem-x

Chika, skirts don't work the way you think. You and Riko are witnesses to that.

Skirts do work the way she thinks, but only for us audience

[Requiem-x]

Originally Posted by ronelm2000

Yes

You think I'd remember that.

Originally Posted by ronelm2000

Honestly, I'm more surprised that this episode is getting more and more meme-fied each day, from Riko-Beam, to Gravity-Defying-Skirt Chika, to Ruby seemingly always ready to punch someone in the face with an uppercut.

No word on Dia boo-boo ing all over? That's what I noticed the most. On the other hand, I didn't see anything weird with Ruby...

Originally Posted by ronelm2000

But, I kinda have a feeling the school situation won't go Chika's way. The massive issue here is, frankly, that the school is practically in the middle of nowhere. With the OG School, there are lots of ways for them to bounce back, with their location being only a few ways to Akiba, so the logical destination was plausible.

But Uranohoshi? Nah.

They already brought that up in s1, and still got 10 people in between.

Originally Posted by ronelm2000

But I'm still more surprised that the school intends to shut down. They honestly have more students that many Japanese rural schools nowadays. I mean, I could understand them shutting down over 0 applications, but 10? It only takes just 5 more for the school to still legit have a reason to live.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...dling-students

Love live and reality don't always walk hand by hand, though I think this is the first time it hurts the girls rather than helping them.

Originally Posted by Kanon

Skirts do work the way she thinks, but only for us audience

Idol magic, I swear

[Ernietheracefan]

Is this just me or I got the Aria Company vibes in their outfit (OP)..?

[Liddo-kun]

Watched episode 1:

Ah, one of the most cosplayed anime in our local community is back! Nice seeing Chika and everyone again. Yohane looks like her mom, and Zura push up is funny.

Looks like the danger of getting closed down is very real for the school now... I wonder how they will get out of this one. Or perhaps just accept the fact that they will combine with another school?

9/10 for first ep.

[Ulin]

Finally watched it... not great, but not bad either. I don't know why but they just don't make me feel like other characters do

What I really wonder is if they will be brave enough to make Kanan/Mari at least more or less canon... (yeah, right)

At least the animation is good