Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club

In a certain theater in a certain city,

there was a girl.

Her dream was to become the best singer in town.

And to have as many people hear her song as possible.

I want to be your ideal heroine.

That's impossible.

My song can't reach anyone.

You understand that, don't you?

Because you're me.

You look adorable, Ayumu!

You look gorgeous, Karin-san!

Yay!

You're the best, Ai-chan!

You're all doing amazing!

Yes, hello! It's Kasumin's turn next!

Next, please tell me what kind of school idol you strive to be, Osaka-san.

I'd like to play a school idol that's loved by all.

Could you clarify that a bit?

I try to imagine everyone's ideal school idol and then become her.

Does that mean that you're playing the role of a school idol loved by all as we speak?

Yes.

Oh, I see.

That sounds rather fitting since you're in the Drama Club.

By the way, I heard our Drama Club is doing a joint drama festival with Touou Academy.

Yes. Touou Academy and Nijigasaki will each be doing their own programs.

I heard that you were chosen for the lead role of the Nijigasaki performance.

Could we get a comment for all of the loyal readers of the school paper?

I'm going to do my best in this role, so please come see the show.

"Drama Club"

I-I'm being replaced?

This role just wasn't for you, Shizuku.

If there's something I can work on, please tell me!

I promise to do my best!

I wanted someone who could completely put themselves out there for this role.

Put myself out there?

The role is a singer,

so I thought you'd be perfect since you're a school idol.

Please give me another chance!

Let's go to the future! Rainbow melodies

"Nijigasaki High School Idol Club" "Love Live!"

The rain clears up and reveals blue skies

The winds of hope blow (Blowing)

We can feel something coming and we take our very first step

The world is sparkling

And our hearts start to well up with (Feelings)

"We want to start running right now!!"

The tiny melodies blend together (Our Colors)

Let's paint this arch, now

It resonates throughout the city

Let's sing together!

My feelings are overflowing, there's no stopping them now

Rainbow-colored passions!!

Colors painted in courage

Let's create a bridge to the future

Beyond the endless sky

Resounding sympathy

Miracles are blooming

--Let's go! Shine towards the future, melodies

--Yes, I know I'm not alone --Let's go! Shine towards the future, melodies

You're all always by my side

So let's connect our dreams together

"Episode 8: Shizuku, Monochrome"

I want to sing.

I want everyone to hear my song.

The emotions I put in my song are happiness, heart, and a bit of passion.

Shizuko?

Ta-da!

"Nijigasaki High School School Idol Club's First Interview"

Your first interview is now in the school paper!

Wow!

We all look awesome!

Apparently, we're pretty popular.

Hopefully, they'll interview us again.

Why don't we have them cover one of our practices next time?

That's a great idea, Setsuna-san!

Oh, good. Everything's the same as usual.

Hey, they talk about the upcoming Drama Club performance, too.

"Nijigasaki High School" "School Idol Club's First Interview"

"The Stand-Out Play at the Nijigasaki and Touou Joint Drama Festival: Rain in the Wastelands"

Ooh, let me see!

It's so amazing you're playing the lead role!

I'm definitely going to go see it.

Right. Thank you very much.

There's something wrong with Shizuku-chan?

Yeah. She seems gloomier than usual.

I guess she might've seemed that way... Or maybe not.

Come to think of it, I heard she got replaced as the lead role.

Wait, what?!

Someone from the Drama Club mentioned that.

There's apparently going to be another audition.

My song won't reach anyone.

Do you remember when we were little?

We were different from the others.

It may seem trivial, but I was always anxious.

What would I do if someone thought I was weird?

If they disliked me?

I was always so scared.

That's why I started hiding my true self.

And then... I felt so much better.

Ever since that day, I've been living a lie.

There's no way that a song by someone lying to herself is going to reach anyone.

You know I'm right.

Shizuko captured!

K-Kasumi-san?

--What is it? --Rinako.

Roger.

Rina-chan Board equipped.

H-Hey, I can't see...

All right, off we go!

Woo.

Wh-What?!

So this is... the legendary...

Are we really eating this?

"Limited Time!!" "Mountain Pancake!!" "Rainbow Version"

As a 0-5 contender against the Mountain Pancake,

I shall share the secrets in beating this monster.

But you never beat it.

You just have to keep eating. Now, charge!

Thanks for the food.

It's so good!

It's just too fluffy.

Here, have some, Shizuko!

It's good.

Right?

Happy.

Let's go! We're gonna devour the whole thing!

Rina-chan Board, I'm about to burst.

My first victory... Yay!

We did it.

Yay.

So cute.

Ooh, this is...

She looks just like my Ophelia.

I'm taking it.

Okay.

What should I have? Cute little Kasumin just doesn't know!

Do you like old movies?

Did you start acting because you watched movies like this?

Maybe... That's part of it.

I feel like I'm the most outgoing when I'm acting.

I end up not caring how others feel about me.

And I can forget the fact that I'm Shizuku Osaka.

Do you not like yourself?

S-Sorry. I'm sure this sounds weird.

Just forget it.

Hey! You look all gloomy again.

You need to smile, Shizuko! Te-he!

K-Kasumi-san.

Let's forget all the bad things today and have a blast!

Once you cheer up, you can audition again for the lead role and win it back!

So you knew...

Yeah.

It's not like you need to keep it a secret.

We're rooting for you.

And the least we can do if you're depressed is listen...

I'm fine!

Don't worry. I'm fine.

Thank you both!

Shizuku-chan...

I should head home now. See you later!

So you are scared... to reveal your true self.

Well...

You don't want them to hate you?

That's it, isn't it?

I want to sing.

I want to sing a song that'll reach everyone's hearts.

And to do that, you need to put yourself out there.

Accept me.