Ruby Kurosawa

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Ruby Kurosawa is a main character in Love Live! Sunshine!!. She is a second-year student at Numazu High School. She is a member of CYaRon! and YYY, two sub-units under Aqours. She is also a member of the special sub-unit AiScReam. Her image color is pink.

She was a first-year student at both Uranohoshi Girls' High School prior to its closure and Seishin High School (albeit temporarily) before fully integrated into Numazu High.

Background

Ruby is a first year student who is the younger sister of Dia Kurosawa, who she shares a strong bond with. She is from an old family involved in fishing management whose name is well-known around the area. The Kurosawa family also owns a number of companies including real estate, entertainment, human resources and restaurant management. Ruby is almost always nearby her best friend, Hanamaru Kunikida.

In the anime, in the first episode, Ruby is shown to display a big interest in school idols. Season 1 Episode 4 shows that she used to be a fan of school idols, sharing this hobby with Dia, although something caused her older sister to seemingly lose that interest, which is revealed in Season 1 Episodes 6, 8 and 9 to be Dia's failure as a school idol. Ruby's love for school idols remained intact, but the event made her secretly keep it away from her sister. She later joins Aqours in Season 1 Episode 4, after counting with her sister's support.

Personality

Ruby is very shy and timid, which makes it hard for her to get along with other people. She has a tendency to utter or scream "Pigii!!!" when she doesn't like something; in the event she screams, her face will turn red as she does so. She has never talked to any males besides her father before, so she has always been bad at dealing with the male gender. Although she is fearful and easily upset, she does has a tough interior forged by her role as the daughter of a rich, well-known family.

Ruby is very close to her friend, Hanamaru. She also meets Leah Kazuno in TOKYO, who she also becomes very close with.

From a different perspective, Ruby is adaptable and mostly admired by her friends, and they support her no matter what; despite the fact the Second Years are considered "the heart" of Aqours, Ruby does not have difficulty getting along with the rest of the group unlike her fellow First Years' or the Third Years', as seen in Season 2 Episode 2. Her catchphrase is "Ganbarubii!" (がんばルビィ！, lit. "Rubesty"), a portmanteau between "ganbaru" (頑張る, try with full effort) and her own name; she uses this phrase to encourage herself or others to do their very best. Ruby also speaks in the third person from time to time, just like Hanamaru. However, she tends to use "watashi" as a first-person pronoun.

Due to the strong bond she shares with her sister Dia, Ruby will immediately display her tough interior and defend her sister when a negative point of her is brought up, as seen in Season 2 Episode 8. Ruby is also shown to have a playful and mischievous side of her when she teases Yoshiko Tsushima's Fallen Angel behavior and her embarrassing moments (alongside Hanamaru), which annoys Yoshiko all the time. She also despises spicy food, as seen in Season 1 Episode 10, when she eats a takoyaki filled with tabasco sauce instead of octopus sauce.

Clubs and Hobbies

Her hobbies are needlework and fashion. Her talent is in coordinating outfits, which makes her, alongside You Watanabe, Aqours' wardrobe supervisor. Like her sister Dia, she displays an admiration for other idols, despite coming from a traditional family.

Appearance

Ruby is short with a slim figure and semi-long red hair which she ties into twintails and turquoise eyes.

Other Data

Note: Dengeki G's Magazine is a monthly magazine that is part of the Love Live! and Love Live! Sunshine!! multimedia projects. As it is usually the first source of news for all major projects under these titles, its monthly sections will detail how the project has progressed over time. The issues are usually published a month ahead of time. For example, the July 2010 issue would've been released on 30th May 2010.

2015

Official Introduction from Website File:Sunshine!! character intro - Kurosawa Ruby.png Everyone, n-n-n-n-n--- nice to meet you!!! I-I am Ku-Kurosawa Ruby--- Oww, s-sorry, this time I over-strained myself and bit my tongue--- Aah~, what should I do, what should I do, I don't know--- Uh, uhm, actually up until now, I've never talked to any males besides my father before. That's why I've always been weak towards males--- But I've always, always loved idols, and always wanted to become one--- I've never imagined that someone like me could become an idol but, I've decided that I absolutely couldn't let this chance slip away from me. So even though I'm terribly nervous today, I'll do my best to ignore it! Ruby is terribly frightened right now but I love everyone---! Please support Ruby---!!! Official Translation File:Sunshine!! translated character intro - Kurosawa Ruby.png Character Introduction (September 2015) File:Dengeki G's Magazine Sep 2015 Kurosawa Ruby Scan.jpg Character Introduction Ruby really loves idols♡ They're cute, beautiful, wonderful, and dazzling--- Ruby thinks they're great at everything! That's why, since childhood, Ruby had always, always been a great fan of many idols with all her heart but--- Ruby's parents are really strict, and only allows Ruby to watch the NHK news on the house's television. Before this, Ruby would secretly sneak out of bed in the middle of the night--- If Mom catches Ruby watching music shows she would get really mad--- But the channel happens to be the same as NHK by chance, so Ruby would hurriedly pretend to have mistaken it for a history show--- Somehow it ended up being safe~ Phew--- Ruby still cried a little, though. And just like this, it was really tough for Ruby to even be an ordinary idol fan. That's why, for such a Ruby--- to have encountered the chance to become the real thing, a school idol, it's almost like a dream come true--- Uwaah, it's really, really just like a dream! Even though Ruby had tried pinching her cheeks over and over again-- ow ow owww! See, it's really not a dream--- Ruby's so happy! So happy that Ruby is splashing about for joy~! Uh, woaaaah--- Oops, Ruby almost fell into the sea but--- barely made it! Phew. Ruby often bounces and splashes about just like this, so Sis always scolds Ruby with "Ruby has no composure at all". Ruby knows that about herself too, but to be always clever and beautiful and poised--- Sis can do anything and simply has no equal. But even for such a Ruby, if she really becomes an idol, if there ever was someone who could tell her that she's cute--- Ruby's been thinking along these lines. And that's why, until Ruby becomes a full-fledged school idol, she definitely can't afford to fall into the sea and drown here!! For that sake, Ruby will fight hard and overcome her greatest weakness of androphobia for sure--- Aaaah, what should Ruby do, just by thinking of that, somehow her heart is beating really fast~! Ruby might fall into the sea after all... Typical off-day schedule Time Activity 7:30am: Wake up 8:00am: Breakfast (I made sis mad by getting up late) 10:00am: Koto practice (My feet went numb...) 12:00pm: Lunch 1:00pm: Meet with Maru-chan♪ 2:00pm: Date at Numazu City♡ (Shopping!) 5:00pm: Talking while taking a walk on the beach~☆ 7:00pm: Go home (I made sis mad by coming home late) 8:00pm: Forcibly detain Maru-chan to stay for dinner! 9:00pm: Take a bath 10:00pm: Be overjoyed at Maru-chan having to stay over due to how late it's gotten! 10:30pm: Fall asleep Aqours After School Talk - Ruby File:Dengeki G's Aqours Afterschool Talk Ruby.png Caption: Like this, will you be able to tell if Ruby is a school idol too? Right now, Ruby is so happy that her heart is pounding out of her chest♡ Uwah~ What should Ruby do, what should Ruby do, what should Ruby do...... Ruby has really become a school idol!!! Ruby's heart is so full of emotions and is pounding so hard--- It feels a bit like Ruby might just drop dead any moment♡ But, dying now is definitely something that can't possibly be done, right! After all, after all, after all--- that which Ruby had really really hoped for, always and always--- All the way since childhood, it's the moment when Ruby has become a school idol♡♡♡ And also, from here on out, Ruby will do her best with all her heart, practice lots and lots for both singing and dancing--- If Ruby could--- Really, even just a short while is fine, Ruby really wants to stand on a real stage and be seen by everyone. And also, if anyone was to tell Ruby "Ruby-chan, do your best!"--- Ruby would feel the greatest bliss she could!!! Aqours's Gallery (November 2015) File:Dengeki G's Magazine Nov 2015 Yoshiko Ruby Hanamaru.jpg MESSAGE from RUBY U, uwah, a, aaahhh--- Ru-Ruby, is about to slip up again--- Or so Ruby thought, but barely made it safely... Doki doki♡ That's good, since Ruby was given this rare chance to wear such a cute costume, and if it were to get soaked all of a sudden, Ruby would definitely break down crying--- so that's good! Today, for the sake of promoting Aqours's long-awaited song, we came to have our photo taken in our costumes♡ The very first costume from our very first song! These costumes were even cuter than anything that was ever dreamed up by Ruby who absolutely loves idols--- When they were done, Ruby was so happy that she felt like crying!! Actually, the truth is that Ruby ended up crying a lot, dirtying the freshly-made costumes and making Sis really mad, though--- That's why, at today's photo-shoot--- for the sake of not losing to this cute costume, just for today, Ruby won't be clumsy and will somehow put all her heart into being cool and trying her best--- sparkling like a real idol, and show everyone her greatest smile! Or so Ruby thought on the way here but--- At this rate, Ruby might just end up reverting back to her usual hopeless self--- Uwaaa, Ruby will have to try even harder and harder from here onwards---!!! Aqours's Gallery (December 2015) File:Dengeki G's Magazine Dec 2015 Ruby.jpg Caption: I'm sorry I'm sorry--- I won't do anything bad anymore, so God, please help me--- Uwaaaaaaaaah~!!! I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry--- Wha, what should I do--- it's barking so loudly--- Did Ruby do something bad? I'm sorry--- God, Ruby definitely won't do anything bad anymore, and will listen to Sis, and will be a good girl from here onwards, so please save Ruby--- He- hey hey hey, puppy, uhm--- I, Ruby, no matter what, I have to pass through here to get to school or it'll be terrible, ah, uhh, today's actually Aqours's practice but--- hya, hyaaaaaaa!! It started barking again--- The tail is wagging so vigorously--- It must be really mad. What should I do? As expected, this must definitely be divine punishment for sneakily eating Dia's ice-cream yesterday--- Uwaah, my legs are frozen and I can't move at all--- Sis, hurry and come save me~!! Aqours 1st Center Election Appealing For Votes Caption: Ruby will give her tiny heart entirely to everyone--- Uhm, Ruby is--- chibi, not that good at dancing, and sings with a wavery voice---. But, uhm, as expected!! After becoming a school idol!!! --- Uwaaa~~n!!!! As expected, Ruby wants to try being the center~! Of course, Ruby knows that she definitely absolutely will be hopeless at it, but, even so, Ruby won't give up and will work hard! No matter whether it's singing or dancing, from here onwards, Ruby will practice more and more, and work hard at smiling, and then definitely--- Even if this round doesn't work out, Ruby will aim to always grow and mature♡ Results Comments: 2nd Place Caption: Being second is so amazing it almost seems like a lie♡ I might have used up all my life's share of luck for this result--- Uwaa~n!! Everyone, really really--- thank you so much!!!! When Ruby first heard that she was second, she couldn't stop crying--- She was so deeply touched that she cried a lot, and ended up not being able to eat dinner♡ This is the happiest day of Ruby's life. Thank you for giving Ruby this bliss♡ Ruby will reply with the best smile she can!

2016

Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM File:Dengeki G's Magazine Apr 2016 KoiAqua Ruby Riko.jpg Costume Reveal Caption: Ruby is your small, pink, tropical fish♡ Ruby is small in both body and heart, cowardly and timid, and doesn't have a firm grasp on things like everyone else--- but, *sparkles*, Ruby will become a small, pink, tropical fish swimming with trembling fins, and wait in her small aquarium every day for you to come home♡ If it's something like that, even Ruby could do it♪ Even though Ruby has a small and unreliable heart, she'll sing with all her spirit, so it would make Ruby happy if you could listen to her song! File:Dengeki G's Magazine May 2016 You Riko Ruby.jpg Purchase Bonus Art Caption: The gentle spring breeze makes Ruby's tiny chest swell up with emotion♡ What Ruby had always, always liked since childhood are--- the cute idols on the other side of the television!! I've always, always yearned to be like them♡ That's why my first love was idols--- To this Ruby who managed to at least become a school idol, the present feels like I've had that first love's dream come true, and every day is extremely exciting♪ As much as I can, I'll put in my best and work hard at being cute in the new song! OUR PRIVATE LIFE (May 2016) File:Dengeki G's Magazine May 2016 Ruby You.jpg Kurosawa Ruby Caption: Uwaaa~, sorry, Ruby might just drown at this rate--- Haa, haa--- Hii, hii--- S-sorry--- Ruby, can't carry on anymore--- I will really go bloop-bloop-bloop and drown--- You-chan, can you go easy on me? But as expected, since I'm using a kick-board--- Ruby might not sink even though it seems like she might?... Uwaa, I'm at my limit~!! Since childhood, Ruby was never good at sports---. Especially since we live in a seaside town, swimming is really popular, so obviously everyone can swim--- Only Ruby can't swim very well. It's been really terrible. Being teased by everyone, or being asked why I can't swim--- Whenever it's the season for pool lessons, I'm always overthinking things like whether it'll end soon, or whether I can somehow skip class--- In the end, I made it all the way to high school while still being unable to swim, but the classes here, it's fine even if you can't swim so long as you try your best, so it's become a lot easier for me. Or so I thought---. But just like Yohane-chan said, once it's summer, our Aqours's PV may have swimming scenes, so I have to start working hard now, or else I definitely, definitely won't make it in time, right? So with that in mind, today, I asked the daring high-diver athlete You-chan to be my coach but---. Uwaaa~!! As I thought, she's way too uptight about this~! You-chan is a surprisingly demonic coach. This might as well have been the same as if I had asked Big Sis... Aqours Big Reveal: Member Introductions (Q&A) (June 2016) File:Dengeki G's Magazine June 2016 Q&A Yoshiko Hanamaru Ruby.jpg Caption: I want everyone to look at Ruby's prized idol smile!♪ What is the charm of being a school idol? You know, being a school idol is really like being an idol♡ Really like an actual, true idol!!! Ruby had always loved idols since childhood, so just being able to become an idol like this, this moment is the greatest♪ And also--- Ah, lately I've gotten a bit better at dancing♡ I want everyone to see it♡♡ What are the good points about Uranohoshi Girls' High School? For Ruby, my favorite part is Ura Girls' sailor uniform♡♡ Big Sis entered the school earlier so ever since I saw her wear it, I've always thought that it was great and cool--- Does it suit Ruby? It would be great if it suits me♡ It would be great if someday, someone entered the school like me after seeing this uniform♪ Aqours DIARY: Everyone's Diary (October 2016) File:Dengeki G's Mag Oct 2016 Ruby.jpg Caption: Uwaah, I overslept--- Big Sis left me behind again~!! Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnngggg---. The sound of the ringing alarm-clocks in my room is always super extra loud. I picked such a large alarm-clock with this special volume--- It was something I bought on purpose. After all--- I'm always bad with getting up in the mornings. Ruby is the master of oversleeping... Uwaah!! What should I do, I won't make it in time for school now--- sob. I'm sure Big Sis knew I overslept, but she left ahead of me again---. Sob. So cold. Just a little bit. Just a lit-tle bit is fine, it would be great if she could wake me up--- that's what I think. But well, if I say that, then Big Sis would say--- "I already called you three times! But you would always just jolt without waking up the slightest bit. I would feel bad for waking you up when you're sleeping so soundly--- so I left first, you know?" She would say that with the widest smile on her face...... It's something that I rarely get to see, that prized smile on her beautiful face. This is just something I think occasionally, that--- The devil's incarnation isn't Yohane-chan, but actually my Big Sis---. Aaaaaaah, another five minutes passed while I was thinking about all that! I'll have to change without eating breakfast!! Uwaaaaah, but what should I do, now I can't find my uniform's skirt~~!! Ruby... might not be able to make it to school today... sob. Aqours's Gallery (January 2017) File:Dengeki G's Mag Jan 2017 Ruby.jpg Caption:I always work hard with all I have during practice!! Because I want to be an idol I wouldn't be ashamed of--- I'm bad with exercise. Whether it's the back hip circle, the jumping rope or the vaulting box--- I'm always the last in the class to become able to do it. Ah--- Sorry. That's not entirely true. If I were to tell the truth, I'm still unable to do the back hip circle--- Ah, but really, I was able to do it once, you know? When we were learning it in Physical Education classes back during elementary school--- We weren't quite able to learn how to do it, so Maru-chan and I ended up being held back after classes numerous times--- And then in the end, I was finally able to do it with the assistance of a towel---. But then in the following year, I became unable to do it again... Sobs. But even though I'm like this---. Right now, I'm really trying my best at exercise--- Since last week, I've started running and doing sit-ups in the mornings♡ Though I keep it a secret from Big Sis. After all--- You know. It's all because I want to properly dance Aqours's dances---. I love idols, and have always, always aspired to become one--- but honestly, when I was imitating them I don't think I was ever this serious. If I had to choose, I'm more interested in the cute costumes--- I'm always only thinking about the frills and ribbons--- But then I ended up trying out becoming an actual school idol with that mindset. As expected--- I came to understand that dances are extremely important to idols. Of course we all have our strengths and weaknesses, someone with dull motor reflexes like me might never ever be able to perform sharp dance moves like You-chan but--- But still. No matter how bad I am at it--- I think a performance with insufficient practice is entirely different from one with enough practice. Even though I'm bad at this, since there are fans of Aqours who would go to the trouble of watching us, I don't want to show them a miserable performance with insufficient practice. I want to smile even if I'm bad at dancing♡ I want everyone to see a sparkling performance--- so I'll do my best at dance practice today too! Aqours is the first activity I've really wanted to do in my life--- I want to treasure it♡

2017

HAPPY PARTY TRAIN File:Dengeki G's Mag Mar 2017 HAPPY PARTY TRAIN Bonus Art 2.jpg Travel Comments I love idols a lot, and so I want to go see the idol stages all over Japan~!! I’m sure it’ll be an exciting trip from the very first step♪ The way to the idol stages is a shining road of the stars! I want to shine soon too~♡ Places I would like to travel to: Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. Aqours DIARY: Everyone's Diary (April 2017) File:Dengeki G's Mag Apr 2017 Ruby.jpg Caption: Challenge with preparing to go on a trip Spring break determination !! I will not turn away anymore !! It finally came-- the spring holiday is here. To Ruby--There was something that I always thought of for a long time! Well, that is--. To travel !!! Ehh----♡ Ah, of course I will not be away from home ♡ I won't run away-- Ruby does not have that kind of courage--. If there is going to be a big dog outside Ashashi, what should I think, if I think about this, I will not be confident any more --. However, there was nothing. Ruby, if you say something, should you just say that your house is very nice and your sister is very honorable too? That's why, I hope I can see something like Ruby's favorite idol, fashionable stuff, Noh things, and more! Aqours DIARY: Everyone's Diary (June 2017) File:Dengeki G's Magazine June 2017 Ruby.jpg Caption: Look look, I bought new clothes-- I wonder if it makes me look nice♪ My wallet might be really tight now, but I can bear it! Right... ? Aqours's Gallery (August 2017) File:Dengeki G's Mag Aug 2017 Dia Ruby.jpg MESSAGE from RUBY Caption: OUR PRIVATE LIFE: We'll Tell You About Our Secrets♡ (September 2017) File:Dengeki G's Mag Sept 2017 Chika Ruby.jpg Kurosawa Ruby Caption: Aqours's Gallery (November 2017) File:Dengeki G's Mag Nov 2017 Ruby.jpg Caption:

Question & Answer Corner

What made you realize that you wanted to become an idol? Asked by ハマチャさん @Twitter Ever since I was little, I've always loved the idols on television--- By the time I had realized it, I was already completely hooked! So maybe there wasn't anything in particular that made me realize it. According to sis, even when Ruby was still 0 years old and unable to speak, I already liked idol dolls. Ehehe--- I loved idols ever since I was born! Between tall guys and short guys, which do you prefer?! Asked by 黒澤ルビィ親衛隊隊長さん @Twitter (The mailer name literally means "Captain of Kurosawa Ruby's Royal Guard") About that, Ruby would be nervous either way--- Having said that, ah, it's a bit different... Uh, uhhhhhhm--- If Ruby tries imagining a guy standing in front of her--- she thinks she would definitely become terribly nervous no matter what, so she thinks she has no preference!! No matter whether he's tall or short, as long as he's kind to Ruby she would be happy, she thinks... When playing with your Sis, what are the times you have the most fun? Asked by あずーるさん @Twitter No, Sis is different from Ruby in that she's always busy, so lately the two of us haven't really played together, but hmm--- If it's with Sis, it's probably games that don't make her mad♡ Uwaa~n!! I mean, ever since Ruby was small, even if it was a game of tag, whenever Ruby caught her she would become mad~! Ah, if it's now Ruby wants to go sing karaoke♪ That might be alright with Sis☆ Please tell me about the fun and difficult parts of making costumes! Asked by あがりえさん Every part is a fun part!!! After all, if I think about cute idol costumes, I can't help but always get really absorbed into it happily♡ The troubling part is that there's never enough money and--- probably me making the teacher mad by spacing out in class? But they don't really care that much so it's fine♪ Is there anything you've received from your sister Dia-chan that you've treasured up to this day? Asked by ともちさん Big Sis always absolutely never shares her snacks with me, nor helps me with homework, but--- When I once lost my wallet in school, she searched high and low for it together with me all the way into the night--- The pink bear mascot she attached to my wallet that time is one of Ruby's treasures♡ Are you the type who finishes their summer vacation homework at the start, or leaves it until the end? Asked by ゆっぺさん Ah---. .... I wish I hadn't gotten that question--- Ah, ahahahahaha♡ Ah, uhm, though Big Sis would definitely be the kind to have it completed a long time ago--- but I, wou- wouldn't have done so... Ah, but Maru-chan would invite me to complete it together on the very last day! That's why it's fine! It's definitely, definitely fine... right? Normally, what kind of things do you talk about with your best friend Maru-chan? Asked by 松海鳳さん With Maru-chan huh--- Things like schoolwork, what we saw on television the day before, sweets we've been interested in lately, fashion--- Stuff like those, I guess? Ah, and also the stray cat which has been coming to the bus-stop's embankment every day lately♡ I like gazing at the sky together on the embankment♪ Did you ever wish you were the elder sister instead? If so, when were those times? Asked by 大トロさん That's something I thought many, many times when I was a child~! Whether it was studies, sports or extra lessons--- it was always Big Sis who could perform well, while I had nothing but failures. It's unfair! When we got new clothes of different colors, the good colors would always go to Big Sis. If I were the elder sister, I would definitely have grown taller too♡ After becoming a high school student, do you want to proactively attend school idol concerts? Asked by 野菜さん I want to go I want to go I want to goooo!! ♡ I have always, always been aspiring towards Tokyo--- I'm sure if if I saw a real school idol concert, I would end up crying♡ At that time I would definitely hold Maru-chan's hand tightly so we don't end up getting lost or kidnapped!! If you were to keep a pet, what would it be? Asked by ハマチャさん I'm absolutely terrified of dogs so--- maybe a cat? Ah, but then if it got mad and lashed out with its claws with a snarl that would be scary too... What should I pick. Something smaller--- I know, a rabbit might be great♡ It doesn't bark or bite, and doesn't scratch--- I want to sleep together with a fluffy and kind rabbit♪ ♪♡☆

Songs

The songs featuring Ruby are:

SoloAqoursCYaRon!YYYAiScReamDuo & TrioCollaboration

RED GEM WINK
Cotton Candy Ei-Ei-Oh!
1STAR
Aikotoba

Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?
Step! ZERO to ONE
Aqours☆HEROES
Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM
Mattete Ai no Uta
Todokanai Hoshi da to Shitemo
Aozora Jumping Heart
Humming Friend
Yume Kataru yori Yume Utaou
Sunshine Pikkapika Ondo
Yume de Yozora o Terashitai
Mijuku DREAMER
Omoi yo Hitotsu ni Nare
MIRAI TICKET
Pops heart de Odorun damon!
Daydream Warrior
Thrilling・One Way
Taiyou o Oikakero!
Jingle Bells ga Tomaranai
Seinaru Hi no Inori
HAPPY PARTY TRAIN
SKY JOURNEY
Shoujo Ijou no Koi ga Shitai
Landing action Yeah!!
Mirai no Bokura wa Shitteru yo
Kimi no Hitomi o Meguru Bouken
Yuuki wa doko ni? Kimi no Mune ni!
"MY LIST" to you!
MY Mai☆TONIGHT
MIRACLE WAVE
Awaken the power (Featuring Saint Snow)
WATER BLUE NEW WORLD
WONDERFUL STORIES
Kiseki Hikaru
Hop Step Waai!
Thank you, FRIENDS!!
No.10
Bokura no Hashittekita Michi wa…
Next SPARKLING!!
Hop? Stop? Nonstop!
Brightest Melody
Over The Next Rainbow (Featuring Saint Snow)
Jump up HIGH!!
I-n-g, I TRY!!
Bouken Type A, B, C!!
Mitaiken HORIZON
Deep Resonance
Dance with Minotaurus
KOKORO Magic "A to Z"
Wake up, Challenger!!
CYaZALEA☆Kiss☆DADANDAAAN
Fantastic Departure!
Aqours Pirates Desire
JIMO-AI Dash!
Sora mo Kokoro mo Hareru kara (9 Members Ver)
Future flight
Smile smile ship Start!
Kokoro no Hane yo Kimi e Tondeke!
DREAMY COLOR
KU-RU-KU-RU Cruller!
SUKI for you, DREAM for you!
Namida×
Not ALONE not HITORI
GEMSTONE "DE‐A‐I"
Nando Datte Yakusoku!
Yume + Mirai = Mugendai
BANZAI! digital trippers
KA-GA-YA-KI-RA-RI-RA
SORA, FUJI, SUNSHINE!
Genjitsu Mysterium
GAME ON!
Kimi no Tame Boku no Tame
SILENT PAIN
Wonder sea breeze
La la Yuuki no Uta
Numazu Yassa Yoisa Uta
BLOOM OF COLORS
Deep Blue
SAKURA-saku KOKORO-saku
Bokura no Umi de Mata Aou
Eikyuu hours
Bokura no Tabi wa Owaranai

Genki Zenkai DAY! DAY! DAY!
Yozora wa Nandemo Shitteru no?
P.S. no Mukougawa
Kinmirai Happy End
Kaigandoori de Matteru yo
Sakura Bye Bye
Braveheart Coaster
CHANGELESS
Kodoku Teleport
Aru Hi...Eien Mitai ni!
Whistle of Revolution
Dragon Riders

Waai WaiWai WaiWaiWai!
Fabotage
peace piece pizza
U-CYU

Ai♡Scream!
ICE LIMIT

Waku-Waku-Week!
Manatsu wa Dare no Mono?
Hajimari Road
Kimochi mo Yume mo Issho da ne!
Be as one!!!
Koukishin Journey

LIVE with a smile! (Featuring Nijigasaki High School Idol Club and Liella!)

Chronology

Season ISeason II

Ep.	Title
01	"I Want to Shine!!" (輝きたい!!, "Kagayakitai!!")	File:LLSS S1Ep1 098.png
In Episode 1, Uranohoshi Girls' High School student Chika Takami discovered the school idol group μ's while trying to catch a runaway flyer. Having had looked for something to devote her all to for a long time, she was inspired and decided to form her own school idol group. With help from her friend You, Chika tried to gather members at the school entrance ceremony, without any response from the student body. You and Chika then encountered first year students Ruby and Hanamaru, and Chika tried to interest them in joining the school idol club. Yoshiko suddenly interrupted the conversation and Hanamaru recognized her from kindergarten. Yoshiko ran off with the other two first years chasing her, and Chika proclaimed she would recruit them later.
02	"Catch the Transfer Student!" (転校生をつかまえろ!, "Tenkousei o Tsukamaero!")	File:LLSS S1Ep2 088.png
In Episode 2, Chika and You met Hanamaru and Ruby again, luring the shy Ruby out of hiding using a lollipop. Chika learned Yoshiko had not been at school after running out of class on the first day, and that Dia is Ruby’s older sister.
03	"First Step" (ファーストステップ, "Faasuto Suteppu")	File:LLSS S1Ep3 207.png
In Episode 3, Chika met Ruby and Hanamaru after their trip to a bookstore. After receiving a flyer from Chika, Ruby asked what their school idol group's name was. Before their concert, Aqours worried about people not attending due to the rain. They laughed it off and stood behind the stage's curtain, hand in hand. However, when the curtains raised, they only had a small group of audience. Included in the audience were Mari Ohara, Ruby, Hanamaru, and a disguised Yoshiko. Despite this, they continued their concert and performed "Daisuki dattara Daijoubu!" while Kanan Matsuura and Dia listened from outside the gym.
04	"Two Girls' Feelings" (ふたりのキモチ, "Futari no Kimochi")	File:LLSS S1Ep4 188.png
In episode 4, Hanamaru explained how she came to love reading, using it as a way to deal with her loneliness, and how she met Ruby. Chika, Riko Sakurauchi and You entered the library to return books they had found while cleaning up, just as Ruby was excitedly telling Hanamaru the news of the school idol club officially being formed. Once again, Chika tried recruiting the duo as school idols. As soon as they were alone, Hanamaru asked Ruby if she wanted to become a school idol. Ruby declined, saying she cannot like things her sister cannot stand, and that she was okay not being a school idol if Hanamaru was not interested. Dia was seen lovingly looking at Ruby as she was reading about idols, Ruby herself reminiscing about the times they both liked idols. Met by a very excited Chika, Ruby and Hanamaru started a trial period as members of the school idol club, saying they would join if they liked it. Short of a place to practice, the school idol club ended up taking their dance practice to the rooftop, inspired by μ's. When Hanamaru struggled running up the stairs during stamina practice, Ruby stopped and suggested they run together. Hanamaru told Ruby she should care more about her own feelings, and exhorted Ruby to go on without her. To herself, Hanamaru thought about how her own dream was to let the light of Ruby’s aspirations and dreams out and shine in all the corners of the world. While Ruby and the school idol club were celebrating having reached the top, Hanamaru met with Dia and told her to pay more attention to what Ruby had to say about her feelings. After Ruby officially joined the school idol club, she confronted Hanamaru at the library. Ruby explained how she suspected that Hanamaru went along just because she thought being a school idol was something Ruby wanted to do, but that she also thought maybe Hanamaru was interested herself, too. Ruby drew a parallel to Rin Hoshizora also thinking she was not fit to be a school idol, and admitted she had always wanted to become a school idol with Hanamaru. Hanamaru finally agreed to become a school idol after Riko, You and Chika entered the library, Chika saying what matters is the will to do it, rather than your skills.
05	"Yohane Descends" (ヨハネ堕天, "Yohane Daten")	File:LLSS S1Ep5 162.png
In episode 5, The school idol club, now with five members, were looking at their ranking and comments online. Hanamaru was revealed to never have seen a computer before, due to living in a temple without many electronics. The members of Aqours wondered how they could stand out more in order to raise their popularity. Whimpering in the school idol clubroom, Yoshiko explained she knew she was not a fallen angel and wanted to be a normal high school student. Chika, on the other hand, got the idea of fallen angel idols as a way to make them stand out more. Therefore, she asked Yoshiko if she wanted to become a school idol, addressing her as “Fallen Angel Yohane-chan”. Much to Dia’s dismay, the school idol club uploaded a fallen angel themed video online using their new costumes. Dia showed the Aqours members that the initial boost in rankings the video had gotten them was already declining and their rank was dropping. This broke the spirits of the school idols, causing Chika to second guess their trying to be like μ's and Yoshiko to once again say she wanted to be a normal high schooler and quit the school idol club. The day after Hanamaru made the other Aqours members understand why Yoshiko had wanted to be a fallen angel in the first place, they confronted Yoshiko wearing their new costumes and asked if she wanted to join Aqours as the fallen angel Yohane. Chika yelled to the fleeing Yoshiko that she was fine the way she was and that μ's got so popular due to their being themselves and not caring about what others thought. After being assured all the members of the school idol club were okay with her antics, Yoshiko accepted their offer and joined.
06	"Let's Make a PV" (PVを作ろう, "PV o Tsukurou")	File:LLSS S1Ep6 223.png
In episode 6, news of the school possibly being closed and merged with a school in Numazu reached Chika, and she was overjoyed to be put in a similar situation to the one μ's faced, becoming motivated to do more school idol activities in order to save the school. After some careful thinking, Aqours decided to create a promotional video, with the purpose of showing people what made their small town Uchiura a great place. They all went out to film, but most of the things the group could come up with seemed quite unimpressive after reconsideration. The group gathered at a café to think things through, and Chika realized that what they had at their current school was something special she did not want to lose. Showing the chairwoman their promotional video, Mari told Chika and the rest of Aqours that they did not know what it was that made their town and their school great. After Mari proclaimed she knew better herself, Chika decided not to ask about it, considering it something they had to figure out for themselves for it to be worth something. On her way to the clubroom Chika spotted Dia on stage in the empty auditorium. While she did decline Chika’s offer of joining the school idol club, Dia stated she was happy that they wanted to save the school. As Dia was leaving the room, Ruby stopped Chika from calling out to her, and a flashback showed the third years seemingly right before a school idol performance. Mari showed up and told Dia you can’t run away, only move forward, but Dia denied she had been trying to run away. In accordance with Uchiura tradition, all the town members gathered early in the morning of the first day of beach season to make and release floating lanterns. Riko, for whom it was the first time experiencing the tradition, talked about how she did not realize there were so many people living in the town and suggested that maybe that was the special thing about Uchiura and Uranohoshi Girls’ High School. Hearing this, Chika gathered everyone’s attention and introduced Aqours, saying they needed the help of everyone in town to save their school. "Yume de Yozora o Terashitai" was performed as an insert song by the currently six Aqours members, thus concluding the episode.
07	"TOKYO" (TOKYO, "TOKYO" )	File:LLSS S1Ep7 056.png
In episode 7, the members of Aqours realized that their PV had boosted their popularity enough to push them into the top one hundred school idol groups. Because of this, they were invited to perform at an event in Tokyo. When Ruby sought permission for the trip from her sister, Dia hesitated at first but eventually agreed, encouraging Ruby not to care what someone else thought. Getting to Tokyo, the school idol club (sans transfer student Riko) tried not to let on that they were from the country side, without much success. After getting temporarily separated, Aqours paid a visit to Kanda Shrine, and got excited about running up the same stairs that μ's once used for stamina practice. Once they reached the top of the stairs, Chika heard Sarah Kazuno and Leah Kazuno singing “SELF CONTROL!!”. Although the two girls were strangers to Chika and the rest of Aqours, Sarah recognized them from their PV and asked if they were in Tokyo for the upcoming event. The Saint Snow members then left, leaving Aqours impressed with their acrobatics and singing skills. The next day, Chika went out for a run and visited the place where she first found out about school idols, UTX High School. There, the rest of Aqours caught up with her and the six of them saw the next Love Live! competition being announced on the screen of the UTX building. Aqours decided they wanted to enter the competition. At the event location, the Aqours members were surprised to find out the girls they had met at Kanda Shrine were school idols, too. Sarah introduced herself, and the episode ended just as Saint Snow were to take the stage.
08	"Isn't it Frustrating?" (くやしくないの?, "Kuyashikunai no?")	File:LLSS S1Ep8 153.png
In episode 8, Saint Snow performed “SELF CONTROL!!” on stage at a school idol event in Tokyo. After all the school idol groups invited had performed, neither Aqours nor Saint Snow were announced as one of the winners. In spite of their loss, Chika talked about how it was Aqours's best performance yet. The other members, on the other hand, worried about how far from being top idols they were. Having been given the results of the audience poll used to rank the groups at the event, Aqours learned that they not only placed last, but also got zero votes. Approached by Saint Snow, Aqours was complimented on their performance but told they might be better off giving up competing in Love Live! by Sarah, and warned not to take Love Live! lightly by a crying Leah. On the train ride back to Numazu, five quite depressed Aqours members and one seemingly less depressed Chika discussed Saint Snow’s statements. Once they arrived they were greeted by Uranohoshi Girls’ High School students, relieved and happy to hear it was the group’s best performance so far. When Dia arrived at the scene, Ruby ran into her arms, crying. Dia talked to Aqours about their placing last, saying she was afraid it would happen, considering how tough the school idol scene had gotten. She explained how she, Mari and Kanan formed a school idol group two years back, but were unable to sing at the very same event, overwhelmed by the other groups’ performances and the atmosphere. Riko followed Chika to the beach, who, after holding all of her feelings in for a long time, finally allowed herself to cry and let out her frustration about all of their hard work not bearing fruit. When Chika said she thought it would make the other members sad if she allowed herself to be sad, Riko pointed to the rest of Aqours and said that no one joined for Chika’s sake, it was a decision they all made on their own. The sun’s rays hit the six girls standing in the water as they decided to try to turn their zero into a one.
09	"Young DREAMER" (未熟DREAMER, "Mijuku DREAMER")	File:LLSS S1Ep9 210.png
In episode 9, the six members of Aqours tried to figure out what to do for the upcoming summer festival. Chika wondered what made Kanan (who had been evasive when Chika asked her about it) quit being a school idol since she did not think it was like Kanan to quit just because of one failure. Ruby revealed she had heard Dia speaking to Mari back then, saying neither Dia nor Kanan were running away. On one of her early morning walks Kanan was followed by the school idol club, who overheard Kanan and Mari talking about Kanan’s returning to school. However, Kanan said she was not going to become a school idol again and that she did not want to talk to Mari any more. At school, Kanan and Mari got into a heated argument, which made Chika burst into the room and yell at them to break it up, and to come to the club room of the school idol club after school. There, Kanan continued to claim that the fact she could not sing in Tokyo was the reason she had quit being a school idol. Once she had left the room, the other girls pushed Dia into revealing that Kanan did not sing at the event to prevent Mari from performing with an injury, and that she quit being a school idol because she did not want Mari turning down other opportunities. Aqours convinced Dia to join them, Chika saying they’d all help out if juggling school idol duties and student council president duties got too much, and Ruby handing her a stage costume. All nine girls performed “Mijuku DREAMER” as an insert song, and Dia turned out to be the one who wrote “Aqours” in the sand, it being the same name the third years’ previous idol group had.
10	"We've Got Stewshine" (シャイ煮はじめました, "Shai-ni Hajimemashita")	File:LLSS S1Ep10 110.png
In episode 10, summer vacation began for the now nine members of Aqours. Summer is the season of the Love Live! competition, and Dia had somehow managed to get her hands on the training schedule μ's used when they were active. Since Kanan and Chika had been asked to help run a snack bar on the beach, the members decided to camp at the Takami family inn in order to make time for practice. Initially intimidated by a competing snack bar on the beach, Dia quickly took charge and assigned tasks once she received encouragement from Mari. Riko, Chika and Kanan begun advertising in order to draw in customers, seemingly somewhat unwillingly. Meanwhile, You, Yoshiko and Mari started cooking the food. With everyone exhausted after attempting to train the way μ's did, they all sat down to eat Mari’s Stewshine and Yoshiko’s Tears of a Fallen Angel takoyaki that had not sold during the day. When Ruby tries Yoshiko's takoyaki, she runs through the door, stung by how spicy it was. Aqours's second day of managing the snack bar wasn’t all too successful either, but everyone enjoyed the curry You made using both Mari’s and Yoshiko’s culinary creations. Dia tried to hold a lesson on Love Live! history, but it was cut short due to Chika’s sister Mito thinking they were being too loud.
11	"Aye-aye, My Friend" (友情ヨーソロー, "Yuujou Yousoro")	File:LLSS S1Ep11 194.png
In episode 11, all the members of Aqours saw Riko off as she left for Tokyo to compete in a piano competition that would take place the same day as the regional Love Live! qualifiers. They made the promise to sing together on the same stage next time. As “special practice”, Dia got the eight of them to help clean up the school’s pool, and once they finished they decided to practice their dance in the empty pool. With Riko missing, Aqours needed to adjust their formation, and opted for You to fill in Riko’s spot. Chika and You struggled to find harmony in their dance, Chika being accustomed to the way Riko performed the dance moves. They had just made it through the part they had problems with because of You’s mimicking Riko’s movements, when Riko called from Tokyo. After Ruby, Hanamaru and Yoshiko greeted her, the call was cut short due to Chika’s battery running low just as You was about to say something to Riko. The night of the Love Live! qualifiers and Riko’s piano competition, everyone wore the matching scrunchies Riko had sent as bracelets. Riko played her piece at the competition, and the remaining eight Aqours members performed “Omoi yo Hitotsu ni Nare” on stage.
12	"It's Time to Fly" (はばたきのとき, "Habataki no Toki")	File:LLSS S1Ep12 025.png
In episode 12, the members of Aqours were happy and relieved to find out they made it through the regional qualifiers of the Love Live! after a nervous wait. While the video of their performance had gotten a lot of views and comments, the number of applicants for the school’s open house was still zero. Chika couldn’t help but compare Aqours to μ's, and wondered if the school idols she looked up to weren’t regular people after all. Calling the other Aqours members, she suggested they’d all go to Tokyo before Riko went back home, and try to figure out what made μ's great. In Tokyo, Chika had arranged for Aqours to meet up with Saint Snow, who told Chika and the others they did not know what made μ's and A-RISE different. To them, what mattered was winning and following in the footsteps of their predecessors. Together, both groups watched the announcement of the Love Live! finals being held at the Akiba Dome on the screen outside the UTX High School building. At Riko’s suggestion, Aqours visited Otonokizaka High School. They learned that μ's had not left anything from their school idol days at Otonokizaka, saying their hearts would be connected even without those things. Chika and Riko said the visit had brought them closer to the answer of their question. On the train back to Numazu, the nine of them took a stop to look at the sea. Chika said that they couldn’t compare themselves to μ's, and all of the members started realizing that they had to run freely, stand on their own feet and not chase after someone else in order to become great. They decided that what they were running towards was turning the zero into a one.
13	"Sunshine!!" (サンシャイン!!, "Sanshain!!")	File:LLSS S1Ep13 226.png
In episode 13, Aqours were practicing for the Love Live! regionals during the hot days of summer vacation. Meanwhile, the number of applicants for Uranohoshi Girls’ High School was still zero. At the end of the day, Mutsu, Itsuki and Yoshimi showed up to tell Chika that they, along with other people in the school, were also interested in saving the school and had thought about becoming school idols. Chika invited them to sing with Aqours at the Love Live!. The nine members of Aqours met up with Mutsu, Itsuki and Yoshimi, who brought with them an abundance of other Uranohoshi Girls’ High School students. However, everyone’s excitement was restrained when Riko announced that the rules said only the people who had applied initially would be allowed on stage. In the end, although only Aqours would be on stage, all the other girls decided to cheer them on from the audience. Before their performance, the school idol club members reflected on their time together. Ruby and Hanamaru were embraced by Yoshiko, while Mari, Kanan and Dia thanked each other for getting this far, and Chika told You and Riko she wanted to enjoy everything the future had in store together. Proclaiming there weren’t just nine of them, Chika opened the door to the stage. Prior to performing their song, Aqours introduced themselves by telling the audience their story and their goal. When they counted to nine, part of the audience yelled “ten”, pronouncing their being the tenth member of the group. Halfway through the performance of “MIRAI TICKET”, Chika called out for everyone to shine together with them. The Aqours supporters of the audience ran down to stand next to the stage, creating a circle of blue light sticks around it. Meanwhile, the number of applicants for the school flipped from zero to one.

Ep.	Title
01	"Next Step" (ネクストステップ, "Nekusuto Suteppu")	File:LLSS S2Ep1 179.png
In episode 1, Mari and Dia were motivating the student body, including the rest of Aqours, to work hard at attracting students to the school this term, too. Chika showed up just when the upcoming Love Live! was mentioned, and they all decided Aqours was going to participate. During their regular afternoon practice session on the roof, the girls started discussing holding a concert at the open house. Realizing they would not be able to stay as long at school with the buses’ fall timetable, they set out to find a place to practice in Numazu. The next day at school, Aqours revisited the issue of a new practice space. Without anyone noticing the third years suddenly disappeared. In a locale made available to the group thanks to You’s father, the third years revealed that the open house had been cancelled, and the decision about the school merger made final. Chika reacted strongly, saying she would personally seek Mari’s father out and convince him to change his mind, but let it go when the others explained to her how there was nothing to be done. Disheartened, the girls went home. When Chika showed up at school early to tell the universe she was not going to give up yet, she was surprised to find the rest of Aqours followed a similar impulse and were there, too. Together, they decided to keep working toward their goal no matter how impossible it may seem. They were going to aim for a miracle.
02	"The Sound of Rain" (雨の音, "Ame no Oto")	File:LLSS S2Ep2 177.png
In episode 2, Aqours got the news that the school would stay open for another year if the number of prospective students was raised to at least one hundred. Although this initially sounded like to much for them to handle, Chika motivated them by saying they should not worry about whether it was possible, but rather simply make it happen. With the Love Live! coming up sooner than expected, the second years found the workload of having to create two songs at once difficult to handle. To make it easier on them, everyone decided to split the workload and had the second years create a song for the open house while the third and first years created one to perform at the Love Live!. While Chika, Riko and You headed for Chika’s house to work on their song, the rest of the girls initially tried Mari’s home as a work space, but found the extravagance there too distracting. Having moved somewhere more understated, they discovered that the differing tastes of the third contra the first years made it difficult to agree on lyrics and music for the song. Ruby sent a text to Chika, Riko and You, who so far had not come up with anything either, asking them to come at once. In order to better work together, the first and third years decided to spend some time together try to get to know each other better. Having tried a couple of activities together, it was clear that the two groups did not find the same things fun. Needing to seek shelter from a sudden rainstorm, the girls headed to a temple nearby as per Hanamaru’s suggestion. Revisiting the idea of creating a song together, it still seemed hopeless until the ceiling started leaking. Together, they all helped place plates and pots on the floor to catch the water, and found that although the tones and tempo of the different raindrops were out of tune, they all came together to create music. When all nine girls regrouped, celebrating the two completed songs, Mari received a phone call.
03	"Rainbow" (虹, "Niji")	File:LLSS S2Ep3 138.png
In Episode 3, a new problem arose. The school open house was postponed by a week, putting both the Love Live! qualifiers and the open house on the same Sunday. Aqours tried to find a way to travel between the two venues in time to perform at both events, without luck. With going by boat and by helicopter both out of the question, it seemed the only possible way to make it in time would be to perform as the first group and catch a bus. As the order of the performances would be decided by lottery, the group decided to let Yoshiko do the honors. Much to everyone’s disappointment, they ended up as the 24th group to perform. The group thought the only option left was to choose just one event, but could not decide on one. The next day Chika and Riko suggested they split the group and perform at both events, to which the group reluctantly agreed. When Sunday finally came, Chika, Riko, You, Dia and Ruby were overjoyed to be joined by the other four onstage for the performance of MY Mai☆TONIGHT. Confused when the second years immediately ran off after the song ended, the group found out Chika had arranged for them to use a monorail for mikan transport to travel back to school. With this and help of their school mates, they made it back in time to perform Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai? at the open house.
04	"Don't Call Me Dia-san" (ダイヤさんと呼ばないで, "Dia-san to Yobanaide")	File:LLSS S2Ep4 127.png
In episode 4, Chika woke up in an unusually happy mood. In reply to the other girls’ queries about why she was not nervous to see whether or not they had passed the Love Live! qualifiers, she stated she was sure they would pass, something that proved true moments later. Chika’s mood fell with the realization that Aqours was out of funds after the recent performances. They turned both to the gods and Mari’s family in a futile effort to get more money, but had to begin thinking about other options. Forced to come up with an idea to replace one she shot down, Dia led the group into setting up a stand at a flea market. Her expectations of getting close to the others and being addressed informally fell short as she became upset with the rest of the girls not handling the task in the same way she would. Working together at Izu Mito Sea Paradise, Dia tried her best to make small-talk and play around, becoming increasingly frustrated as the others took this to mean she was angry or upset with something. Finally, Mari and Kanan told the others what was going on, explaining how Dia, despite her cold exterior, gets lonely easily. When a class of kindergartners at the aquarium ran amok, Dia took control of the situation by being authoritative but not as harsh as usual. At the end of the day, Aqours gathered. Chika told Dia that it was best if she acted like herself, and how they all appreciate her for who she is. Dia accepted this, and was delighted to finally be addressed with the preferred honorific.
05	"Taking in A Dog" (犬を拾う。, "Inu o Hirou.")	File:LLSS S2Ep5 029.png
In episode 5, Aqours had to cut their practice short due to the rain. Yoshiko was offered a ride with the others but said no as she lived nearby. The group gathered at Chika’s house to decide on a theme for their performance in the Love Live! regionals. While the girls were discussing trying new things for this performance, they noticed Yoshiko had gone home early without warning. A few days later, the members of Aqours became concerned with Yoshiko and Riko's weird behavior.
06	"Aqours WAVE" (Aqours WAVE, "Aqours WAVE" )	File:LLSS S2Ep6 033.png
In episode 6, the venue for the Love Live! regional preliminaries was revealed to be the same as during the last Love Live!. During practice, everyone was happy to discover Aqours on a list of groups most likely to make the national competition. Before they had time to finish celebrating, the less good news that success in the regionals would rely heavily on the number of students in the school hit them. Chika’s brought the question of what made Aqours special up at practice, prompting Mari to introduce a move the third years had failed to pull of when they created Aqours to the rest of the group, much to Kanan’s dismay. Despite Kanan’s warnings that it would be the most difficult for the center, Chika said she would be able to do it. As Chika was struggling to learn the move, everyone became increasingly more worried that she was pushing herself too far. After almost a week of endless trying and failing, she agreed to Kanan’s demand that she give up if she could not do it come next morning. Determined to make it work, Chika spent the night on the beach practicing. Despite Riko, You and the first years coming to cheer her on, she failed and felt that she had not accomplished anything. Riko and You reminded her that she had forgotten to thank herself for how far they had come already. As Chika was getting ready to try the move one last time the third years showed up, and the episode concluded with Chika perfectly landing the move during the performance of MIRACLE WAVE at the Love Live! regional preliminaries.
07	"The Time Left" (残された時間, "Nokosareta Jikan")	File:LLSS S2Ep7 157.png
In episode 7, Aqours was announced to be one of the groups in the Love Live! finals. The video of their performance had been doing well, the only problem was that the number of applicants for the school was not rising as hoped. Calling in another favor from Mari’s father, the girls managed to get an extension until 5 AM the next morning. Chika initially was eager to do anything she could to help make the number rise, but was talked out of it by the rest of the girls. By 1 AM, there still were only 87 applications. Becoming more and more desperate and restless, they sent out the first years to buy something to eat. Yoshiko, Hanamaru and Ruby talked about how they were thankful for everything Aqours had given them and how they wanted to take care of their upperclassmen. They were still six applicants short by the final hour. Everyone was on edge waiting for the last two applications to drop in during the last minute. Finally, the application page shut down. The next day, Mari announced the news to the rest of the school. Aqours initially tried to ignore what had happened and commence practice as usual, but stopped when Chika started crying. They decided to call it a day and take some time to think about whether they still wanted to partake in the Love Live!. Sora mo Kokoro mo Hareru kara was performed as an insert song while everyone took to their respective houses to consider what to do next. Meeting up the next morning, the nine girls agreed that they would never manage to shine as school idols when they had not succeeded in saving their school. At this moment, the rest of the student body showed up saying that they would like for their school to be remembered through Aqours, and convinced the girls not to end their journey yet.
08	"HAKODATE" (HAKODATE, "HAKODATE" )	File:LLSS S2Ep8 073.png
In episode 8, Aqours were invited to Hakodate to attend the Hokkaido Love Live! preliminaries as guests. Before the competition, they visited Saint Snow in their dressing room. Chika accepted Sarah’s challenge to bring their best to the Love Live! finals, but Ruby noticed that something seemed to be the matter with Leah. During Saint Snow’s performance, they made a mistake in the choreography and fell on stage, which ended up costing them their spot in the finals. When Aqours went back to their dressing room, they had already left. The Uchiura girls went sightseeing in Hakodate, and ended up at the restaurant where Sarah and Leah worked. Ruby found Leah crying in her room, and later at dinner the sisters’ fight about Leah wanting to disband Saint Snow resurfaced. In contrast to the other Aqours members, Ruby seemed to understand Leah’s feelings, saying she probably was afraid being a school idol would not be worth it without her sister. Talking to Dia about this, Ruby admitted that she felt the same way. Dia reassured her, saying she was happy with her own accomplishments and that anything Ruby accomplished on her own made her happy, too. Ruby invited Leah out for a walk with her, and tried to explain how their feelings were the same, how she had realized it would be okay. At first, Leah was hostile and suggested their sisters could not be compared to each other, but eventually opened up and shared how she felt she had let Sarah down for her last Love Live!. Ruby and Leah decided they would write a song dedicated to their sisters and sing together.
09	"Awaken the power" (Awaken the power, "Awaken the power" )	File:LLSS S2Ep9 261.png
In episode 9, Ruby recruited Yoshiko and Hanamaru to help out with the concert for Dia and Sarah. Leah felt uncomfortable around the other first years to begin with, but soon warmed up to them. The first years told the rest of Aqours they would be staying behind for a while, neglecting to mention the actual reason they were doing so. Seeing Leah’s room for the first time, the first years found a snow globe with a snow crystal inside it, and Leah told the story of how it became the symbol of Saint Snow. Yoshiko’s surprising social tact and Ruby’s reasoning brought the four to a conclusion regarding the theme of the song they would be creating: unknown powers. The next day, Ruby and Leah had to talk to the board of the christmas event they wanted to perform their song at. It went better than expected, and afterward Ruby sent an email to Mari asking if she could make sure Dia came to Hakodate to watch the performance. After Leah, Ruby, Yoshiko and Hanamaru have made a radio announcement about their upcoming performance, Leah was confronted by two of her classmates. They told her how they used to think she did not like them, but how they were proud of Saint Snow despite what happened at the regionals. Ruby and Leah finally revealed their secret to their sisters, and the rest of Aqours were acting mysteriously about also showing up in Hakodate. At the event, Saint Aqours Snow performed Awaken the power.
10	"Finding a Way to Shine" (シャイニーを探して, "Shainii o Sagashite")	File:LLSS S2Ep10 293.png
In episode 10, Aqours got a visit from Saint Snow to help them practice. After Aqours switched their kimono for more appropriate practice wear, they were pushed hard by Sarah and Leah. The guests were surprised to find out the students of Uranohoshi had failed to save their school from the merger, but were quick to show their support. Mari recieved a phone call from her parents offering her the position as director at the new school. Due to already having plans for next year she turned the offer down, making everyone aware of their limited time left together. The third years gathered the rest of Aqours for a late night drive to find shooting stars. Arriving at a plateau, the rain still had not stopped. Just as the girls wished to be together forever in spite of this, promising to work on making the sky visible, the episode concluded with the clouds clearing up to reveal a night sky full of shooting stars.
11	"Uranohoshi Girls' High School" (浦の星女学院, "Uranohoshi Jogakuin")	File:LLSS S2Ep11 232.png
In episode 11, Aqours and the rest of the students of Uranohoshi Girls’ High School were preparing for the School Closing Festival set for the next day. Chika, You and Riko set up an arch at the entrance, Mari set up a stand to serve an improved version of her Stewshine dish, and it turned out Yoshimi, Itsuki and Mutsu were the ones to suggest holding the festival. Preparations continued, with Hanamaru and Yoshiko working together, Ruby making costumes and Dia putting aside her student council duties to focus on the event. Everything was going smoothly until Shiitake turned up at school, setting everyone back by destroying some of the decorations. To give students more time to finish preparations, Mari arranged for transport home with the help of her family. The next day at the festival, everyone’s hard work paid off. Chika walked around school seeing Kanan and You’s underwater showcase, Ruby and Dia’s Love Live! Quiz, Yoshiko, Hanamaru and Riko’s fortune telling stand, as well as her older sisters’ serving grilled mikan. At the end of the day, Yoshimi, Itsuki and Mutsu showed an impressive balloon display. After the festival, the students all gathered around a bonfire. Mari spoke about how much the school had meant to her, and ended up voicing her regret about not being able to save it through tears. The student body cheered her up by showing their support for Aqours through a chant, and finally they all sang together.
12	"Sea of Light" (光の海, "Hikari no Umi")	File:LLSS S2Ep12 326.png
In episode 12, the members of Aqours met up at school, and set off toward the Love Live! Final in Tokyo. Arriving in Tokyo, the girls headed to Kanda Shrine, where they prayed for good fortune in the competition and realized many other school idols had done the same. Before leaving, they met Saint Snow, and Sarah asked Chika if they wanted to win the Love Live!. Back at the inn, they started a pillow fight to take their thoughts off of the upcoming performance. Chika, You and Riko decided that come tomorrow they would all go their separate ways before meeting up at the venue. In the morning, Chika asked the other members of Aqours if they wanted to win the Love Live!. After going on their respective excursions, the first years crossed paths and reflected on their past, present and future. Finally, all nine girls ran toward the concert as a group, and did one final Aqours chant together before performing WATER BLUE NEW WORLD at the Love Live!.
13	"Our Own Radiance" (私たちの輝き, "Watashitachi no Kagayaki")	File:LLSS S2Ep13 348.png
In episode 13, the day had finally come for the combined graduation and school closing ceremony. At school, Yoshiko had hair dressing problems, attended to by Ruby and Hanamaru. Dia was surprised to find out Mari had arranged for the students to paint farewell messages on the school walls, and the student body arrived at the ceremony splattered with paint. Mari handed out diplomas to the graduating students, and Dia held a speech as student council president. To conclude the ceremony, Aqours announced their Love Live! victory, and Aozora Jumping Heart was used as an insert song. Afterwards, Aqours and the other students went around the school to close doors and finish saying their goodbyes, to each other and to the school. You and Riko were in the music room, Yoshiko, Hanamaru and Ruby in their classroom, Kanan and Dia in Mari’s office giving her her diploma, and Chika closed the door to the club room. Finally, Chika was about to break down in tears as she was closing the school gates, but received help from her friends. Some time later, Chika went to the school auditorium and found Aqours, including the third years who had come back to sing together one last time. For their last performance, Aqours sang WONDERFUL STORIES.

Etymology

• Ruby's surname Kurosawa means "black" (黒) (kuro) and "marsh" (澤) (sawa).

Trivia

• Ruby fulfills the pure attribute of the Aqours first years.
• Ruby's favorite member of µ's is Hanayo Koizumi. (In the manga adaptation, Ruby's favorite µ's member is Rin Hoshizora.)
  • Both are first years that fulfill the pure attribute.
  • Both are shy members and are best friends with a cheerful one (Rin and Hanamaru).
• In real life, the Kurosawa mansion is based on the Okawa mansion, which has been designated a cultural heritage property of Numazu since the Edo period. The historical owner of the mansion was also a wealthy family involved in fishing management, similar to the Kurosawa family.
• Ruby had long hair before starting middle school.
• Ruby owns merchandise of a character named Paaru-chan, one of which being a coin purse she typically wears on her practice clothes.
• Aside from the Official Introduction and the manga adaptation of Sunshine!!, Ruby's androphobia is not utilized in her subsequent appearances since the anime.
• Ruby's favorite flavor of ice cream is mint chocolate.
• Ruby ties with Sachi Ogami as the school idol with the most subunits, at three (CYaRon!, YYY and AiScReam).

Gallery

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