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Dec 8, 12:28 AM
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Kinako for president! Kinako for president!! Kinako for president!!!
Eventually, the problems in this episode all have been solved. Liella got new song and the school got its new student council president, all by Sakurakouji Kinako. Just only one episode, it was changed from Kinako should be positioned somewhere she wouldn't stand out to she is the center of the qualification.

Chisato will not continue working at the takoyaki stand, no more takoyaki. That's sadge. 🥺
AkeZZZDec 8, 1:04 AM
何それ?意味分かんない
Dec 8, 12:30 AM
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Congratulations, Kinako! I know you will be a great student council president.

Beautiful performance. It's time for Liella! to make history and win the Love Live! competition for the second time in a row.

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Dec 8, 3:01 AM
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Damn, this is Niji 2.0 that, albeit I’m not as into Ren as Setsuna was. But that country mouse sure made a castle out of rubble.
Dec 8, 4:16 AM
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All the Ren's faces in this episode.

If this was a more comedy anime. The moment that humongous parfait appeared, Margarete would had appeared out of thin air.

Liella! party secures another term.

I really hope when the OST is released, will be the Liella! version and the Kinako classroom version.

Isn't the "Superstar" episode title one episode too early?
Dec 8, 9:04 AM
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Can’t really watch it until tomorrow because of the 24 hour release window NHK-E put on it to prevent Crunchyroll from putting it on there servers so I really can’t give my opinion on it yet.
Dec 8, 2:04 PM
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Really liked the interactions we got between Kinako and Ren and Kinako and Margarete! Hearing about Gen 1's plans for next year got me feeling sad... I'm not ready for the best LL series to be over yet.........

Tbh, I was expecting to get more backstory for Kinako so I'm a bit disappointed we didn't get to see more of that, especially since in S2 she had a childhood pic of her "chubbier" self revealed. then again, I've seen some people complain how LL brings up weight too often in their shows (which I disagree with, I think maintaining a healthy weight and working towards an optimal figure is both realistic and not unhealthy) so maybe they didn't want to go there this time.
Dec 8, 2:31 PM
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new student council president kinako sakurakoji
Dec 8, 3:48 PM
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Admittedly was not a Kinako fan coming into this episode. She was pretty easily my least fave Liella member and at times I was like why tf is she even there, but came out of this one with a newfound appreciation for her.

I think she’s the perfect successor for Ren as student council president. Those that are reluctant to accept power and don’t crave it are often the best choices for it. Really got to see a lot of what makes her tick this episode and she’s such a sweet and sincere girl! The performance was soo good and I love the song she prepared for the regionals, really spoke to who she is and how she feels about the group.

S/O to Margarete for lowkey being MVP by giving her the boost she needed to accept Ren’s invitation. I love this new side of Margarete we’re seeing lately especially as it relates to Kinako, I ship it tbh lol.

Really loved the performance and song ahh the visuals and outfits were so good ❤️ awesome ep
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Dec 9, 5:14 AM
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This episode proves that Kinako is truly a cinnamon bun
And her song made me cry a little, gotta add that in my Spotify "I'm going to be ok" playlist along with Mia's Stars we chase
Dec 9, 8:29 PM

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alright this episode boosted Kinako stocks up they popped off with her writing fire in the class room


song was so good too , Rin can't get a full focused episode huh lol she was mostly the B plot for Kinako


sad this is almost over ,for Love live project to have a third season this is one of the best in the series
Dec 9, 9:20 PM
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I feel as though Kinako and Ren have been the least visible members of Liella, so them getting so much focus is A+. I just hope that with two episode left, we will get more focus on the third years (namely, Chisato, Sumire, and Ren) and their post graduation plans, and that the passing conversation from this episode isn't the full extent that they will be addressed.
Dec 9, 10:40 PM
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It's all coming together....with the 3rd yrs. getting ready to graduate, the plans for carrying on the group come to the top. This was a great episode! only a couple more left....
Dec 10, 3:18 AM

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Am so happy for Kinako she is such a sweetheart and will be an amazing Student council president and once again it was such a beautiful performance by Liella and Kinako's lyrics were fantastic.
Dec 10, 10:33 PM

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Kinako took over as the SC President, I wonder who will take over as Liella's leader? Mei?

It would be interesting to see the new Liella without the original 5, I guess in a sequel movie or something. And also to see graduated school idols in their future career.
Dec 11, 11:28 AM

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A well needed Kinako episode, I'm glad Ren also got some screen time since she has been barely present this season.
Dec 11, 4:08 PM
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Keke didn't speak at all in this episode. ahahah
Dec 11, 5:29 PM
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Very nice to have an episode not only focused on Kinako, but Ren as well, they’re definitely among the most neglected characters this season so it’s deserved, it’s just unfortunate that Ren was more of a side thing compared to Kinako but I’ll take what I can get lol. And yeah I can say Kinako flew up my list of favorites after this one, I’ve always liked her but I think this is what she needed to become truly special, I do think the whole student council president thing was kinda random to be pushed on her of all characters but by the end of the episode I think it kinda fits, it is something that needed to be figured out before the end of the season as well, so it knocked out two birds with one stone kinda, Kinako got her needed development and Ren was able to pass on the torch.

Margarete also had her moment too which was really nice, I was kinda with Kinako that Margarete seems like a better fit for student council president but yeah I guess it makes sense that she couldn’t lol, and her words were just what Kinako needed to accept the new position. And that song at the end man, that may be one of my favorite Love Live songs to date, the lyrics were a bit cheesy but I really enjoyed this cheese lol, and the music and performance were so good too, Kinako was looking extra pretty there. And with that Liella is proceeding further in the competition, and with next episode being titled “Superstar”, I’m thinking the Love Live may end next time and the finale will be dedicated to one last ride with the original five members, if that’s the case I’m preparing to get emotional lol, but we’ll see if that’s what happens or not.
Dec 12, 3:10 PM

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Nice Kinako-centered episode. I don't really buy the whole "Kinako becoming SC President" speedrun they did there but guess it couldn't be helped since they needed someone to fulfill that role now that Ren is about to graduate.
Other than that, I personally always liked Kinako so I'm glad she got a whole episode for herself after so long.
Dec 12, 8:04 PM
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Kinako is my fav character between the new Liella! members so I´m very emotional with this episode, she has improved so much!!!! What a journey it has been.
So proud of her and so happy that she was chosen as president. It was great to see more about Ren too! BUT it would have been nice to see the moment when Ren told the other members about Kinano being president.. in the ceremony they knew apparently, they didn´t show any reaction about it.

I´m not ready to say goodbye to Chiisato, Kanon, Keke, Sumire and Ren. After three seasons is so sad to say to them goodbye.
Chiichan, my fav OG member, stopped working in the takoyaki shop and did an audition. This episode was very emotional for me.
Dec 13, 12:36 AM
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wowwww kinako ate ren ate animation budget ate
Dec 13, 3:53 AM
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きな子これまでの、言っていないけれどおめでとうございます!

生徒会長になったきな子はちゃんと学校をもっともっと綺麗になると思います。

もちろん、コメント忘れていないw

次のLiella!ラブライブ大会頑張ろう!
Dec 13, 6:15 AM
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new student council president kinako sakurakoji
@Hafiy159 The Kinako dictatorship has begun. Moohahaha....
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Dec 13, 7:27 AM
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Kinako and Ren are just two autistic girlies interacting with one another
Dec 15, 8:14 PM
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This episode is adorable. I love the scene with Kinako drawing in the classroom, but I kind of felt like Ren ruined it.

Also, Kinako is given an absurd amount of responsibility out of nowhere. Write the lyrics for our song that we need to sing to win our way into nationals, become the next student council president, and also be the center. And all of this after Margarete basically saying she sucks and should be in the back last episode.

Still, probably my second favorite episode after 4 so far
Dec 15, 8:18 PM

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KINAKO MY BELOVED
Probably one of the best LL episodes ever for me, it was all about Kinako and Ren, what else can I ask for? 😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️



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Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~
Btw, cry about it.

Dec 16, 1:33 AM

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Kinako didn't lose another chance to stay adorable. Ren... Same thing. Especially turning towards the camera and indirectly talking to the audience, who did she think she was, Yuki from Roshidere? Damn.
It was also nice to see Nanami in person trying to be useful to her.

But... Kinako drawing on the chalkboard, being great at it (that flyer from before was no exception), and finding all that confidence through singing... What can i tell, it's already one of the best Liella moments in existence. Wien still looking upset and angry in the full group was the most perfect hilarious touch... Even funnier, Wien herself arrives and motivates her.

And when Kinako decides to run for student council president, watching her beginning to list her flaws had Hanayo from generation 1 joining flashbacks. What was up with the final hand sign in the sky, did she join Fairy Tail guild? Jokes aside, this is probably my favorite season of Liella for now, especially considering those obnoxious non-stop arguments between Sumire and Keke have finally been dropped. For now.
Dec 19, 3:57 AM
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Kinako as the new school student council's president?! Okay that's great, she will learn and become better with time for sure, and she was the center for their presentation at the end, of course they won the 1st place!!

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