The Shape of Smiles (〃＞▽＜〃)

The Shape of Smiles (〃＞▽＜〃) (笑顔のカタチ(〃＞▽＜〃)) is the sixth episode of the ''Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club'' anime series. It was aired on November 7, 2020.

Cast

 * Hinaki Yano as Yu Takasaki
 * Aguri Onishi as Ayumu Uehara
 * Mayu Sagara as Kasumi Nakasu
 * Kaori Maeda as Shizuku Osaka
 * Miyu Kubota as Karin Asaka
 * Natsumi Murakami as Ai Miyashita
 * Akari Kito as Kanata Konoe
 * Tomori Kusunoki as Setsuna Yuki
 * Maria Sashide as Emma Verde
 * Chiemi Tanaka as Rina Tennoji

Trivia

 * Chiemi Tanaka recorded her lines for scenes of Rina hiding underneath the cardboard box while wearing the said box on.

Continuity Notes

 * Karin stated that Rina's flexibility has been improved since Ai trained her from Episode 4.

Errors & Goofs

 * 05:46 Rina's chair is black.
 * 06:06 Karin's training outfit is missing some details.
 * 08:25 Ayumu's right face lining is clipping to her right ear.
 * 11:23 Tile patterns are perfectly align when prior scene had tile patterns differs
 * 11:46 Setsuna's left wristband is missing
 * In BD, Kasumi's face towel appear to be plain.
 * 15:25 Rina's hood is miscolored.
 * 19:10 Mistimed voice on the animation.
 * 20:14 Rina suddenly enters the scene at Decks.

Changes in the BD/DVD release

 * In the prologue, Rina in TV broadcast appears to have thinner eyes and flat shape face, while in BD release had her entire face is rounded.
 * 00:09 The camera is simulating the walking rather than zooming in.
 * 07:47 Detailed grasses were added.
 * 08:18 Ayumu and Setsuna moved a little closer to them.
 * 08:51 Setsuna now facing their audience from looking aside.
 * 10:11-10:20 Faces are given more details and Yu's printed shirt is restored
 * 10:26 A scene ends with her smiling where Ai Hugs Rina and tell her Live performance successful is changed to a more common neutral expression.
 * 11:02 Kasumi leaning against the glass is redrawn.
 * 11:33-11:37 Restores Rina's looks similar in prologue.
 * 11:39 Slight changes in camera angle.
 * 11:55 Camera panning no longer focus on Rina's pants.
 * 13:26 Rina's hand and phone removes illumination.