For Victory

Shōri no Tame ni (勝利のために) is the ninth episode for the 2nd season of the ''Love Live! Superstar!!'' anime series. It aired on September 18, 2022.

Cast

 * Sayuri Date as Kanon Shibuya
 * Liyuu as Keke Tang
 * Nako Misaki as Chisato Arashi
 * Naomi Payton as Sumire Heanna
 * Nagisa Aoyama as Ren Hazuki
 * Nozomi Suzuhara as Kinako Sakurakoji
 * Akane Yabushima as Mei Yoneme
 * Wakana Ookuma as Shiki Wakana
 * Aya Emori as Natsumi Onitsuka
 * Yuina as Wien Margarete

Members of Liella!

 * 1) Keke Tang
 * 2) Kanon Shibuya
 * 3) Sumire Heanna
 * 4) Chisato Arashi
 * 5) Ren Hazuki
 * 6) Kinako Sakurakoji
 * 7) Mei Yoneme
 * 8) Shiki Wakana
 * 9) Natsumi Onitsuka

Notes & Trivia

 * NHK-E broadcast exclusive End Card: Keke Tang & Sumire Heanna
 * Shiki's Inventions: A serum used to potentially spike Wien's drink, likely to slow her performances down.

Callbacks to previous Love Live! series

 * Kanon almost slapped Sumire if it wasn't for Keke pleading her to stop.
 * As mentioned in the "continuity errors" section, the way Wien disappears after Kanon blinks from her reaction is similar to the Female Singer disappearing from the rest of Muse's POV from The School Idol Movie.

Continuity Notes

 * Sumire still keeps the crown from the "Nonfiction!!" segment in the tenth episode of the first season.

Errors & Goofs

 * Natsumi's post showed six fingers on her left hand and is subtly visible when Shiki showed her phone on Mei.
 * Wien's image has typo written as "Marugarete."

Continuity Errors

 * Despite Aria acknowledging her presence (as her empty teacup was shown before she took the seat), Wien's presence in the cafe has not been acknowledged by anyone else aside from Kanon. As she magically vanishes in a flash after Kanon blinks while being surprised, it was unknown whether she hallucinated from her stress or if Wien is actually a human with implied magical powers a la Honoka Kosaka in Love Live! Once Again.

Changes in the BD/DVD release
TBA