Cutest♡Girl

Cutest♡Girl (Cutest♡ガール) is the second episode of the ''Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club'' anime series. It was aired on October 10, 2020.

Summary
With the Nijigasaki School Idol Club now shut down. Kasumi, furious, decides to revive the club with herself as president. She turns to an eager Ayumu and Yuu as the next members of the club, and explains to them why the club went on hiatus and ultimately shut down. They then proceed to film PVs; she films one with Ayumu while strictly directing her. This leaves Ayumu wanting to do her best acting like the 'cute' persona Kasumi told her to.

Kasumi later realized that she's been forcing Ayumu to become something she wasn't, not unlike what Setsuna did to her back then. She then learns her lesson and films Ayumu's PV without forcefully directing her. Yuu also tells Kasumi that she thinks individuality within the group is fine, that it's ok if idols would all have different goals as long as they do their best.

The episode ends with Karin, Emma, Kanata and Shizuku confronting the student council president, with Karin figuring out Nana's identity as Setsuna.

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

 * This episode marks the first animated appearance of Hanpen, Rina's cat, who appeared in her illustrated still in All Stars.
 * The original "7-11" logo from the opening intro, as well as the scene where Kasumi greets Yu and Ayumu, has been edited to be "9 Shop." This is likely due to the lack of rights for the trademark in countries outside of Japan.
 * Kasumi, Nana, and Karin being in the same council president room together is a nod to the Dengeki App team in the earlier 4komas.
 * In the Muse Asia HK streaming of the episode, the construction sequence translates Yu's voice being hindered by the noise as "(吵成這樣什麼都聽不到 (We can't hear anything with all this noise!", or specifically: "Can you hear me?")", while the official English subs omitted it.

Callbacks to previous Love Live! series

 * Continuing tradition, Kasumi wears both a sunglasses and a mask while she tries to sneak it and get her room sign back.

Continuity Notes

 * The School Idol Club Kasumi attempts to sabotage have been changed into Wandervogel Club.
 * Ayumu does the "Ayu-bun" pose for the first time since her childhood flashback in The First Thrill.

Differences from the All Stars game

 * Nana's identity as Setsuna Yuki is revealed early in the story by Karin, instead of Nana herself revealing it to the club after its reformation.
 * In the game, Yu and Ayumu's first meeting with Kasumi was actually in the School Idol club room, which was on the verge of being replaced by the Wandervogel Club.

Errors & Goofs

 * 00:30 Kasumi's hairpin is missing.
 * 00:37 Setsuna isn't wearing her short.
 * 00:53, 01:33 Nijigasaki banner is not displayed.
 * 00:57 Vest appears overdesigned.
 * 01:10, 01:46 Lamp is missing a power cord. Pens are assorted instead of single colored.
 * 01:23 Bookshelves appears assorted.

Changes in the BD/DVD release

 * 00:20 Kasumi is feeling more stressful with dark shades around her eyes.
 * 02:36 Details around her vest is thinner.
 * Yu's reaction while filming Ayumu had her arms enclosed in the broadcast while in BD/DVD her arms are spread.
 * The scene where Ayumu describing about her supporter has been redrawn to correct her expressions.
 * A shot after Kasumi climbed the wall before her performance has made adjustments for better view with her audience.