Melody of the Heart

Melody of the Heart (心のメロディ) is the ninth episode of the ''Love Live! School idol project Season 2'' anime series. It was aired on June 1, 2014.

Summary
The day of the Love Live! preliminary finals arrives, with the girls overcoming the cold weather to get together to the stage. However, Honoka, Umi, and Kotori are held back by a delay on an address they are giving at the school and become stranded. Determined not to let their efforts go in vain, the three girls decide to head to the stage on foot, finding that all of their fellow schoolmates have cleared the path for them. Rejoining the others just in time, the girls of μ's take on the feelings of all of their supporters and perform the song that they all wrote together.

Cast

 * Japanese
 * Emi Nitta as Honoka Kosaka
 * Yoshino Nanjo as Eli Ayase
 * Aya Uchida as Kotori Minami
 * Suzuko Mimori as Umi Sonoda
 * Riho Iida as Rin Hoshizora
 * Pile as Maki Nishikino
 * Aina Kusuda as Nozomi Tojo
 * Yurika Kubo as Hanayo Koizumi
 * Sora Tokui as Nico Yazawa
 * Ayane Sakura as Alisa Ayase
 * Noriko Hidaka as Principal Minami
 * Marie Miyake as Hideko
 * Nozomi Yamamoto as Fumiko
 * Sayuri Hara as Mika
 * Megu Sakuragawa as Tsubasa Kira
 * Maho Matsunga as Erena Todo
 * Ayuru Oohashi as Anju Yuki
 * Sora Tokui as Cocoro Yazawa
 * Sora Tokui as Cocoa Yazawa
 * Sora Tokui as Cotaro Yazawa


 * English
 * Marieve Herington as Honoka Kosaka
 * Erica Lindbeck as Eli Ayase
 * Cristina Vee as Kotori Minami
 * Kira Buckland as Umi Sonoda
 * Faye Mata as Rin Hoshizora
 * Caitlin Glass as Maki Nishikino
 * Laura Post as Nozomi Tojo
 * Xanthe Huynh as Hanayo Koizumi
 * Erica Mendez as Nico Yazawa
 * Brianna Knickerbocker as Alisa Ayase
 * Karen Strassman as Principal Minami
 * Mela Lee as Hideko
 * Natalie Hoover as Fumiko
 * Ryan Bartley as Mika
 * Cassandra Morris as Tsubasa Kira
 * Erika Harlacher as Erena Todo
 * Corina Boettger as Anju Yuki
 * Stephanie Sheh as Cocoro Yazawa
 * Janice Kawaye as Cocoa Yazawa
 * Julie Ann Taylor as Cotaro Yazawa

Members of μ's

 * 1) Honoka Kosaka
 * 2) Eli Ayase
 * 3) Kotori Minami
 * 4) Umi Sonoda
 * 5) Rin Hoshizora
 * 6) Maki Nishikino
 * 7) Hanayo Koizumi
 * 8) Nozomi Tojo
 * 9) Nico Yazawa

Videos
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Notes & Trivia

 * The Episode's title is a tribute to Snow halation.
 * A common misconception consists of an animation error featured in a scene of A-RISE in 10:45 had Anju's reflection being "sentient" by looking on the right side. In truth, this image is actually photoshopped by a fan.

Errors & Goofs

 * In 10:45: Anju's reflection is not quite symmetrical as the reflection twirls her hair closer to her mouth as Anju herself twirls her hair with her hand distancing from the cheek.