The Past, the Future, and Now

The Past, the Future, and Now (過去・未来・イマ) is the eleventh episode of the ''Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2'' anime series. It aired on June 11, 2022.

Summary
The episode begins with Kasumi Nakasu barging into the room. The others ask what's wrong, and Kasumi begins that she heard that they'd be an official club. When they realized that it means they could participate in Love Live, Setsuna explains that their goal was originally to get into Love Live. They decide to study for the routine exams. Kasumi asks the first years if they become a club, then would they be able to put on performances together. Lanzhu also says she wants to be in Love Live, and Karin relishes the possibility of being able to be a club. They all decide to stay as an un-official club. Shioriko asks Setsuna about the student council elections. Setsuna replies that she doesn't want to participate in them, and that Shioriko should. Shioriko reluctantly accepts this. Meanwhile, the 3rd years go chasing after Karin. When asking what's wrong, she wonders if she'll be alone after graduation. While Kanata and Emma comfort her, she gets an idea about a live show.

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
 * Moeka Koizumi as Shioriko Mifune
 * Shu Uchida as Mia Taylor
 * Akina Homoto as Lanzhu Zhong

Trivia

 * This episode...
 * Shows Setsuna confirming that Love Live! was the Club's original goal before disbanding.
 * Confirms that Shioriko is to be the next student council president after Setsuna steps down.
 * Plays the off-vocal version of Mirai Harmony in the episode. It even shows references to the PV of the same song.

Continuity Notes

 * When their club was officially recognized by the school, Setsuna recalls the moment when they first started the original club before the scene was skipped.
 * Shizuku giving Kasumi some cat attitude, recalling their moment from Summer Begins. when Kasumi got an amusing grade.
 * The Unicorn Gundam statue made a reappearance since School Idol Festival (The Place Where Everyone's Dreams Come True).

Errors & Goofs

 * Initial streamings of the episode on Crunchyroll incorrectly featured the subtitles reused from another anime. This was later fixed.
 * Previously, Kasumi wore her school uniform while running towards the club room, however she wore her training outfit here instead.