This Yet Unknown Feeling

This Yet Unknown Feeling (まだ名もないキモチ) is the first episode of the ''Love Live! Superstar!!'' anime series. It aired on July 11, 2021.

Summary
Kanon Shibuya is a girl who wants to be a singer. But whenever it comes to matter, she would fail. Because of this, she wasn't accepted as a music student at Yuigaoka Girls' High School. To recall her singing, Kanon heads towards an empty street and sings her way to school, where she suddenly passes by a girl named Keke Tang. Upon hearing her voice, Keke became amazed and asks Kanon to join her as a school idol. As Keke was a stranger, Kanon ran away and hid behind a car. She finds Chisato Arashi there and walks to school with her. Kanon later comes to know that Keke is her classmate, and Keke again insists Kanon again to become a school idol with her, but Kanon still refuse as she don't have any idea about school idols. She tells her that she was unable to become a music student, walks away keeping her denial and reason to be a school idol, but Keke rebates whether if she is just going to give up. The two head to Kanon's cafe for the night. Kanon explained to Keke that the reason she couldn't sing all dated back to middle school. But she still loves singing and decided that she will help Keke to make a school idol group. The next day, Kanon and Keke scout around for anyone willing to become school idols, but were unable to find one. As they return home from school, Keke once again asks Kanon to become a school idol with her and reveals that Keke only wants Kanon to be her mate, but Kanon refuses again and gets angry from Keke's persistence, so she leaves. As she thought about it once more, she came back and sang out Mirai Yohou Hallelujah! loudly.

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
 * Akane Matsunaga as Aria Shibuya
 * Mamiko Noto as Kanon's mother
 * Romi Park as Director
 * Azumi Waki as Nanami
 * Miyu Tomita as Yae
 * Haruka Shiraishi as Kokono
 * Anna Mugiho as Manmaru

Notes & Trivia

 * NHK-E broadcast exclusive End Card: Kanon Shibuya
 * The plate number (27-71) on a vehicle where Kanon hid is a reference to both Anju Inami and Naomi Payton's birth dates (February 7 and July 1st).

Callbacks to previous Love Live! series

 * The prologue had Kanon (in her middle school years) singing in vain to Honoka Kosaka performing Susume→Tomorrow in the opening sequence in Come True! Our Dreams!.
 * Keke's reaction to Kanon singing had a similarity with Hanayo Koizumi seeing Tsubasa and Honoka passing by in The Door to Our Dreams.
 * A White Feather appears from the sky and lands on Kanon's bag.

Errors & Goofs

 * Kanon had irregular animations at 00:55 and 00:58.
 * 04:34 Kanon is shuffling in place instead of properly moving.
 * 05:46 Kanon's right thigh is misaligned upon hiding from Keke.
 * 11:23-11:28 Keke is standing behind Kanon, however, in the next scene she just showed from the left; Keke's eyes appear broken.
 * 13:06 A red stuffed toy appears on the sofa instead of on the side.

Changes in the BD/DVD release
TBA