I Was Dreaming

I Was Dreaming (夢見ていた) is the sixth episode of the ''Love Live! Superstar!!'' anime series. It aired on September 5, 2021.

Summary
Kanon Shibuya and Chisato Arashi have been best friends since childhood. Today, Chisato is a dancer in the Yuigaoka music program and is training for the upcoming dance competition. Meanwhile, Kanon and the rest of the girls are at the island preparing themselves for a live show. Kanon contacts Chisato to talk about important things, but couldn't come to their conclusions. After Chisato departs for the contest alone, she sees Kanon coming after her. She tears up having to see Kanon support her again, but Kanon expresses that they both share the same views of overcoming their own burdens and also looked up to Chisato as her own inspiration to sing. After reconciling their feelings, Chisato returns to the competition with a good heart. In the end, she wins the competition and filed a request to transfer to the general curriculum. Chisato joins the rest of the girls in the idol club to sing in a live show together at the island.

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
 * Yuna Yuuki as Mao Hiiragi
 * Chihaya Yoshitake as Yuna Hijirisawa

Notes & Trivia



 * NHK-E broadcast exclusive End Card: Chisato Arashi
 * The episode is delayed from airing due to NHK's Paralympics coverage.
 * One of the female bullies resembles Ren Hazuki. Whether the said character was her is unknown, as she is voiced by someone else instead of Nagisa Aoyama. This was later disproven in the 7th Episode.
 * The episode also reveals that Sumire possesses culinary skills.

Callbacks to previous Love Live! Series

 * Like Setsuna Yuki, Lanzhu Zhong, and Mia Taylor; Keke is shown to lack cooking skills, as she failed to cook dumplings, roast pork, and a crab.
 * Kanon runs towards Chisato from afar in a similar vein to Honoka running towards Kotori in Muse's Music Start!.
 * Like "μ's Music Start!", "Aye-aye, My Friend", and "Everyone's Dream, My Dream", this episode features a moment between childhood friends, though the episode does it earlier than the usual.
 * Chisato's jumping pose on her poster is similar to Kanon's in the CD Cover for Mirai Yohou Hallelujah!.
 * Figures of Kanon, Chisato, Keke and Sumire were drawn along the shore similar to Love Live! Sunshine!!.

Continuity Notes

 * The episode continues from Passion Island.
 * Despite her previous training, Keke still lacks her stamina.

Errors & Goofs

 * 00:48 A young girl is raising her ties above her head, however in the next scene she only raised her hand above her shoulder.
 * 07:16 Chopping is not properly animated, part of the food overlapped Sumire's hand in one frame.
 * 07:29 Kanon's legs switched instantaneously upon standing up.
 * 10:38, 11:16, 11:31 Kanon leans on the side of the wall from where she originally stood.
 * 10:55 Swing set appears too close to the ground.
 * 11:50, 11:51 Two frames had her left ear not shaded properly and another one was cut off.
 * 12:03 Some inconsistent animations as Ren walks off towards Chisato.
 * 12:15 Chisato paused for a moment as she turns around.
 * 12:41 A hinge on the back door disappeared despite its presence in earlier scenes.
 * 12:52 Door latch appears not carved on the frame.
 * 15:58, 16:10 Lightning equipment wasn't displayed and erroneously showed up upon lighting the stage.
 * 16:13 Keke's phone was placed behind Sumire instead on front.
 * 16:40 Left shoe is unfilled; the last frame was switched.
 * 16:45 Chisato's worried expressions is changed to smiling.
 * 17:42 Her relief is changed to deeply regret.
 * The preview of the next episode explicitly reveals that Chisato is already wearing her general curriculum uniform.

Changes in the BD/DVD Release
TBA