Awaken the power (Episode)

Awaken the power is the ninth episode of the ''Love Live! Sunshine!! Season 2'' anime series. It was aired on December 2, 2017.

Summary
Joined by Hanamaru and Yoshiko, Ruby stays behind in Hakodate to prepare for her and Leah's concert while the rest of Aqours returns home. After finishing their song, Ruby and Leah approach the festival committee, managing to use the courage they received from their sisters to convince them to let them take part in the festival. Later, Ruby helps Leah to open up with her classmates before they both formally invite Dia and Sarah to the festival, where the rest of Aqours join them in their performance. Afterwards, Leah decides to quit Saint Snow so that she can start up a new school idol group.

Cast

 * Anju Inami as Chika Takami
 * Rikako Aida as Riko Sakurauchi
 * Nanaka Suwa as Kanan Matsuura
 * Arisa Komiya as Dia Kurosawa
 * Shuka Saito as You Watanabe
 * Aika Kobayashi as Yoshiko Tsushima
 * Kanako Takatsuki as Hanamaru Kunikida
 * Aina Suzuki as Mari Ohara
 * Ai Furihata as Ruby Kurosawa
 * Asami Tano as Sarah Kazuno
 * Hinata Sato as Leah Kazuno
 * Saki Yamakita as the Cabin Attendant
 * You Taichi as the Attendant
 * Yuuki Wakai as the Classmates from Hakodate

Errors & Goofs

 * Animation Errors:
 * Leah's headband disappears from 09:00 to 09:27 until it reappears at 09:28.
 * Continuity Errors:
 * In 14:23, Yoshiko was able to lift the other side of the seesaw with Hanamaru & Ruby sitting on while standing on it despite the two girls' combined weight being more than Yoshiko's, though this was likely due to the different weight distribution due to Yoshiko's weight is in a downward force at one point.