Blossoming Feelings

Blossoming Feelings (花ひらく思い) is the twelfth episode of the ''Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club'' anime series. It was aired on December 19, 2020.

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

Trivia

 * International streaming version End Card: Yu Takasaki and Ayumu Uehara
 * The scene in 15:44 where Ayumu and Yu stood on a two-way path shares a similar symbolism with the 2-way sign in Everyone's Dream, My Dream, though the inclusion of Iroha, Kyoko, and Asaki also serves as a metaphor of Ayumu's supporters while she looks back to them.
 * The flower that Yu gave to Ayumu is a Rhodanthe, also known as an "everlasting flower."
 * The flower also symbolizes unchanged feelings, endless friendship, love that begins with sympathy, brightness, and flying/soaring.
 * Though seen from afar, a photo of Yu and Ayumu's childhood has been fully revealed before Yu plays the keyboard.
 * In Yu's piano sequence, Most of the visuals of other girls including a bridge is a reference to the Mirai Harmony PV.
 * It was "6:37" on Ayumu's phone when she received a text message from Yu. "637" in cyber terms means "Always and Forever".

Continuity Notes

 * Both Ayumu and Yu once again have a heart to heart in same area like they did back in The First Thrill.
 * Ayumu finally gains confidence as well, as she is shown to be warmly smiling in sharp contrast to her anxious expression.
 * The Drama Club president returns since her last appearance in Shizuku, Monochrome.