First Live

First Live (ファーストライブ) is the third episode of the ''Love Live! School idol project'' anime series. It aired on January 20, 2013.

Summary
On the day before the concert, Umi starts to get cold feet about performing in front of others. To get her used to other people, Honoka and Kotori get Umi to hand out fliers to help build her confidence.

When shown the costume made by Kotori for the concert, Umi has some reservations about why the skirt on the outfit is so short, but Honoka manages to convince her to make sure all their efforts don't go to waste. However, on the day of the concert, no one shows up, as all the freshmen are busy checking the other clubs.

Just as Honoka is about to break down over her wasted efforts, a nervous girl named Hanayo Koizumi shows up to see the concert, prompting Honoka to go ahead with the performance. Some time into the performance, Hanayo's friend, Rin Hoshizora, shows up to drag her away again, but is quickly distracted by μ's performance. After the performance, Eli appears and asks them about what they'll do next. Honoka insists to her that they'll keep on performing so that they can one day fill up the whole auditorium.

Cast

 * Japanese
 * Emi Nitta as Honoka Kosaka
 * Yoshino Nanjo as Eli Ayase
 * Aya Uchida as Kotori Minami
 * Suzuko Mimori as Umi Sonoda
 * Riho Iida as Rin Hoshizora
 * Pile as Maki Nishikino
 * Aina Kusuda as Nozomi Tojo
 * Yurika Kubo as Hanayo Koizumi
 * Sora Tokui as Nico Yazawa
 * Marie Miyake as Hideko
 * Nozomi Yamamoto as Fumiko
 * Sayuri Hara as Mika


 * English
 * Marieve Herington as Honoka Kosaka
 * Erica Lindbeck as Eli Ayase
 * Cristina Vee as Kotori Minami
 * Kira Buckland as Umi Sonoda
 * Faye Mata as Rin Hoshizora
 * Caitlin Glass as Maki Nishikino
 * Laura Post as Nozomi Tojo
 * Xanthe Huynh as Hanayo Koizumi
 * Erica Mendez as Nico Yazawa
 * Mela Lee as Hideko
 * Natalie Hoover as Fumiko
 * Ryan Bartley as Mika

Members of μ's

 * 1) Honoka Kosaka
 * 2) Kotori Minami
 * 3) Umi Sonoda

Video
TV Edit (Three Member Ver.) =