Taking in A Dog

Taking in A Dog (犬を拾う.) is the fifth episode of the ''Love Live! Sunshine!! Season 2'' anime series. It was aired on November 4, 2017.

Summary
As everyone returns home, the rain blew Yoshiko's umbrella away. As she tries to catch the runaway umbrella, she finds something. The next day, Yoshiko left Aqours' meeting early. Riko's mother told Riko that Yoshiko's mother had forgoten her phone, so she asked Riko to take it to her. It is revealed, when Riko finds Yoshiko, that the thing Yoshiko found was a lost dog. As her parents don't let her keep it, Yoshiko asked Riko to take care of it. Riko refused and mentioned the other members and why they can't take care of it, but Yoshiko reasoned that everyone's not suitable. Riko then reluctantly takes the dog in, scared of it at first.

As a few days past, Riko get less and less scared of the dog. Some days after taking it in, Riko's mother found a lost dog notice, which caused Riko and Yoshiko to take the dog back to its owner. Both Yoshiko and Riko got upset because of this, and decided try to see it again. As the owner's not at home, they decided to wait for it. While waiting, rain starts to pour down again. As Riko and Yoshiko are stuck in the rain, waiting for the dog, Yoshiko tells Riko about her misfortune. After a long wait, they once again see the dog, but not for too long because it's owner couldn't walk it. Yoshiko got upset because she thought the dog didn't recognize her, but Riko said that the dog see's her as a very good friend.

Afterwards, Riko goes to Chika's inn to try to get over her fear of Shiitake. Chika arrives from looking at the sunset and questions Riko about what she's doing. Riko explains that she doesn't think coincedinces exist and that everything happens for a reason, the opposite of what Kanan explained to Chika. In the end, Riko manages to pet Shiitake and get over her fear of dogs.

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
 * Nana Mizuki as Riko's Mother
 * Anna Mugiho as Shiitake

Errors & Goofs
Pending

Continuity Notes

 * Yoshiko uses her mask + sunglasses head gear since First Step.
 * Mari uses the same pair of eye stickers since We've Got Stewshine.