Ep 1. Another Love Live!

In the first episode of Love Live! School Idol Project season 2, titled "Another Love Live!", the story continues with the school idol group μ's. In the previous season, μ's saved their beloved school, Otonokizaka High School, from shutting down by winning the school idol contest "Love Live". However, with the graduation of their third-years, Honoka, Umi, and Kotori, the future of μ's has become uncertain.

On the first day of the new school year, Honoka and her friends are feeling the absence of their beloved third-years and are unsure how to continue their school idol activities. However, Honoka is determined to find a way to keep μ's alive and decides to form a new goal for the group.

While walking around Akihabara, Honoka and her friends stumble upon an advertisement for a new Love Live contest. This new contest is not only open to high schools but also includes middle schools! Honoka sees this as an opportunity to not only ignite a passion for school idols in younger students but also to broaden μ's fanbase. Inspired, Honoka invites her friends to a sleepover to discuss their new goal and plan their next steps.

During their sleepover, Honoka suggests a new goal for μ's: to perform on the same stage as A-RISE, the school idol group that defeated μ's in last year's Love Live contest. The group is initially hesitant, but Honoka's enthusiasm and determination gradually infects them with a newfound sense of purpose.

With their new goal in mind, the girls start practicing and planning for the upcoming Love Live contest. However, they quickly realize that winning the contest will be more challenging than they initially thought since their competition has become even fiercer, especially with the inclusion of middle schools. To increase their chances of winning, μ's decides to recruit new members.

The girls hold an open auditions event, which attracts a variety of candidates. However, none of them seem to be a good fit until a mysterious girl with an amazing voice appears. Despite not knowing anything about her, Honoka decides to recruit her into μ's due to her incredible singing talent. The new girl reveals that she is a first-year student at Otonokizaka High School and is interested in joining the school idol club.

The episode ends with the new girl introducing herself as "Minami Kotori", the little sister of Kotori who graduated with the third-years. She reveals that Kotori had told her about μ's and encouraged her to try out for the school idol club.

In conclusion, Love Live! School Idol Project season 2 episode 1 sets up the storyline for the new season, introducing a new goal for μ's and a potential new member. The episode focuses on the challenges the group faces in their attempt to achieve their new goal, as well as their determination to keep μ's alive. The introduction of new characters adds freshness and excitement to the storyline, leaving the viewers eager to see what's next for the school idol group.