LumiLive 27

**Those Sunny Guys are Santa Fe Helios!** (その晴れたあいつはサンタフェヘリオス!, *Sono Hareta Aitsu wa Santa Fe Heriosu!*?) is the 27th episode and the season two premiere of the Luminous Live anime series. The 1st episode of its "Arc B: Starlight Luminous Cup" saga.

## Synopsis

*"A new rivaling Idol school by the name of "Private Taiyoukawa Academy" issues a challange to Kashuko and Amatsuki with their newest debuting idol unit. After Azuma and Youhei are chosen for the Live Concert Duel, they struggles after realizing how much is at stake if they could loses"*

## Plot

One year after Yurina left for England, a new rival idol school, Private Taiyoukawa Academy, has been formed, raising its own boys band. Meanwhile, at Kashuko Academy, where Tetsuharu is the current Idol King, Makoto and the others meet a peculiar young girl, though can't identify his among the listed idol units.

The next day, Mantarou announces a new evolution to the LumiLive card system, Romance, before introducing Taiyoukawa Academy's headmaster, Kinji Shingetsu, and announcing a competitive concert between the three schools, with Makoto and Tetsuharu chosen as Kashuko and Amatsuki Academies's representative.

Later that day, Makoto and Tetsuharu overhears Mantarou discussing with Ted that if Makoto or Tetsuharu loses, he will quit being headmaster and Idol King.

The next day, the girl from before revealed as a boy in the girl's costume and introduces himself to Makoto and Tetsuharu as Shouta Higashida, a new vocalist of Santa Fe Helios and Private Taiyoukawa Academy's representative, along with his producer, Saya Kuroda. Shouta soon makes his band debut and pulls off a new type of Special Appeal, Romance Appeal, that stuns the crowd. As Makoto becomes anxious about his own performance, Yurina makes a surprise return.

## Character Appearances

### Star✩Feather

* Makoto Todoroki
* Azuma Kushibiki
* Hotaru Akahoshi
* Keisuke Tsukimura
* Lei Inokuma
* Takao Utagawa

### HEAVEN MOON

* Tetsuharu Washio
* Youhei Akatsuma
* Natsuki Fujihara
* Hayate Oe
* Mukuro Namino

### Santa Fe Helios

* Shouta Higashida (official debut)
* Takuya Minamino (official debut)
* Kyousuke Nishiyama (official debut)
* Yuichi Kitajima (official debut)

### Supporting

* Asuna Ichijo
* Mantarou Kashuko
* Sawako Hanagata (official debut)
* Ted Arisawa
* Tsuyoshi Sakurano
* Kurt Katagiri (cameo debut)
* George Igusa (cameo debut)
* Kinji Shingetsu (official debut)
* Saya Kuroda (official debut)
* Yurina Sakurano

## Trivia

* Luminous Romance ~Sweet♥Heart~ and Gorgeous First Kiss begin their debut as the Opening and Ending for Season 2.
* The story sets 1 year after Yurina leaves Kashuko Academy.
* This is the second time for the entire LumiLive anime adaption that someone other than Yurina has introduced the show at the beginning. In this case, the opening line was delivered by Makoto, Tetsuharu and Takao.
* The Romance System has been revealed for public.
* Yurina returned from London.
* This Episode marks the debut of Santa Fe Helios and it producer, Saya Kuroda.
	+ This episode also marks the cameo appearances of Kurt Katagiri and George Igusa.
* This Episode marks the debut of the brand Vivid Rock.
* This episode marks the debut of the Rockin' Knight Coord.
* The song Luminous✦Link! ver.ROCK appears for the first time.