These shorts are what happens when you let the production team breathe between the heavy arcs. Half are songs that let Liella exist in spaces where nothing needs to be won or proven, just performed. The other half remind you why the show built its world in the first place: to watch nine girls find reasons to sing together, every single week.
Liella continues their journey with a series of exclusive animated shorts that air alongside each episode of Love Live! Superstar!! Season 3 on NHK E. These brief segments shift between music performances and special animated content, offering fans something different from the main series while it unfolds week by week. Half the shorts showcase Liella no Uta, featuring the group performing new songs in their signature style. The remaining segments take a different approach, presenting various animated stories and moments that complement the season's narrative. Whether you're catching these as they air or discovering them later, the shorts add texture to Liella's ongoing story without requiring you to follow a separate plot. The variety keeps things fresh across the broadcast run. Fans invested in the characters get extra content beyond the main episodes, while the shorts themselves function as standalone pieces of animation worth experiencing. These segments eventually appear across all six volumes of the physical release, making them accessible to anyone who wants the complete Season 3 picture.