Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-24187738-20151214152123/@comment-29270805-20151223142754

Love Live! has changed and influenced me in a certain number of ways. Let’s rewind it to 1.5 years ago from today to see how I become the person I am now.....

It all started when I first entered college on June 2014, I wasn’t really open to anyone. I only talked to my family, my teachers, my classmates from my department, and my close friends in college. I tried to avoid talking to the ones that I’m not close to like my high school batchmates, my acquaintances, and other students from other departments because of the fear of being neglected. So basically people could say that I was an antisocial and an emo person. My life was boring. My everyday routine was just studying and getting good grades in school; watching anime, listening to music, and helping out in household chores at home.

However, on January 2015, I’ve found out about Love Live! Before watching Episode 1, I watched the anime preview special episode. When I first heard the chorus of Snow Halation and seen part of the PV, it hit me! Snow Halation really inspired me to the point that I fell in love with the song. And the story of the anime even hit me more. This is because of Honoka’s determination in saving Otonokizaka from closing down, and the indestructible bond of the members of μ's. Look back at the start of the anime, where Honoka didn’t even know who Eli or Maki was. But as μ's formed, they’ve become really close to each other. That’s what really inspired me to change my old self into a new and improved self. Their songs inspired me even more.

What Love Live! mainly did to me was that I’m much more open to talk to different people. What used to be an antisocial and an emo person now becomes a person who is able to talk to anyone without the fear of neglect. Ever since I found out about LL wikia, I’m also able to make friends and talk to fellow LLivers from different countries. As I also joined the Aikatsu and PriPara wikia, I was also able to make friends and talk to different users from different countries as well. Instead of just watching anime and listening to music at home, I also take some time to talk to my online friends. Then, I was also able to meet 2 LLivers that I’ve met online in person.

Currently, I’m still following Love Live! and their latest contents. LL songs are the songs that I’ve frequently listen to, whether I’m using the pc, waiting for someone or something, driving, etc. I’ve also played SIF, both EN and JP, and somehow got addicted to it to the point that I would play SIF as soon as I woke up in the morning. I’ve also watched and enjoyed the seiyuu’s live concerts, and that’s how I started enjoying live concerts. Thanks to Love Live, I’m also willing to spend money to go to Japan to buy official LL goods, to go to μ's and Aqours’ live concerts and other events, to go on a pilgrimage to Akihabara, Kanda Shrine, and other places featured in LL anime, and to go as far as moving there. However, that would be impossible at the moment since I’m still living with my parents. Love Live! also influenced me to learn the Japanese language, but not much progress so far due to other real life commitments.

Love Live! really does change and influence people in different ways. So Love Live, thank you so much for the things you’ve done to me. I’ll continue to support the franchise. I hope you will do the same too. OuO

Thank you for taking your time in reading my story. Hope you’ll like it. ouo