Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-24187738-20151214152123/@comment-27438370-20151221061352

These encounters with everyone

Were so joyful I never wanted to let go, it's true

Our tears are unneeded, let's just dance like this

Wave your hands, wave them more

- Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari

These past 3 years have been filled with so many memories that I'll treasure from here on out. It's not even an exaggeration to say that Love Live! is the best thing that's ever happened to me (or the worst, who knows). LL! has given me happiness, tears, friends, inspiration, and everything it possibly could. It's even turned me into a better person, I dare say.

The emotions I felt with Love Live! were nothing but genuine. I remember everything from the curiosity when I first chanced upon it on Crunchyroll's new season releases, to the hole that formed in my heart when they announced their last live and I realized that all good things must come to an end. I had never felt such excitement when I heard that the LL! movie would be premiering at a theater  nearby. It was on par with the time I soloed my first UR, the initial Smile Nico. My happiness couldn't be contained when my sisters bought the tickets and I later sobbed my eyes out at the closing credits. In fact, Bokutachi wa Hitosu no Hikari actually still makes me tear up.

Love Live! gave me the chance to connect with some great friends I consider dear to me today. I met one at 2015 Fanime, hugged another at the LL! movie premiere and even later spent a day at the mall with the one I hugged. The two online friends I treasure most and I just had our 1 year anniversary and we will soon be doing a switcharound meme to commemorate it. I even got the Skype of a girl from China who randomly messaged me on JP SIF! Although we don't talk often, I still appreciate that she bothered to talk to me at all.

Funny as it is, Love Live! is always how I get out of art block and inspired. For some reason, I really like drawing Nico and have pages in my sketch book of her. Her signature pose never fails to make a pleasant doodle! Just recently when I was struggling with drawing, I drew Nozomi for my friend. I also have 2 LL! posters on my wall that I admire to motivate me. The lines and intricate details make me strive towards being able to create something equally amazing.

It's really quite strange how much of an emotional bond I have with this series and how much it has changed my life and myself. I used to not care about idols. Now, I live and breathe them to the point where the priority apps on my iPhone are School Idol Festival, Ensemble Stars and Starlight Stage. If you told me 4 years ago that a group of 9 girls would change everything in my life from friends to cash in my wallet and even my outlook on life, I wouldn't have believed you. Now? I know it's definitely possible.

We won't ever forget this, until the end of time

That our hearts can become one like this

We've discovered the world

So let us sing with joy until the very end

- Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari

ラブライブ！がだいすき！アイドルがだいすき！ありがとちゅん！この気持ち忘れないよ！