Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-24187738-20180225155956/@comment-34949483-20180309202652

​​​​​​'''My favorite Sunshine girl is Yohane! And the easiest way to reach me would be Discord @BMEevee#3939 although Twitter would also work @basscleft0r'''

'''I got into Love Live about a year ago from now, and was pretty casual about it. I remember going to the 2L DV with the only other person I knew who was into Love Live and I thought I’d be going overboard because I brought generic KBs for it. I gave a little shout for Umi and Yohane when they came up on the PV but overall I was pretty quiet, especially compared to the big group that made a literal hype train inside the theater. On the way home we even laughed at people spending $60 on a glowing piece of plastic because it was branded with Aqours. But on the way out of the theater, we stopped to do a group picture and sign a board. I didn’t realize at the time that this was meant for the Reddit people, but I’m glad I stopped. See below: The picture that started my steep descent into idol hell.'''

https://imgur.com/a/VlXJO

'''In looking for that picture, I stumbled upon the /r/LoveLive discord. And then the New Jersey meetups channel. Which soon turned into our very own Garden State Sunshine discord server. I can say with my whole heart that this group of people have been such a positive influence on my life since then. Everyone is super supportive and loving of each other, even among our huge age range. The 15 year olds are like my children, and the 30 year olds are like my idol hell senpais. They give me the confidence to be who I really am because I know no matter what happens, I have all of them to come home to. The other guys my age are people who I could easily see myself living with when it comes time to find my own place. We hold meetups somewhere every month, and even that isn’t enough sometimes; our last two meetups were less than a month away from each other. I drive all over the state for these people and it’s always 300% worth it. From karaoke to ice skating to just hanging out, I always leave with a huge smile on my face, feeling super thankful to have met them. Our first big meetup at a karaoke joint in NYC for Emitsun’s birthday always tugs at my heartstrings when I think about it. Normally I’m a very anxious person and it affects my stomach, but from getting picked up by my carpool through meeting everyone in the city my nerves were calm and I had so much fun.'''

'''Even though Sunshine has only been in my life for about a year, the last 5 months have been incredible thanks to this community that’s come together around it. While the Garden State Sunshine server has easily been the biggest factor in this, the entire Sunshine community in general is significant to me. Seeing people from all different backgrounds and all different age groups come together around Sunshine is incredible to me. I’m usually not one for fandoms, but 80% of my Discord servers are Love Live based now and I’m at least partially active in all of them. The interaction between the fans and the seiyuu is something else I love. The community and interaction here is something unique that only the Sunshine community can pull off and I’m so glad to be a part of it.'''