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Picking a best girl from Aqours was definitely much more difficult than picking one from μ's. It's probably because I've been with Aqours ever since the Love Live! Sunshine!! project started. I'm not lying when I say that every Aqours girl has been my best girl at some point. However, for quite a while, it's been Kurosawa Dia and it will most likely remain that way.

When the anime started airing, Dia was my favourite until episode 3 or so. After that, I was allured to the mysterious aura surrounding Kanan. Her lack of screentime made me more interested in her; I wanted to know more. When I watched episode 9, I had decided. It was her. Kanan was best girl. This wouldn't change.

Or so I thought.

The thing is, I'm really indecisive. After the anime aired and we received more Aqours content, I, for some reason, seemed to be liking Dia even more. Not only this, but I became a bigger seiyuu fan, and Arisha stood out to me. I eventually gave in, and declared that Dia was joint best girl with Kanan.

Months after the anime aired, I decided to rewatch it. I didn't really have a big reason why - I just loved Aqours and wanted to see their story again. Little did I know that one episode would stand out to me and make Dia my ultimate best girl. No, it wasn't episode 2, in which we find out that she's an adorable dork and a secret μ's fan. And no, it wasn't 9, where the third years resolve their two year long conflict. No, it was episode 8, when the first and second years come back from Tokyo.

I hadn't really payed much attention to this scene when I first saw it. I was still stunned by Saint Snow's performance earlier. It was the highlight of the episode for me. But, when I watched it for the second time, it made me realise that Dia was definitely my favourite member of Aqours.

When the first and second years came back, Ruby immediately burst into tears and Dia was there to comfort her. Even though Ruby - along with the other five members of Aqours - were annoyed and devastated by what had happened earlier, Dia still embraced her, telling her she did her best. Dia had acted hostile in the previous episodes because she had been through a similar experience and didn't want the other girls to go through the same thing, especially her little sister. I'm an older sister myself so this made me admire her much more than I did before.

Dia's an amazing character. Not only is she responsible and smart, cool and princess-like: she's also a hilarious and dorky fangirl. But, she's also kind and caring, even though it's difficult for her to show that side of her at times. What more could you ask for? She even managed to surpass Umi as my favourite Love Live girl overall and, believe me, I never thought anything like that would happen, ever.

Thanks for reading~ My Twitter is @suwarisha ヾ(＠＾▽＾＠)ﾉ