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Favourite girl: Ohara Mari

Contacts: Discord - Rayy#0008

               Twitter - @rtgc99

               E-Mail - raytan_1999@hotmail.com

                                                                         My Sunshine Story

3 years ago, I remember seeing the LoveLive! Sunshine!! teaser on Dengeki G's Magazine somewhere on the internet and I was not hyped up at all. I was still so invested into μ's and didn't want to move on (yeah I was one of those people). A year or so after the teaser, μ’s Final LoveLive! ~µ'sic Forever♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪~ happened. I couldn't get over the fact that it was their final live. "There's no way Aqours can match up to μ’s." was my mindset and I locked it for the next year or so. 

                                                                           I was in denial

A few months passed after the release of Sunshine!!, I saw so many screenshots of the anime on social media and I thought "Ah maybe I should give it a try.". I finally decided to watch the new series after denying it for months. I watched it for 2 episodes...and I dropped it. "It's the same thing.", "The characters are so similar to the originals", thoughts of those sorts hovered around in my mind. I hated it. I truthfully disliked LoveLive! Sunshine!!.

                                                                       I found the radiance

One day in class about a year after, I was listening to some songs with my friend in class as usual and he let me listen 'Thrilling One Way' and 'Strawberry Trapper' without telling me that it was by Aqours. I instantly fell in love with the songs, specifically this one voice in 'Strawberry Trapper' that yelled 'LOCK ON!'. Curious, I asked my friend "Wait what is this group?" He replied, "Dude, it's Aqours, the group you refused to give a chance.".

My first step from zero to one

With my new found determination, I decided to watch the anime again. Pushing aside all prejudices against Sunshine!! and Aqours, I watched the anime and got hooked at episode 3. From then on, I learnt more about Mari and the rest of the gang and I fell deeper in love with all of them.

                                                                      Thank you, Sunshine!!.

Thank you Aqours, thank you LoveLive Sunshine!!. Thank you for teaching me to move on from the past. Thank you for teaching me to accept change. I still have lots to learn from all of you and I appreciate all the laughter and tears that came with the anime. Thank you Mari, for being such an amazing character. Here's to another 3 years.

                                              "Running away won't change anything" - Ohara Mari

