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My favorite girl is Hanamaru

Twitter: @jh_SPG1021

My story definitely isn't as major, but I still would like to share it! Love Live! Sunshine!! was a wild, fun ride. I remember getting into the Love Live! series around August of 2017. Even in that short amount of time, the Love Live! series had changed me a lot. After finishing watching the original series, I wondered: "Is the series over for good, or could there possibly be more?"

After some searching online, I found out about a series called Love Live! Sunshine!!. I got super hyped up after seeing artwork of the 9 main girls. Little did I know that LLS was not on Crunchyroll at the time. I was filled with disapointment. Some time later, though, Crunchyroll released LLS on their platform! I was so excited. I started watching immediately. I was not disappointed. Just like the original series, LLS never failed to make me smile. Such beautiful girls with amazing personalities achieving their dreams. That really inspired me. I found it so cool that Aqours was attempting to be like Muse. However, when Chika realized that Aqours had their own hopes and dreams, and that they didn't have to be like Muse, that made me realize something. I, as an artist, aspire to be like the artists I look up to on social media. But it doesn't have to be that way. I don't have to copy what those artists do. I don't have to pretend I'm in those artists' shoes. I am my own person. I have my own emotions. I have my own reasons for drawing. Nobody can change that. Therefore, I began my own journey. Every day when I draw, I can never stop thinking about Aqours and how they inspire me. I always smile when I think about them.

If you know me, though, you come to find out I have depression. Not very major, but it does affect me. Some days, I just feel absolutely hopeless. I can't even gain the motivation to draw or get up out of bed to do the things I enjoy doing. Every time I feel like that, though, I can't help but just think about the LLS episode, "Isn't it frustrating?" because as a person and an artist, I find many burdens to bear. I try my hardest, yet barely get much out of it. The same situation Chika and the rest of Aqours was in.

I smile.

"If I keep trying just like Aqours, I can eventually make it, can't I?" I say as I look at my Aqours poster.

That's just an example of how LLS has changed me. As a whole, LLS has tought me how to be more confident, creative, and determined while also teaching me to bring closer bonds between me and my friends. It may not seem major, but it's a lot of change for someone like me.

Thanks for reading! Have an amazing day.