Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-24187738-20151214152123/@comment-5854137-20151216011344

I've always been a fan of idols. Hoshina Utau (Shugo Chara), Kisaragi Momo (Kagerou Project), Vocaloids, Full Moon (Full Moon o Sagashite), Lilpri, AKB48... I grew up with idols and as I got older and kept watching anime, I found an amazing song on my tumblr dashboard: a little something called A-NO-NE-GA-N-BA-RE! I fell in love immediately, found it on Youtube, listened to it on repeat a few times, figured out my favorite voice (Rin), found her solo version, and just fell in love with Love Live!.

Almost two years later, here I am. Love Live fueled my interest in singing and dancing (I joined my school Asian Dance Alliance and swore to myself I'd teach a Love Live song next year - probably Cutie Panther or Start:DASH!!), I have cosplayed Maki, drawn tons of fanart of all nine girls (and some of Aqours), and perfected my Nico Nico Nii (kind of). Love Live has really done more than I ever thought it would - introduced me to new friends, driven my interest in idols to new heights (Idolm@ster, Aikatsu!, and so on, as well as real idols), taken my money, etc. etc. etc. I actually want to be an idol now. It's like my plan Z because I can't sing very well and you can't become an idol so easily, but it's my dream to be like muse was (which is slightly embarrassing to admit). I want colorful swishy skirts and cute songs... which is why I'm contemplating starting a cosplay/dance group in my area.

Another thing I do is write translyrics of the songs. Sometimes I'll pick a new song and read the English lyrics and just start crying - I can't get over how meaningful some lyrics are. I may as well make a Love Live song lyric my senior quote. No one would be the wiser. When I watched the movie, I sobbed like a baby at the end. Listening to the songs and watching these idols who I had grown to love so much... their separation hurt me almost as much as it hurt them, on screen. When I heard about the last live, I cried too, because it seemed like the end of something beautiful.

I know that that's not the case - school idol festival will continue, and the seiyuus won't just forget about each other. There's also the beginning of Aqours, and I'm grateful for the chance to be involved in its start like some were with Love Live. But I'll never forget Love Live, or stop listening to it on my way to school.