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 * See also: 2016's Annual Message

As the year comes to a close, here's our yearly recap of everything that has happened and what the path forward looks like.

'''Project Love Live! in 2017'''

As always, it's been an exciting year for Love Live!. After recovering from the standing down of μ's with their Final Live, Aqours has taken up the reins of the franchises, holding not just one but two full-scale lives in the year. The Second Live Tour was also the first time they held a Live Tour within this franchise, and it was followed right after with the first half of the Aqours CLUB Live & Fan Meeting Tour across Japan.

Season 2 was of course, another big development that everyone was waiting for. We also saw the launch of Aqours CLUB, overseas performances (another first in this franchise), a whole lot more seiyuu content of various kinds, and even an official shop specializing in seiyuu goods.

The other projects have started to show some signs of activity as well. SIFAS is perhaps one of the most anticipated things we're looking forward to in 2018, bringing together three different generations of Love Live! in the same game. PDP has begun regular streams, and it'll definitely be something to keep an eye on, watching this new group develop along a different formula than their predecessors.

'''Love Live! Fandom in 2017'''

On the fandom community side, we've seen a lot more growth this year. The team I spoke of in last year's message, Team ONIBE, has been in full swing translating and subbing content throughout the year. LL Wikia's Twitter has also managed to establish cooperation and closer ties with various other communities, the most notable of which was our collaborative giveaway with Love Live! Updates.

Though I said I was going to cut birthday giveaways because it was getting really tiring to pack prizes, I think I ended up doing even more giveaways this year than the last instead. Ironically, I also feel less tired doing so than before. Perhaps it was just the themes of the competition that felt a little routine and unexciting, our old followers would've certainly noticed that this year's giveaways are a lot more creative on our end instead of simply asking for submissions. The giveaways will probably slow down again now that Season 2 has ended, but we'll be continuing them as and when big events happen to hype everyone up.

And of course, giveaways take money which... is actually going perfectly fine! Our CDJapan Affiliation has been doing wonderfully, earning us enough to not only sponsor all these giveaways, but also provide magazines for Team ONIBE to work with. These magazines are also being scanned and uploaded to the respective History pages when scans aren't already available online- I'm sure there's definitely a lot of material there some of you might not have seen before! As the Wikia, we're doing our best to archive as many parts of the project as possible, and hopefully nothing... unfortunate happens to stop us from continuing to do so.

As for our Wikia team, there hasn't been a lot of changes to our Officer List. The Wikia has continued to function as per normal, with the main content work divided between the three admins. Our Twitter team however, has seen some changes with Mod Ischy/Dyrea moving back to US and me becoming busier with work. Thankfully, Mod Luiseiti has joined the team to help cover the gaps, and is definitely doing a great job keeping everyone updated so far!

Looking Forward

On to the coming year, there's a lot of exciting things to look forward to as well! Even with Season 2 over, there's still the release of Puchiguru, Aqours 3rd Live Tour, the release of SIFAS, and most importantly, the Love Live! Sunshine!! Movie! The story of Aqours still has a long way to go from here, along with μ's and the girls of PDP, so we hope everyone sticks around for the wild ride that's only just beginning.

What are you looking forward to the most in 2018? Let us know in the replies, along with any ideas for improvement you have for the Wikia!

Once again, thank you all for the wonderful year, and we hope for another great year of Love Live! ahead in 2018!

 ♪ LuciaHunter ♪  http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/emoticon-bank/images/5/5b/Little_Devil_Emoji.png 21:28, December 30, 2017 (UTC) 