Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-24187738-20180225155956/@comment-34827881-20180226123926

First and foremost, my best girl in Sunshine is Yoshiko (A random "Yohane!" was heard from a distance). Also, my handle name in discord is Akiramenai#7106.

2016, that was when I had first gained interest about "Love Live!". As if it were a premonition, a dream if you will, for a random person (me) to have accidentally stumbled upon the world of 2D idols singing their hearts out. If it were the elementary, closed-minded, me, I probably would've passed by the opportunity of trying this genre out. Luckily, I didn't, so here I am now.

June 2016, I was bored out of my mind. That was approximately after Spring 2016 anime had started to finish or had already finished. So, I went to look at the next season anime cause why not? That was when, coincidentally, I had stumbled upon the page for "Love Live! Sunshine"; as if I picked up a flyer, only to face my future interests upon standing up. The words "Love Live" had already went through my memories once, but that was a long time ago. So, I gave it a shot. To be honest, I didn't think that I'd get spoiled off the first series (School Idol Project), but I watched that too afterwards, so it's all good my dude. Nevertheless, I enjoyed watching the friendship of 9 girls blossom. Moreover, things got better in season 2 (especially the ships). I was kind of sad that the anime was over last 2017 (but we're getting a movie, so yay). At the end of the day, even if it is over, the lessons I have learned from this franchise truly have been applied to my everyday life. You'd (watana)be surprised at how much this truly has helped my life.

As a person, I had developed the ability to reduce my inhibitions and be true to myself. Basically, I've become more carefree with my peers and, honestly, feel really great about the small things in my life. In a sense, I've come to appreciate the fact that "I'm alive now, and I need to make the most of it". Although, that did not apply to romantic situations (cause I still can't seem to find the courage to be honest in this field). As a student, and this is where I really improved, my grades have improved a whole lot. Back when i was grade 10, I had like an average of 1.700 to 1.750 (not failing, but not good either). But now, as a grade 11 student, I have an average of 1.550 to 1.460, which is kind of good but way better than my old grades. You know when your parents say that "your anime and games can't help you study"? Well, they're probably still right but not in my case. I believe the reasoning behind this is that I've become calmer and more relaxed after watching Sunshine; as if I've had a lot of my stress dissapear.

At the end of the day, and no joke here, I think that our inner "Yohane" should be brought out with more pride and confidence. This is the greatest lesson Sunshine had taught me which has changed my life for the better. Even if I would eventually face the prejudice of other people, I know that their opinions are just opinions, with no concrete ground on my life.