Let me tell you, the absolute worst place in the world to be a Love Live fan is American High School. There was a lot of social stigma around being a "weaboo" and I soon stopped watching anime altogether because of it. So through the years I was in high school, I didn't watch a single episode of Love Live or listen to any of the songs out of fear of what others thought of me. But the whole time I knew that I still really loved the show, and that I was just forcing myself not to. The social stigma, coupled with a lot of personal problems that I won't go into, made that era of my life pretty awful. The time when I needed something like Love Live the most, I wouldn't let myself watch it. I left high school soon after due to my own personal philosophies, but I carried the emotional damage with me the whole time. I finally let myself revisit some of my old favorite anime such as Yuru Yuri and Space Dandy and I figured why not give Love Live another shot, since it was once such an important part of my life. The second I heard "Bokura wa ima no naka de" I started to choke up. I realized how much I had deprived myself of for so long for such a ridiculous reason. If I could give any advice to my 14 year old self it would be to just love what you love and not let anyone take it away from you. I fell in love with the show all over again. To this day, it is not only my favorite anime of all time, but my favorite show. I was never emotionally equipped to deal with finales but Love Live's hit me really hard because it had been so important to me for so long. That's why to this day I get emotional when thinking about it or listening to the songs. I fell in love with School Idol Project 5 years ago. 5 years ago my life would change and I would reject something that I really loved for social status. This turbulent experience I had with it is why, in the face of all objectivity, LLSIP season 1 will always by my absolute favorite show of all time.
Friendly reminder that Minami Kotori has a navel fetish!
Adam Foster
That feeling that I can't even begin to describe is just for SIP and just for μ's. It makes me sad every day to know its over, but I can't even think about how sad I'd be if it had never begun.
It was more than just "I didn't want people to think I was a weaboo" or anything, I wanted to change who I was because I wanted people I didn't particularly care for to like me lol. That's what high school is all about
Nathan Flores
>hey, watch me! i don't care about about people opinions! just notice me!