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 No.2367

I remember it was 2013 and love live was one of the dozens of new anime coming out during the winter season. I quickly dismissed it based on a quick reading of the synopsis and a number of my own misinterpretations. I had watched idolmaster and was disappointed with it. There was close to no story to it and we saw no true character development or saw the idols succeeding in a realistic fashion. They weren't very popular, then ryuuguu komachi was formed, became instantly popular and everyone else along with it. Chihaya was the only character with any kind of depth to her and in a 24-episode anime with over a dozen main characters, that can't be a good thing. In hindsight, idolmaster was more of a fanservice anime, in the sense that it was made so pre-existing fans could watch their favourite characters interact and little else.

My preconceptions only strengthened with misunderstandings such as reading "school idol festival" and thinking the girls were all in a school for idols. Which reminded me of utapri. Which made me think love live was just a quick cash grab. A poor man's idolmaster.

 No.2368

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Then I watched it because everyone kept talking about it and it blew me away. The characters are engaging and for the most part are well rounded. There is a story arc that makes sense, with lots of comedy and just as much drama involved. It's easy to relate with everyone. And the songs are fun to listen to! If there's only one thing I didn't like was the use of 3D animation. Oh, and I was hoping they'd feature A-RISE a little more prominently, they're really cool.

The first season was great, almost every character got their moment to shine, problems to surpass and adversity to rise above of. It was a spoonfull of cheer-up and I loved every moment of it. The second season was just as good and exposed more character traits as well as give characters who didn't get an opportunity to shine on the first season their due.

 No.2369

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The second season was a lot more emotionally charged. Right from the start, even the opening song has a good-bye feel to it. The ending song even more. The third-years are graduating and μ's doesn't have much time left. I got the feeling every moment was precious. But there's a beauty to it that the people in charge of the anime were not unaware of and conveyed really well. Flowers in full bloom are beautiful because they're fleeting. Along with hard work paying off, that's the one thing the second season taught. Everyone is aware it's going to end. Everyone is resolute and everyone carries themselves with dignity. But that doesn't mean they can't feel sad that their time is numbered. It was really touching.

 No.2370

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I laughed a lot. And I cried just as much too. It's been a very long time since I was this emotionally invested in an anime.

 No.2371

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The first season was in 2013. The second in 2014. The movie was in 2015 and μ's final single will be released march this year. If I got it right, μ's won't be doing any more lives either. Perhaps missing out on the start of this fandom is fitting enough for my arrogant misconceptions. Whether or not I'll miss its peak, it's up to Aqours to say. In any case, I am happy I still got to watch it.

 No.2372

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Consider this my formal apology for underestimating love live.

 No.2374

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Love lives forgive you.

 No.2377

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Good posts.

Is the last live going to be streamed?

 No.2386

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 No.2387

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 No.2394

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 No.2395

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 No.2407

cool images!

 No.2408

>>2377
They'll almost certainly be releasing a DVD of it if nothing else.

 No.2410

>>2374
But what about the fans?…

 No.2414

>>2410
I'm sure they forgave op too after seeing this thread.

 No.2464

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I wanted to give a better reply but I can't think of anything, so I just wanted to say that your posts were beautiful and reading it warmed my heart. I'm sure everyone will forgive you for your misunderstandings.

 No.2506

I can relate. Love live made me feel sad. Mind you, it's a really good anime. But it reminded me that I don't have any good friends in real life, never had and probably never will have. It showed me an unattainable ideal of friendship. What's worse is that they disband in the end and I can't help but wonder what's in the future for those girls.

I wonder if I'd ever be able to work hard and beat the odds if I had such a supportive bunch at any time in my life…

 No.2627

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>>2506
And I can relate right back at you. This is where my post turns overly self-centered, which is saying a lot when the thread is already a blog post about how love live touched me on a deep emotional level.

I've been trying to search for true, real friends ever since I remember. Sometimes I delude myself into thinking I found the closest thing reality can match to my standards (which are most likely unrealistic considering my lack of success so far). They always end up letting me down in some fashion and I have grown to be the kind of person who can easily talk with other people but is always aware of the boundaries so as to never be seen as a friend. Watching love live did strike a chord when it came to these themes and I, too, felt that sadness and wondered the same things.

But it's a matter of perspective, really. Should I feel sad because I never connected with anyone the same way the μ's do (if that's at all possible) or should I be happy to watch my kind of ideal play out (if only in anime and with all the conditionals it comes attached to, like the uncertainty that befalls the group with Nozomi, Eri and Nico's graduation)?

It's like the ideal of the first love. A lot of people on the internet are bitter they never got to experience teenage love, but should they really? They still hold all the hopes and dreams while those who experienced teenage love were dealt a dose of reality. People who never experienced that kind of romance can still talk about it with a sense of wonder while the vast majority of those who did can do nothing but be bitter about having their hopes and dreams shattered, leaving the cracks on the floor and calling it "maturity".

Strong, nigh unbreakable bonds of friendship are like that too, except you never lose the ideal and will always look forward to when you do create such a great friendship.

In short, I'm happy for μ's getting together and I'm sad that they disband and won't get to continue their antics, as well as sad their story ended. But they're good girls who I have faith can remain best friends without needing a high-school backdrop and, even if they're no longer the focus of the anime, there's a whole community churning out great material involving them that thinks as I do. I really hope they stick around for a while longer.


I tried really hard to not sound pretentious and betray the expectations of >>2464 who finds my mostly incoherent ramblings beautiful… Thank you!

 No.18428

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Apology accepted.
Now who wants to fulfill the role of Mr. Yazawa?

 No.18429

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>>18428
You CAN'T just go in the catalog and resurrect every love live thread ever made with posts about your fetishes!

 No.18430

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>>18429
Oh yea? What are you going to do about it?

 No.18432

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>>18430
Hijack this thread with idolmasters.

 No.18433

>>18432
I dont think that is going to work… love lives style all over idolmasters

 No.18434

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>>18432
You wouldn't dare?

 No.18436

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>>18434
Try me?

 No.18437

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>>18434
nobody can stand up to the power of yoshiriko

 No.18459

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>>18437
She could not emphasize any more in that episode that her name is clearly Yohane, so its YohaRiko. Nobody can get her name right its no wonder she descended into darkness.

 No.18492

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I don't get it, there's all this talk about love live but none the pictures/videos posted have anything to do with Aqours?

 No.18499

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>>18492
Good thing it was mysteriously bumped so we can update the girls.

 No.18500

this is a beautiful thread about muses thawing someones icy heart, please have some respect.



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