Commemorating the 11th anniversary of starting to watch anime
CXwudi
It’s almost the anniversary of my 11th year since falling down the anime rabbit hole!
Gosh, I don’t actually know the exact date, but I still remember that day, the beautiful scene of sakura dancing outside the window, just like the sakura tree from D.C. ～Da Capo～ I had just finished watching.
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1. An Unintentional Detour Stemming from Hatsune Miku
Being completely hopeless with girls, I could never aspire to the joy of interacting with the opposite sex.
By the end of January 2013, a month had passed since Hatsune Miku saved me from the abyss, and a mention of AKB0048 in a Miku doujin story caught my attention.
Although the screen of my ancient, thousand-yuan phone from 2012 was only 480p, just seeing the slender, beautiful figures of the main characters in the ending theme was enough to plant the seed of an otaku in someone’s heart. (This is also one of the earliest pieces of screenshot evidence of me starting to watch Japanese anime.)
In April, the second season finished airing. The unique moe bishoujo of Japanese anime sparked the idea of finding the next show.
Let’s search for some good anime. Da Capo? (Or 初音岛 in Chinese) What kind of show is this? I knew it had nothing to do with Hatsune Miku (初音未来). But who cares? As long as it had “Hatsune” (初音) in the name, I had to watch it 😄.
2. Falling Sakura, Where Do Thoughts Drift on the Wind?
Beneath the eternally blooming sakura tree, a moe and cheerful school story began.
The lively and cute younger sister Nemu Asakura, the petite and adorable loli Sakura Yoshino, the virtuous school idol Kotori Shirakawa, plus Miharu Amakase, Yoriko Sagisawa, and the sisters Mako and Moe Mizukoshi…
…all sparked various story moments with the protagonist Junichi Asakura – a happy life I could never compare to.
However, as humorous and meme-filled as the early parts were, the later heart-wrenching romantic drama was just as intense.
Although the ending was happy, the “sweetness followed by pain” plot lingered in my mind.
Ah, what a joyful, heart-wrenching, yet beautiful story.
But all stories must end, and looping one show isn’t a solution.
“Go find the next anime, find the next beautiful thing, just like finding Da Capo after AKB0048.”
I smiled in acceptance.
“However, choosing this path means you’ll become one of the anime otaku, completely giving up on the sanjigen while becoming even more disliked, including by every girl in your class. Are you willing?”
The sakura of Da Capo, in the gentle breeze, fell like scattered petals. The world of nijigen is so beautiful. Would I hesitate?