Considering nearly a month has passed, it's high time to get off my ass and reminisce. Yes, I see the old jokes are abundant.
Starting with extremes, the
very earliest I've been exposed to Idolmaster was by this
Mario Musical -- and likely as well around it's time frame -- which sported Agent Yoru o Yuku throughout the madness. Though I felt this song a catchy start, my interest admittedly never developed from there. On the upside, this video has shown me Bokurano's Uninstall OP, which compliments an exceptional anime. I'd recommend any familiar face to watch this roller coaster of feels.
Moving forward a bit -- and around late 2011, I was somewhat aware of the franchise and Chihaya's prominence, though I never heeded this too much. Still, I reached a stage where I began to actively pursue anime, having been enthralled by Hayao Miyazaki's work along textbook giants like Full Metal Alchemist and Cowboy Bebop. It paved my appreciation of Japanese medium as a whole -- so long as reviews backed this up. Eventually, this brought me to Steins;Gate.
I cried to that, even, so blame my fondness of tragedy... but there, it provided a long-term fondness for Asami Imai, whose serene, often moody tone just sat well with me. Browsing her roles for more, I was surprised to find among them Chihaya Kisaragi. Given the prospect of witnessing her singing voice on top of my initial praise, my interest was sold. In addition to viewing images of Chihaya, she had an introversion about her I could easily relate with. Everything began.
Upon finishing the original Idolmaster anime, I gradually found myself watching performance videos from Youtube. I was especially intrigued by how our numerous idols could be interchanged for songs. The very concept of producing was also a strong point -- it's virtually the one way to connect with these girls. After doing some research on international shipping and currency exchanges, I finally indulged on a iM@S2 purchase for the PS3; my first of many things to come.
Now to the present, I took a hobby in requesting videos from known uploaders; I loved the idea of making these performances
my own in a personal sense. Regardless, I wised up to the fact people can be ungrateful for this -- and because of my charitable nature, this simply wouldn't do; I felt a desire to give something back. That brought me to this forum, not only to share my newfound iM@S passion with awesome friends, but to bring the compendiums to prosperity.
Damn is it ever a grand feeling, and I'll look to share this for years to come. Bring on the generations, my story's far from over.
