ensemble stars was my real introduction to idol games -- i'd watched and played love live before, as its basically anime rite of passage by now, but never really 'got' it.

the character that tethered me to enstars at first was makoto -- if you've known me a for a while you probably know that i really loved him first! this was mostly because his voice actor was one that i liked.

like almost everyone, i made the mistake of dismissing you as the eccentric 'masked weirdo', and never payed much attention to you. this didn't change, until about a year after enstars came out.

but then... i don't know what happened , you became my 5th favourite, my 2nd favourite -- until suddenly i came to terms with the fact that i loved you much, much more than makoto.

there is so, so much that is wonderful about you wataru, that i'll forever be ashamed that i didn't notice your warmth sooner. your wish, desire to make other people smile, to repay the kindness shown to you by the family that raised you, the fact that this is your driving force, and at times so much so that it becomes your undoing, makes me so proud!

its so much more than that, of course - because the one person you have succeeded in making smile, is me. thanks to you, there will always be a part of me that will remember you, and be able to smile.

and i don't deserve it - i don't deserve to be your fan, but i always will be