阿珏酱

When did you first enter the world of anime?

Perhaps it was an engaging anime, a handsome and beautiful character, maybe it was a casual glance, or a strong recommendation from a friend,
Among many possibilities,
The only constant is the joy of seeing it for the first time, as if life was filled with colors,
As if the gates of heaven had opened.

Once watching anime until late at night, hypnotizing myself to say I would definitely sleep after this episode,
Once crazily campaigning for my favorite character,
Once saving lunch money to spend on in-game purchases and buying figures.
Counting the days until they arrive.
Once tearing up over a certain plot,
Crying uncontrollably over a story that wasn't even mine,
And once getting pumped up by the protagonist's rise,
As if fighting alongside them in a fantastical space-time.
Once my phone wallpaper was filled with a certain beloved character, my QQ signature was filled with their words.
Once watching the laughter and playfulness in anime alone in bed, silently chuckling to myself.
Once feeling reluctant after finishing a certain series,
With a sense of loss as if the place was empty.
Countless days and nights accompanied by anime in my youth,
Using the torch of the two-dimensional world to dispel loneliness.

With their companionship,
My youth was not so helpless and confused.
Once chatting in a QQ group until dawn,
Once saying that the chuunibyou would never end.

I don't know your names,
I don't know what roles you play in reality,
I don't know if you are feeling down right now,
But even if we are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers,
We are still as close as can be.
We once joked that Naruto would never become Hokage,
But he finally donned the fiery red cloak of the seventh Hokage.
We once said, no regrets in entering the two-dimensional world in this life.
But there will always be those who quietly leave and part ways.
On the road ahead, it is ultimately difficult to walk the same path.
One day we will clear all the anime pictures from our phones, forgetting our youth.
One day, we will also head to the battlefield of life,
Burying the past's pride and helplessness.
Natsume's friend book has not been cleared yet,
Kudo Shinichi has not yet told Ran that he loves her,
The mythical Holy Grail War has not yet ended,
Shi and Ella have not yet reunited,
Tsubasa Kanade has not yet met Yuzuru Otonashi,
That baseball has not yet broken the girl's window,
It is not yet the summer ten years later to meet with Mianma again,
The boy has not yet stood on the magnificent concert hall,
To dedicate an unparalleled concerto to that girl.
Heroes are still fighting for that distant ideal city,
On the other side of freedom, humanity has not yet broken through that high wall.
……We once shone brightly like emperors, invincible,
And also fell to the streets like lost dogs.
Once having brothers and a thousand troops,
Also once fighting alone in a blizzard.
As long as one night
Suddenly remembers those helpless years,
Unintentionally opened the door to the two-dimensional world,
Finding the only light in the journey ahead.
That is enough.