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30 Days of Love Live! Challenge
Day 14: Rank All µ's Members
I didn't get this out yesterday due to rewatching SIP. I actually started it in the morning as was ~25% done, but then chrome just randomly closed on me... That aside, I wanted to not rush this and really think about what I want to say, so I figured I'd wait. Aqours ranking will still hopefully be out later today! I wanted to say at least one thing that I love and dislike about each character, so even if I don't love a character, I'm not just bashing them either.
Also expect typos cause I'm definitely not going to proof read this entire thing.
#1. Umi - I implore you to look at my birthday post from earlier this year instead of simply rewriting it again. Though I hadn't rewatched the anime at the time of writing it, and have rewatched since (literally just rewatched it, too), I can confirm there isn't much that I would change. Yes, some of her reactions are a little over the top, but compared to how Maki is at times it’s fine.
What I Love: Almost everything.
What I Dislike: She does get a little too mad at Honoka sometimes, but can you blame her?
#2. Honoka - I get the impression that Honoka is either about average or a little below on people’s favorites, and I really don’t get why. Honoka is just like… really good. I like characters like Honoka that are very energetic and positive (and sometimes stupid), so I’ve always thought that she’s at least in the upper half. Rewatching the anime has even further solidified my love for Honoka, to the point where she actually surpassed Eli, who had been my second favorite for a long time. Honoka’s (Emitsun’s), singing is actually amazing, too, so she’s also got that going for her.
What I Love: Her overflowing positivity and motivation.
What I Dislike: I can’t think of anything tbh. Not that she’s flawless, but I’m struggling to think of anything.
#3. Eli - I believed that Eli would be the eternal second place holder for the longest time, but then Honoka decided it was time to change that. Still, third out of nine isn’t bad. One reason I’ve always liked Eli is because of how mature she, but at the same time can still be cute or clumsy. Not to mention, how can you not get behind a pretty much canonically gay relationship like NozoEli?
What I Love: Her style, coolness, and maturity, coupled with being extremely adorable.
What I Dislike: How they kept NozoEli pretty much entirely out of the anime.
#4. Nozomi - I talked about Nozomi a bit last week, and the same goes for here. Nozomi was my favorite ever since I’d finished the anime, and wasn’t until Umi usurped her position back in 2018 that she was forced out of the number one spot. That aside, Nozomi will always be one of my favorite characters. I love her overflowing positivity, and how she seemingly doesn’t take anything seriously. Even so, she’s probably the most perceptive character in the anime, and constantly looks out for others that she herself hasn’t been acquainted with (MakiRinPana).
What I Love: ^^
What I Dislike: In S2 Ep 8, she should've just been honest and told everyone her dream, instead of causing such a misunderstanding.
#5. Nico - Broken record here, but I talked about Nico last week, too, so you can check that out if you so wish. Bottom line, Nico is one of the strongest characters in the entire anime. When I first watched SIP, I thought Nico was dead last beside Umi. After a little while, I started to think that she actually was the best character (not favorite wise, but just objectively).
Now, while that may be true, she still isn’t better than Umi.
What I love about Nico is when she lets out how she really feels. Most of the time, she wears the personality of Nico-Nii, and while it’s entertaining, seeing just how much Nico does in fact care about µ’s is very heartwarming.
What I Love: Her sincerity towards being a school idol.
What I Dislike: She's the No. 1 Idol in the Universe - the epitome of perfection - what is there not to like?
#6. Hanayo - Compared to the other characters, I don't have as much to say about Hanayo. Hanayo is definitely significant to me, however. She was my starter in SIF, and she was my other favorite after watching the anime along with Nozomi, so I’ve liked her for quite a while.
What I Love: I kinda get the impression that she's just very fluffy and that makes me sorta happy.
What I Dislike: What d'ya mean? Dislike and Hanayo don't go together.
#7. Kotori - Kotori is pretty much the bridge between the top and lower halves of this list; she isn’t the greatest character, but she’s far from the worst. Like Hanayo, I don't have much good or bad to say about Kotori. It's been a bit since I watched it, but I'm again gonna plug WatTheWut again because his Kotori video was really solid.
What I Love: She's very positive (almost to a fault), and is always supporting Honoka no matter what she wants to do.
What I Dislike: At times, I think she does need to be a little more forward, or more strict towards Honoka. I get that it's not really in-character to be like that, but it would've been nice to see a bit more variation.
#8. Maki - If Maki’s character had more of a balance between being normal and tsundere, I’m sure she’d be much higher. However, that fact has not, is not, and will not change; that’s just her character type. Don’t get me wrong: I love me a good tsundere, one done correctly with a good balance. But with Maki, rarely does it seem like she lets up. If she were able to be more honest about things, again, she’d be much higher. Maki does have her good moments, though, just not as many as I’d prefer.
What I Love: How much she cares about the other first years.**
What I Dislike: Too much tsun.
#9. Rin - I don’t understand this character. I don’t hate the character, but she’s just isn't up my alley. Compared to literally every other character, I feel like she lacks a strong presence. Even a character like Hanayo, who, maybe doesn’t have a lot going on, still has an actual character. I can actually think of things I like about Hanayo, whereas Rin pretty much draws a blank. I guess that’s a bit subjective because we all like different things, but I can’t think of any reason to dislike her either; she just doesn’t have a lot going on compared to other characters, and that pushes her down to ninth. Again, I do not hate this character, I just feel that she’s a bit weaker than the rest of µ’s.
What I Love: She likes Hanayo, and I also like Hanayo... so that?
What I Dislike: ^See the above paragraph^
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