Your Lie In April spoilers ahead. Skip to the hide details if you have any intention of watching it (which I highly recommend)
Best read with this for effect
Dear @jprspereira ,
It feels weird writing a post to someone you were just the same level as… (over a year ago)
You’re the worst goodest.
Decisive. Smart. Hardworking.
The first time I ever saw you post, I was 5 years old (I guess, because I’m a dog??). It was at a thread for the kanji site I was using. This smart, Portuguese guy came onto the thread and accidentally hit the reply button with his butt. It was too insightful. He turned to the thread that was way too big for his level and the moment he posted that first reply, I was drawn in.
The message was beautiful, like a 24-colour palette. The words danced.
The user next to me started getting flustered. I wasn’t expecting that at all.
And even so, you kept studying. Every day you would do your reviews as well as KaniWani.
When I found out we were in the same continent, I was ecstatic. But how would I ever come to talk to you? Maybe I’d hang out at the lunch concession. Instead, I just watched you from afar.
I mean. After all. You all seemed to get along so well. There wasn’t really any space in there for some dog like me.
When I was a puppy, I had to have an operation and I started having to be at the hospital for regular check-ups. In the first level of painful, I collapsed and I was getting items wrong over and over. With every review session I was there for longer and longer. Really, I didn’t get to my lessons much in painful, I spent more time putting off my reviews. And I knew something was wrong with my body ability to recall kanji.
One night, I saw my reviews piling up in the review queue and I knew that my time was running out.
That’s when I ran away.
I didn’t want to bring my regrets with me to heaven paradise, so I stopped holding back from the kanji I always wanted to learn.
I wasn’t scared anymore to do 200+ reviews.
I ate what treats I wanted instead of always worrying about my weight.
And I took the kanji with all its high and mighty radicles and learned it the way I wanted.
And then I told a lie. Just one.
I lied and said that I, @UntitledName (wait, no, @Borx), wasn’t a good boy.
And that lie brought you to me.
Okay I’m not going to do the whole letter, just making this is making me emotional
What do you think?
Do you think I made it into anyone’s heart like that?
I wonder if I made it into yours.
I wonder if you’ll still remember me.
If you forget me, I’ll just come back and…
No, I don’t want to start over.
Please don’t forget me.
Promise me you won’t forget me.
I’m glad it was you.
I hope this reaches you, @jprspereira
君が好きです。
好きです。
好きです。
heck off, no way I’m editing that gif to change the name
I’m sorry I ate all those treats.
I’m sorry I didn’t hit on you enough.
I’m sorry I was so good.
I’m so, so, so, so sorry.
Thank you for everything.
@Unitle- heck, @Borx
But for real
Congratulations. Not only did you get to level 60 twice as fast as me, but you managed it with amazing consistency and without slowing down learning other aspects of Japanese. I’m sure you’ve had your slow moments, but in between every review session you’ve never failed to try to help others. I’m sure there are people on the forums today who wouldn’t know anywhere near as many kanji today (or even know any kanji at all) if it wasn’t thanks to your advice and motivation. From my 後輩 to my 先輩, every level has been filled with motivation from you.
ありがとう、JPさん.