Whoo, okay! This is the chapter that you've all been waiting for.

So, yes! I did get to see Hatano-san and Nishiyama-san, IN PERSON!

Of course, they were onstage and all and there was a barrier, but hey, IT WAS LIVE!

I WASN'T JUST WATCHING THEM FROM A SCREEN ANYMORE SO I MADE SURE THAT EVERY SECOND COUNTED.

Honestly, Hatano-san's voice is more captivating in person! 😍 and surprisingly, Nishiyama-san was more shy than I expected. 😅

BUT YOU KNOW, I REALLY APPRECIATED THEIR PRESENCE!

I'm glad that they did their best to interact with the fans! Anyways, let's move on to the highlights of this chapter!

☆OUR SIDE OF THE APPRECIATION☆

So, Seiyuu4Ever HiroC18 JhaePanda Seiyuufan Reichan30 and I sent letters to Hatano-san and Nishiyama-san.

We wrote what we wanted to say and sealed it with all the gratitude (and love) that we had for them.

I actually made a CD for Hatano-san. It contained some covers of Hatano-san's songs that my friends and I made. (Most of those songs were rushed btw.) of course, I also made a letter. I expressed my thanks and support to him through that message which I assume he has already read. I also put in some cat stickers (Waccha loves cats! ♡) and some small shells (for the Philippine vibe!♡).

Tiffany on the other hand, made an explosion box for Hatano-san. I'm not sure what it contained, but I think it had some pictures of Hatano-san's characters and some translated song lyrics, and letters of course.

Eunice here, helped us translate the mountain of letters that we received. Thanks to her, we were able to finish the letters and give them to Nishiyama-san and Hatano-san.

☆THE LOSS THAT WAS EARNED BACK FROM A SPECIAL MOMENT☆

Actually, the convention was really packed so my friends and I decided to eat outside the event area.

So we ate out at a simple Western restaurant which was not too far from the convention so we could hurry back in time.

The loss: we relaxed and took our time in eating. We thought that the Meet and Greet with Hatano-san and Nishiyama-san was going to start at 4 o'clock.

How did we know it started earlier? Tiffany called me and yelled that the fan meet already started.

So, the four of us, and my mom, practically went crazy after knowing that it already started by 3 o'clock. We were running like crazy.

Just wait, the special moment is about tp come. XD

So, when we arrived at the convention center, we immediately headed to the SO hall (where the fan meet was being held). It was practically halfway over.

But my determination to be noticed by Hatano and Nishiyama never gave in.

"Bern, it's about time we use your magical whiteboard." I said.

"Hurry and write something!!" My friend, Ike, panicked.

"Okay!" I yelled then handed her the board after writing on it.

"What the heck did you write?" Bern asked.

"Ohh, uhm, maybe "I love you, Hatano-san"..." I replied in a slightly proud yet embarrassed way.

So, after jumping and jumping from the side of the hall, Ike and I were able to grab some seats in front (near our friends PJ and Angelo who probably laid eggs already from sitting there all day.)

After some jumping, screaming, and waving, our sign was finally noticed!!!!

"Oh, thank you! Haha!" Hatano said as he pointed at our sign.

"Okay, change the sign! Let's get Nishiyama's attention!!!" Ike yelled with so much enthusiasm.

"You got it. Nishiyama-san,... dai, su, ki.. okay, here!" I yelled as I handed her the whiteboard.

Few moments later,...

Nishiyama: //looks around, sees sign saying "I love you" in our area, smiles then waves then bows

Me and Ike: //ded but woke up to be noticed even more

After being noticed by Nishiyama, I changed the sign just to a simple and general "I love you" dedicated to both the seiyuus.

Yes, we were noticed again. Guess what, the change after this was the best part.

After erasing "I love you", Ike and I panicked.

"What should we write next?!?"

"Let's hurry, let's hurry!!"

"Ah, I know! How about "please hug me!"?"

"Okay, I like that!" I replied then immediately wrote it in Japanese.

(Yes, I speak, sing, and write in Japanese. I just learned two years ago and I am getting the hang of it!! 😆)

So, after yelling "HATANO-SAN!!" for the umpteenth time,

"Eehh? Please hug me?" He read our sign.

Guess what happened next?

Hatano: //sends a flying kiss

YES, BELIEVE IT OR NOT! HE DID! HE SENT A FLYING KISS DIRECTED TO ME AND IKE!

Of course, we were nice enough to share the kiss with the others. 🤣

Anyways, these were basically the things we wrote on Bern's whiteboard:

「羽多野さん、大好き」
We love you, Hatano-san

「西山さん、大好き」
We love you, Nishiyama-san

「大好き」
We love you

「抱いてたい」
We want to hug you

「歌うお願いします」
Please sing

「踊うお願いします」
Please dance

「はい／多分／いいえ」
Yes/Maybe/No

「おたんじょうびおめでとう」
Happy Birthday

Honestly, this was my first seiyuu/anime event and I enjoyed it to the maximum power.

Thank you for those who helped in the letter contribution and for those who sung in the CD!! 😊💛

(This is basically my personal-shortcut view of what happened. If many will request for my full article, I will post it when I can. :))

10/03/2017