“What Akari felt is not only isolation but irritation and disappointment towards herself because she couldn’t achieve anything, no matter what she tried. And discomfort at the fact of having to keep living each day in spite of this. Yet, she could wholeheartedly put utmost effort when it comes to the act of oshi. Allowing her to feel that she was living freely, unlike her experience in other parts of her life. Rather than fulfilling an isolation, I think she used her fandom to encourage and energise herself.”