Nico Nico Nii~
It's the day you've all been waiting forthe moment where I (the super popular, super cute idol) will captivate your hearts with my Nico-Nico Charm ♥ We all know that i'm a top tier idol on the road to stardom, but for the few of you that don't know, I Nico Yazawa, am a radiant idol angel who's always got a smile on her face. I am μ's secret weapon. The cutest idol with the most skill, the most moxy and the most heart. My goal? To become the greatest idol in the universe. You got that? You better be thankful that I took the time to explain myself, because an idol is always busy ♥
If there's one thing you can't fault her for, it's her distinctiveness. In a medium over-saturated with cutesy idols, Nico manages to effortlessly stand out from the crowd. I mean, cmon it's
Nico. Chances are, hearing that name either fills with you immense joy or immense dread. She's got this iconicness to her that most other idol characters simply don't have. She's a memorable character, with an iconic catchphrase to boot. You know the one:
"Pyon, Pyon, Pyon!"
Nico as a character is actually pretty interesting. She's this seemingly a cute and sweet girl, but it's all part of her persona. The real Nico is irritable, insecure, immature, arrogant and occasionally duplicitous. She gets a lot of flack for being that way, but you know what? I love for it. Her fake moe persona is great because it's such a stark contrast from the other girls who are (for the most part) pretty damn nice. Not that the other members of μ's are bad in any way, but Nico's manages to stand in a way that they don't. To get a better sense of what I mean, you need to consider her background. See, her dad died when she was young, which resulted in her mother having to work constantly. She lives in a rundown, shabby home, and has to constantly support her younger siblings. One chapter in her School Idol Diary details her childhood in which she had to lie to her friends because she was too ashamed of showing them her rundown crappy home. In another chapter, she talks about how registration fees for dancing lessons were pretty much out of the question for her, which made it harder to achieve her dream of being an idol. When she joins an acting troupe (after saving up a ton of money) she gets passed up on a role (despite being a great actor) because she couldn't afford to buy fake teeth. Everything she wants has always just been outside of her reach.
It's that honest to god human element in Nico's character that makes her so good. That hunger, that drive to be the best even though her circumstances aren't too fortunate. Of course, she isn't blameless. Like I mentioned earlier, she has a ton of vices (and she's really, really, really insecure... shoutouts to S2EP4 of the anime) but that aspect of her only serves to drive her character. Considering her situation, it's not too hard to see how she ended up the way she did.
Unlike the other girls, there's nothing truly special about her. She doesn't a ton of charisma, she isn't particularly talented at one thing, she isn't a rice goddess or a beauty. But even in spite of that, Nico tries. Nico tries so damn hard. And that's why, above all else, she's the best.
Take it away, Eli
