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 1st December 2023, 12:05 AM
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Welcome back to the latest edition of my EOY charts!
This year, I'm not just talking about my music taste. I'm now brave enough to write about these as well before heading to my Spotify Wrapped & Top 200: - Top 5 MotoGP 2023 races - Films & Anime I watched in 2023 Stay tuned! 
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1st December 2023, 12:50 PM
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Top 5 MotoGP 2023 Races
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2nd December 2023, 11:26 PM
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5. Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini 2023 (Misano)
Wildcard Dani Pedrosa almost finishes on podium! For USA readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGNMfvlj74M For Asian readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fLyjN5QX4w Official MotoGP highlights: N/A Starting in the top 5 is one of the best Italian circuits that returned to MotoGP in 2007 as San Marino Grand Prix, when Casey Stoner got the historical win for himself and Ducati. MotoGP 2023 runner-up Jorge Martín won the race, beating his closest rivals Marco Bezzecchi and Pecco Bagnaia and causing Martín to cut his championship gap to Bagnaia from -45 to -36. However, the standout of this weekend was the 2x World Champion Dani Pedrosa, who retired from MotoGP in 2018 and became the KTM test rider since. Pedrosa almost got a podium in both sprint race and Sunday race, where he lost to Bagnaia by only less than 0.75 seconds. P.S.: MotoGP sucks at doing highlights, so I put the UK broadcasting one, which is clearly unavailable both here and in USA. Not sure with other European countries though. 
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2nd December 2023, 11:32 PM
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4. Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland 2023 (Sachsenring)
Jorge Martín declares championship battle! For USA readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcjqDjzR_oo For Asian readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfv9d7GMYs4 Official MotoGP highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucx3DYkMCkw If we ever heard the name Sachsenring, we would already know that Marc Márquez would win it as he is nicknamed “The King of The Ring” after collecting 11 wins here. However, what if he was absent? The answer laid in this year’s race, where reigning World Champion Pecco Bagnaia had an intense battle with the new kid on the championship block Jorge Martín. Pecco and Martín traded to each other as the race leader on the last 10 laps. Pecco almost crashed out of the race on the last two laps, where he hit Martín’s rear tyre. The race ended up with Martín winning by only 0.064 seconds ahead of Pecco. This marked Martín’s first win since the 2021 Styrian Grand Prix. It was an unexpected year for Martín who suddenly challenged the World Champion, for he had never finished in the top five in the standings since entering MotoGP in 2021. 
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3rd December 2023, 01:32 PM
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3. Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana 2023 (Ricardo Tormo)
#BACK2BACKgnaia breaks the 'Number One curse' in MotoGP! For USA readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NEKjTDq2PI For Asian readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFRgrO-x8W4 Official MotoGP highlights: N/A Whenever a title is decided in the last round, the race becomes twice as interesting. 2006, 2017, and 2022 are the examples. Big oops to Valencia 2015, which was my number one Worst MotoGP Race of All Time. 2023 was no exception as well. It started with Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martín getting a dream start. The drama began on lap 2, where Martín made a carbon copy of Pecco’s mistake in Qatar. It got even worse for Martín as he collided with Marc Márquez on lap 5 and ended his world championship hope. The last couple of laps later got more intense as Johann Zarco and Fabio Di Giannantonio were giving Pecco some pressure. However, Pecco still secured his title as a race winner. That meant Pecco had broken the ‘Number One curse’, explicitly proving the inexistence of the ‘curse’, where there were no MotoGP riders in the 4-stroke era that could defend their title when wearing a #1 plate. Those riders mentioned are: Nicky Hayden (2007), Casey Stoner (2008 & 2012), and Jorge Lorenzo (2011). The last time a premier-class champion defended the title using the number one was Mick Doohan (father of Alpine reserve driver Jack Doohan!) during the 2-stroke 500cc era in 1998. Valencia 2023 would’ve surely become the best MotoGP race this year had Martín not crashed on Márquez, who was having his last race with Honda and had both Jack Miller and Brad Binder not made unforced errors to secure a 1-2 finish for the winless KTM and a ninth different winner. 
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4th December 2023, 02:18 PM
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2. Grand Prix of Qatar 2023 (Lusail)
Unemployed Di Giannantonio secures his first ever win despite the ‘Mapping 8’ drama! For USA readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq7e5eH5XdE For Asian readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xja0NvVbYUA Official MotoGP highlights: N/A Lusail has always been the opening race for MotoGP since 2007, so when they decided to schedule it for the second last race of 2023, I knew it would feel different from its usual vibe. It brought the vibe of F1 2021 and WorldSBK 2014. The race started with Jorge Martín having, probably, his worst ever race start of the season despite starting from the 5th grid. Meanwhile, Pecco Bagnaia got the dream start and led most of the laps. It went even worse for Martín, for he struggled fighting with Marc Márquez, Fabio Quartararo, Enea Bastianini, Maverick Viñales, and Brad Binder. Martín’s teammate Johann Zarco even had to give up some of his positions to defend him as much as he could. Martín also for once had the slowest lap time in the final half of the race. Pecco, the race leader, who would’ve been 25 points ahead of Martín had the race finished 5 laps earlier, got challenged by Fabio Di Giannantonio in the last 5 laps. That’s when most of us pre-2017 fans got outraged, for Gresini Racing sent to DiGi's dashboard “Mapping 8," an equivalent order to 2013 Red Bull’s “Multi 21” and the infamous “Valtteri, it’s James” in 2018. For whatever reason, DiGi disobeyed that order and kept launching attacks on Pecco until finally overtaking him on Lap 19. Pecco tried to retake the lead on Lap 20, but ended up going wide and almost taking down DiGi as well. The race ended with the unemployed DiGi getting his maiden win. At the post-race press conference, it was revealed that DiGi asked for a team order in the last 5 laps as he knew he had a pace and a chance to win. Gresini decided to use “Mapping 8” and “0000” as their signals, meaning that it had a different meaning from the one I saw in 2017! With Di Giannantonio getting a seat at VR46 Ducati, I wish him the best for the next season, as he wants to prove to everyone that he can be as good as the highly-hyped Marc Márquez on a Ducati bike.  
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4th December 2023, 03:42 PM
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Honorable mentions
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2023 (Phillip Island)  Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91bOrVBJY For USA readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftgGXXPorcA For Asian readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCr1YIFino Official MotoGP highlights: N/A Johann Zarco finally got his first MotoGP win since his debut in 2017 and celebrated it with his iconic backflip we’ve waited for a very long time. Meanwhile Jorge Martín who led the first 26 laps with hard-soft tyres got overtaken by four riders who ran on hard-medium on the last lap. This also became the race where Fabio Di Giannantonio got his first ever MotoGP podium. British Grand Prix 2023 (Silverstone)  Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHdE4-f6Tzo For USA readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8rOk7MHy9U For Asian readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqVJvMGnalM Official MotoGP highlights: N/A Aleix Espargaró, who was having a worse season than last year, claimed his second MotoGP win after having a thrilling battle with Pecco Bagnaia on the last lap. Starting from the 12th grid, Espargaró patiently overtook every rider ahead and finally caught up with Bagnaia during the last 5 laps. Aprilia almost had a podium lockout as well, where Miguel Oliveira and Maverick Viñales finished 4th and 5th, respectively. MotoGP decided to use their 2010 layout, which is the same as we see in F1. Maggots and Becketts becoming its winning overtakes made me believe this change was a good idea, but we would surely miss our usual layout where Woodcote became the winning overtake for Jorge Lorenzo (2013) and Álex Rins (2019). Gran Premio MotoGP de España 2023 (Jerez)  Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hNGq3nzmE8 For USA readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xg9HfYP9hk For Asian readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgP7I_eFBdc Official MotoGP highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q63yxAETE7Y Pecco Bagnaia did a sensational race in Spain this year. The race started with KTM duo Brad Binder and Jack Miller leading the race. Pecco first got some pressure from Pramac Racing duo Johann Zarco and Jorge Martín, but finally found his way to catch the KTM men. Despite having to fulfill a 1 position penalty due to an illegal overtake on Thriller Miller, Pecco was still able to catch up to the leading group until he finally overtook Binder on the last 4 laps. Binder attempted to pull a classic last-corner overtake on Bagnaia but failed to do so. |
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4th December 2023, 04:17 PM
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Fantastic piece on the MotoGP mate.
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5th December 2023, 03:29 PM
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1. Grand Prix of the Americas 2023 (COTA)
Honda ends its winless streak, while Inline-4 veteran Álex Rins wins on a V4 bike! For USA readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sVeL6_tnX0 For Asian readers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U24KW4H_t84 Official MotoGP highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfXr8KzEGxg I believe nobody watching MotoGP from Buzzjack expected that COTA would become my favorite 2023 MotoGP race. COTA was presumably one of F1’s best tracks. Despite not watching F1 too much, I still remember Sir Lewis Hamilton’s face being the sports section’s headline in one of my local newspapers after becoming the first US GP winner. I won’t forget Kimi Räikkönen’s first F1 victory in five years either. However, it is one of the most predictable races in MotoGP should the name Marc Márquez, The King of COTA, exist. With him being absent here this year, at least there’s no idea who would win. The race started with Pecco Bagnaia and LCR Honda pioneer Álex Rins having a dream launch, leaving all the pack behind. Jack Miller was able to catch up with the leading group and also secured a new race lap record on Lap 6, but then crashed out on the next lap. Despite the high top speed from the Ducati, Pecco wasn’t able to get away from Rins, who were flying on the continuous chicane in Sectors 1 and 2. The pressure continued to strike Pecco until he made a blunder and crashed out on Lap 8, causing VR46 Racing Team’s Marco Bezzecchi to take the championship lead. Vale’s stepbrother, Luca Marini, attempted to chase Rins on the last couple of laps, but Rins still took the victory. Marini and 2021 World Champion Fabio Quartararo finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively. There are some reasons why I considered COTA my favorite race of the year and why it will be memorable in the next five years, despite the lack of battles in the leading group: 1. From Lap 8–13, we witnessed a Honda 1st and Yamaha 2nd, something that classic fans wanted so much in this European manufacturers’ domination. Then, it also marked Honda’s first MotoGP win since Emilia Romagna GP 2021. It also became the first win for LCR Team since the 2018 Argentina GP and their 100th podium since being established in 1996. Rins’ sole victory also became an accomplishment that Marc Márquez didn’t have in 2023 as a Honda rider either. 2. Rins, who had been racing for Suzuki, which is an Inline-4 bike, already impressed us by winning a race on Honda, which is a V4 bike. It has never been easy for any former Inline-4 rider to do so, including Valentino Rossi (Yamaha, 2004–2010 vs. Ducati, 2011–12) and possibly Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha, 2019–2023 vs. Ducati, 2024–present). I always believed that Honda’s fall was caused by their repair costs due to the number of crashes Marc has had since 2021. Because of that, I’m looking forward to seeing Honda in the next 2 years, with Johann Zarco and Luca Marini becoming the latest HRC additions, as well as the new MotoGP concession rules.  
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5th December 2023, 03:36 PM
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QUOTE(Mack @ Dec 4 2023, 11:17 PM)  Fantastic piece on the MotoGP mate. Thanks, Mack! Hoping this can encourage other Buzzjack Sport fans to watch MotoGP post-Valentino Rossi era.  With all 5 MotoGP races being shown, we'll be heading to Anime & Films I Watched in 2023. I only watched two films this year, so I'll post one every day. After that, I'll be unleashing my peak weeb era, where I watched 15+ new anime series this year. |
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6th December 2023, 12:51 PM
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Watched Films in 2023
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6th December 2023, 01:14 PM
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FAST X
Genre: Action, Racing  Let’s talk about films first, as I only watched two this year. First up, the 10th instalment of The Fast & The Furious Saga, namely FAST X. I’ve been following the saga since I discovered Fast Five on Star Movies (now FOX Movies). After failing to watch F9 in cinema due to the pandemic, I managed to find some free time to go to a cinema for this. The film began with the iconic Vault Scene from Fast Five, but with the addition of the POV of Hernan Reyes’ son, Dante (Jason Momoa), who was seen chasing Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and the family. After the death of his father, Dante sought revenge on Dom’s family. A lot of past characters returned here apart from the family, such as Mia O’Conner (Jordana Brewster), Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham), Jakob Toretto (John Cena), and Little Nobody (Scott Eastwood). Aside from Momoa, some new characters are also introduced: Brie Larson as Tess, Mr. Nobody’s daughter; Daniela Melchior as Isabel Neves, sister of Dom’s late girlfriend Elena; and Alan Ritchson as Aimes, the new leader of Nobody’s agency. Fast X had a lot of positives, but they also had a lot of negative ones too. Perfectly balanced, as all things should be. It contained a pack of memorable actions: Rocket League football-inspired scenes in Rome, Antarctica actions, Rio de Janeiro race, etc. Universal Music also provided high-quality songs, and one of them became one of my number ones. The negative things I got from Fast X might be the same as other people, which was the storyline that was already out of control. The plot was indeed 2-3/10, and as a side note, the actions and CGIs were 8-10/10. My biggest complaint here was the appearance of Dom’s sister Mia, which made the film not make any sense at all. I mean, how could the family let Brian O’Conner ‘take a rest’ and not disturb his retirement time following Paul Walker’s death, but not his wife? Putting Mia in action was definitely the major problem here. In conclusion, I’ll be waiting for the sequel to this final chapter in 2025. Chart Appearances The Fast & The Furious Saga 2023 01 Bando (FAST X Remix) (ANNA ft. MadMan, Gemitaiz, Hybrid) 2023 10 Won't Back Down (YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Dermot Kennedy, Bailey Zimmerman) 2023 37 Angel, Pt. 1 (NLE Choppa, Kodak Black, JIMIN of BTS, JVKE, Muni Long) 1 x #1 | 2 x Top 5 | 2 x Top 10 | 2 x Top 20 | 3 x Top 40 | 3 x Top 75 |
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7th December 2023, 11:57 AM
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Sewu Dino
Genre: Horror, Folk  You might have never heard of this film, as it was only released in Indonesian cinemas. The Indonesian horror movie Sewu Dino, which translates to "1000 Days" in Javanese, took its title from an X thread. I was never a fan of any horror film, but when my friends invited me to watch this, I’d rather join them and touch some grass. The film started with a lady named Sri Rahayu (Mikha Tambayong) who got a job as the housewife of a rich family, The Atmojo(s), with massive pay. However, she realized she had to be involved in a lot of mystical rituals. She made a contract with the Atmojo’s head, Mbah Karsa (Karina Suwandi), a middle-aged woman, to be loyal while working for her family. The story continued when Sri was assigned to do Basuh Sedo, a ritual of washing either a dead or dying person with its ‘holy water’, on a young lady named Della (Gisellma Firmansyah). She did the ritual alongside her fellow housewives, Erna (Givina Lukita Dewi) and Dini (Agla Artalidia). To be honest, I expect nothing from any local horror films inspired by random X threads. A similar, but more popular, film called KKN di Desa Penari (EN: College Students' Community Service in Penari Village) ended up being a disappointment, despite its hype and high-selling records. I expect nothing either from Sewu Dino, for I never knew the existence of its X thread either. I’d say it’s disappointing as a common local horror film, while those who have read on X said that it's trash. The first local horror film I watched, Kuntilanak 2, was clear ahead of this. If it isn’t exclusively released in Indonesia, you might be able to discover Sewu Dino on Amazon Prime. |
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7th December 2023, 12:24 PM
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8th December 2023, 02:24 PM
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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
Labyrinth Game Arc, Sasuke Retsuden Arc & Code's Assault Arc (Episode 274-293) Genre: Slice of Life (  ), Action, Fantasy So, we'll start with a non-seasonal anime that I've enjoyed since 2019, but looked like a secondhand embarrassment for most weebs... Burrito. Yes, what else?   I've hidden my interest in this series on Buzzjack until this year's Halloween, when I decided to use Kawaki as my display name. I felt like I should stop hiding it since I’ve watched plenty of anime series this year. I mean, more than a dozen. I was just tired that people proudly bullied a fanbase—a Kawaki fan was also still bullied after he was announced dead in a traffic accident—animators, the illustrator, and the writer, but suddenly cried for help when their beloved anime got roasted back. Watching like 10 new anime series kinda helped me in not focusing too much on those toxic fanbases and gave me new insights into other series. In my defense, I’ve been a long-time Naruto fan too; I’ve watched it since 2010 on a local TV channel because it’s the most popular anime series in Indonesia ('cuz if not, there wouldn’t be any formal news shows announcing Kurama’s death). I’m just avoiding its fanbase because they were so toxic to other fanbases, including to its spin-off / successor’s anime.  Back to the topic, I've followed the anime every Sunday since June 2020, specifically during the Kara Actuation Arc. I dropped ALL anime in November last year until Demon Slayer came out because I had a mental problem after handling a college event while writing EOY 2022 at the same time. That’s why I missed some of the Boruto filler / anime canon episodes in late 2022. We’ll start with the Labyrinth Game Arc. It’s an original arc made by the studio without any manga or light novel adaptation. The arc started with Boruto Uzumaki joining a mission with his mentor Sasuke Uchiha to investigate an endangered hawk’s habitat and ended with Boruto escaping a labyrinth. The hawk rescue mission itself was kinda forgettable to me. I couldn’t remember the names of the characters either. However, the episodes themselves were still decent, and I still enjoyed them pretty much. He took care of his hawk well. Sasuke, as always, showed his intelligence here, even without the Rinne-gone. Continuing to the main part—the labyrinth part—they're definitely more memorable here. Some people referred to the labyrinth game as Netflix’s Squid Game rip-off, while I thought it was more similar to Zero Escape. The standout of this arc was Ouga, previously known as Yatsume, who was, in anime, revealed as Amado Sanzu’s 8th project (Kawaki was 9th), meaning that she was also an Inner Kara member. The plot twist was totally unexpected, and I was totally blown away after learning it. However, unlike other Inners, Ouga didn’t have any combat skills. Her power was her mind, which was why the Labyrinth Game existed in the first game. Learning that what she did was wrong, she ended her game and ‘promised to Boruto that she’d meet him soon’. I hope that actually happened in the manga written by Masashi Kishimoto and illustrated by Mikio Ikemoto, as I loved Ouga’s character pretty much.  Next, it’s the 5-episode Sasuke Retsuden Arc. Masashi Kishimoto himself illustrated the novel that Jun Esaka wrote and adapted. The arc got a manga adaptation several months after the airing of the anime episodes. This arc focused on Sasuke and his wife, Sakura Uchiha, who were searching for a cure for Naruto’s nine-tailed chakra. The setting took place in the Land of Redaku, approximately after Momoshiki’s Appearance Arc. Sasuke and Sakura encountered many things, such as an army of dinosaur-dragon-type beasts called Menou. The story ended with Sasuke and Sakura successfully discovering the cure. This arc, in my opinion, was a great adaptation. The anime really showed the romantic moments between Sasuke and Sakura, which we never got in the main story, which would only make sense because Sasuke was still defending the five major villages from the outside. The only problem I had was the high frequency of topics in the anime. I was quite confused understanding the scientific stuff there, which is weird because I had less of a problem with Boruto’s Scientific Ninja Tool stuff. I also forgot the names of Sasuke’s cellmates, but I did remember one of them being a relative of the Redaku leader.  Lastly, let’s talk about Code’s Assault Arc (or simply Code Arc). It’s adapted straight from the monthly manga series, in which the chapters were already released 1.5 years ago. It started with Code discovering fellow Inner Boro’s hideout with his claw marks (his special ability) and ended with Boruto being reborn after getting killed by Kawaki, with chapter 1 / episode 1's intro scene being replayed. I’m not really a huge fan of the early Code Arc. I swear I prefer watching the early Funato Arc, which was  Boruto anime is currently on hiatus, so I hope they can return stronger and better. I don’t mind if they make the series seasonal, but anime originals are certainly needed too. Some good non-manga characters, like Houki Taketori, Ouga, Tsubaki Kurogane, etc., deserve to appear in the manga-adapted episodes as well. Finally, I’m looking forward to seeing Naruto's anniversary episodes, which are, honestly, too late, unnecessary, Naruto-milking, and ruining Boruto's productions... (October 19th 2023) P.S.: Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections game sucks! Chart Appearances Naruto x Boruto 2020 12 Hajimatteiku Takamatteiku (Sambomaster) 2020 08 Central (Ami Sakaguchi) 2021 05 BAKU (Ikimonogakari) 2021 32 Answers (mol-74) 2021 43 Blue Bird (Ikimonogakari; Slushii Remix) 2021 39 Kimi Ga Ita Shirushi (halca) 2021 01 Who are you? (PELICAN FANCLUB) 2021 04 Gamushara (CHiCO with HoneyWorks) 2021 42 Prologue (JO1) 2022 10 GOLD (FLOW) 2022 38 VOLTAGE (Anly) 2022 04 Kirarirari (KANA-BOON) 1 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 6 x Top 10 | 7 x Top 20 | 10 x Top 40 | 12 x Top 75 This post has been edited by Cow P: 8th December 2023, 02:28 PM |
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9th December 2023, 03:48 PM
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Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-hen
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (Season 3) Genre: Action, Fantasy  Next, we got an anime that, without any doubt, had top-tier animations, but not a few weebs judged it as an overrated series. I first discovered Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba back in 2020, during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic. I was interested in trying the anime because it was available for free on one of the streaming platforms our family subscribes to. The third season of the series focused on the two main characters, Tanjiro Kamado and his devil-possessed sister Nezuko, visiting the Swordsmith Village, the hometown of his smith, Hotaru Haganezuka. The story ended with Muichirou Tokitou defeating Upper 5 Gyokko and Tanjiro slaying Upper 4 Hantengu, while Nezuko was finally able to survive in the sunrise. For the first time in three seasons, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira did not support Tanjiro’s role as main characters. Genya Shinazugawa took the place of this season’s main cast instead. This season’s animations remained consistent with their predecessors. I liked the writing of most of the characters here. The mist pillar, Muichirou Tokitou, was flat and cold-blooded, mostly because of his past. Mitsuri Kanroji, the love pillar, was a huge fan-service and a lovely character. It was just an assumption: My interpretation of Mitsuri is that her pink and green-coloured hair romanticised her obesity. She loved eating too much, causing her hair to change colour, resulting in her being rejected a lot. Haganezuka also got a big spotlight here. This season might probably be the peak of his persistence. Lastly, I was impressed with the introduction of Genya's abilities because we haven't seen anything special from him in the first two seasons.  Overall, I can’t wait for 2024, when Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba adapts the Pillars’ Training Arc. Unlike Boruto, I didn’t read its manga, so I had zero clue. Some people said 2024 would be too fast for a new season. Hoping that the animation studio does not turn into a black company like the latest rumours suggest. (October 21st, 2023) Chart Appearances Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 2020 43 Gurenge (LiSA cover) (JVNA) 2021 04 Akeboshi (LiSA) 2021 05 Zankyou Sanka (Aimer) 2023 03 Kizuna no Kiseki (MAN WITH A MISSION, milet) 2023 49 Koi Kogare (milet, MAN WITH A MISSION) 0 x #1 | 3 x Top 5 | 3 x Top 10 | 3 x Top 20 | 3 x Top 40 | 5 x Top 75 |
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11th December 2023, 04:51 AM
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Chainsaw Man
Genre: Action, Fantasy  Anyone remember when Kenshi Yonezu made a brief appearance on Spotify UK 200 and iTunes UK charts last year with KICK BACK? Well, that song was the opening theme for this anime, Chainsaw Man. I decided to watch it last month as an addition to the MAPPA Studio productions I have watched, in order to reduce my bias toward Boruto. The story is about Denji, a teenager who lost his normal life, and his chainsaw devil pet Pochita. He wished for nothing but a happy life. Denji had already been killed in the middle of Episode 1 by a bunch of devils, but got resurrected by Pochita and had a contract with him, leading him to become the Chainsaw Man. Denji’s transformation gained some attention from a devil hunter bureau led by Makima. She was the one who treated Denji like a human, making her Denji's first love. Makima recruited Denji to her team, Tokyo Special Division 4, where he met new partners like Aki Hayakawa, Power, Himeno, etc. The team was assigned to slay demons causing chaos in the city and collect some flesh of Gun Devil, a devil that has killed thousands of people around the world. Denji himself was quite a pervert for the first season as he had some of those light perverted moments with Power, Makima, and Himeno.   Despite the disappointment from early manga fans, I actually enjoyed the stories from Season 1 pretty much, so I’m looking forward to the 2nd season. However, I'm not 100% comfortable with the gore and adult moments. Naruto, back then, was considered 'comedy' when they pulled out Oiroke no Jutsu (Sexy Jutsu), so they didn't trigger me as much as Chainsaw Man. Since I’m starting to enjoy reading manga comics a lot, I’d probably use the 1-time read ticket on Mangaplus to catch up with the current story too, learning that I’ve seen too many spoilers. Chainsaw Man wasn’t one of the series I really cared about enough to be spoiler-free, though. The animations and CGIs were pretty good, something that I’d expect from a studio that brought a lot of new Attack on Titan and Jujutsu Kaisen fans. (December 11th 2023) Chart Appearances Chainsaw Man 2022 45 KICK BACK (Kenshi Yonezu) 0 x #1 | 3 x Top 5 | 3 x Top 10 | 3 x Top 20 | 3 x Top 40 | 5 x Top 75 |
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12th December 2023, 03:41 PM
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Cowcow no Frieren
Joined: 7 April 2021
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Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta
The Girl I Liked Forgot Her Glasses Genre: Romantic, Comedy  So, I discovered this anime from a gaming-storytelling TikTok account telling about his personal love story, but ended up saying ‘inspired by’ this anime.  The story was about two middle-school students, Kaede Komura and Ai Mie. Komura, who was a rigid, shy, and clumsy boy, fell in love with Mie, whom he considered one of the most beautiful and popular girls in the class. He also got a seat next to Mie for the whole semester. As Komura’s personality prevented him from expressing his feelings to Mie, she also had one bad habit: she always forgot her glasses. She had myopia, which made her have to wear thick glasses. This led Mie to keep asking for help from the closest person to her seat, which is none other than Komura. Komura’s act of service story then finally got started.  I had mixed feelings about the anime. The story had a quite slow pace; there were some plain scenes in some of its episodes. Some people on MyAnimeList said that Mie was stupid, for she kept forgetting about her glasses, which I wouldn’t object to. However, I still adored their moments throughout the anime, which were so cute and pretty memorable. I wouldn't be against two middle-school students having a relationship either. The animation was executed decently, though I wasn’t a huge fan of a 3-D rotation. (October 28th, 2023) |
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12th December 2023, 04:43 PM
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Cowcow no Frieren
Joined: 7 April 2021
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Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Your Lie In April Genre: Romantic, Drama  After 8 years (6 years since I heard the title), I decided to watch what people considered one of the best anime series, possibly in the top 25. Before starting this anime, I already knew what would happen to the main character and how the story would end. Your Lie in April is a story about a boy named Kousei Arima and a girl named Tsubaki Sawabe, who have been in an awkwardly in-love friendship since they were children. Kousei has been a great pianist since 5 due to his mother’s obsession with making Kousei perfect, while Tsubaki loved playing softball. Tsubaki then introduced Kousei to her friend, Kaori Miyazono, a fabulous violinist who wanted to be the girlfriend of a famous boy named Ryouta Watari. Despite being Watari’s girlfriend, Kaori had deeper feelings toward Kousei because they both loved classical music. Most of the episodes showed Kaori spending beautiful moments with Kousei, despite being the girlfriend of another boy. Both Kaori and Kousei supported each other during their performances at classical music competitions after knowing each other, until Kaori got hospitalized for the entire winter and then died. That’s when we learned that a lot of lies happened last April. Kaori did not actually fall in love with Ryouta, but with Kousei. She has been idolizing Kousei since 5. Kaori then learned that she had suffered from an unknown serious illness since joining middle school. Knowing her time wasn’t much, she promised herself to try to break her limits, including being a close friend to Kousei. She lied to Tsubaki about Ryouta because everyone knew how special the Tsubaki-Kousei relationship was, except for both of them.   As most people said about the anime, it is great, especially if you’re into classical music. The anime became my TIL about Twinkle Twinkle Little Star being originally a Mozart composition. However, due to being 8 years late and too many spoilers and memes being posted, I failed to cry in the last episode. However, the anime still successfully made me think about Kaori’s final letter, specifically about the lying parts, for at least 4 days. The second ending theme is without a doubt an emotional song, even before I started watching the anime. Talking about the theme song, I also learned that the first opening theme, Goose House - Hikaru Nara was sent to BJSC Spin-off: Japan vs. South Korea as well. (October 30th 2023) |
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13th December 2023, 07:47 AM
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Cowcow no Frieren
Joined: 7 April 2021
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Bocchi the Rock!
Genre: Comedy (and a little bit of Slice of Life)  I wasn’t sure what brought me to this anime. At first, I thought it was a recommendation from my friend, but it actually came from memes on X and YouTube. I think I was in search of another music-themed anime too. It’s the story of a teenage girl named Hitori Gotou, who was extremely introverted and shy about interacting with other people, including her own family. She expressed her feelings by writing lyrics and playing guitar. She had an alter-ego channel named Guitarhero, where she published all of her plays. Despite all of that, she still wasn’t able to make new friends until she met Nijika Ijichi, who invited Gotou to join her band, Kessoku Band, as the guitarist. The band also consisted of vocalist Ikuyo Kita and bassist Ryou Yamada. In the band, Yamada gave Gotou the nickname Hitoribocchi (all-alone), shortened into Bocchi. Since they were still an underground band, they only performed in small places, and each member had to sell five tickets every time they wanted to perform. Gotou’s addition helped the band write new songs and gain more fans, so Ijichi encouraged her more and more by saying those three magic words: Bocchi the Rock!  I would definitely recommend this anime to people of Buzzjack. Not only does the anime contain packs of amazing rock songs, a good sense of humour, and interesting references, but it is also good for introverted people who often suffer from social anxiety. I’m not that far from Gotou’s personality. I’m still not confident enough to use my real name for publishing all of my EDM chart videos. I’m not a person who can respond quickly in both social media and real life either. It often took me 10–60 minutes to properly answer my WhatsApp personal chats. Although Bocchi the Rock! didn’t really help me heal my anxiety, I really love the story, and I appreciate Gotou so much. An anxiety-related anime might be suitable for me now, as I’m also reading Komi-san wa, Komyushou desu (Komi Can’t Communicate) manga I bought last Saturday. (December 13th 2023) Lastly, I really love Kessoku Band’s single from episode 5. Titled Guitar, Loneliness, and Blue Planet, this song would’ve easily become number one in one of the weeks had I discovered the anime during its release season. |
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