REVIEW: "when six colors combine, "" begins" drama track - hypnosis mic

NOTE: there will be spoilers!

REVIEW #2: "When Six Colors Combine, "" Begins"

Content Type: drama track (audio)

Media/Franchise: Hypnosis Mic

• yayy first Division All Stars drama track in a long while!! very proud of all divisions for doing so well in the second DRB 💪
• low-key super proud of Jiro for acting so much more maturely than before?? and I mean this genuinely - his confrontation with Ichiro in the "Life Is What You Make It" drama track had an incredible impact on his character growth 🥹 I thought it was cute how Jiro tried to be motivational/uplifting (much to Saburo's distaste lmaoo) 
• again, I have an insane amount of love for Mad Trigger Crew. see previous drama track review for more simpery details. cannot get over the way the first thing Samatoki says to Rio is an apology for not being able to "lend a hand" in achieving their goals. they care so much about each other what 
• it was so fucking funny when Samatoki was hurling insults at Jyuto while Jyuto just keeps on teasing him in return and Rio just stands there like 🧍‍♂️ literally imagined him staring deadpanned into a secret camera The Office-style as he wonders what to do with his annoying best friends lmfao 
• GIGGLING AT THE WAY RIO CALLED THEM "STUPID HORSE" AND "SILLY RABBIT" 💀💗 then he proceeds to talk about how horse meat and rabbit meat are cooked and it's just too funny to see how disturbed Samatoki and Jyuto are 😭 that stupid horse and silly rabbit were silenced fr 
• this may just be my MTC tunnel vision disease talking but when Rio said "horse and rabbit are my two favorite ingredients" I just thought that that was a sweet, albeit very strange and perturbing, way of saying that he loves his best friends so much
• Doppo is actually scary when his intrusive thoughts take over... but honestly I'm on Doppo's side like his manager has to stop being mean to him ✋ he's already doing his best 
• i love how it's just a Dotsuitare Hompo standard for Sasara and Rei to barge into Rosho's apartment without warning. what with them having multiple copies of Rosho's house keys. just the oddest trio of besties 
• Hitoya mumbling about him not being able to defeat Jakurai kinda made me sad like nooo Hitoya you're so much better than this 😭🙏 you don't have to think about your ex-husband all the time I promise ✊
• JYUSHI IS SO FREAKING CUTE!! I love love the way he cheerily says that he's already training for the next DRB like... ohh he really did embody what Kuko told him about putting matters into his own hands and learning to be braver 💖
• I've always liked how the Bad Ass Temple dynamic seems like a stressed out dad in his mid-30s with his two chaotic teenage sons because Kuko and Jyushi were really peer-pressuring Hitoya to go on a run with them lmfaoo
• CONGRATS TO FLING POSSE FOR WINNING THE SECOND DRB!! 🥳💛 deserved tbh they went thru much shit in the previous drama tracks (and even had to fight for their spot back in the tournament), so I'm incredibly proud of them
• PLSS GENTARO'S FROG OUTBURST 💀 he really was gerogerogero-ing the shit out of himself it's so unreal (Soma Saito you're insane for this) (also this is the part where I solemnly remark that I severely miss Ryuichiro Sakata-san as stage Gentaro because he was absolutely iconic for referencing Gentaro's "I'm happy-happy-happyyy~!" in the FP vs MTC curtain call waaahh) 
• also the way Ramuda joined in Gentaro's gero-gero dance was so comically adorable, it reminds me of the time they were annoying Dice with their nya-nya dance in one of the First DRB drama tracks 
• as much as I absolutely love the Chuokhu girlies and am in awe at their side of the plot I cannot understand SHIT. Otome please I'm begging you I'm just trying to understand your grand scheme 🙏
• I can imagine Sasara and Kuko just standing there awkwardly when they see each other again like they're just Thing #1 and Thing #2. but they also just have the strange dynamic wherein they're both trauma-bonding from their lost friendships and the curse of the True Hypnosis Mic... I actually want to know how their Shinsei MCD interactions were like 
• "Samatoki... Sasara... Ichiro... Kuko..." damn you would think they were the Fantastic Four or something (but seriously tho that's such an iconic reunion, but an angsty one too)
• I have said it once and I will say it again. Ramuda is insanely lucky to have Jakurai in his life. 
• and Jakurai's just so impossibly kind, patient, and understanding?? Ramuda has done so much shit to Jakurai and here he is telling Ramuda the most emotional, vulnerable statements about believing in his chance to be "human" and wanting to save him. I'm dead gone deceased. their duo haunts my mind every day
• like I'll bet that if this was anyone else dealing with Ramuda they would not be this lenient with him so I'm just in awe at how Jakurai firmly trusts that Ramuda has the capacity to ask for forgiveness/has the ability to change himself like... Ramuda, again, you're lucky. 
• I couldn't help but turn in shock to my Samatoki plushie when Ichiro stormed off after seeing Kuko and Samatoki chased after him. like woah okay we're back at it with the Samatoki-Ichiro duo again (but I'm secretly bawling because it was Samatoki who comforted Ichiro and stuck by his side when Sasara and Kuko left them I- 😭) 
• I find it deeply disturbing and sad that the other Ramuda clones are conditioned to think of our Ramuda as a "failure." like Chuokhu really hates that little bastard if they're making his lookalikes bully him 😔💔
• the Ramuda clones appeared out of nowhere (a scene worthy of a horror movie) and what's even funnier was how Jakurai hastily stated to Samatoki and Ichiro that Ramuda has clones. like he didn't even have time to explain and the two of them just looked at each other like oh well let's just rap battle tf out of them ig
• super proud of Ramuda for coming clean to Sasara and Kuko tho 🥹 especially knowing how difficult it is for Ramuda to acknowledge and even admit his wrongdoings, ohh Ramuda you're doing amazing!! also really happy that Sasara and Kuko appreciated his apology hehe
• it was so cool listening to the joint rap by Kuko/Sasara/Ramuda and how they were reviving Ichiro/Samatoki/Jakurai with their lyrics 😔💗 Sasara saying that him and Samatoki are destiny is too fucking cute + Ramuda's silly rap about Jakurai was strangely heartwarming ouuuu 
• I just want to know what tf Honobono's deal is. like she really just went up to THE six division leaders and provoked them outside of Chuokhu's orders. but aside from that she's just overall a very weird creepy person so what's her deal IN GENERAL 
• Samatoki punching Sasara out of nowhere was hilarious but Sasara's reaction merely being "what the hell was that for?!" just shows that it's not the first time he's received an unexpected punch from Samatoki lmaoo (also Samatoki saying "you better appreciate the kindness I'm showing you right now" like okay drama king 😭✋ hitting his friends is his love language fr)
• YAYYY SAMATOKI-ICHIRO RECONCILIATION!! 
• in a certain sense I find it quite humorous that Jakurai tells Ramuda "if you didn’t exist, I wouldn’t be the person I am today, standing here next to you" because it's like he's saying oh yeah I know you were a jerk to me but it contributed to my character growth so that I can learn to tolerate insufferable bastards like you in the future 👍
• all jokes aside tho this entire conversation between the both of them made me cry because I'm just so in awe at how much Jakurai deeply cares for Ramuda and has always had the best intentions for him even when they were at odds with one another. Jakurai truly appreciates the company Ramuda has given him and holds those moments with so much importance that it seems like he's the one who owes Ramuda a favor by saving him?? Jakurai you're literally Jesus reincarnated wtf 
• seriously tho I've always admired Jakurai for his incredible ability to see the good in others and help them onto their right paths like he doesn't think that anyone, not even the most wretched soul, should be left behind. ig this also presents another layer of emotion for me as a Ramuda kinnie (omg 🫢) because having someone to believe in you and stand by you no matter what is such a beautiful thing (we all deserve our own Jakurai fr) 
• and it's heartwarming that someone like Ramuda, who believes how irredeemable and easily replaceable he is, gets to meet someone like Jakurai because it helps him feel more human and realize that there are indeed folks out there who would spend their life effort caring for him and showing him how deserving he is of love 🥹
• but the way Jakurai suddenly switches into doctor mode and advises that Ramuda eat healthy foods (that would improve Ramuda's height) LMFAOOO. Ramuda you teeny tiny baby 
• THE WAY THE DIVISION LEADERS STARTED QUARRELING AGAIN 💀 damn y'all this is exactly what Chuokhu meant by "you imbecile men." they really are just manchildren squabbling lmfaoo
• Ichiro calling Samatoki "Dumbtoki" is so silly like why is it unironically an adorable nickname 😭 Samatoki-Ichiro quarrels have always been so funny like all their braincells really just go kapoosh whenever they're together huh 
• Sasara trying to calm Samatoki down and saying that Ichiro's "just a kid" was hilarious because they definitely had this conversation in MCD/Naughty Busters era... like why is this guy in his mid-20s beefing with a teenager... 
• Ramuda saying "Jakurai. you better stay alert at night 🫵" and Jakurai merely responding with "same goes for you 🙄" is too funny like yeah they don't hurl punches at each other the same way Ichiro/Samatoki/Kuko/Sasara do, but they always have the nastiest verbal comebacks LOLL
• super love the division leaders for having a temporary truce but then reverting back to their silly rivalries. everything's completely normal and peaceful here guys, just another normal day ✌️
• overall, I really appreciate the interactions between the division leaders here, as well as the nostalgia towards their pre-TDD dynamics + their growing reconciliations and understanding towards each other!

that's it from me 😅 it was a relatively long drama track so relatively long review as well hehe