REVIEW: "the block party - second half" drama track - hypnosis mic

REVIEW #19: "The Block Party - Second Half"

Content Type: drama track (audio)

Media/Franchise: Hypnosis Mic

• literally put off listening to this drama track for a while because. why is it 53 minutes long. 
• I find it so funny how Jyuto in the plot is just a stressed out, constantly agitated mom. bro just had to be in charge of the security for a massive music festival. bro is on edge about it. (also I cannot get over the way Jyuto immediately snapped out of his professionalism and started cursing at the guy who called him a shitty cop 😭 Jyuto does not take any shit ❗)
• Ramuda is so real for calling Saburo "Sabusabu" because I do too ✋😌 the baby-to-baby hostility ensues!! 
• it was so cute how Rio and Samatoki were slightly unnerved about Dice wolfing down all of that food (also the way Rio said "if you don't eat slowly then the nutrients won't spread across your body" waaah) (also why is Dice Arisugawa just like this. him and his hungry ass 🙄 /af) 
• Doppo and Jyushi (and Rosho) being the Anxiety Group is so endearing 🥺😔 like ouuu my people fr our anxieities be eating us up ‼️
• also it's nice to see Sasara and Kuko just be sillies again with each other 🫶 but it was hilarious how Kuko was quick to defend Sasara but was just as quick to shit-talk him 💀 I really need to see more of their shinsei MCD dynamics 
• this is my Mad Trigger Crew tunnel vision speaking again but I adore how they drove so much of the Chuo plot further. they really WENT out there and were willing to have each other's backs. I love my boys so much 
• Ramuda at it with the silly nicknames again!! 🤩 I love my darlings Mr. Bunny and Osamasama fr!! 😤
• I remember staring at my imaginary camera The Office-style when I found out in 2023 that the Tobari brothers were featured in the Block Party. like why. these bitches have not been relevant in Hypmic lore since 2019. 
• KFNDK Jyushi was so adorable when he was crying and clinging onto Jyuto to help them 😭💔 also I find it cute that Jyushi just knows him as "Mr. Police Officer." like how do they not know each other yet, they're both a part of the 2gumi family (2gumi supremacy fr) 
• ROSHO MY BABEE 💖 LET'S GOOO ROSHO'S NOT BACKING DOWN ‼️ Y'ALL GOT NOTHING ON ROSHO ‼️ as a fellow anxiety broski I'm so proud of Rosho for overcoming his nerves like that 🥺
• Rio really be out here keeping explosives just in case of, you know, breaking through government facilities. my boy Rio would literally go out with a bang 
• OH MY GOODNESS DICE HELPING OTOME AND ICHIJIKU 😭 there's so much charged subtext between Dice and Otome's relationship and it's low-key driving me insane 💔 like I cannot bear how much Otome cares for Dice and yearns to make things right with him while Dice feels some resentment towards Otome but knows that she's still his mom, and she's still human 😔
• AAAA my heart aches every time I hear the subtle switch in Nemu's tone between her professional Chuo mode and her younger sister to Samatoki mode 🥺 like the way she says "onii-chan" is so adorable but also kind of sad like OUUUU here come the Aohitsugi siblings making me cry again 🙄✋
• I find it kinda funny tho that Samatoki was super dramatic in finding Nemu and showed up to her just to give her a little motivational speech. like yeah he's just here to check in on his sister and influence the slay 💀 and Nemu's just like listening to him JBFJDBF THEY'RE SO CUTE 
• OMG Rio finally rescued his Navy commander!! 👀 it's saddening to hear what has happened to him tho 😔 but I'm proud of Rio because he's been working so hard to save him 
• I swear I'm genuinely terrified of Honobono because why is she Like That. 
• JBFJDBF JAKURAI STEPPING IN TO DEFEND RAMUDA FROM THE TOBARI BROTHERS ohh and Ramuda's little astonished "Jakurai..." 🥹
• I just remembered that Jakurai used to be an assassin. I found it funny how Zansei said "I'm going to kill you!!" so aggressively and Jakurai merely calmly responded with "this is going to hurt" 💀✋ oh Zansei was done for 
• Honobono saying in a deadpan tone that she derives enjoyment from seeing people suffer and plunge into chaos vs. Doppo sighing "damn you're abnormal girl" 💀
• GRRRR HIFUMI IZANAMI I. YOU. LITERALLY GET BEHIND ME I'LL PROTECT YOU 😭💔 like he's been so deeply traumatized by Honobono and yet here he is wanting to empathize with her, wanting to understand her, and wanting to make amends. LIKE HOW IS HE SUCH A RAY OF SUNSHINE NO MATTER HOW MUCH SHIT HAPPENED TO HIM 🥹 I'm so in awe at Hifumi's courage and resilience and OHH how dare anyone hurt him 
• also I find it interesting how Honobono and Hifumi are kinda like two sides of the same coin. Honobono definitely also has some sort of trauma that led to her fucked up way of thinking, while Hifumi is also traumatized but he's still. pushing through. still believing in the good of others. oh dear I need to sit down 
• oddly enough I find it unironically funny how Honobono just looks at Hifumi all disgusted at his displays of understanding and kindness and simply says "man you just killed my vibe, I'll go home now" 😭✋
• OOHH ICHIRO-REI CONFRONTATION 🙊 Ichiro and Rei really have such contrasting ideals and I'm high-key grateful that Ichiro did not inherit Rei's traits lmfao 
• WHOA I find it interesting how the Division Rap Battle tournaments were also experiments conducted by Rei to discover/develop a power that can harness the True Hypnosis Mic through combined mental strength/emotional bonds... the Hypmic plot thickens (finally) (it's been forever)
• also Ichiro saying "I'm dumb so I only know how to punch straight, but the path forward is always the best" shattered my heart like ODHBFH Ichiro is really out here dropping the wisest shit ever while physically attacking his dad 😔
• Rei really is just an old man dad. the way he gives up from fighting Ichiro because "his arm gave out" and proceeds to give Ichiro keys to his car so Ichiro can make it back in time for the Block Party festival is such dad energy. dads are very weird creatures honestly
• OHHH MY ROSHO BABEE STRIKES AGAIN 😭💖 Rosho is taking wins after wins this drama track like he really overcame his personal insecurity and fear about stepping into the spotlight as a comedian again JFBJSB ROSHO I LOVE YOU 🫵 YES Rosho you make so many people laugh and be happy I'm so proud of you 💗🥺
• AAA I know I've mentioned this in my previous drama tracks but I adore how Rosho and Sasara genuinely care about Rei. like their first thought after being satisfied with having made the crowd erupt into laughter was "I wish Rei was here." GRRR that's exactly right, Rei should just be a silly weird drunkard uncle with his comedian besties being silly 🙄💓 (he's so much better in that role anyway lol)
• Sasara saying "well this is what you get when you put me and Rosho together!" is just. stop. why are they so In Love. yes we get it you're soulmates, destined for each other, etc. etc. 
• Ichiro making it in time for the Block Party festival and immediately going onstage to hype up the crowd... oh Ichi, you really are this franchise's beloved poster boy 🥹💖
• Nemu STOPP you did such a great job leading Chuo for a little while considering how the country was in shambles 🥺💗
• Otome thinking about Dice before she makes a decision. sigh she just wants to be a good mom I'm fr ending it all 
• ALSO OTOME JUST. STATING THAT SHE WILL BE STEPPING DOWN FROM POLITICS. she did not even give us time afterwards to breathe I'm literally reeling from this reveal. 
• overall the Block Party drama tracks held so much crunchy plot especially since it depicted a world where Hypnosis Mics weren't Hypnosis Mic-ing and the Division Rap Battles weren't Division Rap Battling, which is literally the name of the franchise. it's very grim but also... wow. kizuna fr reigns above all. I love it whenever all the divisions come together like this 😔💓