2023 Review Center

Good News Of 2023:
1.Barbenheimer

2.Best actor (di ba dapat best actress?) si Melai sa AAA. Kahit saang bansa o category naman, actually.

3. One Piece: Live Action

4. Yuyu Hakusho: Live Action

5. Komikeros sa Family Feud.
6. Yoshihiro Togashi's wall of text ending for HunterXHunter.

Bad News Of 2023:
1. Consistent ang basurang paguugali ni Alex Gonzaga!

2. Isipin mo yun, Tiger!

3. It's more MAHARLIKA FUNDS in the Philippines.
4. WGA / SAG-AFTRA Strikes

5. Huy, yung National ID ko!!!

6. AI Yearbook Trend

7. Catherine Manguerra Camilon Case

8. Medyo demanding si Potato Corner
9. Oops, bawal paring lumapit kay Mackenyu!
Mag-invest ka raw kasi muna sa FRONTROW.
10. Smog daw at hindi raw vog!!!!

Mga VOVO!

11. All Saints,

No Demon Days.

12.Huy! Gagi, lumindol sa Gensan City.

13. May katapusan din ang forever.

In Memoriam:

1. "Leaping" Lanny Poffo

2. The Iron Sheik

3. Bray Wyatt

4. Terry Funk

5. John Regala

6. Mike Enriquez

7. Mario Dumaual

8. Steve Harwell

9. Paul "Peewee Herman" Reubens

10. Sinead O' Connor

11. Matthew Perry

12. Jun "Mister Shooli" Urbano

13. Ronaldo Valdez

14. Tina Turner

15. Tony Bennett

16. Lance Reddick

17. Lisa Marie Presley

18. Jerry Springer

19. Pat Robertson

20. Bob Barker

Poltergeist Report

 The Good:
THIS particular appearance of Taguro/Younger Toguro.
The inclusion of "mah boi" Bui:

Karasu with his mask on.

The Very Good:
Surprisingly, si Alfred/Kuwabara.

Inuulit ko, siya ang bias ko sa version na to.
The only character that brought a humorous side to the series.

The casting of Don Paquito Guinto /Gonzo Tarukane.

He looks like shit hence he is perfect for the role.

The casting of Elder Toguro:

Perfect performance and voice acting, he is as crazy as his anime counterpart.

The fight scenes.

Tagalog dubbing and Netflix's acknowledgment of their renamed Pilipino names.
Hurray for the inclusion of Sir Monty Repuyan.
Or the original for Vincent / Sniper Hagiri (and several other characters).
Huwhat, hindi niyo kilala si Sir Monty?

!Mga gunggong!

Post-credit scenes.

Which was a great set-up for a possible Chapter Black/Sensui Arc.

The Bad:
The unnecessary usage of CGI at times.
The same expressionless face that Eugene/Yusuke makes.

Kulang pa sa acting workshop ni mami Ogie Diaz.

Dramatic scenes that lost their impact due to condensing.

The Ugly:
THIS!

Also, him.

I kinda don't like his face.
Which is kinda sad because Vincent / Hiei was my favorite character.

And most definitely, HER.

Same reason.

That's it!

Final verdict: Try not to compare this adaptation with the obviously superior anime version. There are certain key scenes, character developments, quirks, and nuances lost due to the condensing nature of the series. Try to think of it as a movie adaptation or as Ghost Fighter as summarized by a drunk friend who has spotty memory and only remembers the big fight scenes.