#ayase shock

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i think we can all agree that SHOCK!’s music video is 100% related to buddy daddies.

please pay attention to the lyrics that i note during each section 👀

it’s lengthy but i think it would be worth reading. the music video offers a lot of similarities to buddy daddies and more that hasn’t been yet been similar to any part of the show we can see, which opens up many possible theories.

—reblogs appreciated (o><o)

it begins with a lone reaper (rei) meeting an angel (kazuki) by chance from a crane game.

(lyr: “hey, i want to love you, is this true? > i showed you my heart.”)

there is an entire montage dedicated to just showing them interacting, with the reaper in blue and the angel in pink. at the end of it, they hold hands, but now the reaper is also pink.

(lyr: “hey i want to love you, is this true? > im being tossed around again”)

next shot — they chillin, holding hands or whateva, and then badoom a gigantic ufo (the organization) looms over them, and starts to chase them around. hand-in-hand, the two are running away.

(lyr: “i locked it up so it wouldn’t hurt > it won’t change, and i know, but…”)

the ufo knocks down and captures the angel in its huge hands, and the reaper’s eyes water as it reaches out to save the angel, but the angel then disappears. in very brief shots, the reaper sheds a tear and then sprouts wings.

(lyr: “i know that i don’t want to lose anything anymore > gives me a good laugh”)

in a series of beautiful✨ shots, the reaper is trying to escape the ufo with determination and it’s newfound wings.

(lyr: “let’s love and be loved > let me see if this is love”)

there is a shot of the angel, pink, and the reaper, blue again and far away. there is another shot of the reaper letting a tear fall.

(lyr: “from now on, swing me around as you please”)

the reaper, although with wings, is falling through the sky with great speed. its eyes tear up. in the next shot, it reaches out towards the camera as it falls back into the grasp of the ufo.

(lyr: “swing me around as you please, forever”)

the lights on the sign on the crane machine powers off. a small reaper and angel plush are won by and picked up by a girl wearing pink (miri) from a crane machine (the same one).

(no lyr)

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so many things in this video make so much sense after i really gave it some thought. here is what we know for sure as of episode 8:

rei was a lone killing machine before meeting kazuki (wandering reaper).

kazuki was trapped by his guilt until he taught rei to live, which in turn helped himself (angel trapped in crane machine).

kazuki and rei met by chance (crane machine).

he changed rei for the better, even if he doesn’t realize it (turning the same color as kazuki).

they are dependent and reliant on each other, for work and personal reasons. they lent each other a helping hand (holding hands).

but we saw that when something personal interferes with the professional commitment people have to the organization, the organization will make sure it doesn’t stay that way (huge ufo with big eyes and hands chasing the two).

as for the rest of the music video? shit gets sad…

the angel is torn away from the reaper and trapped in the ufo’s grasp. it then disappears to become a plushie again.

the reaper sprouts wings and does all it can to escape the ufo, but it meets the same fate as the angel. being separated from the angel makes the reaper blue again.

the two, in a helpless and immobile plushie state, are picked up, by chance, and by a little girl this time. however, this might put the girl in danger of meeting the ufo as well.

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i think i don’t need to explain my theories for that part. it can speak for itself…

but it’s got me seriously worried about the direction of this show. since we know that the beginning can be well-explained by rei and kazuki’s first encounter and a little past that, there is a chance that the rest of it reflects the rest of the series as well.

or who knows, maybe the music video is only extremely resemblant of the show it ops for by coincidence!! 😭 maybe buddy daddies has a happy wholesome ending…!!!

thanks for readin (o^^)9

[redlenai]

I finally do something for this fandom lol (Ko-Fi)

Suwa Rei and Kurusu Kazuki cosplaying the grim reaper and angel on Ayase’s Shock! music video

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Buddy Daddies Interviews with Ayase and DURDN:

This will just be the quick notes version, with bits of information that I personally found to be the most interesting, I’ll link to the full interviews below in the comments.

Ayase wasn’t given any specific orders about the song, but since it was an OP, he wanted to do a song that had some speed to it, instead of a quiet feeling.

Since Ayase knew that the plot would be about the main characters raising a child, he wanted to use the idea of them confronting their ideas of “love” and how, internally, they were constantly changing, as themes for the song. But, Ayase notes that he also wrote a bit about his own life and his own feelings towards the responsibility of loving others as additional themes that link to the work.

The title of the song, SHOCK, comes from the expressing the impact of the story in Buddy Daddies. The idea that, when you are so emotionally distraught and desolate that you turn away from personal feelings like love, and then you meet someone that has a huge impact on your way of thinking and feeling. That’s the SHOCK. And that’s how it links backs to both the story of the anime and the impression of said story.

Ayase also noted that the series is a bit of a dark comedy, and he found that to be interesting/amusing, and that the series has a bit of a foreign feel to it, and there were interesting points that he had not seen before. 

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DURDN is a group made up three people: Baku, SHINTA, and yacco. When asked what their first impression of Buddy Daddies was, SHINTA answered “familial love.” the love for one’s family. Because of that, they wanted to write a soft, enveloping song. 

Their past songs have been “not so bright” and usually have a “shadowy” side to them, but they didn’t want those aspects to appear in My Plan. Since it was about an anime, they want a cheerful sound to it.

yacco was the one in charge of writing the lyrics, and they admit to being confused and worried at some points, because they wanted to write a song that was positive and filled with happiness, but they had never written something like that before. It seems they also didn’t have a very happy family life (they didn’t experience that “family love” found in Buddy Daddies), so they wrote the song more from the POV of “this is the kind of family that would make me happy.”

SHINTA was in charge of the tracks and arrangements, so they wanted to give Buddy Daddies a 90s feel. So the song is arranged with an eye towards Japanese City Pop and pop songs based in that era.

They were able to see the full-version of the show, that was not yet completed, so they feel that they were able to get a general idea of the story from that, and write a song that captured the worldview of Buddy Daddies. They also apparently entered the song as the OP too, they really wanted their song to get picked, lol. 

They’ve noticed an increase in overseas fans and English comments, leading Baku to realize that anime really is quite popular overseas. 

[straylaughs]

this song. THIS SONG...

[agnesmontague]

SHOCK! - Ayase (Buddy Daddies OP)

LYRICS :

[Intro] ねえ愛したいこれは真実? Hey, I want to love - is this real? ただ愛されたいのは不誠実? If I just wanna be loved, is that too lazy? もうどうすればいい I don’t know what to do; どうすればいいのか What should I do?

[Verse 1] 街はいつも通り今日も Today, like always, the street is 惚れた腫れたで色めきたつ Bustling and swaying with lovestruck couples エキストラは家に帰るだけ A side character like me should just be going home, right? 不貞腐れてやしないさ I won't be complaining or anything, though

[Pre-Chorus] そんな日々を切り裂くように But you appeared out of the blue, 突然現れた君は As if to split apart my dreary days 痺れるような笑顔で僕の With a smile fit to take my breath away, 心を砕いて見せた You broke open my heart

[Chorus] ねえ愛したいこれは真実? Hey, I want to love - is this real? ただ愛されたいのは不誠実? If I just wanna be loved, is that too lazy? もうどうすればいい I don’t know what to do; どうすればいいのか What should I do? って分からないよ I really have no clue - その頭の中が分かんない I don’t know what’s going on in your head, でも愛想は良いとかずるいよ But you’re just so affectionate, it’s not fair こうやってまた君のペースに飲まれてく Once again, I’m swept up in your pace そうやってまたほら振り回されてる Here I am, caught up in your whims again

[Verse 2] 傷付かないように鍵をかけた I locked myself away to avoid getting hurt 扉にもたれて眠りにつく Then fell asleep against the door; 変われないのは変わらないから Some things can’t change, and will never change そんなことは分かってるけど I know that, but...

[Bridge] もう何も失いたくなくて Because I didn’t want to lose anything else 大切なものが増えることに怯えていた I became afraid of anything becoming dear to me; 情けない僕を笑い飛ばしてくれよ Please just laugh off my useless worries

[Chorus] さあ愛し愛されていこうぜ So, let’s love and be loved in return. もう馬鹿なフリしていようぜ Let’s make a bit of a fool out of ourselves. まあどうにかなるさ It’ll all work out, どうにでもなるだろ It’ll all work out somehow, you’ll see, 思うがままに Just like we imagined! 今夜会いに行くけれどいいかい? Can I come see you tonight? いや大した話じゃないよ No, it’s nothing that important; これが愛なのか確かめさせてくれ Please, just let me see if this is love. これからも好きに振り回してくれ Please, do as you like with me from now on.

[Outro] いつまでも好きに振り回してくれ Please, do as you like with me forever.

[sassy-assassin]

My sexuality is Rei zipping up his jacket in the Buddy Daddies opening

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There's just something about binging an anime and listening to the same opening.

And listening to that opening knowing full well that something really bad that does not fit the theme of that opening is about to happen

[impromptu-sketches]

Buddy Daddies opening song: SHOCK! by Ayase - english version + my thoughts

I’ve seen different translations out there of the full version, but I took the lyrics from this video because it had the ones used in the intro. If there is an -official- english translation of the full version of the song please let me know!!

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Hey, I want to love, is this true love? Is just wanting to be loved insincere? What should I do? Oh, what should I do?

Right off the bat, this feels like Rei’s POV because he’s expressing that he wants to love, but it feels fake? No surprise that he’s confused about feelings about love considering his upbringing

As usual, the whole city is madly in love and excited Extras like me just go home But I’m not sulking at all

Idk about Rei feeling like an ‘extra’ but the feeling of everyone else being in love and excited about life seems accurate to how he was living right before he met Kazuki.

And then you appeared suddenly As though you were ripping through those days With your smile that leaves me numb You shattered my heart

So freaking cute!! ♡♡♡

Hey, I want to love, is this true love? Is just wanting to be loved insincere? What should I do? Oh, what should I do? How the heck should I know? I don’t know what’s going on in your head But it’s not fair that you’re so friendly Once again, I’m being swallowed up by your rhythm There you go, you’ve got me wrapped around your finger again

♡ Awww Kazuki has charmed him ♡

*instrumentals* I locked it so that it wouldn’t hurt Fell asleep leaning against the door It won’t change because it won’t change I know that

I don’t want to lose anything anymore To increase important things The pathetic me Who was frightened give me a good laugh

^ I feel like these last four lines are from Kazuki’s POV because the music changes here

Let’s love and be loved Let’s pretend to be fools now Well it’ll work out It’s going to be fine isn’t it?

^ Both of them together here♡

At one’s will Is it okay if I go to see you tonight? No, it’s not a big deal Let me see if this is love

From now on swing me around as you please

*instrumentals*

Swing me around as you please forever

♡ forever ♡

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Alternative translations for the very last line of the song include:

- Keep playing with me however you like forever

- You can always abuse my kindness as you wish

- Keep swinging me around like you want me to

[yuzuuu4]

just realized i miss buddy daddies i want to draw them again hngggg (busy w real life stuff)

[kawayan]

the new mv from the opening of buddy daddies

[alienaiver]

teehee writing a bit on amethyst haze :3 im slow atm but i feel v accomplished !

[redlenai]

Doing a small challenge until Kazuki's birthday🥳

Day 9: Angel AU

I really love SHOCK! by Ayase 👼💀

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Buddy Daddies OP - SHOCK! - Official Music Video

Huh! This is...very interesting. I would also suggest watching it all the way until the end. 

[smittenskitten]

Always vibing to this

[mars-aria]

"Is it insincere to just want to be loved?"

[rei-the-head-shaker]

Good morning to you all, amazing souls! 🌞🖤