integrityusd.comThis is NOT a shout out
for not sleeping
seven days in a row
and still surviving.
This is an anti yes
for eating a meal
only once a day
and still standing strong.
This is an insult
for faking your strength
in the midst of chaos
where you deserve a break
down.
Author: Agnes Seraphine
Editor: Siti Aminah Intan Utami, Ruth Tirza Arina (QC)
Illustrator: Betsy Mariana Agoha
Are you tired of watching the same old anime with the same old isekai and rom-com genres? Then, prepare to rock out with Bocchi the Rock! Follow the life of the timid and introverted Hitori Gotoh, aka Bocchi, on her adventures and struggle to form her own band. Along the way, she meets new friends such as the kind-and-friendly Nijika Ijichi, the eccentric Ryo Yamada, and the sociable yet cheerful Ikuyo Kita. Will they succeed in forming their band, and can they pull off their first concert?
This anime has a progressive plot since it follows the manga. The anime is still brand new, having only been released on October 9th, 2022. Bocchi the Rock! is a massive success since this anime has some key factors that attract its viewers, but first, let’s understand the plot of Bocchi the Rock!.
Hitori Gotoh aka Bocchi is a high schooler who dreams of becoming the best guitarist in the world, but she has one problem: she has social anxiety, a fear of interaction, and is basically introverted. She panics since her future could be a game of life that goes down. She thinks of an idea to form a band, but she soon shuts it down since she is too shy to interact with anyone. One faithful day, she meets someone who will soon change her life. Nijika is looking for a guitarist. She sees Bocchi, and after a few moments, Bocchi is now at Nijika’s place with one of Nijika’s friends, Ryo. They try performing together before stopping after listening to their awful performance. Although their first time goes terribly, they never give up, and Bocchi makes a promise to help Nijika and improve the band. The band will have a journey from nothing to modest fame. There’s still a lot that goes on, but that is the main plot of Bocchi the Rock!.
I was eager to write a review of this show because of how unique it is. I enjoyed the storyline and how the anime developed each character; because Bocchi is the main character she receives the most development, but it is done smoothly. I really like where Bocchi goes into a character development arc after meeting Nijika, Kita, and Ryo. Their journey is not always smooth sailing. They have to prepare many things for their concert. And for Bocchi, she has to handle her social anxiety attack. Though having a hard time, they try their best and never give up. Together, their band “Kessoku” prevails at their second concert, and Bocchi really shines and shows her true self. Last but not least, the graphics for a slice-of-life anime are fantastic, despite the use of CGI at times. But it’s used appropriately, hence why it’s so charming.
This anime attracts its viewers because it’s not only about cute anime girls doing cute anime things; it’s also about someone who’s trying to overcome their social anxiety, the struggle of forming a band, and how friendships are made. And thanks to this, they manage to win the coveted Anime of the Year award at the 9th Anime Trending Awards, overcoming other competitors. So, if you’re looking for a different anime, give Bocchi the Rock! a chance.
Journalist: Putu Beryl Putra Widyadhana
Editor: Nanda Pratama Putera Tomasila, Ruth Tirza Arina(QC)
Wake up with things in the right place
Hear a clunk of stuff from downstairs
Sounds so busy I wonder
Turns out it is my lover
I realize, they just ran a marathon
Calling me over to eat some croutons
Their sweat, the kitchen mess, and the breakfast they baked
It clicks to me as my sleepiness fades
We eat some and hang out
Out for a date, just us two
Forgetting there are others in this world
Since my mind is enticed with the thought of being with you
Having our favorite lunch at our favorite place
Then out for some desserts and games
Strolling around the grocery aisle
Until suddenly, we’ve had heaps of items
That we unconsciously took for each other
Because we know what each other like
We get home and magically turn the groceries into dinner.
Just joking, we cook it, of course, together
And eat it, also together
As we play our music
And have a conversation that I cherish
That’s my perfect day
It’s filled with you
Because you sound romantic
You feel romantic
You that is yet to become my reality
But at least for now, I can picture it
How it went inside my film reel mind
With each minute, not being wasted
Waiting for this scene to be played
As it is, after all, my perfect day
Author: Gregorius Beryl S.S.
Editor: Siti Aminah Intan Utami, Ruth Tirza Arina (QC)
Illustrator: Ajeng Suci Hati
/Song playing in the background/
*/Neath a faulted sky, cross loamless plains, and watered blight/
/Ah, were gone those days, once glory shone so brightly?/
/Fallen neath baleful wings dark as night/
Do you perceive the world the same as I do? The world in which we are able to control everything to our desire. Desire to live. Desire to survive.
Do you believe in miracles? Loads of burden on our shoulders, yet nature decides to be in our favor?
Life never comes at ease to every single all of us. I, myself, have never wanted to set foot in a dark, cramped, silent castle. Life knows no pain. Therein, I cry for its mercy. Life heeds no wailing, so there is no choice, but to stand on my own feet.
“So, preliminary semester would be crucial, I suppose. The translations are not my strong point, but I have an interest in them. We’ll see if it pays a dividend.” I muttered
The first two and three months everything went smoothly until the future knocks at the door. I somehow thought of my future self. Somehow, I felt scared. Somehow it felt uneasy. I had always wanted to go with translation once my duty at the university is finally over. However, my thoughts were filled with uncertainty. It tickled me a lot. I had no choice, but to ponder what I would do in the future. This took a lot of months and energy and I was knackered, both mentally and physically.
The end of the semester was just around the corner. And I found myself right at the very sharp end. Squeezed by expectations and reality. Nothing good came out, except my faith in my work. I felt everything in my hands was loose. They plunge. They run.
A conversation with myself was the only thing I ever needed. I do not need anyone. I need myself and just myself. So much pain to walk through what I want for people. No one seems to understand it. When the pandemic hit that year, I had already lost so many chances. Then came along with mentality problems making me worse every time. Every single hour. I felt as if I was a mere doll rather than a human. I did nothing because I knew nothing. My current field offers a lot of possibilities, but I do not see myself being part of those possibilities.
The eighth semester came and many months passed. My thesis’ progress seemed to be halted momentarily. I had to move fast. I had to think fast. I have always believed that I have to help myself. I do not want to rely on anyone.
People come and go, figuratively. Many of my fellows had already graduated and passed the thesis defense, yet I am like a sitting duck hoping for some sort of change. And amidst uncertainty, a glimpse of light showers my face at the end of the tunnel. I regain my confidence A completely different new field it is.
This is the new path I have chosen. This is my new life. I am proud of who I am. That I am able to endure all predicaments. That I can stand on my own feet. I know nothing for sure, but I just need to push through. And I believe!
/song playing in the background/
*/I have always walked alone. When I looked back, everyone was far away/
/Even so, I kept walking. That was my strength/
/”I’m not afraid of anything anymore”, I muttered to myself/
/Everyone will be alone someday, living on in memories only/
/I fight so that I will be able to love and laugh despite the loneliness/
/I won’t show my tears/
*: 1st song: Dragon’s Dogma Dark Arisen Main Theme
2nd song: Angel Beats Ending Song (Translated Lyrics)
Writer: Nanda Kresnantara
Editor: Baby Lois Augustine Nabasa & Fransiskus Nino Boby Laksono (QC)
Illustrator: Bedita
Yogyakarta (02/11/2022) – The end of the year is near and the time has come for the UKPS Award 2022. The event was held in room S. 302 and attended by approximately 40 students who represent the members of MIBA (Minat dan Bakat Mahasiswa) Division HMPSSING 2021/2022, the new cabinet of HMPSSING 2022/2023, and all representatives of the English Letters Students’ Activity Units.
“Today’s event is a series of events which aim to give our appreciation to UKPS members for a period of their work in UKPS,” according to Nikolaus Herjuno, the Head of HMPSSING 2021/2022, in his opening speech. To explain, the appreciation was given in the form of nominations and rewards for the best English Letters Students’ Activity Units in five categories.
In-between the rewarding sessions, Farell, the Head of MIBA HMPSSING 2021/2022, added some fun ice-breaking riddles and challenges for the audience. At first, the questions were receh and easy to answer that it invited a lot of laughter from the audience. However, as the event went closer to the end, the questions became heavier. For example, “In your opinion, what are the three things that should be improved in Indonesia?”
The question was answered by three brave audiences, explaining various matters regarding unequal access to education, lack of financial literacy, climate change, food diversification issues, and many more. Although at first the challenge might seem irrelevant to the main event, Farell emphasized that their answers show just how critical and potential the students of the English Letters Department of Sanata Dharma University can be.
Similarly, he hopes that under this new period of UKPS’ management, stronger motivations can be pursued for the improvement of students’ potential in the English Letters Department of Sanata Dharma University.
Journalist: Agnes Seraphine
Editor: Cherry Larissa Hendranata (QC)
Yogyakarta (15/10/2022) – After SEO Fighters and UI/UX Fighters Webinar, here comes the peak of INTEGRITY’s annual event: Journalispeak 2022 Seminar. Under the theme of “Content Marketing: Grabbing Audience’s Attention through Content Copywriting”, the seminar was held on-site in Koentjono Room, BAA Building, Campus II, Sanata Dharma University.
Journalispeak 2022 invited two guest speakers. Both are Sanata Dharma University’s alumni who are experienced in the field of content marketing. They are Kivana Damayanti, a content writer and copywriter at Duniatex, and Azizta Laksa Mahadikengrat, an Advertorial Editor at Brilio.net. Accordingly, the seminar was divided into two main sessions.
In the first session, Kak Kiva shared the step by step tutorial on how to write with design and user-centered mindset. She explained in detail the process of preparing a copy, writing it, and re-checking it once the copy product is done. In addition, she also shared the tips and tricks to organize files and ideas as a copywriter. In the second session, Kak Laksa added three main steps that the participants should always remember when writing a copy: bengong, ngetik, and ngoceh. He explained these three procedures so simply that it was welcomed excitedly by the participants.
After the materials were delivered by the speakers, Journalispeak 2022 also invited the participants to do a live practice using Google Form. Guided by Kak Laksa, they were asked to make an Instagram caption of a product of their choice. Even though the participants were only given 30 minutes to write, some results stood out and successfully grabbed the attention of the speakers and other participants.
One of them was the caption written by a participant named Rio. He chose a brand of gaming mouse as his product, and here is the caption that he wrote.
[Gamer Wajib Punya. Mouse Baru Logitech, Sat Set Headshot Semua.]
Logitech G Pro Superlight dengan ringan hanya 63g dan Sensor Hero, mouse ini dapat memberikan kenyamanan dan keakuratan dalam aiming. Tidak akan ada lagi kebablasan membidik. Dengan body shape yang bikin betah menggenggam berjam-jam seperti menggenggam tangan doi.
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“Sat-set headshot semua” is where Kak Laksa gave him the winning points. He mentioned that this is a great example of how intriguing a copy should be in content marketing. As a form of appreciation for the on-point captions that they have written, Rio and two other participants were rewarded with e-money and internet quota.
Finally, after the live practice had ended, the event was closed with a photo session. Many participants were satisfied with the new knowledge that they’ve gained through the seminar. INTEGRITY sincerely hope that the tips and tricks of content marketing that have been shared by the speakers of Journalispeak 2022 will later be useful in their writing career.
See you in Journalispeak 2023!
Journalist: Agnes Seraphine
Editor: Cherry Larissa Hendranata (QC)
When the sky looms in darkness
When mind lost all its sharpness
With madness rampant within
Up and down I see myself,
Hold a familiar sight of garbage in the bin.
Here I lie alone,
As water running through my cheekbone
I said to myself, I am weak,
Nothing I ought to seek
Is not worth as much as an antique
NAY! I hear In surprise,
Open hand reaching through the sky
Bringing light which I can rely,
NAY! I say in loud,
In here I stand to vowed
Promise not to bowed
Against the world shrouded in cloud
Author: Wijasena Aji Pratama
Editor: Fransiskus Nino Boby Laksono (QC)
Illustrator: Bedita
I live in a white box, surrounded by nothing in it. I do not see anything, I do not hear anything, and I speak nothing. Everything in this box is pure, halcyon, serene, and empty. I keep walking, and walking, and walking mindlessly. My mind is blank, like a white canvas that is untouched by an artist, like a poet who lost words, like a child who loses their imagination. I keep walking without thinking about anything. However, my legs do not tire, my body feels nothing. It feels like they are numb even when I regained consciousness.
The longer I walk, the longer I think, the longer I realize. What am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose? I keep asking questions that nobody can answer. Nobody? What is a “body”? Is there any other “body” except mine in this world? I keep asking myself questions that I cannot comprehend.
The longer I walk the longer I am lost in my thoughts. I become self-aware of my questions. I keep saying new words that I do not know. Happiness, sadness, anger, fear, joy, person, existence. What is that? Am I a person? Am I truly alive? I can’t understand anything.
The longer I walk, the longer I am drowned in the sea of thoughts, my legs become numb, my body feels exhausted, my mind feels overloaded, and my soul fatigued. “Am I alive?” “Why am I here?” “What is my purpose?” I keep repeating the questions. I don’t know anything. My head becomes a mess.
From walking, I begin running, looking for a reason behind my existence. I keep running, looking to my right and leave only to see a barren land of absolute white. I keep repeating my question, “Where am I?” “What am I?” “Why do I exist?” while I run.
I run and run until my body can’t take it anymore. Then, I scream, in anguish. That is the first sound that I make. At that moment, I somehow felt joy. Like a kid receiving candy, like a son drawing his parents in stickman form, like a person who’s finally got a job. I scream and scream again; feeling accomplished by nothing.
I begin to run again. At that moment, I begin to try something that I would not do: launching myself with my knees, opening my eyelids and closing them again and again, clenching nothing but air with my hands, breathing, and laying on the land that is filled with nothing but the color of white. At that moment, I felt serenity in my heart.
I begin to run again. I begin to realize that there is something in me, something that I could do. Not just thinking and walking mindlessly, I found something that makes me feel like a person even if I don’t understand that concept completely.
I kept running and running until I bumped into something. I fall to my knees and wonder what’s stopping me. I swing my hand around and I feel something solid in front of me. I guess this is the end of this box. I can’t push my way on the solid object. Yet again, I do something that I don’t do. I swing my leg on the solid object that is in front of me. A loud thud can be heard. However, my leg is in pain. It was so painful that I had to crouch and wince.
However, I begin to realize that there is a dent in the spot where I kick the unknown solid object. I begin to swing my arm as hard as I can on the dent that I made. It works, there’s another dent. Thus, I punch it again, and again, and again, continuously, repeatedly. Until a fluid came out of my hand. The fluid has an unknown color. However, it is not white.
My hand feels in pain. I want to stop, I really do. I want to stop and stay here. I don’t want to feel pain anymore. But I had to. I want to experience new stuff that I cannot experience, to feel alive, so that I can understand why I am here, and what my existence is for. I begin to punch the dents that I make yet again; I am filled with determination.
The object cracked. I see a bright light beneath that crack. I feel hope, a new feeling that I experience. I felt accomplished once again so I kept punching the object repeatedly until it was falling apart. The object crumbles. The wall and floor around me also crumbles. I quickly realized that there was no going back. This is the choice I made.
There I see a light and I feel like it’s pulling me. I accept the light and I am floating toward the light.
The light blinds me. And suddenly I am in a patch of grass, looking down at my feet. I didn’t know that the grass was ticklish around my feet. Then I began to look up, I saw dazzling scenery. I saw a field full of flowers. Some flowers were dancing with the wind. The sky looks so vibrant accompanied by small streaks of clouds.
I didn’t regret leaving the white box. I feel alive just by the scenery. I want to explore the field to see how beautiful the world is.
Writer: M. Walin Geonte
Editor: Vivi Julianti & Cherry Larissa Hendranata (QC)
Illustrator: Ariel Harpa
On behalf of the old Heaven,
I woke from a deep slumber.
I plunged into the freezing-flowing river.
I smelled the fragrance of the whitish walls, the brownish planks, and the greenish plants.
Tastes of the old heaven, for the last time.
Bygone is the presence of guidance.
Bygone are the times of gleefulness.
Bygone is the archaic self-of-me.
Bygone are the heralds of great feasts.
Bygone is the old heaven.
Here I am, now, gazing into the new void.
Uncoloured, with a splash of cold, jagged aura surging.
Unknowns of grand-scale looming.
Time sides with its own ending.
I see neither comfort nor heaven.
Here, the safe rectangle of despondency.
Here, I rest my old beings.
Here, a reverie of I, flourish.
Still, the fragments of old heaven stand tall.
I remember, and will always remember.
On behalf of the old heaven
I will craft a new heaven.
I will smear anew the void.
Woe to the thoughts that belittle me.
For I will, on behalf of the new heaven, walk with valour.
Author: Abiel Merari / 214214177
Editor: Desca Geovani Kristi, Cherry Larissa Hendranata (QC)
Illustrator: Betsy Mariana Agoha
As the world slowly recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, classes have started to return to in-person lectures, and businesses started recovering, the story goes the same for ONE OK ROCK, a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo, Japan, in 2005. They, in my opinion, are best described as a “fluid” rock band, that holds their roots in the traditional youthful J-Rock style at heart, but was able to grow overseas and produce various genres of music within albums in their own original and unique sound, that can appeal to the wider and more mainstream ‘Western’ audience in their later albums. I think that’s part of the reason why I always recommend them to everyone I meet who isn’t even a single bit interested in Japanese music.
Their newest album, Luxury Disease, was released on September 9, 2022. This is their tenth studio album and their first one since the Covid-19 outbreak in 2020, with the previous album being Eye of the Storm which was released back in February 2019. This album release marks their grand return to the performing stage after the pandemic as they started touring across countries again, (please, return to Indonesia) and to some extent, their return to their older, more rock-heavy sound in their earlier albums, when they were still focused on establishing themselves as a band inside of Japan.
The album’s name itself, Luxury Disease, is actually a direct translation of the title of their first album released in 2006 called Zeitakubyō. Taka, the band’s lead vocalist, said in an interview session on their official YouTube channel on July 1, 2022, that after spending several albums trying to build a name for themselves in the worldwide market, they are now trying to make a fresh start with all the experience they had in the US during the past two albums, while now wanting to bring back their more rock-centered sound for their newly gained worldwide audience. With the new album sounding more toward their original rock/alternative rock sound, there is a feeling of uncertainty within the band about whether the album is going to do well among their newly gained world audience, similar to the uncertainty they had when they were just starting out as a band, hence the direct translation from Zeitakubyō to Luxury Disease, to show that they are determined to do their best in sounding ‘themselves’ again.
And to me, it shows. “Vandalize” and “Save Yourself” are the main rock-sounding tracks, with their heavy guitar riffs and all out 2000’s rock style choruses and drops that make you feel strong enough to break your wall (please don’t), with “Vandalize” even being released as a theme song to SEGA’s upcoming Sonic Frontiers video game. Tracks like “Let Me Let You Go” and “Prove” show the more mellow side of the album in voicing romantic relationships while still maintaining the rock vibe they carry with the album. “So Far Gone” and “Your Tears Are Mine” offer a more dramatic tune to the album for those who are in heartbreak, with a slower tempo that complements the rock tune of the album well.
Some of the songs are co-written by other big-name artists as well. Brendon Urie’s Panic! at the Disco, one of my other favorite artists, co-wrote the track “Neon”, lending PATD’s trademark style of powerful melodic choruses and orchestral high notes. Ed Sheeran co-wrote the track “Renegades”, a youthful ballad song that serves as an anthem for young renegades who refuse to allow their battles and passions to be ignored. “Renegades” also has an MV that portrays youth empowerment in current-day social issues that I highly encourage you to check out.
The album, as I’ve mentioned before, definitely leans more toward their initial rock sound in most of the songs as the band’s new phase of music in the post-pandemic era. But as ONE OK ROCK likes to do, they also managed to fit a few other genres that complement the rock songs well, adding depth into the album and making it an all-round banger to listen in different moods rather than a one-dimensional sound that you only listen to once in a while. It’s an album that I can easily recommend to anyone, regardless of their music tastes.
Author: Fransiskus Nino Boby Laksono / 194214119
Editor: Cherry Larissa Hendranata (QC)
Illustrator: Betsy Mariana Agoha