Question

This film’s director gave its composer only the words “festival” and “requiem” as ideas for its soundtrack, which heavily features the percussion of a jegog troupe. A boy watches a tiny toy car, a rabbit, and a bear slowly (-5[1])climb on his pillow (10[1])in a scary scene (10[1])from this film, whose production resulted (10[1])in the “creation” of 50 (10[1])new colors. This film’s title card appears in blood red over a shot of a massive crater after an (10[1])explosion. (10[1])Films like Nope (10[1])have recreated a shot (10[2])from this (10[1])film in which (-5[1])the protagonist’s (10[1]-5[1])motorcycle (10[1])slides (10[4])away (10[3])from (10[4])the camera. (10[13])A teenager (10[3])who wears a (10[1])red jacket (10[1])with a (10[1])pill design tries to rescue his friend from the military in 2019 in this (-5[1])1988 film by Katsuhiro Otomo. (10[1])For 10 points, the telekinetic Tetsuo wreaks havoc (10[1])in “Neo-Tokyo” (10[2]-5[1])in what cyberpunk anime film? (-5[1])■END■ (10[3]0[2])

ANSWER: Akira (The jegog troupe is Geinoh Yamashirogumi.)
<AP, Other Fine Arts>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%105.33
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y580%0%20%73.75
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%108.17
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%96.33
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%105.33
Overflow2025-02-01Y580%0%20%95.50
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%99.50
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%97.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%80.75
UK2025-02-01Y989%0%44%112.50
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y8100%0%0%91.75
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y367%0%0%141.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Arya KarthikOxford AWarwick B38-5
Jack LengaCarnegie Mellon BMichigan D4210
William OrrYale AVassar A4610
Yuxuan LuVanderbilt ALouisville A5210
Todd MaslykMichigan AMichigan State5710
David BassJohns Hopkins ARutgers A7610
Jaz the MononymousSouthampton BNYU C7710
Monish JampalaGeorgia Tech DTennessee A8010
Ryan SunUC Berkeley BUCSD8410
Eric ChangVirginia Tech ASouth Carolina8410
Adam FineChicago AChicago B8610
Marissa SatosIllinois CWashU A89-5
Owen AshbrookIowaNotre Dame B9110
Nikhil ChellamNorthwestern AGeorgetown B91-5
Alvin GuoChicago DMissouri S&T9210
Crow HeUNC BLiberty A9310
Annabelle YangWashU AIllinois C9310
Ian McDowellCambridge CCambridge E9310
Chris LevesleyWarwick AManchester9310
Henry BonWinona StateIowa State9410
Britton WebsterAlabama AGeorgia Tech C9410
Justin LeeImperial ADurham9410
Eric YangPurdueNorthwestern B9510
Eshan PantNYU AJohn Jay College9510
William GrogerColumbia BHaverford B9510
Gus VanskikeMaryland BPenn B9510
Ivan KarpUCLAClaremont A9710
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State BKenyon9710
Samuel MillerLiberty BUNC C9710
Andrew WangIllinois AIndiana A9710
Ian SaylorWisconsin BMinnesota B9710
Sam McNameeNotre Dame ANotre Dame C9710
Alan FanUW BUBC9710
Owen GilroyTexas BASU9710
Athena ShaddenTexas ATAMU9710
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech BBruin A9710
Elliot CosnettOxford BCambridge A9710
Nathan ZhangCornell BColumbia C9710
Zaid AsifNYU BGeorge Washington A9710
Xavier MigliaccioCarnegie Mellon AOhio State A9910
Ivan StanisavljevicDukeWilliam & Mary9910
Cole HartungGeorgetown AStanford B9910
Truman FillbrandtUW AAlberta10210
Samarth RamChicago CMissouri10410
Yash MandaviaIllinois BIndiana B10610
Andrew FisherSheffieldBristol120-5
Vivian LuWisconsin ACarleton12510
Taaj RaiGeorge Washington BPenn A13310
Swapnil GargUC Berkeley AClaremont B13510
Angelo PanCase Western BCase Western A135-5
Jeffrey AustinUNC DLiberty C13510
Sachin PoobalasinghamWake ForestVirginia A140-5
Enina EdosomwanCase Western ACase Western B1410
Joseph ChambersVirginia AWake Forest14110
Greg ReiserRIT BBinghamton A14110
Kevin PengCornell CRIT A14110
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell DESF A1410
Andrei HuiCambridge BCambridge D142-5
Benjamin WatsonOxford CSouthampton A142-5
Kevin FlanaganBristolSheffield14810
Percy YuenCambridge DCambridge B14910
Zayyan MahmoodSouthampton AOxford C14910
Tobin PayneWarwick BOxford A1490