![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/431227b5-5fc6-47ae-96e2-e5f3c692a9df-1-1600x900.png)
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Ah, this year is finally coming to an end.
I feel like a lot of things happened, but I guess it just happened in the blink of an eye.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
So today, while watching SS, I would like to take a moment to look back on what happened between these two in 2023.
January
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
It was the year of the rabbit, so I started out cosplaying as a rabbit. lol
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/phonto-12-1-1600x900.png)
Fufu, and Noriko-chan was still playing Endwalker at this time.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/img_8260-1-1600x2133.jpg)
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Yeah, yeah, I feel like I’ve been looking for my brother for a long time. lol
February
But it was almost the end of the story.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/phonto-11-1-1.png)
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Oh yeah, and I was happy when I finally met you♪
▼ This is an homage to TOITOI PICTURES’ “Hello EORZEA!“
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/phonto-13-1.png)
March
Come to think of it, the second installment of Hell’s Manderville Weapon started in March.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/phonto-16-1-1600x900.png)
▼ Manderville Weapon Second Stage Summary
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
And finally, I cleared Endwalker and caught up with you♪
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/phonto-11-1-2.png)
Fufu, it was when Noriko-chan wrote her first letter.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
▼ Letter from Noriko-chan when she cleared Endwalker
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
I feel like I was moved to tears every day.
April
Norirow-san and Noriko-chan will cry easily. lol
![namingway](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-14-500x281.png)
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/phonto-20-1.jpg)
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
And around this time, my brother imitated me and turned into a paladin, and suddenly started making Zodiac weapons and Anima weapons.
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/7d52aae4-dbab-414f-b333-5e5e1e20f258-1.png)
Norirow-san is the type of person who gets really into this kind of thing.
![namingway](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-14-500x281.png)
May
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Oh, and I cosplayed as Rydia, which I loved♪
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/9579f1ce-d34a-4a5b-967e-e6192f56ca5b-1.png)
Fufu, it suits you so well and is so cute.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
▼ Rydia’s cosplay
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
By the way, around this time you remade all of the category headers on this NorirowNote.
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/268cdbc0-3e50-47bd-bbbe-2e6896fc7bd0-1-1600x900.png)
I’ve been secretly modifying this Norirow Note without anyone knowing… I remember that after this, the server went down and something terrible happened💦
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
June
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
In June, you worked hard on PvP to get this mount.
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/1.png)
▼ Mount “Traveling Supporter”
Oh yeah, and I was happy when I got this baronial attire on a Island Sanctuary.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/7e51f623-ca9e-4a9c-aaee-5fa2dd11dc08-1-1600x900.png)
▼ Arrangement coordination of “Baronial” attire
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
This certainly suits you♪
July
And in July, for some reason, Noriko-chan suddenly built a live house.
![namingway](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-14-500x281.png)
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/aaeb70c8-61f2-4dad-ba87-421809f5930d-1.jpg)
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/78304bf4-86d5-472a-8807-f781aefd28ee-1-1600x900.jpg)
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
That’s right, I admire “Bocchi the Rock”♪
▼ Housing “Live House ‘NOTE'”
Ah, around this time, the third edition of the hellish Manderville Weapon was released💦
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/c328614f-64a2-4043-883e-343303cdfdc6-1-1600x1280.png)
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
I was worried because you never came home.
▼ Summary of Manderville Weapon Stage 3
Noriko-chan was worried, or rather, you were quite angry. lol
![namingway](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-14-500x281.png)
August
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Headphone costumes appeared in August.
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/6f9406f5-986d-4413-ab4c-0c81f7f3d00e-1-1600x900.png)
Yes, this is very stylish and nice.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
▼ Arrangement coordination of “Magitek” attire
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
And around this time, I was finally able to go to Island Sanctuary and I was so happy♪
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/uuid270259be-124c-405e-90e4-7e883e56ae3alibrary1type1mode1loctruecaptrue-1.png)
September
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Oh, and this was also the time when Ysayle’s cosplay costume appeared.
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/3010c257-4b7c-44c7-85c7-a4596668cfc2-1.jpg)
Fufu, you liked the hairstyle at that time, right?
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
▼ Ysayle’s cosplay
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Oh yeah, and around this time, I also started being a dancer, aiming to become an adventurer who can sing and dance♪
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/10207708-8b09-4142-8e5d-a73e298cd567-1.jpg)
October
Come to think of it, I was also happy that I got a new bike at Island Sanctuary in October.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/23897633-3c45-4fa6-9dda-b7a4c55134bc-1.jpg)
Norirow-san is so happy when a mecha comes out. lol
![namingway](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-14-500x281.png)
▼ Mount “Garlond GL-IIT”
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
And, October was a tough month with that spectacular Kentucky collaboration💦
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/bff8f4da-5089-4201-b496-b23a87924e6d-1.png)
I remember wandering around every day because there were no shops that sold anything. lol
November
There was a beta test of the North American Cloud DC in November, and it was a valuable experience.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/261c501b-0e77-4128-8316-1391113e5af4-1.jpg)
I was also able to ride the golden expensive mount. lol
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Also, the Fall Guys collaboration started and it was fun♪
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/8bc6c9de-bf01-4392-b300-998fc281fad2-1.png)
December
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Since the beginning of December, we have cosplayed as “Frieren:Beyond Journey’s End”♪
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/96486869-c3aa-4493-88c6-2af005881dda-1-1600x900.png)
It was quite interesting to think about cosplay.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
▼ Frieren Cosplay
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Also, I got the red armor that I had always wanted, and we even got to match the costumes.
![](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ae49f91f-667d-422f-94b0-4a54ed59ce64-1-1-1600x900.png)
It was quite difficult to go through PvP to get this💦
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
▼ Arrangement coordination for “Fierce Tyrant” attire
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
Hehe, when I think about it, we did a lot of things this year.
There was a miracle like this at the end of the year.
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
▼ I also met up with a friend I had lost 4 years ago.
I think this world is truly a warm and kind world.
♦♦♦
![noriko](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/phonto-11-2-500x281.png)
What kind of year will next year be?
In January, after the fan festival is over, the final form of the hellish Manderville Weapon will be waiting for me 💦
![norirow](https://ff14.norirow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/img_2057-500x500.png)
So, this is Norirow and Noriko’s look back at 2023.
I hope you have many more fun adventures next year.
Well then, everyone, we hope to see you again next year!