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My bad! Since I haven’t read the original Japanese manga series by Yukinobu Tatsu, I naively wondered at the end of the Dan Da Dan Episode 7 review if a new friendship was going to form between Okarun, Momo, and the pink-haired Aira. But it seems there’s going to be a full-fledged love triangle between the three, complete with jealousies, petty fights, and hilarious moments!
Aptly titled “I’ve Got This Funny Feeling,” episode eight of Dan Da Dan begins with the trio—Okarun, Momo, and Aira—loudly slurping noodles at Momo’s house after their epic fight with Acrobatic Silky, the crazy spirit who wanted Aira to call her mommy. Aira is thankful that Okarun and Momo saved her from the powerful spirit, yet she still believes Momo is a manipulative demon whom she intends to oppose. In a fun twist, the vain Aira begins to develop a crush on Okarun. “I will make sure to liberate you from Momo Ayase’s control,” Aira vows out loud, leaving the others confused.
Unlike the emotionally charged episode 7, which revealed Silky’s tragic past as a single mother who lost her young daughter to abusive gangsters, this edition is back to being funny, wacky, and a little bit crazy. The hormonal emotions of the three teen characters dominate “I’ve Got This Funny Feeling,” with Momo’s classmates convinced she’s totally in love. On the other hand, Aira seems to have some amusingly strange ideas about love, likely picked up from questionable magazines.
An unfortunately timed harmless scuffle between Okarun and Aira, leads to Momo misunderstanding things, worsening the equation between the friends. And while the potential love triangle takes center stage for a while, the second half suddenly switches gears, with the protagonists once again facing a supernatural threat, right on their school campus.
Quickly paced, and packed with comical moments, this edition of ‘Dan Da Dan’ was entertaining as hell and wrap up with a wild cliffhanger.
You can stream ‘Dan Da Dan’ on Netflix and CrunchyRoll.
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