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Before even hitting click on ‘Dan Da Dan’ Season 2 Episode 10, I was already laughing out loud at the title: ‘The Secret Art of Being Attractive’. With a label like that, one can guess that the edition might deliver some awkward romantic moments between Okarun and Momo. And it does. But before that, a funnily flamboyant new character is introduced!
Quick recap of Dan Da Dan Season 2 Episode 9: Turbo Okarun and the Evil Eye yokai inhabiting Jiji’s body fight it out. The two of them end the battle by striking a deal that they will fight every Tuesday after school and that the Evil Eye will not try to hurt or kill anybody. Just like Jiji, Okarun too realizes that the Evil Eye simply wants somebody to play with. The edition ends with Jiji going back to school; however, the Evil Eye resurfaces in his body and causes some chaos on campus. Nothing too dangerous, just some hilarious stuff for viewers.
Dan Da Dan Season 2 Episode 10
The episode opens by introducing Kinta, Takakura’s (Okarun’s) classmate, who looks nerdy on the outside but behaves like he’s a “dashing romantic hero” in a movie when nobody is around. Kinta’s intro scene is pretty hilarious, and half the episode follows his quest to figure out why Okarun is so popular with girls, since he notices Okarun’s proximity to both Momo Ayase and Aira Shiratori, two of the prettiest ladies on campus.
From this edition of ‘Dan Da Dan’, Kinta seemed like a louder, more confident, and more annoying version of Okarun, because otherwise they both appear to be nerdy boys who love reading sci-fi magazines in their free time. Also, Kinta is a lot more ‘girl crazy’ than our poor shy, insecure Okarun.
As Kinta busies himself with comically overanalyzing Okarun’s supposed charm, Momo and Okarun fumble through their shy affection for each other. The story takes a more exciting turn in the latter half when the pair embarks on a mission to chase down a “golden ball” sighted in a housing complex… yes, Okarun’s very own missing jewel. Kinta follows the duo to the complex and Momo is already convinced he is a creepy pervert. LOL.
Obviously, getting it back isn’t going to be an easy task, and things end on a super fun, Kaiju-sized cliffhanger. It leaves viewers with the promise of an action-packed, violent next episode. Overall, this chapter of ‘Dan Da Dan’ was very entertaining, sprinkled with many funny interactions and fantastic animation.
Stream Dan Da Dan on Netflix or Crunchyroll.
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