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It’s K.O. time in ‘Dan Da Dan’, with a leveled up Okarun ready to annihilate Evil Eye Yokai. Okay, well… the plan is to bring it under control and not wipe it out of existence, since Jiji wants to be the Yokai’s friend and all that. But still…!
Quick Recap of Dan Da Dan Season 2 Episode 8: Aira and Okarun take on the bizarre musical spirits haunting their school, a battle that helps Okarun find his rhythm and unlock a faster, stronger side of himself. Elsewhere, Bootuber priest Manjiro urges Granny Seiko and Jiji to exorcise Evil Eye, warning that the Yokai is far too dangerous to keep around. The episode closes with Okarun returning to Momo’s place, vowing to help Jiji protect Evil Eye, and challenging the Yokai to a fight.
Dan Da Dan Season 2 Episode 9
Titled “I Want to Rebuild the House”, this edition wastes no time diving straight into the thrilling battle between Turbo Okarun and Evil Eye. The color scheme switches to a dizzying neon red-blue-purple palette, with Dan Da Dan’s signature fight music playing in the background, while the animators deliver an epic face-off that’s over within a few minutes. All the while, kitty Turbo Granny quietly sits on Okarun’s shoulder, which is hilariously cute, since she’s usually screaming expletives at everybody.
The whole Evil Eye mess gets wrapped up not with brute force, but through some crafty scheming by Turbo Granny and Okarun. Does it make sense? Not really. Is it funny? Absolutely – and let’s be honest, no one’s watching this anime for logic anyway.
Like the title suggests, the rest of this ‘Dan Da Dan’ episode focuses on everyone helping Granny Seiko rebuild her house, which was destroyed by the Evil Eye Yokai. So even though everyone packs their bags to head back to their own homes, all the primary characters pitch in on the rebuilding effort. The chapter also delivers some funny, jealous interactions between Momo and Aira.
The last few minutes shift to some school drama, with Jiji going back to attending classes, but the threat of Evil Eye replacing him always looms, leading to a riotous school day. Rampaging demons, flashy fights, a weird new alien, heart-warming teamwork, friendly banter, romantic rivalry… there is a sprinkling of many elements in the chapter.
This was a bloody-fun episode, and the animators did a fantastic job with the ‘Evil Eye versus Turbo Okarun’ fight sequence. I wish it had been longer, but then it could’ve run the risk of becoming repetitive, so perhaps the length is perfectly timed.
Stream Dan Da Dan on Netflix or Crunchyroll.
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