Momo Ayase coated in blue light grabbed by hands in Dan Da Dan anime
Dan Da Dan is an anime adaptation of the popular manga DanDaDan, with fantastic animation, incredible voice acting, a banger of a theme song, and all things supernatural. As if all that weren't enough, the show is overflowing with angsty, awkward comedy moments and a truly unique portrayal of adolescent self-discovery. But for many viewers, friends' recommendations of Dan Da Dan came with one big disclaimer: don't stop watching after the first episode, it's worth it.
The loss of innocence that is a staple of every coming-of-age journey is in this case rather on the nose, as a discovery that ghosts and aliens are in fact real. However, it's surprisingly given an extra layer of depth by the goals of those beings: from the aliens and Turbo Granny in the first episode, to the alien that descends on Momo's grandmother's home in the second, there is a consistent common target of the young protagonists'"banana" or"weenie".
✕ Remove Ads The Silliest Moments Highlight the True Fears of Momo and Oka-run Close Episode #3 involved a chase sequence after Ken Takakura, who Momo calls Oka-run since he shares the same name as her celebrity crush, after he realized he wouldn't be able to use the bathroom without Momo looking at him to contain the evil spirit inside him. While it might seem like a simple thrown in joke, this was a key moment.
✕ Remove Ads This added layer of real threat and a heavy dark thematic string, is also a very real and important representation of the darker side of puberty and sexuality, especially as a woman, and the discovery that you are a target. While more comedic moments show the ways embarrassment makes some fears irrationally seem as bad as aliens and ghosts, moments like the end of Episode #4 are sobering statements of reality.
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