 https://myanimelist.net/anime/57334/ Plot Summary After being aggressively rejected, Momo Ayase finds herself sulking when she stumbles across a boy being bullied. Saved by her rash kindness, the alien-obsessed boy attempts to speak to her about extraterrestrial interests he believes they share. Rejecting his claims, Ayase proclaimed that she instead is a believer in ghosts, starting an argument between the two over which is real. In a bet to determine who is correct, the two decide to separately visit locations associated with both the extraterrestrial and the supernatural—Ayase visiting the former and the boy visiting the latter. When the two reach their respective places, it turns out that neither was wrong and that both aliens and ghosts do exist. This marks the beginning of Ayase and the boy's adventure, as they attempt to fix the surreal, supernatural, and extraterrestrial elements around them to return to a normal life. Other Information Type: TV Episodes: Unknown Status: Not yet aired Aired: Oct 4, 2024 to ? Premiered: Fall 2024 Broadcast: Fridays at 00:26 (JST) Previewed: Jul 7, 2024 Producers: Aniplex, Mainichi Broadcasting System Licensors: GKIDS Studios: Science SARU Source: Manga Genres: Action, Comedy, Supernatural Demographic: Shounen Duration: Unknown Rating: None |
boldulyssesOct 2, 4:46 PM
| Seeing that there are going to be a ton of shows starting on Thursday, and not to mention I watched the first three episodes already in theaters while they also leaked that I'll go ahead and put this show thread up. As this show is done by Science Saru, known for their exaggerative animation style, I can expect things to get out of hand, and that's exactly what happens in the first three episodes. The MCs are Okarun, a nerdy occult enthusiast who believes that aliens exist as his enthusiasm gets the better of him as he's cursed by a spirit called the Turbo Granny, and Momo, who is also interested in spirits and is drawn to the boy because he just so happens to have the same name as a real-life actor (who passed away a decade ago, by the way). And from thereon out, it's just one crazy adventure after another as Okarun's junk is at stake in all this madness. So what happens in these episodes? So in all, it's absolutely insane what's going on here, and it's all well-animated. The Turbo Granny is quite the monstrosity, and I'll just leave it at that. |
| You guys are not ready for this. (avid manga reader here) I've watched several of the episodes already, and it's an absolutely fantastic adaptation. Will be interesting to see if CR censors anything from ep.1 in particular. |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
Is it anything like Dark Gathering? |
HOOfan_1 said: Is it anything like Dark Gathering? I never watched that, but from the description, kind of? Dandadan is just 100%, balls-to-the-wall, crazy energy and insane situations. And there's a comedic angle to everything as well. |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
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Is it anything like Dark Gathering?
| @HOOfan_1 I can say that Dark Gathering is a pretty tame show compared to this. I would say that it's more comparable to FLCL. |
GridironOtaku said: I would say that it's more comparable to FLCL. Yeah that's a good comparison. A paranormal FLCL. Dandadan is a bit more straightforward, though, I think. There is some internal consistency to the universe, whereas I felt like FLCL was just random, 100% about "the vibe." |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
boldulysses said: I felt like FLCL was just random, 100% about "the vibe." and this is the reason I never liked FLCL...random for the sake of being random |
| I’m aware the first six episodes leaked but I didn’t bother. I already knew we were in for great after seeing the stacked staff. Glad to see this first episode still managed to make me say WTF like the manga did for me. |
| I'm a cultured degenerate. |
| So good. CR didn't censor anything (!). The anime perfectly captures the manga's kineticism, and (of course) adds vivid colors, sound & top-notch voice acting. It's amazing how much ground this first episode covers. We get introduced to the two mains, get some backstory that makes us invested, give them a chance to develop some chemistry, and establish the paranormal stakes---all in 24 minutes including OP & ED. And it feels un-rushed and totally natural (well, as natural as Dandadan could). And everything is hand-drawn, including the UFO (UAP!) crash. |
boldulyssesOct 3, 11:25 AM
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
| Yup, you guys were right, that was quite good. |
| Don't drive a car when you're dead - Tom Waits |
| Too crazed, no immersion. |
| Couple more notes: Momo's obsession with Ken Takakura is really endearing, like (what you assume) is a superficial, ditzy girl fantasizing about a Robert Redford or Paul Newman over any of the current crop of heartthrobs & teen idols. Watched some of the dub, and it's actually really well done. Well cast (Momo's English VA really shines), and none of the interactions have that off-putting quality dubs often have when going from Japanese to English inflections. I....may watch it instead, since it's released simultaneously. Maybe. |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
| Wow. That was awesome. (Except for the OP music, which unfortunately sucks, but that's just me. If it had a great OP this would have been perfect.) As Boldulysses notes, the progression of the characters and their relationship and acquisition of powers/curses somehow happens to be both frenetic and believable in such a limited timeframe. It was a blast to experience. Leave the show at "Yes! I'm in!" and now I have a minor question: What is it with Japanese UFOs and that "three balls in a hat" design? They use it all the time (like Cromarti and it must be referencing something, but I have no idea what. |
SparkyBobOct 3, 2:18 PM
SparkyBob said: Wow. That was awesome. (Except for the OP music, which unfortunately sucks, but that's just me. If it had a great OP this would have been perfect.) Yeah, the opening song is a bit awkward, starting with one beat and then going into a completely different rhythm. Then again, I'm probably too used to the group's earlier OP, "Bling-Bang-Bang-Born." |
| Failure is always an option. |
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Wow. That was awesome. (Except for the OP music, which unfortunately sucks, but that's just me. If it had a great OP this would have been perfect.)
As Boldulysses notes, the progression of the characters and their relationship and acquisition of powers/curses somehow happens to be both frenetic and believable in such a limited timeframe. It was a blast to experience.
Leave the show at "Yes! I'm in!" and now I have a minor question:
What is it with Japanese UFOs and that "three balls in a hat" design? They use it all the time (like Cromarti and it must be referencing something, but I have no idea what.
As Boldulysses notes, the progression of the characters and their relationship and acquisition of powers/curses somehow happens to be both frenetic and believable in such a limited timeframe. It was a blast to experience.
Leave the show at "Yes! I'm in!" and now I have a minor question:
What is it with Japanese UFOs and that "three balls in a hat" design? They use it all the time (like Cromarti and it must be referencing something, but I have no idea what.
SparkyBob said: What is it with Japanese UFOs and that "three balls in a hat" design? They use it all the time (like Cromarti and it must be referencing something, but I have no idea what. Look up Kofu incident, it's like Japan's Roswell and the two boys made a drawing of the UFO that looks like that.  https://note.com/gentle_lilac47/n/nfba2be270e4c  And yes the OP sucked, a miss for Creepy Nuts after their hit with the OP of Call of the Night. |
MenchiK1Oct 3, 6:21 PM
| Oh, Crunchyroll has the English dub, too. I thought the dub was exclusive to Netflix. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Yeah this feels more like Mob Psycho or Mieroku-chan than FLCL. Ayase reminds me a bit of Nobara from Jujutsu Kaisen |
HOOfan_1Oct 4, 6:43 AM
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Yeah this feels more like Mob Psycho or Mieroku-chan than FLCL.
Ayase reminds me a bit of Nobara from Jujutsu Kaisen
Ayase reminds me a bit of Nobara from Jujutsu Kaisen
HOOfan_1 said: Ayase reminds me a bit of Nobara from Jujutsu Kaisen Thought the same thing. Okarun reminds me of Dib from Invader Zim. I saw the first 3 eps at the movies last month & read the first 2 vols of the manga as part of an Interest Stack challenge. I expect to stay with this one. |
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| Bad otherworlders are rapist, this only can be a trashy isekai. SparkyBob said: What is it with Japanese UFOs and that "three balls in a hat" design? They use it all the time (like Cromarti and it must be referencing something, but I have no idea what. Is the classic american pop culture flying saucer, David Vincent knows. |
| <- just trolling |
HOOfan_1 said: Ayase reminds me a bit of Nobara from Jujutsu Kaisen Yes! I was trying to think who she reminded me of. And thank you to MenchiK1 for the Kofu Incident explanation of Japanese UFO pop culture. Now I can sleep nights. |
| Well thank you to the people who said that the group that did the OP for Call of the Night did the OP for this one too. Now I know for sure to skip the OP for this show. If I can be bothered watching it. Wasn't really a fan of FLCL either. |
W_Baumeister said: Bad otherworlders are rapist, this only can be a trashy isekai. It's not an isekai; nobody's gone to another world. SparkyBob said: (Except for the OP music, which unfortunately sucks, but that's just me. If it had a great OP this would have been perfect.) Yeah the OP's nothing to write home about, especially compared to the Call of the Night OP, done by the same band. Maybe if it sounded more like the OP to Eizouken, it would have worked better? * * * * * * I think my favorite part of this episode might just be this one:  Momo has just awakened her psychic powers, kicked an alien's ass, blasted Turbo Granny out of Okarun, survived a flying saucer crash landing, and then just kicks the door open and singlehandedly hauls Okarun out. All in her underwear. |
boldulyssesOct 4, 6:31 AM
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
boldulysses said: It's not an isekai; nobody's gone to another world. I have to agree with that. Most aliens are earthlings. |
| <- just trolling |
W_Baumeister said: I have to agree with that. Most aliens are earthlings. Other worlder in Isekai means from a parallel world that does not exist in our universe. Aliens exist in our universe so it's not an Isekai. And no one was teleported to another world either. |
Dosantsu said: Other worlder in Isekai means from a parallel world that does not exist in our universe. Aliens exist in our universe so it's not an Isekai. And no one was teleported to another world either. I think it was an attempt at a joke...? |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
boldulysses said: I think it was an attempt at a joke...? Everyone needs to read his introduction post https://myanimelist.net/forum/?goto=post&topicid=2076924&id=71553191 |
boldulysses said: I think it was an attempt at a joke...? HOOfan_1 said: Everyone needs to read his introduction post Now I feel stupid. Cheers you two. |
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You guys are not ready for this.
(avid manga reader here)
I've watched several of the episodes already, and it's an absolutely fantastic adaptation.
Will be interesting to see if CR censors anything from ep.1 in particular.
(avid manga reader here)
I've watched several of the episodes already, and it's an absolutely fantastic adaptation.
Will be interesting to see if CR censors anything from ep.1 in particular.
| @boldulysses I was not ready for that... but I am so ready for the next episode. Once things kicked off it had a "Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!" feel to it After having taken a long break this was a super nice way back in |
| Quantum ille canis est in fenestra |
borderliner said: After having taken a long break this was a super nice way back in Welcome back! Yeah this franchise delivers. There is a bit of the Eizouken wackiness but obviously a totally different setting & theme. It's almost like the whole show is set in one of Midori's fever dream drawings... |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
| Now that's a great quality mainstream Anime! What a solid start. Very cinematic, escalated quickly but very well paced, uniquely executed concept, great VA... damn! I haven't been this impressed about any entertainment media's quality in quite a while. Love it! Of course, I still don't expect this quality to be totally consistent considering the excessive work it requires; Won't be surprised if the mid-run episodes start to feel like the usual. But this is the kind of high-quality produced Anime that I won't mind taking hiatus/breaks mid-run if it means maintaining the standard it has set-- cinematography, animation, writing and directing and all. I sure do hope it maintains its high standard for 12 episodes, even if it means it'll take 3-5 years for another high-quality sequel. xD |
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dosantu said: Now I feel stupid. Cheers you two. Sorry, I just added a signature in order to eliminate misunderstanding. |
| <- just trolling |
| Paging @marklebid, are you watching this show? If so, what's behind Okarun singing/reciting (?) "Shy Boy" to calm himself down as he enters the tunnel? Is that a Japanese nursery rhyme or something? * * * * * * I thought this moment was well-animated also:  |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
| Well, that was a ride. Guess I better buckle my seatbelt next episode so I don't get whipped around again. XD |
| The tomatoes are coming! Arm the dicer! Prepare the olive oil! |
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Paging @marklebid, are you watching this show? If so, what's behind Okarun singing/reciting (?) "Shy Boy" to calm himself down as he enters the tunnel? Is that a Japanese nursery rhyme or something?
* * * * * *
I thought this moment was well-animated also:
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I thought this moment was well-animated also:
| @boldulysses No idea what he was singing. But seemed like it was to distract himself yes. |
why does that beginning remind me of this? |
marklebid said: Ok it occurred to me that he said enough lines for me to be able to look it up. Seems to be an older song 'Too Shy Shy Boy' by Tetsuro Komura but has been covered by a lot of bands. Was also covered by Vocaloids. The title line is a chorus starting in about the middle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nwe_LBCS1o That's some great sleuthing. I wonder what the backstory is there... Maybe the creator really likes that song and put it in as a H/T? |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
| I really enjoyed the OP, though I'm also a fan of songs making tempo and style shifts. Very much fits the show. I want to know what that big door leads to. It's huge! And has a really odd placement. |
DomvinaOct 8, 3:17 AM
| The tomatoes are coming! Arm the dicer! Prepare the olive oil! |
Domvina said: I want to know what that big door leads to. It's huge! And has a really odd placement. Going by the little threshold on the floor about where his book dropped, maybe it opens up to block off that stairwell |
| Episode 2 Momo brings Okarun to her home that is protected from spirits, but having been cursed by Turbo Granny that the barrier needs to be taken down. And then a sumo alien comes crashing down after Okarun's junk. But because Turbo Granny won't let it go that easily that she powers Okarun with help from Momo to defeat the monster the same way one would defeat a sumo wrestler. That was some fight there going to show what kinds of foes these to end up facing. |
| So Momo calls Okarun Okarun because she's too embarrassed that he shares the same name as her favorite actor. But now that she's passed out after burning the sumo alien, Turbo Granny's curse is running wild, and Okarun is about to attack her. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Cool to see the Okarun/Turbo Granny transformation animated. He was kind of harsh on her after she dropped some truth bombs on him about his personality. I think the only way to suspend disbelief at Momo being able to take that amount of punishment from the sumo alien would be 1) if we postulate that there's an imaginary (albeit still "real" in some sense) quality to the paranormal space in which the battle takes place, or 2) she uses her psychic powers to soften the impacts of the blows and/or hold her own body together. Personally I like #1 because that gives all the upcoming scenarios more flexibility. |
| Away from the things of man, my love, away from the things of man. |
| That ending is going to have a whole different feel once they reveal who the Lucky Cat is |
| Fortunately I remembered to buckle my seatbelt. |
| The tomatoes are coming! Arm the dicer! Prepare the olive oil! |
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