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Dec 19, 9:51 AM

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I suspected they would end us on a cliffhanger but the way they did it was brutal. It's just annoying to waiting half a year to continue on the cliffhanger.

This show had a vibe and I loved it. Science Saru cooked.

Rating: 8.5/10
Dec 19, 9:54 AM
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It's not the best finale ever, and the cliffhanger has been a bit annoying. I really loved this first season, though, and I'm really hyped to enjoy S2 next year ✨️
Dec 19, 10:02 AM
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Wtf? They really are ending this season with a cliff hanger. Gonna have to waited 6 months for season 2.
Dec 19, 10:04 AM

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10/10 for me, what an adaptation!
Dec 19, 10:06 AM
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i remember people saying chainsaw man shouldve had more than 12 episodes. in my opinion, even more so for dandadan. as much as i have enjoyed this season, the show doesnt have a tight enough plot to make cliffhangers work. ive never really been on edge waiting for a new episode and i still feel the same way after the finale. i will of course watch season 2, but i feel like i have zero reason to jump into the manga
Dec 19, 10:06 AM
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and another season come to end, I'll wait for ss2...
Dec 19, 10:08 AM
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yeah this anime was good that's a 8/10
Dec 19, 10:11 AM
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Episode ok. Dandandan's direction remained good from start to finish, and that's wonderful.

In this final episode we had Jiji and Okarun both competing for Momo, their competition was very weird lol

The character Jiji itself is quite strange. He is too expressive, which sometimes seems a bit "forced", I don't like him very much. Okarun, on the other hand, is very strange due to his shy and reserved manner, where he sometimes gets confused and cannot say what he is feeling. Momo on the other hand is a brave and insightful girl and also very humble, she manages to be the only one in the cast of Dandandan, who in my opinion is a character with a decent personality. Aira is very self-centered, sometimes cute and can also be brave when she wants to, but she still has her annoying paranoia. Of these four main ones, so far I can only like momo. The characters lack more mental balance and less "weirdness".

The final episode as a whole, it was just a pilot episode for the second season. Fun at times, weird at others, but still fun. The only thing I didn't like is that this season ended with a tense scene, that's a terrible way to end a season. The season finale will be open-ended and ending in a climax, which made me expectant and also a breach of expectations because it failed to finish in a more appropriate way.

Overall, Dandandan was just another shounen, It's fun, it's generic, it's weird, it's beautiful. It's a mix of all of that.



Episode 3/5

Anime 5/10 (over the episodes) ---> 5/10 (final season rating)


I'll take some time later and write a more detailed, general review...that said, I'm looking forward to next season!💥
Dec 19, 10:18 AM

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I'm dead at the fact that someone earlier in this thread is crapping on Dandadan because it lacks substance or whatever 💀 like bro the entire first saga of the series (consisting of the first 165 chapters by the way) is about Okarun trying to get his testicles back. This is an extremely unserious series and that's where the charm lies, the fact that it embraces how silly it is and doesn't take itself seriously. I swear people love to be pretentious over Japanese cartoons instead of just enjoying something mindless and stupid from time to time lol.

Anyway, I'm disappointed that this season wasn't 24 episodes so we could at least complete this arc instead of ending after just the first handful of chapters, but at least S2 is already confirmed and will be here before we know it. This was an amazing adaptation, Science Saru really did it justice and elevated the source material. I couldn't have asked for more. Can't wait to see what they cook up in season 2.
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Dec 19, 10:20 AM
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Feb 2024
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that ending gave me whiplash
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Dec 19, 10:21 AM

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Jun 2019
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Ended on a cliffhanger. How cruel. Will have to wait till July for Cour/Season 2. Momo is in trouble. Jiji is fun and it looks like some things have started to show themselves up. Creepy.
Dec 19, 10:24 AM

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This adaptation is amazing but the way they ended the season is some foul work. Now, I have to wait until July for it to continue?
Dec 19, 10:25 AM

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Now that the weakest chunk of the manga is out of the way, season 2 onward will be greatness after greatness!
I'm not sure if I liked the cliffhanger for the end of the season, but at least we won't wait long till the continuation.
Dec 19, 10:26 AM
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May 2020
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See you all at season 2.
Number 2 for the season and number 3 for the year!
Crazy good!
Dec 19, 10:34 AM

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Jul 2020
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Awkward cliffhanger. seriously, what the fuck was that?
Dec 19, 10:37 AM

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Jul 2021
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I refuse to call that a cliffhanger. They weren't even near that cliff, they just spotted it from a distance.

Good thing Season 2 is coming, but that was cruel, just stopping mid-way like that.
Dec 19, 10:39 AM

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Even Okarun had to admit, Jiji is quite the nice guy. I also liked how conscious he was of his own jealousy. Not that it helped much when it came to dealing with the emotion.

Also watching tv in a haunted house is quite gutsy of Momo. Seems like an easy way for a ghost to scare you in my book.

I can't wait for season 2!!!
Dec 19, 10:41 AM
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Jan 2017
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This anime was very overrated. The ending was alright, if you can call it an ending. I only watched it, because of Tanjiro's voice actor. I gave it a six as an overall score. For some reason this episode was extra cringe and had to skip some scenes. While it still had good humour, the pacing felt a bit over the place. Didn't enjoy this "ending" that much.
Dec 19, 10:43 AM

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So, the search for Okarun's ball is still ongoing because I thought they reached it in the previous episode.

In addition, knowing that Jiji's house is haunted, they are determined to go there, but ironically it doesn't look easy. I'm sure the journey is still long and there are many mysteries that have not been revealed.

A worrying way for them to end the episode and the end of this series.

Dec 19, 10:46 AM
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The show is cool and everything but this isn’t a proper season ending. It’s like a 13th episode is missing.
Dec 19, 10:46 AM
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Dec 2021
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great anime, enjoyed it a lot
Dec 19, 11:01 AM
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Bit of an awkward way to end season 1 in my opinion, would've prefered it they wrapped things up in a better way.

Hope that in season 2 I won't have to watch any more assaults against Momo or anyone else, they're not needed at all, they're just uncomfortable, I know that's the point but there could've been better ways to add the creepy factor
Dec 19, 11:08 AM

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Well this has been an amazing adaptation, Season 2 gonna be even more fun!
See y'all in July!
Dec 19, 11:09 AM
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I imagine the night watchmen from the school would be pretty spooked on seeing the model escape night after night. Damm the hot springs town sure looked nice. JiJi though has way too much energy. One hell of a situation to end the season with.
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Dec 19, 11:10 AM
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Feb 2019
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Was this ep the finale? if yes, then why?
Dec 19, 11:13 AM
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Jun 2020
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Cliffhanger between season is crazy! I hate this cour stuff. Wrapping without completing an arc is bs.
Dec 19, 11:14 AM

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Watching Jiji and Okarun sing the opening and ending themes of Slam Dunk was unexpected and fun. While Okarun may feel a little jealous of Jiji, he can't really hate him because Jiji shares his interests in the occult and has his charm despite being weird. They could genuinely become great friends, and even Momo knows that. Those scenes with the old men entering the hot springs are worrying though - they're likely to give certain artists a lot of work to do.

This anime has been fantastic from start to finish - funny, weird, and full of lovable characters who all seem to share a single brain cell. It's sad to see it end, but I can't wait until July for season two!
Dec 19, 11:14 AM
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another great ep

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this can not be the last one of the season, i want moreeeeeee

what is in the house hiding??? tell meeeeee
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Dec 19, 11:25 AM

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Now that is a strange ending to have... anyways, this show is very entertaining and well written.
Note: I don’t lazily watch 3-5 episodes, biasedly compare to other anime, or unfairly judge by surface level similarities. With every anime I start, I watch the entire series, both Japanese Sub & English Dub, then judge each anime based on what they present, to give an honest and fair rating.

Dec 19, 11:26 AM

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Aug 2021
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What a Cliffhanger!!!!

To be continued in July 2025 :)
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Dec 19, 11:27 AM

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Meh season finale bruh. They should have went with straight 24 episodes instead of spliting them into seasons lol. Disappointed
@Apratim I was just thinking that, it feels like a weird place to pause the anime.
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Dec 19, 11:28 AM

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Is this really the finale of the season?
Like, it was a cool episode, but I was expecting something else from a finale. It could have ended on the scene when the model finally reaches his beloved one, it could have been very emotional and impactful. The second season would have started with the trip to Jiji's house, and it would have been very good, the first one ends with emotions and the seconds start with a new journey and new problems.

But for some reason it is strangely paced and ends on some anticlimactic moment. That's a shame cause this is what I will remember for months.
@N_Erwann

Yeah, I checked how much time I had left on the episode and was surprised to see there was like a minute. I wonder whether they didn't have time to make a 24 episode season, so they pretty much took an axe to the middle of it. Or they did it on purpose perhaps to boost the manga sales even more. I too enjoyed it but this makes little sense as a finale, more like a pause, there's nothing being concluded here.
Dec 19, 11:34 AM
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poxa o final terminou em aberto, agora é só aguardar uma segunda temporada
Dec 19, 11:35 AM

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Damn you, cliffhanger
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Dec 19, 11:37 AM

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I don't know how I feel about this season finale. On a hand next season will be begin with action already, on another hand felt too sudden. Like was planned with 13 episodes, but production forgot about the JP end of year TV schedule
Dec 19, 11:39 AM
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Gotta say, didn't thought they would animate the onsen scene ...
Dec 19, 11:40 AM

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That was a weird last episode, they started a new arc and just stopped with a cliffhanger xD

Very random show with interesting characters, quite chaotic. Momo is a refreshing female MC though and Okarun is not your typical dense protagonist at the very least. Good thing that season 2 is already confirmed. 7/10
Dec 19, 11:45 AM
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Did okkarun hum the Slam Dunk ed song? Correct me if I was mistaken
@chuajohn05 yup! And Jiji answers with the Slam Dunk opening!
Dec 19, 11:45 AM

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wait is this actually a season end??? I thought would be ongoing!!! If this is end I'm downgrading to 9/10.
I took a nice hot bath before this episode. Love hot baths. I don't like rape-theme though I BELIEVE IN YOU AYASE-SAN!!!
Okarun was less annoying this time as he actually did stuff and childhood friend is funny too.
Oh no, what room did they just unlock Q_Q

Dec 19, 11:50 AM

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there it is the famous face of jiji "there i win"

@deg I was thinking of downgrading to 9/10, but simply see this one of infinite great frames made me change my mind. それで、勝ちました!「There, I win!」(I think? To lazy to go back in episode to see what he actually said)
The moves and poses are divine-tier

Dec 19, 11:57 AM
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Oct 2024
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What a cliffhanger!
Dec 19, 11:58 AM
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Dec 2022
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Are we really getting NTR'ed at the last episode.......
Dec 19, 12:03 PM

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What the what?! skull

How can it end like such a cliche Cliffhanger and the next season is on July!? You got to be kidding me (ded).
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Dec 19, 12:07 PM
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ZER0PT said:
Extremely overrated anime imo.
It's good but not that good imo.
It's still an episodic and basic shounen anime. With no real story.
7/10

Truly a "IGN game review" type review.
Dec 19, 12:23 PM
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When I read the manga I didn't even recognize the slam dunk reference 😭 peak in peak 🙏🏻😭
Dec 19, 12:23 PM
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Is it just me or does the cliffhanger seems kinda weird? I mean it seems that this story arc could be wrapped up in 1 or 2 episodes and then end the season with a tease of the next arc. Or ending it with the 11th episode that teases the haunted house but to end a season right within the threat rising part of a story... really weird to me. (not read manga though)
Dec 19, 12:26 PM
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Ani_Lover99 said:
ZER0PT said:
Extremely overrated anime imo.
It's good but not that good imo.
It's still an episodic and basic shounen anime. With no real story.
7/10

Truly a "IGN game review" type review.

just the LGTBQ reference is missing
Dec 19, 12:26 PM

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It's been a while since I've last watched a series that had a cliffhanger ending in its final episode, so I have slightly forgotten how painful it is to have it happen like this. Still, the episode itself was very good as it was enjoyable seeing Okarun, Momo and Jiji having fun together during their outing to the hot springs town which I swear I've seen in another anime in the past.

Overall, I can see why this series was very hyped up. Not only does it match that hype, but I can also see why Science Saru is really well liked for an anime studio with how this series was animated with care and attention put into it. The result is something that always amazes me and has me excited to see where the story will go and how the animation pops off whenever it happens

The wait for season 2 isn't that long, so when it returns in July next year, hopefully we'll get one step closer to sorting out the mystery of this place that is effecting our lovable trio. I look forward to it as always! =D
Dec 19, 12:32 PM

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This didn't live up to the hype it got ^^'
It's good, but that's kinda it.

The characters are fine. I like Momo, Aira and Jiji so far. Ken/Okarun sadly didn't grow on me at all. Especially the last few episodes with his jealousy stick kinda made me like him less. He's definitely well written for what he's supposed to portray, but I can't bring myself to like him :x
The comedy is also mostly a miss for me. The show is great when it gets serious and had some amazing fights, but the sexual jokes are overdone and weren't that funny to begin with (Aira and Jiji are have their funny moments though). And how many more times is Momo going to be assaulted? Did we really need another scene of her being attacked while being naked?

I really like the way the yokai/cryptids are implemented though! Episode 7 was definitely the standout episode this season. The aliens have been kinda hit or miss (they pretty much go hand in hand with the comedy parts I don't like), but I liked the episode about the mantis shrimp alien.
Overall 7/10, I'm excited to see if the second season will get better cause even though I did complain a bit, it's definitely one of the better shounen out there :)
StormxNightmareDec 19, 12:35 PM
There's no possible way you can steal my heart

I want to drown in this sweet Melancholy
Dec 19, 12:36 PM
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I'm still waiting for SARU to say "Sike!" and release the actual final episode.
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