Review of Dan Da Dan
Dandadan is a show where, once it shines bright, it's like a supernova. When the talent of the animators, the story/writing, and the direction all combine, it's utterly phenomenal to watch. Some of these episodes have been my favorite of any newgen anime, Ep 7 being a heavy lifter with shuuto enomoto as the Ep director and storyboarder, seriously flexing his talents as a first time director and bringing it to heights I haven't seen since mob psycho or JJK S2 (the miso and hakuyu GO episodes). But when it falls flat on both direction and animation quality, it feels a bit average. The storylineand writing can be fantastic at times, like I already said, Ep 7 being a standout in that regard. But other times it feels a bit bland and just...normal, I guess. It's unique in how the characters interact with each other in stupid, funny, and goofy ways. Although sometimes that dialogue can get stale. Since its practically the same dichotomy every episode, with very little change in the dynamic even when new characters are introduced (besides okarun getting more jealous over momo or vice versa, I guess). That isn't to say it isn't entertaining, though. It just becomes a bit same-y, even when this show is practically the only one utilizing these concepts. As the season dragged on past Ep 7, and the quality of the episodes started to dip a bit, it got a bit more boring to watch, although still interesting to see where things would go. Became a more monster of the week kinda show, rather than utilizing the unique and interesting connections each character had to the monsters they were fighting in the previous episodes. Although I know that will change with the events of the last episode of this season, leading into S2.
Besides that, the more sexual themes the show has can either be funny or outright gross depending on circumstance, with the last episode of this season being the worst of it.
Despite all that, I look forward to more dandadan, Jiji is already a character I love watching through his fun and playful personality, and I really can't wait to see what they are going to jump into with jiji's house and the evil eye from the last episode of this season