DanDaDan Episodes 8-10
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1:47 The only other show I watched recently, that I can think of, that does as well with condensed backstories, and making me care and even cry about characters that showed up half an episode was Frieren. 4:00 I'm so glad Granny is back, this is what I needed after having to take a break from watching E7 17:20 Honestly? Same 😂 23:35 This reminded me of Shin Godzilla 27:28 the wildest theory yet 🤣 28:28 Woah, that's a cool design. I didn't expect that. 46:22 I like that they're not all powerful even with new powers and have to rely on their wit ad each other. And like you said at 42:15 that they feel like teenagers, not like in some other shows where highschooler turn into battle hardened warriors in the course of a few episodes. 49:25 Ah- I was so immersed in the fight I forgot about that 😂 50:00 Yeah, I know it's not a big deal compared to aliens/monsters, but if you turn up in school like that, especially in japan, where standing out is BAD, your social life would be over. 1:04:16 This series is scary for making us emotionally invested in a character that I'm pretty sure is a parody of some old Japanese commercial 😂
Peter Butchens
2025-01-09 01:50:31 +0000 UTC1:14:43 oh true xD also is funny how in anime normally the childhood best friend always loses hahahah xD
Giuliano Venturo Gonzales
2024-12-18 23:52:07 +0000 UTC51:31 I swear I haven't laugh so hard in a long time xD
Giuliano Venturo Gonzales
2024-12-18 23:38:15 +0000 UTCI noticed the first ep did upset Stephany yeah, I can understand to a degree as I know in USA it's a very sensitive topic, but honestly I think the part with Momo was also meant to be funny to a degree. I mean, personally when I saw the crazy ridiculous robot penis of the alien I laughed my ass off (probably because I knew nothing would happen, as it wasn't that kind of show). But it depends on how emotional you are on some subjects, and on culture too. Those jokes are meant to be edgy, so it's not abnormal you might find one or two of them being too much.
Fabien
2024-12-16 01:00:58 +0000 UTCI dunno if you meant to be funny, rude, or stating a thought without much thought about it, so giving the benefit of the doubt that you didn't mean to come on so strongly and say that I have to disagree with you. They have never come across as "Radical christian" (which means above and beyond the norm, to excess) and I think their version or sect of Christianty stems from the pre-Alexandrian formation of Church. Meaning, their beliefs seem much more similar to the Hebrew(?) version that Jesus represents, which would be before the Christians adopted Pagan traditions of other cultures to convert them. So rather than rejecting the Pagan (like what you see some sects do) I think it's more of "this isn't ours." Your accusation has a lot of connotations so I must say, as a LGBT pagan-witch drug addict in recovery, I have never, ever felt rejected or insulted by Wes or Steph. Steph is always lovely when we talk and is very open to dialog. In their videos, they almost never say anything that leaves me feeling insulted or unaccepted, and the rare time or 2 that Wes said something that left me like 😬 it wasn't so bad that I didn't feel comfortable opening a dialog about it and saying "hey, this could be quite offensive in this culture" or whatever the context. Me and Steph discussed very heavily controversial topics together before quite comfortably and even when I accidentally insulted her religion, she explained their personal viewpoints in a very mature and friendly manner. A far cry from the Radical Christian lol of which, I have met many and made me scared of learning about Christianity anymore until discovering this channel. :3 Now I feel comfortable asking questions that Christians don't like to be asked around where I live for some reason.. anyway, so even if you didn't mean to sound offensive, that came off way too strong, my dude. That's like "Hey, my mom doesn't like to use coupons" "Oh, so she's a capitalistic cash cow that likes to show off her money throwing it around like a 3rd rate strip club" 😅 like daaamn~ went so hard for what? Lmao
Chels
2024-12-13 21:13:31 +0000 UTCFascinating! ☺️ I knew there were sects(?) Branching off from I guess what we consider "standard" like those who don't celebrate Halloween, and I did hear some don't even do Christmas now (which to me is like "aww thank you for giving this long borrowed tradition back so others can recognize it as pagan" so I appreciate it, even tho I'm a culture sponge willing to learn about other's celebrations) but I don't think I ever met Christians who don't keep to the idea of Hell 😮 What do you believe the afterlife is like then? If you do evil, what happens? And without Hell, is there still the idea of "a hell" (eg. A newer one in Neo-paganism bcuz of outside influence, some norse Pagans believe that if you do evil, Helheim is a cold, empty black cave that you just stay in a very long timeout in.. as long as you don't get eaten by helhounds like Grimm, Hel's personal pet)
Chels
2024-12-13 19:47:31 +0000 UTCIn most esoteric traditions, sexual energy and spiritual enlightenment are correlated, and basic sexual acts and/or masturbation without control of those energies are considered a waste and/or a vulgar misuse of said energies. In Ayurveda, the Kundalini is the sexual energy that raises through the spine to open all the chakras at once and permit to experience enlightenment. In Chinese ancestral traditions, the energy secreted by the kidneys called "Jing" (physical energy) is directly responsible for sexual secretions and can be converted to "Qi" (spiritual energy) and later to "Shen" (psychic energy). Then at this stade, the practitioner can connect to the "Wuji" (basically God). In all those traditions, semen retention (basically NoFap) is used as a method to redirect the sexual energy inside the inner energetic channels. Given how the Aliens mentioned chakras and Momo's grandma seemed to be into Shintoism (Shintoism also believes sexual energy can bring enlightenment), and Okarun was reading a book about Shinto exorcism in some previous episode, so it seems fair to come to the conclusion that the Aliens' obsessions with human genitals may come as the author's interpretation/reference/parody of those spiritual traditions. What I mean is that the Aliens seem to believe that by stealing someone's genitals, they'll manage to steal their powers too.
Didier
2024-12-13 11:12:44 +0000 UTCWe had to also buy our own uniforms in high school - I was in a private Catholic school, I remember we had to get like 3-5 blouses and 3 skirts - depends how many you need, we also needed to buy our P.E. uniforms as well
izkath
2024-12-13 07:21:19 +0000 UTCAira forcefully puts Okarun on the ground in an attempt to kiss him. How whimsical and cute! Other way around, oof.
Barry
2024-12-12 23:44:51 +0000 UTCMomo's friends are so funny. Always my favorite scenes when they are on screen xD I love how okarun and momo have the same tick when they get bashful around each other. They both fiddle with their hair. We already saw Jiji in one of the first episodes. He was the child in Momo's flashback. His red hair was barely visible cause he was wearing a yellow cap.
Honeybadger
2024-12-12 22:36:02 +0000 UTCHave you guys been wondering why superpowered attacks don’t outright kill the our beloved characters? Dear Wes and Steph, there’s three fun non-spoiler facts about the Dandadan lore I think you guys might appreciate! First, the ever-growing cast of colorful and charming characters are referred to as “the Family;” an assortment of weirdos and outcast who will encounter increasingly bizarre and powerful antagonists. Second, the underrated theme of eating together. After every battle, everyone comes together to eat, joke, and play. It’s a beautiful reminder for everyone to take the time to be present and eat with your loved ones regularly. Finally - spiritually empowered humans gain superhuman resilience. It’s the reason Momo didn’t get mushed into paste in episode 2 by the sumo alien, but it gets explained a bit too late in the story - it’s the reason members of the Family can take on spirit blasts and alien rockets without dying instantly, like the Avengers. Anyways, hope this clears up a few things. Have a good day everyone!
Whammadoodoo
2024-12-12 03:31:34 +0000 UTCVery interesting stuff!!! We actually don’t believe you go to hell when you die. Just like what you said the concept of “hell” as many christians think of it came from other religions. Similarly, we don’t keep Christmas because it really came from the winter solstice celebrations. And I am all for chemical castration of pedophiles as long as it works.
Wes And Steph
2024-12-12 01:21:53 +0000 UTCYes!
Chels
2024-12-12 00:31:01 +0000 UTC🤣 Amazing. Glad u shared that cuz I knew I was missing out on some references
Chels
2024-12-12 00:29:20 +0000 UTC😂 My brain is wrong for many things and I always come away like "what just came out of there and why?" Lol but glad you could get a kick out of it 😘
Chels
2024-12-12 00:26:56 +0000 UTCThank you! But omg I can't believe you made it there. 🤣 5 gold stars to you. After I finished that I was like "I know this is way too long and tangental, no way anyone will want to read this" lol Welp, good thing I'm a chatterer, cuz my Psychological testing is going to be 4 hrs each, 2 days of testing. 🥲
Chels
2024-12-12 00:21:22 +0000 UTCLmao ur wrong for that but its funny
Marko Genter
2024-12-12 00:06:28 +0000 UTCHope all goes well with your autism diagnosis
James
2024-12-11 22:19:04 +0000 UTC"I am very pro-killing alien rapists" 👀 Soo.. how about the rest of them? But yes, SO GLAD those freaky things died (fully expect more to pop up tho sadly) cuz they were nightmare fuel. For some reason, likely trauma and horrible old B movies, I have this extra ick and paranoia about robot penises (in the claw and needle shapes they have, gutter minds) so everytime they whipped those out I felt so violated in my brain 😭 I need brain bleach. I also agree that the last ep is my fav so far. It was so cute and I like they subtly explain the lore of the show in a humorous way that you nearly miss it lol or don't take it as seriously. Something I notice they keep doing through the show, hinting at what is going to be a plot point but then plowing right over with comedy 👌 (Optional reading about demon/yokai/fae/ect. Lore. Skip if you don't like my long winded comments lol welcome to my Tedx talk) TL/DR; Steph asks "how can humans and demons (spirits) co-exist with so many of them that the aliens are scared to invade?" My thesis as to what I believe is the reason based on personal religious values, Anthropological study into folklore, Mythology of various pantheons including Christianity (umbrella term), Grecian, Nordic, Gaelic, influence by Native American, Buddhism, and Hinduism though I cut them out to shorten things.. and a light peppering of Psychology's involvement, and sociology; The concept of balance in the universe is a pretty common theme for all pre-Christian ethos, and so maaaaaaany cultures don't have necessarily evil demons. In Japan, they loosely translate words like "Yokai, Oni, Akuma" into demons, monsters, ogres, but many of these creatures are neutral. Just like any human, they can be good or bad. The kitsune, they can either be messengers of the Kami who guide traveller's on their way when lost, or sacrifice their bead (soul) to heal someone, or the nogitsune who are pure evil and corrupted by darkness from the negativity around them or their shrine. The "average" young kitsune are often mischievous rather than malevolent or benevolent. They might trick men into believing they are staying at a fantastic inn with a beautiful woman, then leave all his money only to get home months later looking like a homeless person because he's been sleeping in a shack and eating scraps with a kitsune. Oni are even neutral, as there is the Oni who protect the Gods and so they are carved onto the walls of a temple or shrine, and there are depictions of them fighting hoards of evil yokai for the Kami, and the old saying "even an Oni cries." You also seen in the other upload that the Onryo, while initially bad and dangerous, the truth is they are pitiful spirits who's deaths corrupt their spirit and they have no control over their grudge and rage, and some stories, they can't even help it while aware it is bad. Like if you walk into this hospital, you are cursed to die, but the ghost causing it is sad it's happening, kinda thing. The same concept exists in Gaelic folklore too, with the Tuatha de Dannon (or Fae) who initially lived with nature (ie. Peaceful but had to survive) but humans rolled in, caused territory disputes, so the fae retreated into the veil and mistrust humans. Within the Fae there are races who are worse than others, who hunted humans for food, ect. But overall, they wanted to be left alone. Pagans give offerings to the Fae as a peace treaty, and the Fae might reciprocate by protecting the area or bringing good harvest, fortune, or little odd knickknacks. There is a story of 2 brothers, one was handsome but had a nasty personality, and the other was disfigured but the kindest soul who loved music. One day, good brother stumbles upon a pixie village while foraging because he had followed their lovely music. Instead of bothering them, he danced and sang along cheerfully without exchanging so much as a word (human voices are painful to pixies) and then with a polite nod, he waltzes off in a happy mood. The pixies were pleased and so the next morning, he woke as handsome as his brother and with all the money he could ask for. Bad brother sees this and interrogates his bro, pissed that he had such good fortune while he has to work the fields everyday, so after forcing the brother to explain, he takes off for the forest and goes where he was told. There, he hears the music and follows it to the little village, and forces a little jig and sang HORRIBLY without even trying to sound good, causing the music to stop. Then he goes "ok, I played along. I want to be even more handsome and even more rich than my brother" but when the pixies looked even more displeased, he got sour and kicked over one of their houses before storming away. Next morning, he woke even more disfigured than his brother had been, with 2 humps on his back instead of one, everything he owned was gone, and his crops had died and the soil ruined while his brother's land became blessed to grow any crop no matter the season, and he looked more handsome than before. Lol love this tale. But ya, so it varies. In ancient Greece, there is a plethora of creatures, deity or not, that are examples similar to "good demons" but the most important one here is the Daemon, where the word Demon comes from. They are forest spirits that protect humans from harm from evil creatures and madness when they walk through forests, helping them find there way. In one story, one of the Goddesses (I think this story is the Perseus journey with Athena but not sure so I'm gonna be vague) the Goddess tells the hero to go through a certain forest where he will pick up a guide, and that guide was a Daemon who basically did all the work for the hero lol.. (I hate Greek Heroes) he protected him, guided him, gave him advice in life lessons, tried to teach him to be a good hero as well as foretelling the immediate future so that he didn't run into too much trouble. All this away from his home in the forest, where they don't usually leave, because they lose energy. This poor Daemon was literally like "let me give myself a terminal illness to help you be a better person and babysit your ass while you go take all the credit for your deeds with barely a one line mention of me" and now humans be like "Demons are evil" 😂 technically different religious beliefs, but it is a fact that early Christians used the Greek Daemon for their "bad spirit" lore in developing their own core belief systems. This was well before the concept of Hell started to be part of the ethos. On the note of Hell, that too originated from the Pagan Helheim of Norse folklore, and because of tensions between Christians and Pagans at the time, Hel, who was a kind and gentle figure who greeted spirits with a feast of gold (bread, mead, anything golden) before ushering them to their places in the afterlife, became a feared and "evil" Goddess (Loki also God changed by the Monks who wrote down fieldnotes) and Helheim, was later used to become Hell. Christianity has always seemed to have a binary ethos of "good vs evil" while a lot of other animistic based religions had a very "most things are neutral, liminal, you can't have light without dark, everything is a balance, but when there is evil, it is usually made" kind of stuff, where Christianity often times took on ideas like "Humans are born evil and we must strive to be good" or "if you are not good, you are evil" that's why you also see so many variations of Christinty who disagree with each other, because some of them would go so extreme. This is why I love studying that aspect of Christianities mythology when it was developing, the different core beliefs they would try based on the area they were in and how later, when they started kind of being tied together, their responses. Personally, I side with the Protestants in that who messy back and forth. They didn't like the Pagans, but they didn't want to kill them. Catholics were like "burn down this entire village because this one guy is pagan still" 😅 anyway very fascinating cuz we don't get to see that with any other religion. Every other religion (that is taken seriously) developed before humans learned to record information, but Christianity we can go back and watch how it developed and formed into the modern one, and still it is evolving into a situation similar to the Catholic vs Protestant thing. Conservative vs what I believe are just standard "Christian" Christian. Slight digression.. the point I was trying to make is that when Christianity was growing and developing, they adopted a lot of pagan concepts, absorbing them into their ethos of spirits are evil servants of the devil and the old Gods are false and also evil" and then someone added those creatures (and deities) to the Demonica, the list of demons in Hell and their positions, roles, ect. Forever skewing how modern people perceive spiritual creatures as all bad. 🥵 I didn't even speak this and I feel like talked all through it lmao but anyway, this is sooooo one of my favorite things to study~~~~ it kind of changed my worldview too. Like I used to be so binary in my thinking. "There is only the right way and the wrong way. There is good, and then there is evil." But now I kind of see things like "ok, there is positive behaviors and negative behaviors, I don't have to hate this person for their negative behavior because they're a human who is either broken, having a bad day, or whatever. I can pity them that they are so unhappy they have to be a jerk to others to feel something" like I heard once "Love and Hate are only separate by a thin line because you are giving a piece of you to someone. If you Hate someone, you are giving away a part of you to them. if you forgive and pity the person trapped inside all that negativity, you are taking your own power back and never have to think of that person again" ☺️ So to Pagans, these beings represent the human experience and how there is depth to every situation and so that's my take away. Obviously, there is still evil. There is a line humans cross that make them evil, toxic, and pervasive, and humans have this need to apply the most negative aspects of ourselves onto others in order to blame something else. "It can't be my fault I killed my child. A demon made me do it" And my theory is religions with binary ethos are more inclined to blame evil on other beings, because they can't blame evil on themselves. To them, that means eternal damnation, punishment worse than death, they could never be forgiven. Or simply from a psychology stance, it's hard for anyone to look in the mirror and say "I'm evil" (unless they are very unwell) so they need that external factor, plus they don't like to believe humans can be capable of atrocities. This is why learning about mental illness is SO important! It is helping people see that the world isn't only black and white, there are reasons for things and if we can prevent the things before they happen by understanding the reasons and intervening, omg that would be a game changer. Already we see it in cases of Pedophilia. Understanding that there is something in their brain that triggers their reactions and differentiating if they have control of their behaviors or not, they are studying how to reduce the chances these people will harm others, working on a medication and type of therapy that overrides these brain processes, and have already began distributing castration medication to prevent them from feeling desire when they shouldn't. Another huge one is the discovery that Hitler was originally a fairly decent person but between trauma (some religious trauma as well that I argued encourages someone to place blame outward more) the fact he was likely a victim of an undiagnosed disorder (that had horrible treatments then anyway) and top it off on a crazy toxic and twisted doctor who used him as a human experiment with opioids and other experimental drugs while brainwashing him at the same time into believing he could save mankind if he did this-that and everything else until Hitler was so twisted upside down and all around his ultimate goal, to make the world a better, safer place, turned into becoming the monster he was trying to destroy. Religion and psychology have such a spectacular relationship and the pagan beings like yokai, daemon, hell even "demons" have reprentation of humanity in them, and even angels because they're not all "good" either.. all these beings are lessons on consequences, liminality, what certain choices can lead to great good or great harm. Such an amazing field of culture and Anthropology and I'm totally saving my novel I wrote here for my next folklore thesis 🤣 sorry about.. this. About to get my autism diagnosis though~ so.. heh maybe then I'll stop apologizing for just being excited about a topic and over-expressing it. 👀 Oh right, I had a point.. lol so that is why humans can co-exist with spirits and they're so prevalent enough to scare away aliens~😜 Really, it is them being afraid of me talking their faces off..
Chels
2024-12-11 21:27:12 +0000 UTCi believe it's because they don't have any females in their species so they don't know what female sexual organs look like
Ancient
2024-12-11 20:50:35 +0000 UTCThe references in this show are so good. For example, the alien being in this toxic work culture but then hyping himself up with the regain ad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sXpALhlEgU&ab_channel=ADLORD). And then Momo's friend does that Furuhata Ninzaburō impression. So good!!!!!!
Rajarshi Das
2024-12-11 20:46:55 +0000 UTCWild takes from Steph at the end, lol. Wes was getting nervous.
Rockycitygirl
2024-12-11 20:13:20 +0000 UTCI'm pretty sure that banana is penis, and that serpoians just don't really know anything about human anatomy / aren't that smart.
Steven
2024-12-11 19:59:20 +0000 UTCI love how Momo always calls Aira “baka onna”, which means “stupid girl”. She calls her that in Japanese dub, but it’s rarely shown in subtitles, so I just wanted to note that.
Ruslan
2024-12-11 19:44:04 +0000 UTC
