DanDaDan S2, Ep 9 Review
Well, that’s certainly one way to solve your problems, Okarun. After going through a short anime training arc, Ken Takakura came back to the Ayase’s to challenge the Evil Eye to a fight. Normally, anime logic would mean that the training he went through was enough to get stronger than the Evil Eye. However, let us not forget that it’s still the strongest Yokai in the series to date. That fact hasn’t changed. So, how does Okarun overcome this? By pulling out another time-honored card in the arsenal of Shonen heroes: outsmarting his enemy.
LOL, Ragebait
For anyone who was hoping that the rematch between Okarun and the Evil Eye would be this epic clash that would take up most of the episode, you only got half of what you wanted. The fight, while it is pretty fun to watch, lasts all of two minutes. After that, Okarun runs out of juice, while the Evil Eye is in his Madara Uchiha mindset. He’s having too much fun to stop now.
Which is why Okarun’s real plan is absolutely brilliant.
Now, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen a Shonen protagonist bait an enemy into doing what they want. Goku did it with Majin Buu; Luffy did it with Laboon; and Okarun has now done it with the Evil Eye. However, the fact that Okarun goaded the Evil Eye into cooperating by calling him mid was comedic genius. With the Evil Eye’s attention firmly on him, he will no longer look to kill anyone else. And as time passes, he and Jiji might be able to heal the centuries-old hatred in the spirit’s heart. And the best part is that now Okarun will have more motivation to keep getting stronger so the Evil Eye can’t hurt anyone. Everyone wins!
And with that, the Evil Eye Arc comes to an end. But not before the Ayase house not only gets restored, but gets an upgrade.
New house and the Evil Eye goes to school
Thanks to Ken and Aira telling Mantis Shrimp what happened, the alien was able to call in a friend of his to rebuild the Ayase residence. Not only that, but they did it using blocks made out of nanomachines. They’re like a fusion of clay and LEGO, able to take any shape someone wishes. Which means that from now on, the Ayase home can be turned into everything from a regular house to a spaceship to a giant robot. That’s going to come in very handy at some point!
The last few minutes of the episode are among the funniest, though. While the Evil Eye’s keeping their promise, they’re not completely docile. Case in point, Jiji goes ghost in the middle of school, forcing her to babysit E.E. (Evil Eye), with hilarious results.
You can’t help but laugh at how silly this is! This is going to cause plenty of headaches down the line, but plenty of comedic material for us. The fact that the school is oblivious after this and the other weird stuff is nothing short of a miracle.
Back on the hunt for the kintama
Speaking of which, Momo’s friends inadvertently give her a potential lead on Okarun’s missing kintama. Could he finally be getting his missing junk back?
Probably not. The season is almost over, and from my understanding, we’ve got a ways to go before we get to that point. We do get a post-credit scene, though, introducing us to a new character. And there’s something familiar about their voice…probably nothing.
