Cool girl Momo believes in souls, but not aliens. O’Cullen, a shy nerd, believes in aliens, but not souls. When the two go in search of the secret, they discover that aliens and souls are real and desire their “banana organs.” Momo has been kidnapped, O’Callen has been cursed, and before you can say “The truth is out there,” the two are mired in a supernatural soup. This is the storyline tastea new animated series based on DaxingxuanIt is being serialized in the manga “Shounen Jump+”.
interesting thing taste Fearlessly combine contradictory elements. Toothy banshee battles striped aliens head-to-head ultraman. Momo has a sweet and innocent romance with O’Callen, but she also nearly gets sexually assaulted in the premiere. Manga artist Tatsu who once worked as a manga artist’s assistant chainsaw man artist Tatsuki Fujimotowhich similarly riffs on pulp, scatology, and teenage awkwardness. But at the same time chainsaw man is the ultimate millennium apocalyptic epic, taste (Mainly) I hope the audience has a good time.
A scene from episode three sums up the difference. O’Cullen was possessed by the spirit of “Turbo Granny,” an urban legend who ate his balls. Only Momo’s new spiritual power can stop Grandma. But when O’Callen has to go to the bathroom, the only way to stop Grandma from taking over his body is for Momo to watch him poop. Can Momo find enough funds to make the ultimate sacrifice?
I can imagine a scene like this happening in Chainsaw Man. Still, Da wants you to accept this core relationship. While it’s disgusting that Momo and O’Callen are in this position, the two of them clearly like each other and want to know more about each other. This sweet feeling underlies everything else, no matter how ridiculous: tunnel tours, abductions, even aliens howling “Banana Thief!”
this taste The animation is adapted by Science Saru Studio, which is best known for its works devilman crybaby, Let go of your hands Eizouken! and last year’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. First time as a TV series director Yamashita Tomigo Try to capture the energy of comics. Its genre mix maps onto a vivid color setting. Turbo Granny’s exterior colors the world red, while the alien ship’s interior is a vibrant blue. While I’d like to see the team find space between these extremes, such as a properly liminal “twilight” sequence, the show always looks compelling.
The character drawings are also interesting and expressive throughout. There’s plenty of physical comedy as Momo and O’Callen literally and figuratively butt heads. O’Callen is the most transformed due to the horrific influence of Granny Turbo. But I also appreciate Momo’s silly face. The staff gave her and O’Cullen plenty of opportunities to be cool, but weren’t afraid to let them look silly a lot of the time.
As expected, kensukeushio’s score was a highlight. I’ve heard criticism elsewhere that his work is sometimes too soft for the given material. Dandadan should solve this problem. It’s as loud and eclectic as the source. There’s a reason why ushio was dancing to his own music at New York Comic Con, and that’s how powerful it is.
if i worry tasteI just don’t want to lose the old Kesharu. The studio was once the playground for director Masaaki Yuasa, and the place where films such as The night is short, keep walking girl and dog king. On paper, taste (As well as ScienceSaru’s upcoming Ghost in the Shell series) is an opportunity to grow. But they could also represent a step away from a studio’s artistic ambitions and become another factor in adapting the intellectual property rights of others.
This is not to say that ScienceSaru is a hopeless case. I’m excited about Naoko Yamada’s latest movie, inner colorthis looks the best she’s ever had liz and the bluebird. Science Saru is also connected with talented storyboarders like Moko-chan and Mari Motohashi who create amazing episodes Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Not to mention past greats like director Akari Yokoyama and animator Shinya Ohira.
this taste Well, anime is a bit like your favorite band signing to a record label and changing their style. I’m glad my friends were able to watch the series and have a great time. But I can’t help but wonder: Was Toho’s acquisition of Science Saru always inevitable? Or will the studio’s ambition to make animation friendlier and more efficient instead lead to massive overproduction relative to the number of employees? How much has changed since Yuasa left in 2020?
first three episodes taste will be screened in theaters by GKIDS Dandandan: first encounter. The first third is by far the most memorable and represents the series firing on all cylinders. The next two installments mark the transition from a punchy debut to a viable ongoing narrative; you can hear the gears grinding behind the scenes as the ship changes course. I know taste Will find its way because I’ve read the source material. Still, I can’t help but hope they add a fourth episode to seriously wrap up the prologue. Especially since (as we know from recent Netflix leaks ) the first half of the series is already complete.
All things considered, I can’t help but support taste. Not that it needs my help. AnimeNYC is plastered with ads for the series. Wiz’s comic version sold out after the English dub premiered. This is an adaptation of “Shounen Jump,” based on the most bulletproof anime of all, “Crying Out Loud.” However taste It was only recently banned on the Shonen Jump app. (You can only read it on your computer, away from the watchful eye of the App Store.) For all its health, there’s something damning about the series. And I don’t just mean the “Momo watches her boyfriend poop” scene.
Dandandan is Science Saru’s chance to prove himself on the big stage. We’re about to see how the next generation of the studio crafts Shonen Jump+’s wildest, weirdest series yet. I can only help these experiences give them a chance to be better, not less.
