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Heather, Nick and Matt discuss episodes 7 & 8 of Dandadan!

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Geoff Kriz

The Episode 7 kidnapping was one of the scariest fictional things I’ve ever experienced. I will now use it as an example whenever I’m in a “horror anime isn’t scary” conversation.

BlueWRXDriver

At this point in the series I came to the conclusion that any yokai they encounter has a super fucked up backstory. This could be sincere ignorance of typical yokai lore on my part, but goddamn.

The Mountain That Abides

I need to express how much Maneki-Neko Turbo Granny has become one of my all-timers in anime. Just a perfect combination of cute, hilarious, and rude. So, basically, a cat.

Linux

My best friend growing up was an evangelical. He knew that I loved anime so he got me a copy of Manga Messiah, a graphic novel adaptation of Jesus’s life. It was dog shit

MK

The art on this show continues to amaze. During Silky's attack, when she's the most enraged, everything is set in this pinkish purple lighting. We see that same kind of lighting in the place she's doing sexwork. Also, before Get Anime'd I never left comments. Jump in the pool with us, it's fun!

Darth Maul’s tainted Tit’s

So that wild conversation about the wings reminded me of a book series I read as a kid called Maximum Ride, apparently it now has a manga adaptation that I’m probably gonna check out.

KidKimura

Turbo Granny is like Pochita and Power rolled into one.

Rin Manzano

The Silky-Aira transformation completely shocked me! If you were to merge with any ghost (either from popular media or folklore) what ghost would you merge with, and what would be your powers?

Ben Walkup

Heather speaks so confidently that Nick & Matt didn't question for a second that she knows more about testicles than they do

Lydon Bergin

I am a 40 year old large bearded man with a 3 year old daughter. Episode 7 made me cry. A lot.

Olympia D!

Boy, sat down to watch these episodes and was not prepared for the emotional devastation that awaited me! That was an amazing sequence, but as a parent it was a rough watch, knowing that something terrible was going to happen. Still really enjoying the show tho, was glad I decided to check it out after hearing Tiger Wiger talk about it. I have a question about the theme song! When they start singing Dan Da Dan again at the end it’s at a higher octave and sounds hopeful to me, as opposed to the tone when it’s sang it at the start which I think sounds kind of menacing. Anyone else getting this vibe or is it just me? Love the show, gang, Solo Leveling season 2 coverage coming soon, I hope??

David Mucci

I watched episode 7 when it came out, with a friend who was over that hadn’t seen any of the anime. I asked him, “do you mind if I put this on? It’s a pretty fun show.” I do not know between the two of us who was less prepared for the emotional devastation.

Deacon Raid

This show, and these episodes in particular brought up a lot of feelings for me. I also had some testicular trauma, but mine was from a botched vasectomy.

Doc Robot

My theory on the baseball thing is that Turbo Granny doesn't know how to uncurse things so Seiko taunts her that she couldn't get a fastball by her as a mental trick to get her spiritual energy to uncurse and return it out of spite.

Bobson Dugnutt

I liked Dandadan before these two episodes, but now I'm all in. Also, a new Violet Evergarden movie came out, that apparently deals with the time gap between episodes 6 and 7, so maybe you guys could watch that after Dandadan? okay I actually made that up, but Matt, if you read this out please describe the look on Heather's face when you read out that first bit

Grant Prusi

I watched these last night, and am filled with a pang of sadness every time I think about episode 7. It’s such a well-done, powerful story. Not since Montblanc has a single anime episode given me a melancholy this long-lasting.

BlueWRXDriver

Re: Pompi - I’m pretty sure it’s Orange flavored milk. There are tons of fruit flavored milk drinks that are ubiquitous in Japan.

Jack Sale

I watched episode 7 with a glass of wine, after putting my two young daughters to bed and bawled my goddamn eyes out. This is as good as TV gets. Especially TV about trying to find someone's missing testicles. Speaking of getting emotional I tried Haikyuu after Nick described an episode a while back and was immediately hooked and devoured the entire available anime and have picked up the manga from where it left off. It has moments in it that gotten me more hyped than actual real-life sporting anime. I cannot recommend it enough.

JKiegelis

Me and my wife watched episode 7 together, she complained for weeks she couldn't get the episode out of her head. Another sad aspect if you pick up on it, but silky's daughter is dead, thankfully she is reunited in the end as it's shown silky standing next to a young girl.

hull

Aira is my favorite. That concussion really did wonders for her compassion, battle IQ, and leadership.

Michael Pemulis

Episode seven was so good I had to pull over and blow my spare tire's head off.

Ted Kord

When I sat down at my dining room table with a bowl of pho to watch episode 7 of Dandadan, I did not expect to end up openly weeping. I have a daughter around the same age as AcroSilkie's child, and this episode wrecked me. On the plus side, I hadn't put any salt into my pho and after all the tears it was even more delicious.

XRedGambit

I highly recommend that you read chapter 16 of DanDaDan. It's what episode 7 is based on. And it is much more clear that the mother kills herself by dancing off the roof of a building. Good thing there was baseballs in the next episode to lighten the mood a bit.

Andrew Olson

Hello, as Dandadan has only a couple of weeks left, I’m politely requesting the gang covers Madoka in the future.

Brian Kelly

The “evil spirit backstory kicking you in the emotional crotch” does continue throughout the series. Seeing that roof panel animated was amazing. Matt - not sure if you’re fully caught up with Chainsaw Man now, but if so, how are you feeling about Fujimoto going back to that dangling carrot?

GapBot 3000 Turbo

Ep 7 made me cry so hard. One of the only other things that has made me laugh while still crying from the punch to the heart guts is Everything Everywhere All at Once. The mom stealing money from the envelope for the yakuza to buy her daughter a new dress, to then have the yakuza follow her home and beat her nearly to death in front of her daughter and take the child as her replacement in the sex trade is something that will stay with me. And so will a fastball testicle pitch.

Soupy

Love the show and manga and these eps and the way y’all sing Talktatalk. Still thinking about changing my name to Maul’s Tasty Taint Waffle, but alas I’m not first so it’s not cool any more. And yes, places you can get two different foods are great. There’s a burger and sushi place in the valley that’s wonderful (it’s really a burger place and a sushi place in the same building, but butterfish with a side of truffle fries is quite worth the visit).

Josh

I work in education in Japan and I came over here from the States about 20 years ago to start teaching English on the JET Program. I absolutely love it. From what I know the schools are controlled by the prefectures but there is a huge amount of oversight from the Ministry of Education, including the curricula and textbooks. The high schools do have a similar look to them, but a big part of the design is earthquake proofing. Schools are often the designated evacuation sites after disasters, so they need to still be standing so people have a place to go. That's why they're made from concrete and often have these big crossbars made of metal supporting the outside frame. The interiors can be different though based on whether it's a public or private school. They're often dirtier than you would imagine because the students are in charge of cleaning. Also, not to dox myself but the university I currently work at is right next to Ghibli Park in Aichi Prefecture! So I get to see it out of my building's window every day :-)

beatnikbedlam

the Mantis Shrimp design is actually an Ultraman reference! two, in fact. the base form is based on Kanegon and the powered-up version is based on Baltan. a couple of the teachers are also wearing Ultraman uniforms in the background of ep 8

Robot House

I didn't think this would come up but I'm Trans so removal of that specific area is something I've had to look jnto and they are separate components and you can choose to leave the uh pouch if you want. That said Okaruns probably smooth because that's funnier

WiliiamFichtnerOverdrive

If I was no balls/oops all sack I couldn’t STOP talking about it. Heather was right.

Adam Curtis

I think about Dandadan similarly to how I think about FLCL: yes they're madcap, silly, crass and gross; they're both shows ultimately about kids and being a kid and being a kid can be fucking terrifying. Wild shit just happens around you and to you, all adults are either unhelpful, inscrutable, or actively hostile towards you, and you're obsessed with sex death and relationships but everyone makes you feel like a freak for being so.

Kyle

Hi Weebs, long time listener first timer caller. My friends (who also listen to the show) and I watched Dandadan when it first aired. We talked about this episode and I was called heartless when I described episode 7 as "pretty good but a little hamfisted". I was anticipating hearing your thoughts on the episode and bringing back up the conversation. Now I am writing in to let you know that you have absolutely fucked me and given more fuel to the heartless allegations... Maybe I should go back and give the episode another chance.

Meagan LeMay

Funny that you should keep comparing Dandadan to Chainsaw Man, the mangaka for Dandadan used to be one of Fujimoto’s assistants! Fun little factoid. One thing I noticed when Aira was introduced, she is a foil for Momo. Even Aira’s hair is a flipped version of Momo’s. Very mild spoilers, but no specifics: later on there is a male character introduced who is a foil for Okarun too. Glad you’re all enjoying this! So glad my friend recommended this one to me, I hadn’t been keeping up with anime in a long time.

Jonny Demonic

I was so on board when I started reading Dandadan but when I read the chapter where it revealed Acrobatic Silky’s origin I fell in love with the story. I balled my eyes out. Love the anime. I love how it and Sakamoto Days feels like the manga. Enjoyed Chainsaw Man anime but don’t have the love for it like its manga counterpart.

LagerB

So, the idea of a pampy style orange creamsicle style drink has always sounded amazing, so I spent some time looking at recipes online and there’s really no natural way to do it that I could find because OJ still curdles non-cow milks. The most promising sounding was Orange Vanilla Bliss, which is real OJ, a banana, ice, and some vanilla coffee creamer. Just dropping that here in case y’all were thirsty for pampy.

F86: Fantasy is Dead

Upon Heather's request I'm jumping in and Episode 7 made me not only cry, but take a break from all media for 24 hours. Such an incredible sequence and makes me remember that anime is GOOD

Nugz

Was taken aback by Heather's gun in the mouth comment since I just started watching naruto last month for the first time. It's gud! But I will probably skip all the filler

J0hn

Episode 7 is the saddest fucking thing I have ever seen. Also I had a random thought this morning while doing carpenter things. What if the juice is some weird shit the aliens are doing and we are being setup for a big gross out.

Alex R

Hey crew long time/first time chiming in with a relevant anecdote: I've actually made a ramen burger before. Basically you cook ramen noodles, let them cool, mix in a raw egg, then split the noodles into two ring molds. Next you fridge them for a few hours to solidify into shape, then fry them in a pan with a little neutral oil to get them hot. The burger can be made however you want. Here's some pics https://imgur.com/a/VwkTVCI if you want to see the monstrosity The thing I didn't consider while I was eating it is that all of the noodles would unfurl and expand in my stomach like the rolled pizza homer eats and I was too full to move for serval hours after. Overall 6.5/10, stunt food isn't as much to eat as it is to make [I'm also fine with that post going on the show if that matters]

Mark Pangle

Love the pod. Not watching Dandadan currently, but after hearing Heather talk about X I started watching it I think I am 16 episodes in and it is super good. It can be kind of hard to follow with some very weird moments, but that makes it infectious to watch. A recommendation for y'all to check out Deca Dence

GoonScape

Having leathery bay wings would be tight. Definitely not to jerk off with those weird claw hands 👀

Do Not Resuscitate

I love how your discussion goes from talking about one of the most surprisingly heart-wrenching episodes to ever make me cry to a debate over whether turbo-granny took just the balls or the whole sack. (I am Team Balls, btw.) This truly is a manic show, and I am here for it all the way!

Caped_baldy

Episode 7 made me cry on an airplane next to my family. Before the flight lifted off.

Joshua Laguna

Definitely Google Dandadan Ultraman! Both Kanegon and Balkan are inspiration for our boy Mr. Shrimp! Let alone all the references from the OP! There are so many Ultraman and Ultra Q references in this series!

Bitsmack

First time commenter here! In episode 7, did you notice before Momo does the link with Silky there was a really cool piece of animation where you see Okarun transform in real time. Usually it happens off screen or super fast. I went back and rewatched it a few times. Idk if this comment was worth shooting my tires out, I’m not an internet commenter.

BruceWayneBrady

Someone mentioned the idea of a Manga version of the Bible and there literally is one, called The Manga Bible. I was gifted that and the graphic novel, The Action Bible, for Xmas one year. Both of these sit on my bookshelf with my graphic novels but I've never read them. I forgot they existed until this pod. I do remember the art in Action Bible being pretty solid.

Coy_o_Coy

If Hayes and Sean ever learn that Wiger has, scientifically, one of the biggest mouths of all time, we’ll get the best Hollywood Handbook Pro Version ever recorded.

Console Canon

Wiger's enthusiastic rewatch of Batman: TAS makes me think that The Big O should be in consideration for a future podcast series, since it draws so liberally from the tone and visual style of that show. I think the first season, in particular, is pretty fantastic.

Jason Ridenour

I was literally crying in the car on the way to work while Tiger was recounting the Acrobatic Silky montage. That shit took me by surprise when I watched it. I was sobbing while watching a show about people searching for a guy's cock and balls. Remembering it during the pod still hit hard. What's the first piece of creative work that made you cry because of it's emotional impact? Me; reading The Green Mile when i was 19 during Delacroix's final moments. Fuck Percy! Stay safe... Punch fascists. Jason

Sean Sakimae

Dan Da Dan (Dan Da Dan Dan Da Dan Dan Da Dan) is one of the silliest/weirdest/funniest anime I’ve ever seen. Needless to say, ep 7 kicked me in the gut so hard, I feel like I know how Okarun felt losing his balls. It was one of the saddest, cruelest, bleakest…most beautiful episodes of anything I’ve ever seen. The cherry on top being self-absorbed Aira finding her humanity and consoling Acrobatic Silky. (I even welled up typing that last sentence)

Austin Washington

Acrobatic Silky's backstory is well told and heavily emotional. There definitely won't another moments like that as the story progresses.