Dan Da Dan Season 2 Episode 11 Review: Run! It’s a Killer Kaiju!
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“Momo-san, that’s no ordinary Kaiju! It’s a space Kaiju!” Okarun shrieks in the opening minute of the latest ‘Dan Da Dan’ chapter. Viewers are instantly thrown into frantic action, screams, and monster mayhem.
Quick recap of Dan Da Dan Season 2 Episode 10: Viewers are introduced to Kinta, a geeky newcomer obsessed with Okarun’s rising popularity with girls. His curiosity turns into stalking, which accidentally pulls him into Okarun and Momo’s search for a golden ball believed to be our hero’s lost family jewel. The hunt takes a wild turn when a Kaiju suddenly appears out of nowhere to face the trio.
Episode 11 of ‘Dan Da Dan’, comically titled “Hey, It’s a Kaiju”, kicks off with pure pandemonium, with Momo, Okarun, and Kinta running for their lives from a towering beast. With few choices left, the protagonists decide to fight back, soon realizing the Kaiju is extraterrestrial. Meanwhile, Aira and Jiji arrive on the scene, and Jiji is tasked with getting Kinta to safety, while the others face off against the space Kaiju, which Aira hilariously dubs “Barfzilla.”
The face-off is total bedlam, with Aira unleashing her Acrobatic Silky form while Momo and Okarun join forces as usual. But instead of strategizing, Momo and Aira waste most of their energy hurling insults at each other, turning the first half of the battle into a comically chaotic mess. The only thing missing was Kitty Turbo Granny, whose sardonic one-liners would have added an extra dash of madness.
The way everyone freaks out at the sight of the Kaiju is absolutely hilarious in this chapter, with the animators capturing shock, surprise, and fear in inventive, playful ways. To highlight the Kaiju’s extraterrestrial nature, they drench the scenes in eerie green tones, shifting back to regular colors whenever the monster is not around. The animation is playful, vibrant, and top notch in this edition of ‘Dan Da Dan’.
Things slow down for a few minutes in the second half, when the characters catch a break by retreating to Granny Seiko’s house to brainstorm a plan to defeat the giant. Okarun proposes a clever strategy, with Kinta, the resident sci-fi geek, finally proving useful by adding his own ideas. The resulting plan is delightfully over the top, promising plenty of fun in the next episode.
Stream Dan Da Dan on Netflix or Crunchyroll.
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