The crazy part is that all the symbolism we see - colors, light, scene composition - is all intentional by the directors. The guy is a huge film buff apparently and really has a knack for eliciting raw emotion through visuals and motion. I think this is one of the few anime that has truly made me feel so invested. The storytelling and pacing is just so good. I don’t have some noisy little tsundere yelling “baka” every two milliseconds to fill up dead air. They throw you into dead air face first and let you feel and process what you just watched. It’s insane.
“Part time job” is an understatement. Everyone I’ve shown the episode to has this moment of like falling apart when the piano is playing and they realize she’s a prostitute and then they’re just speechless
@@savoff477 It's not contrarian, it's a valid criticism. I've seen several people miss the fact that she jumped because of how stylized it is. It doesn't take anything away from the sequence to say that it could have communicated that detail just a little more explicitly, it's still beautifully done.
I thought at first Dandadan was just a godly animated romcon and got hit with this brick. I can't even begin to describe everything I felt during the episode, from realizing very early Silky was a sxxworker to then knowing the reason why she was to then knowing why she became a yokai... All with sudden detailing and using almost if not every aspect of film except for direct dialogue. It's beautiful and refreshing to see jewels like this that scream passion. I love it.
It became an instant classic sad anime moment, right up there with Nina in FMA Perhaps even sadder because of the reality of the situation Got me crying like a literal child
Yeah, got me and my partner sobbing by the end. Like, actual heavy breathing. This is art. This is what it looks like to connect with people on an utterly human level.
18:35 Jman, in the anime, when Aira tells Acro Silky that she loves her, the way Acro Silky crumbles changes from crumbling like a gritty sand chunks, to a way that her ashes go upwars. I believe that this subtle change in her dissapearance connotes that she will not be forgotten, and will go to heaven. Not to mention the fact that Aira accomplished Acro Silky's desire which is to be called "mom".
I agree. A motherless child hoping to see her mother again, and a grieving mother desperate to find her lost daughter. Both searches were hopeless from the start, but fate brought them together to fill in the role for each other and ease their pain. For a moment they were mother and daughter, their stories, pain and suffering became one. One of the most beautiful manga and anime moments
Further, Turbo specifies a stranger can't hope to change Silky's heart enough to give her peace, at which point Aira steps in. Silky had been watching Aira for ten years, so Aira was the only one there who was close enough to her to grant her the peace see needed to not go to the void.
6:11 I absolutely LOVE how, after surprising her daughter with the costume, the episode director started a camera spin when the melody picked up. It felt like an old ballerina music box. Except we were the ballerina’s POV, just watching her world and their moments together spin, and spin, and spin past us and them 💔😭
15:15 That wasn’t money she saved for the dress. That was either 1. repayment to the loan sharks or 2. extortion money (sex workers in Japan don’t always have a pimp but are instead extorted by Yakuza or Bousouzoku into becoming a sex worker in the first place, then being forced to give a share of income) She took out 30,000 JPY, which is the equivalent of just a little less than 200 USD to buy the dress. Somehow the bad guys found out that she skimped. Lives ruined over $200
15:37 If you want to get technical, it's actually a single word. In Japanese, all that the mother says is "Tadaima", which is often translated as "I'm home", or "I'm back" in this context.
true it is one word in Japanese. I'm aware of that. I know this from watching a tv show called 'terrace house'. when I was writing the script I never thought about that.
thanks a lot bro. Yeah I studied animation and I still do it as a hobby. So when I see masters at work the least I can do is shout them out. Animation is tough work.
Not sure if you say it in the last two minutes but I'd like to clarify a couple of things for people who haven't read the manga. It's heavily implied that Silky's daughter either died or was killed shortly after Silky herself died. And we get a panel showing Silky and her daughter together. This panel confirms two things. 1. That Silky's daughter is dead. 2. That Aira telling Silky she loves her let Silky forgive herself and she got to go to heaven with her daughter instead of being trapped in the void and forgotten.
My thoughts on silkys hair , possibly just spitting ideas is that probably when she was abused by men as a sex worker it is known that they pull women’s hair doing the things they do during that process which probably made me her feel not in control just like how when also her hair got pulled n shoved to the glass door which got her injured . Now in her yokai she has now takin back the control of her hair. It’s just a thought .
I actually really appreciate the elements they left out of the manga. Science Saru refuses to focus on the men she's with, because it isn't their story, it's hers. They're a job in many ways like the others. This story is of a single mother finding any way to care for her daughter, a daughter she loves so dearly and loves her in return. They back off in the framing of her jobs because the jobs, just more means to an end, divorced from the focus. Meanwhile back home, the shots are angled low, looking up at her, implying their coming from Silky's daughter, watching their hero of a mom. And finally, even as the assault plays, we're 100% focused on Silky and her daughter, their victimization, her daughter's kidnapping, and inevitably Silky's death dash through the wet, dark, sketchy streets. Never once are the nameless men even given faces, cause it's still Silky's story. The framing is so pointed in it's purpose that this episode alone would rival the best of classic art house films in direction. I am forced to wonder if I would have ugly cried half as much if SciSaru wasn't so expert in their use of film language.
Exactly! Visual storytelling communicates so much to the viewer that you feel so much more from the story. At times I felt like I was right there as the events were unfolding. Sometimes, less is more. As you said, the fact that we know nothing about the men who beat up Silky and took her daughter away only adds to the story.
The Dandadan directors accounted for the viewers being culturally aware of Japan. The room we are first introduced to Silky's human life is actually a love hotel, which for those who don't know are brothels. Like in the West and in Japan's past it is common for their workers to belong to a gang and they have to pay off a debt built from years of providing for the girls. Because of this cultural norm it isn't necessary to verbally state those pieces of information
I see. Yeah, I assumed it was a love hotel (don't couples/ people that wanna hook up go to love hotels too) after I realized she was a sex worker. However, I wasn't aware of the debt bit.
@@ちょもらんま-m1t yeah from watching Terrace house and abroad in Japan, I always thought love hotels were for couples and people that wanna hook up (casually date). I'm shocked and happy a Japanese person is watching my video, lol
The manga's portrayal was dark, gritty, disturbing, and to the point. Tatsu only needed 10 panels to tell Silky's story. Idk if it was because of censorship or not, but the anime's subtle approach adds a certain beauty to the sequence that wasn't present in the manga. The sequence of Silky dancing atop the building is breathtaking and mesmerizing. I nearly forgot she was about to leap to her death. While you do see the background shift and hear the wind pick up as she plummets to her death, the subtle nature of it makes it so you really have to be paying attention to even understand what was happening. Even I initially missed the *thud* of her hitting the ground at the end of that sequence. Lol.
Me too I only got the thud sound after watching it a few times. I think what Tastu did with 10 panels was incredible. He economically told a brilliant story. The anime amplifies this small story and like you said the made a dark, gritty and concise story into a beautiful work of art. I think that this is an ideal adaptation as it's true to the story but it adds an extra layer of detial to the original.
Excellent analysis. Subbed. One neat thing I've noticed a couple of reactors who have experience with ballet note too is that the way the movements of the dancing and practice poses are done is very accurate to some real forms of ballet (and in particular Silky's dance on the rooftop is one meant to convey pure emotion rather than perfect movements), and that they must have had real ballet dancers advising them (or something equivalent) which goes to show just how much research and effort went into this episode.
thanks. I wouldn't be surprised if the animators did what the old Disney animators used to do. They would hire actors and do sketches of them as research in this case maybe they got a ballet dancer in the studio to sketch from. they defo did their research whether it was film study or someone coming into the studio. which reactor did you watch btw? I'm interested in hearing their thoughts.
@@JmanAnimates Flexiejayanime is one, specifically "ballerina reacts to Dan da dan." I can't find the reference to the specific dance type now, that might be another video, but she still offers some good perspectives especially after the episode reaction itself.
Just a slight misinterpretation of Aira's hug: Japanese folklore (as much as any other ones) place heavy emphasis on having "no regrets" to move on. While under normal circumstances anyone would've become a ghost/spirit, Silky had given all her life energy away to revive Aira, meaning she couldn't even maintain an astral form. So it's come to a crossroads; to the afterlife, or to the void (per Granny's explanation) and after witnessing Silky's story, Aira attempts to free her from all her regret to send her off "to a kinder world." It's both beautiful and culturally significant. Double whammy.
DanDaDan is one of the few anime that didn't show a tragic *tragic* backstory that just tells us the character, they show us their *prospective!* Like yes, it's tragic and all, but when you want the audience to sympathize with an antagonist that has all the reason to be evil, but is good at heart; then this is the correct way.
The stark difference between the anime of Demon Slayer and Dandadan's version of "villain backstory right before the villain is defeated" is that Acro-Silky's backstory means something in the story, as it is a major character moment for Aira and it adds to her character development. Speaking strictly about Demon Slayer season 1 (I didn't watch past Mugen Train), none of the backstories had a real impact on me because it didn't seem to have any impact on characters that didn't die in the next 10 seconds. Also due to how grounded Dandadan's subject material is, it is much easier to let the audience connect the dots and use more indirect story telling.
Demon Slayer also took that idea and ran its course with it... the trope was so overused that you become desensitized. Also, many demons in Demon Slayer comes off as "irredeemable" to me because of how unlikable they are as a demon, so their sad backstories as a human does nothing to me
I think the hair symbolizes her sacrifice and regret as a mother. Beautiful hair is important to a prostitute and the tax collector pulling her hair was one of the main obstacles in the conflict (as well as probably a fatal injury)
@@JmanAnimates Maybe it was lost in translation, but the "silky" her yokai name "acrobatic silky" is in reference to her hair. In japanese it's "sarasara", which is onomatopoeia for the sound of hair. Her smooth hair was something she was proud of, and that'll become relevant in upcoming episodes
Bro pointed out the tissues and the phone, but completely missed the two used condoms. DanDaDan backstories just get more and more heart wrenching through the series.
hahaha I feel silly for that. I'm too innocent i guess. I'm excited for this 2nd half of season 1. Especially for the other male character that has yet to be introduced. ] His design looks cool
Beautifully said about how the "mature" scenes were handled, when a story wants to go on a topic on a serious subject, it needs to be done well. That is what makes this series so good, it takes risks to show these serious scenes because this shit happens in real life despite how sci-fi this show can be. The author has done amazing on writing the show, and the animators have been lights out and practically flawless in their works
when i saw this scene on my fyp on a short- i didnt even notice this was dandadan because it feels so much different than the manga or the usual animes vibe- i was flabbergasted
It's not that she can "afford" the dress. Whenever you give money to someone in Japan it's done in one of those envelopes. They have those envelopes at ATMs. The fact that she is taking money out of the envelope means that is money that she was meant to give the gangsters, so she shorted them in order to buy the dress.
Re: Silky's hair: In Japanese folklore long hair was traditionally associated with beauty, femininity, and wealth. Therefor long, disheveled hair on a monster is a perversion of what is seen as delicate femininity. Additionally, women's hair is usually left loose when the body is dressed after death. In terms of pop culture influence of this depiction, there was a famous yurei from the Yotsuya Kaidan named Oiwa who was said to have been poisoned by her husband. The poison disfigured her face and caused her long, beautiful hair to fall out in clumps. This was depicted on stage by actors in outrageous wigs, and may be a major factor in how many female Japanese ghosts are depicted now. The most well-known inheritor of this look is probably Sadako from Ringu.
@@JmanAnimates Dandadan is full of all kinds of crazy traditional lore as well as urban legends, which is one of the things that makes it so cool (Acro-Silky, for example, was apparently a creepypasta created on 2chan that sort of breached containment like Slenderman). I don't know if this is substantiated but I believe the traditional of vengeful female ghost-yokai (yurei) can be traced to women's lower societal status in the past. There are many stories from works like the Yotsuya Kaidan, Tale of Genji, etc, where a dead or ill woman is given the power to revenge herself on a living man -- especially one of a higher social caste -- in a way she was unable to in life. Kayako of the Grudge series -- a woman murdered by her husband and who, like Sadako, is actually name-dropped in the show's OP -- is a modern example.
Her arms arms and eye are bleeding more in the anime, which I think they did that so they people who didn't notice (or don't want to think about) her suicide, would think she just bled out. Especially since she's bloody as a ghost. It helps telegraph her death without showing a suicide (which is good cuz there are multiple studies on showing suicide methods can lead people to harming themselves.)
You're right about the rule of three. It's existed in some form as far back as ancient Greece If not further, and is a cornerstone of storytelling and comedy
I loved this Animation Studio since I've seen "Keep your hands of Eizouken!" And I was sure they'll give us a great adaptation.. But they keep blowing my mind! And I can't avoid crying every time I hear the music of the flashback
Loved this episode so much I subscribed to Shonen Jump and read all existing 175 chapters in a weekend. It’s really good. I’m excited to see the adaptation
I am so glad that youtube shot this my way. You have a really good way of conveying the weight in this story. The artistic touches that I failed to notice at the time, like how the rule of 3 was used, just makes me appreciate this scene, and the anime as a whole, that much more. Thank you for shouting out the names of people who I absolutely need to follow in the future. And than you for going over this wonderful scene in such depth.
The a small detail I think I just noticed. The little girl maybe the product of a foreigner. My head canon. The girl just looks a little off from the mother. I still like the manga ending better. Chapter 16 ending.
16:30 I think the reason for silkys hair is, that ballet was the only thing left when her daughter had been kidnapped. She clung herself onto this last thing because ballet is the only thing she feels a connection to her daughter she practices so much with. Silky danced on last time in memory of her daughter and eventually threw herself off the building into a deep empty darkness. When she was reborn her memory as a ghost gradually faded away. She forgot she even had a daughter in the first place but balett still remained. Her broken troubled hair became long and beautiful again as in ballet its all about beauty. From then on her hair also kind of represents her mental state. All the while when it was long, smooth and silky she had this possessive and aggressive personality. Only when fighting Momo and Okarun her hair has been getting more and more destroyed just like the wall her ghostly remains built around herself. When she found out she had killed Aira, the child she so longed for, she snapped back into reality and gave her her aura. She didnt want another child of her to be taken away because of her actions. Then, some other dude here in the comments already said that, the way silky dissolved changed when aira accepted her as her mother. Silky has found peace again and was let into heavens doors probably.
7:55 that's the shower room with the John in it 😅 the visual design is important, but so is the audio design as you can clearly hear the water running. Also, if the love hotel vibes weren't clear enough, the fact she is getting up out of a bed naked and then going home is pretty telling.
that's the shower? damn my bad. I guess she finds hope in cleaning herself off HAHAHA. In term of the naked thing. What you said is true but I my brain didn't immediately go to sex work as some people like to hook up in hotels, especially in japan.
I actually love Kensuke Ushio so much because he has done the background music on multiple familiar anime such as A Silent Voice, Devilman Crybaby, and even Chainsaw Man! His works are beautiful, and I was surprised (not really) to find out that he worked on my current fixation: DanDaDan!
I didn't know that. thanks for the info. It's great that these days the anime fandom is so knowledgeable on the production of these shows. I started watching anime and conversing with other fans online 16 years ago. People didn't even know the names of the big mangakas. Now knowing Yutaka Nakamura and even in the one-piece fandom directors like Megumi Ishitani is commonly known.
Great indepth review... i loved this episode. I was in tears when i read this story in the manga and i thought the anime would be a complete repeat of the manga but i was very surprised to see that the creators of the anime gave us something else... so i was still stunned by this episode even though i knew what was going to happen to Silky and her daughter...
dude the crescendo of the music as acro silky jumps followed by silence and a thud was the most SICKENING shit ive ever seen. genuinely made me recoil. jesus Christ and i thought the manga backstory was vile
@JmanAnimates I've seen it all over the place, in writing tips TH-cam videos, Masterclasses on writing at aspiring author events, and there are tons of papers online about why it's effective.
I'm an anime only Dandadan enjoyer, so I didn't know that silky died from falling. I thought that she was attacked again in the street and was having a near death experience. I perfer my initial interpretation because silky seemed like such a determined woman in both life and death that her deleting herself instead of trying to do whatever it takes to get her child back didn't occur to me.
Yo, I know it didn’t perform that well, but it would be really cool to keep seeing reaction vids from you. I never really watched reaction content until this show because I thought they were all kind of cheap and mindless, but seeing the first impressions on a show I like from someone who’s clearly actually super passionate about animation and storytelling was pretty fun. As good as the discussion vids are at talking about what was funny or cool about an episode, it doesn’t quite hit the same as actually seeing someone enjoy it. Either way, glad this vid brought me to your channel, looking forward to more of your stuff
Bro just found this video from my fyp, I'm going to subscribe since I've been craving for videos like these and I'm currently trying to write a manga so these types of criticism's on manga and anime is really good for me to adapt on! btw I really like the way of how you deliver criticism and you have a really crisp voice too! 👍keep making these types of content Ik ur editing will get better :D
thanks a ton. I hope I can continue to create content that helps you with your creative journey. As someone that has a background in art this is the best bit of praise I could get from someone. Thank you.
In terms of that "Rule of 3" you mentioned, we also got 3 shots of Acro Silky's Timer. This wasn't in the manga but The first 2 times we see it, is during her Escort Work. The Final Time we see it, is when she's using it while Cooking Dinner. This could imply that she gave up being an escort to focus on her daughter. This also leaves the ending a lot more open-ended, in terms of why her daughter was taken away from her.
She has a long silky hair because she uses it to grab her prey just like how her hair was grab by the guy in the flashback. *but its just my dum theory though*
I honestly cant wait for future backstories to be adapted if theyre going to be this high quality! I can already imagine the many gut punches that are gonna be delivered in the coming seasons~
I don't agree with your friend on how the protagonists are too sexuallized. Talk about rape and sex organs doesn't makes them sexuallized. And when the youth talks about sex, showing they are "sexual beings", that doesn't automatically makes them sexuallized either.
@@bluemusic039 I think his point and where I agree with him is the age of the characters. For me, this is mainly a problem in the 1st episode. I think it went a little too far, considering Momo is 15. It's not the content itself. Them showing the 'grape' is fine as it's part of the story and it makes sense when you consider the aliens don't have women. It's the shot selection and animation making it erotic is my problem. If she was an adult, I wouldn't have a problem with it at all. Outside of the 1st episode, everything else is fine in my opinion.
I will say, though I liked the episode a lot, the manga did Silky’s back story better. The anime left me a little confused on what happened with human Silky, left out parts on her selling herself and how/why the thugs took her daughter. But all in all it was still a great episode!
I can understand why a manga reader would feel this way as the approaches to the flashback are different. I'm glad we can all agree the episode is fire.
There were also opened condoms on the headboard next to the phone. >> I only noticed because the wrappers look like the Skins brand I see at work. Black with gold/bronze text. Ripped open, and what looks like used condoms.
@@JmanAnimates Also, the three bills she pulled out of the envelope were DIRECTLY for the daughter's dress, and was the DIRECT result of her getting beaten to a pulp by the collectors claiming they were "shorting" them which hurt my soul
@@JmanAnimates You pay for how much time you had sex, or maybe how much time you stayed in the hotel? Hence why she has a timer. A timer for cooking, and then a timer for service.
@@JmanAnimatesI’ll just give it straight then. The timer is a convenient way to track how long a guy purchases a prostitute for, much like how when an r34 artist gets a commission. The scenes in the anime flirt around with the double meaning of the timer to the woman, switching between both the sex timer and the cuter, more innocent timer. It’s like as if said artist draws both smut and sfw stuff. The feeling of an innocent thing unable to return to its original meaning to the woman is one the online art community knows all too well.
This was such a fantastic episode. It's funny how they framed Aira as such a disdainful character, and by the end, they somehow made me feel for her, though. I really hope this is an opportunity for character growth because she is very unlikable otherwise. 😅 The was this show is going, I'm sure this is the case.
the sexualisation is such a touchy subject but i genuinely think it's done on purpose to make sure the audiences, who are used to fanservice, hentai, and general sexual depiction in anime, are brought to discomfort because that scene was very much a sexual assuault scene and shouldn't be any source of pleasure for anybody. The victim is a minor, not consenting, and is treated in ways other anime could easily make a gag out of. Its uncomfortable for a reason. and with knowledge to the manga, it establishes a norm that these characters would rather get naked and save their lives than remain clothed and closer to dying in these alien/supernatural situations. If anything, the sexualisation comes from outside sources in their lives (the aliens, the spirits, their peers, and the audience). Death is very much a real threat to all of them, and as Aira's establishment in the story, they're very much constantly escaping these threats through the skin of their teeth.
thanks for the comment this is the best defensive I've heard for the fan service tbh. I've not had a problem with it outside of the first episode for the most part. the other stuff is weird but its fine. Also the anime seems to handle these aspects better from what I've seen. there's one scene in episode 3 where 'Turbo Okuran' touches Momo's leg. I saw a side-by-side of that sense and the anime handled it better. It's less indulgent. If the characters weren't minors I wouldn't have any complaints at all tbh.
Pretty much a spot on assessment, except for the oversexualizaiton bit. No problem in having mature content in a mature show, no reason to be ashamed of having a sex drive. That said, I was all ready to give DanDaDan a pass, until I started hearing about episode 7. Now having watched all that's released so far, the series is absolutely amazing. I gotta wander how much of it is going to be chaos, vs serious drama. Even if it doesn't go that dark again, the character development at this point can carry it pretty far.
As an annoying manga reader, it's gonna swing on both end. I will spoil Dandadan without context so you can stop reading this if you want but... We got freaking Budha Mecha fighting a Godzilla Kaiju on the weird end and Jumaji board game reference for the depressing end
Its a mature show with mature content but why does the oversexualizatoin occur with Momo, who is 15? Not even silky, a lady of the night, was oversexualized lol
@@SpicyGarPar i guess it is because of culture difference. I mean it from a country that has Penis festival (Kanamara Matsuri / かなまら祭り) in one of their prefecture. So i guess being almost probed by aliens is probably just feeling like a cartoon-ish situation rather than a weirdly oversexualized one.For the Silky situation, in the anime, that backstory was a more serious than "haha they almost get probed by the aliens" so i guess they want to keep the prostitute side of her backstory down low so they can highlight the motherhood aspect and how tragedy her end was. In the manga, it was less subtle about her hardship Sorry for the whole passage. I just find the topic fun to discuss
The anime amps up the sexualization of the characters, it seems to be a quirk, if you will, of anime to take something like that and emphasize it even if it's not relevant. That's not to say that there isn't any overt sexualization in the story, there is; when it's animated they add more. The scene where Momo is listening to her grandmother's words in accessing her chi, where they focus starting at her groin? That's not in the manga. ---------------------- This backstory in the manga made me sad. Definitely made both aira and Acro-Silky sympathetic. And I knew that once translated to animation with sound and light and color, that scene had the potential to be even more powerful. I underestimated just how much more it could be. The manga did elicit a tear or two from me. The anime destroyed me.
I see. I also think that in certain scenes the anime handled it better like I saw this side-by-side from episode 3 where 'turbo-Okarun' is touching Momo's leg. I think it's handled better in the anime. I'm gonna check the manga to see what you are talking about though. Also I'm happy that you as a manga reader are getting a lot out of the anime adaptation. It's always nice when that happens. Especially considering you knew what was going to happen. I see that your a one piece fan, it's like how the anime has been top-tier recently. It really adds to the experience of a series
@JmanAnimates The anime has handled some things better, definitely. They have that job of reinterpreting the story, sometimes filling in the blanks, and that can be very challenging. One Piece has been incredible in the anime lately. The long break should help. It's so close to the manga that there was a risk of Egghead becoming another Dressrosa, as far as excessive time-filling goes. Egghead is dense, a lot happens. Some of it could be excruciating in the anime if they don't do it right. Now we just have to get Oda healthy and staying healthy.
She dies as there’s a final bit of text that says “let them happily live together in a kinder world” implying her kid died before Silky spirit moved on
@@JmanAnimates got it. but that still leaves open questions. we don't know how much time has it been since that happened. she could have died of old age even.. but i guess she wasn't the point of the story. but i still would like more details 😅
Beautiful episode, the only thing i dont understand is, how is Aira and Silky connected? Did Aira, in search of her dead mom, saw the dead Silky? I still dont get that part, maybe today's ep will expand on it
i hope today's episode will explain it but part of the reasons is that younger children are more likely to be able to see spirits in the dandadan world
@@sleeper6548I guess it's just Asian people's beliefs, or I could be wrong, but it's a common myth that children are more sensitive to the supernatural. That's the belief on why sometimes babies cry for no reason. Also just like how dogs in horror movies bark into nothingness.
haha, looking back on that part of the script, I've probably heard it somewhere years ago or maybe even in a university lecture back in art school. However, I don't know who came up with it or its origins. Someone commented its roots are in ancient Greece. I need to read up on it
thanks. when writing it I wasn't sure if I was stealing that idea from somewhere as I've watched a ton of video essay throughout the years. Do you know who coined the term?
@@vento_32bit haha I used get roasted for this by some of my classmates back in school for this. I don’t know why but this “aks” quirk seems to be common among black Brits in London.
The broken tooth the kid has hints that this is not the first time the goons beat up that family. It is very plausible at a previous time they roughed up the kid as a warning and she lost a tooth from that.
![[MV] A leap of faith...ความเชื่อใจครั้งสุดท้าย (From "Petrichor the series")](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/U1piZH2CNXA/mqdefault.jpg)
The crazy part is that all the symbolism we see - colors, light, scene composition - is all intentional by the directors. The guy is a huge film buff apparently and really has a knack for eliciting raw emotion through visuals and motion. I think this is one of the few anime that has truly made me feel so invested. The storytelling and pacing is just so good. I don’t have some noisy little tsundere yelling “baka” every two milliseconds to fill up dead air. They throw you into dead air face first and let you feel and process what you just watched. It’s insane.
Exactly!
You can feel the emotion through the colors, light and scene composition. Even the sound design and OST.
It's beautiful!
I've been saying in my circles for a long time that the anime industry needed more film directors and not "anime directors". I feel vindicated!
@@CFlandre i hope we see more stuff like this.
It's the first time an anime has brought actual tears from my eyes
They sure did a fantastic job
@@lesleepdeprived7230NOOOO FRRR, Every time I see something related to this scene it gives me chills bruh 😭
I loved it when they showed her doing part time job, the scene was not focused on her, she was somewhere in background.. working.
yeahhhh the composition for that shot is sooo creative
Nah like legit.. the details in this episode are so beauitfully real..
“Part time job” is an understatement. Everyone I’ve shown the episode to has this moment of like falling apart when the piano is playing and they realize she’s a prostitute and then they’re just speechless
In that scene, it took me a bit of time to find her out
@@sleeper6548 me too
The animation team transcended the original source material brilliantly.
agreed
Right… im kind of tired of the contrarians that don’t like that the anime “sensored” it too much..
@@savoff477 me too
@@savoff477 It's not contrarian, it's a valid criticism. I've seen several people miss the fact that she jumped because of how stylized it is. It doesn't take anything away from the sequence to say that it could have communicated that detail just a little more explicitly, it's still beautifully done.
Exactly why I'm excited to how they'll do the backstories of the other characters. Definitely gonna hit harder than the manga.
I thought at first Dandadan was just a godly animated romcon and got hit with this brick. I can't even begin to describe everything I felt during the episode, from realizing very early Silky was a sxxworker to then knowing the reason why she was to then knowing why she became a yokai... All with sudden detailing and using almost if not every aspect of film except for direct dialogue. It's beautiful and refreshing to see jewels like this that scream passion. I love it.
your experience described my experience too besides the fact that I was expecting a battle shonen lol so I was tricking into watching a romcom hahaha
It became an instant classic sad anime moment, right up there with Nina in FMA
Perhaps even sadder because of the reality of the situation
Got me crying like a literal child
Agreed this will be an classic sad anime moment that we look back up. However as an FMA stan Nina is sadder for me
Yeah, got me and my partner sobbing by the end. Like, actual heavy breathing. This is art. This is what it looks like to connect with people on an utterly human level.
@@Luinta yup it's art
18:35 Jman, in the anime, when Aira tells Acro Silky that she loves her, the way Acro Silky crumbles changes from crumbling like a gritty sand chunks, to a way that her ashes go upwars. I believe that this subtle change in her dissapearance connotes that she will not be forgotten, and will go to heaven. Not to mention the fact that Aira accomplished Acro Silky's desire which is to be called "mom".
Woah I never thought about that. That's really good symbolism. yeah in the end her desire was met. Thanks for the insight!
I agree. A motherless child hoping to see her mother again, and a grieving mother desperate to find her lost daughter. Both searches were hopeless from the start, but fate brought them together to fill in the role for each other and ease their pain. For a moment they were mother and daughter, their stories, pain and suffering became one. One of the most beautiful manga and anime moments
@@thelegendaryklobb2879 🥹 🥹 😭
Further, Turbo specifies a stranger can't hope to change Silky's heart enough to give her peace, at which point Aira steps in. Silky had been watching Aira for ten years, so Aira was the only one there who was close enough to her to grant her the peace see needed to not go to the void.
@ very true
6:11 I absolutely LOVE how, after surprising her daughter with the costume, the episode director started a camera spin when the melody picked up. It felt like an old ballerina music box. Except we were the ballerina’s POV, just watching her world and their moments together spin, and spin, and spin past us and them 💔😭
Exactly 👍 it’s such a lovely touch that pulls you into the story!
15:15 That wasn’t money she saved for the dress. That was either
1. repayment to the loan sharks or
2. extortion money (sex workers in Japan don’t always have a pimp but are instead extorted by Yakuza or Bousouzoku into becoming a sex worker in the first place, then being forced to give a share of income)
She took out 30,000 JPY, which is the equivalent of just a little less than 200 USD to buy the dress. Somehow the bad guys found out that she skimped. Lives ruined over $200
thanks for the correction.
That makes a lot of sense.
It makes the story even darker for me.
Yeah that's probably why they took her child as collateral.
15:37
If you want to get technical, it's actually a single word. In Japanese, all that the mother says is "Tadaima", which is often translated as "I'm home", or "I'm back" in this context.
true it is one word in Japanese.
I'm aware of that.
I know this from watching a tv show called 'terrace house'.
when I was writing the script I never thought about that.
When i read this moment in the manga it made me tear up but the anime made it so much more emotional 😢
i'm glad manga readers are satisfied with this episode
Man it wrecked me since i already knew what was going to happen...
THE MUSIC MAN
@ the music was incredible
the music in these scenes or lack thereof is why anime adaptations are so exciting to me.
@@k0v4n0v4 exactly
Great vid, appreciate how you shout out the people who actually worked hard on the ep instead of just saying “Science Saru cooked!!”
thanks a lot bro.
Yeah I studied animation and I still do it as a hobby.
So when I see masters at work the least I can do is shout them out.
Animation is tough work.
Not sure if you say it in the last two minutes but I'd like to clarify a couple of things for people who haven't read the manga.
It's heavily implied that Silky's daughter either died or was killed shortly after Silky herself died.
And we get a panel showing Silky and her daughter together. This panel confirms two things.
1. That Silky's daughter is dead.
2. That Aira telling Silky she loves her let Silky forgive herself and she got to go to heaven with her daughter instead of being trapped in the void and forgotten.
I didn't. Thanks for clearing this up.
Unfortunately the show failed to account for one thing - how am I supposed to see all the subtle details with all the tears in my eyes??
hahaha sooo true
My thoughts on silkys hair , possibly just spitting ideas is that probably when she was abused by men as a sex worker it is known that they pull women’s hair doing the things they do during that process which probably made me her feel not in control just like how when also her hair got pulled n shoved to the glass door which got her injured . Now in her yokai she has now takin back the control of her hair.
It’s just a thought .
ohhhhhh i see. That's a good analysis. I like that
I actually really appreciate the elements they left out of the manga. Science Saru refuses to focus on the men she's with, because it isn't their story, it's hers. They're a job in many ways like the others. This story is of a single mother finding any way to care for her daughter, a daughter she loves so dearly and loves her in return. They back off in the framing of her jobs because the jobs, just more means to an end, divorced from the focus. Meanwhile back home, the shots are angled low, looking up at her, implying their coming from Silky's daughter, watching their hero of a mom. And finally, even as the assault plays, we're 100% focused on Silky and her daughter, their victimization, her daughter's kidnapping, and inevitably Silky's death dash through the wet, dark, sketchy streets. Never once are the nameless men even given faces, cause it's still Silky's story. The framing is so pointed in it's purpose that this episode alone would rival the best of classic art house films in direction. I am forced to wonder if I would have ugly cried half as much if SciSaru wasn't so expert in their use of film language.
Exactly!
Visual storytelling communicates so much to the viewer that you feel so much more from the story. At times I felt like I was right there as the events were unfolding.
Sometimes, less is more. As you said, the fact that we know nothing about the men who beat up Silky and took her daughter away only adds to the story.
The Dandadan directors accounted for the viewers being culturally aware of Japan. The room we are first introduced to Silky's human life is actually a love hotel, which for those who don't know are brothels. Like in the West and in Japan's past it is common for their workers to belong to a gang and they have to pay off a debt built from years of providing for the girls. Because of this cultural norm it isn't necessary to verbally state those pieces of information
I see. Yeah, I assumed it was a love hotel (don't couples/ people that wanna hook up go to love hotels too) after I realized she was a sex worker. However, I wasn't aware of the debt bit.
@@JmanAnimates In some countries brothels also accommodate for guests who want a private room. It's better in business sense.
@@haileyloveheart893 i see.
ラブホテルは売春宿ではありません。
カップルが普通に行く場所です。
現代の日本では売春宿と呼ばれる場所はありません。
彼女は恐らく個人的に売春をしていたのだと思います。
娘を連れ去った男たちを海外の視聴者たちはポン引きと言っていましたが、彼らは借金取りです。
@@ちょもらんま-m1t yeah from watching Terrace house and abroad in Japan, I always thought love hotels were for couples and people that wanna hook up (casually date). I'm shocked and happy a Japanese person is watching my video, lol
The manga's portrayal was dark, gritty, disturbing, and to the point. Tatsu only needed 10 panels to tell Silky's story.
Idk if it was because of censorship or not, but the anime's subtle approach adds a certain beauty to the sequence that wasn't present in the manga.
The sequence of Silky dancing atop the building is breathtaking and mesmerizing. I nearly forgot she was about to leap to her death.
While you do see the background shift and hear the wind pick up as she plummets to her death, the subtle nature of it makes it so you really have to be paying attention to even understand what was happening.
Even I initially missed the *thud* of her hitting the ground at the end of that sequence. Lol.
Me too I only got the thud sound after watching it a few times. I think what Tastu did with 10 panels was incredible. He economically told a brilliant story. The anime amplifies this small story and like you said the made a dark, gritty and concise story into a beautiful work of art. I think that this is an ideal adaptation as it's true to the story but it adds an extra layer of detial to the original.
Excellent analysis. Subbed.
One neat thing I've noticed a couple of reactors who have experience with ballet note too is that the way the movements of the dancing and practice poses are done is very accurate to some real forms of ballet (and in particular Silky's dance on the rooftop is one meant to convey pure emotion rather than perfect movements), and that they must have had real ballet dancers advising them (or something equivalent) which goes to show just how much research and effort went into this episode.
thanks.
I wouldn't be surprised if the animators did what the old Disney animators used to do. They would hire actors and do sketches of them as research in this case maybe they got a ballet dancer in the studio to sketch from.
they defo did their research whether it was film study or someone coming into the studio.
which reactor did you watch btw? I'm interested in hearing their thoughts.
@@JmanAnimates Flexiejayanime is one, specifically "ballerina reacts to Dan da dan." I can't find the reference to the specific dance type now, that might be another video, but she still offers some good perspectives especially after the episode reaction itself.
@@Ryodraco thanks for info. I'm gonna check it out.
Just a slight misinterpretation of Aira's hug:
Japanese folklore (as much as any other ones) place heavy emphasis on having "no regrets" to move on. While under normal circumstances anyone would've become a ghost/spirit, Silky had given all her life energy away to revive Aira, meaning she couldn't even maintain an astral form.
So it's come to a crossroads; to the afterlife, or to the void (per Granny's explanation)
and after witnessing Silky's story, Aira attempts to free her from all her regret to send her off "to a kinder world."
It's both beautiful and culturally significant. Double whammy.
ohh i see thanks for clearing that up
so you can actually see her leave the edge in what i would call impact frames in her dance right before the final jete. super brief but it is there
BRO YOU ARE RIGHT! I checked it's there.
@@JmanAnimates glad i could point it out! 👍
DanDaDan is one of the few anime that didn't show a tragic *tragic* backstory that just tells us the character, they show us their *prospective!*
Like yes, it's tragic and all, but when you want the audience to sympathize with an antagonist that has all the reason to be evil, but is good at heart; then this is the correct way.
Exactly!
The stark difference between the anime of Demon Slayer and Dandadan's version of "villain backstory right before the villain is defeated" is that Acro-Silky's backstory means something in the story, as it is a major character moment for Aira and it adds to her character development. Speaking strictly about Demon Slayer season 1 (I didn't watch past Mugen Train), none of the backstories had a real impact on me because it didn't seem to have any impact on characters that didn't die in the next 10 seconds.
Also due to how grounded Dandadan's subject material is, it is much easier to let the audience connect the dots and use more indirect story telling.
Demon Slayer also took that idea and ran its course with it... the trope was so overused that you become desensitized. Also, many demons in Demon Slayer comes off as "irredeemable" to me because of how unlikable they are as a demon, so their sad backstories as a human does nothing to me
Exactly!
I love that it added to Aira too.
Also I agree a lot with your last sentence.
I some what agree with this. When it's done well in Demon slayer, it hits hard. However, when it isn't it feels so contrived.
This is objectively wrong and extremely poor reading comprehension
@@bipedalanimeskullThis isn't true. You spend too much time on Twitter.
I was crying because of this episode
I almost cried
I think the hair symbolizes her sacrifice and regret as a mother. Beautiful hair is important to a prostitute and the tax collector pulling her hair was one of the main obstacles in the conflict (as well as probably a fatal injury)
WOAHHH this is soo true. As someone who sold her body her hair would be super important.
@@JmanAnimates Maybe it was lost in translation, but the "silky" her yokai name "acrobatic silky" is in reference to her hair. In japanese it's "sarasara", which is onomatopoeia for the sound of hair. Her smooth hair was something she was proud of, and that'll become relevant in upcoming episodes
@ thanks for the information. Knowing the Japanese meanings always adds an extra layer of depth
Even in her yokai form her hair is an important detail :0
Bro pointed out the tissues and the phone, but completely missed the two used condoms. DanDaDan backstories just get more and more heart wrenching through the series.
hahaha I feel silly for that.
I'm too innocent i guess.
I'm excited for this 2nd half of season 1.
Especially for the other male character that has yet to be introduced. ]
His design looks cool
Beautifully said about how the "mature" scenes were handled, when a story wants to go on a topic on a serious subject, it needs to be done well. That is what makes this series so good, it takes risks to show these serious scenes because this shit happens in real life despite how sci-fi this show can be. The author has done amazing on writing the show, and the animators have been lights out and practically flawless in their works
Thanks and yeah, it's great how Yukinobu Tatsu blended with Sci-fi with such mature subjects.
The fact this story doesn’t not have any sort of conclusion is even more grueling.
agreed. sometimes less is more
Instead of straight up recreating flashback they decided to ADAPT it, anime never should be frame by frame copy of manga
@@kuronya3582 exactly
when i saw this scene on my fyp on a short- i didnt even notice this was dandadan because it feels so much different than the manga or the usual animes vibe- i was flabbergasted
Agree the tone is so different to the usual vibe of the show.
It's not that she can "afford" the dress. Whenever you give money to someone in Japan it's done in one of those envelopes. They have those envelopes at ATMs. The fact that she is taking money out of the envelope means that is money that she was meant to give the gangsters, so she shorted them in order to buy the dress.
yeah someone else corrected me on that too. I didn't realize that at the time of recording. It makes more sense with that explanation
Re: Silky's hair: In Japanese folklore long hair was traditionally associated with beauty, femininity, and wealth. Therefor long, disheveled hair on a monster is a perversion of what is seen as delicate femininity. Additionally, women's hair is usually left loose when the body is dressed after death. In terms of pop culture influence of this depiction, there was a famous yurei from the Yotsuya Kaidan named Oiwa who was said to have been poisoned by her husband. The poison disfigured her face and caused her long, beautiful hair to fall out in clumps. This was depicted on stage by actors in outrageous wigs, and may be a major factor in how many female Japanese ghosts are depicted now. The most well-known inheritor of this look is probably Sadako from Ringu.
woahhh thanks for the insight. I didn't know any of this stuff.
@@JmanAnimates Dandadan is full of all kinds of crazy traditional lore as well as urban legends, which is one of the things that makes it so cool (Acro-Silky, for example, was apparently a creepypasta created on 2chan that sort of breached containment like Slenderman). I don't know if this is substantiated but I believe the traditional of vengeful female ghost-yokai (yurei) can be traced to women's lower societal status in the past. There are many stories from works like the Yotsuya Kaidan, Tale of Genji, etc, where a dead or ill woman is given the power to revenge herself on a living man -- especially one of a higher social caste -- in a way she was unable to in life. Kayako of the Grudge series -- a woman murdered by her husband and who, like Sadako, is actually name-dropped in the show's OP -- is a modern example.
Her arms arms and eye are bleeding more in the anime, which I think they did that so they people who didn't notice (or don't want to think about) her suicide, would think she just bled out. Especially since she's bloody as a ghost. It helps telegraph her death without showing a suicide (which is good cuz there are multiple studies on showing suicide methods can lead people to harming themselves.)
yeah this is a good point. Her losing blood did cross my mind.
You're right about the rule of three. It's existed in some form as far back as ancient Greece If not further, and is a cornerstone of storytelling and comedy
thanks for confirming that. I need to read up on it so I sound less stupid next time lol
@JmanAnimates No way, man! I didn't mean that. The fact that you picked it up on your own means you're good at analysis. Rock on
@@closefacsimile thanks bro!
Manga readers know that this is just the first one 😢
i can't wait
@@JmanAnimatesi will never looked at an umbrella and boots the same
Im sure even the manga readers (who know the whole story) shock how the adaption bump up the feeling in this ep. So Im hoping the more the better.
@@thuhuong8838 :(
@@yehtetlin8793 from what i've read from the comment section and twitter most of them seem happy with it too.
I loved this Animation Studio since I've seen "Keep your hands of Eizouken!" And I was sure they'll give us a great adaptation.. But they keep blowing my mind! And I can't avoid crying every time I hear the music of the flashback
the music for the flashback in incredible. I loved their work on Scott Pilgrim that show looked beautiful
Loved this episode so much I subscribed to Shonen Jump and read all existing 175 chapters in a weekend. It’s really good. I’m excited to see the adaptation
woahhh, the dedication is real. I'm happy you enjoyed the episode so much
I am so glad that youtube shot this my way. You have a really good way of conveying the weight in this story. The artistic touches that I failed to notice at the time, like how the rule of 3 was used, just makes me appreciate this scene, and the anime as a whole, that much more.
Thank you for shouting out the names of people who I absolutely need to follow in the future. And than you for going over this wonderful scene in such depth.
thanks a bunch for this comment and the feedback.
Im surprised this video doesnt even have a thousand views yet, this is such a quality video
thank you!
8k and only going up 🫡
We've had "Chainsawman pacing" and now we have "Dandadan tone."
Hahahah yup
The a small detail I think I just noticed. The little girl maybe the product of a foreigner. My head canon. The girl just looks a little off from the mother. I still like the manga ending better. Chapter 16 ending.
Woah, that's a good theory tbh.
16:30 I think the reason for silkys hair is, that ballet was the only thing left when her daughter had been kidnapped. She clung herself onto this last thing because ballet is the only thing she feels a connection to her daughter she practices so much with. Silky danced on last time in memory of her daughter and eventually threw herself off the building into a deep empty darkness.
When she was reborn her memory as a ghost gradually faded away. She forgot she even had a daughter in the first place but balett still remained. Her broken troubled hair became long and beautiful again as in ballet its all about beauty. From then on her hair also kind of represents her mental state. All the while when it was long, smooth and silky she had this possessive and aggressive personality. Only when fighting Momo and Okarun her hair has been getting more and more destroyed just like the wall her ghostly remains built around herself. When she found out she had killed Aira, the child she so longed for, she snapped back into reality and gave her her aura. She didnt want another child of her to be taken away because of her actions.
Then, some other dude here in the comments already said that, the way silky dissolved changed when aira accepted her as her mother. Silky has found peace again and was let into heavens doors probably.
fantastic analysis!
thanks for helping me understand that aspect more.
7:55 that's the shower room with the John in it 😅 the visual design is important, but so is the audio design as you can clearly hear the water running. Also, if the love hotel vibes weren't clear enough, the fact she is getting up out of a bed naked and then going home is pretty telling.
that's the shower? damn my bad. I guess she finds hope in cleaning herself off HAHAHA. In term of the naked thing. What you said is true but I my brain didn't immediately go to sex work as some people like to hook up in hotels, especially in japan.
Even with the tamed down backstory in the anime.. Science Saru did a fantastic job portraying the pain between Silky and Aria..
yup
I actually love Kensuke Ushio so much because he has done the background music on multiple familiar anime such as A Silent Voice, Devilman Crybaby, and even Chainsaw Man! His works are beautiful, and I was surprised (not really) to find out that he worked on my current fixation: DanDaDan!
I didn't know that. thanks for the info. It's great that these days the anime fandom is so knowledgeable on the production of these shows. I started watching anime and conversing with other fans online 16 years ago. People didn't even know the names of the big mangakas. Now knowing Yutaka Nakamura and even in the one-piece fandom directors like Megumi Ishitani is commonly known.
Great indepth review... i loved this episode.
I was in tears when i read this story in the manga and i thought the anime would be a complete repeat of the manga but i was very surprised to see that the creators of the anime gave us something else...
so i was still stunned by this episode even though i knew what was going to happen to Silky and her daughter...
It’s always great as a manga reader when the anime goes above and beyond. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Also thanks 🙏
dude the crescendo of the music as acro silky jumps followed by silence and a thud was the most SICKENING shit ive ever seen. genuinely made me recoil. jesus Christ and i thought the manga backstory was vile
The rule of 3 is HUGE in writing, well done noticing it
Thanks 🙏 are they any books or key thinkers for this principle? Just curious
@JmanAnimates I've seen it all over the place, in writing tips TH-cam videos, Masterclasses on writing at aspiring author events, and there are tons of papers online about why it's effective.
As soon as i saw the "money on the dresser" i IMMEDIATELY clocked the prostitution. Maybe that's because I've has friends who've done sex work.
I see. That makes sense. Since you've talked to your friends it would be easy to pick up on the visual cues immediately
I'm an anime only Dandadan enjoyer, so I didn't know that silky died from falling. I thought that she was attacked again in the street and was having a near death experience. I perfer my initial interpretation because silky seemed like such a determined woman in both life and death that her deleting herself instead of trying to do whatever it takes to get her child back didn't occur to me.
originally, I came to the same conclusion till I rewatched it.
I thought she just kept running until she collapsed from her Injuries. Like you said I also though she wouldn’t give up.
@@liamlatz1259 it seems like a lot of us anime onlys were unclear about that section of the flashback.
$uicid@ is a sensitive topic in Japan which is why they toned it down a lot in the anime@@JmanAnimates
16:33 on the hair, I think it's because in Japanese folklore, female vengeful spirits (Onryo) are often depicted with long black hair
i see. thanks for clearing that up
Wasn't sure is Dandadan was anime of the year
Now im certain it is
yup
I love the pacing of the b roll/a roll, too many channels use too much b roll and I feel like this has a great balance
thanks bro!
Yo, I know it didn’t perform that well, but it would be really cool to keep seeing reaction vids from you. I never really watched reaction content until this show because I thought they were all kind of cheap and mindless, but seeing the first impressions on a show I like from someone who’s clearly actually super passionate about animation and storytelling was pretty fun. As good as the discussion vids are at talking about what was funny or cool about an episode, it doesn’t quite hit the same as actually seeing someone enjoy it.
Either way, glad this vid brought me to your channel, looking forward to more of your stuff
Bro just found this video from my fyp, I'm going to subscribe since I've been craving for videos like these and I'm currently trying to write a manga so these types of criticism's on manga and anime is really good for me to adapt on! btw I really like the way of how you deliver criticism and you have a really crisp voice too! 👍keep making these types of content Ik ur editing will get better :D
thanks a ton.
I hope I can continue to create content that helps you with your creative journey.
As someone that has a background in art this is the best bit of praise I could get from someone.
Thank you.
watching the anime. holy crap this whole 7 episodes so far have been phenomenal. I cried like a baby at a couple parts.
yup it's been amazing
In terms of that "Rule of 3" you mentioned, we also got 3 shots of Acro Silky's Timer. This wasn't in the manga but The first 2 times we see it, is during her Escort Work. The Final Time we see it, is when she's using it while Cooking Dinner. This could imply that she gave up being an escort to focus on her daughter. This also leaves the ending a lot more open-ended, in terms of why her daughter was taken away from her.
Yeahhhh that is so true. I didn't think of that. Good observation studio!
Once I saw money being thrown in the counter I knew EXACTLY what type of work she was doing and immediately felt bad for her
Clever man. I felt sorry for her too
This episode will make memes that will surpass FMA and FMAB in the ability to make fans cry
yup the meme will be insane
She has a long silky hair because she uses it to grab her prey just like how her hair was grab by the guy in the flashback. *but its just my dum theory though*
I like this theory
Time to watch all the videos in this series again!
thanks. My apologies for the episode 4 review in advance. I'm gonna do a remix of that later. The rest of them are fine.
@@JmanAnimatesYou good, just saying that this video is great.
I knew it was gonna happen...
I knew the end of her character...
But fuck...
I shed tears...
i almost did too tbh.
I honestly cant wait for future backstories to be adapted if theyre going to be this high quality! I can already imagine the many gut punches that are gonna be delivered in the coming seasons~
as an anime-only (i read the chapters for silky because the anime peaked my curious) I'm happy to know more backstories are coming up.
great breakdown man brought a tear to my eye
Haha thanks bro 🙏
When I saw the pov shot I was so confused since no super cool opening I had to double check it's dandadan lol
hahaha. I was confused too.
Same😂
This video was amazing, i was honestly shocked to see that you only had 2.4k subscribers, this is amazing video quality, keep it up man. 🙏💯
thanks a bunch, it makes a lot. I hope I can continue to make content that all of you enjoy
great analysis!! truly love this story
thanks bro
great video J man. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this great show.
no problem bro. I'm glad you enjoyed it
18:25
I cried 😭😭😭😭😭
I don't agree with your friend on how the protagonists are too sexuallized. Talk about rape and sex organs doesn't makes them sexuallized. And when the youth talks about sex, showing they are "sexual beings", that doesn't automatically makes them sexuallized either.
If he would say he's annoyed by the sexual contend of the show, tho... well that's his valid opinion.
@@bluemusic039 I think his point and where I agree with him is the age of the characters.
For me, this is mainly a problem in the 1st episode. I think it went a little too far, considering Momo is 15.
It's not the content itself. Them showing the 'grape' is fine as it's part of the story and it makes sense when you consider the aliens don't have women. It's the shot selection and animation making it erotic is my problem.
If she was an adult, I wouldn't have a problem with it at all.
Outside of the 1st episode, everything else is fine in my opinion.
yeah talking about rape and sex organs doesn't inherently make them sexualized I agree with this
I will say, though I liked the episode a lot, the manga did Silky’s back story better. The anime left me a little confused on what happened with human Silky, left out parts on her selling herself and how/why the thugs took her daughter. But all in all it was still a great episode!
I can understand why a manga reader would feel this way as the approaches to the flashback are different. I'm glad we can all agree the episode is fire.
Its because censorship sadly
There were also opened condoms on the headboard next to the phone. >> I only noticed because the wrappers look like the Skins brand I see at work. Black with gold/bronze text. Ripped open, and what looks like used condoms.
hahaha yeah I feel stupid for not noticing this. I'm either too slow or too innocent. I looked it up and the do look like the 'Skyn' brand
@@JmanAnimates Yup that's it. Ironically I had just gotten off of work when I saw this video and boofed the "actual" name but you got it XDD
@@JmanAnimates Also, the three bills she pulled out of the envelope were DIRECTLY for the daughter's dress, and was the DIRECT result of her getting beaten to a pulp by the collectors claiming they were "shorting" them which hurt my soul
@@eiseixethlex8658 Yeah thanks for pointing this out. A few people have said this. It makes sense.
The timer is used when you don’t want your food to overcook. Same here, but how much time was paid for.
@@MaximillianRobesphere I’m a bit confused by the 2nd sentence bro can you explain
@@JmanAnimates You pay for how much time you had sex, or maybe how much time you stayed in the hotel? Hence why she has a timer. A timer for cooking, and then a timer for service.
@@JmanAnimates As a sex worker, she was purchased for X amount of time - the timer let her know when she'd served the time the John had paid for
@@JmanAnimatesI’ll just give it straight then. The timer is a convenient way to track how long a guy purchases a prostitute for, much like how when an r34 artist gets a commission. The scenes in the anime flirt around with the double meaning of the timer to the woman, switching between both the sex timer and the cuter, more innocent timer. It’s like as if said artist draws both smut and sfw stuff. The feeling of an innocent thing unable to return to its original meaning to the woman is one the online art community knows all too well.
@@MaximillianRobesphere ohhh i see i get what you mean. Thanks for filling me in on this information
This was such a fantastic episode. It's funny how they framed Aira as such a disdainful character, and by the end, they somehow made me feel for her, though. I really hope this is an opportunity for character growth because she is very unlikable otherwise. 😅 The was this show is going, I'm sure this is the case.
Even more telling is that silkie was probably trafficked in addition to being a sex worker, which make her story even darker than I initially thought.
🤬😥😥😥😢😢😢😢🫠
The spectrum of emotions I feel when thinking about what you explained
This was wonderful
the video or the episode. Or both lol
Both, you did a great job breaking it down. I learned so much things that I missed.
@@AbsoluteSports-g2f thanks
the sexualisation is such a touchy subject but i genuinely think it's done on purpose to make sure the audiences, who are used to fanservice, hentai, and general sexual depiction in anime, are brought to discomfort because that scene was very much a sexual assuault scene and shouldn't be any source of pleasure for anybody. The victim is a minor, not consenting, and is treated in ways other anime could easily make a gag out of. Its uncomfortable for a reason.
and with knowledge to the manga, it establishes a norm that these characters would rather get naked and save their lives than remain clothed and closer to dying in these alien/supernatural situations. If anything, the sexualisation comes from outside sources in their lives (the aliens, the spirits, their peers, and the audience). Death is very much a real threat to all of them, and as Aira's establishment in the story, they're very much constantly escaping these threats through the skin of their teeth.
thanks for the comment this is the best defensive I've heard for the fan service tbh. I've not had a problem with it outside of the first episode for the most part. the other stuff is weird but its fine. Also the anime seems to handle these aspects better from what I've seen. there's one scene in episode 3 where 'Turbo Okuran' touches Momo's leg. I saw a side-by-side of that sense and the anime handled it better. It's less indulgent. If the characters weren't minors I wouldn't have any complaints at all tbh.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
NO WORDS, JUST 👏🏻👏🏻
you know it!
shit made me tear up
i was super close to crying. I'm not gonna lie. Especially while editing this. It gets sadder the more you think about it
Great video and analysis
Glad you enjoyed it
Sometimes less words speaks louder than more words.
Yup
The few animes where the anime actually made the manga better
👍 yup
Amazing breakdown! God bless ya and Jesus loves ya!
Amen! and thank you
Amazing video keep up the good work
thanks a bunch I will do
i hope they also reveal what happen to the kid.
i think from reading the manga it's implied the kid dies as well as it says 'may they be together in peace again'
Pretty much a spot on assessment, except for the oversexualizaiton bit. No problem in having mature content in a mature show, no reason to be ashamed of having a sex drive. That said, I was all ready to give DanDaDan a pass, until I started hearing about episode 7. Now having watched all that's released so far, the series is absolutely amazing. I gotta wander how much of it is going to be chaos, vs serious drama. Even if it doesn't go that dark again, the character development at this point can carry it pretty far.
As an annoying manga reader, it's gonna swing on both end. I will spoil Dandadan without context so you can stop reading this if you want but...
We got freaking Budha Mecha fighting a Godzilla Kaiju on the weird end and Jumaji board game reference for the depressing end
@@KyberNatic not the way I expected but that's gonna be so good
Its a mature show with mature content but why does the oversexualizatoin occur with Momo, who is 15? Not even silky, a lady of the night, was oversexualized lol
@@SpicyGarPar i guess it is because of culture difference. I mean it from a country that has Penis festival (Kanamara Matsuri / かなまら祭り) in one of their prefecture. So i guess being almost probed by aliens is probably just feeling like a cartoon-ish situation rather than a weirdly oversexualized one.For the Silky situation, in the anime, that backstory was a more serious than "haha they almost get probed by the aliens" so i guess they want to keep the prostitute side of her backstory down low so they can highlight the motherhood aspect and how tragedy her end was. In the manga, it was less subtle about her hardship
Sorry for the whole passage. I just find the topic fun to discuss
i didn't read the whole comment because of spoilers but I appreciate the comment.
Spoiler
There are more sad stories like this to come, if they keep going like this in the anime, it will be a master class in anime
That’s good to know!
Also Thanks for putting the spoiler tag for the anime only people
Bro I thought the title said how to adapt a backflash
lol
The anime amps up the sexualization of the characters, it seems to be a quirk, if you will, of anime to take something like that and emphasize it even if it's not relevant. That's not to say that there isn't any overt sexualization in the story, there is; when it's animated they add more. The scene where Momo is listening to her grandmother's words in accessing her chi, where they focus starting at her groin? That's not in the manga.
----------------------
This backstory in the manga made me sad. Definitely made both aira and Acro-Silky sympathetic. And I knew that once translated to animation with sound and light and color, that scene had the potential to be even more powerful.
I underestimated just how much more it could be.
The manga did elicit a tear or two from me. The anime destroyed me.
I see.
I also think that in certain scenes the anime handled it better like I saw this side-by-side from episode 3 where 'turbo-Okarun' is touching Momo's leg. I think it's handled better in the anime.
I'm gonna check the manga to see what you are talking about though.
Also I'm happy that you as a manga reader are getting a lot out of the anime adaptation. It's always nice when that happens. Especially considering you knew what was going to happen.
I see that your a one piece fan, it's like how the anime has been top-tier recently. It really adds to the experience of a series
@JmanAnimates The anime has handled some things better, definitely. They have that job of reinterpreting the story, sometimes filling in the blanks, and that can be very challenging.
One Piece has been incredible in the anime lately. The long break should help. It's so close to the manga that there was a risk of Egghead becoming another Dressrosa, as far as excessive time-filling goes. Egghead is dense, a lot happens. Some of it could be excruciating in the anime if they don't do it right.
Now we just have to get Oda healthy and staying healthy.
@@Rutabega_NG agree and, I hope Oda gets well soon
does the manga explain what happened to the daughter? was she sold off? did she died?
She dies as there’s a final bit of text that says “let them happily live together in a kinder world” implying her kid died before Silky spirit moved on
@@JmanAnimates got it. but that still leaves open questions. we don't know how much time has it been since that happened. she could have died of old age even.. but i guess she wasn't the point of the story. but i still would like more details 😅
@JmanAnimates Why would money collectors take her and then kill?
Beautiful episode, the only thing i dont understand is, how is Aira and Silky connected? Did Aira, in search of her dead mom, saw the dead Silky? I still dont get that part, maybe today's ep will expand on it
i hope today's episode will explain it but part of the reasons is that younger children are more likely to be able to see spirits in the dandadan world
@@JmanAnimates Was it explained somewhere in the anime or is it a manga thing? Or just some good ol' speculation
@@sleeper6548I guess it's just Asian people's beliefs, or I could be wrong, but it's a common myth that children are more sensitive to the supernatural. That's the belief on why sometimes babies cry for no reason. Also just like how dogs in horror movies bark into nothingness.
What’s the music used @9:50 from? It sounds so familiar I know I heard it from a show somewhere but just can’t put my finger on which one 🤔
hajime no ippo ost - motherhood (kinda fitting for this video lol).
As an anime only… am i fucked in the head because i knew she was a sex worker in the first like 10 seconds..
@@savoff477 hahahaha
great vid, subbed!
thanks bro!
There is actually a "rule of 3" 😂
haha, looking back on that part of the script, I've probably heard it somewhere years ago or maybe even in a university lecture back in art school. However, I don't know who came up with it or its origins. Someone commented its roots are in ancient Greece. I need to read up on it
The rule of 3 tecnical name is the rule of 3
thanks.
when writing it I wasn't sure if I was stealing that idea from somewhere as I've watched a ton of video essay throughout the years.
Do you know who coined the term?
You're gonna blow up one day 🫡✊️
thanks bro!
Too bad OF wasn't around for silky😢
@@TheOriginalDal HAHAHHA 😂 lol.
She could have gone into adult film, but she probably didn't want her work to affect her daughter later on. I did laugh at your comment though.
@ yup
y do some people say " Aks" instead of "ask"?, like is it a habit or just something to be different ?
@@vento_32bit haha I used get roasted for this by some of my classmates back in school for this. I don’t know why but this “aks” quirk seems to be common among black Brits in London.
@JmanAnimates ohh , its a brit thing . got it
@ yup
The broken tooth the kid has hints that this is not the first time the goons beat up that family. It is very plausible at a previous time they roughed up the kid as a warning and she lost a tooth from that.
Bro kids lose baby teeth to grow adult teeth 😂
i didn't notice her broken too. I'll have a look.
Or it could be from malnourishment, a slower type of violence that poor people suffer
@@NangkeDrawsstuff true