{"id":103321,"date":"2024-11-28T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=103321"},"modified":"2024-11-30T05:34:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T13:34:41","slug":"anime-review-dan-da-dan-episode-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2024\/11\/28\/anime-review-dan-da-dan-episode-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Anime Review: DAN DA DAN Episode 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Storyboard artist: <\/span>Kenji Zenba <\/b>(also co-animation director for the episode)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Episode director: <\/span>Kenji Zenba<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Scriptwriter: <\/span>Hiroshi Seko<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant episode director: <\/span>Hiromi Nishiyama<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant episode director: <\/span>Takuya Fujikura<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made the mistake of watching two exquisitely made anime films \u2014 please catch<\/span> Naoko Yamada<\/b>\u2019s <\/span>The Colors Within<\/span><\/i> in theaters, if you can \u2014 over the weekend, with nothing in between them and <\/span>DAN DA DAN <\/span><\/i>Episode 9. This made the process of reviewing more difficult than usual \u2014 I wasn\u2019t entirely sure if the high I got from experiencing those very impressive movies had an inadvertent effect on my perception of this new <\/span>DAN DA DAN<\/span><\/i> episode or not, despite the fact that I knew it would be wrong to compare these productions with one another directly.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At any rate, <\/span>DAN DA DAN <\/span><\/i>Episode 9, as a whole, left a weaker impression on me than most of the series\u2019 other offerings so far. But when isolating its features, both visual and narrative, there were still several aspects that I liked. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DAN DA DAN<\/span><\/i> dedicates its ninth episode to the battle between Momo, Okarun, and Aira against the Serpoians and their hired help. The opening minutes allow Aira and her Acrobatic Silky form to shine \u2014 the dynamic \u201csingle-take\u201d cut of her bounding towards a Serpoian along a corridor and being repelled, passing over the head of Mantis Shrimp twice in the process, is easily one of the episode\u2019s highlights. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later on, when Momo joins the fray, we see how her grasp of her abilities has gotten to the point where she can easily resuscitate a drowned Aira (a result of the water generated by Nessie) and propel Okarun \u2014 who can\u2019t swim in his Turbo Granny form \u2014 without breaking a sweat. Momo improving isn\u2019t a revelation, but it still feels satisfying to see her this adept. And of course, her quick thinking and ability to lead continue to stand out.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n