Jashi

As the manga readers are saying, we might be witnessing peak and I'm excited for it.

As for the episode, what a great episode. So dark and sad blended with hype climax right at the end. Which is why I cut 1 point. The cliffhanger. Arrghhhhh !

It was not as emotional as the Silky episode but I gotta say I teared up a bit. The backstory was very tragic. They did not hesitate to show all dark parts, which rarely happens in anime. So kudos to the makers, takes balls.

The animation style is beautiful. The popping of colors and fluid animation during action scenes makes for a great watch. I'm excited for future episodes because the mange readers said so.

This is, without a doubt, the best anime episode I've seen in my entire life. From the jaw-dropping animation to the god-tier storytelling and heart-shattering emotions, everything was absolutely perfect. I felt chills, tears, hype-every emotion possible, all at once. I swear an extra arm grew just so I could clap harder for this masterpiece. Time stopped. My soul left my body and came back enlightened. I've rewatched it multiple times and it only gets better. This episode alone redefined what anime is capable of. Absolute peak fiction at is finesse version, god bless dandadan and america too 🦅

This episode picks up from the harrowing cliffhanger of Episode 1, where Momo and Okarun fall prey to the Mongolian Death Worm's mind-bending energy. In a harrowing opening, both are driven to self-harm-forcing Jiji ("Ken") into a frantic attempt to save them while remaining inexplicably unaffected.

A heart-wrenching highlight of the episode is the introduction of the **Evil Eye**, a vengeful spirit with a tragic origin as one of the Kito family's past sacrifices. Flashbacks trace its backstory-a lonely, starved child transformed into a spirit tied to the family's altar, witnessing years of horror before seizing possession of Jiji.

Noting that the episode "goes beyond my expectations and became way better than I thought," particularly singling out how the Evil Eye's arrival and emotional weight "delivers a powerful and emotional punch" while keeping comedy and action in seamless harmony.

With its emotionally charged mythology, inventive visuals, and Turbo Granny's comedic flair, this episode stands as a powerful pivot in the season's arc. Fans of the genre will find themselves both haunted and entertained-eager for what comes next.

"I'm Loving Dan Da Dan Season 2 Kicked Off With That Evil Eye Arc, But The Director And One Of Its Stars Say There's Even More To Come"

This episode reminded me, and many others, of the episode from the previous season which had half the internet tearing up. Now, I will preface this by saying this didn't make me cry like the last one did. But by no means was the emotion forced or absent from the episode.

I think, ultimately, the show doesn't want to fully humanise the character involved yet, but they still do a really good job of making a 10 minute story which seems to justify the actions and make us understand the reasoning of a character pretty flawlessly. This is why this is a good episode: we see, once again, reasoning, emotion, and the process of the yokai breaking down into something else entirely, but rather than previous instance of a tearjerker when the structure was - see the yokai in action, beat it, then backstory it, this spirit does the opposite. I think this helps to keep the plot movement feeling fresh, natural and not repetitive, else the structure of the show would be oversimplified.

More than anything though, this was the most disturbing // harrowing episode of Dandadan yet. There are some MAJOR TRIGGER WARNINGS we should be aware of before watching this episode - if you're sensitive about suicide, DO NOT WATCH THIS EPISODE. That's a serious thing, not a spoiler. This episode genuinely shocked me with how morbid it actually was.

I hope this arc continues to improve as it has done between the first too episodes - this was a real step up from the reintroduction from the plot, but the structure of the season has worked excellently to compensate for the absence of this wonderful show in the past few months.

9/10 - I love this show.