The Deepest Dive Into DanDaDan

[@rotem6033]

"I can do this" "im a mature grown-up person" *watches Unji Zama's flash back again *face filled with tears again*

[@UncleHuss1]

@@rotem6033 literally holding back tears while recording it man it’s so sad😭

[@SventFulgur]

Guys I'm at work! 😢 *trying desperately not to cry my eyes out*

[@EthoNotHere]

Weebs

[@BashiraAnsar]

As a person who watched all one piece back stories this was cake....

[@arthurpprado]

I'm crying after just hearing a summary of Zuma's story, even though I already read it in the manga. I'm gonna need a day or two after the anime finally adapts it

[@kyleparks2810]

peak video of peak manga? yessir. time to fall asleep to this, miss the last two thirds of it, then continue to inch slightly closer to actually finishing it. i know some of yall do that too dont lie.

[@DarthZ01]

wow just gonna call me out like that, how dare... its worse when youre in a playlist, fall asleep, then have to figure out which episode you were on and where in the ep you were.

[@kyleparks2810]

@@DarthZ01 ikr? i do that with markiplier all the time

[@kubothehart444]

That long portion in the first part about the mushroom romance oneshot was hilarious 💀 Even if there's a lot of times it get sidetracked, I really like this video. It's well researched and well explained on parts it wants to explore

[@Bluespade25]

Calling Ken the main character over Momo is madness! Great video though, I've been hoping for someone to make one like this since before the anime started.

[@user-rbyee]

True Momo is the mc, Ken’s like the deuteragonist

[@UncleHuss1]

@@Bluespade25 always thought of both of them as the mc tbh

[@Duck-r3y]

@@user-rbyeethey’re both the mc we see the story through both thier point of view’s which is how a mc works

[@DarthZ01]

in jiji's arc ken slowly starts to shine over momo and it lasts a couple arcs, they are both mc's at different times and they pass the torch.

[@AxonDucreux]

​@@UncleHuss1I agree, one event wouldn't be possible without the other!

[@ignightroad]

Liking, commenting, and subscribing. I'm a freelancer, and life is ROUGH as an artist. I like to listen to videos when I draw and I found I couldn't this time. The way you truly care about this mangaka and the story he created shines through, and I'm so happy people are giving this series a chance. Incredible video essay, sir, thank you.

[@Lol_nika]

This is the greatest yt video ever. Thanks for taking your time to do this video. I cried so much😭😭

[@UncleHuss1]

thank you so much for watching!

[@serious.humor_a0z]

The daffiness of *Camp Lakebottom* meets the crazy influence of Tatsuki Fujimoto with a heart-warming story meets *Creepy Nuts* then that's called DanDaDan ❤️‍🩹

[@GhostlyPhantome]

Camp Lakebottom, that's a name I haven't heard in a LOOOONG time

[@kaiboyfriend4509]

I use to watch that show a long time ago

[@hxgrail]

Haven't heard that in a while

[@tootnoot3074]

Yo dude, i wanna thank you for creating such an amazing video. I did a lot of research about Dandadan and thought i knew everything about the author, his works, the story and it's themes. But you dug deeper than i ever did and made me realize how much more there is to this manga. You explained everything so well and you truly know what Dandadan is about.

[@angelamengualcortinas3614]

Extraordinary video on probably my favorite new gen shonen. Congrats Huss.

[@UncleHuss1]

@@angelamengualcortinas3614 thank you angel you a real one💚

[@janijannyjannie]

DANDADAN IS ONE OF THE MOST GOATTED ANIME OF OUR CENTURY 😭 what a time to be alive

[@siddhfx9607]

I've been following your channel since day one, and it's great to see it receiving the recognition it deserves

[@IamWhoIam-z6i]

It's beautiful brother ❤ You deserve millions of views It's a fan request but can you do also dive on fujimoto as whole like not just csm and fire funch but as a person whose referred to as a genius

[@krodmandoon3479]

Did *not* expect Genius Kojumbo to make an appearance in a Dandadan video. 11/10 Also great research on display, here. Other "essayists" always mention the works before DDD but as far as I can tell you're the first to *actually* read and display them, in any capacity whatsoever.

[@reillocb]

Bro how did I not know your channel I'm THE shojo appreciater in my friend group.

[@OleanderGardenGhost]

4:16 "Expirince it in- Burnout." Perfictly timed ad that made sense... kinda.

[@mugen9211]

another banger vid, ur anime and manga video essays are top tier

[@catdog2137]

I love this video so weird and yet so beautiful of the story of DanDaDDan yet I gave a Big smile at the end And yet, knowing the author more it just gave me more of an impact of DanDaDDan just by know him little bit more about him and the analysis and insight in the Video is really good ❤️love ur Videos BRO keep doing it

[@UncleHuss1]

@@catdog2137 thank you sm

[@andrewmax5315]

Editing is sooo satisfying man, amazing video🙏

[@m.wafiraihan1364]

9:24 you just described the manga, i didn't even read it. Heck i didn't even KNOW it existed, i've heard about it just now from your description and general story of it!!! How the f**k did it made me moved just by hearing the general gist of it!? Sure i only shed like a drop of tears or two, but the fact thaf it even came out of my eyes to begin with!!!?? How!?!?!?! Should i...should i get into shoujo mangas???

[@colstratos6320]

This video was beautiful! The amount of effort and research put into this is insane and much appreciated! Newfound respect for the mangaka and even further respect for those still struggling to grasp success in the industry. Starting to notice that now more than ever, manga tends to be influenced not only by outside forces but a culmination of past works as well. But even if you have a huge backlog, it still takes a mountain of effort to create that golden goose.

[@kubikim]

I hope you keep making videos, because they are genuinely so heartfelt and wonderful. I always loved Dandadan since the first chapter. Deadass binged the entire thing in one day when I first sat down to read it, but I could never understand what about it made me love it and enjoy it so much. I thought it was the emotions humanity of the characters and the interactions between everything in the story that made it so emotionally captivating and interesting, but your video has honestly proved to me how much deeper it is than just that. I think its given me an explanation for why I love this manga so much as well as opened up an entire universe of new reasons and perspectives to the greatness of Dandadan and I am so damn sincerely grateful or it. Thank you :)

[@UncleHuss1]

@@kubikim Thank you for this comment😭💚

[@pyrebird]

I found this video while trying to binge as much about Dandadan as possible (why is this series so binge-able in all its forms??), and I have to say that I LOVE what you've done here. You, good sir, have gotten a new subscriber today. Please keep up the good work!! :D

[@UncleHuss1]

Thank you so much and I’ll keep doing my best💚

[@Ozgarthefighter]

This is a fantastic video. I hope your continued hard work pays off!

[@jeditear1]

Loved this essay, please make more

[@maadzcat]

Amazing video! I loved the way you deep dived into things after using comedy to transition into the topic you deep dived into. Keep up the good work.

[@RayGainbows]

Instant sub. This was excellent. I hope you do more Dandadan content.

[@jonathanvod6988]

The Chinese vampires just showed up in the new chapter of dandadan 💀

[@mouserr]

getting hideos attention is impressive keeping it is a master stroke

[@thominyourside231]

really solid video! heavenly delusion is a manga i think you could really dig into

[@pluhhgs]

beautiful video

[@gennyes.ajtofelfa]

havent had the pleasure to watch a video essay this good in a long ass time oh my god

[@mikylsandoval9006]

Brilliant video essay 🙌🏾🔥

[@PurpleRyuga]

Horror and comedy going hand in hand is such a true statement though resident evil, Friday the 13th, dead rising, silent hill so on and so fourth all have their funny moments

[@RayGainbows]

I start to get disappointed when you say youre not going to "get into" something but, you do it any ways and i get hella psyched. I appreciate the hell out of this vid. Im definitely going to be reading the manga again. Theres so much i missed or failed to properly grasp. Thank you!! Though i feel your spoiler warning should have come before Jiji was mentioned tbh. Especially since that stuff wont happen till next season of the anime.

[@UncleHuss1]

@@RayGainbows thank you so much! I’ll make sure to put a spoiler warning next time my bad :)

[@S_nkitty]

Wow this was beautiful you made my day with this video

[@tebanots15]

9:23 her name is literally mushroom

[@firemetal9655]

Incredible analysis. I hope more people see this video.

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

40:45 they weren’t just murdered. They were sexually assaulted and then killed. Which when I learned that it made perfect sense to me. Like it felt like while it may be a bit out of hand it was a way to prevent more sexual assault and more girls ending up like the spirits she was guarding. Not all sexual assault is via using the assailants genitals but it still made sense.

[@AWSOM817]

Great!! your explanation clear a lot of misunderstanding. Cheers 🎉🎉

[@Electronica27]

15:45 ngl I could imagine thats how most writers write, they see a moment and work backwards, its like creating a joke by starting with the punchline.

[@jasminbaus6887]

The goat is back

[@Brilchan]

Thanks for making and sharing this video with me there were a lot of new info I learned from it you got a new subscriber in me

[@Habib-I]

Can’t wait for season 1 to end so I can just jump straight in to the manga

[@Leinad001]

fantastic vid!

[@faezazaiter5543]

Huss my friend I didn’t know u uploaded. I’ve missed you

[@UncleHuss1]

Missed you too brother

[@user-ur3vt9hs5e]

The 🐐 is back!!🎉🎉

[@brianng8350]

Looking forward to future Dandadan stories… the Unji story sounds interesting and another sad backstory…. Haven’t gotten to there yet…

[@あやとり-k6s]

9:23 SPIT OUT MY DRINK HER NAME IS LITERALLY MUSHROOM

[@UncleHuss1]

@@あやとり-k6s lmao how did I not notice😭

[@superate4874]

Loooove your video ❤

[@Paratet]

Other interesting fact is that Momo was supposed to be *the* main character, but his editor was afraid readers wouldn't respond well so he boosted Okarun's role and it ended up being one of the best shonen romances in recent memory.

[@wishydude]

Done done makes you think it’s a wacky zany action series, but tricks you because it’s a shojo romance. Then it tricks you again because it’s actually a story about honest human connections.

[@giabaonn600]

this is a good watch bro

[@dhruvcv9771]

You're so underrated

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

13:21 I’ve seen the anime episode of that twice and I cried both times 😭

[@flurreo]

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP ULTRAMAN WITHOUT MAKING FUN OF IT WITH EASY JABS, YOU'RE MY GOAT!!! if you're interested in ultraman, please check it out! it's a series with tons of creative stuff, and the current series - ultraman arc - is incredible! haven't finished the video yet, but i'm loving it

[@Yaadmandon]

!Mass Mentioned

[@eyebro5912]

I feel like st. Germain will be the foil to the theme of the importance of normality. He is on some 500 year quest for ultimate knowledge and as a result he has become distant and cold and doesn’t know how to talk to others. It would also tie into his speech about metronomes and how you eventually become in synch with the environment you surround yourself with.

[@sablefyre]

I feel like hachishaku inspired reiko kashima more than acrobatic silky, considering that it’s almost the exact same concept as reiko

[@o0ugi860]

I cant wait for the hachishaku sama arc

[@DippedInInk]

Incredible deep dive.

[@Lovechinesefood2025]

DANDADAN JUST GET WARM UP FOR THOSE WHO DONT READ THE MANGA YET

[@hsar5]

20:16 no no no, EVERYONE love Tokusatsu (Sentai and such) so fujimoto liking those is not surprising

[@UncleHuss1]

Got any recommendations for somebody trying to get into it?

[@hsar5]

@@UncleHuss1 there's one for everybody, so thats depends on person From myself, maybe try: 1. Kamen Rider Faiz (has some decent plot twist, and interersting villain) 2. Kamen Rider Den O (if you like comedic story) 3. Kamen Rider Ryuki (madoka got inspired from this) 4. Kamen Rider Drive (its cool and has interesting villain) 5. Kamen Rider Ex-Aid (its interesting) for sentai or ultraman, its sometime childish but if you can go over Kamen Rider's hurdle i think its gonna be fine

[@Electronica27]

17:16 you know I also can't help but imagine that Tatsu would in some way see Fujimoto and himself as Momo(or maybe Jiji) and Okarun. Momo once she got her powers she basically carried the first couple of fights, thought on her feet and came up with a solution. Okarun AT FIRST was great support, but had to work HARD and I mean HARD to be able to use his powers effectively, and even then had some limitations. Eventually he became strong enough to take on 5 of the space globalists himself. And if we were to take it even further, the evil eye being a publishing company, threatening to cancel the series if he didn't improve enough himself even with what he currently has. When reading Dandadan it's wild to think that Tatsu even struggled at some point, the way his characters are written, the paneling the shading is just so seemingly naturally well done. I've never gotten reading fatigue from his manga, and I've seen many people claiming to have caught up to the manga right after finishing the show. His art is just so insanely good that I can't help but wonder like what happened? Maybe he was missing the necessary tools on his story telling toolbelt to tell a story that is gripping enough. Maybe despite his insane talent for drawing he needed another oomph to keep going.

[@oscarpaz6162]

“The deepest dive” and the dude starts by saying okarun it’s the main character of dandadan

[@UncleHuss1]

Bro I thought both Momo and Ken were the main characters I’m pretty sure Tatsu said that himself😭

[@archiox0628]

For me, Vamola's story is the one im looking forward to, and just typing her name already brings a tear to my eye. The only thing I'm afraid of is that these arcs with tragedy over the battles could become repetitive in the long run. I hope that Tatsu is a fan of Bakuman and it's message, and he can end this series on a natural conclusion, instead of extending it just because Shounen Jump wants to make money of the franchise as long as it can (ex.Naruto, Bleach and One Piece).

[@leonmckoy7632]

Lowkey I’m kinda irked when I hear “the main character, Ken Takakura.” We’ve got dual protagonists guys.

[@UncleHuss1]

I agree my bad for not clarifying that, just really wanted to make a Kaneki joke lol

[@leonmckoy7632]

the Kaneki joke was apt so no worries man.

[@arberrexha7312]

Anazing video! Can you do an in-depth review of SHIORI EXPERIENCE and how the anime and manga industry approaches music?

[@Fusn_]

Definitely earned a sub from me bro loved the video ❤

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

45:58 I’m gonna cry 😭

[@danielle3ever]

This whole backstory made me cry 😭

[@mika-qc3qq]

10/10 video

[@genn8062]

Was this video influenced by Ah Lecks?

[@Someone2aswell]

Until the 12 hrs Dandadan retrospective is made that is

[@superate4874]

🔥🔥🔥

[@jusatesst]

Brother is it possible to PLEASE post the thumbnail as its native file im desperate to make it my wallpaper🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@vector_747]

Least insane dandadan fan: (I'm insane af)

[@Bli757]

what can I say, Hideo Kojima is an awkward guy

[@FTSFBS]

❤❤

[@nismomo23]

Shrimp 🦐 and mantis shrimp

[@Userdoesnotexit]

the shojo is not why its good. its there but its not that deep

[@Jazzman4824]

After watching/listening to this, i have to say that i disagree about your “the point is normalcy” The point is connections, and found family. Much of the manga spends it’s time in okarun’s and momo’s mind overthinking their role and participation in the friendship/budding romance. The entirety of this series is about finding your place. Okarun is the dork until he makes friends, ojiro isthe handsome weirdo until he has friends, momo is the weird spirit girl who is into old movies until she has friends, aira is the ditzy hyper popular girl until she has friends. The delinquent becomes more than a delinquent when he obtains friends. Even the ghosts cannot move on or bond with others until they are emotionally seen. The entirety of the plot is built around what is seen vs what is actually present within the person

[@seretseandrews5980]

Its not a crab

[@tommyk7061]

Proof?

[@seretseandrews5980]

@tommyk7061 i read the manga he's a mantis shrimp from the start

[@PurpleRyuga]

Actually acrobatic silky has nothing to do with the slit mouth women it's a modern day yokai in Japan with origins on online message boards the reason I say this is because the slit mouth women actually becomes an important part of dan da dans story later on

[@UncleHuss1]

@@PurpleRyugathanks for pointing that out, I’m more so talking about how the modern day legend is inspired by kuchisake not the character specifically

[@PurpleRyuga]

@UncleHuss1 fair enough I just wanted to clear up any confusion people would have on it since both the slit mouth woman and the acrobatic silky are real life yokai that we're adapted into the manga

[@UncleHuss1]

@@PurpleRyuga yh I love the way he adapts the slit mouth woman later on, might be my favourite yokai in the series

[@PurpleRyuga]

@@UncleHuss1 honestly same the way he manages to make her a really solid threat when first introduced and adding new powers into her skill set that play off of her self adoration and need to be seen is excellent and how she gives Momo that extra push to be straightforward and honest with okarun is top notch can't wait for it to get animated

[@fumpledink]

42:23 the classic normality blunder... 🤓The word is actually normalcy, normality is a mathematic concept.

[@goodthingshee]

Peak video essay about peak fiction. My heart is warm 😭

[@eee1200]

whos dan

[@missskabls2247]

👍🏾

[@72_archetypist]

Good video, but you're wrong. It's not about normalcy. It's about redemption and second chances.

[@pocketgrim4942]

Idk man, when the ballet lady got her daughter taken away, and without even trying to search for her daughter or do anything, she just goes to her rooftop, dances then backflips off the roof, what? Its not good writing lmao. Its just schitzophrenic. The real talent is his art and how he drags you through his schitzo world.

[@starrynini_]

first

[@Proofcomes]

You take 5+ prevaricate the story. Get to the point and stop deviating from the point to waist our time with useless information

[@UncleHuss1]

@@Proofcomes I’ll take that criticism on board

[@DarlingMissDarling]

🙄 **sigh** This is a video essay. The introspection and personal insights are what makes it a video essay and not a PBS documentary. If you're looking for strictly dry facts, use Wikipedia.

[@DarlingMissDarling]

​@@UncleHuss1 Honestly, I really hope you won't. Your personality and unique view on the subject is what makes these interesting to watch. It seems the op just wants you to recite the wiki summary to them, I guess? There's enough of that nonsense on youtube already. Keep doing you, bro. 😌👌

[@UncleHuss1]

@@DarlingMissDarlingThis is so sweet thank you so much😭 I’ll definitely take that on board

[@tumadrepayaso6058]

Its peak

[@disneyfox5726]

So I've to say something really out-of-context:- Please watch *Heavenly Delusion* because I badly wanted you to talk on that 💥❤️‍🩹

[@DarlingMissDarling]

You know what? Same. Not enough essays on HD and I'd love to see a proper deep dive on it. And Huss would totally body it; it'd be awesome for sure. 😌👌

[@FlyingWhales27]

What a well put together video! Appreciate all the hard work you put into it!

[@FTSFBS]

❤❤