This Single Episode Broke Me

[@skreyao4898]

When people say "Peak Cinema", this is the episode that deserves that title.. Not because it's beautifully animated or action packed but because it is adapted to perfection.. The direction, the music and just everything... chef kiss

[@pedroislistening]

I literally went to this ✋🏼😐🤚🏼 pose after watching this. This is peak anime and ABSOLUTE CINEMA

[@vainxchess]

This episode is the epitome of overrated, there are so many better episodes out there to discover.

[@pedroislistening]

@ bait used to be believeable

[@overthinking3573]

As a father of a 4 year old daughter, it hit HARD. Im not ashamed to say I was bawling and needed some snuggles afterwords.

[@Messerflame]

Fujimoto really caused a chain reaction that revolutionised Anime forever.

[@lenOwOo]

I see what you did there

[@Mozartkugel]

@Messerflame Fujimoto has nothing to do with this. Stop d*ckriding this argument already, its in every DanDaDan related comment section and it’s getting annoying quickly! Has Tatsu been working as an assistant for Fujimoto? Yes, he has. Was he already the more experienced mangaka back then? Yes, he was. So who‘s learned more from whom? DanDaDan is it’s own thing entirely. Fujimoto has not a single thing to do with the series. Yet, Tatsu did have something to do with Chainsaw Man and Firepunch. So, whose fingerprint is the more influential? I‘d go for Tatsu, honestly. DanDaDan has subjectively better art, better humor, better drama, better action, better characters. Fujimoto‘s work just got more mainstream attention first because it was published earlier. Had the timeframes of each other’s successes been switched, everyone would crow over Tatsu having taught Fujimoto, not vice versa. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Messerflame]

@@Mozartkugel Appreciate the knowledge man.

[@Mozartkugel]

@Messerflame Just reread my comment. Didn’t want to come off as ill-tempered as it sounds, sorry 🙏 Peace! ✌️

[@prakharanand5760]

@@Mozartkugel i was reminded of chainsaw man in dandadan personally, and well i do agree bro, but like theyre their own thing. i dont wanna compare, i did enjoy dandadan uptil now the most, chainsaw man the second, third was spy family obviously from the group... that aside, mad what an episode, cant glaze it enough, kensuke ushio's soundtracks are always amazing also. great piece of art. ALTHO i will say one thing, the first anime I saw do this concept of writing emotional backstories for dead characters who are now spirits, is mieruko chan, altho this is much MUCH better in every aspect than that, mieruko was the first one i remember doing this, and i dont wanna spoil too much but it had that bittersweet moment at the end of some episodes where they emotionally connect u to this spirit we've been running away from, and it made me cry. im so happy dandadan so masterfully executed that concept

[@NealBauer]

50+ year old man (and animator) here. After episode 6, I was fully looking forward to seeing how they would take down the Acrobatic Silky in the next episode. The first half of episode 7 had the animator in me slackjawed at how they storyboarded the fight in the warehouse. Then, the episode turned... The last 12 minutes was just pulling me apart like a dime store sweater. My animation brain turned off and my brain could simply not keep up with how good EVERY SINGLE SHOT of the mother and child sequence. I've now watched episode 7 four times and every single watching I cry for different reasons. As an animator, I cry out of happiness for seeing my craft handled with the same care as old Warner Brothers cartoons of the 1940s. As a watcher of anime, I cry because we are in another Golden age of incredible projects such as this and Look Back. As a parent, I cry because this captures what it's like to pass down your love of a craft and seeing your child embrace it. I don't think I'll ever be able to watch this episode without crying as it's always going to be a Fist of the North Star 100-hit emotional gut punch.

[@smallbag123]

I remember watching the Dandadan trailer and someone said "y'all aren't ready for this scene", referring to this. At the time I thought "so silly. This is dandadan we're talking about!". Now I understand what that person meant.

[@jjthomson2815]

I saw the exact same comment! Crazy

[@MrStrawHat98]

out of all the anime i never thought i would cry to dan da dan. boy was i wrong

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

Honestly same.

[@snappl-apl]

As a manga reader I can confirm that you will cry a few more times

[@thegiftedfire3470]

I caught up in the manga You will get sad flashbacks like these

[@snappl-apl]

@@thegiftedfire3470 3 more, correct me if I’m wrong

[@LForce524]

@@snappl-aplbro the flipping umbrella boy back story is so sad AUGH

[@derickenitan]

For an episode of this freaky ah anime to "break" arikendo you know they cooked to exponentially detectible levels

[@SonicAlly45]

Why did they pull a "You are my special" on us 😭

[@gkanishl]

its gonna happen a lot

[@gabrielandrade9237]

Ending hit like "Back to really bro"

[@KaijiKey1]

why is the fucking stupid alien show making me shed a tear

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

Because it's the kind of stupid that is actually super genius. When it's serious, it is beyond what most people would expect.

[@iceice6189]

mother's love is just something else

[@gliscaradu1424]

Hey! It's a stupid alien ghost show. Thank you very much!

[@chriswihulu]

We've cried over a freaking boat, you can't establish a baseline for what will and won't make you cry, you can't!

[@sibrahim5194]

i mentaly fell to my knees after this episode

[@liamenn]

the thing that made it really special for me was how almost all of the sound in the flashback was just the music- the soundtrack almost fealt like something out of celeste and really helped capture the emotions of the scene

[@CitruKori]

Im not sure if I’m imagining this, but the animation in this episode was so much better than the other episodes, and the animators knew they had to do it. I never cry, but goddamn i never knew a show about a kid’s balls getting taken by the supernatural could make be bawl my eyes out. This is how you know something is well written, if it knows when to make me laugh and when to make me cry and does a damn good job with both

[@BlackBear14332]

As a man who doesn’t express much emotion, this made me tear up. The moment I visit my Mom, I will hug her.

[@Feelo98-i8i]

Nearly made me cry. The beautiful animations blended with that music man I didn't expect this. I mean I'm not a manga reader but the anime got my approval 10/10😭 I'm not crying

[@famimame]

When you can't compete with detailed drawings like in the manga panels, you compensate with cinematography for motion pictures.

[@natalimoina]

Detail isn't even inherently good in the first place, but yeah, for an anime, you want fluidity, not detail

[@imDpoob]

@@natalimoina Details can and do enhance animation and fluidity. But I agree that anime does need fluidity to be prioritized.

[@chriswihulu]

​@@natalimoina a picture can say a thousand words, while a few seconds of animation can make you live it. Neither is inherently lesser than the other, they just have different ways of connecting with us.

[@DuwangKaizer]

Kikuko Inuoe did a great job voicing Acrobatic Silky... Yes, the same lady who voices Kasumi Tendo from Ranma ½ (1989 & 2024), Lust from Fullmetal Alchemist (2003 & Brotherhood), The Boss from Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (in Japanese), I-No from Guilty Gear and Belldandy from Oh My Goddess!

[@ferth2315]

I’m also a manga reader and this chapter was my first time crying while reading something. They executed it so so so perfectly.

[@6r14n]

I cannot agree more. I’ve seen impactful, emotional and uplifting anime - which in some ways no vinyl film (showing me age) can do. But this was one of the few times I actually had tears - especially the last hug from Ida…almost cried again.

[@gkanishl]

dan da dan the only manga/anime that makes 5-6 genres fit in perfectly into a masterpiece

[@kinajardine9009]

It rips your heart out because we know it's all too true. People who don't deserve the horrible things that happen in their lives get crushed under its weight every single day. The world is indeed 'too cruel', as Momo said, but it's the reality. In the end, all Aria can do is share in her pain and hope that they can live together somewhere in 'a kinder world'. I do wonder though, if this is the last we'll see of the daughter. After all, it wouldn't be the first time a character we were sure was gone has come back. Manga readers, if you know, you know.

[@rayrayg9]

I'm not even exaggerating, I've watched probably 20+ video reacts, reels, etc. and these scenes still make me gasp and well up in tears

[@Justme-c9k]

seeing the ending of episode 6 and being a manga reader I immediately knew what was going to happen. Every Day I was sitting there waiting for the reactions.

[@iceice6189]

same xd, ive been spamming "yall not ready for this" at every dandadan video i see befor episode 7

[@KiooZaax]

I watched the episode yesterday. I still haven't recovered.

[@MrHardfoot]

This episode didn't make me cry. One Piece's backstories make me merely cry. This episode made me full-on bawl and blubber.

[@cdxx6770]

I love OP and its backstories, but i agree, this one hits hard. I think it may be because it's so realistic and may happen to anyone in reality. It's could also be the parent-child tragic relationship. Anyway, 10/10 episode.

[@jackky_john.]

DanDaDan is a compilation of multiple genres. And the animation so far have been superb.

[@DEERCRACKERLOVER]

Just like Ep 8 of heavenly delusion.... Both never failed to make me cry

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

This is what I watch anime for. I knew they would make the ghost a sympathetic character(because honestly, it's a bit of a trope, Isekai Shikkaku had a slightly similar episode) with her loving Aira for some reason but the heartbreaking visual storytelling for several minutes of the mother and her child was just so good and Aira hugging her to give her some closure made me totally wanna forgive how much of a doofus Aira was in her earlier appearances. This was Nao from Shiki but ten times more heart-touching and has a more positive ending.

[@javierel22]

I had seen this in the manga so knew the story but God damn seeing this animated hit hard, really hard. Amazing episode, one of the best individual anime episodes i've seen, probably the best emotional animated vid since BoJack's Free Churro episode

[@raptorstrik890]

I'm also a manga reader and when I went into this episode knowing what happens I had super high expectation, and the episode did way better than these expectations and I just wasn't ready for this episode (I think the anime is better than the manga even though the manga is peak, it made me gain faith in anime adaptations after what happened blue lock).

[@mikkel2598]

Really glad you made a video about this 100% deserves it.

[@Electronica27]

I remember when I showed my friends this episode they all had to mute because they were BAWLING. When it was over through my own tears I was like "so how was the funny haha ball and penis anime?"

[@mumuquenos]

the shot of the little girl running and hugging her mother from her pov is just increible. I have never seen an animation that captures the esence of a child´s innocence and cutennes so well as that shot did. You see that girl the exact same way her mother did, it makes you feel the same joy she felt in that moment. That takes a lot of talent

[@Rotta-_-]

You mentioned in one of your older videos that you'd be down to do a reaction to the Pokemon cypher 2023. Well, it changed into Pokemon cypher 2024, but IT'S FINALLY OUTTTT. Reaction time?

[@rhythmmandal3377]

@2:00 I'm not sure at the same time is correct. She roaming the world as unfulfilled spirit. god knows how long she had been like this.

[@AndikhaPratama-n5v]

I was crying my eyes out, and well it's more sad in anime than manga but still really good, i was crying for real

[@Ryuryusu]

I don’t normally cry with sad things but that episode made me shed a single tear and left me holding my tears even if I’m caught up with the manga

[@alexwilkinsgames]

I lost it reading this part of the manga. I lost it equally maybe more watching this episode. Science Saru did has made this manga a beautiful work of art.

[@themoviecritic1092]

This episode has made me want to see this story until the end because holy shit. My friend said he dropped the manga because of a love triangle (He didn't elaborate further for spoiler reasons), and while those can be annoying... if Dandadan has story moments like THIS?!?!?... I'm a fan.

[@swasloids]

i still cant belive how Fujimoto's studio sessions made so manny great artist/shows. i never knew of the man before i started reading chain saw man but now i cant seam to escape him

[@freyjacarlson6301]

3:11 I JUST REALISED HER DAUGHTER HAS A BIGGER CUP 😭😭😭

[@Alibacha4242]

Dam

[@rayrayg9]

Haven't read the manga but I still say that everything about the execution of this episode, every aspect, was done so brilliantly. Can't wait to read the manga!

[@Megumi-dz1mm]

This manga chapter actually did make me cry. That final 2 page spread just brought me to tears as I realized they both died. Also, the spread itself is absolutely gorgeous. This episode also brought me to tears. It was so damn beautiful. What a gorgeous work of art this episode manages to be. The line about the "kinder world" just broke me all over again.

[@jonieljoestarzawarudo8172]

God, that episode hit me like an oil tanker. I will never be the same individual ever again.

[@lumisobolewska]

now i need an episode to heal

[@JustReyesCh]

it's gonna take a long time, and we're gonna be given so many good moments before then, but Unji Zuma backstory is gonna hit so hard too

[@خالدخالد-ه3ج7ث]

You wouldn't find another studio going this hard for a flashback

[@BenjaminMonterrosa-n7z]

This sht will make a grown man cry

[@arthurpprado]

I won't even pretend to be tough here. I was in fetal position, crying uncontrollably by the end of the episode. I'm reading the manga and I knew Silky's and Aira's backstories, but this episode still hit me like a punch to the guts

[@CIDMARTINRUSSELLS.LACSON]

You know, Science Saru did one heck of a masterpiece with this single "Dandadan" episode... the animation, pacing, storytelling, everything else besides the overall adaptation of the manga series. I do hope that after "Dandadan," Science Saru will continue to produce more anime series or movies that many of us anime and/or manga fans can enjoy. Also, @arikendo, I agree with everything that you just said about this "Dandadan" episode in this video. By the way, for Science Saru's recent anime movie, "The Colors Within," I do hope that when it will be available for streaming on GKIDS (or any streaming service), it will be another masterpiece like "Dandadan," but from Naoko Yamada and the studio itself. (Also, @arikendo, sorry to say this again, but I look forward to "PART 4" of your "Every Anime Studio Explained" video series, if you plan to make it.)

[@sour1020]

It's been confirmed that Science Saru is working on the Sanda adaptation, the latest manga from Paru Itagaki of Beastars fame. I can't wait to see them cook and deliver yet again

[@CIDMARTINRUSSELLS.LACSON]

Agreed, indeed, @sour1020.

[@Isaac77772]

Acrobatic silky and evil eye and vamola had such tragic backstories

[@eyoshinthemaximum]

I can't wait until the later backstories are animated. The backstories get more and more emotional as the series goes on to the point where I (someone who almost never cries at media) was on the verge of tears during the alien girl's backstory. They all hit hard and I can't wait to see them adapted, especially Vamola's backstory, that one's gonna be a real tearjerker because of just how in depth it is. Edit: Also I hope Silky's daughter makes another appearance in the series, it seems perfect for a story arc

[@poorlydigitallydrawngigachad]

This and vamola's backstory are the current hard hitters as of now.

[@yoshidinono8095]

Everyone using the same title. "It broke me."

[@joespehgoebbles8445]

Man, when i was watching that flashback scene i became all sweaty and it felt like i couldnt breathe. it felt like my heart was gonna break through my ribs

[@aytenD]

I read the manga too and knew what was gonna happen. I didn’t cry when I read it in the manga but as soon as the backstory stated in the anime I was immediately in TEARS.

[@victoriaharbron5213]

I was about cry watching the episode

[@roflxd9433]

didnt even watch the episode, but even this small recap got me bawling

[@BonitoFlakeThief]

And then the ed kicks in

[@DKdusk]

I cant wait for a season three and see my boy Zuma in action

[@scottdraw667]

Just found your channel. Love your enthusiasm! I'm subbed and i smashed that bell notification as well. Catch you next anime!

[@BrokeBitch-z1h]

Arcane act 2 and now this I can’t 😭

[@Steve-to9sg]

me and my friend watched this episode together and we both cried

[@sarmadhabibkhan3036]

Almost every great story has that one Red Wedding episode: 1. Dan Da Dan has episode 07 2. Attack on Titan has Episode 01 & Erwin's final charge 3. Game of Thrones has The Red Wedding 4. Breaking Bad has Ozymandias 5. Squid Game has Episode 06 6. Vinland Saga has the couple's demise in Season 02 7. The Lion King has Mufasa's death 8. Avatar has Book 1 Episode 03 9. One Piece has several 10. JJK has The Shibuya Incident

[@cdxx6770]

It's so correct cause I also thought this was the Red Wedding episode of DanDaDan

[@ArtsySpider]

Turbo Granny smoking the Acro-Silky pack 😭 'competitive mode' ahh yokai

[@AgpMoney]

Me proceeds to watch the mother dance off the bridge: no no nnno WAIT WAIT WAIT WAIT!!!!!

[@KonoFlamingFist]

That episode broke me so much that I made about to protect my sister from that 😭

[@darkmode805]

And Dont forget muse Asia and Crunchyroll for this wonderful and beautiful episode of this month.

[@BlissOn47]

I’m just in disbelief that I watched a movie level writing, direction, animation and everything on KZbin for free! Dan da dan is peak anime.

[@potatoplayer6475]

w vid!

[@Saprana]

onion ninjas broke in to our houses

[@ezequielfernandez476]

Imagine a potential Vamola backstory chapter, i wont be able to handle that

[@bigg0u235]

BRO Dandadan made me like anime again deadass. I don't mean to glaze, but this is definitely something that I want to see more in anime.

[@DatMLG_Gamer6592]

Believe me when I say this: We ALL were absolutely NOT f*cking ready for this episode AT ALL!!!

[@halloytaali9083]

Could I use it as inspiration for mine in French?😊

[@higurashitatsumaki5583]

3:27 THIS IS WHAT WE MEAN!!

[@tshiamomogale26]

I legit stopped watching your video to go watch the episode because I thought it ended on episode 6 This anime is exceptionally made. I wish the new Gundam on Netflix was done in this animation style. I couldn't bear watching it. I stopped, like 10 minutes in Amazing video 🙏🏾🔥❤️

[@GreatestNate888]

You and everybody both buddy

[@davetheman-jl8jh]

You’re right… what am I doing?

[@bobthepro3608]

Dandadan is one of my all-time favorite manga, but the anime adaptation did an amazing job. Science SARU Studio handled the direction, sound design, and every detail so perfectly to bring this anime to life.

[@kratosdad1760]

Ngl i didnt even know she jumped off a building in the anime, but i still ended up crying so i think they did their job

[@dirwik]

the bottom thingy of my shorts ripped in half and now it looks like a skirt

[@KE-yq2eg]

Can someone please please tell me that she was short of her debt, regardless if she bought the dress? Because it wasn't very clear.

[@jejemon1402]

They would've stolen most of her belongings or beat her up as a threat if the debt was cut short by around 100$ (assuming the kid's dress was from a random boutique) Them kidnapping her child could mean the debt goes beyond the price of the dress as they would: sell the child for *** slave or harvest the child's organs. Both of these are unfortunately payed very well on black markets back then. But idk just an observation

[@halloytaali9083]

😊😊a very very good video

[@theparadoxicaltouristtrave9320]

When I advise for people to watch sometimes I tell them to keep going until episode 7vof dandadan

[@Forn3uzz]

Me who doesn't have crunchyroll premium I NEED TO WAIT A WEEK PER EPISODE AAAAAAA

[@Chillchainsaw]

I watched the episode yesterday, and it was peak fiction. The contrast between episode one and seven is insane. Also, I'm noticing a pattern. The pattern might be broken(cuz i don't read the manga), but the pattern is aliens are horny guys while ghost have sad stories to Them.

[@daniaalkhan4702]

Fujimoto "I raised that boy".

[@Electronica27]

What's insane is was the YOUNGEST of his assistants.

[@omzz144]

Highest rated anime episode of the year

[@franciszurielburgos3798]

aura🤫🧏‍♂️

[@xdnotmed4310]

What is doing is playing a Roblox obey for 4+ hours

[@skaterow6776]

4:19 sopranos jumpscare

[@Pintuzin]

im so sorry but i watched this with two friends making jokes the whole episode, but it was really chocking since i didn't know what would happen

[@resoneson]

reading this chapter was... depressing

[@TankInATree]

Some people complain that the anime wasn't as obvious about the prostitution or the dance off the roof (like the manga panels that were shown in the video) and therefor think it is flawed for that reason... But IMO that is not how you should rate an adaptation. You cannot rate something worse, because it is limited by different laws and rules (such as displaying self-harm or prostitution on TV). My point is that while it is obviously subjective what each person likes, that particular reason for disliking the episode is objectively wrong. Judging whether it is a good adaptation, should not be about if it is 1-to-1, but whether it did the source material justice within the confines that they had. And yeah... they absolutely did! The way it was made... the details...the emotions... the gorgeously tragic music... the sounds. They went above and beyond to make this the absolutely best that they could! And they even went as close to the line that they could, in hinting at what the manga shows. It was truly A+ because they went beyond what almost anyone expected.

[@Sword_Realest]

am i seriously the only one who watched the whole blackflash confused af like how am i supposed to figure out that she owed money to the yakuza i was mad confused and i didn't know she jumped off a building i was like "so her daughter is gone and she just dances is she stupid?' like i am seriously cooked at this point

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

I didn't know about the Yakuza(I thought it was some violent sex client of hers) or why she danced either but I didn't think it was stupid. I thought she died of her injuries and reached outside the mortal plane or something. In fact, not knowing she died of suicide made it seem more ethereal.

[@boxcat1755]

I think she inherited debt. In Asia it's not an uncommon practice. That may also be the reason why she's working so many jobs.

[@juniorthememe]

thank you for explaining why they took the child, i didn't get that

[@Saao_09]

Manga Spoilers ( kinda ) There’s also another sad backstory for one of the Yokai’s that posessed the red haired dude (future friend that also has the ball)

[@urahara264]

thanks to Hiroshi Seko 🎉🎉

[@Sheikals]

idk to me it kinda felt like "damn thats crazy ig lol" still

[@emmanuelboakye1124]

I thought i would never see a scene that would hit me harder then tanjiro fighting rui to save nezuko but guys i think i did.thank you for the great video.

[@ibrahimihsan2090]

It's honestly a trope. There are tons of anime(and some cartoons too, Batman and Ace or Spiderman and Water MJ are iconic examples) with such scenes(though I don't remember seeing one as heart-touching as this).