Saagar Kote
The anime drama series ‘Dan Da Dan’ on Netflix chronicles the happenings around the lives of Momo Ayase and Ken “Okarun” Takakura. The two bond and fight over their obsession with ghosts, aliens, the occult, and the unknown. The show is a tale of friendship, love, and adventure that is narrated through the lens of the protagonists. The previous episode ended with Okarun finding out that Momo has started to work as a waitress at a café. Meanwhile, Jiji convinces Seiko not to free Evil Eye from his body, feels empathy for the spirit, and agrees to host him with care. While the possessed boy must do everything he can to avoid cold water, the people around him try to coexist. These events set things up perfectly for, ‘Feeling Kinda Gloomy,’ the seventh episode of the second season. SPOILERS AHEAD
Momo Faces a Tiring Day of Work at the Maid Café
The episode begins with Okarun at the Maid Café feeling awkward seeing Momo work as a “maid” (waitress). Miko and Muko make the situation weirder by asking their friend to keep serving them. Another maid at the café asks everyone to make a heart-shaped pose with their hands called “Moemoe Tri-Beam.” Later, Momo shows anger towards Miko and Muko for misleading her into working as a maid. Okarun stays back with Momo and tells her he plans to stay till her shift is over, but she tells him to leave. The maid struggles to pass the time at the café and keeps looking at the clock, waiting for her shift to get over, but customers keep coming, and time runs slowly for her.
After a tiring day, the maid finally walks out of the café and finds that her friend is still waiting for her, who walks home with her, refusing to let her go alone. Meanwhile, at the house, Seiko begins to work with Manjiro to help Jiji control his body’s behavior and keep Evil Eye in check. She deliberately pours a drop of room-temperature soy sauce on the possessed boy and asks him to imagine steam coming out of his body. To her surprise, Jiji manages to resist Evil Eye and stop himself from transforming. Momo and Okarun return home together, which makes Aira jealous.
Evil Eye Makes an Entrance After Aira Makes a Mistake
While arguing with Momo, Aira accidentally spills her cold drink on Jiji, who instantly becomes Evil Eye. The entity begins to attack everyone, but Momo manages to spit hot water on him, returning him to his human form. Okarun begins to worry about Jiji, while also feeling sorry for Momo. Later, Aira apologizes to Momo for her carelessness earlier. The following day, Ken Takakura visits Kazami Dairy Farm to visit Mantisian and asks the alien to make him his apprentice and teach him how to punch someone. However, the alien refuses, telling the boy that violence is not a good option.
Manjiro and Seiko discuss Jiji’s situation, wherein the former tells the old lady that he will hire the Hayashi band again for an exorcism and that Evil Eye cannot be allowed to coexist with the group. Okarun starts to train himself to develop a punch and become strong enough to kick Evil Eye out of Jiji. However, the cat figurine (Turbo Granny) tells him that punching someone and being strong are two very different things, and offers to help him.
Okarun Tests His Fighting Rhythm
Turbo Granny takes Okarun to his school, but Aira discreetly follows them and demands to join the fun. The three go to the music room inside the school, following which the cat asks Okarun to jump according to the rhythm of her playing the piano, so that she can find out his “combat rhythm.” Turbo Granny tells him that his speed is just a “two-switch,” meaning that he can only execute two fighting moves per one musical note, however, Evil Eye is close to the level of ten moves. In an unexpected twist, the souls of Beethoven and other musical geniuses appear, due to Turbo Granny’s terrible playing of the piano. The angry souls of the musical legends demand to know why bad music was being played.
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