Today's Dandadan episode felt like a sad movie. The anime took a different approach with Acro Silky's backstory than the manga, but it was still deeply affecting. The episode was beautifully directed, and this whole backstory was handled with care, no doubt. It explores a mother's struggle through a dark phase, yet she finds joy in coming home to her daughter, teaching her ballet in her spare time, and using her earnings from sex work to buy nice and cute clothes for her lovely little child. The manga's depiction was much harsher, ngl. It showed how the world can be so cruel to some people who want nothing but the best for their children. The mother was living a cruel life, but she was doing that sort of work to ensure her daughter gets to live a better life. But things didn't go the way she planned..
I got a bit tired of reading so browsed my subscription. Saw the anime “Dandadan” was up, so I decided to watch the first episode. I haven't read the original manga, but being from the generation that loves the occult and UFOs, it really hit home 🛸 I used to skim through “Mu” magazine too. I like Science SARU’s unique use of lenses and their animation style. It's also reassuring to know that Naoyuki Onda, someone from my generation, is handling the character designs. Shion Wakayama is in it too. I'll keep watching this.
@RestrictedVids 25 yr old pizza delivery man runs into burning house, saves four children who tell him another might be in the house. He goes back in, finds the girl, jumps out a window with her, and carries her to a cop who captures the moment on his bodycam.