After a seven-month hiatus,DanDaDanSeason 2 hasfinally premiered, and Episode 1 (titled “Like, This Is the Legend of the Giant Snake”) showed the promising potential of the new episodes.Manga fans have already noticed some differences in the adaptation, and in a recent interview with CBR, series co-directorAbel Gongoraaddressed those changesand how they are approached when they are bringing the hit anime series to life.
During the interview, Gongora revealed that they tend to stretch outsome action sequences. The rule of thumb during production is that “any idea is welcome” to make those action sequencesmore thrilling, and help fill out an episode’s 20-22-minute runtime. Gongora also explained some of the moments that were fleshed out, including his favorites. He stated:
“[W]e still have some parts that are longer and more developed, especially the part where [Jiji and Evil Eye] merge together. The manga is very fast, but we made a longer sequence. And I thought that was really cool. Yeah, now it’s difficult to think about other parts… I think, also like, for example, when Okarun saves Momo from Evil Eye, and then they kind of jump out of the room and Jiji’s attacking them with the ball, then they are running kind of upstairs. In the manga, it was really fast, but we wanted to show Jiji’s power in the cave, in the underground… he can still destroy all the setting around, like even very high, because he’s really powerful. And then we see Momo and Okarun running very fast, and they also collaborate together. Like Momo is using the psychic hands and Okarun is jumping very fast. So this is also extra, like I don’t think we see that in the manga.”
There’s a Lot More ‘DanDaDan’ on the Way
There’s still a lot ofDanDaDanfor fans to see.Like Season 1, the new batch will also have 12 episodes, meaning that for the next three months or so there will be plenty of developments in the franchise. The first arc has already been revealed to fans in theaters withDanDaDan: Evil Eye. The theatrical releasecompiled the first three episodesof Season 2, but in two weeks everyDanDaDanfan will be entering new territory in the anime series together.
DanDaDanis based on the hit manga seriescreated byYukinobu Tatsu. TheEvil Eyemoviehas already made history for the franchise, raking in $6.7 million worldwide – more than six times the amount that the previous movie,DanDaDan: First Encounter, made in theaters.
New episodes ofDanDaDanroll out on Thursdays. You can stream the series on Netflix, Crunchyroll, and Hulu.
Source:CBR
