DanDaDan's Opening is NUTS! | WIAOP? Otonoke

You can't stop humming the latest Creepy Nuts single, Otonoke, but you have no idea HOW NUTS Dandadan's OP really is. Also, some of the symbolism isn't ball-related.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro & the intros in the intro
5:10 OVERLORD The Movie, The Game
6:59 Based and Tokusatsu-pilled
11:27 Building The World
19:44 A Speedy History of Science Saru
26:07 SPOILER WARNING!!!



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In the depths of his Mother's Basement, Geoff Thew creates videos analyzing the storytelling techniques of anime and video games. He has been named the number one Worst YouTube Anime Reviewer by The Top Tens.

[Joseph]

Kaguya-sama was a shonen battle anime disguised as a romcom. DanDaDan is a romcom disguised as a shonen battle anime. In all things there is balance.

[Truck-kun]

The part with Momo and the boys dancing is the best part, it scratches a part of my brain reserved for goofy dances

[Mrinsecure]

*Alien Invader arrives at home planet after trip to Earth*

Alien: oh hey, you're back early
Invader: Earth's haunted.
Alien: What?
*Invader grabs laser cannon, heads back to spaceship*
Invader: Earth's haunted.

[fernandozavaletabustos]

Fun fact: This opening was directed by an Spanish artist: Abel Góngora.

He has also worked in the Hands up Eizoken OP, as well as other projects like Devilman: Crybaby, Adventure Time, Ping Pong: The Animation, Ride your Wave, etc.

[Ray-wzsg]

I saw someone point this out on the subreddit, but the stars around Aira and Jiji at 17:54 could be representations of their personalities. They're both popular and sociable people but Aira's stars are detailed and beautiful like sparkles on some fine jewelry, and Jiji's are simple and like little doodles you'd make in a notebook when you're not paying attention in class. They could represent how much effort Aira puts into to appear perfect while Jiji is goofy and unaplogetically himself, perfectly imperfect

[Nia-jkhm]

28:38 smh you missed the perfect opportunity for saying "Mano a Momo"
great video though, the extra tidbits about Science Saru callbacks was real enlightening

[KingJH]

Just the title alone, 'Otonoke' such a beautiful play on words
The word 物怪Mononoke means monster, the ke part uses the same kanji as the kai in youkai, so it means weird or supernatural
Oto means sound 音, so Otonoke when written in kanji would be 音の怪, meaning supernatural sound, or sound monster
Or, more suitably, earworm
From the post-chorus we get
瞼の裏や耳の中
胸の奥に居着いてるメロディー、リズムに
'In the back of your eyelids or in your ears'
'The melody, the rhythm that remains at the depths of your heart'
Literally talking about how the song itself is designed to be an earworm, lurking around the corner close to you
And it fucking lives up to that because it is goddamn catchy

[Holly-khore-levina]

The second shot with Saeko could also be a lighthearted poke at the running gag of her (together with Turbo Granny) doing increasingly silly shit to get Okarun's kintama back in.

[ShinigamiSparda]

Really needed this distraction today. Also, feels like it's been a decade since I saw one of these.

[Rednightart]

I think the Tori gate represents the board game from later in the story. Its meant as a means of protection, but that protection is broken and twisted into becoming a prison for our MCs. Plus, that arch is what guards the second golden ball.

[cglesner]

Hey Jeff! I actually have a small contribution to your breakdown! In the background of the cut where Okarun puts on his Gendo glasses is a close up of the engraved gold plate on the voyager probe that was specifically made to tell any future aliens out there about who made the probe and how to find our planet.

[Not_Sure_Okay]

THE DEVILMAN RUN! No wonder that frame is so impactful!

[MarioAlbertoMatamorosMoraga]

Better watch this video inmediatly before it gets copyrighted

[robertfaulkkner]

Geoff flying away in his mothership was the funniest thing I've seen in a while. Thanks, editor Trey.

[kami_OwO]

10:54 one detail that was missed here is that in this scene Okarun's background is that of the Golden Record sent along with Voyager 1 & 2 that contains information about life on earth, it's location and other stuff for any intelligent life form "Aliens" to find in case they stumble across it.

[epppyyy]

I MADE IT IN A MOTHERS BASEMENT VIDEO😭😭😭 SO HAPPY! LOVED THIS VIDEO TOO!

[ApexGale]

What I love about that last portion as Okarun transforms is the underlying message. As he runs we see a brief cut of both Momo (from the left) and Turbo Granny (from the right) before he shifts into his masked form. It gives the impression that he is being "pulled" in two directions.

For starters, his power is derived from the both of them - the power itself is from Turbo granny, but Momo's influence is what allows him to control it instead of being taken over by it. There's a neat bit of conflict and dichotomy there: young and old, progressive and oldschool, "good" and "evil." But I think it's cool that underneath it all, the main reason Okarun starts to change and become more confident in himself is due to the influence of two women in his life. Turbo Granny grants him a kind of "manliness" by turning him into this speed demon, but also literally takes it away (goodbye, family jewels). On the contrast, Momo refines that into a more controlled and "cool" ideal self.

Or maybe I'm just over analyzing!

[memorabiliatemporarium]

I can't wait for Jiji's arc! When it gears up, it just goes insane.

[Streek]

Momo and Vamola Kaiju team ups with Kinta getting in his mech would go hard, can't lie.

[mogerus]

14:01, there were eyeballs on those trees?! I've watched the opening so many times but never noticed those.