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That's a Space Alien, Ain't It?! (それって宇宙人じゃね Sorette Uchūjin ja ne?) is the second episode of the Dandadan anime series.
Synopsis[]
Okarun is cursed by Turbo Granny, and Momo uses her newly found psychic powers to curb Turbo Granny from running out of control. Dawn breaks, and the two of them temporarily find shelter in Momo's house.
Plot[]
Momo reassuring Okarun of her willingness to continue being involved with him.
Unwilling to accept that his name is the same as her favorite idol, Ken Takakura, Momo tells Ken that he cannot use his name around her and decides to refer to him as "Okarun," a nickname he reluctantly accepts. With it being morning, a time when spirits don't show themselves, Momo invites Okarun over to her place until its night again, and they can confront Turbo Granny. Upon arrival, Okarun's body suddenly burst into flames as he attempted to pass through the torii gate, prompting Momo to use her psychic powers to hurl him into the nearby river. She then discovers that the talisman on her gate, meant to ward off evil spirits, was the cause, and removes it to let Okarun pass through safely. Momo is then amused by Okarun's hair, which now resembles an old lady's perm, due to him being set on fire. Once both are inside and changed, Okarun becomes upset to find his genitals missing, prompting Momo to remind him that it was a consequence of his own actions when he approached her at school. Okarun confesses he didn't want to lose the chance to make a friend and fears that Momo could never befriend him. Momo reassures him that his real issue is his unintentional self-isolation and expresses her willingness to discuss the paranormal with him. Moved by her words, Okarun tears up but responds rudely, much to Momo's annoyance.
Momo and Okarun confronted by the Flatwoods Monster.
The two then hear the sound of the doorbell. Not recognizing the chime, Momo believes that it is an evil spirit since her house has two chimes for humans and evil spirits. Realizing that the reason an evil spirit is able to enter her home was due to her taking the talisman off the torii gate, Momo and Okarun go outside the back door and attempt to put the talisman right back where it belongs. However, they find that the setting of the residency has changed, with a wall being embedded in the torii gate suddenly appearing to prevent them from putting the talisman back on and blocking any chance for them to escape. Upon discovering their noses bleeding due to a harmful black mist enveloping the area, the pair encounter a hostile giant looming above them. The giant accuses them of breaking a promise and declares its intent to seize their 'banana organs'.
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Okarun using Turbo Granny's power for the first time.
Momo and Okarun flee and hide from the giant's shockwave stomps, which Okarun recognizes as the Flatwoods Monster due to its appearance, whereas Momo conjectures its association with the Serpos based on its motive for the assault. Though Momo finds that fighting the Flatwoods Monster while suppressing Okarun's curse with her powers is impossible, Okarun believes that he might be able to fight the alien himself if she were to suppress Turbo Granny's curse from his head to allow him to control his possessed body. As the Flatwoods Monster's next stomping shockwave attack is about to hit them, Momo follows Okarun's instructions, leading to the success of his plan, as Okarun transforms into a state where he commands Turbo Granny's velocity, swiftly maneuvering both himself and Momo to evade the attack and retaliate by biting off the colossal alien's fingers. However, Okarun coughs up blood from his mouth, due to his human body being unable to handle the immense speed, and is moved out of the way by Momo before he is stomped on by the Flatwoods Monster.
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The Flatwoods Monster defeated by Momo and Okarun.
While the two become conflicted as to how they need to go about defeating the Flatwoods Monster, Momo notices that it is fighting similarly to a sumo wrestler and believes that they could defeat it if they force it to touch the ground as prohibited in the sport. To carry out the plan, Momo employs her psychic abilities to suppress Okarun's curse with her right hand, enabling him to shatter the Flatwoods Monster's right leg, and uses her left hand to pull down the alien's body, leading to the disintegration of its right hand. Though they managed to harm it, the Flatwoods Monster grows an extra pair of legs to keep itself upright and slams Momo into the wall blocking the torii gate. While trying to keep Okarun's curse suppressed, Momo is viciously beaten into the wall by the alien. Okarun pleads for Momo to focus only on protecting herself, only to hear her refusal to admit defeat after becoming annoyed with the Flatwoods Monster for cheating. After the alien ceases its assault on her, Momo reveals that she intentionally planned to have the Flatwoods Monster beat her in order to create a crate in the wall, giving her enough space to put the talisman back in its original spot. She then pulls Okarun towards her and places the talisman back, resulting in the Flatwoods Monster being incinerated and bringing them back to the real world.
Okarun succumbing to Turbo Granny's curse near an unconscious Momo.
Momo becomes relived that the conflict has ended and notices how Okarun's hair has once again changed, this time being unruly, which she finds likeable. Following their battle, Momo is overcome with exhaustion and collapses in front of Okarun, resulting in Okarun falling prey to Turbo Granny's curse due to the latter no longer active to use her powers to suppress it.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
- Momo Ayase
- Okarun
- Turbo Granny (Mentioned)
- Seiko Ayase (Mentioned)
- Momo's Ex-Boyfriend (Mentioned)
- Flatwoods Monster (Debut)
- Serpo (Mentioned)
Anime Notes[]
- Momo shown in motion sending Okarun crashing into a wall to suppress Turbo Granny's curse is an anime-original scene.
- In the manga, Momo extends her left hand to suppress Turbo Granny's curse while he is affixed to the wall, while in the anime, it is her right hand that is extended.
- In the anime, the settings at certain moments of Momo and Okarun's conversation with each other while walking to the former's home differentiates from the manga.
- In the manga, by the time Ken is given the name "Okarun" by Momo, the two have already entered the city, while in the anime, this moment happens on the highway.
- In the manga, Momo teases Ken about his new name as they continue their stroll through the streets, while in the anime, this interaction occurs after they stop at a railroad with a train passing by.
- In the manga, the same setting is used when Momo reprimands Okarun for passing gas in front of her. In the anime, two different settings are used for this scene: first, a street scene with a man driving his bike on the road, followed by a view of an apartment building under construction in the background.
- Towards the end of their conversation after Momo notices that it is already morning, certain spots of Kamigoe City are shown in the anime, including a full view of the city.
- In the manga, Momo turns her head towards the right after she thinks about throwing Okarun into the river to extinguish the fire triggered by the talisman. In the anime, she turns her head towards the left. This also changes which side Momo throws Okarun using her psychic power.
- In the manga, following this, Okarun sticks his left hand out of the river giving a thumbs up as indication that he is okay after Momo asks. This is excluded from the anime.
- Okarun cleaning his glasses with his shirt before and after the talisman is removed from the torii gate is an addition for the anime.
- In the manga, only part of the living room of the Ayase house is shown after Momo and Okarun enter the house, while in the anime, a perspective shot from Okarun's viewpoint is shown as he stands at the door.
- Additionally, the maneki-neko doll that potential serves as Turbo Granny's new body makes an earlier appearance, being shown sitting on top of the cabinet near the door.
- In the manga, Turbo Granny's curse is shown manifesting after Okarun shuts Momo's door as she changes. This is excluded in the anime.
- Following this moment in the manga, Okarun barges into her room in his cursed state as Momo is about to take her bra off. In the anime, Momo covers herself with Okarun's uniform after she catches him barging in.
- In the manga, Okarun returns to normal after Momo employs her powers to subdue the curse by simply extending her right hand and agrees to avert his gaze from her as she changes. In the anime, Momo uses her left hand to suppress Turbo Granny's curse, and at the same time, slams Okarun into the hallway wall.
- Following this moment in the manga, Okarun barges into her room in his cursed state as Momo is about to take her bra off. In the anime, Momo covers herself with Okarun's uniform after she catches him barging in.
- In the manga, Momo gives Okarun her clothes to change into as she continues changing, while in the anime, Momo gives Okarun her clothes after she finishes changing.
- The anime reveals that Momo had put the talisman on top of the cabinet near the front door.
- In the manga, Empty Space is activated the moment Okarun warns Momo about it, while in the anime, a sequence of Empty Space activating is shown.
- Also, the anime has Empty Space include the wall and the torii gate, while in the manga, Empty Space is shown only being a dark background with a partial view of the Ayase residence's storage house.
- In the manga, Momo and Okarun notice that the torii gate is embedded with a wall while they are near the house. In the anime, Momo and Okarun switch from being near the house to being at the torii gate after they notice the embedded wall at the entrance.
- Also, in the manga, Momo and Okarun start to bleed from their noses before noticing the wall embedded in the torii gate, while in the anime, this order is reversed, with the anime also adding Momo holding the talisman with blood stains from her nose bleeding.
- In the manga, the Flatwoods Monster appears near the torii gate, while in the anime, it makes its appearance standing above Momo and Okarun.
- In the manga, the Flatwoods Monster's initial attack on Momo and Okarun is a shockwave resulting from a sumo stomp. In the anime, the Flatwoods Monster first punches the wall, then swipes its hand to propel Momo and Okarun towards the house, and follows up with a second punch before executing the sumo stomp.
- The Flatwoods Monster moving similarly to a sumo and expelling its black mist from its mouth while Okarun explains its urban legend to Momo is an anime-original scene.
- In the anime, Okarun runs with Momo to the storage house as she suppresses Turbo Granny's curse taking over him. In the manga, Turbo Granny's curse is never released.
- Additionally, the anime has Okarun come up with the idea to fight using Turbo Granny's power after running to the storage house. In the manga, Okarun comes up with the idea prior to the relocation.
- During this moment in the anime, Okarun's left hand is the sole part of his body that stays cursed from the time he and Momo switch hiding spots until the moment Momo carries out Okarun's plan.
- Additionally, the anime has Okarun come up with the idea to fight using Turbo Granny's power after running to the storage house. In the manga, Okarun comes up with the idea prior to the relocation.
- Momo and Okarun appearing out of the way of the Flatwoods Monster's shockwave after it finds them is an anime-original scene.
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| Season 1 | |||||||||
| Episodes | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 10 | ||||||||
| Movies | |||||||||
| Movies | First Encounter | ||||||||
| Music | |||||||||
| Opening | Otonoke | ||||||||
| Ending | TAIDADA | ||||||||
| Kintama Hunt Saga | |||||||||
| Turbo Granny Arc | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 | ||||||||
| Acrobatic Silky Arc | 5 • 6 • 7 | ||||||||
| Serpo Arc | 8 • 9 • 10 | ||||||||