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Once again, Dan Da Dan's anime has taken what the manga did and made it better with a subtle change [Popverse Jump]
Lingering just a little longer on Evil Eye's backstory made it that much more tragic and I love the Dan Da Dan anime for that.
When anime studios try to make changes to the source material, they need to make sure they do it right. As Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood showed, fans want faithful adaptations of their favorite manga, so any deviations from that need to make a clear addition or improvement to the original story. Fortunately, Science Saru seems to have become the masters of this as they have once again made a small improvement to the Dan Da Dan anime that massively improves the series’ pacing and tragedy in season two.
Here is the thing about Dan Da Dan season two: it starts with one of the best arcs from the manga. The Evil Eye arc is goofy and fun and adds just the right amount of tragedy into the mix. Its titular yokai is presented as evil and destructive, yes, but it is also a
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