After a horrific social event that involved the entire high school catching Momo, Ken and Aira running around school with their jingles out, they are left to pick up the pieces of the aftermath of fighting the Alien Diddies.

Video Review

What Stands Out About This Episode?

A New Plot, New Characters, but Something Feels the Same..

What happens after a big climactic event?! Closure—while cracking open a whole new can of “handsome” that keeps the emotional theme of JEALOUSY alive! Before diving too deep into the flip from pretty, popular, mean-girl side of the jealousy—to the tall, handsome, and “everything-better-than-Okarun” side—we must address the arc’s transition from providing closure to the Alien Boxer-Mantis Shrimp-Kappa-Dover Demon and to cementing Aira Shiratory’s role as a reoccurring supporting character.

A New Ally and then..

A big chunk of this episode is the Alien Boxer/Dover Demon/Kappa/single father/Alien Diddy victim’s new role as one of the Ayase crew’s new ally. After Ken explains why the Serpoians don’t go straight to the source of the power—which is derived directly from the different spirits and yokais—the world of Dan Da Dan gets just a little bit more worldly with the reintroduction of the Alien Boxer that gave Momo, Ken and Aira fits in the previous episode.

Unlike Acrobatic Silky’s backstory, the Alien Boxer’s backstory was in the vein of being a more lighthearted, heartwarming variety. As the Alien Boxer’s purpose in the story is to provide a relatable element to an otherwise otherworldly character.

Another Relationship Payoff and then..

After Ken got caught body heat-to-body heat with another popular attractive girl, it felt relieving and rewarding to see resolution between Momo and Ken. Miscommunication, being at the wrong place at the wrong time, and in bad context? It is classic piafall in relationships.. Ken, just a “pinch” more assertive, is slowly manifesting more and more of those shonen qualities we all know and love—but he’s still just one step behind. With Momo practically ready for Ken to take advantage of her submissiveness, Ken is still just “Okarun Shonen..” With Ken’s hesitance to be direct about his feelings for Momo, that may soon change as one of the most anticipated characters in the Dan Da Dan story, finally shows up: Enoji Jin, a.k.a. “Jiji!”

Before all the Jiji takes start flying, it’s clear as day as to what he will bring to the story and how significant his introduction was to be the devastating cliffhanger of the episode. With Ken getting all the love from multiple suitors, it’s time for Momo’s other suitor and her first love—start to take root again and challenge Ken to become more manlier than ever.

Overall, it was nice to see Aira show her redeeming side and it’s nice to introduce more and more allies that expand across the galaxies far-far away. But if we are being honest, we are here MOST to see the battle of JEALOUSY!

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