Think Dandadan season 2 looks different on Netflix? Youre not the only one, and theres an incredible reason why

Date:
Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:16:37 +0000

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Dandadan season 2 is already 3 episodes in, and theres a legitimate reason
why the hit Netflix anime looks more exciting than it did in season 1.

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Dandadan season 2 made its triumphant return to Netflix at the beginning of July, and has since released three episodes under its belt. So far weve seen Jiji become possessed, a giant death worm threatening to trap people and Momo outright escaping death. Episode 3 ended with a volcanic eruption impending on the resort town and well be able to see what happens next in episode 4, which is set to air later this week (July 25).

Instead of the hit Netflix anime tapering off after its explosive season 1, its a case of so far, so much better when it comes to Dandadan season 2. The action sequences are more dynamic, the tension has been raised even higher through fatal stakes, and theres enough lore and backstory to never fully
know whether youre coming or going. We could put this down to the incredible storytelling and craft we knew we should expect from season 1, but is that all?

As it turns out, no. The more I watch Dandadan season 2, the more it feels like theres been a change that I cant put my finger on. To my surprise, Im actually onto something, with the shows creators confirming as much about the change thats been right in front of us the entire time at Anime Expo 2025. Dandadan season 2s creators have purposefully changed colours to make scenes more exciting

According to series director Fuga Yamashiro, the change in Dandadan season 2 is down to a change in the shows color palette to highlight key moments when the team were originally running out of colors to use. At first, I thought I could continue with Dandadan's signature use of shifting color palettes, he explained (via ScreenRant ). However, I quickly ran into a problem as audiences tend to interpret colours very literally. For example, what I see
as a subtle difference between pink and red might look identical to someone watching the anime at home. I began running out of colors to differentiate characters and scenes thematically.

He continued: So rather than just playing with color, I introduced different visual textures to Dandadan . This season, youll notice some cuts have
rougher finishes resembling oil paintings for instance rather than
watercolor. This shift gives scenes a totally different impression because of its texture rather than its hue. This was my big experiment this season.

As far as Im concerned, its a big experiment thats paid off. Its hard to tear your eyes away from the screen as it is, but the extra lift in the shows most dynamic moments make it nigh on impossible. If anything, its strange there
was a sense of uncertainty from the creative team when on screen, Dandadan feels more certain of its own greatness than ever.

Weve still got eight episodes of season 2 left to go, and absolutely anything can play out over that space of time. There are some things we can take a logical guess will happen in all their newly found bright glory (such as the Evil Eye continuing to haunt Jiji), but the original manga arcs can only tell us so much. Our best guess is that season 2 will close out with the Space Globalists Arc, while a Kaiju continues to threaten the search for the second golden sphere in the meantime. Whatever happens, more screen time for Turbo Granny, please. You might also like This Netflix show with 100% on Rotten Tomatoes is back for season 2 today heres why you need to binge season 1 right away Netflixs #1 movie is a K-pop demon hunting anime with 97% on
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