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Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye Draws Praise for Animation and Criticism for Teaser-Style Format

The film’s first three season two episodes began playing in US cinemas on June 6 before rolling out to European audiences ahead of its July 3 streaming launch.

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Overview

  • Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye is a compilation film that stitches together a season one recap with the first three episodes of season two into a 93-minute theatrical event.
  • Science SARU’s co-directors Fūga Yamashiro and Abel Gongora employed bold color coding—with violet hues tied to the Evil Eye arc—and experimental backgrounds that reviewers have lauded for their cinematic flair.
  • Abel Gongora singled out Jiji’s transformation scene as a personal highlight, combining pencil-drawn sequences and dynamic compositing to capture its horror and emotional weight.
  • Critics and fans have argued that limiting the film to three episodes leaves the story feeling unfinished and more like a promotional teaser than a standalone feature.
  • Season two will premiere on Netflix, Crunchyroll and Hulu on July 3 with a darker tone and the continuation of the Evil Eye storyline left open in the movie.