Dala in the Reiwa Era #7 just came out, and fans had plenty to say.
Honestly, the sheer whiplash between these unhinged gag scenes and the actual depressing lore is something else, but watching her present her own tragic backstory via a homemade paper-play is peak comedy.
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Ep 07 of #DaraSan. The birth of Matakamabuchi. The lazy housewife elf knight goddess lol. Dara-san checking out the sacred body at Hira-hira Shrine. Saeko's got zero spiritual sense, but her skills are legit. Dara-san actually drew her own backstory, elder sister miko's character design w. Kaoru's dakimakura gets busted by his mom, but they bond over their oshi instead w. Next to the younger sister miko's grave tended by the Tomoda clan for generations, there's Juzo's grave right beside it.
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Just finished ep 7. Did she seriously use a kamishibai to tell her own past? Gotta hand it to her, she's so damn polite. Wait, is Dara-san actually good at drawing now? I thought the first time we saw it, it looked more ukiyo-e style. Could she have been practicing this whole time? If so, talk about a major glow-up, Dara-san worked hard fr.
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Reiwa no Dara-san. Is that miko actually kinda competent despite looking totally useless? What even was that meteorite-looking sacred object? And that grave up on the mountain was actually Dara-san's from when she was alive. How does it even feel to visit your own grave??
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Still deep in the serious backstory, but Dara-san explaining her origin story with drawings and sound effects was hilarious. Also, Shuu-san is back and as aggressively lesbian as ever, love to see it.
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Finding out what her own flesh and blood did… no wonder she protects that land. Dara-san's homemade paper-play recap lmao, what is this BGM-backed kamishibai w.
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The light going out in the ED and ending on Juzo's grave with Dara-san…!! Dara-san offering incense at Juzo's grave first just hit different, so wholesome.
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And that's when Orochi's critical drafting failure comes back to bite him, LMAO.
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So heartbreaking… did she show him her true final wish in a dream? Does current Juzo even remember anything about Dara-san anymore?
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Three ways to deal with the curse left by the Great Serpent. Wait, Dara-san was the one who left them in the first place?? She totally forgot, classic.
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The tonal whiplash between the shitpost modern segments and the super dark, muddy past arcs is relentless!!! My brain is melting.
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Dara-san's voice acting here is genuinely top tier… she actually sounds like a real woman her age… guess she was always like this when she was alive.
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Dara-san is way too cute here lol. And her drawing skills thoughrrr w. That goofy BGM playing in the background wtf.
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Oh man, thought his body pillow / plushie got exposed to his mom, but nope. Mother and son bonding over their oshi lol.
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Thought he was about to get chewed out by his parent!? Turns out they're cut from the exact same cloth and just start geeking out over their oshi together!
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Dara-san is genuinely such a good person tho… seriously the older sister miko is 100% to blame for everything… if it wasn't for her…
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Rejection, permission, this ritual stuff is way too high maintenance. Turns out the occult has a ton of red tape.
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Dara-san's plush gets found and they just start talking about their oshi w. Like mother, like son fr.
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Gun-Barze OP again lmaooooooo.
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The lazy mama! It's the lazy mama! (From the children's books in this universe)
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So basically her spiritual receiver is completely fried, but her transmitter is still working at max capacity?
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I personally think Dara-san's backstory is only going to get better from here on out…
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Calling him "Orochi-cchi" wtfwww is he a Croatian soccer player??
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She actually drew her trash sister as an absolute baddie… even though she's her mortal enemy…
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The Great Serpent finally reappeared. But definitely not radiating any actual threat vibes (lol).
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Smh Juzo… you're totally whitewashing her in your memory… but honestly… I dig it!
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The past arc is still way too terrifying! Still can't get used to this crazy temperature drop between scenes!
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The "dodge the on-screen text" challenge is coming up next… meaning total failure is inevitable!
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Lowkey love how Kaoru's hair and outfit are literally different every single time, so cute.
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Zero spiritual awareness, but she's got all the actual psychic specs to work as a miko.
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As if that guy knows his worst enemy is literally stalking inside his body ( ﾟДﾟ)
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Dara-san went all out on production value for her kamishibai (￣▽￣;)
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Wait isn't this Jofukuji-in!!?? w It's Jofukuji in the manga though…
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Having 6 arms must be so convenient, you can pour tea while holding the teacup at the same time~
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Nagi-san is actually super serious about everything except her looks and kinks.
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The miko might lack spiritual radar, but her raw stats are officially S-tier w.
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Her attack has AOE so she doesn't even need spiritual sense, that's peak power-creep.
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The older sister miko's eyes are straight out of a shojo manga wtf.
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Bruh no matter how hard they try, this just refuses to turn into a serious drama.
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Could it be… she literally just has 0 spiritual sense??
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Matakama-chan lmaoooooo.
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Juzo just assumes that's how things are, so it's totally safe!
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Brother and sister punching holes through paper screens out of sheer rage wuuuuut.
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The plot is insanely heavy yet the vibe is somehow so casual… w.
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Stop with the Shigeru Mizuki faces lmaoooooooo.
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Snakehead has already completely given up on being serious.
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Offering incense at her own grave, I can't with this lmao.
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"Omatagi-chan" is such a cute nickname, I'm into it.
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Starting every episode with the past arc is gonna give me a cold w.
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Dara-san is supposed to be "ugly" according to the lore, but she's a total cutie.
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So that's how it looks from Dara-san's end www.
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Confirmed: she's just a miko with absolute zero spiritual sense.
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Why the hell did they animate the Great Serpent's internal organs in such detail.
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I honestly wanna enshrine the lazy housewife elf knight goddess.