Audience reviews
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CarbonRuiner
Absolutely incredible.
Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction is an incredibly intelligent and surprisingly nuanced anime. What initially looks like a story about an alien invasion gradually becomes something much more human: a story about ordinary people trying to live their lives while something completely extraordinary—and terrifying—hangs over them.
One of the things I love most is how it portrays people living with the literal elephant in the room. There is a fricking UFO hovering over the city, the world has been fundamentally altered, and yet people still have to go to school, go to work, hang out with their friends, worry about relationships, complain about stupid things, and figure out what they're having for dinner.
Some people are terrified. Some become obsessed. Some get poli…
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This is one of the most interesting and well-made anime series I've ever seen.
And I'm glad to be able to say that after 25+ years of watching anime, after 1600 titles watched, and after already starting to lose hope in anime as a medium.
In this short review, I will not focus on the subjective experience, but will briefly outline what you can expect from the series.
First of all, yes, the title is silly and misleading - this is a very serious and contemplative slice-of-life drama with a sci-fi background, devoid of worn-out anime clichés. The chronology of a city, a country, a world that is falling apart.
In fact, it's like Evangelion without robot fights and action, more focused on the daily interactions of morally disoriented characters. In parallel, in an almost documentary fashio…
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There's something so disturbingly beautiful about going to school with the end of the world on top of someone.
P.S. Don't watch episode 0 first, it's better to watch before the final little arc, it was placed at the beginning for cheap intrigue, when it doesn't belong there.
A spaceship floats atop of Japan, and while the world initially ponders in panic what the hell could happen, nothing does. Few deaths, some buildings hurt, but after that, the government says it's all good. Like always, it's all g, you guys carry on with life, and they do, since, what the hell will you do? We follow a group of high-school girls trying to enjoy their lives with all this going on.
“Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction” is by far the strangest manga to adapt from the original author, Inio Asano. A ma…
Read at the sourceDuvie
I think it was a solid anime overall. I mostly enjoyed the early-middle portion the vibe was great and the two main characters had a great relationship. I feel the show became a bit too crazy and confusing towards the end and not in like a “omg! This all makes sense now” but just like “ oh?? Okay”. Personally didn’t like the ending but if you’re in the mood for a half slice of life anime half scifi alien invasion anime it’s solid.
Idk maybe I’m just dumb but I felt the actual story with the invaders wasnt resolved in a satisfying way, and the ending was just kinda whatever.
Read at the sourcearchetype18
I’ve read most of Inio Asano’s works, and I had read about half of Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededestruction before life got in the way. I always meant to finish it, and when the anime adaptation was announced, I figured I’d wait and experience the rest that way. Now that I’ve seen it, I can say: it was totally worth it.
The premise is deceptively simple—an enormous alien spaceship hovers over Tokyo, while high schoolers Kadode and Ontan go about their daily lives. At first, it plays out like a quirky slice-of-life with sci-fi elements, full of light comedy and teenage banter. But, as anyone familiar with Asano’s work knows, happiness never lasts. The tone gradually shifts into something much deeper, darker, and more emotionally layered.
What starts off as a surreal comedy becomes a poignant e…
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DeDeDeDe is a story set in the midst of a soft apocalypse. The invaders have been on Earth for three years, but their nature remains a mystery. UFO crash sites, contaminated areas, and a giant mothership looming overhead are all evidence of their presence, yet no direct contact has been made. It's unclear what their intentions are or even if the mothership is inhabited. How should humanity deal with this situation? Can people go about their daily lives when danger is constantly looming above their heads?
What follows is a slow and, at times, frustrating meditation or contemplation, the subject of which remains elusive. There's a sense that you're supposed to "feel" something, but it's not clear what that is. We see snippets of news reports, government officials debating what should be don…
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TS;DR: reality punch to remind you of reality, an okay slice of life/science fiction anime.
DDDDD is a fictional story that ironically gives a healthy dose of realism to the viewers, mixed with commentary on current topics such as the seemingly nonsensical politics, the effects of media and the internet on the population, and the trust issues and unreliability of information.
Selfishness and constancy are the natural behavior of all living beings.
Everyone only cares about the things that are in their range of influence.
Occurrences outside the capability of the individual will happen.
Morality, free will, guilt, sense of justice and similar concepts are not innate to humans, they are ways of adaptation that help preserving the stability of one's own life when living with other individ…
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I want to express my deepest gratitude to the author for daring to create this profound and complex story.
What makes it so deep and intricate? The complexity of thoughts, choices, and motivations of an individual — amplified when two people interact, and becoming even more tangled within the fabric of society.
There are countless things people don’t openly discuss, yet they occupy everyone’s thoughts — hidden motives, strengths and weaknesses, beauty and ugliness. And in the end, these forces drive the world forward. When a crisis arises, the tension within these delicate relationships and motivations intensifies exponentially. This turbulence is easy to notice, yet so varied that truly capturing it is a challenge. But this story succeeds.
Perhaps in the form of a sketch, as society is to…
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Alright, let's rant!
Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction tries so hard to be quirky and profound, but it just ends up being a chaotic mess. It’s like the show can’t decide whether it wants to be a slice-of-life, a sci-fi mystery, or just a weird comedy. Instead of blending genres seamlessly, it just stumbles through each one without ever nailing a single vibe.
The characters? Forgettable. They lack depth, and no matter how much screen time they get, you just don’t care about their stories. The sci-fi elements? They’re barely there, and when they are, they feel pointless and disconnected from the rest of the plot. And the slice-of-life aspect? Instead of feeling relatable or charming, it just drags on with no real purpose.
Honestly, it’s like the show is trying too hard to be “deep” a…
Read at the sourceMozartDaniel
Something I highly enjoy from anime, or maybe even from Japanese media in general, is they don't let genres define their works. Or it may be more of a thing from us consumers, simplifying art to mere tags.
More than many, DEDEDEDE truly defies these preconceptions. To simply call it a "science fiction" or a "slice of life" anime doesn't do it justice. It isn't one more than the other. But let's not get lost into meaningless definitions.
There are constant, deep character explorations with meaningful dialogue, that's always made believable to fit each character, avoiding to feel shoehorned or unnecessarily philosophical for the situation.
A conversation can be as superfluous as discussing an everyday occurrence, but the delivery of the lines, the current setting, their expressions. It ma…
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Great world building and interesting premiere, I always love it when there's an anime which tries to do something different, the idea of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic world interests me a lot.
But imo, the story is poorly executed, the characters' motivations don't make any sense and the side characters are very flat. There's too many elements involving time travel and mystery that feel like they're made up along the way. And the biggest mystery is explained like a powerpoint presentation then the anime just goes downhill from there.
What I like about Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction though is the relationship of the 2 main characters are beautiful and admirable. Real friendship portrayal is appreciated.
So, is the anime worth watching? Yes. But is it a good anime? No.
Read at the sourceBigChiffer
Not entirely sure how to feel on this one.
There were some really interesting aspects to it and I quite enjoyed the slice-of-life elements tied in with the sci-fi plot HOWEVER i feel like a lot of this series was throwing interesting ideas at the wall, without properly fleshing them out, to see what would stick.
Pairing that with pacing that gives you whiplash and main characters who's motives are a little too unbelievable and you're left with something that had serious potential but ultimately misses the mark and falls flat on a lot of occasions.
Is it entertaining? Sure, at times. Don't go into this series expecting a perfectly tied together sci-fi epic though.
Read at the sourcesanander
Dedo Dedo Dede Dede... One hell of a name, isn't it?
This show is a lot of things, it is so many things that the most elaborate review of it on this website is incredibly long. But in short; it is cute (almost chibi) girls living their cute slice of life lives juxtaposed against a gritty, realistic first contact scenario in which everything goes wrong.
It is this contrast that I found surprisingly real. Life changes incredibly slowly, it takes years for one to notice but it's always dynamic. One day, aliens arrive. Three years later, people who were 14 when the massive mothership appeared over Tokyo are graduating high school, enrolling in college, looking for jobs and getting into relationships. But the UFO is still there, seemingly unchanged, part of the scenery, almost. All the while…
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Whether or not you'll enjoy this show heavily depends on how negative your worldview is. Most People are shown as immoral, illogical or brain dead. Politicians are uncaring and stupid, exhibiting psychopathic tendencies. Soldiers are pawns that only listen to orders even in the face of extreme violence etc.
Mind you, I don't exactly disagree with this representation. I myself am a misanthrope and to put it bluntly I hate most people. But even for me this worldview is overexaggerated. Sure, politicians bad but there's a reason why humanity wasn't wiped out during cold war. The people at the top care too much about their money and their own safety to just wage war on an alien species they don't know ANYTHING about. Plus even if they do, the other countries won't let japan have all the fun u…
Read at the sourceSupersonic_Pain
(Note: I watched "Episode 0" between the last 2 episodes [16 and 17], I strongly suggest you do the same for reasons I'll elaborate on)
A great show with an ending that stuck in my craw
I thought it started out with a strong hook. What do those aliens be doing up there?
You follow a couple of high school besties and I can see them being off-putting but I found them really fun. Oran is just a weirdo and a delightful one at that. I thought Rin was kinda underutilized but Ai gets some good characterization and so does Kiho.
Obviously Kadode also gets some good things as one half of the main duo. Overall, I liked the friend group. If it wasn't Dededede and it was just some CGDCT show, I'd watch.
I think a lot of the characters no matter how small or big get lots to work with. There are a…
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First thing I would say about this show is that I highly recommend to before read the graphic novel DDDD by Inio Asano which is way slower but is deeper than the adaptation. The manga explains a lot more things about its entire world and picture more ourself in it.
What about the show ?
Animation is amazing to be honest, the art is beautiful as the manga is. I am a little bit disappointed of how rushed the show is, there are elements lacking compared to the original work. However the major good point here is that it is not another adaptation copied and pasted from the novel as we can see recently, it explores a whole different aspect of the manga, making it worth to watch it.
Artistic direction is different though, I didn't really like of how non-linear the anime was; what was the poin…
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Epic, goofy, with a story that whips back and forth in time (be ready for that). The animation is consistently very good. The people are uniquely (yes, I guess I can settle on "unique") drawn, unlike regular anime characters, but rarely realistic either. The story is quite puzzling but if you soldier on and try to relax, it will start to make sense. Definitely worth rewatching to figure out things you missed.
I like me some apocalypse with dark humor. This one really goes to some places.
Time will tell if this will stay with me for years after. It'll be in my nightmare these next few weeks.
Best of Summer 2024.
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DO NOT WATCH EPISODE 0 FIRST. Episode 0 is the second-last episode (between episodes 16 and 17) and is basically necessary viewing for the finale, so watching it first or skipping it entirely will absolutely have a negative effect on your viewing experience. No idea why it was released like this.
While this is not my favourite of his works, that only speaks to how high a bar Inio Asano has set for himself. Asano is running on all cylinders here, and if you are a fan of Asano's other works, you will love this. I wasn't sure at first how I'd feel about finally seeing something by Asano animated, but this series did not disappoint in that regard. The art, animation, style, and overall direction is wonderfully unique and interesting.
SEMI-SPOILERS (nothing specific):
In my opinion, this a…
Read at the sourceJyushimatsuno
Wow...just. Wow.
I will start this out frankly: I have not read the manga, so I have no point of comparison for this. i went into this ONA not knowing anything about it.
It certainly starts off a bit on the slow side, which oddly works in its favour. If the idea of a slice of life anime in which there is a mammoth-sized (or I guess, UFO sized) sword of Damocles dangling overhead, yet every character goes about their life almost entirely ignoring it, this is the anime for you. The overall odd feeling of the first few episodes, with the characters and Tokyo as a whole only somewhat acknowledging the danger around them as they continue their daily lives, really sets an interesting tone. I couldn't help but think that it's worryingly accurate to what a real life alien invasion scenario woul…
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Disclaimer: This might contain some spoilers
Dededede is a stand out title as far as anime goes, as there aren’t that many about alien invasions and the ones you can find are nothing like it. The closest thing to it that I can think of is Figure 17, as it also combines slice of life with sci-fi, and yet it’s very different to this series.
Of course, if you step out of the medium, the show is no longer original really, Arrival, Contact, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Alien Nation, District 9, and more, are there to be compared to it, but for an anime, it’s a rather fresh premise.
It also stands out as a work from Inio Asano. His usual post-Solanin cynical and critical worldview is there but Dededede doesn’t suffer from the same issues as most of his other titles.
It has violent co…
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