DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5 may seem a little odd until you recall what happened in the previous episode. At the end of that episode, we got a brief glimpse into the childhoods of Kadode and Oran/Ontan. In this episode, that brief glimpse expands into a much bigger look at that same childhood, revealing that it has a sci-fi twist to it.

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5: Details

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION NA key visual.
At last, we find out what those two look like as tiny kids.

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5 is the fifth episode (you can read reviews of Ep. 0, Ep. 1, Ep. 2, Ep. 3, and Ep. 4 here) of this postapocalyptic science fiction slice-of-life anime series. Said anime is the anime adaptation of the manga of the same name by Inio Asano (Solanin, Goodnight Punpun). Said anime also originally premiered as a pair of anime films on March 22, 2024 and May 24, 2024. Production +h. (The Orbital Children) is the animation studio behind this anime. Crunchyroll is the company licensing this anime for its worldwide debut.

Tomoyuki Kurokawa is the director behind DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5, and alas, he is the only member of the production cast we know is behind this specific episode. For the anime as a whole, we do still know that Tomoyuki Kurokawa (PSYCHO-PASS) is the director. Reiko Yoshida (Violet Evergarden) is the writer. Takaaki Suzuki (Violet Evergarden series) did the world setting. Nobutake Ito (INU-OH) is the chief animation director and character designer. Satoshi Takezawa (Digimon Adventure) is the color designer. Mika Nishimura (Typhoon Noruda) is the art director. Satoi Inami is the CG director. Takuma Morooka (Moriarty the Patriot) is the cinematographer. Masayuki Kurosawa (Laid-Back Camp) is the editor. Takeshi Takadera ([Oshi no Ko]) is the sound director. Taro Umebayashi (Space Dandy) is the composer responsible for the music.

Speaking of the music: the opening theme song is “Shinsekai Yori” (SHINSEKAIより, lit. ’From the New World’) by Ano and Lilas Ikuta. “ZeZeZeZettai Seiiki” also by Ano and Lilas Ikuta is the ending theme song.

Voice Cast

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5 features the voices of Lilas Ikuta (Elyse Maloway in English dub) as Kadode Koyama and (Britt McKillip in English dub) as Oran “Ontan” Nakagawa.

When and Where to Watch

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5 made its airing and streaming (aka. simulcast) debut on June 27, 2024. You can watch this episode of the anime only on Crunchyroll. In fact, you can watch this anime series as a whole only on Crunchyroll as well, due to it being an exclusive there.

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5: Synopsis

Alas, this guy isn’t in this episode…but he may be the reason why this episode is happening.

Alas, DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION is an ongoing anime series. In fact, DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5 only just made its debut five days ago as of this writing. Thus, you will all get the official synopsis of this episode from Crunchyroll in place of a spoiler-filled plot summary. You can check out that synopsis below:

A look back at the elementary school days of Oran and Kadode. Oran befriends Kadode, who is bullied by the rest of the class, during a summer course, but finds it difficult to stand up for Kadode at school. Additionally, the two of them discover a mysterious creature together…

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5: The Good

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5 screenshot showing a young Kadode and Oran looking shocked/worried.
Even Kadode and Oran aren’t sure if this is a good thing for them, but it’s good for us.

I sound like a broken clock by now, but I have reason for it. That reason is that I just love anime with great stories, and DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5 has a great story indeed, courtesy of Inio Asano. Mostly for being able to see Kadode’s and Oran’s pasts, and the wild events that happened to them in their elementary school days. It really makes you wonder about how all those events impacted their present-day personalities, and if they’re even surprised at the massive UFO hanging over them in that present day. Heck, you even start to wonder if they’re somehow responsible for why that UFO is even there in the first place.

It’s also surprising to see what Kadode and Oran were like as kids, especially the latter. Given her wild and free present-day personality, you’d be just as surprised as I was to see just how timid she was back in her youth. There’s a bit of plot that might explain why, but it’s currently uncertain if this is the case. We’ll just have to see in the next episode.

And of course, the animation is as excellent as always. Production +h. continue to do a really good job with the animation quality. Which is quite fitting since they are also responsible for the anime film versions of this anime. It perfectly explains why this anime has feature-length anime film levels of animation quality and a weird aspect ratio to boot. In this case, that includes some impressive aerial shots of Japan due to a case of flying children. You’ll see why in the episode.

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5: The Bad

DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5 screenshot showing a young Oran about to cry.
Don’t make Ontan cry. It will break your heart.

Alas, if you’re an action junkie, then DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION Ep. 5 isn’t for you. What little action in this episode is more dramatic in nature than the high-intensity action of a Michael Bay film. If you want that, then you might want to check out Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Solo Leveling, and/or Kaiju No. 8. Those should have more than enough action to satisfy any junkie.

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