Random Curiosity

A collection of tales about a Dandy Guy in Space

Space Dandy may not have been the series that many had originally hoped for, but this misfit creation shouldn’t have been any different.

「オンリーワンになれないじゃんよ」 (Onriwan ni Narenaijan yo)
“I Can’t Be the Only One, Baby”

Words cannot possibly do justice to the sheer creativity that goes into Space Dandy.

「掃除機だって恋するじゃんよ」 (Soujiki Datte Koisuru jan yo)
“Even Vacuum Cleaners Fall in Love, Baby”

Space Dandy finishes its first season pretty much where I expected it to back when it all started.

「誰も知らないカメレオン星人じゃんよ」 (Dare mo Shiranai Kamereon-seijin jan yo)
“Nobody Knows the Chameleon Alien, Baby”

The comedy is back in a big way this week, but…

「お前をネバー思い出せないじゃんよ」 (Omae o Nebaa Omoidasenai jan yo)
“I’m Never Remembering You, Baby”

The chickens are really coming home to roost now.

「(明日はきっとトゥモローじゃんよ」 (Ashita wa Kitto Tumorō jan y)
“There’s Always Tomorrow, Baby”

The welcome news that Space Dandy will indeed be 26 episodes couldn’t have come at a better time, because the series is on a serious roll at the moment.

「植物だって生きてるじゃんよ」 (Shokubutsu Datte Ikiteru jan yo)
“Plants Are Living Things, Too, Baby”

That was an amazing trip, in many senses of the word.

「一人ぼっちのワンコ星じゃんよ」 (Hitoribotchi no Wankoboshi jan yo)
“The Lonely Pooch Planet, Baby”

For a show where things repeat themselves so often, Space Dandy is proving stubbornly unpredictable.

「宇宙レースはデンジャラスじゃんよ」 (Uchū Rēsu wa Denjarasu jan yo)
“A Race in Space Is Dangerous, Baby”

My God – it’s full of stars…

「パンツとチョッキの戦争じゃん」 (Pantsu to Chokki no Sensō jan yo)
“The War of the Undies and Vests, Baby”

And back off the grid we go…

「旅は道連れ宇宙は情けじゃんよ」 (Tabi wa Michizure Uchū wa Nasake jan yo)
“A Merry Companion Is a Wagon in Space, Baby”

I suspect this episode was exactly what many semi-gruntled Space Dandy viewers were waiting for.

「死んでも死にきれない時もあるじゃんよ」 (Shindemo shi ni kirenai toki mo aru jan yo)
“Sometimes You Can’t Live With Dying, Baby”

Four weeks in, some trends are starting to emerge with Space Dandy.

「騙し騙される事もあるじゃんよ」 (Damashi Damasareru Koto mo Aru jan yo)
“Occasionally Even the Deceiver Is Deceived, Baby”

Whatever they’re putting in the water over at BONES these days, I wish they’d sell it at the local kusuri-ya.

「幻の宇宙ラーメンを探すじゃんよ」 (Maboroshi no Uchū Rāmen o Sagasu jan yo)
“The Search for the Phantom Space Ramen, Baby”

It finally feels as if the anime season has started, thanks to this week’s Space Dandy.

「流れ流されて生きるじゃんよ」 (Nagare nagasarete ikiru jan yo)
“Live With the Flow, Baby”

So – is anime saved?  For now, the jury is out and the bag is mixed.