Migi and Dari, a manga by Sano Nami, will be adapted into an anime starting in October 2023. Sonoyama Hitori, a beautiful young boy taken in by a kind elderly couple, is actually twins! This stylish comedy manga follows the younger brother, Migi, and older brother, Dari, as they use their refined, streamlined movements to sometimes switch bodies and sometimes cooperate to achieve a certain goal without revealing they are twins. This time, we've ranked the most memorable scenes from the stylish and surreal gags that are symbolic of this work!
Stylish Surreal Ranking #10: Switching Body Under the Table!
The twins Migi and Dari have been adopted by an elderly couple, who are secretly pretending to be a single person named Hidori Sonoyama. On the day Hidori Sonoyama is welcomed into their home, a welcome party is held, where more food than can be eaten is served. In order to play the perfect, kind-hearted boy, he must eat all the food that is served, but one of them is already full to capacity. So, with a stylish move, the twins secretly switch places with the other twin, who has moved under the table. Then, while eating both of their portions, they finish off the food that is served to them!
Stylish Surreal Ranking #9: Migi Jumps for Joy!
The elderly couple are up to something! Sensing this, the two investigate their movements and eventually discover that they are using a mysterious rotating machine to rip out Hidori's hair. Migi and Dari plan to burn the couple by concentrating the light with a magnifying glass, but in reality, they were just trying to surprise Hidori with a bicycle. Migi freezes at the unexpected turn of events, but the next moment, he jumps up unnaturally in joy. To encourage Migi to act naturally after being frozen by the unexpected turn of events, Dari uses the focused light of a magnifying glass to burn his back.
Stylish Surreal Ranking #8: Do Your Best to Hide the Bedwetting!
One day, Migi, now a junior high school student, wets the bed. If his elderly mother were to find out, the news would spread to the housekeeper and he would join the Boy Scouts. Not only would he face social demise, but he would also never be able to track down his mother's murderer! Migi and Dari must use every possible means to wash and dry the sheets without being noticed. It has a shocking twist. However, this silly episode where they do everything they can to hide their bedwetting is a very important foreshadowing in the story, and it's a very important episode. Seriously.
Stylish Surreal Ranking #7: No, That's Not It!
Higi's elderly mother tries to style Hidori's hair before he starts junior high school. However, for the twins, the asymmetry is a life-or-death issue. While she says she'll just make it a little more even, she ends up cutting it pretty drastically. So, Migi and Dari try to cut their hair themselves, looking in the mirror, to make it look the same. When they project a mirror into another mirror, Migi's image is reflected infinitely in the mirror, and as he gives them criticism, they feel as if they're receiving criticism like an echo, and the haircut ends up being a failure.
Stylish Surreal Ranking #6: The Loop Phenomenon? Never-Ending April 2nd
Realizing they can't match the couple's hairstyles on their own, Migi and Dari decide to trick the elderly couple into thinking it's April 2nd by perfectly recreating the day they got their hair cut. The elderly couple, terrified by the fact that Hidori's hairstyle hasn't changed and their dog's behavior remains the same, look outside and see a beautiful rainbow. Outside, Migi uses a hose to recreate the rainbow, successfully fooling the elderly couple into thinking it's April 2nd. By recreating the loop effect, the elderly mother is also able to get another haircut.
Stylish Surreal Ranking #5: Discipline
Migi and Dari must become well-behaved in order to get closer to Eiji Ichijo, who was involved in their mother's death. However, his class is filled with monkeys, making it difficult for them to concentrate on their studies. So the two come up with a plan to pretend to be truant students and lure their homeroom teacher, Mr. Kodama, to their house. Mr. Kodama is a beautiful and kind teacher, but she is unreliable and is looked down upon by the students. Migi and Dari try to change Mr. Kodama, but an elderly couple finds out about their lie and give them a hundred spankings. Seeing this, Mr. Kodama finds a way to convey his love to all of his classmates, and when Hitori returns to school later, everyone is quietly holding their butts.
Stylish Surreal Ranking #4: Migi Gets Educated
Migi and Dari are successfully invited to the Ichijo family home, where they discover a button found in their mother's grave, which turns out to be the same button Eiji lost seven years ago. Migi is framed for stealing the button and is locked in a private room and subjected to education. Dari attempts to rescue Migi and reaches the room where he is being held captive, but Migi bravely urges Dari to continue uncovering the Ichijo family's secrets. Having been educated by Eiji, Migi has become someone he would never want to show to anyone.
Stylish Surreal Ranking #3: I Became a Baby
Migi was turned into a baby by Eiji Ichijo's upbringing, but his mother was not satisfied and tried to raise him from a baby. While not fully understanding what was going on or why things had turned out this way, Migi turned this to his advantage and tried to gain acceptance by pretending to be a perfect baby. Migi felt embarrassed when Dari saw him doing this, but he instantly changed his attitude and pretended to be a baby. Dari also understood his intentions.
Stylish Surreal Ranking #2: The Ichijo Family's Secret Revealed!!!
Migi's performance, with all his might, allows him to become a member of the Ichijo family and infiltrate their inner circle. Then, as usual, Dali hides under the table as they sit down for breakfast, trying to gauge their reactions. The Ichijo family is known for their habit of never showing anything on their faces, making them a perfect family without a single bad rumor. However, Dali's reaction couldn't be hidden. And what secret the Ichijo family was hiding was... Eiji Ichijo's bedwetting!!!! Eiji Ichijo, a top-achieving student and seemingly perfect, harbors a shameful secret: he wets the bed even at the age of 13.
Stylish Surreal Ranking #1: The Revenge Begins
Eiji Ichijo was the culprit who murdered Migi and Dari! Convinced of this, Dari, who had a falling out with Migi, hatches a plan to assassinate Eiji Ichijo on his own. And the costume he needs for this plan is this! An all-black mosquito costume!! If you watch this scene without knowing anything about it, you might not understand what's going on, but this is a costume for a costume contest, a setup for the murder of Eiji Ichijo, who is also participating in the contest. Certainly, the hidden mysteries are beginning to be revealed in the story, and the climax is near, but this costume is just too surreal. Couldn't they have chosen a better costume for the costume contest?
[Migi and Dali] Stylish and Surreal Ranking Compilation
Here's a compilation of the surreal, stylish, and funny scenes from the bizarre work "Migi and Dali," which is scheduled for an anime adaptation in October 2023! The story begins with a unique setting and unfolds into stylish and surreal gags. These silly yet surreal gag scenes lay important plot threads that are crucial to the story's core, and the way they are neatly resolved makes this a truly stylish work. It starts off as a gag, then leads to suspense and horror, and finally the mystery is revealed, making for a beautiful and entertaining story! If you have time, please be sure to check out the anime!
