Dandadan
Dandadan (ダンダダン) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu. It has been serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ service since April 2021, with its chapters collected into 11 tankōbon volumes as of August 2023.
Dandadan | |
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Written by | Yukinobu Tatsu |
Published by | Shueisha |
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Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 6, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 11 |
Plot
Momo Ayase is a high school girl who believes in ghosts but not aliens, while her classmate Okarun believes in aliens but not ghosts. In a bet to determine who's correct, the two decide to separately visit locations associated with both the occult and the supernatural—Ayase visiting the former and the boy visiting the latter. When the two reach their respective places it turns out that they were half-right, both aliens and ghosts do exist.
Characters
- Momo Ayase (綾瀬 桃, Ayase Momo)
- A high school girl who believes in ghosts and the supernatural. After being abducted by Serpo aliens, she discovers she has psychokinetic powers, allowing her to visualize the "auras" of people and objects, and visualizes her power as giant hands to "grab" and control these auras. She has a crush on actor Ken Takakura and dates any guy who looks like him. Because of that, she refuses to call Okarun by his name because he doesn't look anything like him. She seems to have developed feelings for Okarun.
- Ken Takakura (高倉 健, Takakura Ken)
- A shy and friendless high school boy who tries to connect with Ayase over their shared interests in the supernatural. She calls him Okarun (オカルン) from "occult", since he shares a name with the actor Ken Takakura, her celebrity crush. After being possessed by the Turbo-Granny, Ken gains the ability to enter a powerful demonic state, granting him immense speed.
- Seiko Ayase (綾瀬 星子, Ayase Seiko)
- A spirit medium and Momo Ayase's grandmother, whom she lives with, despite appearing to be in her 20s. She helps Ayase and Okarun deal with dangerous spirits and yokai. Though she has no innate powers, she has an extensive knowledge of supernatural entities and curses, and uses various artifacts and the borrowed power of the god residing in their city to seal and exorcise yokai, though this power is only limited to the city itself.
- Turbo-Granny (ターボババア, Tābo Babā)
- A yokai who takes the form of a cruel, foul-mouthed elderly woman, Turbo-Granny used to comfort the spirits of girls who died horrible deaths, but started cursing and stealing the genitals of anyone who entered her territory. After Ayase and Okarun defeat her, Seiko seals her spirit inside a maneki neko doll, and she agrees to aid them for the time being until she can fully regain her powers.
- Aira Shiratori (白鳥 愛羅, Shiratori Aira)
- A student at the same school as Ayase and Okarun. After becoming aware of the existence of the supernatural, Shiratori proclaims herself as the "chosen one" on a mission to protect the world from evil and directs her attention towards Ayase, believing that she is a demon that has to be stopped. Similar to Okarun, she can transform into a demonic form with powers inherited from a yokai called Acrobatic Silky (アクロバティックさらさら, Akurobatikku Sarasara), giving her immense agility and prehensile hair. She has a crush on Okarun.
- Jin Enjoji (円城寺 仁, Enjōji Jin)
- Ayase's childhood friend and first crush. He goes by the nickname Jiji (ジジ). After his parents were hospitalized as a result of his house being haunted, Enjoji moved in with Ayase and Seiko before transferring over to Ayase's school. Okarun feels jealous over his relationship with Ayase, but Jiji tries to become friends with him. He is possessed by the Evil Eye, who goes on a blind rampage when in control of Jiji's body.
- Evil Eye (邪視, Jashi)
- A powerful and sinister yokai born as a human sacrifice in the feudal period. He harbors a hatred for all humanity and tricks Jiji into forming a contract so he may eradicate them. The Evil Eye, in addition to its immense physical abilities, uses the grudges of the sacrificial victims to form powerful, nigh-invincible constructs which frequently manifest into something akin to a soccer ball.
- Mr. Mantis Shrimp (シャコさん, Shako-san)
- An alien resembling a mantis shrimp who attacked Momo, Okarun and Aira but later befriends them after they helped him cure his son Chiquitita's disease. He now works at a farm and still assists the gang in every way he can. He has immense endurance, can shift into a more powerful form, and like an actual mantis shrimp, attacks with bullet-speed punches.
Production
Before the serialization of Dandadan, Yukinobu Tatsu had worked as an assistant for Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man and Yuji Kaku's Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku.[3] The serialization was confirmed during a meeting for Shōnen Jump+ in the second quarter of 2020. However, Tatsu started Dandadan after Chainsaw Man and Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku had finished because he wanted to complete his role as an assistant until the end.[4]
Publication
Dandadan is written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu. It began serialization in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ service on April 6, 2021.[5] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 4, 2021.[6] As of August 4, 2023, 11 volumes have been released.[7]
The series is simultaneously published in English and Spanish on Shueisha's Manga Plus service and in English on Viz Media's Shonen Jump website.[8][9] In February 2022, Viz Media announced that they had licensed the series in print format; the first volume was released on October 11 of the same year.[10][11]
Volumes
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | August 4, 2021[6] | 978-4-08-882599-1 | October 11, 2022[11] | 978-1-9747-3463-4 | ||
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2 | October 4, 2021[12] | 978-4-08-882804-6 | January 10, 2023[13] | 978-1-9747-3530-3 | ||
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3 | December 3, 2021[14] | 978-4-08-882854-1 | April 11, 2023[15] | 978-1-9747-3531-0 | ||
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4 | March 4, 2022[16] | 978-4-08-883046-9 | July 11, 2023[17] | 978-1-9747-3744-4 | ||
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5 | May 2, 2022[18] | 978-4-08-883103-9 | October 10, 2023[19] | 978-1-9747-4059-8 | ||
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6 | August 4, 2022[20] | 978-4-08-883208-1 | January 9, 2024[21] | 978-1-9747-4283-7 | ||
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7 | October 4, 2022[22] | 978-4-08-883270-8 | — | — | ||
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8 | January 4, 2023[23] | 978-4-08-883370-5 | — | — | ||
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9 | March 3, 2023[24] | 978-4-08-883414-6 | — | — | ||
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10 | May 2, 2023[25] | 978-4-08-883503-7 | — | — | ||
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11 | August 4, 2023[7] | 978-4-08-883599-0 | — | — | ||
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12 | December 4, 2023[26] | 978-4-08-883726-0 | — | — |
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- "Please Tell Me How To Get Back Into My Body" (体の戻り方教えてください, Karada no Modorikata Oshiete Kudasai)
- "Day of the Decisive Battle" (決戦の日, Kessen no Hi)
- "Motivation" (やる気, Yaruki)
- "What To Do About the Name?" (どーする名前, Dō Suru Namae)
- "What To Do About My Beauty Treatment" (どーする美容, Dō Suru Biyō)
- "My Turn" (おれのターン, Ore no Tān)
- "Close That Gate" (ゲートを閉じろ, Gēto o Tojiro)
- "Vamola" (バモラ, Bamora)
- "Vamola 2" (バモラ2, Bamora 2)
- "Vamola 3" (バモラ3, Bamora 3)
- "Vamola 4" (バモラ4, Bamora 4)
- "Banga" (バンガ)
- "Vamola's Reasons" (バモラの理由, Bamora no Riyū)
- "I've Decided on Takoyaki" (タコ焼き決定じゃんよ, Takoyaki Kettei jan yo)
- "I'm Gonna Kick Ya Into Tomorrow" (蹴っ飛ばしてやるわい, Kettobashite Yaruwai)
- "Mantis Shrimp's Calculation" (シャコの計算, Shako no Keisan)
- "Wicked Power" (やばい力, Yabai Chikara)
- "Everyone's Reconvened" (集まってきちゃった, Atsumattekichatta)
- "Today Is a Tuesday" (今日は火曜日, Kyō wa Kayōbi)
- "Wreck 'Em" (ブチ壊せ, Buchikowase)
- "A Persistent Bastard" (しぶとい野郎, Shibutoi Yarō)
- "It's Kinta's Turn Onstage" (金太の出番じゃんよ, Kinta no Deban jan yo)
- "Howl, Great Kinta!" (唸れグレートキンタ, Unare Gurēto Kinta)
- "Out of the Frying Pan" (一難去ってまた一難, Ichinan Satte Mata Ichinan)
- "The Power of Reiko Kashima" (カシマレイコの力, Kashima Reiko no Chikara)
- "That Note" (あの手紙, Ano Tegami)
- "Reiko Kashima's Maiden Heart" (カシマレイコの乙女心, Kashima Reiko no Otomegokoro)
- "Who's This Person?" (こいつは誰だ, Koitsu wa Dare da)
- "Let's Form a Club" (部活を作ろう, Bukatsu o Tsukurō)
- "The Class Rep's Secret" (委員長の秘密, Iinchō no Himitsu)
- "Ombusman" (オンブスマン, Onbusuman)
- "Let's Do an Exorcism" (おはらいしようぜ, Oharai Shiyō ze)
- "It's a Parade Float. It's a Festival. It's Ninomiya" (山車だ祭りだ二宮だ, Dashi da Matsuri da Ninomiya da)
Reception
By March 2023, the manga had over 2.55 million copies in circulation.[27] By July 2021, the manga had over 22 million views on the Shōnen Jump+ platform.[28]
In June 2021, Dandadan was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Award in the Best Web Manga category and placed second out of 50 nominees.[29][30][31] It ranked fourth on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 list of best manga for male readers.[32] It was nominated for the 15th Manga Taishō in 2022 and placed seventh with 53 points.[33][34][35] The series ranked first on both the Nationwide Bookstore Employees and Publisher Comics' Recommended Comics of 2022.[36] The series ranked fourth in Tsutaya Comic Award 2022.[37]
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External links
- Dandadan official website at Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese)
- Dandadan official website at Viz Media
- Dandadan on Manga Plus
- Dandadan (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia