Dandadan, Vol. 1
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Ratings27
Average rating4
A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?! Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t. Their quest to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes and paranormal battles they’ll have to participate in to believe! Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo strongly believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, however, thinks quite the opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?
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Boy believes in aliens, girl believes in ghosts. They both set out to prove that the other doesn't exist, when they find out, they both actually exist. The drawings of the yokai and aliens are also mesmerizing and sick as hell.
I’m not sure what I just read but I enjoyed it. One particular panel absolutely floored me, what the heck are they smoking over there and how can I get my hands on it? Superb art, and the plot moves at a reasonable pace.
The fanservice and depiction of SA drags it down quite a bit though. Apparently it’s toned down in future volumes so I will keep reading but be warned: Some of the themes in here are disturbing and I really wish I wouldn’t have to fremdschäm so much every time I read a Manga. Get it together Japan, I beg you.
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18 primary booksDandadan is a 18-book series with 18 primary works first released in 2021 with contributions by Yukinobu Tatsu, Kumar Sivasubramanian, and 龍幸伸.
