Dandadan
Dandadan | |
ダンダダン | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Yukinobu Tatsu |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Jump Comics+ |
Magazine | Shōnen Jump+ |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 6, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 3 |
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 three tankōbon volumes as of December 2021.
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 neither of them was wrong and that both aliens and ghosts do exist.
Characters[]
- Momo Ayase (綾瀬桃, Ayase Momo) is a high school girl who believes in ghosts and the supernatural. After being abducted by Serpo aliens, she discovers she has psychokinetic powers. She seems to have developed feelings for Okarun.
- Ken Takakura (高倉健, Takakura Ken) is 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, he is able to enter a superpowered state where he transforms into a demonic form.
- Seiko (星子, Seiko) is a spirit medium and Momo Ayase's grandmother, who she lives with. Despite this, she appears to be in her twenties. She helps Ayase and Okarun deal with dangerous spirits and yokai.
- Turbo-Granny (ターボババア, Tābo Babā) is a yokai that takes the form of a cruel elderly woman. She originally comforted the spirits of girls who had 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.
- Aira Shiratori (白鳥愛羅, Shiratori Aira) is 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" that is 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. She has a crush on Okarun.
- Jin Enjoji (円城寺仁, Enjōji Jin) is Ayase's childhood friend and first crush. He goes by the nickname Jiji (ジジ, Jiji). After his parents were hospitalized as a result of his house being haunted, Enjoji moved in with Ayase and Seiko and transferred over to Ayase's school. Okarun feels jealous over his relationship with Ayase, but Jiji tries to become friends with him.
Publication[]
Dandadan is written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu. It began serialization in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ service on April 6, 2021.[2] Shueisha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on August 4, 2021.[3] As of December 3, 2021, three volumes have been released.[4]
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.[5][6]
Volume list[]
No. | Release date | ISBN | ||
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1 | August 4, 2021[3] | 978-4-08-882599-1 | ||
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2 | October 4, 2021[7] | 978-4-08-882804-6 | ||
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3 | December 3, 2021[4] | 978-4-08-882854-1 | ||
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Chapters not yet in tankōbon format[]
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- "Merge! Serpo Dover Demon Nessie!" (合体!セルポドーバーデーモンネッシー!, Gattai! Serupo Dōbā Dēmon Nesshī!)
- "It Makes Your Heart Race, Don't It?" (ドキドキじゃんよ, Dokidoki jan yo)
- "We Picked Up a Kappa Monster" (河童を拾いました, Kappa o Hiroimashita)
- "Have You Ever Seen A Cattle Mutilation?" (キャトルミューティレーションを君は見たか, Kyatoru Myūtirēshon o Kimi wa Mita ka)
- "That's a Premonition About the Turmoils of Love!" (ラヴ波乱の予感じゃんよ, Ravu Haran no Yokan jan yo)
- "First Love" (初恋の人, Hatsukoi no Hito)
- "Don't Give Up!" (あきらめるなよ!, Akirameru na yo!)
- "The Life of an Anatomical Model" (人体模型の生活, Jintai Mokei no Seikatsu)
- "Let's Go to the Cursed House" (呪いの家へレッツゴー, Noroi no Ie e Rettsu Gō)
- "Better Decide Which One's Into Her" (どっちが好きか決めようや, Dotchi ga Suki ka Kimeyō ya)
- "The Kito Family Is Coming" (鬼頭家が来る, Kitō-ka ga Kuru)
- "Where's the Tsuchinoko Monster?" (ツチノコはどこ, Tsuchinoko wa Doko)
- "The Kito Family's Old Lady" (鬼頭家のババア, Kitō-ka no Babā)
- "Like, This Is the Legend of the Giant Snake" (大蛇伝説ってこれじゃんよ, Orochi Densetsu tte Kore jan yo)
- "Mongolian Death Worms Are Deadly" (モンゴリアンデスワームはやばい, Mongorian Desu Wāmu wa Yabai)
- "The Evil Eye" (邪視, Jashi)
- "Contract" (契約, Keiyaku)
- "Jiji the Prodigy" (天才ジジ, Tensai Jiji)
- "Escape! Multistage!" (脱出!多段式!, Dasshutsu! Tadanshiki!)
- "You Won't Get Away With This!" (ゆるさねえぜ, Yurusa nē ze)
- "This House Is a Damn Eyesore" (目障りな家じゃんよ, Mezawari na Ie jan yo)
Reception[]
In June 2021, Dandadan was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Award in the Best Web Manga category and placed 2nd out of 50 nominees.[8][9][10] It ranked 4th on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 list of best manga for male readers.[11]
As of July 2021, the manga had over 22 million views on the Shōnen Jump+ platform.[12]
In January 2022, Dandadan was nominated for the fifteenth Manga Taishō.[13]
References[]
- ^ a b c 「ダンダダン」2巻発売で江口拓也、高橋李依がナレーション担当のPV4種公開. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ 『ダンダダン』もう読んだ? 『チェンソーマン』元アシの怪作がやばい. KAI-YOU.net (in Japanese). April 13, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ a b ダンダダン 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ a b ダンダダン 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Shihei, Rin [@SHIHEILIN] (May 21, 2021). "Hemos recibido una solicitud. Ya está disponible la versión en español de "Dandadan". Se actualizará a la medianoche del 25 de mayo (martes) en Japón↓. MANGA Plus (mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp) ¡Te avisaré cuando la serie comience de nuevo!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Hazra, Adriana (August 23, 2021). "Yukinobu Tatsu's Dandadan Manga Gets English Release on Viz Media, Manga Plus". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ ダンダダン 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (June 21, 2021). "Voting Opens for Tsugi ni Kuru Manga 2021 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ 「次にくるマンガ大賞2021」ノミネート作品発表 ウマ娘、【推しの子】、葬送のフリーレンなど話題作続々. Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). June 18, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 24, 2021). "Kaiju No. 8, Oshi no Ko Win Next Manga Awards Web, Print Categories". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ 『このマンガがすごい!2022』1位に『ルックバック』『海が走るエンドロール』 藤本タツキ氏は2年連続. Oricon News (in Japanese). December 7, 2021. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ ダンダダン:毎話100万PVの「ジャンプ+」話題作 コミックス第1巻 怪奇バトル&ラブコメ. Mantan Web (in Japanese). August 4, 2021. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 17, 2022). "15th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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
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- 2021 manga
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