Dandadan (ダンダダン?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu. It is currently serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ since April 2021. 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. As of July 4, 2024, 15 volumes have been released.
Etymology[]
Dan means "story" (談) and is commonly used as a suffix for three terms:
- "ghost story" (怪談) (kaidan)
- "strange story" (奇談) (kidan)
- "experience" (体験談) (taiken-dan)
In Japanese, Dan means "bold" (膽), Da means "big" (大) and Dan means "party" (黨). Roughly translated, compound word Dandadan means "bold party" (膽大黨).
History[]
Before the serialization of Dandadan, Yukinobu Tatsu previously worked as an assistant for Tatsuki Fujimoto, the well-known manga artist of the Chainsaw Man series, and Yūji Kaku, the well-known manga artist of the Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku series. The decision to serialize was made at a Shōnen Jump+ meeting in the second quarter of 2020. Tatsu began working on Dandadan after the completion of Chainsaw Man and Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, as he chose to fulfill his duties as an assistant to the end.
Plot[]
Ghosts, monsters, aliens, teen romance, battles...and the kitchen sink! This series has it all! Takakura, an occult maniac who doesn't believe in ghosts, and Ayase, a girl who doesn't believe in aliens, try to overcome their differences when they encounter the paranormal! This manga is out of this world!
Story Arcs[]
- Main article: Story Arcs
Chapters and Volumes[]
- Main article: Chapters and Volumes
Adaptations[]
Anime[]
- Main article: Dandadan (Anime)
Gallery[]
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(August 23, 2021 - July 11, 2022)
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Kaidan
Reception[]
As of November 2023, the manga boasted over 3.2 million copies in circulation and had amassed over 360 million views on the Shōnen Jump+ platform.
In June 2021, Dandadan received a nomination for the seventh Next Manga Award in the Best Web Manga category, securing second place among 50 nominees. It claimed the fourth spot on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 list for best manga for male readers. The series was also a contender for the 15th Manga Taishō in 2022, where it earned seventh place with 53 points. Additionally, it topped the charts in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' and Publisher Comics' Recommended Comics of 2022 and achieved fourth place in the Tsutaya Comic Award 2022.