Danmara (Cursed Object)

This is the article on the cursed object. For the alternate space, head to Danmara. For other uses, see Danmara (Disambiguation).

Danmara
Japanese	團曼羅
Rōmaji	Danmara
Other names	Diorama (ジオラマ, Jiorama?)
Statistics
Type	Cursed object
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 133

The Danmara (團ダン曼マ羅ラ) is a cursed trunk (呪のろい行ごう李り, Noroi gouri^?) meant to lock away the yokai known as the Fairy-Tale Card. After the Fairy-Tale Card created a dimension from within the cursed trunk, the Danmara became modified into a board game that acts as a portal to the Fairy-Tale Card's realm if anyone comes in contact with it.

Appearance

The Danmara has the appearance of a wooden box that opens from the top to reveal a diorama. The front of the lids have a symbol of a bull's head with a circular design around it, while the sides have a decorative pattern.

Gallery

The diorama inside the Danmara.

The Danmara's lid symbol.

History

Past

The cursed trunk was imbued with a powerful curse by an unknown european sorcer to trap away all the evil in the world, resulting in the Fairy-Tale Card being sealed inside. Unable to break the seals keeping him imprisoned, the Fairy-Tale Card created a dimension within the cursed trunk and influenced it into sending people to the dimension in an attempt to have them do his bidding in releasing him from his confinement.

At some point, the Danmara was sold at an antique shop to a man who wanted to gift it to his son for his birthday. Consequently, the son was sent to the inner world after touching it and spent years trying to survive by hiding from the monsters and living off of the candy grown.

Danmara Arc

Eventually, the Danmara came under Unji Zuma's possession, who sought to conqueror the inner world. Before he could send himself inside, a female member of his gang inadvertently sent herself into the inner world after touching it and encountered an old man named Daiki Hakono, a little boy who was trapped there long ago. Their encounter leads to Daiki escaping the Danmara and the girl remaining trapped. Later, Unji sends himself to the inner world and trades places with the girl after finding her.

Shortly after, Momo was sent to the inner world after she had accidently touched the Danmara from being knocked back by Daiki trying to defend himself from Unji Gang's with his sword. Later, Okarun, the Turbo Granny, Unji's Gang, and the Renjaku high schoolers went inside the Danmara to meet up with Momo and Unji as they try to beat the game.

Etymology

• "Danmara" is made up of the kanji for "association of wide gauze."

Trivia

• The Danmara being a cursed board game that sends people to another world gives reference to Jumanji.
  • Daiki Hakono's captivity inside Danmara since he was young is similar to the character Alan Parrish.