Okarun, Miko, and Muko visit Moe Moe Kikoho where Momo is working as their waitress. Miko and Muko spend the whole meal teasing and nitpicking her service. At the end, they pull Momo and Okarun into a group photo, one on each side. Momo snaps, venting about them showing up just to embarrass her and … Continue reading Dandadan Episode 19: “Feeling Kinda Gloomy”
When Momo sees Jiji again, she’s shocked, and Okarun can’t help but size him up, thinking he looks tough. But when Jiji suddenly gets fired up over Momo’s reaction to him standing at the door, none of them—Momo, Okarun, or Aira—find it funny. After Seiko invites Jiji in, Momo’s even more surprised to hear from … Continue reading Dandadan Episode 11 Recap and Review
After the attack on the Serpos separates Okarun from the group, Aira checks on him but quickly turns away, flustered at the sight of him undressed. She misreads the situation, thinking he’s trying to move their relationship to the next level. Meanwhile, one of the Serpos realizes that Aira has superhuman abilities similar to Okarun's, … Continue reading Dandadan Episode 9 Recap and Review
After the fight with Acrobatic Silky wraps up, Aira sits down to eat with Momo, Okarun, Seiko, and Turbo Granny at the Ayase house. Things get tense when Momo realizes Aira is still hostile toward her, likely because of the basin incident during their first meeting. Acknowledging that she went too far, Momo apologizes but … Continue reading Dandadan Episode 8 Recap and Review
Okarun is uncertain about his friendship with Momo until he sees that she was waiting for him before school. However, both still occupy different friend groups resulting in little interactor during school. They finally run into each other were they get into a fight after Momo denies that they're in a relationship. Okarun rushes to … Continue reading Dandadan Episode 5 Recap and Review
Okarun and Momo reach the tunnel, bickering over who should go in first. In the end, they decide to go together. The plan is simple: lure Turbo Granny outside Shono City and away from her local spirit. But things go south fast. Turbo Granny blocks both tunnel exits. Momo tries throwing baseball bats at her … Continue reading Dandadan Episode 4 Recap and Review
Momo Ayase has brought up her grandmother a few times in the first two episodes of Dandadan. Momo’s grandmother, Hoshiko, is a spirit medium who looks surprisingly young for her age. She wears glasses, hoop earrings, and keeps her hair in a high ponytail. Her style makes it clear she’s trying to appear younger, rocking … Continue reading Dandadan Episode 3 Recap and Review
In Dandadan, Momo Ayase and Ken Takakura take on aliens and the occult. The first episode is a rollercoaster. Momo has a disastrous date with a jerk and ends up heartbroken. She’s into "star masculine guys" like Takakura Ken (basically the Japanese Clint Eastwood). While passing by a classroom, Momo notices Ken getting pelted with … Continue reading Dandadan Episode 1 Recap and Review
Momo gets revenge on her alien captors in chapter 1 of Dandadan. Chapter 1 - That's How Love Starts, Ya Know? I was first drawn to Dandadan when I stumbled upon the creator's artwork on Twitter. I judge manga series based on their art style first. So I quickly translated Japanese, desperately seeking the name … Continue reading Dandadan Volume 1: a weird occult action sex comedy
