#Kinta Sakata

[joytheboisart]

Can't wait to see these guys in the anime

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

The soundtrack going through my head when I read DanDaDan (spoiler warning):

[raspberryjellybrains]

they're all so stupidge godbless 💚

spoilers for characters/events that haven't happened yet in the anime below the cut! :3

i think momo should get to murder and sabotage every customer who enters moe moe kikohou and also visit harajuku with vamola!! get that girl her own clothes!! kinta's here too i guess.

[clownmitts]

Love is love‼️

[squiddy-ink-s]

I’m hooked

[sandumilfshous]

this chaotic friend group is so important to me

[genaleah]

I really enjoyed the DanDaDan anime and read about 100 chapters of the manga! It's ALMOST an ideal shonen anime for me (really fun main characters, yokai and aliens as the basis of action, and well-written tragic stories). But it does have some flaws that make it hard to recommend without warning (a lot of plot-contrived teenage nudity, a couple of attempted sexual assaults in the plot, old ladies that look too young, etc bad anime tropes..)

I wanted to try my own take on a few of the character designs, and draw the whole cast in a cartoony style! Some of them are anime spoilers, so I'll hide them under the cut.

[blastymcsplodo]

[gabbyp09]

[sir-incorrect]

had my friends send me random chapter numbers from the dandadan manga, and picked a panel from each chapter to redraw, hehe! I was just kinda messing around with these and getting a feel for the characters, so some are a bit wonky, but I had fun so that's what matters

original panels under the cut:

[leinterested]

The Dandagang

[attyammy]

some dandadan spoilers!!! (characters that arent yet in anime)

what if dandadan in sg... 🫣🫣

i think they would love haidilao (when the mall is open and theyre not too beat up) and hawker centres for their post fight bonding meals. chilli crab would have momo and seiko giggling and kicking their feet i think....

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Ways I can think of that “DanDaDan” differs from other shonen series:

* Female MC is as important as male MC

* Canon romance gets consistent development through the series. I think that’s part of the reason why the MC ships with the rivals (Aira, Jiji) aren’t as popular with the fandom for once. The main ship is actually getting good development, so the fanbase doesn’t have to make up headcanons to fill in the space.

* Flips the found family trope on its head by having the main group despise new people whenever they show up and they even actively try to kick them out. The new people only end up staying because they keep lingering around to the point that the main group just gives up and lets them stay.

* The rivals aren’t emo or angst-ridden. Aira is a delusional tryhard popular girl while Jiji is a himbo drama queen. I’d even go as far to say that the MCs are the ones who are emo and angst-ridden.

* Supporting cast is more than just important, they become integral to the story. I’d say that the further you read into DanDaDan, the more it becomes an ensemble cast where everyone is a protagonist in their own right.

* World-building is all over the place, but in a good way. Most other shonen are pretty consistent with what kind of world their characters live in. MHA is superhero-based, Naruto is ninjas and magic, Bleach is spirits, and so on. DanDaDan feels like the author just throws whatever cool shit they can think of into the story. That’s actually the reason why I wrote in a different post that DanDaDan reminds me more of Marvel/DC than any other shonen series, it manages to capture the catch-all insanity of those comics.

* Doesn’t rely on hidden power-ups. The main characters either have to outsmart the villains or they have to train to get better with the powers they already have.

* The pervert comic relief guy is actually endearing for once. Not because of his pervert tendencies, but because he’s so oblivious to how socially inept he is that it’s kind of funny. This is gonna sound strange, but he sorta reminds me of Thor in Thor Ragnarok. Full of himself and oblivious to how dumb he can be. He’s Thor without the good looks lol.

* Flips the “nerdy outcast loser somehow gets a harem” trope. Instead of making Okarun cooler than how he actually is, the story emphasizes that the women who fall for Okarun are as weird as him. Momo is a weird outcast, Aira has main character syndrome, Vamola doesn’t understand how to human because she’s literally not one, Rin thought Okarun was a vampire (and wanted him to be).

* Flips the “elderly figure in charge of the teenagers” trope. I don’t really get motherly figure vibes from Seiko Ayase, I get more “cool wine aunt who is stuck with her niece” vibes. In fact, there was the arc where Okarun showed up to her in spirit mode to get her help with fighting off the alien invasion and Seiko’s response was, “Well, I’m not in the area and I have other shit to do, so you kids figure it out.”

* The series takes the piss out of the trope of mystical/magical items that the group acquired to get their powers. I mean…the main mystical MacGuffin in the series are Okarun’s balls.

* Okarun was about to go into an “I’m weak / I wish I was stronger / I want to get stronger for my friends” breakdown, but Turbo Granny told him to shut up and keep fighting.

* Not afraid to put the “cool girl” in as many funny situations as possible. Off the top of my head, the series built up Momo as this cool, tough girl who doesn’t take shit from anyone…then several chapters later, Okarun found out she got a job at a maid cafe.

(Feel free to add to the list!)

[karrahleia]

It warms my heart to see them eating together as their group grows! Okarun started off all alone, but now he’s surrounded by friends. I really hope we get to see Zuma and Kouki joining them in the upcoming chapters!

[clownmitts]

Uno reverse card🔀 now everyone is small but Momo + a request from oomf

[darkrootmushies]

Dandadoodles!!! Spoilers below