I wasn't thinking much of this volume until suddenly everything clicked with me. Okarun's power, the new girl, the neko doll, I can see where Dandadan is headed and I think it's going to be a really great and unique take on the shonen formula. I'm really happy with this, and stoked for a new series which features cryptids and aliens alongside yokai. The art is brilliant and a high point for sure, but I see the foundations of a great series and will be on board for the rest.
this is one of those series that you have to read with someone else because if i read this by myself i would have trouble convincing myself that any of what i read was actually real
Dando continuidade ao confronto com a Vovó Turbo, Ayase e Okarun retornam até o túnel onde o espirito da velha vive, mas agora com instruções da vó de Ayase (Seiko), para que a dupla consiga vencer a vovó turbo em uma corrida, e assim, tirar a maldição de Okarun. No entanto, os protagonistas não esperavam que outro espirito estaria no local, frustrando o plano deles e fazendo com que o embate se estendesse ainda mais.
*SPOILER*
A vovó turba é vencida e Okarun acredita ter se livrado da maldição. Porém, enquanto Ayase e Okarun comemoram com a Seiko, a vovó turbo se manifesta, mostrando que ainda está presente no Okarun, mas sem seus poderes, e por isso não consegue causar mal as pessoas.
Posteriormente, Okarun descobre que a vovó turbo, apensar de devolver seu Jubileu, ficou com as suas bolas, e agora precisam encontra-las, pois as mesmas foram perdidas durante o confronto com a vovó turbo. Assim, a trama começa a tomar novos rumos, principalmente com outros alunos aparecendo na trama e desenvolvendo poderes místicos, enriquecendo ainda mais o universo.
Com esse desenvolvimento da trama e adesão de novos personagens, Dandadan mostra que com uma premissa fútil, porém humorada, eles conseguem avançar ainda mais no universo sem perder a essência e trabalhando muito bem os elementos do misticismo para não deixar a história apenas besta e bem humorada.
Okay, this series seems to have found a status quo quickly that is filled with humor and excitement as the teens battle various monsters with the sexy grandmother. I doubt it will ever be a favorite series, but it's worth a chuckle or two so I'll be picking up volumes regularly for the foreseeable future.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contents: Chapter 6. A Craving for Crab -- Chapter 7. Hundred-KMPH Granny -- Chapter 8. Let's Eat Crab -- Chapter 9. Missing Each Other -- Chapter 10. Like, Where Are Your Balls?! -- Chapter 11. You're a Rotten Tangerine, Ain't Ya? -- Chapter 12. Seems He Finally Realized She's Cute -- Chapter 13. A Dangerous Woman Arrives -- Chapter 14. "Acrobatic Silky" Is Kinda Long -- Bonus -- [Character Profiles] -- [Afterwords]
I read DanDaDan Volume One not all that long ago (the review should still be live here and on Goodreads), I picked it up after hearing about it from a video and seeing it around my local bookstore. After reading volume one, I knew I was going to want to keep going with this series, so the next time I went to my local bookstore I looked for volume two. I was able to find the last copy they had in stock and I immediately picked it up, and made the purchase!
SPOILERS AHEAD
Okarun is so close to being done with this entire crazy mess but what happens when it is all done? Does he go back to living his mostly solitary high school life or will he still have his kind of friend? Once Turbo Granny is slain things can calm down again and Okarun can maybe figure out that whole friendship situation. But what if Turbo Granny is not fully dead? What if she takes something else and it falls into someone else’s hands?
I am really glad I picked up this second volume and I intend to grab volumes 3 and 4 the next time I am in the bookstore. I particularly enjoyed getting to see some of Okarun’s new normal and see how things would move throughout the story post-Tubro Granny (who is my favorite new old character for this issue). I also really love the art in this manga, the monsters are all super unique and stand out in my mind for a long time after reading. I hope to make a bookstore trip in the near future so I can continue my read of DanDaDan.
We finally get closure on the Granny spirit and then it settles down into the school setting a lot more. But soon we find out instead of our main hero missing his dick, his BALLS are now gone. Does that make you go "What the fuck is happening?" Good, that's the point of this book.
It's funny, over the top, kind of badass at times, and this volume made me want to read more.
Mantiene el ritmo del primero, sigue siendo bastante divertido (me encanta la traducción) y la relación entre los protas me parece muy tierna. La única pega es el dibujo de personajes, que no me gusta que sean todos iguales, pero luego hay paneles que da gusto ver. A por el siguiente!
Screw it, this book rules. It has its faults but it’s a real trying to frown on a roller coaster kind of thing. Also the letterer on this does a great job, especially on all the panels where people are shouting and the text is in a special shout-y font.
This manga just gets crazier🤣 I lived the slower paced chapters though where they really focused on the budding relationship between okarun and ayase. It was so sweet and the unexpected KISS SCENE. It was accidental but whatever it was totally adorable. The toilet scene had me cracking up when he noticed his balls were gone and then turbo granny in the cat figurine was just the cherry on top. It was so funny. Aira reminds me of teruhashi in the way they are both so conceited and think they are the chosen one💀. The fact that she had one of okaruns balls🤣🤣🤣🤣 Too funny. I can’t wait to read the next one
Другий том Дандадану все такий же нестримний, феєричний, драйвовий та кумедний.
Сюжетно продовжуються арка боротьби турбобабці. Шалені перегони на випередження з йокаєм та крабом.
Навіть після цього пригоди продовжуються. Турбобабця втратила тілесну форму. Але забрала тестикули Окаруна. А вони, наділені силою бабці притягують йокаїв.
Також вводять нового персонажа - Айра Шираторі, яка після певних обставин вважає що має вигнати демона з Аясе.
Загалом все ще на рівні. Читоглядається неймовірно швидко.
Нагадаю що аніме Dandadan має вийти осінню 2024. Манґа в свою чергу має вже 13 томів на час написання.
The second page 2 page spread really showcases the wackyness this series has. Some fun fights here and turbo hranny is an interesting addition by the end, as well as the new Yokai.
Not them trying to cook the crab. But imagine if it had totally worked. The fight scene over in just a few pages and a very large dinner as a result. Ofc, they end up eating crab anyway since they're iconic like that. ALSO NOT THEM ACCIDENTALLY LOCKING LIPS IN THE SECOND VOLUME WHEN THEY WERE LOOKING FOR EACH OTHER BECAUSE THEY MISSED THE OTHER PERSON their relationship is just so cute and wholesome