#The place does the Dandadan anime season 1 finish within the manga? – Destructoid

In the event you don’t agree that Dandadan is that this season’s greatest anime, it’s important to at the least admit it options probably the most spectacular animation in an extended whereas. It’s the adaptation of the still-running manga of the identical title, which has simply had its 18th quantity launched on January fifth.

The anime’s first season has just lately come to an in depth, however — given its overwhelming viewers love — I’m prepared to guess we’ll be seeing extra Dandadan within the close to future.

The occasions of the anime’s season one go from the beginning of the manga up till the top of the fourth quantity, the place it ends on a cliffhanger. The story nonetheless has an extended method to go to even meet up with the manga, and it was solely in one of many newest episodes that we caught a glimpse at what the sequence’ principal plot can be about. Dandadan is probably going right here to remain.

What’s Dandadan about?

Dandadan tells the story of principal characters Momo Ayase and Ken “Okarun” Takakura, a lady who believes in ghosts and never in aliens, and a boy who believes in aliens and never in ghosts. The plot kicks into excessive gear after they each discover out they’re solely half proper, as each ghosts and aliens are completely actual — and harmful. From the get-go, we be taught Momo has psychic powers, and Okarun doesn’t, however he will get possessed with the spirit of Turbo Baba, also called “Turbo Granny,” who he learns to make use of to turn into an excellent speedster. The 2 are then joined by Seiko Ayase, who’s Momo’s grandmother and an skilled occulitst, Jiji, Momo’s extremely annoying first crush, Aira Shiratori, one other woman who beneficial properties the powers of a spirit, and the Turbo Granny herself, who’s now inhabiting a plushy cat.

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The catalyst for the present’s occasions was a mysterious alien abduction, which had initially left Momo and Okarun with extra questions than solutions. In one of many later episodes, although, Okarun theorizes that aliens abduct individuals with demonic powers however not the demons themselves. Therefore, Okarun believes the aliens are learning the demons’ powers to discover a method to invade the planet, because the demons are literally right here to guard it. To search out out whether or not or not he’s appropriate, we’ll have to attend for Dandadan season 2.

You possibly can at present stream Dandadan on Netflix, Hulu, Crunchyroll, or purchase it in downloadable format on Amazon and Fandango.