History Manga / Dandadan

* {{Absurdism}}: The story thrives on the unexpected, as the characters are thrown into the weirdest situations on a regular basis. To put it into perspective, the plot is kickstarted by the removal of the male main character's dick... and the story just balloons from there to the craziest tangents imaginable.

* ThisIsADrill: [[spoiler:Aira finishes off an invader by boring through its armor suit with her [[PrehensileHair hair]] to augment a mighty kick.]]

* {{Pun}}: One that is lost in translation, but the fact that Okarun's balls are turned into golden spheres is a japanese pun with the colloquial term for testicles (金玉, read as "kintama", and literally meaning "golden ball").

* ShipperOnDeck: Ayase's friends, while at first surprised by the turn of events, are shown to be nothing but supportive of her very obvious crush on Okarun and treat the two as if they're officially dating in spite of Ayase insisting otherwise.

* EvilVsEvil: The only thing possibly preventing a total alien invasion of Earth are the malevolent spirits who haunt the planet and possess powers the aliens can't comprehend.

* TheGreatSerpent: Legends of Jiji's village tell of a giant volcano serpent that requires HumanSacrifice to [[AppeaseTheVolcanoGod keep the volcano from erupting]]. [[spoiler:It's real, sort of; it's a huge Mongolian death worm cryptid that emanates suicide-inducing vibes and inhabits a pocket dimension accessible through a hidden room in Jiji's house. No word yet on whether it's responsible for the volcano.]]

''Dandadan'' (ダンダダン) is an ongoing supernatural action comedy manga series written and illustrated by Creator/YukinobuTatsu (a former assistant of ''Manga/ChainsawMan'' mangaka Creator/TatsukiFujimoto) that began serialization in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Shonen Jump +]]'' on April 6, 2021. The series began an official English simultaneous release on August 23 that same year, available on Creator/VIZMedia's website [[https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/dandadan here]] and Manga Plus's website [[https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100171 here]].

* CallingOutAttacks: Justified, as Seiko explains that having a name for attacks gives them more power as there is conviction and strength within those words.

* CallingOutYourAttackNames: Justified, as Seiko explains that having a name for attacks gives them more power as there is conviction and strength within those words.

* CasualDangerDialog: When he, Ayase, and Shiratori are fighting Serpo and Gig Worker aliens, Okarun says how it's "such a bummer" as he's charging at them in [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Turbo-Granny mode]].

* GenerationXerox: Going by flashbacks to the feudal era, the Kito clan matriarchs have quite the StrongFamilyResemblance.

* AccidentalKiss: Occurs in chapter 10 when Momo and Okarun accidentally bump into each other and lock lips, to both of their embarrassments.

** Aira mentions in Chapter 51 that the lotion she uses is called "SKK [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Gold Experience]]"

* OrganTheft: Turbo Granny supernaturally steals Okarun's penis upon possessing him and holds it hostage to make him and Ayase come to her highway tunnel. After they defeat her and earn it back, Okarun then realizes that [[HereWeGoAgain he still doesn't have his balls back.]]

''Dandadan'' (ダンダダン) is an ongoing supernatural action comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu that began serialization in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Shonen Jump +]]'' on April 6, 2021. The series began an official English simultaneous release on August 23 that same year, available on Creator/VIZMedia's website [[https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/dandadan here]] and Manga Plus's website [[https://mangaplus.shueisha.co.jp/titles/100171 here]].

!!Dandadan contains examples of:

* PowersViaPossession: Turbo-Granny's possession of Okarun allows him to go into a SuperpoweredEvilSide twice a day, with superhuman speed, strength, and reflexes. He needs Ayase to use her PsychicPowers to keep Turbo-Granny from taking over his body, though... at least until [[spoiler:they exorcize her spirit while keeping her powers. From then on, he can use them whenever he wants]].

** Due to the frantic and chaotic nature of the fights they engage into, it's not strange for the main characters to end up fighting on their undies at the most, or buck naked at the least.

* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Ayase psychokinetically drops a water basin on Shiratori's head for teasing Okarun.

When the two meet by chance, their differing beliefs clash as the two head strong teens bet to see which of them is more correct. One abduction and possession later, the two find common ground in their shared experiences with the paranormal, though that's only the beginning of their budding relationship. Ghosts, monsters, aliens, romance, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers missing genitals]], and much ''much'' more out of this world phenomena stand in the way of them and their future; their universe will never be the same!

* IfJesusThenAliens: Averted and discussed. At the very start, Momo ardently believes in spirits but not ghosts, while Okarun believes the opposite. After they see that ''both'' are real, Okarun brings up how often the same people claim they've seen both, and [[AlienFairFolk figures there's some kind of connection]].