Yukinobu Tatsu

A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?! Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t. Their quest to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes and paranormal battles they’ll have to participate in to believe! Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo strongly believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, however, thinks quite the opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?

Dandadan, Vol. 1

The banana-stealing Serpoians are back! And they’ve trapped Okarun, Momo, and Aira in a void to have another go at stealing their reproductive organs. The subsequent battle causes the powers of the Acrobatic Silky dwelling within Aira to awaken, and she temporarily joins forces with Momo and Okarun. But will they be any match for their opponents after the aliens merge with their minions to form an even greater being?! -- VIZ Media

Dandadan, Vol. 4

Okarun, a high school boy obsessed with supernatural phenomena, is cursed by Turbo Granny! To break the curse, Okarun and his classmate Momo Ayase challenge Turbo Granny to a high-stakes race. But Turbo Granny’s assassin, a bound spirit in the form of a giant crab, has other plans! -- VIZ Media

Dandadan, Vol. 2

A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?! Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t. Their quest to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes and paranormal battles they’ll have to participate in to believe! Okarun, a high school boy obsessed with supernatural phenomena, has lost his precious family jewels in a battle with Turbo Granny! His classmate Aira ends up finding one, and it awakens spiritual powers within her. Around this same time, a strange woman in a red dress appears at the school and attacks Aira, Okarun, and Momo! Who is she, and what’s with her obsession with Aira?

Dandadan, Vol. 3

A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?! Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t. Their quest to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes and paranormal battles they’ll have to participate in to believe! The Kito clan tosses Okarun and the gang into an alternate-reality version of Jiji’s family home as an offering to the serpent god! There they encounter another of the clan’s sacrifices, a child who goes on to possess the softhearted Jiji. The two of them become the Evil Eye, who then attacks Okarun and Momo. Okarun decides to take him on alone and sends Momo back aboveground to get help. There she comes up with an ingenious plan to get rid of the giant serpent god…but can she pull it off on her own in time to safe Jiji?

Dandadan, Vol. 6

Okarun and the gang are off to a hot springs town to investigate the mystery of Jiji’s family. But when they get there, a strange family in cahoots with the police starts causing trouble for them, and before Okarun and the others can get to the bottom of the mystery, Momo ends up as an offering to the local god! -- VIZ Media

Dandadan, Vol. 5

Dandadan

Ken Takakura, uno studente di liceo che crede negli alieni ma non nei fantasmi, e Momo Ayase, sua compagna di scuola che la pensa in maniera opposta, stanno per dare corpo alla sfida più epica di sempre. Per determinare chi tra i due ci ha visto giusto, si accordano per visitare dei luoghi legati all’occulto e agli avvistamenti di UFO, certi di trovare prove sufficienti per smentire l’altro. Nelle loro mete, però, entrambi i ragazzi saranno attesi dalla stessa, sconvolgente risposta: nessuno dei due, in realtà, aveva torto.

Dandadan (Vol. 7)

Déterminés à s'emparer du précieux attribut d'Okarun, les Serpos frappent à nouveau ! Cette fois-ci, ils surgissent au lycée et emprisonnent le jeune homme dans une dimension parallèle ! Heureusement, il est secouru par Aira en qui s'est éveillé le pouvoir de l'Acro-soyeuse et ils sont bientôt rejoints par Momo. Mais alors que le combat fait rage, les Serpos fusionnent avec leurs sbires : le démon de Dover et Nessy, le monstre du loch Ness !

Dandadan - Tome 4

Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love...and oddly horny aliens and spirits? -- VIZ Media

Okarun, le nerd de service, et la pétillante Momo forment désormais un improbable duo ! Leur objectif est clair : dégommer Mémé-Turbo, l'esprit à l'origine de la malédiction qui a frappé Ken. Sur le papier, leur plan était simple, il suffisait de la défier à la course, l'éloigner de son repaire pour l'affaiblir puis l'éliminer ! Mais au moment d'atteindre leur but, un ennemi de taille fait son apparition : le jibakurei, un crabe gigantesque qui s'élance à leurs trousses !

Dandadan - Tome 2

La belle et populaire élève du lycée, Aira, a ramassé l'une des boules d'Okarun, sans savoir de quoi il s'agissait. Depuis, elle est devenue capable de percevoir les phénomènes paranormaux et se croit investie d'une mission sacrée. Elle tend un piège à Momo, persuadée que cette dernière est un démon qu'il faut éliminer. Mais son plan est vite contrarié lorsqu'un esprit surgit et la vise tout spécialement. Qui est donc cette acrobate à la chevelure soyeuse et pourquoi s'en prend-elle à Aira ?!

Dandadan - Tome 3

Momo Ayase et Ken Takakura sont deux lycéens que tout oppose. Tandis que la première ne croit qu'aux esprits, le second ne jure que par les extraterrestres. Incapables de se convaincre, ils se lancent alors un défi : Momo devra se rendre dans un hôpital où des créatures de l'espace sont censées se trouver et Ken dans un tunnel hanté... Or, chacun va faire une rencontre d'un autre genre qui va bouleverser leurs vies et lier leurs sorts. C'est le début d'une romance survoltée où l'occulte, le paranormal et le surnaturel se bousculent dans un chaos haletant !

Dandadan - Tome 1

Das sieht übel aus! Momo und Okarun haben jetzt drei Probleme: Erstens, sie sind unter der Erdoberfläche gefangen. Zweitens, der Böse Blick hat von Jiji Besitz ergriffen und will alle abmurksen. Drittens, der Mongolische Todeswurm hat sich verkrochen und fängt an, Gift in die Grube zu pupsen. Na toll! Und jetzt? Arbeitsteilung! Okarun nimmt sich den Bösen Blick zur Brust, während Momo eine zündende Idee für die Wurmsache hat. So weit, so gut, aber haben sie da nicht noch was vergessen? Die Erde bebt ...

Dandadan – Band 6

Freude schöner Götterfunken am Arsch! Wenn das bedeutet, dass Aira und Okarun von einem massiven Chor zertrampelt werden, kann sich dieser fiese Chibi-Beethoven-Geist mit seinem Grande Finale verzupfen. Stattdessen wirft er ihnen aber alles entgegen, was er hat. Also was macht man, wenn einem die Leute im Konzert zu sehr auf die Pelle rücken? Richtig: sich durchmoshen und headbangen. Doch plötzlich stehen die vier Solisten des Stücks vor ihnen, und die sind von einem ganz anderen Kaliber ...

Dandadan – Band 8

Die Ayases & Co. haben sich den Feind ins Haus geholt – na ja, nicht ganz. Schließlich teilen sich der Böse Blick und Jiji jetzt denselben Körper. Aber schon ein klitzekleiner Tropfen reicht und der mordlustige Geist rastet wieder komplett aus. Wenn sie ihn in den Griff kriegen wollen, müssen alle mit anpacken. Nur: Aira wäre lieber nicht Momos Bettgefährtin, diese wiederum lieber woanders jobben gegangen, Jiji kein Spielverderber, und Okarun kein Musikbanause ...

Dandadan – Band 7

Okarun and the gang are off to a hot springs town to investigate the mystery of Jiji's family. but when they get there, a strange family in cahoots with the police starts causing trouble for them, and before others can get to the bottom of the mystery, Momo ends up as an offering to the local god!

A nerd must fight powerful spirits and aliens all vying for the secret power of his “family jewel,” so who better to fight alongside him than his high school crush and a spirit granny?! Momo Ayase and Okarun are on opposite sides of the paranormal spectrum regarding what they’ll believe in and what they won’t. Their quest to prove each other wrong leads them down a path of secret crushes and paranormal battles they’ll have to participate in to believe! A seemingly unbeatable kaiju is on the attack! Okarun hits on the idea of revisualizing the nanoskin that repaired Momo’s house into a form they can use to counterattack, but he lacks the visual abilities needed, so it’s Kinta Sakata—aka Erosuke—to the rescue! The nerd uses his vast knowledge of sci-fi to transform Momo’s house into…a giant Buddha robot?!

Dandadan, Vol. 9

The Kito clan tosses Okarun and the gang into an alternate-reality version of Jiji’s family home as an offering to the serpent god! Still imprisoned there is a former child sacrifice who goes on to possess the softhearted Jiji, and the two of them become the Evil Eye. When he then attacks Okarun and Momo, Okarun decides to take him on alone and sends Momo back aboveground to get help. There, Momo comes up with an ingenious plan to get rid of the giant serpent god, but can she pull it off on her own in time to save Jiji? -- VIZ Media

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