Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, Vol. 7

デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション [Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction] #7

by Inio Asano

It’s just an everyday apocalypse.

Three years ago the aliens invaded Tokyo. Nothing was ever the same again. But after a while, even impending doom starts to feel ordinary.

International relations are crumbling as the hotheaded American president demands that the Japanese government share what they know about Invader technology. But the Japanese prime minister has more important things to think about than diplomacy—he wants to make sure his favorite idol is in the bunker with him when the mother ship blows. Meanwhile, the Occult Club is taking a trip to the seashore to meet with someone who claims to have had an extraterrestrial experience! The silly lark ends up revealing something shocking about Oran’s past, but at least the scenery is lovely!

Genres: Manga, Science Fiction, Comics, Comics Manga, Seinen, Fiction, Drama

164 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2018

About the author

Inio Asano (浅野いにお, Asano Inio) is a Japanese cartoonist. He is known for his character-driven stories and his detailed art-style, making him one of the most influential manga author of his generation.
Asano was born in 1980 and produced his first amateur comics as a teenager. His professional debut happened in 2000 in the pages of the magazine Big Comic Spirits. Since then, he has collaborated with most of the major Japanese magazines of seinen manga (comics for a mature audience). Among Asano's internationally acclaimed works are: the psychological horror Nijigahara Holograph (2003-2005); the drama Solanin (2005-2006); the existentialistic slice-of-life Goodnight Punpun (2007-2013); the erotic A Girl on the Shore (2009-2013); the sci-fi Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction (2014-2022).

Reviews

[Dave Schaafsma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had a day to read and read volumes seven through nine in basically one sitting. In volume seven there are lots of manic/frantic plot-lines continuing and in general this volume is a little more light-hearted, even as an alien mothership hovers over Tokyo. What else?

*The goofy Occult Club goes to investigate an ET sighting, at the beach. The set-up for this is a side discussion about how the manga industry is very saturated with what is essentially child porn--a valid view, from my perspective--and so, as a kind of joke, Asano has the club all goes to the beach for his apparently obligatory “swimsuit issue” (but without all the uncomfortable physical expectations we associate with some YA manga).

*Trump (I mean, American President Padron, sorry!) blusters his what through this issue, demanding things from the Japanese government about invader technology.

*One sort of final and important plot twist (with respect to Oran) makes us question what we know about the invaders and how we got to this place. Interesting and surprising move.

The series continues to capture the spirit of the present time, the anxiety and fear and questions we have about a world that seems likely to end, based on all the indications.

[Urbon Adamsson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Our group of friends is enjoying a carefree summer day at the beach. However, amidst the sun and laughter, a few unexpected secrets begin to surface…


In a twist that was hinted at in a previous volume, it’s suggested that the invaders might have actually arrived on Earth before humanity did. In fact, it seems humans may have been placed here deliberately to help cleanse the planet’s polluted atmosphere at the time—a deeply ironic notion, considering how much we’ve since polluted the Earth ourselves.



There’s also a subtle hint that two of our main protagonists might be time travelers from an alternate timeline, though it’s unclear whether they are aware of it. While this revelation is only briefly mentioned, it introduces intriguing possibilities for the future of the story.

[Artemy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Looks like the series is getting close to the end. This is a big volume full of revelations, but it feels a bit muddled because of the sheer amount of storylines going on at once, and some of them start to feel stale and repetitive. Of course, there’s that bomb of a twist in the final chapter that seems to change everything and push the book’s boundaries and readers’ suspension of disbelief. I’m into it, but I can also see how such a turn might push readers away. We’ll see how it goes in the next volume.

[Kitty · Rating 5 out of 5]

HELLO?

[Estibaliz · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 for this volume that is more light-hearted than the last few ones, and kind of uneventful for the most part, as a consequence.

However, the ending offers quite an impactful revelation pertaining to one of our main characters, Oran. And, honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about it.

The next volumes should make things a bit clearer, but I am hoping we are not in one of those cases were you have to reevaluate everything you've read so far from a temporal point of view... and rethink what happened when.

Anyway, nice addition to the series once again. Come to this point, one really cares about these characters.

[DonutKnow · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe it’s the art style, but I do get that sense of impending doom when I read this series 🤔

[M Aghazarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Minus 1 star for surprisingly unlikely twist...

[Marco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un po’ anticlimatico rispetto al precedente, o rimanda il dramma o ci ricorda i primi capitoli, quando ci si abituava a tutto, pure agli alieni nel cielo.

[Lake · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is soooo good. Captures the fear and confusion and most of all the utter *boredom* of living in a world that feels like its about to end. Alternately touching and funny and a little devastating. Yeesh

[Dani Wladdimiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Creo que este es el volumen que más he disfrutado hasta ahora, tanto por las revelaciones, el desarrollo de la historia romántica, como por todo lo que podría ocurrir en el futuro.

En el plano geopolítico, vemos cómo Estados Unidos, de una manera inquietantemente actual (crítica hecha en 2025 con Trump reelegido por segunda vez), intenta posicionarse como el garante de la paz en la Tierra. Sin embargo, lo hace utilizando discursos de odio y tensión para justificar su verdadero objetivo: la extracción de los invasores y, con ello, el acceso a su tecnología.

Por otro lado, el viaje a la playa, aunque pueda parecer extraño en cuanto al timing de la historia, me parece una decisión acertada. Sirve para bajar un poco el ritmo de la vida frenética de Tokio y dar espacio a conversaciones más profundas: cuestionamientos sobre la verdadera historia de los invasores, la importancia de la apariencia en nuestra percepción de los demás, y hasta qué punto estamos realmente dispuestos a llevar nuestros ideales hasta las últimas consecuencias.

Sinceramente, este volumen me sorprendió gratamente. Si bien en un inicio el manga no me convencía en absoluto, poco a poco ha ido ganándose mi respeto. Sin embargo, todo dependerá del desenlace que le den a la historia, el cual es prometedor, especialmente sabiendo que Ouran es, en realidad, una viajera en el tiempo.

[J · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oba reveals the motivation for the invasion to Oran. I love all of the references/homages to other popular SF series that find their way into DDDDD. There’s lots of bluster from an unhinged US president—wonder at the inspiration. And, new skin from the onion is peeled to reveal another plot twist and favorite SF genre trope! It is a definite surprise. The Isobeyan frames are getting less subtle and more on the nose every volume too. As always, the illustrations are impressive though some of the beach backgrounds didn’t quite work for me. Water scenes don’t seem to incorporate well from photo referenced sources, but there is still plenty to appreciate in Asano sensei’s thorough background illustrations and characters.

[Philip McCarty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Volume 7 sets the crew off on summer vacation in pursuit of finding aliens, just not the kind that are currently on earth. They investigate a report of an alien from 8 years ago that had escaped. The volume offers up all the fun and games of a beach episode with the delicately balanced sense of dread that has been showing it's face as the end draws near. Broccoli head tries to learn more about the alien's, Ontan confesses her love to Oba, and the revolutionary gives her gun to Ontan. Other developments that seem important are the violent ex learns of the government's selfishness and the AI for the stadium has taken to calling Miura, mother. It's overall a pretty tame volume that shows off the multitude of strengths this series has.

[Alessia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suspence sulla rivelazione finale 😲
Devo ammettere che questa storia è sempre più strampalata e incasinata. Non è tra le mie preferite tra le tante partorite dalla mente di Asano, ma apprezzo i risvolti socio politici inseriti qua e là. C'è un'apertura verso una critica ancora più marcata sul sistema sociale rispetto ad altri lavori, in cui comunque era già presente anche se un po' in ombra rispetto al malessere personale dei personaggi.
Ho letto da qualche parte che pensano di farne un anime che, se non sbaglio, sarebbe il primo per Asano. Chissà perché ha cambiato idea?

[Nate]

More escalation, more secrets revealed. That twist at the end is a long time coming. There’s a lot going on here, and it does feel somewhat muddled at times. The political storyline, the journalist, the brother... it can all be hard to keep track of. Still, Asano’s storytelling is strong more often than not and I’m invested in these characters. I can only guess what’s going to happen next.

[Terrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

This episode focuses on the Invader, Oba, and his relationship to Ontan. We also learn that Ontan may not just be a total airhead. And we get hints about the invaders' plan. Where is this all headed? Who knows.

Also, Trump is here (excuse me, President Padron).

[Ignacio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Me gusta mucho cómo Asano combina la aventura postadolescente de toques románticos con la invasión sutil y el énfasis nacionalista en Japón y EE.UU. Y cómo lo convierte en un caso práctico del meme del perro en el incendio, dibujado de manera exquisita tanto por él como por sus ayudantes.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

💜

[V.S. Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daaaaamn!

[P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Compared to the last volume, this one is lighter and funnier (especially with the meta-jokes about the swimsuit chapter). But also more backstory about Oran is revealed!

[Gabe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting twist at the end. Only time will tell if it will benefit the story or have it be a status quo change for the worse

[Alex Fyffe · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

[micha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Merkwürdiger Abschluß dieses Bandes.

[Kelly Dashiell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uh oh

[drae · Rating 5 out of 5]

beach episode! : )

[Dylan · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's getting good >:3

[David Doel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 7 didn't change my mind. I'm done with this series for now and may or may not pick it up again sometime.

[mayday · Rating 5 out of 5]

The bathroom discourse!

[Michael Phillips · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5

[Clara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lol

[The Rev. Dr. Matthew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lmao this is top 10 didn't see that coming because I forgot a piece of information from volume 2 surprises