Dandadan, Vol. 2

ダンダダン [Dan Da Dan] #2

by Yukinobu Tatsu

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!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Horror, Comics, Science Fiction, Fiction, Comedy

210 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 4, 2021

About the author

aka 龍幸伸. (Tatsu Yukinobu), mangaka author of Dan Da Dan, Fire Ball! and Seigi no Rokugou.

Reviews

[Štěpán · Rating 4 out of 5]

Instead of missing dick, now we are missing balls and somehow it all makes sense.

[Des Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[may ➹ · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

3.5...?

// buddy read with breana

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

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]

[₊ ˚ ale ࿓ ♡ ⋆｡˚ · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is so weird... i love it

[♡ retrovvitches ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

i’m having the best time. solid characters with some genuinely funny moments, i love it

[Mizuki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review for Vol. 1: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Rating: 3.5 stars.

(1) I can't overlook how even the grandma is sexualized, and that's just silly.

(2) But Turbo Granny is cute.

(3) The demon fighting part of the story actually is very upbeat and interesting, but the slice of life parts and the school life parts, not so much.

(4) it's so freaking cheesy that the male and female leads are romantically interested in one another, for goodness' sake they are barely friends!

[aamna · Rating 5 out of 5]

You have to have the right mindset while reading this because-😭

[Juliana Carreri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the weird now

[Vinicius · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Anna Quilter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okarun has his "pencil" (euphemism) back...but now has lost his balls (not a euphemism)..

[G_occasionally_reads (semi-hiatus cause vacay)]

Hm. I still cannot say if I hate this manga or love it [my review of vol 01 here].

Now we met the main characters, I am not sure how the plot will move forward (and by plot, I mean that 🍄-induced patchwork the author has been doing).

[Alaska Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

pf cine 🚬

[edy · Rating 5 out of 5]

se viene momentazo de la bailarina (fijo que lloro)

[Lost in Book Land · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hello Again,

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.

Goodreads Rating: 5 Stars

[Queens Love Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

“You deserve washbasins falling for you, not boys.”



Four stars for pure chaos, heart, and hilarity. This second volume ramps up everything that made the first one great—comedy, action, horror, and romance—without ever feeling like it’s juggling too much. The pacing is tight, the energy is wild, and the character dynamics keep getting better. Momo and Okarun are the kind of pair you just want to see more of, constantly switching between sweet awkwardness and life-or-death battles. The supernatural threats are strange in the best way, with designs and concepts that are both creepy and weirdly funny.

What really makes this volume stand out is how much deeper it leans into the emotional side of the story without getting sentimental. There’s this constant push and pull between wanting to protect each other and not knowing how to communicate feelings, which plays out in both the quiet school moments and the full-blown monster fights. The art is sharp, expressive, and totally unhinged when it needs to be. Every panel feels alive, and the transitions between comedy and horror hit hard.

If you're into offbeat supernatural manga that doesn't slow down for anything, this volume delivers. It’s smart, fast, and unfiltered. The characters are lovable, the humor is sharp, and the weirdness just keeps getting weirder in the best way possible.
Date Read: 2025.10.17

[Jesus Flores · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este volumen es genial. Pasan tantas cosas

SPOILERS

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Le persecución del cangrejo, la aparición de la versión gato de turbo-abuela, el no-beso, el inicio de sedosa acrobática


5 stars

[b. ♡]

a well-illustrated fever dream that is equal parts 1) horrifyingly goosebumps-inducing and 2) completely silly

(buddy read w/may! 🫶🏼)

[Annie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
this is so stupid but I like it lol

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es divertido y entretenido

[Camila T 🍉 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chapters 6-14

We finish Turbo Granny arc and get into Acrobatic Silky arc, with a satisfying scene on chapter 10. Go Ayase 🥰

Okarun has his dick back, now his balls are missing LOL this story is so absurd.

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for Vol 2 and 3:
-Let's start of with EWW Aira. I hope that she becomes less obnoxious/annoying/frustrating/bitch, because she is definitely ruining things for me with how she is. This is also the reason why I haven't watched more Dandadan or read any more of it. I thought I would give the manga at least a try again, but MEH. I will see if I read on.

-Other than that, new monsters/youkai, like the Acrobat Silky, whose story I found way more emotional in the anime than in the manga. In the manga it felt supershort. But still a great couple of chapters with lots of tension.
-I had such a laugh when Okarun found out he was missing something, HOW boy, HOW? XD
-The newest monster + aliens were such a ride
-Fab covers, fun art
-Okarun x Momo forever, these two should just be honest about their feelings, especially Momo, haha.
-Momo's grandma is a hoot. Good lord that woman. XD Plus, can she tell me her secret to staying so young? I am not that old, but for later, would be nice.
-Turbo Granny in her new shape, oh boy.
-Momo's friends are fantastic.
-Love the transformation (though Aira definitely doesn't deserve hers).

All in all, I had a lot of fun with these two volumes, but with Aira being there.. I am just not sure how much I can handle that. If she was just a background character, sure, but her OMG I am so cute, fabulous, holier than everything, and her attempts to ruin Momo are just *pukes*.

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crazy ass stories stays crazy.

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.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

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!

[Joseph · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[charly · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Cammy Back? who knows · Rating 5 out of 5]

RAHHHHH MY NEW HYPERFIXATION.

I love momo and okarun

Aira can die in a hole

QUOTES

“ i’ve never seen an old bag bully kids this much so respect to you”- momo ayase
She really ate that up CLOCK IT

“No matter how cruel people are i can always forgive bc i have the worlds most most wonderful friend”
- Okarun
This precious bean of a boy

“I need to make it up to her or she’ll hate me!” “I wanna talk to him like really bad!”
- Momo and Okarun
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH AND THIS IS ONLY VOLUME TWO I HOPE THEY GET TOGETHER PLSSSSSSSSSS

[Yaroslav Chernovol · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Katarzyna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dandadan is peak I love them both so much UGHHH
the ghosts kinda remind me of ghosts from Mieruko Chan (which is good I love Mieruko Chan)

The pink haired girl looks too much like the main character imo the only way I can differentiate them is by their hair LOL

Also I don't think there were enough aliens in this volume (more like there wasn't any LOL)

[Jenny Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

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