768 reviews for:

Dandadan, Vol. 1

Yukinobu Tatsu

4.03 AVERAGE

axsalem's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

megsk's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

radiatorpasta's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

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knocked a star off for showing sexual assault of a character in a way that is meant to be titilating

otherwise this owns

lilydove's review against another edition

3.5

fast-paced

mrdanman2's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark funny inspiring fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

michaelkk's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

juliagriffin's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

pliego29's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

pmileham's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

ethanwascool's review against another edition

4.0

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I have a much greater appreciation for this volume after reading the rest of the series and becoming a genuine fan. I still don’t like Momo nearly getting assaulted in the first chapter, even it makes sense with alien abduction tropes and is played for horror. It’s a challenging first foot forward. But the writing is so strong otherwise! It’s very goofy and crude, but very well thought out. Turbo Granny stealing shlongs is absurd, but it’s motivated by the harsh reality of her trying to protect, or take revenge for, the spirits of young women who have been assaulted. The series definitely gets better at blending tragedy with absurdism, but this volume is a much stronger start to the series than I first gave it credit for.