This is a story about Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. After Momo rescues Okarun from being bullied, they begin talking. However, an argument ensues between them since Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens exist, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts exist. To prove to each other what they believe in is real, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital where a UFO has been spotted and Okarun goes to a tunnel rumored to be haunted. To their surprise, they each encounter overwhelming paranormal activities that transcend comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to overcome these new dangers! Their fateful love begins as well!? The story of the occult battle and adolescence starts! (Source: Crunchyroll) Notes: - Worldwide premiere of Episode 1 before the Japanese television premiere occurred at Anime Expo July 6, 2024. - Episodes 1-3 titled as DAN DA DAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER was pre-screened in advance in theaters on August 31, 2024 in Asia, September 7, 2024 in Europe and September 13, 2024 in North America. The regular TV broadcast began October 4, 2024.
Japanese study overview
Dandadan is a Japanese anime of 53,272 characters, with 3,172 unique words and 994 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 3,172 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 綾瀬Ayase×142
- 言うto say×124
- 私I×90
- 今now×57
- 宇宙人space alien×45
- 違うto differ (from)×43
- 待つto wait×38
- 好きliking×35
- 思うto think×35
- 見えるto be seen×35
- 出るto leave×34
- 人person×34
- 白鳥Shiratori×25
- 高倉Takakura×25
- 霊媒師spiritualist×14
- 太郎Tarō×12
- 地縛霊ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)×11
- バカ女stupid girl×11
- 高倉健Takakura Ken (1931.2.16-2014.11.10)×10
- 念力willpower×7