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? (Source: VIZ Media) Notes: - Includes 1 extra chapter. - Nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award in 2022.
Japanese study overview
Dandadan is a Japanese manga of 221,717 characters, with 8,917 unique words and 1,640 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 8,917 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 言うto say×429
- 綾瀬Ayase×404
- 私I×363
- 話talk×212
- 今now×199
- 待つto wait×183
- 達pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)×181
- 出るto leave×177
- お前you×173
- 力force×168
- 家house×158
- 高倉Takakura×153
- 邪視evil eye×120
- 星子Shouko×83
- 白鳥Shiratori×67
- 愛羅Aira×61
- 婆ちゃんgranny×59
- 星人Seijin×59
- 霊媒師spiritualist×53
- 金玉gold and jewels×46