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Warning: The following contains spoilers for Dandadan, Episode 12, “Let’s Go to the Cursed House”, now streaming onCrunchyroll.
Now thatDandadanseason 1 is all wrapped up, fans are already gearing up for season 2, which alreadyhad a trailer dropalong with its release window of July 2025. Momo and Okarun’s adventures with perverted aliens and yokai with depressing backstories have just begun.
But what willDandadanseason 2 cover? Well, it’s a bit tricky to figure out how far into the story it’ll go because the length of the next few arcs varies. It’ll most likely have 12 episodes like season 1; and if you think it’ll follow the first season’s lead and cover three arcs, then season 2 will finish up the Cursed House, Evil Eye, and Kaiju arcs before it’s over. However,if you think season 2will only cover the same number ofmanga chaptersas season 1, then it will only last until the beginning section of the Kaiju Arc.
Cursed House Arc
The Mystery Behind Jiji’s Home Continues
The last two episodes ofDandadanseason 1 were actually already a part of the Cursed House Arc but were pretty much just the introduction parts. This means that season 2 will hit the ground running since the stage has already been set forsome high-octane action and insanity. As a short recap, season 1 ended with Momo being attacked by a group of creepy-looking old men in the hot springs while Okarun and Jiji find a mysterious room filled with talismans in the latter’s home.
So, what can you expect from the rest of the arc? Well,if you answered a psychotic familymaking human sacrifices to a mythical creature known as the Tsuchinoko to prevent a nearby volcano from erupting, then you’re right. This leads to Momo, Okarun, and Jiji confronting the Tsuchinoko, which turns out to be a giant man-eating worm monster.
“They used to worship a great snake in this region. When the great serpent that lives in the volcano becomes hungry, the volcano erupts, or so it was believed. In those days, people would present a child from the village as an offering to the serpent to appease its hunger.” - A priest telling Momo about the Tsuchinoko
And if that isn’t crazy enough, you might remember thatthe reason they came to Jiji’s housein the first place is because he kept seeing an ominous spirit around there. Well, that spirit turns out to be the Evil Eye, a yokai produced from a past human sacrifice, and whose goal is to eradicate humanity. The spirit takes control of Jiji, which gives him the form seen in theDandadanseason 2 trailer. Even crazier is the belief that human sacrifices kept the volcano from erupting turns out to be true. That makes three major threatsfor Momo and Okarunto deal with at the same time.
The Cursed House Arc will be the longest so far, spanning 23 chapters in the manga. In comparison, the longest manga arc before this is the Serpo Arc, which only lasts for 10 chapters, less than half of the Cursed House Arc. Now, the length of an arc in the manga doesn’t directly translate to how long it’ll be in the anime. The Turbo Granny Arc, which is only 8 chapters long in the manga, lasted for 5 episodes in the anime,while the Serpo Arconly went on for 3 episodes. Though, that might just be because the Turbo Granny Arc is the first one in the series, so the anime wanted to take its time with the worldbuilding.
Evil Eye Arc
The past Arc’s Repercussions
Following the events of the Cursed House Arc, the high schoolers returnto the Ayase householdmostly safely, but Jiji still ends up with a genocidal yokai inside him. So, the entire arc is centered around Momo, Okarun, and their friends trying to free Jiji from the Evil Eye. Eventually, though, Jiji empathizes with the Evil Eye’s plight and asks the rest of the group to spare it and give him time to control it. Of course, this beingDandadan, the protagonists will face more than one absurd threat in this arc. You can also expect evil caricatures of classical musicians and an alien house remodeler. Just your typicalDandadanstory arc really.
The Evil Eye Arcis far shorter than the Cursed House Arc but is still longer than any of the arcs from season 1 with its 12-chapter run.
Kaiju Arc
Momo and Aira Get More Competition
Dandadan’s Kaiju arc will introduce two long-awaited characters in the series, Kinta and Bamora. Also, after two whole arcs, Momo and Okarun finally have a new lead onthe latter’s missing nut, as rumors point to it being in a haunted apartment complex. However, Okarun’s classmate, Kinta Sakata, follows them, trying to find out Okarun’s secret to being charming to girls, and chaos ensues. The Kaiju Arc features, as you could probably guess, an incredible Kaiju battle between a giant monster and an equally giant mech. This will also lead to the introduction ofa cute alien girl named Bamorawho wants to suddenly marry Okarun. Because why not?
The Kaiju Arc is the shortest of the three, being only 11 chapters long. But again, if season 2 will only cover the same number of chapters as it did in season 1, then it might end somewhere near the beginning of this arc.
Dandadan is now available to stream onCrunchyroll,Netflix,Muse Asia, and several other streaming platforms.
