Dandadan Vol. 1: Dandadan, Vol. 1
- ISBN
- 9781974734634
- Publisher
- Viz Media
- English release
- Pages
- 208
Dandadan begins with a disagreement between Momo and Okarun about which impossible things deserve belief. She accepts spirits and dismisses aliens; he takes the opposite position. Their attempt to settle the argument sends each toward the phenomenon they reject. Start here for the relationship behind the paranormal encounters: the pair have to deal with being wrong in front of someone they wanted to correct.
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The opening wager makes skepticism unusually selective. Momo and Okarun each already accept something extraordinary, so neither can claim the comfortable role of the sensible observer rescuing a gullible friend. Sending Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel gives their disagreement a practical cost. That is a stronger foundation for the partnership than simply assigning them matching interests. Each has a reason to need the other's knowledge while retaining a reason to be embarrassed about needing it. The first book sells the friction between their certainties as much as the creatures that upset them.
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