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Audio: Understand Japan’s Dandadan
My third appearance on MonsterTalk, to help Blake and Karen navigate the incredibly Fortean-dense anime series Dandadan.
Discussed in this episode...
- What does Dandadan mean?
- The importance of the Legend of Momotaro in understanding Dandadan
- The Flatwoods Monster: Big In Japan
- The folkloric origins of Okarun getting his family jewels stolen by Turbo Granny
- Turbo Granny as a contemporary Japanese urban legend
- The influence of MU magazine on Dandadan
How to cite this entry
Justin Mullis. “Audio: Understand Japan’s Dandadan.” Justin Mullis (blog), February 16, 2025. https://profjustinmullis.com/archive/audio-understand-japans-dandadan/.