DAN DA DAN
ダンダダン
Momo Ayase, a high school girl who believes in ghosts, and her classmate Okarun, a paranormal nerd. Out to prove each other wrong about UFOs and spirits, Momo heads for an abandoned hospital known for UFO sightings, and Okarun for a haunted tunnel. Is this the start of a fateful romance? An occult battle with the uncanny begins.
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Main Characters
- Protagonist
Momo Ayase
綾瀬桃
A high school girl who believes in ghosts but not aliens. After an alien abduction, she awakens to psychic powers, and she holds her own against the supernatural by seizing and controlling auras.
- Protagonist
Okarun
オカルン
Momo's classmate, real name Ken Takakura. He believes in aliens but not ghosts. Cursed by Turbo Granny, he gains the power to transform and fights the supernatural with superhuman speed.
- Yōkai
Turbo Granny
ターボババア
A high-speed menace that haunts a tunnel, and the one who cursed Okarun. She is a modern yōkai modeled on an urban legend about an old woman who curses anyone who loses a footrace against her, and she boasts astonishing speed.
- Spirit medium
Seiko Ayase
綾瀬星子
Momo's grandmother. A self-described fake medium whose skills are anything but, she specializes in protective barriers and is a dependable presence in any uproar involving the supernatural.
- Childhood friend
Jin Enjoji
円城寺仁
Momo's childhood friend, nickname is "Jiji". Convinced that a spirit that appeared in his home put his parents in the hospital, he himself was losing sleep to nightmares every night. He has a crush on Momo.
- Rival
Aira Shiratori
白鳥愛羅
A beautiful girl in her own estimation and everyone else's, she has it in for Momo. A chance event awakens a minor psychic ability in her, and she goes on to join the supernatural fray.
Sources
- Synopsis: 集英社 / Shueisha
- Main Characters: Wikipedia (JA) (CC BY-SA)
- Bibliographic data: メディア芸術データベース (CC BY 4.0)
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