Season 2 of Dandadan has already thrown haunted houses and evil curses our way. The final episodes of the season are saving the biggest spectacle for last: the Kaiju arc. Think Godzilla but twisted through Science SARU’s kaleidoscopic, anything-goes animation style.
A Golden Sphere and a Giant Monster
The arc begins with Momo, Okarun, Aira, and Jiji chasing after a golden sphere that might be linked to Okarun’s missing kintama (or testicle in English). The investigation takes a sharp turn when the crew runs into something straight out of a kaiju movie.
That’s where Kinta Sakata (voiced by Daichi Fujiwara) comes in. A gadget-obsessed oddball, he uses his sci-fi know-how to convert the group’s house’s nano-skin tech into a giant mechanical Buddha statue. Yes, you read that right: a mech Buddha versus a kaiju. It sounds ridiculous (and it is) but that’s what makes Dandadan work. Can this anime really pull off a battle this massive without losing the charm that makes the anime tick?
Why the Kaiju Arc is so Important
The Kaiju arc will feature Dandadan’s biggest fight yet but it’s also a turning point. It widens the scope of the supernatural threats while testing how far the series can push its own bizarre rules.
By the end of Season 2, we’re not just watching high school kids stumble into ghost stories anymore. We’re watching them step into a larger battlefield that sets up the intergalactic chaos of the Space Globalists arc (assuming the show is renewed for a third season).
The Kaiju arc will start with episode 9, which will premiere on August 28th, 2025. New episodes will be available on Netflix, Crunchyroll and Hulu (in the U.S.) every Thursday at 12PM ET or 9AM PT.
