Finished Dandadan Season 2? Here’s Exactly Where to Start in the Manga

Dandadan Season 2 barrels to Chapter 71, delivering house-leveling carnage, a space kaiju vs giant robot showdown, and Okarun’s first kiss snatched by a green-haired alien — here’s where the anime stops and what comes next.

If you just burned through Dandadan Season 2, you probably need a minute. Giant robot. Space kaiju. Screaming aliens. A zero-warning first kiss that detonates a love triangle and a house. The show went full chaos mode, and I mean that as a compliment. Here is where the anime stops, where to pick up the manga, and what absolute madness is waiting next.

"Clash! Space Kaiju vs Giant Robot!"

"I'm Sick of Robots and Kaiju!"

Where Season 2 actually ends in the manga

The anime lands right around Chapter 71 of the manga, which caps the Kaiju arc with the chapter literally titled "I'm Sick of Robots and Kaiju!". That finale is the one-two punch: Okarun cracks open the Space Kaiju, finds Vamola inside, and in the scramble gets his first kiss hijacked by a green-haired alien girl. Momo watches her crush get lip-locked and, in true Dandadan fashion, her house pays the price. Romantic devastation and property damage, together at last.

The anime-to-manga mapping (and why the pacing works)

Season 1 chewed through Chapters 1–33; Season 2 tackled 34–71. That second run is 37 chapters of clean, punchy adaptation — fast enough to be fun, slow enough to let the weirder emotional beats land. Here is the quick breakdown so far, plus the expectation for what's next:

• Season 1 (Episodes 1–12): Chapters 1–33 — Ghost & Turbo Granny Arc
• Season 2 (Episodes 13–24): Chapters 34–71 — Kaiju & Mecha Arc
• Season 3 (TBD): Expected to start at Chapter 72 and likely push into the 100+ range — Space Globalists Arc

So what does Season 3 adapt?

Short version: it should pick up at Chapter 72. The next major stretch is the Space Globalists Arc, which kicks in a couple chapters later (around 74) and runs deep — think Chapters 74–120 territory. If Season 3 follows the show's established pace, expect it to carve out a hefty chunk of that storyline.

Tonally, this is the "bigger, wilder, more end-of-the-world" phase. The crew goes up against the Kur, a nasty alien faction planning to wipe out Earth. The arc swings between unhinged set pieces and character hits that actually hurt (in a good way). Vamola's backstory gets real focus. There are training sequences, sharp twists, and some genuinely gnarly escalation. Also, Tatsu's artwork levels up here — you'll see why people call these chapters some of the best-looking pages in modern shonen.

Where to pick up the manga right now

Start at Chapter 72 if you want to roll straight from the Season 2 finale. Official English chapters are on Viz Media's Shonen Jump and MANGA Plus. The manga is already well past Chapter 200, so there's a lot of absolutely unhinged (and surprisingly heartfelt) Dandadan waiting for you.

For what it's worth, each anime season so far has adapted roughly 35–40 chapters. That sweet spot keeps the pace brisk without flattening the weird little character moments that make this series work.

The quick take

Season 2 bows out at Chapter 71 with a bang: giant robots, alien chaos, an accidental first kiss, and one less house on the block. Season 3 should launch from Chapter 72, steer into the Space Globalists Arc, and pit the gang against the Kur with Vamola front and center. If Season 2 knocked your jaw loose, Season 3 is aiming to send it into orbit.

Where to watch

Dandadan Season 1 and Season 2 are streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix.