From Weakest to Strongest: Every Dandadan Spirit Ranked

Ghosts, yokai, aliens, and whatever that crab thing was… Dandadan throws every kind of supernatural chaos at Momo and Okarun. The spirits, though, are the real wild cards — some are sweet little guardians, others can rewrite reality because why not. Here’s my straight-shooting power ranking of the big spirit players, from least to most dangerous, with a few inside-baseball bits where this series gets weird (looking at you, cursed card pocket world).

The spirits of Dandadan, ranked

1. Abura

   A tiny yokai that looks like a straw-coated bird with round eyes and a beak-y face. Lives on the mountainside, pals around with Turbo Granny, and is basically a walking encyclopedia. Useful? Absolutely. Dangerous? Not really. No combat feats, no big abilities beyond being wise, which is why he opens the list.

2. Earthbound Spirit Crab

   A massive crab ghost with girls’ faces embedded in its shell and a belly full of mouths — nightmare fuel, even for this series. It haunted a tunnel in Shono City and briefly fused with Turbo Granny early on to scrap with Momo and Okarun. Beyond size and big claws, it didn’t show much; Seiko exorcised it before it could prove otherwise.

3. Jumping Crone

   Old woman spirit, long hair, no shoes, but springy footwear that launches her around like a human pogo stick. Her ability was passed to Hase via a mysterious Asura and also cropped up with Count Saint Germain, letting him super-jump and even conjure platforms under his feet. Nasty up close, but limited — not a large-scale threat.

4. Black Haircutter

   Round head, sharp teeth, long tongue — a creeper that enhances weapons. When Count Saint Germain tapped it, his sword’s cutting power spiked and even crackled with black lightning. It helped him against the Fairy-Tale Card, but it’s basically a weapon buff. No blade, no problem… for everyone else.

5. Water Tiger

   Another spirit whose power got jacked by Count Saint Germain. The exact form stays vague, but it clearly boosts raw physicality — increased muscular strength and density strong enough to crack the ground on landing. Not much personality or presence beyond that, but purely on numbers, it outranks the utility-only spirits.

6. Ice Flame Guardian Spirit

   An elemental guardian contracted to Kashimoto. Its trick: flames that freeze on contact, plunging temperatures instantly. It can reshape the battlefield, lock enemies down, and even stack with Kashimoto’s strikes to deal damage while freezing. Single-element focus keeps it from climbing higher, but it’s a legit power spirit.

7. Mai Kawabanga

   The spirit of a girl who died young, bound to Rin Sawaki. She’s protective, not malicious, and she can control gravity — insanely strong if you let it cook. The catch is brutal: interrupting Rin’s singing shuts it down, which puts a cap on how reliably terrifying she can be. Even with that weakness, the ceiling on this power is high.

8. Acrobatic Silky

   Tall, lithe, hair for days, and a bleak backstory that seems to have hardened her into a monster in combat. Her hair is a weapon she can extend and manipulate, and combined with her acrobatics, she’s a blur of unpredictable angles and pressure. Not the most destructive spirit, but a nightmare to actually fight. Her aura later transfers to Aira, which keeps her influence in play.

9. Fairy-Tale Card

   Not your standard spook — this cursed card generates a full-on pocket dimension called the Danmanra trunk and rules inside it. It branches into different cards with different abilities: stealing eyes and mouths, possession, the works. It’s the main villain of the Danmara arc and easily one of the series’ creepiest concepts. Count Saint Germain ultimately takes it down; otherwise, it had an exit strategy.

10. Umbrella Boy

    Futa Zuma, Unji Zuma’s little brother, returns as a spirit and shares his power with Unji. The kit: bone-rattling shockwaves, plus speed and durability when Unji transforms into Umbrella Boy form. The dual umbrellas aren’t fashion — they’re how he dishes out those shockwaves. Key ally material; he fights alongside Momo and Okarun and is huge in the Fairy-Tale Card battle.

11. Enenra

    A smoke spirit who teams up with Count Saint Germain. He can disperse into smoke and move through the air, but he’s just as dangerous in close quarters — precise, fast, and surgical, more assassin than haunt. The mix of stealth, tactics, and legit martial arts makes him a top-tier operator among spirits.

12. Evil Eye

    A cursed child spirit that possessed Jiji and became the central terror of the Cursed House arc. He’s dangerous both physically and spiritually. The headline power is rough: he can push people toward suicide with his gaze. He corrupts adults, spreads madness, and turns scenes chaotic fast. Eventually, he reins it in and helps the main crew, but the raw threat level stays sky-high.

13. Turbo Granny

    The franchise’s first big spirit and still one of its most complicated. She starts as a villain, gets sealed into a doll, and her powers wind up sealed into Okarun — which is how we see just how broken her kit is: absurd speed, big-time strength, teleportation, fusion… and always a step ahead mentally. Okarun later returns her power, but she remains a sharp, dangerous ally. She’s near the summit here for a reason.

14. Reiko Kashima

    Inspired by the slit-mouthed woman urban legend and the easy pick for number one. She’s a towering yokai with superhuman durability and strength, but it’s her spiritual abilities that put her over the top: she controls mirrors, traps people inside them, mimics voices, and can attack or even possess from a distance if there’s a mirror nearby. She pushes Momo and Okarun into some of their most desperate moments and, casually, wipes out an entire alien race. That’s endgame energy.

That’s the power spread as it stands: from helpful oddballs to reality-warping nightmares. Dandadan is currently streaming on Crunchyroll if you want to see these terrors (and treasures) in motion.