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Hey, It's a Kaiju

EpisodeEp. 23

The twenty-third episode throws the full group against the giant space kaiju, swings the Evil Eye back into play, and closes as Okarun reshapes the nanoskin house into a colossal mechanical Buddha piloted by the whole team.

Kanji: 怪獣じゃんよ
Air Date: September 12, 2025
Storyboard: Shinsaku Sasaki
Ending Theme: Something's Wrong with Them
Next Episode: Episode 24
Opening Theme: On the Way
Air Date English: September 11, 2025
Episode Director: Kōtarō Matsunaga
Previous Episode: Episode 22
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Summary

The darkened sky tells the heroes the rampaging kaiju is an alien. Aira and Jiji, caught in the same pocket dimension, join Momo, Okarun, and Kinta as the monster bears down. Momo sends Jiji to carry Kinta to safety while she, Aira, and Okarun stand to fight. Aira's hair attacks bounce off the creature's hide, and Momo works out that it shifted from an invisible speed type into a power type after growing. The team chips away at it, with Aira hurling cars and cranes and Momo redirecting its electrical nose beam back into its body.

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Key Events

While fleeing, Kinta sweats on Jiji and reawakens the Evil Eye, who wanders off until Momo's name and the plan to meet at her house lure it into chasing after Okarun. Okarun burns his last All-Out saving Aira and reverts to normal, so Momo snatches both in midair and pulls back to the house, the kaiju already toppled because the Evil Eye had earlier hurled Jiji's backpack into it. With Seiko away on a television job, Momo realizes how outmatched they are. Okarun spots the house's glowing nanoskin walls and pitches a plan to weaponize the house. His clumsy visualization nearly collapses it, so Kinta, revealing his full name, takes over and molds the home into a giant mechanical Buddha with cockpits for the team, proudly christening it Great Kinta Bodhisattva, Zeta Version.

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Notes

The episode continues the Kaiju Arc and adapts Chapters 66 through 69. The mecha's Buddha shape results from Momo unconsciously influencing the design while picturing something enormous, much to Kinta's disappointment that it is not the robot he imagined. The episode closes on the question of how the team will actually make the mecha move.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are there kaiju in Dandadan?

Yes, Episode 23, Hey, It's a Kaiju, pits the full group against a giant space kaiju, an alien monster that grows enormous and shifts from an invisible speed type into a power type. The team battles it before turning the tide.

What happens in Dandadan Episode 23?

In Episode 23, Momo, Okarun, Aira, Jiji, and Kinta confront the rampaging space kaiju, with Aira hurling cars and Momo redirecting its electrical nose beam. The episode ends as Okarun reshapes the nanoskin house into a colossal mechanical Buddha piloted by the team.

What is the Great Kinta Bodhisattva in Dandadan?

The Great Kinta Bodhisattva, Zeta Version, is the giant mechanical Buddha that Kinta molds from the house's glowing nanoskin walls in Episode 23, fitting it with cockpits for the team. Its Buddha shape resulted from Momo unconsciously influencing the design.

How is the kaiju defeated in Episode 23 of Dandadan?

In Episode 23 the kaiju is toppled because the Evil Eye had earlier hurled Jiji's backpack into it. The reawakened Evil Eye is lured into chasing Okarun back to Momo's house, where the team regroups.

What chapters does Dandadan Episode 23 adapt?

Episode 23 continues the Kaiju Arc and adapts Chapters 66 through 69 of the manga. It closes on the question of how the team will actually make the mecha move.

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