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Clash! Space Kaiju vs. Giant Robot!

EpisodeS2Ep. 24

The season two finale stages the Buddha mecha against the space kaiju, settles the battle with psychic teamwork, and reveals a startling truth hidden inside the monster's body.

Kanji: 激突!宇宙怪獣対巨大ロボ!
Air Date: September 19, 2025
Storyboard: Kenji Maeba
Ending Theme: Something's Wrong with Them
Opening Theme: On the Way
Air Date English: September 18, 2025
Episode Director: Kenji Maeba
Previous Episode: Episode 23
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Summary

Button-mashing fails to start the mecha, and Okarun and the Evil Eye are both ejected as the kaiju attacks. Realizing the machine answers only to visualization, Kinta takes control and tunes it to his own specifications, briefly dominating the fight while shrugging off memories of past ridicule. The kaiju turns invisible and cripples the mecha's leg, then thrashes it with its tail until Kinta cannot eject. Momo, sickened by the motion, reaches through the robot to seize the creature's tail, and Aira's hair pinpoints its location.

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Key Events

Momo channels her power through the mecha's arms to lift the kaiju and slam it down in a powerbomb, shrinking it and knocking it out. The trio returns to the real Kamigoe City, and Momo reshapes the mecha into a UFO to fly home. Okarun revives Jiji with a hot meat bun, and the group examines the unconscious creature. Finding a person inside its mouth, Okarun unzips the kaiju to discover it is a piloted suit with a girl within. As she stirs and locks eyes with him, the alien girl kisses Okarun, leaving a nauseated Momo and the others stunned.

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Notes

This is the final episode of the second season, adapting Chapters 69 through 71 plus the Volume 9 omake within the Kaiju Arc. The episode is dense with Mobile Suit Gundam homages, including Kinta's fivefold-power remark echoing Amuro Ray and the mecha's rise mirroring Char Aznable's Z'Gok. Camera work during the fight draws on the Ultraman kaiju battles, and Momo's reaction to the kiss mirrors her shock at hearing Okarun's real name in Episode 1.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who defeated the kaiju in Dandadan?

In Episode 24, Momo defeats the space kaiju by channeling her power through the mecha's arms to lift the creature and slam it down in a powerbomb, shrinking it and knocking it out. Aira's hair pinpointing its location and Kinta piloting the mecha set up the finish.

Why did the kaiju kiss Okarun in Dandadan?

In Episode 24, Okarun unzips the unconscious kaiju and discovers it is a piloted suit with a girl inside. As the alien girl stirs and locks eyes with him, she kisses Okarun, leaving Momo and the others stunned.

What robot fights the kaiju in Dandadan?

The Buddha-shaped mecha built from the house's nanoskin, the Great Kinta Bodhisattva, fights the space kaiju in Episode 24. Kinta takes control and tunes it to his own specifications before Momo finishes the battle.

What happens in the Dandadan Season 2 finale?

Episode 24, the Season 2 finale, stages the Buddha mecha against the space kaiju and settles the fight with psychic teamwork. Afterward the group finds a girl piloting the creature, and the alien girl kisses Okarun.

What chapters does Dandadan Episode 24 adapt?

Episode 24 is the final episode of the second season and adapts Chapters 69 through 71 plus the Volume 9 omake within the Kaiju Arc. It is dense with Mobile Suit Gundam and Ultraman homages.

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