Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction

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Japanese: デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 12

Chapters: 101

Status: Finished

Published: Apr 28, 2014 to Feb 28, 2022

Genres: Award Winning, Drama, Sci-Fi

Theme: School

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Big Comic Spirits

Authors: Asano, Inio (Story & Art)

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Ranked: #384²

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When you look up at the sky, what do you see? A blue sky? Freedom? A hopeful future? The people of Tokyo see none of these. Instead, an ominous alien mothership looms overhead, engulfing the city skyscape.

Three years ago, they came. The arrival of the "Invaders" sparked the greatest war humanity had ever faced—one that threatened to end the world. The Japanese government scrambled to fight the Invaders. Weapons were mass-produced, sparking controversy and pacifist movements.

That day, everything changed. And yet, nothing has changed. Kadode Koyama and Ouran Nakagawa live their final days like they always have: going to school, playing with friends, and doing what any carefree high school girls would do.

As they grow up, they come to learn what it truly means to be an adult, in a world where adults seem to be demons who only deceive and destroy. They come to learn the real threat to humanity is not the Invaders, but humanity itself.

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Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction was published in English by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint from April 17, 2018 to April 18, 2023. It has also been published in Spanish by Norma Editorial since October 29, 2015, in German by Tokyopop since May 12, 2016, and in Italian by Planet Manga since March 3, 2017.

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Nakagawa, Ouran

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Koyama, Kadode

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Ooba, Keita

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Nakagawa, Hiroshi

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Tainuma, Makoto

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Isobeyan

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Hirama, Rin

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Watarase, Naoki

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Kurihara, Kiho

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Demoto, Ai

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May 13, 2024

JJMFREAP

Recommended

Wacky title aside. Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction is one of the most incredible manga stories I've ever read. It's a bit weird and it's a bit unconventional, but follow it and it will definitely be worth it. For me, this was my first Inio Asano manga so I had no specific expectations from the get go, but now I really get why this man's works are so lauded. This was a masterpiece of writing that deserves to be experienced!

Firstly, let's just talk about the art for a minute. It's not really anything to write home about in my opinion. Some of the character designs ... are pretty wacky and there are some digitized backgrounds that may take you out of it a bit. But, the art is at least nice and clear so it's very easy to follow what's happening, the emotions of the characters are very well represented and the backgrounds are used to great effect to give a clear sense of location. The greatest strength of Asano-sensei's art isn't in the drawings themselves however, it's in everything around them - composition, structure and page flow. I don't really know how else to put it, but there is something oddly...cinematic about this manga. The way the panels are framed, the way they flow between each other, the way the characters are posed and the way the different moments are depicted, it just makes for this very engaging experience that truly feels alive and almost animated as you read it. It's like the greatest strengths of film were successfully translated onto a page, while also using the greatest strengths of the manga medium itself. This really shows that any wacky art is a deliberate stylistic choice, for clearly Asano-sensei is an incredible mangaka that has exceptional mastery of his craft.

What enhances the natural flow of the pages is also just the way the dialogue is written. This is another thing difficult to quantify, but I feel that DDDD has some of the most natural sounding and well flowing dialogue out of any manga. The conversations flow like they would in a real situation and this grounds the experience in fantastic believability. This is not an action series, so the dialogue is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Thankfully, the lifting is done masterfully as both exposition, character motivation, emotion gravitas and deep subtext are woven together in such a way, that you don't even notice how much is said without being overly verbose. This well-written dialogue in conjunction with the cinematic visuals makes for a very easy and engaging read, that is paced perfectly and will hold your attention from beginning to end.

However, let's get into the meat and potatoes here. Inio Asano's greatest strength is clearly his writing and this is the true star of DDDD. Making a mostly slice-of-life manga with minor sci-fi elements and using it to tell a deep and philosophical story touching on many complex topics like war, the military-industrial complex, clandestine politics, freedom of speech and much more is no easy feat. And whenever writers try and integrate philosophy into a story, it can be hit or miss as the danger of becoming pretentious, pandering or just downright boring is quite significant. However DDDD is none of those things and its philosophical commentary on various human aspects is woven masterfully into a thoroughly engaging tale about some very real feeling people. There is also the absolutely perfect pinch of humour added in to season this phenomenal dish just right!

For me personally, this is far from the typical story I would go to. However, it's so well written, that I was able to engage with something different from my usual tastes. The sci-fi elements are a great addition and they helped make this experience that much more intriguing. But I asked myself - would I still enjoy DDDD if these elements weren't present? Well, I can confidently say, yes, yes I would. The main reason is the masterfully written characters, all of which are profound, multilayered and believable. Each one isn't just a plot device or an extra that is there to fill space. They all feel like real people that you can understand. I hate using this word but I feel that it's appropriate here - relatable. These characters are just trying to go through life and make ends meet in a world that is hostile to them. They face issues that we can all understand and empathize with and while we may not agree with their decisions, we understand why they did what they did. Each character is a full experience and a unique commentary on what it is to be human. On their own, they are amazing already, but through some absolutely stellar chemistry, we get some of the most enjoyable and genuine character interactions ever. Friendship, love, hate, fear, anger, joy, despair - all of these feelings are truly palpable.

In conclusion, DDDD is unconventional in many ways, but experience it to the end and you will be greeted with a phenomenal, multilayered story that weaves it's plot threads, subtext and philosophical commentary in a masterful way. The way that all elements remained relevant, literally every panel and every line of dialogue was a carefully chosen building block for this interwoven masterpiece. And all of it told in a fun and engaging visual language that is unlike anything else put to paper. By the end, even the bizarre title makes sense and you deeply understand the layered reasons why it was chose. Inio Asano truly is a brilliant writer and an amazing mangaka and this helped me realize this. Perhaps now, I will be emotionally ready for Punpun too. In the meantime, do yourself a favour and read Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction. A lot of fascinating things are in here and they deserve to be experienced.

For this, I am absolute!

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Apr 28, 2022

MonadProxyy

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DDDD is a weird manga. Its on one hand a very lifeless manga with no sense of direction for almost half of it, but on the other hand almost all of that content has been quite enjoyable.

The problem is....I waited.
I waited for something to happen..
Nothing did.

The plot is weird, and very hard to explain, because, really there is no plot (for atleast half of it). Its just a manga portraying real life drama and how shit works. But the thing is, it doesn't know how shit works.

It shows how the government works and stuff but it overexaggerates almost everything about them. Its like ... the manga wants to be realistic with its premise but its so dead set on doing that, that it overdoes it.

For almost 20 chapters in the start, I was trying to figure out what the manga was trying to do, it felt so without any direction and life. It introduced its characters so out of nowhere that it all felt very unnatural.

For a manga with the premise about Aliens invading the world, it just didn't feel like one. Then, I tried to accept the manga and enjoyed what I could!

Enjoyment wise, this manga rocked!
I mean, seriously! It was very fun how the characters behaved so unrealistically and it was just bizarre! The wild nature of it made it so worth the read, I was already invested now that I had accepted its wild nature!

It really never had a twist that would be called as a turning point for it, it had twists related the Aliens and about them but it all felt like that it just happened. It happened and went away.

This was basically how DDDD worked for the first 50-60 chapters, then...the author decided to do something.

Character backstory arrive!
Character have been something special in the past!

It became overly ridiculous and unreal now that it was showing us such bullshit but honestly saying it was very enjoyable, despite it being so random, I enjoyed it!

The art for this manga is top tier! The author knows how to draw pretty buildings and overall the art is perfection...until you see how the characters look like..its very intentional but the author decides to make the characters look so weird and ugly, especially the women...eww man....

Overall
Its a decent manga with an enjoyable concept and characters but that's about what it really is, other than that its a lot of potential sent to the trash can, and the ending was pure garbage. Not garbage because of being incomplete or anything or leaving holes in the story but because it was so unsatisfactory, it puts everything that happened to a place, leaves it and just ends.

I have a lot more to appreciate and despise about the manga..but I will end my review here, I do recommend it to everyone but keep in mind, its not what it seems like!

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Jan 12, 2024

MisterK

Not Recommended

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With the advent of an anime coming for the series, I finally mustered my self hate, and finished this comic series.

This review dances around major plotline events, but doesn't contain major spoilers. None the less, I mark it as one with spoilers.

I'm not a huge fan of Asano Inio, but would lie saying I did not enjoy "Goodnight, Punpun" and especially "Solanin".
Coming to "DeDeDe" I was expecting either deep dive, psychological exploitation, emotions or just captivating story, and was met with product, which I believe, is impossible to experience as not only non-native, but not as an experienced citizen of Tokyo.

In this work Inio welcomes ...

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