Dandadan’s Origin Story Reveals a Major Flaw With Shonen Jump

In a recent share from Dandadanverse on platform X, Tatsu’s interview discussing the series prior to Season 1’s premiere was featured. Originally published in Switch magazine Volume 42, the creator admitted that he had long sought to create a boys’ manga with a female lead, but these proposals consistently failed during serialization discussions. Consequently, he decided it would be more effective to have a male character alongside her. It wasn’t until after Tatsu created Okarun that Dandadan finally debuted, emphasizing the persistence of the boy-centric focus in shonen manga. Despite evolving times, there are still few shonen manga with equally strong female characters or even a predominantly female cast compared to their male counterparts.








