Dandadan: The Awesome Zone, explained

Summary

  • The Serpo aliens target humans for their reproductive organs, referred to as “Banana Organs”, due to their inability to reproduce.
  • Serpo's Awesome Zone technique immobilizes targets with intense gravity, but has flaws such as requiring a third party to attack.
  • Despite the weaknesses, Serpo can still evolve the Wonderful Zone to increase efficiency in capturing reproductive organs.



Serpo have always been questionable plot characters for viewers of the currently airing popular anime, Dandadan. Right from their introduction into Dandadan The Serpo have enticed their fans in the strangest ways, as their mission to obtain reproductive organs from humans is considered absurd, but their evolution cannot be ignored.

After their first failed attempt, Serpo returned once again with a new technique known as the Awesome Zone. This area was invented to hinder their target's movements and transformations, and it does a good job. However, despite its power, the technique is not foolproof and has cracks, which could make this technique counterproductive.

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Serpo aliens

Creatures obsessed with reproductive organs


Serpo aliens are male aliens from the planet Serpo. Since they only have male species, these aliens are unable to reproduce for the sake of biological evolution on their own, resorting to having children for efficiency. This flaw in their makeup is something they have recognized, and to combat it, they have decided to resort to kidnapping humans from earth and stealing their reproductive organs, organs they often call banana organs. In the case of Takakura Ken and his friends, due to their involvement with the supernatural, ie yokai, the Serpo seem to believe that their organs would be extremely essential in their evolution, as they demonstrate abilities that their knowledge of science and technology can. i don't understand

To this extent, Serpo is looking to harvest the banana organs by force, and Momo Ayase and her crew seem like ideal targets. However, just before she could harvest Momo's organs, she awakened her psychokinetic abilities and managed to escape from them just in time. This caused the Serpos to be wary of her due to her explicit control of her aura in their first encounter. Most likely because of this, they devised a technique that would be ideal for capturing their targets without directly engaging them in combat, and that is the Awesome Zone.


Wonderful area

A technique of immobility and suppression

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The Awesome Zone is an area or a certain space created by Serpo where anyone with spiritual abilities in it would be almost immobile due to the intense gravity in that space. One can think of it as a force field where gravity is multiplied. However, it doesn't just make people with spiritual power in that immovable space; it also cuts off any form of spiritual energy, making people in that space unable to use it.

Also, the more Serpoians that combine their psychokinesis, the more powerful the technique becomes. This was shown in the ninth episode of the series, where Takakura and Aira


were placed under the effect of the Awesome Zone simultaneously as three Serpoians combined their psychokinesis. This puts them in a more favorable position regardless of the opponent, as long as there are enough around to combo their skills. However, despite being a technique with its fair share of advantages, the Awesome Zone also has its disadvantages.

Limitations of the wonderful area

A still flawed system

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The major flaw of the Awesome Zone, a flaw that even the Serpoians themselves are aware of, is that they cannot enter the Awesome Zone. They must rely on a third party, usually a hired help, to attack the people they have held captive in the area. This is why they hired Chiquitita's father to do the heavy hitting while they used this technique on Takakura and Aira. Without other species or devices present to help them attack, they can't do much besides immobilize, which makes the ability seem like a waste of time and energy in such a scenario.


This technique could also be rejected by those with psychokinetic powers like Momo Ayase. This was shown when she came at the right time to repel their psychokinesis with hers, saving her friends and allowing Takakura to transform and move again. Also, depending on the opponent they are facing, numbers can become an issue. Since it requires a larger number of them to subdue stronger opponents or multiple opponents at the same time, if their number is not sufficient, this technique would be ineffective.

The evolution of the wonderful area

A technique with potential for improvement


Despite the flaws that come with it, Awesome Zone is still really powerful and should be able to subdue enemies of considerable strength. However, it might end there. Serpoians are known for their surprisingly quick evolution and adaptation, as they were able to come up with this solution right after meeting Momo Ayase. As they recognize these flaws, they may already be developing the Awesome Zone into something even more awesome, something that further reduces their disadvantages and secures their advantage.

It may appear that the psychokinesis they project could be what affects them should they enter the Awesome Zone. If that's the case, they could create something that would exclude their species from the effect of psychokinesis and give them freedom of movement in and out. The alternative of hired help is most likely a temporary solution and may not work forever, as they tend to mistreat you and force you to work even beyond their capabilities, as seen with Chiquitita's father. They might even create an entirely different technique, something that offers a better chance of harvesting the reproductive organs they so desire.


Dandadan is now available to stream on Crunchyroll, Hulu and Netflix.

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Based on the popular manga by Yukinobu Tatsu, which debuted in 2021 on Shonen Jump+, Dandadan combines action, comedy, romance, and supernatural thrills to create a unique and satisfying adventure. Momo Ayase and Ken Takakura believe in the extraordinary, although the former believes in ghosts and the latter believes in aliens. Determined to confirm the existence of their side, they set out to find proof.

Studio
Saru science

Creative
Yukinobu Tatsu

Number of episodes
12

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