The ninth chapter follows Momo and Okarun through a school day of missed meetings and an accidental kiss that sours into a fight, ending as Okarun discovers his recovered genitals are still missing their balls.
Summary
Their pleasant talk over, Momo and Okarun part for separate classrooms. Takakura is so pleased to finally have a friend that he tunes out the bullying around him, while Momo drifts off in thought as Kei and Miko try to reach her. Both want badly to speak again, and once lunch begins they roam the school searching for one another with no success, each assuming the other is dodging them out of regret over their earlier moment.
Key Events
Giving up the search, the two collide by accident with their mouths meeting. Comparing notes, they realize neither was avoiding the other, just as Momo's friends catch sight of the accidental kiss. The pair deny it, but their bickering escalates into traded insults that wreck the budding friendship. Okarun retreats to the bathroom, ashamed and resolving to apologize, only to be stunned that although his genitals have returned, his balls are gone.
Notes
This early chapter sits in Volume 2 as part of the Acrobatic Silky Arc within the Kintama Hunt Saga. It runs twenty pages, first appeared on June 1, 2021, and was adapted into Episode 5 of the anime. The closing reveal about the missing kintama drives much of the saga's plot.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens in Dandadan Chapter 9, I Can't Find Him?
Chapter 9 follows Momo and Okarun through a school day of missed meetings and an accidental kiss that sours into a fight, ending as Okarun discovers his recovered genitals are still missing their balls.
Do Momo and Okarun kiss in Dandadan Chapter 9?
Yes. In Chapter 9, after searching the school for each other at lunch, Momo and Okarun give up and collide by accident with their mouths meeting, just as Momo's friends catch sight of the kiss.
What does Okarun discover at the end of Chapter 9?
At the end of Chapter 9, Okarun retreats to the bathroom and is stunned to find that although his genitals have returned, his balls are gone. This missing kintama reveal drives much of the saga's plot.
Which Dandadan anime episode adapts Chapter 9?
Chapter 9 was adapted into Episode 5 of the Dandadan anime.
What volume and arc does Dandadan Chapter 9 belong to?
Chapter 9 sits in Volume 2 as part of the Acrobatic Silky Arc within the Kintama Hunt Saga. It runs twenty pages and first appeared on June 1, 2021.
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