So, this right here is my drawing of Okarun from Dandadan. I decided to draw him in that bold, high-contrast manga style because it really matches his energy sharp, intense, and just a little bit chaotic. Okarun’s one of those characters that instantly stands out to me, not just for how he looks, but for what he represents.
If you’ve watched Dandadan, you know Okarun starts off as this shy, awkward guy who gets picked on, who doesn’t have much confidence in himself. But after that crazy encounter with Turbo Granny, everything changes. He gains these insane powers, yeah the speed, the strength, the wild white hair but what I like most is that his courage grows with every fight. He doesn’t suddenly become fearless; he’s still scared sometimes. But he steps up anyway, and that’s what makes him a hero.
I wanted my drawing to capture that version of Okarun the one who’s in the middle of battle, grinning through the chaos, ready to take on whatever’s coming. The mix of his cursed form and that determined personality just makes him such a unique main character. That’s why I chose him. And honestly, characters like Okarun are why I love anime they remind you that even if you start off small, you can grow into something powerful if you keep going."
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Ken Takakura was never the kind of boy who stood out. To most of his classmates, he was just “that weird kid” who buried himself in magazines about aliens and the paranormal. They called him Okarun a teasing mix of “occult” and “kun” but Ken never minded.
That all changed the day he met Momo Ayase. She was everything he wasn’t bold, sharp tongued, utterly confident and she couldn’t stand his alien obsession. He thought ghosts were nonsense, she thought aliens were a joke, so they struck a challenge: prove the other wrong. It should have been harmless fun. Instead, it became the night that turned Okarun’s life upside down.
A visit to a cursed tunnel brought him face-to-face with Turbo Granny, a vengeful spirit who ripped the breath from his lungs and left something behind a dark, boiling power that clawed at the edges of his mind. Overnight, Okarun changed. His hair turned white, his eyes burned with an unnatural light, and his speed and strength became inhuman. He could leap across rooftops, vanish into phone lines, and sense the invisible horrors lurking between worlds.
But power came with danger. Each fight against yokai, aliens, and the grotesque supernatural forces drew him deeper into a life he never asked for. And yet, through it all, Momo stood by him not because she saw a hero, but because she saw Ken.
Together, they battled curses, unmasked ancient spirits, and faced truths far stranger than either had imagined. Somewhere along the way, the awkward boy who hid in the shadows became something else someone braver, stronger, and maybe… someone who could finally believe in himself.
Okarun’s story isn’t just about monsters and ghosts it’s about finding your place in a world that keeps telling you you don’t belong. And if you stick with him, you’ll see: even the quietest, most overlooked person can become the loudest force in the fight against darkness.