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The Dan Da Dan manga is taking the will they-won't they trope to soap opera levels and it doesn't need to [Popverse Jump]
You don't have to convince me that kids are awkward and weird. I remember my teenage years all too well.
Ah, the “will they won’t they” plot. Such a time honored way to get people like me invested in a story. I’m a sucker for romance, but it needs build up and tension to make the payoff worth it. That slow burn has been the thing about Dan Da Dan that has made the whole, sometimes frustrating, journey worthwhile. However, the current arc of the Dan Da Dan manga is taking the 'will they won’t they' formula to absurd levels, and it doesn’t even need to.
I’m going to be unpacking some spoilers for recent chapters of Dan Da Dan so if you’re waiting for the anime to catch up, this is your chance to look away.
The Dan Da Dan manga has been a series of adventures and fight scenes involving a bunch of teenagers with unique, sometimes weird
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