Dandadan: The Evil Eye, Explained

The Yukinobu Tatsu Dandadan has a unique mix of sci-fi and supernatural elements that revives people's long-held fascination with “that which is not of our world”, and thus borrows the concept many from urban legends, folklore and many unknown phenomena. and events that have been predicted for a long time.

One of these is the Evil Eye, a concept that spans several geographical areas including the Mediterranean, the Levant, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean, each with its own narrative of curses cast upon the target by through negative light. What's in the Evil Eye Dandadanand what is the difference between the theme in the series and the theme in real life?

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What exactly is the evil eye?

The curse of evil intent

The Evil Eye is a curse that has been believed by humans since ancient times, and it involves the glimmer of evil (you know, like a “dagger” shining at someone?) The inspiration behind such a curse is often envy, so it that's why it's a common idea to delay telling people the good news until a certain time in the past to prevent jealous people from casting evil eye and doing what the cool kids do. will describe “blocking your blessing”. The talismans or artifacts created to protect against this curse are believed to have existed up to 5000 years ago, and the most famous is the nazar, beads or amulets made of eyes, which look like this🧿; and also the Hamsa/kHamsaalso known as the Hand of Fatima, a palm-shaped amulet representing five fingers that is often used as a decoration and a popular talisman against the evil eye.

The association of the eye or the eye with danger is represented in various cultures in many different ways; for example, the story of the Gorgon Medusa talks about a monster that has the form of a woman with a snake for hair whose eyes lead to pollution. The eye has also been considered the “window to the soul” throughout history, perhaps because of its function as a person receiving information from the world, as well as its role in innumerable forms of human beings. in its repertoire that conveys important information about a person's feelings or thoughts.

In Dandadan

A wicked child's spirit

Jashi, known in English as the Evil Eye, is a yokai that is bound to Tsukinoko sacrificial house. Jin Enjoji, better known as Jiji, Momo's childhood friend, accidentally lives in a house that is tied to a giant earthworm where a family is sacrificing people to -secretly for more than two centuries to keep the volcano nearby. The evil eye is a spirit bound to the house where Jiji lived with her parents, which became a sacrificial altar. Originally, the Evil Eye was a little boy who spent his life in solitude and captivity to end up being sacrificed to a volcano. Since then, the boy's spirit has been tied to the place where he died for several years, until one day, a house was built over it and a new family moved in. The family's stay ended when the parents took their own lives as a result of the psychotic effects Tsuchinoko a worm monster, which will drive the inhabitants of the house to commit suicide.

When it was decided that the child would also be sacrificed, the Evil Eye became enraged, took the boy's body, and vowed to kill anyone responsible for the human sacrifice that took place. In DandadanThe Evil Eye is an evil spirit that causes anyone who makes eye contact with it to commit suicide, making it a type of entity similar to Tsuchinoko. While protecting Jiji from the psychological waves of TsuchinokoEvil Eye eventually wants to possess Jiji, who has great spiritual power and athleticism, and uses her body to destroy humans. Momo and Okarun soon discover that Jiji can regain control of his body if hot water is poured on him, and the Evil Eye takes over him whenever non-hot liquids come into contact with him (such as Ranma 1/2). When Jiji saw his memory, he felt sympathy for him and his deep desire to play with other children, but probably because of his long quest for revenge, his ideas about play and violence became intertwined. Okarun promises to entertain his bloodlust once a week if he promises to fight him and let Jiji control his body.

Based on Yukinobu Tatsu's popular manga that debuted in 2021 on Shonen Jump+, Dandadan combines action, comedy, romance, and supernatural excitement to create a unique and satisfying adventure. Momo Ayase and Ken Takakura believe in the supernatural, although the former believes in ghosts and believes in aliens. Determined to verify the existence of both sides, they searched for their evidence.