What if… aliens invaded Japan?
What if… they weren’t much of a threat?
Would this… throw the world into disarray?
Or would it… keep on turning as always?
This is… the story of two high schoolers’ life, in a world so different, yet so similar.
Or has it always been this crazy?
In a complete subversion of the usual world-ending extraterrestrial invasion settings in fiction, Dead Dead Demon’s Dededededestruction (try saying that three times very fast) depicts a society where on the surface very little changed, where the population just has one more annoyance to try and brush off, where governements remain governements, conspiracy theorists remain conspiracy theorists, students remain students. A world where the populace complains about aliens being an excuse to raise taxes, where people clamor for the aliens’ rights to live, where the arms manufacturers are obviously thriving, where everyone pushes for their own agenda, like before, like always.
A world thrown into chaos, yet one can only see the same old order.
How are these two high schoolers dealing with their daily life? How will they deal with their uncertain future?
How will Kadode deal with her eccentric friend Ontan, who claims that one day she will be humanity’s biggest menace?
Is she a madwoman? Or a visionary?
One thing is for sure: Ontan is the biggest highlight of the show.
Featuring Inio Asano’s terrific writing, humor, art, paneling and a great Doraemon parody.
A must-read.
Zweizer, August 2015
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