Dandadan Gengaten: Art Exhibition to Visit Osaka and Fukuoka

After sell-out shows in Tokyo and a new opening in Hiroshima, the first-ever original art exhibition for the smash-hit manga Dandadan is coming to Fukuoka and Osaka. The touring exhibition, presented by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, will run at Mitsukoshi Fukuoka (9th-floor Mitsukoshi Gallery) from December 29, 2025 to January 25, 2026, then move to Namba Parks Museum in Osaka from February 7 to March 8, 2026.

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Dandadan has become one of the most talked-about series on Shonen Jump+ and has surpassed 10 million copies in cumulative circulation. This exhibition promises a rare, up-close encounter with the work that made it a phenomenon: dynamic original pages, immersive visuals, and exclusive collectibles that bring the manga’s genre-mixing world, occult, aliens, action, romantic comedy, and youth to life.

Exhibition highlights

Dandadan’s Six Themed Zones: A Guided Tour Through the Exhibition

The Dandadan original art exhibition is designed as a narrative journey that captures the series’ weird, funny, and heartbreaking energy. Organized into six themed zones (plus a cinematic opening and a climactic finale), the show uses originals, reproduced art, audiovisuals, life-size figures, and immersive design to turn the pages of Yukinobu Tatsu’s manga into a walk-through experience. Here’s what visitors can expect in each area.

Opening Movie

A high-impact theater-style introduction primes visitors with a specially produced video that fuses the series’ rapid-fire action, eerie suspense, and playful romance. It’s the emotional hook that prepares you to view the originals with the right mood and attention.

1. Character Introduction

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This zone dives into the cast, Momo, Okarun, Hoshiko, and the supporting players, using character sketches, development notes, and key panels to explain personalities and relationships. By breaking down the visual choices and small narrative beats that define each character, the area reveals the chemistry and contradictions that make the series compelling.

2. Occult

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Dedicated to ghosts, aliens, and other uncanny phenomena, this visually rich gallery showcases creature designs, atmospheric sequences, and large-scale prints. Mood lighting and curated panel flows emphasize how Dandadan balances horror and wonder, turning each supernatural encounter into a striking, unpredictable moment.

3. Making of Dandadan

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A behind-the-scenes deep dive includes an exclusive interview with author Yukinobu Tatsu, preliminary sketches, rough layouts, and extraordinarily rare original pages from chapters 1–3. This zone demystifies the creative process, showing how thumbnails become finished pages, and highlights the compositional and pacing choices that give the manga its distinctive rhythm and humor.

4. Occult Battles

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The exhibition’s kinetic core features concentrated displays of the series’ most intense fight sequences, presented with dramatic lighting and sequential layouts to replicate motion and impact. Life-size figures of Momo and Okarun add scale and presence, allowing visitors to feel the raw physical energy that drives the story’s action.

5. Romcom

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A tonal shift to the series’ warm, funny side showcases intimate panels, timing examples, and relationship timelines that spotlight the small gestures and expressions fueling the romance and humor. Softer lighting and playful design elements create a lighter atmosphere, reminding visitors that emotional stakes and laughs are integral to the saga.

6. Emotion (Climax and Aftermath)

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The culmination space guides visitors through key climactic and emotional moments with a curated sequence of originals, ambient soundscapes, and framing commentary. This area delivers catharsis, showing how narrative payoff, art direction, and character consequences combine to produce the series’ most moving scenes.

Exclusive merchandise 

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Roughly 200 event-limited items will be available only at the show, acrylic stands, novelty pouches, rubber mascots, a huge acrylic art block with new artwork, specialty T-shirts, and more. 

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Quantities are limited and popular items may sell out.

Flow, Interactivity, and Photo Opportunities

The zones are arranged to take guests on an arc—introduction → character grounding → mysterious worldbuilding → creative process → explosive action → intimate comedy → climactic emotion—so the exhibition reads like a condensed, sensory retelling of Dandadan. Photo spots and life-size figures are placed at key moments (notably in the Occult Battles and Romcom areas), while the Making-of zone includes close-up process displays for fans who want to study detail without risking originals.

Together, the themed areas give fans rare access to original art and creator insight while offering newcomers a coherent, highly engaging introduction to why Dandadan has become one of Jump’s most talked-about titles. The show emphasizes visual inventiveness, tonal range, and character-driven stakes, delivering the series’ energy in full force.

DanDaDan Exhibition Osaka and Fukuoka

Fukuoka Venue: Mitsukoshi Fukuoka, 9th-floor Mitsukoshi Gallery
Period: December 29, 2025 - January 25, 2026
Hours: 10:00-18:00
Ticket Site: https://t.pia.jp/pia/ticket (Japanese)
Official Website: https://dandadan-gengaten.jp/
Ticket Price:
General (junior high and up) 3,800 yen advance / 4,000 yen at door
Elementary 3,300 yen advance / 3,500 yen at door
Preschool 2,000 yen
Please note: Tickets include one exclusive Okarun's Golden Ball keychain handed out at the entrance while supplies last. Limited quantities; sales end when sold out. Tickets with merchandise are non-transferable and resale is prohibited. Images are illustrative.

Osaka Venue : Namba Parks Museum
Period: February 7 - March 8, 2026
Ticket Presale has yet to be announced, we will update this article as soon as they are released.

Follow official updates:
Official site: https://dandadan-gengaten.jp/
Official X: @dandadangenga

Information and picture source: PR TIMES