Dandadan Chapter 36

Chapter 36 confronts the protagonists with the Kito Family’s ritual logic: Momo discovers that the house serves as an altar where generations have offered sacrifices to the Tsuchinoko to placate the dormant volcano. The revelation reframes the Kito Family’s hostility as ritualized violence rather than mere criminality, and Momo’s sinking into the hidden room literalizes the moral depth of the threat.

The episode combines claustrophobic dread with the practical horror of a community bound to its superstition. Okarun and Jiji’s return and attempt at rescue show their increasing commitment, while the family’s cold calculation—that three offerings would sate the Tsuchinoko—elevates the stakes beyond a single haunting to systemic malevolence.

As the cursed house arc tightens its grip, Chapter 36 functions as a hinge: social cruelty, ritual sacrifice, and subterranean architecture converge, forcing the heroes to negotiate both supernatural danger and communal complicity. The dandadan manga leans into the idea that defeating a curse requires both fighting spirits and addressing human systems that maintain them.