Your Guide to Okarun’s Transformed Form in Dandadan

Dandadan Okarun (Transformed) Capsule Rubber Mascot Strap Gachapon

A Gachapon Charm from One of Anime’s Breakout Series

This is a rubber mascot strap from the Capsule Rubber Mascot Strap gachapon line, depicting Okarun — one of the two lead characters from the manga and anime series Dandadan — in his transformed state. The charm is made from flat, layered rubber in the chibi, or super-deformed, style, with a ball chain at the top for attaching to a smartphone, bag, or keyring. The design locks in the most immediately recognizable details of Okarun’s possessed form: white flame-like hair, orange eyes with a red cross-shaped pupil pattern, and a wide, teeth-baring grin set against a dark outfit.

Dandadan is the work of manga artist Yukinobu Tatsu, serialized on Shonen Jump+ — Shueisha’s digital manga platform — since 2021. The series blends occult mythology, alien encounters, yokai folklore, and high-school romance into a fast-paced visual style that earned it a wide international following well before its anime adaptation. The anime’s first season aired from October to December 2024, produced by Science SARU, the studio known for Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! and Inu-Oh. A second season followed from January to April 2025. Both seasons have been distributed internationally through Netflix and other platforms with subtitles and dubbing, and the series has appeared in Netflix weekly rankings across multiple countries and regions.

The Yokai That Gave Okarun His Powers

Okarun is the nickname of Takakura Ken, a high school student and firm believer in all things occult. His transformed state comes from an early encounter in the story with a yokai known as Turbo Babaa — Turbo Granny — who takes hold of his body and channels supernatural power through it. The resulting look is one of the series’ most defining visuals: the white flame hair, the unsettling orange-and-red eyes, and that wide grin convey something caught between raw power and barely-contained chaos. In chibi form, those same features are pushed even further, making the expression more prominent while keeping the figure compact and playful. The transformation has become a recurring subject for fan art and cosplay within the Dandadan community, and this strap renders it in the format typical of Japanese capsule-toy merchandise.

How Gachapon Works and Why Overseas Fans Track These Down

Gachapon — also called gachagacha — refers to the capsule-toy vending machines installed throughout Japan in shopping centers, convenience stores, and arcades. You insert coins, turn the lever, and a capsule drops out containing a randomly selected item; there is no way to choose a specific design. The format has been part of Japanese pop-culture merchandise for decades, and rubber mascot straps are one of its most established product types: flat, layered rubber construction keeps colors vivid and makes the items durable and easy to carry.

The specific manufacturer and release date of this item are not confirmed from the available product information, though the design and the timing of Dandadan’s anime run place it in the 2024–2025 window. Gachapon machines are stocked domestically within Japan and rotated out after a set period, which means items from these lines rarely enter international retail. For fans outside Japan, personal export channels have become the main practical route for obtaining them.