Dandelion (Japanese: だんでらいおん, Hepburn: Danderaion) is a Japanese one-shot manga written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in September 2002. An original net animation (ONA) series adaptation produced by NAZ was released on Netflix in April 2026.
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Plot
Tetsuo Tanba and Misaki Kurogane are two operatives working for the Japan Angel Federation, an organization tasked with helping souls pass on to the afterlife. One day, the two encounter an old man's spirit, and the two have to use their skills to help him pass on. This task, however, proves difficult due to their conflicting personalities.
Characters
Tetsuo Tanba (丹波 鉄男, Tanba Tetsuo)
Voiced by: Chikahiro Kobayashi (Japanese); Kaiji Tang (English)
An operative for the Japan Angel Foundation, who has a foul-mouthed and lazy personality.
Misaki Kurogane (黒鉄 美咲, Kurogane Misaki)
Voiced by: Megumi Han (Japanese); Risa Mei (English)
The team leader of Team 21, also known as the Dandelion Group, and Tanba's boss.
Seiki Kyōkawa
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese); Colby Rummell (English)
Daigorō Kyōkawa
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese); Jason Marnocha (English)
Yūichi Kyōkawa
Voiced by: Kensho Ono (Japanese); John Choi (English)
Shinji Kyōkawa
Voiced by: Yūki Ono (Japanese); Ryan Colt Levy (English)
Kikugumi squad leader (masked man)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); Bill Rogers (English)
Free Isobe
Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki (Japanese); Joe Hernandez (English)
Streaked Pork Man
Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki
Tamesuke Naitō
Voiced by: Susumu Chiba (Japanese); Keith Silverstein (English)
Inuyama
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino (Japanese); Bill Rogers (English)
Asako Kurogane
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (Japanese); Amber Lee Connors (English)
Raymond Honda (professor)
Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi (Japanese); Frank Todaro (English)
Seiki's mother
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue
Inomata
Voiced by: Kujira (Japanese); Laila Berzins (English)
Media
Manga
The original Dandelion one-shot is the debut work of Hideaki Sorachi. It received an honorable mention at the 71st Tenkaichi Manga Awards—a monthly newcomer contest run by Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine—in June 2002. It was later published in the magazine on September 14 of that same year, and was later included in the first tankōbon volume of Gintama, Sorachi's first serialized work.
Anime
An original net animation (ONA) series adaptation produced by NAZ was announced on February 27, 2026. The series is directed by Daisuke Mataga, written by Yosuke Suzuki, and features character designs by Asari Ayui and music by Yuki Hayashi. While based on the original one-shot, it includes a new story expanding on the original chapter, including elaborating on the main characters' backgrounds. It was released on Netflix on April 16, 2026; the series ran for seven episodes. The theme song is "Goron to Doron" (ゴロンとドロン; lit. 'Roll and Vanish'), performed by Kocchi no Kento.