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Momo Ayase from Dandadan is often considered one of the best female characters, not only in her own series, but in the entire anime/manga industry, for a couple of good reasons, like her charming personality, her impressive psychic powers, and her impeccable chemistry with Okarun. However, her excellent and unique design is yet another extremely important aspect of her character.
After all, Momo is a very fashionable girl who constantly changes her clothes, which helps her stand out when compared to other key players in this bizarre series. Naturally, this means that she has worn many different outfits throughout Dandadan’s extensive narrative, but the ing are the best ones in the entire story so far.
7 Training Outfit
A Comfortable Look For A Crucial Training Session
- Worn in: Turbo Granny Arc
After meeting Okarun and unlocking her psychic powers, Momo had to go through an intense training session if she wanted to master her abilities, successfully exorcize Turbo Granny, and help out her new friend. So, she decided to wear this striking outfit while training with her grandmother in the Ayase household.
While it was never confirmed if this combo of white shirt and pants is actually Momo’s pajamas, it certainly looks like comfortable attire, perfect for relaxing around the house. This peculiar choice of outfit makes sense, since Momo needed to close her eyes and calm down to enhance her powers and cancel Turbo Granny’s possession of Okarun’s body. She also ties her hair in a ponytail, which is something that doesn’t happen very often, but always looks very good on her.
6 Miniature Doll Outfit
A Hilarious And Adorable Attire For Her New Shrunken Form
- Worn in: Kozuka Knives Arc
Unfortunately, Momo was cursed after she entered the Danmara board game alongside Unji Zuma, and she shrank in size as a result. She and her friends now have to find a solution, not only to return her to her original size, but also to prevent everybody from forgetting about her very existence.
While this is quite an unfortunate situation, at least it led to a very endearing interaction between Momo and Aira, who begins treating her shrunken friend as a doll and dresses her up in cute miniature clothing, which resembles a classic Japanese school uniform. The silver lining is that this toy outfit looks so good on Momo that she kept using it throughout the entirety of the ensuing arc, meaning that it accidentally became one of her most iconic looks.
5 Cursed House Arc Outfit
Perfect For Sightseeing In A Creepy Mountain Village
- Worn in: Cursed House Arc
During the Cursed House Arc (which is currently being adapted into the anime), Momo wore an excellent outfit while she visited the mountain village where Jiji’s house is located. It’s very simple, but very effective, as it’s mainly made up of a large red jacket with a black skirt and a yellow backpack.
Momo’s Cursed House Arc outfit is one of the best ones in the entire series, not only because red is a color that always looks great on her, but also because it matches perfectly with the colors of her skirt and backpack. Fortunately, she ended up wearing these clothes throughout the entirety of the arc, and they made her look good in every situation: whether she’s sightseeing in the village or fighting against the creepy Kito Family.
4 Moe Moe Kikoho Waitress Uniform
She Turned A Generic Uniform Into A Legendary Battle Outfit
- Worn in: Space Globalists Arc
At one point in the story, Momo began working in a maid café called Moe Moe Kikoho to earn more money. As is expected from a traditional maid café, the outfit she had to wear, while it looks adorable on her, is a generic Japanese maid uniform that seemed to have been designed exclusively as fan service material for a male audience.
However, and much to the readers’ surprise, Momo was eventually forced to wear this same uniform when she confronted a bunch of Serpo clones and a Kur in Moe Moe Kikoho, meaning that this was the outfit she was wearing when she unlocked her incredible Moe Moe Tri-Beam. At the end of the day, being strong and independent while still maintaining her femininity is a core aspect of Momo as a character.
3 Kur Invasion Outfit
A Cool-Looking Outfit For One Of The Most Serious Story Arcs In The Series
- Worn in: Space Globalists Arc
The all-out battle against the Kur invaders in the climax of the Space Globalists Arc is one of the most intense and important moments in all of Dandadan, so it was crucial that Momo wore clothing that made her look good, but didn’t take away from the seriousness of the plot. Fortunately, series author Yukinobu Tatsu was able to design one of her best outfits in the entire series.
It looks very similar to her Cursed House Arc outfit (which already looked amazing), but she now has a beautiful white and pink jacket instead of a red one and a hilarious t-shirt with the image of an alien crossed out. This attire not only made her look cool during all of her battles, but it also sent a clear message to the evil alien invaders she was fighting against.
2 School Uniform
The Legendary Look That Turned Her Into An Anime Icon
- Worn in: Turbo Granny Arc (and most of the story)
Whenever people think of Dandadan’s Momo Ayase, this is the first outfit that will most likely come to their minds. This makes a lot of sense, however, since she wears her school uniform for most of the story, from her original introduction in the Turbo Granny Arc, to her confrontation with Acrobatic Silky, and even in her weird adventures in the Danmara Arc.
It’d be safe to say that this uniform is a key part of her iconic character design, and it heavily contributed to her status as one of anime’s most beloved female protagonists. Instead of just wearing a generic Japanese female school uniform, she chooses to wear a pink sweater over it, which, coupled with her blue skirt and her signature cyan earrings, seamlessly makes her look feminine, friendly, and strong at the same time. At the end of the day, Momo’s distinct appearance helps her stand out in an industry that’s filled to the brim with boring and repetitive female character designs.
1 Turbo Granny Chase Outfit
A Brilliant Combination Of Matching Colors, Perfect For A Dangerous Exorcism
- Worn in: Turbo Granny Arc
When Seiko sent Momo and Okarun off to encounter Turbo Granny so they could finally exorcize her once and for all, she made them wear traditional Japanese monk attire. However, Momo quickly decided to change her outfit on the train, so she could wear something more comfortable and fashionable instead. Fortunately for her, this ended up being one of her best looks in the series.
During the confrontation against Turbo Granny, Momo wore a white dress with red lines, long black stockings, red and black sneakers, and a beautiful red and black hoodie with a fur collar. All of these elements perfectly complement each other, and the combination of their colors is both satisfying and appealing. The fact that Momo actively chose to wear this clothing during such an important battle proves that she’s always incredibly fashionable, no matter the occasion.
