Gyaru as a concept somewhat crops up in anime, like Momo and her friends in Dandadan, but the subculture, like the fashion of Harajuku, deserves more prominence in media lest it eventually die out.

Dandadan has been a smash hit in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump as creator Yukinobu Tatsu has weaved quite the energetic, idiosyncratic story for Momo, Okarun, and their supernatural allies.

The DANDADAN opening, "Otonoke" by Creepy Nuts, was one of several instances of anime being highly compatible with the American counterculture that has dominated the scene since the 1990s ...