My friend wants a full-arm tattoo of Okarun from Dandadan, and I’m seriously worried about him.

A friend of mine recently told me he’s getting a massive tattoo of a character named Okarun on his arm. I had never heard of Dandadan before, so I asked him who that was. His response? “I’m literally him.”

That got me curious, so I decided to watch the anime and research the manga’s plot. And now, I’m really concerned for his mental health because I feel like this is giving me a glimpse into his internal state.

Here’s what I found out about Okarun: 1. He’s an outcast with no friends, so he tries to contact aliens. 2. He‘s fighting demons that make him want to suck dicks. 3. To fight the Demon, he has to suck on tits or be comforted by his girlfriend. 4. He loses his balls and spends most of the anime trying to get them back. 5. By the end of Season 1, he’s still missing a testicle.

So basically, my friend is permanently tattooing a character on his body whose entire story revolves around trying to find his lost balls.

I don’t want to be mean, but I can’t help but feel like this is a silent cry for help rather than just a cool anime tattoo. If he truly sees himself as Okarun, does that mean he feels lost or insecure? I worry that he’s making a huge mistake and that he’ll regret it when he matures.

What makes this even worse is that for years, he’s wanted different tattoos—first it was a ‘lone wolf,’ then someone from Sword Art Online, and now he’s stuck on Okarun. The difference? This time, he actually booked an appointment.

I’m also seriously worried that he’ll end up being bullied as the guy who’s still searching for his balls—even after nine arcs of the manga.

How do I talk to him about this without sounding like a jerk? Has anyone here ever regretted a tattoo that came from a phase like this?