{"id":391,"date":"2025-07-14T17:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/?p=391"},"modified":"2025-07-23T10:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:11:31","slug":"giantx-releases-dandadan-inspired-promo-for-vct-emea-stage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/14\/giantx-releases-dandadan-inspired-promo-for-vct-emea-stage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GIANTX releases Dandadan-inspired promo for VCT EMEA Stage 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/venquorladise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/giantx-emea-large.jpg\" alt=\"giantx emea\" class=\"wp-image-195471\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Credit: GIANTX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b53587a4b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>GIANTX has released a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GIANTXVALORANT\/status\/1944743979112628541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">promotional video<\/a> ahead of VCT EMEA Stage 2, taking inspiration from the manga and anime series Dandadan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b53588082\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>For its Stage 2 promotion, the European esports organisation recreated the Dandadan Season 2 opening, combining elements from the original media piece and VALORANT esports.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"keep-reading \" id=\"kr-6880b53588eb2\">\n<div class=\"heading section__title \"><span>Keep Reading<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"d-flex flex-column\">\n<li id=\"post-195434\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/fut-esports-ata-kaptan-cned-vct-emea\">FUT Esports replaces ATA KAPTAN with cNed for VCT EMEA Stage 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-191830\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/navi-valorant-vct-emea-stage-2-koaloanoob-alexiiik\">NAVI has replaced koalanoob with alexiiik for VCT EMEA Stage 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-191615\"><a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/apeks-olizera-valorant-vct-emea-stage-2\">Apeks signs OLIZERA ahead of VCT EMEA Stage 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b53589c85\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>Dandadan is a supernatural Sh\u014dnen manga written and illustrated by Ken Takakura since 2021. The story follows two high school students, Momo and Okarun, as they navigate a modern world of spirits and aliens.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b5358a2a7\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>The first season of the Dandadan anime series was published last year. The opening for the second season, which premiered this month, has garnered over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a4na2opArGY&amp;list=RDa4na2opArGY&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">62m YouTube views<\/a> since its initial reveal nine months ago.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b5358a8c5\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>GIANTX\u2019s VCT Stage 2 opening uses the Dandadan Season 2 opening song &#8216;Otonoke&#8217; by Creepy Nuts accompanied by a similar visual and editing style to the original. Most prominent are the individual GIANTX roster members dressing and posing like the characters in the opening.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b5358af40\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>However, the video also highlights GIANTX\u2019s fellow VCT EMEA competitors, including Fnatic, Karmine Corp and Team Vitality. The remaining frames show different VALORANT maps and abilities, as well as everyone\u2019s favourite mascot, Wingman.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">we&#039;re looking kinda good ngl <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oG7smZZmZO\">pic.twitter.com\/oG7smZZmZO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Team Vitality VALORANT (@TeamVitalityVAL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamVitalityVAL\/status\/1944747264183800236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b5358b588\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>With its creative take on the Stage 2 kickoff, GIANTX has attracted the attention of esports fans and stakeholders. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b5358bb8c\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>\u201cJust because of the artist banger I will root for GIANTX. Congrats to the artist\/team involved,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/notunslee\/status\/1944773009044042090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">commented<\/a> an X user.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-heading-6880b5358c1c5\" class=\"esi-heading \">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"giantx_heads_to_vct_emea_stage_2-2\">GIANTX Heads to VCT EMEA Stage 2<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b5358c7e6\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>From July 16th until August 31st, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/06\/vct-emea-stage-2-event-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VCT EMEA Stage 2<\/a> will see 12 teams compete for the chance to qualify for VALORANT Champions, the season-ending tournament of Riot\u2019s VALORANT Champions Tour (VCT).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b5358ce4b\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>GIANTX will be part of Stage 2\u2019s opening day with a best-of-three series against Team Vitality at 7 pm BST.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"esi-paragraph-6880b5358d4e3\" class=\"esi-paragraph \">\n<p>After placing low at this year\u2019s EMEA Kickoff and Stage 1 event, the team will need a top-two Stage 2 finish to secure a Champions slot. While teams can also make Champions by earning regional VCT Points, even a third-place in Stage 2 could not award GIANTX enough points to reach the top-four teams on the <a href=\"https:\/\/liquipedia.net\/valorant\/VCT\/2025\/Championship_Points\/EMEA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EMEA Points leaderboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2025\/07\/giantx-vct-emea-stage-2-dandadan-promo\">GIANTX releases Dandadan-inspired promo for VCT EMEA Stage 2<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\">Esports Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Credit: GIANTX GIANTX has released a promotional video ahead of VCT EMEA Stage 2, taking inspiration from the manga and anime series Dandadan. For its Stage 2 promotion, the European esports organisation recreated the Dandadan Season 2 opening, combining elements from the original media piece and VALORANT esports. 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