The upcoming Dandadan anime adaptation will be streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix this fall. The anime’s title, scheduled to premiere in October, was stylized as DAN DA DAN for its overseas release. Science SARU is producing the animation for this highly anticipated adaptation with Fuga Yamashiro as director. Hiroshi Seko will be responsible for composing and writing the series’ script, while Naoyuki Onda is designing the characters. Kensuke Ushio will compose the music.
Anime Dandan revealed the long version of the trailer and cast information at the Jump Festa event in December. The cast includes:
- Shion Wakayama plays Momo Ayase
- Natsuki Hanae as Ken Okarun Takakura
- Mayumi Tanaka plays grandmother Turbo
- Kazuya Nakai as Alien Serpoian
The Dandadan anime will be adapted from the manga by Yukinobu Tatsu. The manga began serialization in 2021 on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ service. Before publishing, Tatsu served as Tatsuki Fujimoto’s assistant on Fire Punch and Chainsaw Man, and as Yuji Kaku’s assistant on Jigokuraku.
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Crunchyroll describes the plot of the anime Dandadan as follows: This is the story of Momo, a high school girl from a family of mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. After Momo rescued Okarun from being bullied, they started talking. However, an argument occurs between them because Momo believes in ghosts but denies the existence of aliens, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies the existence of ghosts. To prove to each other what they believe is real, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital where UFOs were discovered and Okarun goes to a tunnel rumored to be haunted. To their surprise, each encountered paranormal activities beyond comprehension. Amid these difficult situations, Momo awakens her hidden powers and Okarun gains the power of the curse to overcome these new dangers! Their fateful love also begins!? The story of mystical battles and adolescence begins!
Source: Press release, Netflix Twitter/X© Yukinobu Tatsu/SHUEISHA/Dandadan Production Committee