World Premiere of Dandadan anime was held at Anime Expo 2024 on July 6. The panel featured director Fuga Yamashiro, voice actors Shion Wakayama (Momo) and Natsuki Hanae (Okarun), Science SARU producer Kohei Sakita, and MBS producer Hiroshi Kamei.
The premiere received positive response from fans.
After the premiere, social media exploded with compliments, fans calling Dandadan is '10/10' and predicts this will be the biggest new anime.
Smooth animation style that some liken to Mob Psychohas garnered critical acclaim, along with its vibrant action settings and unique color composition of the scenes.
The battles were also praised as being well-choreographed and well-executed, but chaotic and crude.
The anime's emotional quotient was also praised by fans, especially Ken's declaration to save Momo and Momo's awakening of her powers, which made a strong impression on viewers.
They claim that these scenes even surpass the impact of the manga.
Overall, fans were impressed with the enthusiasm of the animators and voice actors, noting that the production team seemed to have a lot of fun creating the series.
According to many, the workshop itself was a highlight as the group discussed their process and the care they put into each scene.
Even some popular English voice actors have praised the anime.
With an official release scheduled for October 2024, Dandadan set a high standard with its first launch.
The anime will be streamed on Netflix and Crunchyroll.
The main cast includes:
Shion Wakayama as Momo Ayase Natsuki Hanae as Okarun Mayumi Tanaka as Turbo-Granny Kazuya Nakai as Alien Serpo
Fuga Yamashiro will direct the anime adaptation, with Hiroshi Seko in charge of the script. Kensuke Ushio will compose the music and Naoyuki Onda will handle the character designs, while Yoshimichi Kameda will design the aliens and supernatural entities.
Dandadan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu. It has been serialized on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service since April 2021, with the chapters collected into 11 tankōbon volumes as of August 2023.
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