“Dan Da Dan” The anime series on Crunchyroll in October 2024

March 11 2024

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Prepare to believe the unbelievable when the out-of-the-box sci-fi and horror anime series, DAN DA DAN, hits Crunchyroll's schedule in October 2024. DAN DA DAN will be simulcast from Japan on Crunchyroll worldwide, excluding Japan. 'Asia, with new episodes every week.
The anime adaptation of DAN DA DAN will be directed by Fuga Yamashiro, previously the assistant director on Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! and Tatami Time Machine Blues. The screenplay is written by Hiroshi Seko (Attack on Titan Final Season; JUJUTSU KAISEN).

From Science SARU, the animation studio that created Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, DEVILMAN crybaby, Star Wars: Visions (episodes “T0-B1” and “Akakiri”) and the recent success Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, comes the highly anticipated anime adaptation of the popular manga written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu. The manga series currently has over 370 million views on Shueisha's "Shonen Jump Plus" and over 3,2 million print volumes in circulation.

Additional production staff includes character designs by Naoyuki Onda (PSYCHO-PASS – The Movie; MF Ghost); creature design by Yoshimichi Kameda (Mob Psycho 100) and music by Kensuke Ushio (Chainsaw Man; DEVILMAN crybaby, Heavenly Delusion).

The Japanese voice cast features Shion Wakayama (Takina Inoue in Lycoris Recoil) in the role of Momo; Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) as Okarun; Mayumi Tanaka (Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece) in the role of Turbo-Grandma; and Kazuya Nakai (Roronoa Zoro in One Piece) as the Serpoians.

DAN DA DAN – Official Synopsis:

This is the story of Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. After Momo saves Okarun from bullying, the two start talking. However, an argument arises between them, as Momo believes in ghosts but denies the existence of aliens, while Okarun believes in aliens but denies the existence of ghosts.

To prove to each other that what they believe is real, Momo travels to an abandoned hospital where a UFO has been spotted and Okarun to a tunnel said to be haunted. To their surprise, each of them encounters shocking paranormal activity that transcends human understanding. In these circumstances, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun acquires the power of a curse to overcome these new dangers! This is how their fateful love began!!??

A story of occult struggle and adolescence begins!

Crunchyroll will publish the paper version of the manga in France and Germany from 2022 and 2023 respectively, as a top seller. In Italy the manga is published by J-POP Manga, an Edizioni BD label.