On Sunday, March 10, 2024, Crunchyroll announced that the upcoming Dandadan anime television series will be available for streaming on Crunchyroll in October 2024. It will also be available to stream on Netflix. The anime series is adapted from Yukinobu Tatsu’s manga of the same name.
Dandadan anime release window, plot & more
As per official details, Dandadan will air on both Crunchyroll and Netflix. The series will premiere in October 2024.
Crunchyroll describes the plot as follows: “This is a story about Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. After Momo rescues Okarun from being bullied, they begin talking. However, an argument ensues between them since Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens exist, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts exist.”
The synopsis continues, “To prove to each other what they believe in is real, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital where a UFO has been spotted and Okarun goes to a tunnel rumored to be haunted. To their surprise, they each encounter overwhelming paranormal activities that transcend comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to overcome these new dangers! Their fateful love begins as well!? The story of the occult battle and adolescence starts!”
The four cast members of the anime include:
- Shion Wakayama as Momo Ayase
- Natsuki Hanae as Okarun
- Mayumi Tanaka as Turbo-Granny
- Kazuya Nakai as Alien Serpo
Fūga Yamashiro is directing the anime TV series at Science SARU. Meanwhile, Hiroshi Seko handles the scripts, and Naoyuki Onda is responsible for character design. Assisting Onda, Yoshimichi Kameda designs supernatural figures in anime.
Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ service began publishing Tatsu’s manga in April 2021. At the same time, VIZ Media, the Shonen Jump app, and Manga Plus began the manga’s serialization in English. The manga gained immediate attention, and fans look forward to the anime adaptation.
