New Anime ‘DAN DA DAN’ Unveils 2nd Promo, Visuals, and August 31 Theatrical Debut Date
Get ready for a supernatural showdown! The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Yukinobu Tatsu’s paranormal mystery battle and romantic comedy manga, DAN DA DAN, has just dropped its second promotional video and key visual, along with three new cast members!
Meet the newest additions to the cast:
Nana Mizuki as Seiko, Momo’s grandmother
Ayane Sakura as Aira Shiratori, a popular girl at Momo’s school
Kaito Ishikawa as Jiji (Jin Enjoji), Momo’s childhood friend and first love
The anime is set to premiere in Japan in October on TBS and MBS’ Super Animeism TURBO programming block, followed by a worldwide release on Netflix in October and a Crunchyroll simulcast. GKIDS has also acquired the theatrical, videogram, and digital transactional rights.
The anime’s key staff includes:
FÅ«ga Yamashiro (Tatami Time Machine Blues assistant director) as director, Hiroshi Seko (Attack on Titan The Final Season, Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Mob Psycho 100) as supervisor and writer, kensuke ushio (Chainsaw Man, DEVILMAN crybaby, Liz and the Blue Bird) as composer, Naoyuki Onda (Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc) as character designer, and Yoshimichi Kameda (Mob Psycho 100) as alien and supernatural entity designer.
The anime’s opening theme, “Otonoke,” is performed by hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts.
Crunchyroll describes the story:
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.
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!
Tatsu serializes the manga on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ service, and Shueisha published the 14th compiled book volume on April 4. Viz Media publishes the manga in English and released the seventh volume on April 9.
Sources: Press release, DAN DA DAN anime’s website, Comic Natalie