DAN DA DAN: First Encounter is a movie anime adaptation of the Dandadan manga series by Yukinobu Tatsu. The film is the premiere of the first three episodes of the TV series. The early screening also includes an exclusive video interview with Yukinobu Tatsu and Shihei Lin, the author and editor of the original manga, Fuga Yamashiro (Director), and Shion Wakayama (voice of Momo) and Natsuki Hanae (voice of Okarun).
Summary[]
DAN DA DAN follows Momo, a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult freak. The two of them start talking after Momo rescues Okarun from getting bullied. However, an argument ensues between them – Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts. To make the mutual deniers believe in each other, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital known for its UFO sightings, and Okarun goes to a tunnel that is said to be haunted. In each place, they encounter overwhelming paranormal activity that transcends comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to challenge the paranormal forces! Their fateful love begins as well!?
The story of the occult battle and adolescence starts!
Staff[]
- Original Creator: Yukinobu Tatsu
- Direction: Fūga Yamashiro
- Character Design: Naoyuki Onda
- Yokai & Alien Design: Yoshimichi Kameda
- Series Composition: Hiroshi Seko
- Music: Kensuke Ushio
- Animation Work: Science Saru
- Art Director: Junichi Higashi
- Director of Photography: Kazuto Izumita
- Sound Director: Eriko Kimura
- Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Color Design: Satoshi Hashimoto
Cast[]
- Shion Wakayama as Momo Ayase
- Natsuki Hanae as Okarun
- Mayumi Tanaka as Turbo Granny
- Kazuya Nakai as the Serpos
- Nana Mizuki as Seiko Ayase
Music[]
Trailers[]
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| Season 1 | |||||||||
| Episodes | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 10 | ||||||||
| Movies | |||||||||
| Movies | First Encounter | ||||||||
| Music | |||||||||
| Opening | Otonoke | ||||||||
| Ending | TAIDADA | ||||||||