DAN DA DAN (ダンダダン?) is a Japanese anime series based on the Dandadan manga series by Yukinobu Tatsu. The anime is directed by Fūga Yamashiro at studio Science SARU.
The anime can be watched on Netflix, Crunchyroll, and Hulu.
Plot[]
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
- Animation Production: Science SARU
- Direction: Fūga Yamashiro
- Character Design: Naoyuki Onda
- Yokai & Alien Design: Yoshimichi Kameda
- Series Composition: Hiroshi Seko
- Music: Kensuke Ushio
- Art Director: Junichi Higashi
- Director of Photography: Kazuto Izumita
- Sound Director: Eriko Kimura
- Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
- Color Design: Satoshi Hashimoto, Makiho Kondō
Cast[]
- Shion Wakayama as Momo Ayase
- Natsuki Hanae as Okarun
- Mayumi Tanaka as Turbo Granny
- Kazuya Nakai as the Serpo
- Nana Mizuki as Seiko Ayase
- Ayane Sakura as Aira Shiratori
- Kaito Ishikawa as Jiji
- Ryuzaburo Otomo as Flatwoods Monster
- Kikuko Inoue as Acrobatic Silky
- Tomokazu Seki as Mantisian
- Tomokazu Sugita as Taro
- Fumi Hirano as Hana
- Mutsumi Tamura as Evil Eye
Music[]
- Season 1 Opening Theme: "Otonoke" by Creepy Nuts
- Season 1 Ending Theme: "TAIDADA" by ZUTOMAYO
- Season 2 Opening Theme: "On the Way" By AiNA THE END
- Season 2 Ending Theme: "Something's Wrong with Them" by WurtS
Movies[]
| Movie | Episodes | Adapted Chapters | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dandadan: First Encounter | 1 – 3 | 1 – 4 | |||
| Dandadan: Evil Eye | 13 - 15 | 34 – 45 |
Episodes[]
| Season | Episodes | Adapted Chapters | Volumes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 – 12 | 1 – 34 | 1 - 5 | ||||
| 2 | 13 - 24 | 34 - 71 | 5 - 9 | ||||
| 3 | 25 - TBA | 72 - TBA | 9 - TBA |
Promotional Material[]
Japanese
English
Trivia[]
Intertextuality and References[]
See also: List of pop culture references
External links[]
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| Season 1 | |||||||||
| Episodes | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 | ||||||||
| BD&DVD | Vol.1 • Vol.2 • Vol.3 • Vol.4 | ||||||||
| Season 2 | |||||||||
| Episodes | 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 | ||||||||
| BD&DVD | Vol.5 • Vol.6 • Vol.7 • Vol.8 | ||||||||
| Movies | |||||||||
| Movies | First Encounter • Evil Eye | ||||||||
| Music | |||||||||
| Opening | Otonoke • On the Way | ||||||||
| Ending | TAIDADA • Something's Wrong with Them | ||||||||