The manga series Dandadan made out well as not long after its initial launch it saw an English simulpub through the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus services. The property began back in April 2021 and it has twelve volumes out so far from creator Yukinobu Tatsu. as serialized in Shonen Jump+ in Japan.
Earlier today we got the news of Crunchyroll confirming their pickup of the show for the fall 2024 season and they’ve brought out a subtitled trailer below and a new official synopsis for it. Now, it looks like Netflix also made their pickup of the show and brought their version of the trailer out as well, expanding the reach of the property.
The series has Fuga Yamashiro as the director working from the series composition and scripts by Hiroshi Seko. Noayuki Onda is handling the character designs with Science SARU handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Shion Wakayama as Momo Ayase
- Natsuki Hanae as Okarun
- Mayumi Tanaka as Turbo-Granny
- Kazuya Nakai as Alien Serpo
Plot Concept: 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!
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