The official website for the anime adaptation of Yukinobu Tatsu’s “DAN DA DAN” paranormal mystery battle and romantic comedy manga announced two new voice actors on Tuesday:
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New Cast Additions:
- Hiroyuki Yoshino will voice Manjirō, a priest at the Tsuchinoko Shrine who aspires to become a Bootuber
- Naomi Ōzora will voice Chiquitita, the Dover Demon’s son
An advance screening event is scheduled for June 29 at United Cinemas Toyosu, featuring appearances by the main voice cast.
The second season is set to premiere on television July 3, broadcasting on MBS and TBS during their “Super Animeism Turbo” programming slot. Multiple streaming platforms including Crunchyroll, ADN, Hulu, Muse, and Netflix will offer the series simultaneously with its Japanese broadcast.
Production Team: Fūga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora, who served as storyboard artist and unit director respectively in the first season, are both credited as directors for the new season at Science SARU. The returning cast will be joined by Mutsumi Tamura voicing Evil Eye (Jashi).
GKIDS presented a theatrical premiere titled “DAN DA DAN: EVIL EYE” featuring the season’s opening three episodes in North America on Friday. Similar screenings occurred in Asia (excluding Japan) on May 30 through Muse, with European screenings scheduled for Saturday via ADN.
Aina The End performs the opening theme “Kakumei Dōchū” (On the Way).
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First Season Background: The inaugural season launched in Japan last October on TBS and MBS’s Super Animeism TURBO block, running for 12 episodes. Netflix provided worldwide streaming beginning in October, with Crunchyroll also carrying the series.
The original season was directed by Fūga Yamashiro at Science SARU, with series supervision and scripting by Hiroshi Seko (known for “Attack on Titan The Final Season,” “Chainsaw Man,” “Jujutsu Kaisen,” and “Mob Psycho 100”). Composer kensuke ushio created the score, while character designs were handled by Naoyuki Onda and alien/supernatural entity designs by Yoshimichi Kameda. Hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts performed the opening theme “Otokone,” and ZUTOMAYO provided the ending theme “TAIDADA.”
Story Synopsis (via Crunchyroll)
The narrative centers on Momo, a high school student from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult enthusiast. Their friendship begins when Momo defends Okarun from bullies, but they clash over their beliefs—Momo accepts ghosts but rejects aliens, while Okarun believes in aliens but dismisses ghosts. To settle their dispute, Momo investigates a UFO-sighted abandoned hospital while Okarun explores a reportedly haunted tunnel. Both encounter extraordinary paranormal phenomena that awaken hidden powers within them, launching their occult adventures and budding romance.
The theatrical presentation “DAN DA DAN: First Encounter,” showcasing the first three episodes, generated approximately $1,005,531 during its limited U.S. screening in September.
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Tatsu publishes the manga through Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ platform, with the 19th compiled volume released April 4. Viz Media handles English publication, having released the 12th volume on April 1. Both Viz Media and Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service provide English digital versions.
Sources: DAN DA DAN anime’s website, Comic Natalie
