“DAN DA DAN” anime adaptation gets first official trailer and a 2024 release window

(Featured Image Source: ©Yukinobu Tatsu / SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee / GKIDS)

Are you ready to believe? You better be, because the supernatural manga series DAN DA DAN is getting an anime adaptation later this year.

“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!?”

via GKIDS

Dan Da Dan is a manga series written and illustrated by Yukinobu Tatsu. In it, two classmates who believe in separate portions of the supernatural / paranormal world find out things are a lot more complicated than the original thought, with both unlocking hidden powers and new abilities during their pursuit of the truth.

The anime adaptation is directed by Fuga Yamashiro, written by Hiroshi Seko, with music by Kensuke Ushio, and animation production by Science Saru.

The DAN DA Dan anime series premieres this October. Tune your psychic powers to GKIDS (or sign-up for their newsletter which sounds a lot easier) and Nerdier Tides to learn more.

(Source: GKIDS)

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