After letting us know a few days ago that Creepy Nuts will perform the opening theme song to the upcoming DAN DA DAN anime, today we got a new trailer for the adaptation of Yukinobu Tatsu’s supernatural thriller manga series, as well as revealing more of the cast.Also beaming down from space is a new key visual featuring six of the main cast members and some of the beings they have to take on.
DAN DA DAN second key visual
As seen in the above visual, joining the cast of DAN DA DAN is:Aira Shiratori voiced by Ayane Sakura (Ochaco Uraraka in My Hero Academia)
Jin Enjoji voiced by Kaito Ishikawa (Tobio Kageyama in Haikyu!!)
Seiko Ayase voiced by Nana Mizuki (Hinata Hyuga in Naruto)
Seiko Ayase voiced by Nana Mizuki
The original DAN DA DAN manga by Yukinobu Tatsu is serialized in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ digital manga magazine since April 2021. An English language version is available from VIZ Media. Fuga Yamashiro directs the TV anime series at anime studio Science SARU with Hiroshi Seko providing the scripts, Naoyuki Onda on character design, and kensuke ushio on music.Theatrical screenings of the first three episode, titled DAN DA DAN: First Encounter is are also set to debut globally beginning on August 31 in Asia, September 7 in Europe and September 13 in North America, with MBS partnering with ADN, GKIDS and MUSE for the release.Crunchyroll is set to stream the series when it premieres in October, describing DAN DA DAN as such:
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!
Source: DAN DA DAN anime official website, Press Release (for DAN DA DAN: First Encounter theatrical)
