DanDaDan is a Japanese anime series based on the manga of the same name. It premiered in Japan on October 4, 2024. The series' English dub was previewed at Anime NYC on August 24th of that year. The first 3 episodes were also compiled into a feature-length film titled DanDaDan: First Encounter which was released on August 31, 2024 throughout Asia.
Sypnosis
Momo Ayase is a high school girl who believes in ghosts but not aliens, while her fellow high schooler, Ken Takakura, whom Momo nicknames "Okarun", believes in aliens but not ghosts. In a bet to determine who is correct, the two decide to separately visit locations associated with both the extraterrestrial and the occult—Momo visiting the former, and Okarun the latter. Momo is abducted by a group of aliens who accidentally unblock her chakras, enabling latent psychic abilities. Meanwhile, Okarun becomes possessed by a spirit, and together with Momo's abilities, they use his possessed form to defeat the aliens.
The rest of the story follows Momo and Okarun as they ally with fellow students, friends, family, and new acquaintances to combat supernatural entities, including spirits and extraterrestrial beings, while also navigating the evolving romantic tension between Momo and Okarun. Initially, a central plot focuses on Okarun's quest to retrieve his missing testicles(kintama). After succeeding, the story then shifts to Momo when she becomes afflicted by a mysterious curse that gradually diminishes her physical size and erases her presence of those around her. This development drives the latter half of the plot, as the other characters work to undo the curse and restore Momo to her original state.
Air Date
October 4, 2024 – Present
Sound Effects Used
- Anime Realization Sound
- Hollywoodedge, Big Rev Monstr Snors CRT013802 (Used for the titular Kaiju in "Hey, it's a Kaiju".)
- Hollywoodedge, Bottle Rocket 2 Picco PE098501 (Heard in "First Love".)
- Hollywoodedge, Elevator Bell DingsL PE192801 (Heard in "We Became a Family".)
- Hollywoodedge, Impact Wcymbal Drum CRT032501 (Heard in "We Became a Family".)
- Hollywoodedge, Semi Horn Honk Long Sh PE298101 (Heard in "Let's Go to the Cursed House".)
- Hollywoodedge, Single Piece Wood Fal PE113801 (Heard in "Like, This is the Legend of the Giant Snake".)
- Jurassic Park, T-Rex - Attack Roar (Used as part of the Kaiju's roars.)
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, CROW - COMMON CROW: CALLS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, PREHISTORIC - HARSH SCREECH 02 (Used for the Kaiju in "Hey, it's a Kaiju".)
- Sound Ideas, CAMERA - COMPACT AUTOMATIC 35 MM: SINGLE SHOT AND AUTO WIND (Shot only)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ACCENT - SPIT IN A BUCKET, SPITTOON 01 (Heard in "Have You Ever Seen a Cattle Mutilation?".)
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 02 (Heard in "We Can All Stay There Together!".)
- Sound Ideas, MORSE CODE - MORSE CODE: TRANSMIT, RADIO, TELEGRAPH (Heard in "A Mysterious Woman Appears".)
- Sound Ideas, PUNCH, FACE - HARD FACE PUNCH 02 (Heard in "Feeling Kinda Gloomy".)
- Sound Ideas, SCI FI - SMALL PROCESSED SPACE EXPLOSION 01 (Heard in "Feeling Kinda Gloomy" and "Clash! Space Kaiju vs. Giant Robot!" .)
- Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, CARTOON - LONG BALLOON SQUEAK (Heard in "That's How Love Starts, You Know!".)