The main cast of next year’s Dandadan anime adaptation, as well as an October premiere window, have been revealed. Shion Wakayama and Natsuki Hanae are taking on the lead roles of Momo and Okarun, respectively.
Other voice actors who were announced include Mayumi Tanaka as the Turbo Granny yokai and Kazuya Nakai as the alien Serpoians, who are encountered by the main duo early in the story. A new, voiced version of the anime’s teaser trailer was also released.
The voice actors for Aira Shiratori and Seiko Ayase, who are shown briefly in the both teasers, remain unannounced at this time.
Dandadan is based on Yukinobu Tatsu’s Dandadan sci-fi occult manga, which began serialization on Shonen Jump+ in 2021 and has 12 tankoubon volumes as of December 2023. Viz Media describes the plot as:
Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?
Staff
• Director: Fuuga Yamashiro (Keep Your Hands off Eizouken! co-assistant director)
• Series composer: Hiroshi Seko (Chainsaw Man)
• Character designer: Naoyuki Onda (MF Ghost and Inuyashiki)
• Alien and yokai designer: Yoshimichi Kameda (Mob Psycho character designer)
• Music composer: Kensuke Ushio (Tengoku Daimakyou, The Heike Story)
• Animation production: Science SARU
Source: @anime_dandadan
