The Jump Festa ‘25 event revealed a teaser promotional video for the highly anticipated second season of DAN DA DAN, Yukinobu Tatsu’s “paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy” manga. GKIDS has made the teaser available with English subtitles, giving fans a glimpse of what to expect from the upcoming season.
Release Date and Streaming Information
The second season is scheduled to premiere in July 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs, ensuring accessibility for a global audience.
Returning Cast and Production Team
Fūga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora, both of whom contributed to the first season, will serve as directors for the new season at Science SARU. The production team and cast members from the first season are set to return, maintaining continuity for fans.
Success of the First Season
The first season of DAN DA DAN premiered on October 3, 2023, as part of the Super Animeism TURBO programming block on TBS and MBS. Netflix began streaming the anime worldwide on October 4. Consisting of 12 episodes, the first season featured:
- Director: Fūga Yamashiro (Tatami Time Machine Blues assistant director)
- Script Supervisor: Hiroshi Seko (Attack on Titan The Final Season, Chainsaw Man)
- Composer: kensuke ushio (DEVILMAN crybaby, Chainsaw Man)
- Character Designer: Naoyuki Onda (Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway)
- Supernatural Entity Designer: Yoshimichi Kameda (Mob Psycho 100)
- Opening Theme: “Otokone” by Creepy Nuts
- Ending Theme: “TAIDADA” by ZUTOMAYO
Manga’s Continued Popularity
Yukinobu Tatsu’s manga continues to thrive, serialized on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ platform. The 18th compiled volume is set for release on January 4, 2025. Viz Media publishes the manga in English, with the 10th volume released on December 19, 2024. The manga is also available digitally via Viz Media and Shueisha’s MANGA Plus service.
Story Overview
DAN DA DAN follows Momo, a high school girl from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. Despite their differing beliefs—Momo believes in ghosts but not aliens, while Okarun believes the opposite—they are drawn together by strange paranormal occurrences that grant them extraordinary powers. Together, they navigate a world of supernatural battles and budding romance.
Theater Success
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter, a theatrical screening of the first three episodes, grossed approximately US$1,005,531 during its limited U.S. release in September 2024.
