The popular manga “ Dandadan “, created by Tatsu Yukinobu , will take a break during the month of August. The author has decided to pause the publication to “research information” that will be useful for the development of the story. The series is scheduled to return with Chapter 164 on September 3 via the Shonen Jump Plus app .
In addition to this news, great expectations have
been generated with the announcement of an anime adaptation of
“Dandadan”. This new project will be produced by the renowned Science
Saru studio and will be directed by Fuuga Yamashiro . Hiroshi
Seko , known for his work on other successful series, will be in
charge of the scripts. The character designs will be done by Naoyuki
Onda , while Yoshimichi Kameda will be responsible
for the designs of aliens and supernatural entities. The music will be composed
by Kensuke Ushio , promising an immersive, high-quality
soundtrack.
The anime series is scheduled to premiere in October
2024 , within the Super Animeism Turbo programming block on
JNN affiliates, including MBS and TBS. Crunchyroll will be in
charge of streaming the series outside of Asia, including regions such as the
Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Netflix ,
for its part, will offer the series globally, ensuring that fans around the
world can enjoy this exciting adaptation.
The series has received several important
recognitions, such as the nomination for the seventh Next Manga Award in
the Best Web Manga category in June 2021, where it placed second among 50
nominees. Additionally, it ranked fourth on the Kono Manga ga Sugoi!
list. 2022 best manga for male readers and was nominated for
the 15th Manga Taishō in 2022, achieving seventh place with 53
points. It also stood out by taking first place in both National
Bookstore Employee Recommended Comics and Editor Recommended
Comics in 2022, and placed fourth in the 2022 Tsutaya Comic
Awards .
Synopsis of Dandadan
After being aggressively rejected, Momo
Ayase finds herself angry when she bumps into a boy who is being bullied. Saved
by her reckless kindness, the occult-obsessed boy tries to talk to her about
supernatural interests he believes they share. Rejecting her claims, Ayase
proclaims that she is, instead, a believer in ghosts, starting an argument
between them over which one is real. In a bet to determine who is right, the
two decide to separately visit places related to the occult and the
supernatural: Ayase visits the former and the boy the latter.
When the two arrive at their respective
places, it turns out that neither of them was wrong and that both the occult
and ghosts exist. This marks the beginning of the adventure of Ayase and the
boy, who shares a name with Ayase's favorite idol, Ken Takakura, as they try to
fix the surreal supernatural and sci-fi elements around them to return to a
normal life.
Source: WSJManga
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