Guiding
souls in pain to the afterlife is a bureaucratic job that will soon open its
doors to the world. During the presentation stage of the AnimeJapan 2026 event,
the production committee officially announced that the anime adaptation
of Dandelion will premiere worldwide on April 16 through
the Netflix catalog, with a season of seven episodes.
The update
was accompanied by the release of a new trailer for the project. Through this
trailer, viewers were able to hear for the first time the main theme song
titled "Goron to Doron", performed by Kocchi no Kento,
while revealing an extensive and iconic list of voice talents that are
integrated into this supernatural comedy.
Dandelion
Details
The
animation production takes place at the facilities of the NAZ studio.
The general management is Daisuke Mataga, accompanied by Atsushi
Ikariya as assistant director. Yosuke Suzuki takes
responsibility for the series' composition and scripts, while the character
designs are adapted by Ai Asari, supported by a soundtrack composed
by Yuki Hayashi.
About
the work
The plot
closely follows Tetsuo Tanba and Misaki Kurogane,
two workers of the Shipping Department of the Federation of Angels of Japan.
Their primary duty is to track down and interact with lost souls who refuse to
cross over to the afterlife, usually bound by strong regrets or unfinished
business in the world of the living. The series balances this unusual
bureaucratic work environment with moments of high comedy and deeply emotional
spiritual resolutions.
The
original work is a one-shot written and illustrated by
acclaimed mangaka Hideaki Sorachi, world-renowned for being the
author of the legendary Gintama franchise. The story debuted
in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2002 and was
later included in the first print volume of Gintama. This
adaptation will mark the first time that the story comes to life in television
format, nostalgically bringing together several of the main voices of the
original Yorozuya (Sugita, Kugimiya and Sakaguchi) within the same animated
project.
