The popular manga “Dandadan“, created by Tatsu Yukinobu, will be on hiatus during the month of August. The author has decided to pause publication to “research information” that will be useful for the development of the story. The series is scheduled to return with the Chapter 164 he September 3rd through the application Shonen Jump Plus.

In addition to this news, great expectations were generated with the announcement of an anime adaptation of “Dandadan”. This new project will be produced by the renowned studio Saru Science and will have the address of 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 Wavewhile Yoshimichi Kameda will be in charge of projects involving aliens and supernatural entities. The music will be composed by Kensuke Ushiopromising an immersive, high-quality soundtrack.

The anime series is scheduled to premiere on October-2024inside the programming block Super Animeism Turbo at JNN subsidiaries, including MBS and TBS. Crunchy Roll will be responsible for broadcasting the series outside of Asia, including regions such as the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Netflixin turn, will offer the series globally, ensuring that fans around the world can enjoy this exciting adaptation.

The series received several important recognitions, such as the nomination for 7th Next Manga Award in the Best Web Manga category in June 2021, where he placed second out of 50 nominees. Additionally, he ranked fourth on the list Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 of the best manga for male readers and was nominated for the 15th Taisho Manga in 2022, reaching seventh place with 53 points. It also stood out by occupying first place in both Comics recommended by national bookstore employees as in Editor Recommended Comics in 2022, and ranked fourth in the Tsutaya Comics Award 2022.

Synopsis of Dandadan

After being aggressively rejected, Momo Ayase becomes enraged 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 his claims, Ayase proclaims that she instead believes in ghosts, sparking an argument between the two over which one is real. In a bet to see who is right, the two decide to separately visit locations 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 is discovered that neither of them were wrong and that both the occult and ghosts exist. This marks the beginning of the adventure of Ayase and the boy, who shares the name of Ayase's favorite idol, Ken Takakura, as they attempt to fix the surreal supernatural and sci-fi elements around them in order to return to a normal life.

Source: WSJ Manga

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