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It's occultism meets adolescence in the spooky teen anime Dan Da Dan. Originally created as a manga by Yukinobu Tatsu, it's now being adapted into an anime that is shaping up to be the big new anime hit of the fall 2024. After watching the world premiere this weekend at Anime NYC, we have details on when you can watch the Dan Da Dan TV anime (and the movie compilation film!)

Dan Da Dan: First Encounters release date

Dan Da Dan will premiere with a compilation film of the first three episodes titled Dan Da Dan: First Encounter. Dan Da Dan: First Encounter debuts in theaters beginning August 31 in Asia, followed by a US/Canada release September 13. Dan Da Dan: First Encounter will have the firs three episodes, as well as a new interview with creator Yukinobu Tastu, the manga's editor Shihei Lin, director Fuga Yamashiro, and the Japanese language voice actors for the leads Momo and Okarun, Shion Wakayama and Natsuki Hanae.

Dan Da Dan season 1 release date

Following the debut of Dan Da Dan: First Encounters, the TV series version will debut October 4 in Japan, concurrent with an October 3 (remember Japan is a day ahead) North American streaming release on Crunchyroll (North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS) and Netflix in most other countries.

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