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Dan Da Dan: First Encounter

Original title: Dandadan: Fâsuto Enkauntâ
  • 2024
  • R
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
3.2K
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Dan Da Dan: First Encounter (2024)
Adult AnimationAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationShōnenActionAnimationComedyFantasyHorrorMystery

Momo Ayase is a school girl who meets her classmate Ken Takakura (named after the actor). Their unlikely friendship will face them against ghosts and aliens in a series of dark and funny adv... Read allMomo Ayase is a school girl who meets her classmate Ken Takakura (named after the actor). Their unlikely friendship will face them against ghosts and aliens in a series of dark and funny adventures.Momo Ayase is a school girl who meets her classmate Ken Takakura (named after the actor). Their unlikely friendship will face them against ghosts and aliens in a series of dark and funny adventures.

  • Director
    • Fûga Yamashiro
  • Writers
    • Hiroshi Seko
    • Yukinobu Tatsu
  • Stars
    • Shion Wakayama
    • Natsuki Hanae
    • Mayumi Tanaka
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    3.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fûga Yamashiro
    • Writers
      • Hiroshi Seko
      • Yukinobu Tatsu
    • Stars
      • Shion Wakayama
      • Natsuki Hanae
      • Mayumi Tanaka
    • 11User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Shion Wakayama
    • Momo Ayase
    • (voice)
    Natsuki Hanae
    Natsuki Hanae
    • Ken 'Okarun' Takakura
    • (voice)
    Mayumi Tanaka
    Mayumi Tanaka
    • Turbo-Granny
    • (voice)
    Kazuya Nakai
    • Alien Serpo
    • (voice)
    Nana Mizuki
    Nana Mizuki
    • Seiko Ayase
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Fûga Yamashiro
    • Writers
      • Hiroshi Seko
      • Yukinobu Tatsu
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews11

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    10rameshjawahar

    DanDaDan 1st session Tamil Dubbed Version Pick Level Enjoyed

    Ken Takarura,Momo Ayase,Aira,Seiko Ayase i personally like this Character's. That character Tamil Dubbed version in one of the very very wonderful and Greatest tamil dubbed Team. 1st session it's awesome enjoyed a 12 episodes I'm eagerly waiting for 2 session or another 3,4,5,6,8,9,10 I'm waiting session some Tamil Version dubbed

    DanDaDan Webseries team the fantastic creation in series Congratulations The DanDaDan Anime Webseries Team.

    Personally Enjoying two characters role Ken Takarura, Momo Ayase. Comedy, Action, Everything is Super.

    Visual Effects or sound effects it' to be serious excellent output Work Totally Masterpiece.
    9farziel

    The show is geting better and better

    At first it started chaotic with this Anime, maybe a bit of a cliché, but the last episode, episode 7 just went nuts, with the visuals with the story telling, the characters. It is one of the best episodes of Anime this year definitely, and one of the better ones in general. It checks all the boxes. The team has done a extremley good job. The visuals are like a movie, fluid and in some moments in the retrospective shots, you fortget that it is a anime you are wathcung and not a movie. The charactera, even for a such short screen time are so well portraid and you feel so involvede with them. The movies and shows that are now writen, and maid by Hollywood, and the streaming services, could learn a lot from this show. Extremely well done, congrats!
    9jhcrdsua

    A unique take on unique stories

    It is an anime with a very characteristic identity of its own, which even feels apart from the manga (on which the show is based). They offer a particular value to some moments by adding scenes that are not originally there and this is what gives it a different essence, but close to the plot of spirits - mystery - aliens. I have to confess that, even though I have already read the manga, there are still emotional moments capable of bringing tears to my eyes within the hilarious situations that the protagonists live. The origin stories of spirits are certainly one of my weak points. Thank you for reading my review.
    7RegalsReelView

    A solid watch with a wild storyline.

    Two unlikely classmates become friends when their lives are intertwined due to their beliefs. Momo believes in the supernatural, not the occult, and Okarun believes the opposite. They challenge each other to prove who's belief is true. Momo ends up being abducted, and Okarun is cursed. They now must work together to fix the mess they are in.

    This is a very intriguing anime. The story is all over the place, from one character looking to belong and friends to the other for love and companionship. The story also has aliens, ghosts, curses, crude humor, and action. The movie quickly gets to the point and ends just as soon as it starts. The animation is excellent and captivating. With no prior knowledge of the manga or having seen a preview, I found this anime entertaining and worth watching.
    2khfwdyjb

    sexual themes come off as distasteful and disrespectful

    I'm not one to cherry pick this type of humour, but some of the sexual scenes were just really unnecessary.

    The aliens wanting to reproduce is fine, okarun comedically losing his "manhood" was fine, but my problem is with how the show depicts sexual assault.

    On the first and last episodes of season 1 Momo is *almost* sexually assaulted by groups of people. It gives me a horrible taste. Not only how easy they shrug it off, but also how fetishised it comes off as.

    I don't believe there's many good reasons to visually depict sexual violence. If trauma from SA is relevant to a character's backstory (which it literally isn't in dan da dan???) it can be shown in other ways besides literally showing the exact way the character was abused, they could talk about it, they could have behaviours that foreshadow it, but it does not need visuals attached

    If SA is a theme a show uses, it needs to be handled *very* delicately, and it's important to do this tastefully. Dan da dan did not even attempt to tastefully portray SA, instead they made it just another silly scene.

    I like the rest of the show, I like the characters, I like the concept, but these scenes seriously ruin it for me.

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    • Trivia
      The movie is the compilation of the three first episodes of the series Dandadan (2024) plus a "making of" special for cinemas of 18 minutes with interviews to director Fûga Yamashiro, author Yukinobu Tatsu, editor Kiyoshi Hirose and the main voice actors Natsuki Hanae (Ken 'Okarun' Takakura) and Shion Wakayama (Momo Ayase).
    • Connections
      Edited from Dandadan (2024)
    • Soundtracks
      Otonoke
      (Opening Theme)

      Music by DJ Matsunaga

      Lyrics by R. Shitei

      Performed by Creepy Nuts

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    • Release date
      • September 13, 2024 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Dan Da Dan: Primer encuentro
    • Production companies
      • Aniplex
      • Dentsu
      • Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS)
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $103,091
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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