Dan Da Dan Season 2
ダンダダン 第2期 (Dandadan 2nd Season)
- Action
- Comedy
- Supernatural
- Episodes
- 12
- Duration
- 24 min per ep
- Aired
- Jul 4, 2025 to Sep 19, 2025
- Status
- Finished Airing
Synopsis
The exorcism of Jin “Jiji” Enjouji’s family home begins, but the plan quickly goes off course. Momo Ayase narrowly escapes an attempted kidnapping, while Ken “Okarun” Takakura and Jiji are suddenly attacked by the Kitou family—the eerie landlords tied to the cursed property. Their clash starts to shake the fragile balance of a town steeped in strange legends.
Pulled further into a web of folklore and supernatural forces, Momo, Okarun, and Jiji are forced to rely on their individual abilities to stay alive and piece together what’s really hiding behind the town’s unsettling mysteries.
Otaku Consensus
Dan Da Dan Season 2 confirms Science SARU’s adaptation as one of modern shounen’s most kinetic supernatural comedies, with Fuuga Yamashiro and Abel Gongora keeping the action elastic, the jokes abrasive, and the Jiji/Kitou-family material tense enough to carry a full cour. The verdict is strong but not unanimous: the season’s most common knock is that it plays less like a self-contained second season than a continuation that would have worked cleaner as Season 1’s second half.
Why You Should Watch
Watch Dan Da Dan Season 2 if you want occult battle shounen that refuses to choose between UFO absurdity, yokai horror, exorcism panic, teen romance, and crude comedy. It scratches the same itch as Mob Psycho 100’s elastic supernatural chaos and Chainsaw Man’s tonal whiplash, but with Science SARU’s looser, more psychedelic visual identity steering the ride. This is for viewers who like their action scenes fast and readable, their comedy surreal rather than safe, and their romance messy enough to matter without taking over the show. The season is also a good fit if you were invested in the trio dynamic around Momo, Okarun, and Jiji, because it turns that chemistry into a pressure test rather than simply adding another monster-of-the-week cycle.
Key Characters
- MMomo Ayase(VA: Shion Wakayama)
Momo remains the series’ emotional accelerator: sharp-tongued, reckless when cornered, and popular with fans because her confidence never cancels out her vulnerability.
- KKen Takakura(VA: Natsuki Hanae)
Okarun’s appeal comes from the contrast between anxious teenage awkwardness and explosive battle presence, making him one of the show’s best vehicles for both comedy and momentum.
- JJin Enjouji(VA: Kaito Ishikawa)
Jiji gives Season 2 a louder, more chaotic social energy, while his place in the central relationship dynamics keeps him from feeling like a simple comic intruder.
- AAira Shiratori(VA: Ayane Sakura)
Aira brings theatrical self-importance to the ensemble, and the fun is watching the show weaponize that ego without flattening her into a one-note gag.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
Science SARU’s production remains a defining selling point, with the studio’s high-motion, off-model-friendly approach matching a series built on ghosts, aliens, henshin beats, and surreal comedy rather than polished stillness.
- 2
The season’s genre blend is unusually broad even by urban-fantasy standards: AniList’s highest tags put Youkai, Ghost, Shounen, Aliens, Surreal Comedy, Urban Fantasy, Henshin, Cult, and Exorcism all in the same package.
- 3
The opening Jiji/Kitou-family material gives the cour a more arc-driven structure than a simple paranormal case format, which is why several reactions framed the season as strong continuation but weaker as a standalone entry.
- 4
Romance is not treated as decorative downtime; AniList’s Unrequited Love and Love Triangle tags reflect how the teen-cast relationships are built directly into the season’s comedy rhythms and group tension.
- 5
The visual pipeline has several named specialists attached: Naoyuki Onda on character design, Junichi Higashi as art director, Satoshi Hashimoto and Makiho Kondou on color design, and Kazuto Izumita as director of photography.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- Season 2 was directed by both Fuuga Yamashiro and Abel Gongora, giving the sequel a dual-director credit under Science SARU rather than a single named series director.
- Fun fact 2
- The season aired as a compact 12-episode cour from July 4, 2025 to September 19, 2025, finishing before the fall 2025 season began.
- Fun fact 3
- Reception was strong across major anime databases: MyAnimeList listed it at 8.39 from 308,174 votes with a #238 rank, while AniList recorded an 83/100 score and 5,917 favourites.
- Fun fact 4
- The key sound-side credit is Eriko Kimura as sound director, with Kiyoshi Hirose credited for editing, two roles that matter heavily for a show whose comedy depends on abrupt timing shifts.
- Fun fact 5
- The credited original creator is Yukinobu Tatsu, while the main Japanese cast for this season lists Shion Wakayama, Natsuki Hanae, Kaito Ishikawa, and Ayane Sakura as the four central performers.
Studios
- Science SARU
