Wednesday, 10 July 2024 18:30

We Really Just Go For It: Dan Da Dan Creators on the Process of Bringing Comedy Anime to Life

Written by Kevin Credo
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At Anime Expo, Dan Da Dan director and producers talk influences, culture and style at Science Saru, and the creativity needed for anime comedy gold.

There was a lot to talk about at the return of North Americas biggest anime convention, and one of the biggest projects being discussed on this years convention floor was Dan Da Dan, the madcap romance comedy series adapted from Yukinobu Tatsus 2021 Shnen Jump+ web manga. Centered around the unlikely romantic misadventures of a Shinto spirit mediums boisterous granddaughter and a nerdy alien conspiracist, Dan Da Dan splices the world of high school romcoms with unrestrained, madcap paranormal anomalies. (And, with Dan Da Dan's distribution rights being handled for different avenues by two of animes biggest titans, Crunchyroll and GKIDS, the series is something of an anomaly itself.)

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