Dan Da Dan: First Encounter is a 2024 Japanese animated science fiction action comedy horror film,[2] consisting of the first three episodes of the anime television series adaptation of the manga series Dandadan by Yukinobu Tatsu. The compilation film was directed by Fūga Yamashiro and written by Hiroshi Seko.
Dan Da Dan: First Encounter was released on August 31, 2024, in Asia, September 7 in Europe, and September 13 in North America. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $4 million worldwide.
Plot
Momo Ayase is a high school girl who believes in ghosts but not aliens, while her friend Ken Takakura, whom Momo nicknames "Okarun", believes in aliens but not ghosts. In a bet to determine who is correct, the two decide to separately visit locations associated with both the occult and the supernatural—Momo visiting the former, and Okarun visiting the latter. Momo is abducted by a group of aliens who accidentally unblock her chakras, enabling latent psychic abilities. Meanwhile, Okarun is possessed by a cursed spirit who takes over his body.
After rescuing each other, Momo uses her newly-awakened psychokinetic power to suppress Okarun's curse, which gives him a depressed demon form with Turbo Granny's powers.
Returning to the shrine she tries to share what happened to them with her granny, but instead they found a Flatwoods monster. Momo and Okarun battle the Flatwoods monster. After defeating it, Momo becomes unconscious due to the exhaustion of the battle causing Turbo Granny to possess Okarun and leaving her vulnerable.
When Momo's grandmother Seiko, aka disreputable spirit medium Santa Dodoria, returns and saves Momo from a possessed Okarun, she coaches the teens how to defeat Turbo Granny.
The movie ends with Momo and Okarun going to the abandoned tunnel where Turbo Granny is located to challenge her and free Okarun from the curse.
Voice cast
Release
Theatrical
The film was released theatrically in Asia on August 31, 2024, September 7, 2024, in Europe, and September 13, 2024, in North America. Mainichi Broadcasting System announced that the global theatrical release would be distributed in partnership with GKIDS in North America and Muse Communication in Southeast Asia.[3]
Reception
External links
References
- Dan Da Dan: First Encounter (2024) retrieved June 11, 2024^
- "Dan Da Dan" First Three Episodes To Be Released in Theaters Nationwide Friday, September 13 GKIDS, June 25, 2024, retrieved October 4, 2024^
- MBS in Partnership with ADN, GKIDS, And MUSE, announce the Theatrical Global Premiere For Upcoming Anime Series, Dan Da Dan Mainichi Broadcasting System, June 24, 2024, retrieved October 4, 2024^
- DAN DA DAN: First Encounter Theatrical Screening Earns US$1,005,531 in U.S. Box Office Anime News Network, retrieved October 4, 2024^