
Dan Da Dan
Taste attributes: action & adventureanimationcomedysci-fi & fantasyfantasyactionsuperheroadventuremonster/alien/supernaturalteenfastfresh & originalunsavourylightimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandingcoming of agefighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: a simple animated series, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
8.5 /10
TMDB · 889 votes
Where to watch
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Season
When high schooler Momo, from a family of spirit mediums, first meets her classmate Okarun, an occult geek, they argue—Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts. When it turns out both phenomena are real, Momo awakens a hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse. Together, they must challenge the paranormal forces threatening their world.
Episodes (24)
1That's How Love Starts, Ya Know!4 Oct 2024
Momo believes in ghosts. Okarun believes in aliens. To make each other believe what they deny, they head to a spot famous for UFO sightings and a spiritual hotspot.
2That's a Space Alien, Ain't It?!11 Oct 2024
Momo awakens psychic powers, while Okarun is cursed by Turbo Granny. They evacuate to Momo's house, but a giant alien appears before them.
3It's a Granny vs. Granny Clash!18 Oct 2024
After Momo's grandmother temporarily suppresses the evil spirit within Okarun, she says that a game of tag may be the key to defeating it for good.
4Kicking Turbo Granny's Ass25 Oct 2024
Okarun and Momo arrive at the tunnel to confront Turbo Granny. Just when they think they've won, a giant crab spirit crashes through the wall.
5Like, Where Are Your Balls?!1 Nov 2024
Momo and Okarun’s ordeal with Turbo Granny has brought them closer, but things remain awkward between them. Okarun realizes he still has a problem.
6A Dangerous Woman Arrives8 Nov 2024
Turbo Granny reveals that Okarun's missing organs are contained within golden spheres. Aira, who has found one, now has the ability to see spirits.
7To a Kinder World15 Nov 2024
Momo and Okarun manage to weaken Acrobatic Silky but make a shocking discovery regarding Aira. Acrobatic Silky suggests a surprising way to help.
8I've Got This Funny Feeling22 Nov 2024
Aira begins to develop a crush on Okarun. As the three friends' emotions intertwine, they suddenly face another extraterrestrial emergency.
9Merge! Serpo Dover Demon Nessie!29 Nov 2024
Aira has awakened the powers of Acrobatic Silky within her and fights the Serpoians alongside Okarun and Momo.
10Have You Ever Seen a Cattle Mutilation?6 Dec 2024
Okarun and the girls try to clean up some misunderstandings with their classmates. The aquatic creature reappears before Momo and Aira.
11First Love13 Dec 2024
Momo's childhood friend Jiji has come to stay with the Ayases. He explains that he needs Seiko’s help with some strange phenomena at his house.
12Let's Go to the Cursed House20 Dec 2024
On the way to investigate the Enjoji house, Okarun feels uneasy about Jiji's closeness to Momo but finds himself drawn to his friendly nature.
13Like, This Is the Legend of the Giant Snake4 Jul 2025
As Momo fends off an attack in the outdoor hot spring, Okarun and Jiji panic over how to handle the mysterious room. The doorbell rings.
14The Evil Eye11 Jul 2025
In a bid to free Okarun and Momo from the Mongolian Death Worm’s psychic power, Jiji attempts to carry them to safety but runs into a powerful entity.
15You Won't Get Away with This!18 Jul 2025
Unwilling to leave Jiji behind, Okarun helps Momo escape to the surface. Momo then begins forming a plan to expose the Death Worm to sunlight.
16That's, Like, Way Deadly!25 Jul 2025
Momo tries to stop the magma, but the Kito family gets in her way. The tsuchinoko shrine priest joins the fray... but so does the possessed Jiji.
17We Can All Stay There Together!1 Aug 2025
With everyone safely back at Seiko's house, Momo and the others discover that water has a surprising effect on how Evil Eye possesses Jiji's body.
18We Became a Family8 Aug 2025
The hayashi musicians arrive and begin an energetic exorcism performance. But just when the ritual is about to succeed, Jiji makes a surprising plea.
19Feeling Kinda Gloomy15 Aug 2025
Okarun has an awkward time at the maid café where Momo works. Seiko tries teaching Jiji how to suppress Evil Eye's possession of his body.
20You Can Do It, Okarun!22 Aug 2025
Aira and Okarun battle the classical composer spirits. As Okarun struggles to avoid their attacks, Turbo Granny orders him to feel the rhythm.
21I Want to Rebuild the House29 Aug 2025
Putting his training to the test, Okarun goes all-out and holds his own against Evil Eye, but the effort causes him to revert to his human form.
22The Secret Art of Being Attractive5 Sep 2025
Momo goes to Okarun's classroom to tell him about the golden ball spotted in the housing complex and finds him speaking with a curious classmate.
23Hey, It's a Kaiju12 Sep 2025
The sky darkens as Momo, Okarun and Kinta try to evade the giant space monster. They soon run into Aira and Jiji, who give them some much-needed help.
24Clash! Space Kaiju vs. Giant Robot!19 Sep 2025
As Momo and the others try to pilot the giant Buddha robot and battle the kaiju, Okarun and Jiji are ejected from the robot and land in a rice paddy.
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
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Synopsis
In a bet to prove whether ghosts or aliens exist, two high schoolers face terrifying paranormal threats, gain superpowers and maybe even fall in love?!
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Action & Adventure
- Year
- 2024
- Status
- Returning
- Studio
- Aniplex
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