He is a young male student with a firm belief that UFOs and aliens exist. Upon meeting [Momo Ayase](https://anilist.co/character/222594/Ayase-Momo) and taking up on her challenge to see if ghosts were real, Okarun became cursed by a yokai known as the [Turbo-Granny](https://anilist.co/character/239956/Turbo-Babaa) and seeks to return to normal.

This is a story about Momo, a high school girl who comes from a family of spirit mediums, and her classmate Okarun, an occult fanatic. After Momo rescues Okarun from being bullied, they begin talking. However, an argument ensues between them since Momo believes in ghosts but denies aliens exist, and Okarun believes in aliens but denies ghosts exist.
 
To prove to each other what they believe in is real, Momo goes to an abandoned hospital where a UFO has been spotted and Okarun goes to a tunnel rumored to be haunted. To their surprise, they each encounter overwhelming paranormal activities that transcend comprehension. Amid these predicaments, Momo awakens her hidden power and Okarun gains the power of a curse to overcome these new dangers! Their fateful love begins as well!?
 
The story of the occult battle and adolescence starts! 
(Source: Crunchyroll) 

Notes: 
- Worldwide premiere of Episode 1 before the Japanese television premiere occurred at Anime Expo July 6, 2024. 
- Episodes 1-3 titled as DAN DA DAN: FIRST ENCOUNTER was pre-screened in advance in theaters on August 31, 2024 in Asia, September 7, 2024 in Europe and September 13, 2024 in North America. The regular TV broadcast began October 4, 2024.

__Height:__ 173 cm
__Hobbies:__ Karaoke, gaming
__Agency:__ Across Entertainment

[Profile](http://across-ent.com/talent/men/natsuki_hanae.html) | [Website](https://columbia.jp/hanaenatsuki/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/hanae0626) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3C3YOGFjn7Pq3lOCeUFHfg) | [Blog](http://ameblo.jp/hanae0626/) | [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/hanae_natsuki0626/)

Won Best Rookie at the 9th Seiyuu Awards (2015) for his role as Inaho Kaizuka in _Aldnoah.Zero_. Won Best Lead Actor at the 14th Seiyuu Awards (2020) for his role as Tanjiro Kamado in _Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba_.

He is married, is a father of twin daughters, and has a cat named [Konpei](https://anilist.co/staff/269430/Konpei).

__Non-Anime Roles:__

- Protagonist - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)
- Ling Yang - Wuthering Waves (VG)
- Medicine Pocket - Reverse:1999 (VG)

[Synchronkartei](https://www.synchronkartei.de/sprecher/6531/2)

[Instagram 1](https://www.instagram.com/renanvidaldub/) | [Instagram 2](https://www.instagram.com/versaobrazueira/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/RenanVidalDub) | [Facebook](https://facebook.com/renanvidaldub) | [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@versaobrazueira) | [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/RenanNest)

Renan Vidal is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and dubbing director.

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Credence Barebone (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them trilogy)
- Radicles X "Rad" (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
- Malcolm Stone (Never Have I Ever)
- Overflow (Ben 10 2016)
- Duncan P. Anderson (Monsters at Work)
- Ricardo "Ricky" Flores (O11CE)
- David Rose (2nd voice; Schitt's Creek)
- Joshua "Josh" Rosza (The Originals)
- Sky (2nd voice - 8th season; Winx Club)
- 'Mac' MacBentley (Zero Chill)
!~

José Luis Piedra is a Mexican dubbing actor.
[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/luis.piedra.14)

[Instagram](https://Instagram.com/yangesteira/) | [Facebook](https://facebook.com/yan.alpande)

Yan Alpande Gesteira is a Brazilian actor, voice actor, and dubbing director. He is the grandson of [Carlos Gesteira](https://anilist.co/staff/175188/) and grandnephew of [Zé da Viola](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%A9_da_Viola).

__Non-Anime Roles:__
~!- Timothée Chalamet, Xolo Maridueña, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Freddie Highmore, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jack Griffo, Alex Wolff, Anthony Ramos, Dylan Arnold, Jack Dylan Grazer, Dylan Minnette, Lewis Pullman, Archie Madekwe, Rory Culkin, Choi Woo-Sik, Moises Arias, Michael Cimino, Algee Smith, Tanner Buchanan, Julián Cerati, Aaron Hilmer, Emmanuel Restrepo, Miles Heizer (Most of the productions)
- Phineas Flynn (1st voice - 1st-2nd season; Phineas and Ferb)
- Dr. Shaun Murphy (The Good Doctor)
- Norman Bates (Bates Motel)
- Miguel Diaz (Cobra Kai)
- Paul Atreides (Dune movies)
- Willy Wonka (Wonka)
- Jonathan Ohnn / Spot (Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse)
- Kaio O. Kincaid / K.O. / Turbo K.O. / Perfect K.O. (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
- Number Five (2nd dub; The Umbrella Academy)
- Max Thunderman (The Thundermans franchise and cameos on Nickelodeon series)
- Milo Fishtooth (Fish Hooks)
- Victor Salazar (Love, Victor)
- Nathaniel Kurtzberg / Caprikid (Miraculous: Les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir)
- Newt (Maze Runner trilogy)
- Jojen Reed (Game of Thrones)
- Malcolm McLaren (Pistol)
- Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle (Blue Beetle)
- Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler (X-Men: Apocalypse e X-Men: Dark Phoenix)
- Roberto "Bobby" Domzalski (Tales of Arcadia franchise)
- Harold Hutchins (Captain Underpants franchise)
- Henry Creel / One / Peter Ballard (Stranger Things)
- Rodrick Heffley (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2021, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever)
- Matthew MacDell (Big Mouth)
- Duncan Harris (Duncanville)
- Lon (Sendokai Champions)
- Koichi Shikishima (Godzilla Minus One)
- Kenny Rossmore / Kenny Miller (We're the Millers)
- Flower (Bambi II)
- Cooper Daniels and Billy Billions (Ben 10 franchise)
- Cooper "Coop" Burtonburger (Kid vs. Kat)
- Freddy Freeman (Shazam! and Shazam! Fury of The Gods)
- Jordan Buttsquat (Camp Lakebottom)
- Prince Peter (Long Live the Royals)
- Sanjay Patel (Sanjay & Craig)
- Ares Hidalgo (Through My Window trilogy)
- Lucas Nickle (The Ant Bully)
- Jared Shapiro (The Powerpuff Girls 2016)
- Ray Terrill / The Ray (The Flash, DC's Legends of Tomorrow and Freedom Fighters: The Ray)
- Boba Fett (Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
- Clumsy Smurf (Smurfs: The Lost Village and Les Schtroumpfs 2021)
- Buddy Pine / Incrediboy (2nd dub; The Incredibles)
- Timothy "Tim" Willoughby (The Willoughbys)
- Dylan Dalmatian (101 Dalmatian Street)
- Walter Beckett (Spies in Disguise)
- Sho (Ready Player One)
- Henry Bowers (IT)
- Cal Price (Love, Simon)
- Aaron Samuels (Mean Girls 2024)
- Jason "Jay" Kelso (That '90s Show)
- Rowan Laslow (Wednesday)
- Hugo Múler (Elite)
- Joshua "Josh" Wheeler (Daybreak)
- Dilton Doiley (Riverdale)
- Bumpty Fluzoo (Grown Ups 2)
- Jabber (Jibber Jabber)
- Tyler Gossard (Malibu Rescue)
- Aidan Peters (Stuck in The Middle)
- Zigmund "Zig" Novak (Degrassi: Next Class)
- Zach Barnes (Bella and the Bulldogs)
- Malakai Mitchell (Heartbreak High)
- Jimmy Borrelli and Emmett (Chicago Fire)
- Brett Talbot [2nd voice - 5th season] and Gabe (Netflix's dub; Teen Wolf)
!~

[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/orangecatvito/)

Alif Wira Prasetya is an Indonesian voice actor and Streamer.

[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/TheDoggyTH) | [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/TheDoggyTHCh)

[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/simon.lupin/)

An Italian actor, voice actor and dialogue writer, mostly known for his roles as [Izuku Midoriya](https://anilist.co/character/89028/), [Cabba](https://anilist.co/character/127219/), [Citron](https://anilist.co/character/87633/) (Clemont / Lem), [Tenma of Pegasus](https://anilist.co/character/3776/) and [Capeta Taira](https://anilist.co/character/7161/).

Momo Ayase strikes up an unusual friendship with her school’s UFO fanatic, whom she nicknames “Okarun” because he has a name that is not to be said aloud. While Momo believes in spirits, she thinks aliens are nothing but nonsense. Her new friend, meanwhile, thinks the exact opposite. To settle matters, the two set out to prove each other wrong—Momo to a UFO hotspot and Okarun to a haunted tunnel! What unfolds next is a beautiful story of young love…and oddly horny aliens and spirits?
 
(Source: VIZ Media) 
 
Note: Nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho Award in 2022.

While the mission to exorcise Jin "Jiji" Enjouji's family home is underway, things are not going as expected. Momo Ayase narrowly evades an attempted abduction while Ken "Okarun" Takakura and Jiji are ambushed by the Kitou family—the unsettling landlords of the cursed estate. The trio's efforts threaten the foundation of this enigmatic town shrouded in legends and mysteries.
 
As Momo, Okarun, and Jiji are drawn deeper into the maze of folklore and supernatural entities, they must each utilize their unique powers if they want to survive and unravel the secrets of the uncanny town.
 
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
 
Note: Worldwide premiere of Episodes 1-3 titled as DAN DA DAN: EVIL EYE before the Japanese premiere was pre-screened in advance in theaters on June 6, 2025 in North America by GKIDS Films and June 7 and 8 in Europe by Piece of Magic Entertainment and Animation Digital Network.

Dandadan one-shot published in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 44 (2021).

Ken Takakura