©Yukinobu Tatsu/SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production CommitteeThe ongoing second season of DAN DA DAN has reached its midpoint with the release of its sixth episode this week, featuring an intense heavy metal performance by Dragon Force frontman Marc Hudson. The newly launched music video comes from the sixth episode of the second season (the 18th overall) and showcases the character Toshiro alongside his visual kei rock band HAYASii conducting an exorcism on the possessed Jiji, utilizing the vigor of a heavy metal performance.
The track performed by HAYASii is “Hunting Soul,” written, composed, and arranged by Seiichi Nagai, with production by series music composer Kensuke Ushio. Voice actor Kisho Taniyama provides the Japanese vocals for Toshiro, while Hudson lends his voice for the English version of the song. Additional musicians contributing to the song include Marty Friedman on guitar, CHARGEEEEEE… on drums, and Wakazaemon on bass. The second season of DAN DA DAN debuted on Japanese television and Netflix on July 3, 2025, and is set to consist of 12 episodes. The first season ran for 12 episodes in Fall 2024. Crunchyroll and Netflix are streaming the anime globally, outside of Japan.
Abel Gongora (who worked as the opening animation storyboard artist and director for Season 1) teams up with Season 1 director Fuga Yamashiro to co-direct the second season. The production team also includes Hiroshi Seko (Chainsaw Man) as series screenwriter and scriptwriter, Naoyuki Onda (MF Ghost, Inuyashiki) as character designer, Yoshimichi Kameda (Mob Psycho 100 character designer) as alien and yokai designer, Satoshi Hashimoto (Spy x Family Season 1) and Makiho Kondo (“Tokyo Clone” music video) as color designers, Junichi Higashi (Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2) as background art director, Kazuto Izumita (Great Pretender) as composting director, and Kensuke Ushio (Tengoku-Daimakyo, The Heike Story). Science SARU oversees the animation production.
Meanwhile, the main voice cast for Season 2 consists of:
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- • Shion Wakayama as Momo Ayase
- • Natsuki Hanae as Ken “Okarun” Takakura
- • Mayumi Tanaka as Turbo Granny
- • Nana Mizuki as Seiko Ayase
- • Ayane Sakura as Aira Shiratori
- • Kaito Ishikawa as Jin “Jiji“ Enjoji
- • Mutsumi Tamura as Evil Eye
A theatrical release for the first three episodes titled DAN DA DAN: EVIL EYE occurred in North America prior to the airing of Season 2. GKIDS screened both the original Japanese version with English subtitles and the English dubbed version starting June 6, 2025.
The anime is inspired by the sci-fi occult manga series authored by Yukinobu Tatsu, which first emerged on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ on April 6, 2021, and has published 20 tankobon volumes as of April 2025.
