The eagerly awaited anime adaptation of Inio Asano’s dystopian sci-fi manga, “Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction,” is set to premiere on Crunchyroll’s spring lineup starting May 24. After debuting in Japan as a two-part film—with Part 1 released on March 22 and Part 2 arriving on May 24—the series will now be available to stream in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. The new 18-episode television adaptation will feature brand-new footage, with episodes releasing weekly from May 24 at 11:00 AM SGT.
About the Manga and Adaptation
Nominated for an Eisner Award in 2019 and recognized at San Diego Comic-Con 2018 as one of the year’s Best New Manga, “Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction” is a critically acclaimed graphic novel by Inio Asano, known for “Goodnight Punpun.” Published by Shogakukan from 2014 to 2022, the manga has sold over three million copies.
Official Synopsis
The world is threatened by the sudden appearance of a mysterious alien mothership. Amidst this crisis, best friends Kadode Koyama and Oran “Ontan” Nakagawa navigate their high school lives. As they grow, they confront existential questions and the complexities of adulthood, realizing the true threat may not be from above.
Production and Staff
Produced by studio Production +h. (The Orbital Children) and directed by Tomoyuki Kurokawa (PSYCHO-PASS series), the series boasts a talented production team:
- Series Composition and Screenplay: Reiko Yoshida (Violet Evergarden, Liz and the Blue Bird, A Silent Voice)
- World Setting: Takaaki Suzuki (Violet Evergarden series)
- Character Design and Chief Animation Direction: Nobutake Ito (INU-OH)
- Color Design: Satoshi Takezawa (Digimon Adventure)
- Art Direction: Mika Nishimura (Typhoon Noruda)
- CG Direction: Satoi Inami
- Cinematography: Takuma Morooka (Moriarty the Patriot)
- Editing: Masayuki Kurosawa (Laid-Back Camp series)
- Sound Direction: Takeshi Takadera ([Oshi no Ko])
- Music: Taro Umebayashi (Space Dandy)
Voice Cast
The series features an impressive lineup of voice actors:
- Kadode Koyama: Lilas Ikuta (Hiro-chan in BELLE)
- Oran Nakagawa: ano (Memocho in [Oshi no Ko])
Supporting cast includes:
- Atsumi Tanezaki (Anya Forger in SPY x FAMILY) as Kiho Kurihara
- Miyuri Shimabukuro (Carole in Carole & Tuesday) as Ai Demoto
- Saeko Oki (Fumi Sanada in Case Closed) as Rin Hirama
- Azumi Waki (Hinata Tachibana in Tokyo Revengers) as Futaba Takemoto
- Ryoko Shiraishi (Hayate Ayasaki in Hayate the Combat Butler) as Makoto Tainuma
- Miyu Irino (Ritsu Kageyama in Mob Psycho 100) as Keita Oba
- Koki Uchiyama (Tomura Shigaraki in My Hero Academia) as Kenichi Kohiruimaki
- Taito Ban (Jinwoo Sung in Solo Leveling) as Watarase
- Junichi Suwabe (Shota Aizawa in My Hero Academia) as Hiroshi Nakagawa
- Kenjiro Tsuda (Kento Nanami in JUJUTSU KAISEN) as Nobuo Koyama
- Naoto Takenaka (Entei in Pokémon 3: The Movie) as Chairman
- TARAKO (Momoko “Maruko” Sakura in Chibi Maruko-chan) as Debeko
- Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki Sakata in Gintama) as Isobeyan
Special Features
The anime will also feature the original movie theme song “ZeZeZeZettai Seiiki” performed by ano featuring Lilas Ikuta. Additionally, Lilas Ikuta, known as ikura, is a singer-songwriter and vocalist of the popular music group YOASOBI, whose songs have been hits in various anime series.
Availability
All 12 volumes of Inio Asano’s “Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction” graphic novel are available for purchase in the Crunchyroll Store.
