Crunchyroll have recently announced that Studio Production +h’s adaptation of Inio Asano’s graphic novel DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION will stream from 24th May 2024 as an 18 episode anime series. The title was originally shown in Japan as a 2-part feature, but will be available on Crunchyroll as an episodic series with new scenes and content not seen in the original animated feature.
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION is produced by studio Production +h. (The Orbital Children) and is directed by Tomoyuki Kurokawa who previously worked on the Psycho-Pass series. The series composition and screenplay of DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION were written by Reiko Yoshida whose previous work includes the Violet Evergarden series, Liz and the Blue Bird, and A Silent Voice.
About: As the world is threatened by the sudden appearance of a mysterious alien mothership, best friends Kadode Koyama and Oran “Ontan” Nakagawa carry on about their high school life. But as they grow up, they face existential questions, learning adulthood’s complexities and that the true threat may not be from above.
The series stars lead voice performances by Lilas Ikuta (Hiro-chan in BELLE) as Kadode Koyama and ano (Memocho in [Oshi no Ko]) as Oran Nakagawa. The supporting voice cast also includes the following:
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 (Detective Conan)) 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
DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION will begin streaming on Crunchyroll from 24th May 2024 with new episodes being released each weekday. Further details can be found on the Crunchyroll website.
