With the release of Episode 12, best animes of 2024 thanks to its incredible animation, its mix of supernatural battles with romance, and exceeding viewers’ expectations with funny and absurd developments, so its ending after a short cour leaves a great void in the hearts of fans. However, this goodbye is temporary since there is still a long road for fans to enjoy Dandadan’s story in its season 2.

With Dandadan’s manga going strong with a weekly serialization with currently 178 release chapters, there's plenty of available material for fans who are still craving more. Moreover, with the international success of Yukinobu Tatsu’s series, the adaptation by Science Saru is far from over, so here’s a guide to Dandadan’s season 2, currently in production, that fans should know ahead of the anime’s big comeback.

Dandadan’s Season 2 Already Revealed Its Release Date and Trailer

Fans Wanting To Know What Happens Next Can Follow the Story on Shōnen Jump’s App Manga Plus

The highly anticipated Dandadan Season 2 has finally confirmed when it will drop, alongside a stunning key visual and a first trailer, with its release date being closer than expected. Dandandan season 2 will be released in July 2025 and continue Momo and Okaru’s interactions as they face the mysteries in the Cursed House Arc, creating hype about the new threats that await them. This new trailer reveals how Turbo Granny will appear in the arc and highlights the obscure nature of Jiji's house, as the many talismans seem to contain a dangerous being within the place.

The trailer also showcases a glimpse into the antagonists of the new season, the head of the Kito Family, Naki Kito, whose quick appearance in episode 12 shows they are probably behind the incidents that occurred to the exorcists and Jiji's parents and the Evil Eye, the spirit that has been haunting Jiji just like Aira was targeted by the Acrobatic Silky, hinting at Momo's childhood friend losing control of his body to this avatar of hatred.

Dandadan’s season 1 covered till chapter #33, adapting a scene from the following chapter to create a shocking cliffhanger in episode 12. This means that fans who want to find solace in the meantime and wish to continue the story in the manga should start with chapter #34, compiled in Dandadan’s volume 5 or read its digital version available on Shōnen Jump’s app Manga Plus, which releases new chapters every monday.

What Story Arcs Will Cover Dandadan Season 2?

There Are Enough Clues To Predict the Length of the New Season

Even though it has been commented that Dandadan was split into separate cours, which means the new season will also have a 12-episode count, season 2's key visual alludes at future arcs. Dandadan’s season 2 trailer teases it will cover the extent of the Cursed House arc, starting from chapter #34 till chapter #50 of the manga, but the new key visual includes musical instruments and portraits of classical composers, which subtly hints at the rhythm training that takes place in chapter #57 and is part of the Evil Eye arc that reaches until chapter #62.

While this will almost be the number of chapters covered in season 1, the monster figure in the bottom corner of the visual teases at the Kaiju Arc, which covers chapters #63 to #73 of the manga. This means Dandadan’s season 2 might end after the Kaiju's appearance or adapt the complete arc introducing Vamola right before the start of the Space Globalists Arc.

Given the high pace of events in the Cursed House and the continued focus on action, it is likely that season 2 could reach the Kaiju Arc, which will depend on the inclusion of original anime scenes in Dandadan’s anime, which has been a trademark so far of Science Saru's adaptation.

Dandadan’s Season 2 Is Already Generating Great Expectations

Science Saru Might Announce an Early Theatrical Release of Season 2

Dandadan made history by premiering the first three episodes of the anime internationally with Dandadan: First Encounter, 3 months ahead of its official premiere. This way, even though there are only seven months till the release date of season 2, it is possible that Science Saru could reveal in the near future either a compilation film of season 1 or a theatrical release of the first episodes of Dandadan’s season 2, which proved to be a great strategy to generate hype for the series before it hits the streaming platforms.

Science Saru’s adaptation has become one of the most successful animes of 2024, with Dadadan even hitting the top ten of Netflix and its opening song, Otonoke, becoming the most streamed opening of the season. Furthermore, as the anime adaptation is quite faithful to the source material and the Cursed House arc has been praised for its heart-wrenching story and incredible battle scenes, it’s an arc that could be enhanced by Science Saru’s animation, which means that even manga readers should look forward to the Dandadan season 2.