Crunchyroll has announced that the anime Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction is premiering on the streaming platform on Friday, May 24 at 8:30 AM IST.
The 18-episode anime adaptation is based on the manga of the same name by Inio Asano. The manga first received a two-part film anime adaptation, which released exclusively in Japan, with the first film getting its release on March 22, and the second on May 24.
The anime adaptation set to premiere this month will feature new footage which was not in the film, which is something that was seen in Sand Land’s release as well.
Here is the official synopsis of Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction by Crunchyroll:
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.
Production +h is the studio in charge, with Tomoyuki Kurokawa helming the show. Kurokawa is known for his work on the Psycho-Pass series. Reiko Yoshida penned the series composition and screenplay, who has previously worked on the Violet Evergarden series, Liz and the Blue Bird, and A Silent Voice.
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