Manga 'Dandadan' Gets TV Anime by Science SARU in 2024

Lesssgo! A good studio, got good staffs as well, this could be the next Mob Psycho in term of animation creativity.

The description seems pretty interesting but so far I haven't liked anything that came from Science saru (except Heikei Monogatari which was still very confusing), it just ends up being really abstract and weird.

@Park_Pierce But is it worth it? It's like entrusting an idol CGDCT show to the leader of a mecha anime...oh yeah.

@RobertBobert Respect Dandadan. It's peak.

@ZXEAN I'm not saying the manga is bad. Just like I didn’t say that the studio was bad. I'm talking about whether it's worth adapting a manga of this genre by a studio that doesn't specialize in such works.

@RobertBobert Dandadan deserve a better studio but it is what it is.

The pv looks fine, but I hated yurei deco which was by this very same studio.

@ZXEAN i think we should not judge this early. I remember everyone was saying Madhouse was not a good choice for frieren but now look it’s doing great. So we should for it to air and official trailer.

@Fluffygreygrass Science SARU also did Devilman Crybaby and Eizouken, so I wouldn't judge too harshly on that alone.
Only thing that worries me is Dandadan is not an original work and the manga has some insane artwork. Especially for a weekly manga. Animation is one thing, but the artwork being faithfully adapted is going to be challenging.

@ZXEAN i think we should not judge this early. I remember everyone was saying Madhouse was not a good choice for frieren but now look it’s doing great. So we should for it to air and official trailer.

@Maou_heika I think the problem is not that it's "too abstract and weird", but that they want to apply this approach to mainstream battle shonen. This could become the second Eternals, if you know what I mean. Although I'm pretty sure that people who care about animation level more than the plot and everything else will love this anyway.

@RobertBobert if you wanna know how good the plot is, I'd recommend reading the manga. It's great.
The real concern is if the art and animation will live up to the manga's hyper dense and detailed artwork.

kameda is in this eh but i heard rumors he is busy with yaiba remake https://myanimelist.net/anime/2335/Kenyuu_Densetsu_Yaiba for wit studio so im not expecting heavy involvement from him here

@AgravityBoy The mangas you mentioned were also not original works, especially Devilman, which was completely changed in appearance (and noticeably in the plot) matter in their version. But judging by the trailer, on the contrary, they tried to focus too much on the manga design. Probably to smooth out the possibly too artistic animation.

That's cool, I'm not really interested in watching but it would be good for SARU if they can get a long-running anime under their belt I think.

@deg Kaiba as in the old anime? Where did you hear this there's no results online

@RobertBobert Yeah I know they aren't, but I feel like Crybaby's adaptation compared to the manga left a lot more room for freedom, and both of those series were directed by Masaki Yuasa who also has a very specific style. Eizouken also has a very simplistic art style in comparison to Dandadan which has really hyper detailed, busy, and complex art at times. That's why I made the distinction and am only worried about if the art will be faithfully adapted. The "sakuga" isn't really a worry, nor is the plot.

@AgravityBoy Well, that doesn't make them original shows. Of course, you could imply that the anime changed the original manga so much that it became an original project, but I'm afraid that would sound like a mocking, which you don't seem to imply. Either way, I'm willing to watch this as long as it doesn't become too arthouse and attract a bunch of people who care about "how visionary" it is instead of the plot and characters.

@Teirayo i misspelled it its yaiba here https://myanimelist.net/anime/2335/Kenyuu_Densetsu_Yaiba

source is a secret for now since its a leakers lair

@RobertBobert That's fair! Also I would say as a general rule of thumb to never let a fanbase dictate your enjoyment of a series. Even though I also know from experience that it can be hard.
I don't really like snobby sakuga/artsy elitists either, but this is a ridiculously fun series, and has been since before the anime was ever announced, so don't let people like that sway your opinion, even if it does attract those kinds of fans in the future.
The plot is... unpredictable to say the least.

Oh wow! That would be really interesting!



You seem to mean I was talking about you but I wasn't so I apologize for the misunderstanding, to be honest I was just addressing what seemed to be the general vibe of the thread although I see now that I was just being a doomer because most comments are positive upon second reading, I will delete that part of the comment~ no big deal I was wrong and bein silly. You're talking about the people behind it, which although I disagree I don't care enough to argue and I think that you're perfectly justified to feel that way so I'm not upset with you and was not previously.

@Teirayo This is just my senile grumbling, not an actual criticism of the studio's choice or, as I said, their work. The only thing that is still critical for me is maintaining the action and realistic animation, because at one time this was one of the reasons why Gatari never became my favorite show, despite my obvious sympathy.

Why are people hating on Science Saru? Haven't we had studios in the past proof that the studio isn't what matters, but the staff is?

@Infernalization Some people just never learn ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Why are people hating on Science Saru? Haven't we had studios in the past proof that the studio isn't what matters, but the staff is?

Why are people hating on Science Saru? Haven't we had studios in the past proof that the studio isn't what matters, but the staff is?

@Infernalization Haven't you seen the PV. They simplified the artstyle as usual and the colour is bit off.