Dandadan Director Unpacks Their Top Goal for the Anime
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Fûga Yamashiro will be at the helm of Dandadan’s upcoming anime adaptation for Science SARU and that is no easy task. The series that blends the supernatural with the extraterrestrial has been a highly anticipated property when it comes to receiving its own television series. In the past, Yamashiro has been a director on projects including Tatami Time Machine Blues, Inu-oh, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken, and more. At this year’s Anime Expo, we here at ComicBook had the chance to chat with the anime director about his goals in adapting Momo and Okarun’s story.
Yamashiro started the conversation by stating that he doesn’t typically read manga, but made an exception when he was chosen to be the director of Dandadan, “It’s true that I don’t really read manga. Rather, I’m the type of person who immerses myself in whatever work they’re currently doing , so after I finished my previous work, I decided to read Dandadan as a potential project. It was really interesting. I was really impressed by the number of fans anticipating the anime from all over the world. However, I didn’t really pay much attention to the opinions of those around me.”
The Dandadan director then stated that both himself and the production crew are working hard on making sure that the anime does justice to its anime, “I think it’s a good thing that there are so many fans of Dandadan, and I think it’s a work that’s full of vitality and energy. I wanted to create an adaptation that would not lose the manga’s unique charm or aura – one that would ensure the charm, atmosphere, and feeling of the original work would come out clearly even once it was made into an anime.”
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