Butai: DAN DA DAN Occultic Stage, the stage play adaptation of Yukinobu Tatsu's popular manga, has revealed its main cast and premiere dates. The production will run in Tokyo at Nippon Seinenkan Hall from August 26 to September 3, followed by a September 11-13 engagement at Sky Theater MBS in Osaka.
Headlining the cast is former AKB48 idol Yuiri Murayama as Momo Ayase. Raimu Ninomiya will portray Ken "Okarun" Takakura, with Hiroki Hyakuna taking on the role of Okarun's transformed state. Other cast members include Aoi Nakabeppu as Seiko Ayase, Riko Tanaka as Aira Shiratori, and Risa Yamazaki as Acrobatic Silky. The play is directed by Imagine Ito, with Shinjiro Kameda handling the script and Ryō Konishi composing the music.
This stage adaptation coincides with the manga's fifth serialization anniversary. Dan Da Dan is serialized on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service and is published digitally in English by Viz Media and MANGA Plus. The manga recently received a Shogakukan Manga Award. The anime adaptation, which has aired two seasons with a third planned for 2027, is available globally on Netflix, Crunchyroll, and Hulu.
Source: Anime News Network
