An anime adaptation of Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction has made its way over to the west.
Based on the manga series by Inio Asano, the series follows best friends Koyama Kadode and Nakagawa Oran as they navigate high school three years after the appearance of a mysterious alien mothership over Tokyo.
A synopsis reads: “As they grow up, they face existential questions, learning adulthood’s complexities and that the true threat may not be from above.”
A two-part anime film adaptation based on the manga premiered in Japan earlier this year, which has been turned into an episodic series with extra footage for other territories.
How many episodes of Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction will there be?
The anime series is set to span 18 episodes in total. Starting from Friday May 24, episodes will be released weekly on Crunchyroll at 4am BST in the UK.
For US viewers, episodes are released weekly on Thursdays at 8pm PT/11pm ET.
How many volumes of the manga are there?
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Inio Asano’s original manga, which first released in Japan in 2014, spans 12 volumes in total. The final volume was released in March 2022.
Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction was awarded the title of best new manga at San Diego Comic-Con in 2018, and has over three million copies in circulation.