What is it that you think of when you see a title like Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction? Go on, take a moment to guess. If you guessed that it’s a post-apocalyptic sci-fi slice-of-life anime about a cozy alien invasion, then congratulations! You managed to guess the exact plot of this rather unique anime from new studio Production +h amazingly well. Which is just as well, since Crunchyroll will soon bring this oddball sci-fi anime outside Japan for the very first time. Don’t believe me? Then why not check out Crunchyroll brand new YouTube trailer for this anime below, and see for yourself just what kind of a wild alien invasion story you’re getting into?

Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction: Details

Does this thumb even remotely look like an alien invasion story to you?

Crunchyroll is proud to announce that they will soon be streaming the anime adaptation of Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction (abbreviated as DDDD). Originally a manga of the same name by Inio Asano (Solanin, Goodnight Punpun), the anime adaptation was actually a two-part anime film that released in Japan on March 22, 2024, with the second part due to release in May 24, 2024. However, that is just how this anime will be in Japan. Crunchyroll plans to release this story as an 18-episode anime series starting on Thursday, May 23 at 8:00 PM PT. New episodes will release weekly after that, and will even include “brand new footage never before seen in theaters”. Of course, this will be a Crunchyroll exclusive, so you can only watch it there.

Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction NA key visual.
Yes, just all ignore the alien spaceship hovering above the city.

Want a better idea of what Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction will be about? Well, don’t worry. Crunchyroll has an official synopsis for us today to help out with that. You can check out that synopsis below:

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.

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