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DanDaDan kicked off the anime season with a bang in Japan, and fans worldwide are already riding the wave. The streaming platforms are rolling out episodes in sync, and Netflix numbers are pointing to a strong start.
With just two episodes in, the show has already climbed to the #5 spot among the most-watched non-English titles. It pulled in 5.4 million views in a week, which is a big leap compared to the 1-3 million weekly views from its first season last year, reports Collider.
Dandadan straight up has the best adaptation of any new gen manga this is just insane bruh pic.twitter.com/fbVHnluRkn
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— Johnny (@JohnnySpittin) July 11, 2025
DanDaDan Season 2’s Theatrical Run
The anime’s first season became a breakout hit, and now Season 2 is already tracking to match or even outdo that success. DanDaDan’s popularity is not confined to Netflix, either. Both Hulu and Crunchyroll are also part of the weekly drops, and so the total viewership is likely much higher.
What makes this run even more surprising is that many hardcore fans had already seen the initial batch of episodes last month. The series returned in theaters with a special compilation film called Evil Eye, which packaged the first three episodes of Season 2 as a cinematic event. Now that Episode 3 has aired on streaming, everyone’s caught up, and the next episode is heading into fresh territory, which might spike interest even more.
