Dara-san of Reiwa
Japanese manga series
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Dara-san of Reiwa (Japanese: 令和のダラさん, Hepburn: Reiwa no Dara-san; lit. 'Dara-san of the Reiwa Era') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruomi Tomotsuka. It was originally published as a webcomic on the author's Twitter account in October 2021, that later began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker and Nico Nico Seiga manga websites in March 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Asahi Production premiered in July 2026.
| Dara-san of Reiwa | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 令和のダラさん (Reiwa no Dara-san) | |
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| Genre | Comedy horror[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Haruomi Tomotsuka |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | MF Comics |
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| Original run | March 30, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masato Suzuki |
| Written by |
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| Music by | Rei Ishizuka |
| Studio | Asahi Production |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | AT-X (Uncensored) Tokyo MX, BS NTV, Kansai TV (Censored) |
| Original run | July 2, 2026 – present |
| Episodes | 1 |
Plot
In a town in the mountains, there is the legend of a half human and half snake creature called the "Yamatagi Madara" that once terrorized the town. The town considers entry into the western mountains to be forbidden because a shrine dedicated to the Yamatagi Madara is there and it is feared that anyone who trespasses into this area will be cursed. Siblings, tomboy Hinata and feminine Kaoru, from the family that governs the western mountains, visit the area out of curiosity. There, they meet a demon with the upper body of a shrine maiden and the lower body of a snake. Like the legend, it has a terrifying appearance, but the siblings become friendly with it and begin calling it "Dara-san".
Characters
- Dara-san (ダラさん)
- Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (voice comic),[2] Mutsumi Tamura (anime)[3]
- Hinata Misogiya (三十木谷日向, Misogiya Hinata)
- Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki (voice comic),[2] Minami Tsuda (anime)[3]
- Kaoru Misogiya (三十木谷薫, Misogiya Kaoru)
- Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki (voice comic),[2] Momoka Terasawa (anime)[3]
- Amane Hasegawa (初瀬川周, Hasegawa Amane)
- Voiced by: Aoi Koga (anime)[4]
- Naomichi Fudeki (筆木直道, Fudeki Naomichi)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (anime)[4]
- Miwa Ikago (五十子美和, Ikago Miwa)
- Voiced by: Mai Aizawa (anime)[4]
- Older sister Shrine Maiden (姉巫女, Onemiko)
- Voiced by: Saori Hayami (anime)[4]
- Orochi (おろち)
- Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (anime)[4]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Haruomi Tomotsuka, Dara-san of Reiwa was originally published as a webcomic on the author's Twitter account on October 9, 2021.[5] The series later began serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker and Nico Nico Seiga manga websites on March 30, 2022,[6] with its chapters collected by Media Factory into eight tankōbon volumes as of June 2026.[7] The series is licensed in English by Yen Press.[8]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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| 1 | November 22, 2022[9] | 978-4-04-681851-5 | June 24, 2025[10] | 979-8-8554-1118-8 | |
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| 2 | May 23, 2023[11] | 978-4-04-682414-1 | November 25, 2025[12] | 979-8-8554-1120-1 | |
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| 3 | November 21, 2023[13] | 978-4-04-683193-4 | June 23, 2026[14] | 979-8-8554-1122-5 | |
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| 4 | June 21, 2024[15] | 978-4-04-683752-3 | October 27, 2026[16] | 979-8-8554-2518-5 | |
| 5 | December 23, 2024[17] | 978-4-04-684407-1 | — | — | |
| 6 | June 23, 2025[18] | 978-4-04-684897-0 | — | — | |
| 7 | December 23, 2025[19] | 978-4-04-685540-4 | — | — | |
| 8 | June 23, 2026[7] | 978-4-04-660249-7 | — | — | |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 11, 2025. It is produced by Asahi Production and directed by Masato Suzuki, with Noboru Kimura and Yasunori Yamada handling series composition, Koichi Kikuta designing the characters, Rei Ishizuka composing the music and Masaki Terasoma handling narration.[20] The series premiered on July 2, 2026, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Dara Dara♡Dancing""Dara Dara♡Dancing" (ダラダラ♡ダンシング, Dara Dara♡Danshingu), performed by the main cast members,[3] while the ending theme song is "Hinata Bokko" (ひなたぼっこ), performed by Reirie.[4] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[21]
Episodes
| No. | Title [22][23] | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Storyboarded by [a] | Original release date [24] |
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| 1 | "Yamatagi-Madara of the Accursed Land" Transliteration: "Imi-chi no Yamatagidara" (Japanese: 忌み地の屋跨斑) | TBA | TBA | TBA | July 2, 2026 |
| 2 | "Visiting the School for the First Time" Transliteration: "Hajimete no Gakkō Hōmon" (Japanese: 初めての学校訪問) | TBA | TBA | TBA | July 9, 2026 |
Other media
A voice comic was released on the Kadokawa Anime YouTube channel on February 24, 2023. It contains the performances of Fairouz Ai, Aki Toyosaki and Minako Kotobuki.[2]
In commemoration of the release of the second volume, the series had a collaboration with Fushiashikumo's The Great Snake's Bride manga series.[25]
Reception
The series was nominated for the 8th Next Manga Awards in the web category in 2022 and was ranked 14th out of 50 nominees.[26] The series was again nominated and also ranked 14th the following year.[27] The series was also ranked 12th in the 2024 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for the best manga for male readers.[28]
The manga is also recommended by manga artist Rei Hiroe.[29]
Notes
- Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.