A misfortune god that intimidates at first glance but turns out to be quite manageable. If that sounds like the perfect premise for blending horror with comedy, it is. Dara-san of Reiwa released its second trailer confirming its premiere on July 2, 2026, revealing the season’s ending and introducing five new cast members that elevate the project.

The second trailer builds on the first, showing more of the dynamic between the Misogiya siblings and the enigmatic Dara-san, reinforcing the series’ tone: a mix of eerie atmosphere with moments that lighten everything just established. The ending is titled “Hinatabocchi” and is performed by REIRIE. On premiere day, the anime will first present a special version titled “Reiwa no Jidai ni Daijōbu nano!?” before airing the regular version.

Voice Cast

New Additions

• Aoi Koga as Amane Hasegawa. (Kaguya Shinomiya in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War and Ako Tamaki in And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online?).
• Tomokazu Sugita as Naomichi Fudeki. (Joseph Joestar in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Gojo Satoru in Jujutsu Kaisen).
• Saori Hayami as the Chief Miko. (Shinobu Kocho in Kimetsu no Yaiba and Yor Forger in Spy x Family).
• Hochu Otsuka as Orochi. (Jiraiya in Naruto and Banjuro Tokieda in Tank Chair).

Previously Confirmed Cast

• Mutsumi Tamura as Dara-san. (Kobayashi in Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid and Sayaka Kanamori in Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!).
• Minami Tsuda as Hinata Misogiya. (Yui Funami in YuruYuri and Mei Aihara in Citrus).
• Momoka Terasawa as Kaoru Misogiya.

Production Team

Direction is handled by Tadato Suzuki at Asahi Production, with Noboru Kimura and Yasunori Yamada overseeing the scripts. Character design is by Koichi Kikuta, and the music is composed by Rei Ishizuka, with music production by Lantis.

About Dara-san of Reiwa

Dara-san of Reiwa (Reiwa no Dara-san) is a manga by Haruomi Tomotsuka that began in October 2019 as shared illustrations on the creator’s Twitter account before being compiled into volumes at Comiket. Kadokawa started its digital distribution in ComicWalker in March 2022, with the eighth volume scheduled for June 23. Yen Press publishes the series in English, with the third volume also planned for that date. The story follows two siblings who get lost in a dark, forbidden forest during a storm and encounter a long, sinister shadow that turns out to be Dara-san, a misfortune goddess with a terrifying appearance who is much less intimidating once you get to know her. The series plays with the tension between visual horror and the humor that arises from living with a supernatural being that isn’t as scary as it should be.

Do you prefer the anime to maintain the manga’s balance between horror and comedy, or lean more toward one side?