Dara-san of Reiwa: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When two curious siblings venture into a forbidden, cursed mountain forest in search of local legend, they unexpectedly stumble upon Dara-san—a terrifying, half-human, half-snake demon. Instead of devouring them, the ancient spirit takes them in for a sleepover, kicking off a supernatural comedy about an unknowable horror adapting to everyday domestic life.

Series details

• Title: Dara-san of Reiwa
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Anime, Horror
• Premiere date: 2026-07-02
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: AT-X
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 92617
• IMDb ID: tt39195667
• TVDB ID: 471497

Cast and credited roles

• Mutsumi Tamura — Dara
• Minami Tsuda — Sanjukiya Hinata
• Momoka Terasawa — Kaoru Mitokitani
• Aoi Koga — Shu Hatsusegawa
• Tomokazu Sugita — Naomichi Fudeki
• Mai Aizawa — Miwa Isobe
• Saori Hayami — Older shrine maiden
• Yoshitada Otsuka — Orochi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-07-02; final listed air date 2026-09-24.

Source and licence

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