Dara-san of Reiwa (2026)
After venturing into a restricted, treacherous mountain forest, siblings Hinata and Kaoru meet a terrifying serpent god and become besties! Despite her initially scary appearance, the self-named “god of misfortune” is awkward, lonely, and surprisingly easy to talk to. This is the tale of an unexpected friendship, and the many comedic, heartfelt adventures that ensue.
Where to watch
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Cast
Mutsumi Tamura
Yamatagimadara / Dara-san (Voice) 
Minami Tsuda
Hinata Misogiya (Voice) 
Momoka Terasawa
Kaoru Misogiya (Voice) 
Aoi Koga
Amane Hasegawa (Voice) 
Tomokazu Sugita
Naomichi Fudegi (Voice) 
Mai Aizawa
Miwa Irako (Voice) 
Saori Hayami
Hochu Otsuka
Masaki Terasoma
Narration (Voice) User Reviews (1)
I'm not going to lie, I watched this for the plot of the big snake Yokai-God lady, but ended up staying for the slice-of-life comedy drama between Dara-san with two goofy kids and people in the town that befriend her. It's nothing special, but I think they nailed the drama, pacing, characters, comedy and supernatural-horror elements really well. I love how there are some serious well-done moments that greatly enhance and expand the lores of Japanese folk/ghost tales and characters, especially Dara-San's past life when she was human in 15th-century feudal Japan. It is good and makes her story feel more important and makes you look forward to her as a character (poor Dara-San). I really like it, I have not read the manga yet, but anime is pretty much convincing me to read it now. However, there may be some elements that a bit put me off, like the stalker personality of one character (altho…
