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The World Is Dancing
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The World Is Dancing

2026-07-02 · 24 min / episode · ★ 6.2

Animation · Drama

In 1374, amid the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Courts' long running conflict, a boy named Oniyasha is born into a family of sarugaku theater performers. He spends his days in a kind of quiet gloom, haunted by a simple but persistent question: Why do people dance? Then, one day, he witnesses a dance that he feels to be “good”—and everything begins to change. This is the story of the beautiful young boy who would one day shape the art of Noh and be remembered as Zeami.

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Production companies
CyPic, Shochiku, CyberAgent, Cygames, TOY'S FACTORY, armabianca, Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, Happinet Media Marketing
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Yumiri HanamoriYumiri HanamoriOniyasha (voice)
Shimba TsuchiyaShimba TsuchiyaIshiya (voice)
Maaya UchidaMaaya UchidaKogane (voice)
Romi ParkRomi ParkZojiro (voice)
Katsuyuki KonishiKatsuyuki KonishiKan'ami (voice)
Haruki IshiyaHaruki IshiyaJunigoro (voice)
Takahiro SakuraiTakahiro SakuraiAshikaga Yoshimitsu (voice)
Nobuo TobitaNobuo TobitaNijo Yoshimoto (voice)
Mamiko NotoMamiko NotoNariko (voice)
Inori MinaseInori MinaseChiharu (voice)
Hazuki SetoHazuki SetoSatsuki (voice)
Yoji MatsudaYoji MatsudaInuo (voice)
Miyuki SawashiroMiyuki SawashiroShirabyoshi (voice)
Kenichirou MatsudaKenichirou MatsudaYoriyuki Hosokawa (voice)

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