The World Is Dancing is a Summer 2026 TV anime adaptation of Kazuto Mihara's manga, streaming on HIDIVE and premiering on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto on July 2, with early streaming on Prime Video Japan and HIDIVE starting June 29.
The World Is Dancing is a historical fiction series set in 14th-century Kyoto, following 11-year-old Oniyasha, the son of a sarugaku theatre troupe leader who resents dance due to his father's harsh training. After seeing a woman dance freely, he becomes inspired to explore the meaning of dance. The series is a fictionalized origin story for Zeami, the developer of Noh theatre.
The anime is directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi at Cygames Pictures (credited as Cypic in one announcement), with character design by Keigo Sasaki. The voice cast includes Yumiri Hanamori as Oniyasha, Simba Tsuchiya as Ishiya, Maaya Uchida as Kogane, Romi Park as Zōjirō, Yoji Matsuda as Inuo, and Miyuki Sawashiro as Shirabyoshi. Veteran actor Yoji Matsuda stated this is his first regular role in a serialized TV anime. The production has enlisted Kanze-school Noh performer Reijiro Tsumura as a supervisor for Noh choreography, with additional choreography by Kaiji Moriyama and Mikiko Kawamura.
The anime premieres on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto on July 2, with additional broadcasts on other networks starting July 3. HIDIVE will stream the series in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, with the first episode available on June 29. Prime Video Japan also streams the first episode on June 29, ahead of the broadcast. The second episode will have its world premiere at Anime Expo on July 2. Hidive announced an English dub for the series, with the dub set to premiere at Anime Expo 2026.
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Hidive announced English dub release dates for five anime, including The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie, The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World, and The World Is Dancing. The dubs for Hell Mode season 2 and The Forsaken Saintess will premiere at Anime Expo 2026.
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Anime Feminist reviews the first episode of The World Is Dancing, a historical fiction series set in 14th-century Kyoto. The premiere follows 11-year-old Oniyasha, son of a sarugaku theatre troupe leader, who resents dance due to his father's harsh training. After seeing a woman dance freely, he becomes inspired to explore the meaning of dance. The series is a fictionalized origin story for Zeami, the developer of Noh theatre.
Shochiku unveiled the final trailer, ending theme artist, and new cast members for the TV anime of Kazuto Mihara's The World Is Dancing manga. The anime premieres on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto on July 2, with HIDIVE streaming the first episode on June 29.
The television anime adaptation of Kazuto Mihara's manga The World Is Dancing will begin streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Japan on June 29, ahead of its July 2 television broadcast. HIDIVE will stream the first episode on the same day, and the second episode will have its world premiere at Anime Expo on July 2. The anime is directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi at Cygames Pictures.
HIDIVE announced it will stream the television anime adaptation of Kazuto Mihara's manga The World Is Dancing as part of its Summer 2026 simulcast season. The series, which explores the origins of Noh theater through the eyes of a young boy who would become the art form's co-founder Zeami, will debut on June 29 with an early premiere of its first episode. A second episode will have its world premiere during Anime Expo 2026 on July 2. The anime is produced by Shochiku and CyberAgent, with animation by Cypic (formerly Cygames Pictures). Toshimasa Kuroyanagi directs, with character design by Keigo Sasaki. The voice cast includes Yumiri Hanamori as Oniyasha, Simba Tsuchiya as Ishiya, Maaya Uchida as Kogane, and Romi Park as Zōjirō. The production has enlisted Kanze-school Noh performer Reijiro Tsumura as a supervisor for Noh choreography, with additional choreography by Kaiji Moriyama and Mikiko Kawamura. HIDIVE will stream the series exclusively in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
The staff of the television anime adaptation of Kazuto Mihara's manga The World Is Dancing released a music trailer and announced two new cast members on Friday. Veteran voice actor Yoji Matsuda, known for his role as Ashitaka in Princess Mononoke, joins the cast as Inuo, a mysterious man who appears and disappears while influencing the protagonist Oniyasha. Matsuda stated that this is his first regular role in a serialized TV anime. Miyuki Sawashiro, whose credits include Fujiko Mine in Lupin the Third and Kurapika in Hunter x Hunter (2011), voices Shirabyoshi, a woman struggling to survive in difficult circumstances. The trailer also previews vocal insert songs performed by Yumiri Hanamori as Oniyasha and Romi Park as Zojiro. The anime is set to premiere on July 2 on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto in Japan, with additional broadcasts on other networks starting July 3. Toshimasa Kuroyanagi directs the series at Cygames Pictures, with character designs by Keigo Sasaki. The story follows a boy named Oniyasha born into a family of sarugaku theater performers in 1374, who would later shape the art of Noh and be remembered as Zeami.
The television anime adaptation of Minoru Toyoda's manga Draw This, Then Die! will premiere on July 3. The first promotional video, released on Friday, reveals and previews the opening theme song "Isho" by Tatsuya Kitani. The series will air on NTV's "Friday Anime Night" programming block at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime is directed by Hiroaki Akagi at Shinei Animation, with series scripts overseen by Hiroko Fukuda. The cast includes Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi, Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima, and Inori Minase as Hikaru Sekiryū, among others. The manga, which launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday in November 2021, won an award at the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2025 and the 16th Manga Taisho awards in 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga for English release.