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The World Is Dancing

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World Is Dancing

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Finished airing — 13 episodes, ready to binge.

Format: ONA
Season: Summer 2026
Studio: Cypic
Based on: Manga
Episode length: 24 min
Started: 29 Jun 2026
Ended: 21 Sep 2026
Score: 71/100

Drama Historical Dancing Coming of Age Musical Theater Acting Biographical Crossdressing Male Protagonist

Born into a life of acting and dance with a traveling theater troupe in 14th-century Japan, 12-year old Oniyasha has one problem—he doesn't know what the point of any of it is. "Why must I step with the left foot here instead of the right? Why is one performance good and another, bad? Why do people dance at all?" It all seems perfectly arbitrary, until a chance encounter in a run-down shack sets him down a path to revolutionizing the art form and influencing much of Japanese culture to come. A fictionalized account of the early life of Zeami Motokiyo (Oniyasha), the founder of modern Noh theater—the world's oldest surviving theater art—this coming-of-age artist's journey vividly brings to life a man far ahead of his time during one of Japan's most culturally and socially vibrant eras. (Source: Kodansha Comics) Note: World Is Dancing streamed 3 days in advance of the TV broadcast on Prime Video and HIDIVE beginning June 29th, 2026. Regular broadcasting began on July 2nd, 2026.