Grow Up Show · Episode 8: This Is What I Always Wanted

With the Sumeragi Group’s elite troupe, the "Blue Rose Circus," nearby, the "Sunflower Circus" faces a predictably poor turnout for its next performance. Mizuka, having resolves to take the stage as a performer, nervously peeks out at the audience. After confiding her anxiety to Ouka in the wings, she trusts Ouka's advice—"look at the audience before you fly"—and Mizuka steps onto the trapeze.
2That Was So Dazzling2026-07-1224 minThe "Sunflower Circus" is headed to Toyokawa, a popular and officially sanctioned performance venue.
3I Don’t Want to Show My Scars2026-07-1924 minDetermined to surpass "Shiny Lavender", the "Sunflower Circus" prepares for its upcoming show.
4I Just Can’t Bring Myself to Be Honest2026-07-2624 minThe "Sunflower Circus" had a successful show in Toyokawa, but their earnings were seized by debt collectors.
5There Is Nowhere I Belong2026-08-0224 minAkane storms off as Mizuka searches the mountains for Rafflesia Circus’s missing François.
6A Sinister Legend Summons a Storm2026-08-0924 minNanami Sumeragi’s team makes headlines with newspapers asking if they could surpass the "Lotus Circus."
7I Don’t Get the Circus2026-08-1624 minMizuka, determined to challenge Mitscher, returns to the group members who all look very serious.
8This Is What I Always Wanted2026-08-2324 minWith the Sumeragi Group’s elite troupe, the "Blue Rose Circus," nearby, the "Sunflower Circus" faces a predictably poor turnout for its next performance. Mizuka, having resolves to take the stage as a performer, nervously peeks out at the audience. After confiding her anxiety to Ouka in the wings, she trusts Ouka's advice—"look at the audience before you fly"—and Mizuka steps onto the trapeze.
Grow Up Show★ 70%
Synopsis
The anime's story is set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, during the height of Japan's economic boom, when the circus is a major form of entertainment. Different circus troupes travel throughout Japan to perform and compete for a chance to participate in the world-renowned festival called "Circus Collection." One troupe called the "Sunflower Circus," led by its ringmaster Maria, travels around Japan to perform, despite struggling with financial difficulties. However, they meet a circus prodigy named Mizuka Tsurumaki. This is the story of a one-of-a-kind circus show of young girls with big dreams. (Source: Anime News Network)
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