The World Is Dancing

Synopsis

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 is streaming 3 days in advance of the TV broadcast on Prime Video and HIDIVE beginning June 29th, 2026. Regular broadcasting began on July 2nd, 2026.

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Characters & Voice Actors

OniyashaMain

Yumiri HanamoriJP

Yoshimoto NijouSupporting

Nobuo TobitaJP

IshiyaSupporting

Shinba TsuchiyaJP

NarikoSupporting

Mamiko NotoJP

KoganeSupporting

Maaya UchidaJP

ChiharuSupporting

Inori MinaseJP

ZojiroSupporting

Romi ParkJP

SatsukiSupporting

Hazuki SetoJP

InuouSupporting

Youji MatsudaJP

ShirabyoshiSupporting

Miyuki SawashiroJP

JunigoroSupporting

Haruki IshiyaJP

Kan’amiSupporting

Katsuyuki KonishiJP

Staff

Hiromasa OguraArt Director

Keigo SasakiCharacter Design

Kazuhiro InoueArt Director

Yukio NagasakiSound Director

Toshimasa KuroyanagiDirector

Kazuto MiharaOriginal Creator

Daisuke HirakiEditing

Naoko SatouColor Design