The summer anime World is Dancing has released the synopsis and advance scene cuts for its second episode, titled “You Have a Body, Don’t You?” (あんたには身体があるじゃないか), which will begin airing on Thursday, July 9, 2026.
Based on the manga by Mihara Kazuto serialized in Kodansha’s Morning magazine, World is Dancing is a TV anime that reimagines the origins of Noh theater. Set in a turbulent era of constant conflict, the story follows a curious and beautiful boy named Kiyoshi (鬼夜叉) as he meets people, laughs, cries, confronts his own inadequacies, and gradually shapes a new dance to live in an impermanent world. This is a dancing story that may have taken place when Zeami was still called Kiyoshi, continuing across 600 years.
Directed by Kuroyanagi Toshimasa, known for Fune wo Amu, Bakuten!!, and Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare, the animation is produced by Cypic, the studio behind Uma Musume Cinderella Gray and Hikari ga Shinda Natsu.
The cast includes Hanamori Yumiri as Kiyoshi, Tsuchiya Shinpei as Ishiya, Uchida Maaya as Kogane, Park Romi as Masujirō, Sakurai Takahiro as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Konishi Katsuyuki as Kan’ami, Matsuda Yoji as Inuō, Tobita Nobuo as Nijō Yoshimoto, Noto Mamiko as Gōshi, Minase Inori as Chiharu, Sawashiro Miyuki as Shirabyōshi, Ishitani Haruki as Sōjūrō, and Seto Hazuki as Satsuki.
Episode 2 Synopsis
Captivated by the “yoi” (dance), Kiyoshi wants to be able to dance like that himself. Together with his friends Kogane and Ishiya, he begins visiting the shirabyōshi dancer.
A certain encounter with her becomes the catalyst that changes Kiyoshi’s dance—but it is not only Kiyoshi’s dance that changes.
Broadcast and Streaming Info
Episode 2 of World is Dancing will air on Thursday, July 9, 2026, on TOKYO MX, BS Asahi, TVQ Kyushu, and other stations. Streaming details: Prime Video will offer the fastest terrestrial simulcast starting June 29 at 22:00, and ABEMA will simulcast from July 2 at 22:00. General streaming will be available on dAnime Store, DMM TV, FOD, Hulu, Lemino, U-NEXT, and many other platforms.
Staff
- Original Work: Mihara Kazuto, World is Dancing (Kodansha Morning KC)
- Director: Kuroyanagi Toshimasa
- Character Design: Sasaki Keigo
- Series Composition/Script: Kawamitsu Sawako
- Assistant Director: Fuchimoto Sōhei
- Sub Character Design: Hisatake Iori
- Prop Design: Oda Shi
- Art Setting: Ogawa Mamio
- Art Director: Ogura Masahiro, Inoue Kazuhiro
- Color Design: Satō Naoko, Narumo Kumi
- 3D Director: Nakano Yoshinori
- Photography Director: Kikuchi Yūtarō
- Editing: Hiraki Daisuke
- Sound Director: Nagasaki Yukio
- Music: Shinoda Daisuke
- Opening Theme: Macaroni Enpitsu “Shūya” (TOY’S FACTORY)
- Ending Theme: hockrockb “Namonai Hana” (TOY’S FACTORY)
- Calligraphy: Nemoto Satoru
- Noh Movement Supervision: Tsumura Reijirō
- Choreography: Moriyama Kaiji, Kawamura Mikiko
- Noh Supervision: Kawaguchi Kōhei
- Historical Supervision: Shimizu Katsuyuki
- Animation Producer: Mizoguchi Tadasu
- Animation Production: Cypic
Cast
- Hanamori Yumiri, Tsuchiya Shinpei, Uchida Maaya, Park Romi, Sakurai Takahiro, Konishi Katsuyuki, Matsuda Yoji, Tobita Nobuo, Noto Mamiko, Minase Inori, Sawashiro Miyuki, Ishitani Haruki, Seto Hazuki
© Mihara Kazuto, Kodansha / World is Dancing Production Committee
