The TV anime World is Dancing (ワールド イズ ダンシング) is currently airing on TOKYO MX, BS Asahi, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, and other stations. To commemorate the start of episode 5 on July 30, Chuuya Koyama, the creator of Space Brothers (宇宙兄弟) who recently concluded that series, has contributed a special congratulatory illustration.
About the Anime
World is Dancing is based on the Noh-themed manga by Kazuto Mihara, serialized in Kodansha’s Morning. Set in a turbulent era of constant conflict, the story follows a beautiful, curious boy named Kiyasha as he meets people, laughs, cries, and confronts his own inadequacies while forging a new dance that will live on in an impermanent world. This is a dancing story that spans 600 years, imagining the time when Zeami—the founder of Noh—was known as Kiyasha.
Staff and Cast
Directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi (known for Fune wo Amu, Bakuten!!, Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare), the anime is produced by animation studio Cypic (responsible for Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray and Hikari ga Shinda Natsu).
The main cast includes:
| Character | Voice Actor |
|---|---|
| Kiyasha | Yumiri Hanamori |
| Ishiya | Shinya Tsuchiya |
| Kogane | Maaya Uchida |
| Masujiro | Romi Park |
| Ashikaga Yoshimitsu | Takahiro Sakurai |
| Kan’ami | Katsuyuki Konishi |
| Inuo | Youji Matsuda |
| Nijou Yoshimoto | Nobuo Tobita |
| Gyouko | Mamiko Noto |
| Chiharu | Inori Minase |
| Shirabyoshi | Miyuki Sawashiro |
| Juunigo | Haruki Ishiya |
| Satsuki | Hazuki Seto |
Congratulatory Illustrations
Koyama and Mihara were both serializing manga in Morning around the same time, and this illustration serves as a connection between the two creators. Koyama’s rendition of Kiyasha captures the character in an impressive dancing pose, drawn in his distinctive style.
Previously, the anime also received congratulatory illustrations from Inoue Takehiko—creator of Slam Dunk and Vagabond, whom Mihara once assisted—for episode 1, and from TNSK, author of Torimatomari (serialized in good! Afternoon), for episode 2.
Episode 5 Details
Episode 5, titled “Moe deru Kodou” (萌え出る鼓動), began airing on July 30. In this episode, Kiyasha finally encounters the Dengaku Shinza troupe led by Masujiro.
Staff
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Original Work | Kazuto Mihara (World is Dancing, Kodansha Morning KC) |
| Director | Toshimasa Kuroyanagi |
| Character Design | Keigo Sasaki |
| Series Composition / Script | Sawako Kawamitsu |
| Assistant Director | Shuhei Fuchimoto |
| Sub Character Design | Iori Hisatake |
| Prop Design | Oda Shi |
| Art Setting | Mamio Ogawa |
| Art Director | Kumakazu Ogura, Kazuhiro Inoue |
| Color Design | Naoko Sato, Kumiko Narumi |
| 3D Director | Yoshinori Nakano |
| Director of Photography | Yutaro Kikuchi |
| Editor | Daisuke Hiraki |
| Sound Director | Yukio Nagasaki |
| Music | Daisuke Shinoda |
| Opening Theme | Macaroni Enpitsu “Shuuyo” (TOY’S FACTORY) |
| Ending Theme | hockrockb “Namonai Hana” (TOY’S FACTORY) |
| Calligraphy | Chi Nemoto |
| Noh Form Supervision | Reijiro Tsumura |
| Choreography | Kaiji Moriyama, Mikiko Kawamura |
| Noh Supervision | Kohei Kawaguchi |
| Historical Supervision | Katsuyuki Shimizu |
| Animation Producer | Kou Mizoguchi |
| Animation Production | Cypic |
Broadcast and Streaming
The anime began airing on July 2, 2026, on nine stations nationwide. Broadcast schedule:
- TOKYO MX: Thursdays 22:00 (from July 2)
- BS Asahi: Fridays 23:00 (from July 3)
- TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting: Fridays 17:00 (from July 3)
- Sun TV: Thursdays 24:00 (from July 2)
- KBS Kyoto: Thursdays 22:00 (from July 2)
- Me~tele: Thursdays 26:30 (from July 2)
- HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting: Thursdays 25:26 (from July 2)
- Miyagi TV: Thursdays 25:29 (from July 2)
- RCC Chugoku Broadcasting: Thursdays 25:56 (from July 2)
Streaming: Prime Video offers the earliest broadcast from June 29 at 22:00, and ABEMA simulcasts from July 2 at 22:00. Other services include d Anime Store, DMM TV, FOD, Hulu, Lemino, U-NEXT, and many more.
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