Format: ONA
Episodes: 13
Episode length: 24 min
Status: Finished
Aired from: Jun 29, 2026
Until: Sep 21, 2026
Season: Summer 2026
Source: Manga
Average score: 71%
Mean score: 74%
Popularity: 22,832
Favorites: 252
Studio: Cypic
Producers: TOKYO MX, Shouchiku, Cygames, CyberAgent, Toy's Factory, BS Asahi, arma bianca, Happinet Media Marketing
Genres: Drama
Hashtag: #ワールドイズダンシング
Romaji: World Is Dancing
English: The World Is Dancing
Native: ワールドイズダンシング

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The World Is Dancing

★ 7.1 22,832 members

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.