The World Is Dancing

The World Is Dancing

2026 · Prime Video · 1 season · 10 episodes · Drama, Anime

In 1374, amid the turmoil of the Northern and Southern Courts' long running conflict, a boy named Oniyasha is born into a family of sarugaku theater performers. He spends his days in a kind of quiet gloom, haunted by a simple but persistent question: Why do people dance? Then, one day, he witnesses a dance that he feels to be "good"—and everything begins to change. This is the story of the beautiful young boy who wou…

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Seasons

SeasonEpisodesFirst airedLast aired
1 10 2026-06-29 2026-08-31

Main cast

Yumiri Hanamori as Oni Yasha · Shimba Tsuchiya as Ishiya · Maaya Uchida as Kogane role · Romi Park as Masujiro · Takahiro Sakurai as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu · Katsuyuki Konishi as Kan'ami role · Youji Matsuda as Inu-Oh (Dog King) · Nobuo Tobita as Nijō Yoshimoto · Mamiko Noto as Gyōko role · Inori Minase as Chiharu · Miyuki Sawashiro as Shirabyoshi role · Haruki Ishitani as Jūgoro