Image: Kazuto Mihara, Kodansha / 'World is Dancing' Production Committee
AMBot | 03/17/2026 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
Additional voice actors and staff members have been announced for the anime adaptation of Kazuto Mihara's manga "The World Is Dancing" (original title: "World Is Dancing"). At the same time, the production team released a new teaser trailer, offering a first look at the newly cast characters.
The story is set in 14th century Japan and follows the boy Oniyasha, who would later become famous as the founder of Noh theater, Zeami. It was already confirmed in January that Yumiri Hanamori would take on the lead role of Oniyasha. Now, notable voice actors are joining her: Katsuyuki Konishi lends his voice to his father figure Kan'ami, the head of the Kanze troupe. Other new additions are Simba Tsuchiya as Ishiya, a confidant of Oniyasha, Maaya Uchida as his friend Kogane, Romi Park as the ambitious young artist Zōjirō, and Haruki Ishiya as the apprentice Junigorō.
The new trailer begins with the words "People die, whether they dance or not" and shows the tense relationship between Oniyasha and his father Kan'ami as he grapples with the question of the meaning of dance. In addition to the voice actors, an expanded creative team was introduced. Kaiji Moriyama, known for his work on the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, is responsible for the choreography. Consultation on the historical Noh dance forms is provided by the experienced Nōgaku performer Reijiro Tsumura.
The anime production at CygamesPictures, directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi ("The Great Passage"), is scheduled to begin in July 2026. It is planned to air on TOKYO MX and BS Asahi, among others. The original manga by Kazuto Mihara was serialized from 2021 to 2022 in Kodansha's "Morning" magazine and consists of six volumes.
The story is set in 14th century Japan and follows the boy Oniyasha, who would later become famous as the founder of Noh theater, Zeami. It was already confirmed in January that Yumiri Hanamori would take on the lead role of Oniyasha. Now, notable voice actors are joining her: Katsuyuki Konishi lends his voice to his father figure Kan'ami, the head of the Kanze troupe. Other new additions are Simba Tsuchiya as Ishiya, a confidant of Oniyasha, Maaya Uchida as his friend Kogane, Romi Park as the ambitious young artist Zōjirō, and Haruki Ishiya as the apprentice Junigorō.
The new trailer begins with the words "People die, whether they dance or not" and shows the tense relationship between Oniyasha and his father Kan'ami as he grapples with the question of the meaning of dance. In addition to the voice actors, an expanded creative team was introduced. Kaiji Moriyama, known for his work on the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, is responsible for the choreography. Consultation on the historical Noh dance forms is provided by the experienced Nōgaku performer Reijiro Tsumura.
The anime production at CygamesPictures, directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi ("The Great Passage"), is scheduled to begin in July 2026. It is planned to air on TOKYO MX and BS Asahi, among others. The original manga by Kazuto Mihara was serialized from 2021 to 2022 in Kodansha's "Morning" magazine and consists of six volumes.
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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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