The World is Dancing (2026)

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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 would one day shape the art of Noh and be remembered as Zeami.

IMDb rating: 7.2 (211 votes)
Episode average: 8.4 +1.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2026)

8.45 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 9.0

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hito wa Naze Mau no ka	8.1	137
2	Anta ni wa Karada ga Aru ja Nai ka	8.7	115
3	Kimi ni wa Kimi no Yosa ga Aru	8.4	68
4	Hakobi no Ôkisa wa Chigaedo	8.4	89
5	Moederu Kodô	8.2	60
6	Musubitsuki	8.5	51
7	Hazama nite	8.5	54
8	Hashi no Mukou e	8.3	42
9	Himetaru Omoi	7.8	39
10	Afureta Sekai	8.9	43
11	Komochizuki	8.6	41
12	Shoshin	8.4	35
13	Nou	9.0	33