“Shy Naru joins American transfer Hana to form a yosakoi dance club, finding courage and friendship.”
Hanayamata
ハナヤマタ
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Synopsis
Shy Naru joins American transfer Hana to form a yosakoi dance club, finding courage and friendship.
At the tender age of 14, high school student Naru Sekiya finds that she pales in comparison to the fairy tale princesses she adores so much, not to mention the ideal girl she wants to be in contrast to her peers. Her childhood friend Yaya Sasame is enjoying herself with her school rock band, while her other childhood friend Tami Nishimikado is a member of the student council. Desiring the strength to take the next step forward, Naru has wanted a magic key to open her timid heart since the start of high school. During one moonlit night, Naru encounters what she believes is a cute fairy standing atop a torii gate who shortly invites her to dance with her. The next day, she discovers that the "fairy" was not only just an ordinary girl, but also a transfer high school student from America! Excited to meet Naru again, Hana N. Fountainstand encourages her to help her start a club for yosakoi, a festive type of Japanese dance that Hana has been entranced by since childhood. Though initially terrified of Hana's enthusiasm and the thought of being seen dancing, Naru slowly finds herself immersed in the art of yosakoi and assisting her new friend achieve her dream—for the path for a maiden such as herself is at the mercy of the wind!
What people say
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Derived from 30 sampled reviews
What 30 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.92 · split reception
4.6 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.7
↑ 0.37
Running avg · Sep 2014 → Aug 2024
- 7 “I got hooked to it, but sadly the anime was very much like Love!Live! It was annoying in that sense. A lot of the plot was very similar but simplistic to fit into 12 episodes. If you decide to...”
- 8 “Hanayamata isn't good enough to compete with all the available CGDCT anime (it's good, but it's not great), however Hanayamata's competitive advantage is that it has a good English dub which lowers...”
- 8 “Despite having different personalities, different circumstances, anyone can come together and be as one for their dreams. Shining alongside each other, these girls showed their love, their burning...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2014 – Sep 2014 Summer 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-8477 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Avex Entertainment Producer
- Sotsu Producer
- Movic Producer
- AT-X Producer
- DIVE II Entertainment Producer
- Bandai Namco Games Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor