Hanayamata
ハナヤマタ
“Shy Naru joins American transfer Hana to form a yosakoi dance club, finding courage and friendship.”
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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!
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What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 30 sampled reviews
7.4/10
Score distribution
Agreement
SplitPolarized
σ 1.92 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.6 ptsRecommenders 8.3 · others 3.7
Score over time
0.37Verbosity
Snap verdicts · shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7/10 “I found the show engaging enough to get hooked, making it a solid, casual watch for background viewing. However, the plot feels overly simplistic, predictable, and derivative of *Love!Live!*, while...”
- 8/10 “Hanayamata is a good show that benefits significantly from a quality English dub, making it an accessible, low-investment watch for multitasking. While it falls short of the best CGDCT offerings...”
- 8/10 “Hanayamata is a nice show featuring beautiful, colorful art and smooth animation that makes the dance sequences a joy to watch, complemented by a great soundtrack and well-developed character...”
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A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Hanayamata begins and ends here.
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Reel · 01 Cat. №BS-8477
- 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