9.024 minSeason 1 • Episode 12
LatestThe Hanairo Yosakoi Festival is finally here. It was Naru that gave everyone encouragement after Hannah's departure. Naru visits the place where she first met Hana. And once again, Hana runs through the town hoping to dance with everyone again. The girls have a new summer memory. Cute and energetic, HaNaYaMaTa!
Naru is a high school girl who is average in every way. She loves fairy tale heroines, though she’s never had the courage to escape her ordinary life. One day, she sees Hannah, a transfer student, dancing in the moonlit and becomes inspired to learn Yosakoi dancing.
Cinematography
Moonlit dance sequences that actually glow
Score
Yosakoi beats that'll live rent-free in your head
Writing
Hannah's broken Japanese is weirdly perfect
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yosakoi is a real modern Japanese dance style mixing traditional moves with pop music—the show commissioned original songs from actual Yosakoi composers.
Hannah's character gently mocks the 'weeaboo' inverse: a foreigner obsessed with authentic Japanese tradition rather than anime tropes.
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