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Series · 2014

Hanayamata

ハナヤマタ

Genres:Drama
Five girls in patterned festival outfits pose against a pale blue background.
(C)浜弓場 双・芳文社/ハナヤマタ製作委員会

A shy student's encounter with a girl passionate about yosakoi dance becomes the start of a school club and a shared performance goal.

Naru wants something to change in her ordinary life. Hana's enthusiasm for yosakoi pulls her toward practice, recruiting classmates and facing the difficulty of performing with others.

A purple-haired schoolgirl holds drumsticks at a drum kit under warm light.
The cast's activities extend beyond the club's central yosakoi dance. (C)浜弓場 双・芳文社/ハナヤマタ製作委員会

The club gives Naru a concrete way to move from admiration toward participation. Hana's enthusiasm starts the activity, but a group performance needs other people and their willingness to commit. Friendships and different interests complicate recruiting a complete team. Consider it for a school group forming around a specific dance tradition and the effort of joining in.

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