The World Is Dancing English Dub Premieres Wednesday on HIDIVE
Melissa Molano voices Oniyasha, with Kyle Colby Jones directing the dub and Kalin Black writing its script.
HIDIVE announced the English dub cast for The World Is Dancing on Wednesday, with the dub premiering that day. The story follows Oniyasha, the boy who would become Zeami.
HIDIVE announced the English dub cast for the television anime The World Is Dancing on Wednesday. The dub also premieres on Wednesday.
The cast features:
- Melissa Molano as Oniyasha
- Rex Rosario as Hifumi
- Ty Mahany as Hosokawa
- Scott Gibbs as Inuo
- Tyler Galindo as Ishiya
- Stephen Alcalá (Stephen Alcala) as Junigoro
- Jay Hickman as Kamekichi
- Joe Daniels as Kan'ami
- Nickolette Kong as Kogane
- Justin Doran as Montaro
- Kyle Colby Jones as Na'ami
- Mike Yager as Samanosuke
- Shelby Blocker as Satsuki
- Jeremy Gee as Senri
- Emily Neves as Shirabyoshi
- Chaney Moore as Toshigo
- Brandon Hearnsberger as Yoshimitsu
Additional voices come from:
- Allison Sumrall
- Chaney Moore
- Deke Anderson
- Elissa Cuellar
- Jay Hickman
- Joe Daniels
- John Swasey
- Justin Doran
- Kalin Coates
- Rex Rosario
- Rob Mungle
- Shelby Blocker
- Stephen Alcalá
The dub production team includes:
- Kyle Colby Jones — director
- Kalin Black — scriptwriter
- Brent Marshall — audio mixer
- Keegan Daleo — audio engineer
- David Lascoe — audio engineer
- Krizi Jackson — audio engineer
The anime premiered on Japan's Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto on July 2. HIDIVE streamed its first episode on June 29. Episode two had its world premiere at this year's Anime Expo on July 2.
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video began June 29, before the July 2 television debut.
Shochiku's synopsis places the story in 1374, during the upheaval of the prolonged conflict between the Northern and Southern Courts. Oniyasha is born into a family of sarugaku theater performers.
He lives under a quiet cloud of gloom, troubled by one persistent question: what makes people dance? Seeing a dance he considers good sets his life on a new course.
The story follows this beautiful young boy as he grows toward becoming Zeami, the figure who would help shape Noh.
Mihara began the manga in Kodansha's Morning magazine in March 2021 and concluded it in October 2022. Kodansha collected the series in six volumes. Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga and released all six volumes digitally.
