Series synopsis
HaNaYaMaTa, also known as ハナヤマタ is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on July 8, 2014. It ended on September 23, 2014. It stars Minami Tanaka, Reina Ueda, Kaya Okuno and Manami Numakura.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Minami Tanaka as Hana N. Fountainstand (voice)
- Reina Ueda as Naru Sekiya (voice)
- Kaya Okuno as Yaya Sasame (voice)
- Manami Numakura as Machi Tokiwa (voice)
- Yuka Otsubo as Tami Nishimikado (voice)
Guest cast
- Toru Okawa as Naru's Father (voice)
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Sally Tokiwa (voice)
- Ayano Yamamoto as Arisa 'Atchin' Kajiwara (voice)
- Yuuki Wakai as Sachiko 'Satchin' Yamanoshita (voice)
- Tsuyoshi Koyama as Masaru Oofuna (voice)
- Hiroki Touchi as Tami's Father (voice)
- Maika Takai as Yuka 'Yutchin' Komachi (voice)
- Yuji Ueda as Hana's Father (voice)
- Chiaki Takahashi as Hana's Mother (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | July 8, 2014 | September 23, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shall We Dance? On the night of a full moon, typical second-year middle school student Naru Sekiya has an encounter with Hana, a blonde girl dressed in a kimono. That was Naru's first exposure to the extraordinary world of yosakoi dance. Hesitant, but wanting to be spectacular, Naru takes her first steps towards something new. |
July 8, 2014 |
| 2 |
Jealousy Rose Naru and Hana discuss how they can get their school interested in yosakoi. Their classmate Yaya isn't too happy about Naru and Hana becoming so close. A little mistake becomes the beginning of a fight between Naru and Yaya, but... |
July 15, 2014 |
| 3 |
Girls' Style Naru and Hana visit yosakoi shop Masaru, where they learn of the summer Hanairo Yosakoi Festival. Hana is eager to participate through their Yosakoi Club, but to form a club, they need at least four members. As Hana performs all around the school to recruit members, Yaya asks her how she could be so happy. |
July 22, 2014 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 8, 2014 |
| Last aired | September 23, 2014 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | at 01:35:00 |