Wandance Unveils Main Visual

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The upcoming Wandance TV anime has revealed a main visual that showcases several characters showcasing their dance skills, accompanied by the tagline, “No need for words.”

Additional staff credits have been disclosed, including:
• Script and VFX: Michiya Kato (who is also the show’s director)
• Character designer and chief animation director: Satoshi Tasaki (No Game No Life: Zero)
• Character designer and chief animation director: Taiki Imamura (Overlord Seasons 2 and 3 co-sub character designer and more)
• Video director: Kana Ida (No Guns Life Ending 1 unit director and compositor)
• Motion capture supervisor: Rei Sugimoto

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Wandance is set to debut in October. It is adapted from the manga by Coffee, which Kodansha USA summarizes as:
Kaboku Kotani is about to enter high school, where his goal is to blend in with his friends, keep quiet, and avoid drawing too much attention to himself. Coping with a stutter has always been challenging enough—why complicate things further by being different? However, he spots Hikari Wanda, another first-year, dancing as if nobody is watching—or as if she doesn’t care who’s watching. This inspires Kaboku to contemplate: Can he find that same sense of liberation? To pursue Wanda, he takes a leap and joins the dance club. After all, every performance begins with just one step, right?

The anime will include a lineup of over 30 tracks from various artists including Aramaki, Alisa, Black Boboi, Daigo Sakuragi, FUNI, GZO, RIEHATA, URU, the late Scatman John, and others.

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The Wandance manga began serialization in Kodansha’s Afternoon and Magazine Pocket in January 2019, with its 14th volume scheduled for release on September 22, 2025 JST.

Staff
• Director: Michiya Kato (Kanashiki Debu Neko-chan and Nandaka Velonica director, Bubble and Trillion Game VFX supervisor)
• Dance producer: RIEHATA
• Animation production: Madhouse and Cyclone Graphics
Cast
• Koki Uchiyama as Kaboku Kotani
• Hina Yomiya as Hikari Wanda
• Ayaka Suwa as On Miyao
• Toshiki Masuda as Iori Itsukushima
• Yuma Uchida as Gaku Kabeya
Motion capture cast
• KAITA as Kaboku Kotani
• KANATA as Hikari Wanda
• ReiNa as On Miyao
• YOUTEE as Iori Itsukushima
• YU-KI as Gaku Kabeya

Source: @wandance_info