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Welcome to the Ballroom

A professional dancer named Sengoku rescues Tatara, an introverted third-year middle school student who is being harassed by delinquents. Tatara ends up at Sengoku's dance studio where he meets Shizuku Hanaoka, a schoolmate he comes to secretly idolize. From this defining moment when Tatara enters the world of dance. Sengoku is a free-spirited, dynamic international dancer who recognizes Tatara's potential and begins to coach him. Through dance, Tatara meets another schoolmate, a dance prodigy named Kiyoharu. Through these new friendships, Tatara develops a passionate desire to improve as a dancer and be accepted by his peers and rivals, which nurtures his own native talent. And through interaction with Tatara, other dance members are encouraged to take steps to overcome their own challenges and issues.

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Cast & Crew See All

Shimba Tsuchiya
Tatara Fujita
Ayane Sakura
Shizuku Hanaoka
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Kiyoharu Hyodo

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Ogasawara Dance Studio E Youkoso

24 mins

Tatara is a third-year middle school student with no particular dreams his future, until He unexpectedly meets a professional dancer Sengoku. Sengoku takes him to Ogasawara Dance Studio and introduces him to the world of ballroom dancing. Tatara is shocked to see his classmate Shizuku there. Fascinated by the glamorous ballroom dancers, Tatara finds himself drawn back to Ogasawara Dance Studio...

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Awards

  • 2018 - Annual Award - Anime of The Year - nominated
  • 2018 - Annual Award - Best in Soundtrack - nominated
  • 2018 - Annual Award - Man of The Year - nominated
  • 2018 - Annual Award - Girl of The Year - nominated

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