The theme songs of the series have also been revealed.
The upcoming hip-hop dance anime adaptation WANDANCE has gotten people excited ever since it was announced. The official website and social media accounts of the project announced that the series is set to premiere on 8 October, 2025. Some new voice cast members have also been revealed. Moreover, a new trailer for the anime was released, which gives fans a look into what’s to come, and features the theme songs.
WANDANCE anime new voice cast, and more
The new cast members joining the anime are:
- Hoto, Uyo, and Macchin voiced by Daiki Kobayashi
- Seiya voiced by Junpei Baba
- Shiki Kanno voiced by Haruka Satō
- Aika Naitō voiced by Haruka Terui
- Anna Itami voiced by Rumi Ōkubo
- Rame Tokiwa voiced by Keiko Manaka
- Hitomi Shimoda voiced by Yui Watanabe
- Kona Ōkōuchi voiced by Ayaka Nanase
- Sakura Kami voiced by Hana Tamegai
- Monme Hirai voiced by Rin Kusumi
- Moa Mukogawa voiced by Konomi Inagaki
- Miru Ōmori voiced by Honoka Inoue
- Yura NIkami voiced by Momoko Miyashiro
- Aoi Date voiced by Kana Ogino
- Kokoro Shimoda voiced by Miyuki Wakayama
- Rin Ishikawa voiced by Tsukino Chikasada
- Sayaka Takada voiced by Momoka Ogizono
- Mora Kuroe voiced by Kanon Yulduz
- Ren voiced by Masahiro Yamanaka
- Ogi voiced by Tatsumaru Tachibana
- Chun voiced by Shoma Uno
- Tatsuya voiced by Toshiharu Yajima
- Kokoro voiced by Seiyū Fujiwara
The previously announced main and additional cast members of the anime include:
- Kaboku Kotani voiced by Koki Uchiyama
- Hikari Wanda voiced by Hina Yōmiya
- On Miyano voiced by Ayaka Suwa
- Iori Itsukushima voiced by Toshiki Masuda
- Gaku Kabeya voiced by Yuma Uchida
- Usen Takumi voiced by Yuu Hayashi
- Assei voiced by Chikahiro Kobayashi
The anime also has a dance cast, which includes:
- KAITA as Kaboku Kotani
- KANATA as Hikari Wanda
- ReiNa as On Miyao
- YOUTEE as Iori Itsukushima
- YU-KI as Gaku Kabeya
WANDANCE new production staff, story, and other details
The newly-announced production staff members of the anime includes:
- Character Designer, Chief Animation Director: Satoshi Tasaki, Taiki Imamura
- 3D CG Director: Yūki Akiyama, Tomohisa Shitara
- Motion Capture Supervisor: Rei Sugimoto
- Art Director: Youichi Watanabe
- Art Designer: Hideki Satō
- Color Key Artist: Manami Sasa
- Video Producer: Kanna Iida
- Compositing Director of Photography: Daichi Iseki
- Editor: Kashiko Kimura
- Sound Director: Shōji Hata
- Sound Effects: Noriko Izumo
- Background Music: Naoki Chiba (naotyu-)
- Music Producer: Kōhei Chida, Sayaka Konno
Michiya Kato directs the anime at MADHOUSE and Cyclone Graphics. K-Pop choreographer RIEHATA is the dance producer behind the project.
The anime’s opening theme song ‘Stare in Wonder’ is being performed by BE:FIRST. The ending theme song ‘Wonderous’ is being performed by ELSEE. The new trailer also features the song ‘Kujira’ by Yaffle feat. Sahnya.
Other than these, the series also features over 30 songs by the following artists: Yujin Aramaki, Alisa, Black Boboi, FUNI, GZO, Hidetake Takayama, Jazztronik, JiN, Seann Bowe, Jua, Kaztake Takeuchi, Marcello Jonno, Michael Yano aka ARK, MONJOE, RIEHATA, RIKKI, Sahnya, Scatman John Shinichi Osawa, Shinichiro Murayama, Toru Ishikawa, URU, Weauxmaque, Wez Atras, Yaffle.
The WANDANCE anime is based on Coffee’s celebrated manga series of the same name. Kodansha publishes the English-translated version of the series, and describes the story as:
Kaboku Kotani is starting high school, and he plans to do what he’s always done: go along with his friends, keep quiet, and not to draw too much attention to himself. After all, it’s hard enough to get by with a stutter like his—why make things worse by standing out from the crowd? But then he sees another first-year, Hikari Wanda, dancing like no one is watching—or like she doesn’t care who sees her. It makes Kaboku wonder: Could he reach that same freedom? To find his way to Wanda, he does something he never thought he could: He joins the dance club. After all, every routine begins with a single step, right?
