Tomoka Noda
Mizuka Tsurumaki (voice)
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TV SERIES · Animation / Comedy
Grow Up Show.
We're bringing the circus to you!
Step right up to 1950s Japan! The postwar economy is booming, but the Sunflower Circus is not. Led by ringmaster Maria, the cash-strapped troupe tours the country in desperate competition for a spot in the Circus Collection–an elite global festival. When circus prodigy Mizuka Tsurumaki joins their ranks, the Sunflower Circus’s fortune shifts, finally giving them a shot at big top glory.
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Season 1.
01Welcome to the Sunflower Circus!
In 1950s Japan, penniless Mizuka meets two circus girls, sparking a dream-filled new beginning.
02That Was So Dazzling
The "Sunflower Circus" is headed to Toyokawa, a popular and officially sanctioned performance venue.
03I Don't Want to Show My Scars
Determined to surpass "Shiny Lavender", the "Sunflower Circus" prepares for its upcoming show.
04I Just Can't Bring Myself to Be Honest
The "Sunflower Circus" had a successful show in Toyokawa, but their earnings were seized by debt collectors.
05There Is Nowhere I Belong
Akane storms off as Mizuka searches the mountains for Rafflesia Circus’s missing François.
06A Sinister Legend Summons a Storm
Nanami Sumeragi’s team makes headlines with newspapers asking if they could surpass the "Lotus Circus."
07I Don't Get the Circus
Mizuka, determined to challenge Mitscher, returns to the group members who all look very serious.
08This Is What I Always Wanted
With the Sumeragi Group’s elite troupe, the "Blue Rose Circus," nearby, the "Sunflower Circus" faces a predictably poor turnout for its next performance. Mizuka, having resolved to take the stage as a performer, nervously peeks out at the audience. After confiding her anxiety to Ouka in the wings, she trusts Ouka's advice—"look at the audience before you fly"—and Mizuka steps onto the trapeze.
09Is All That Kindness Just a Lie?
Maria collapses from exhaustion, and Rin fiercely scolds the troupe for causing chaos at the hospital.
10Beyond the Stage of Dreams
The "Sunflower Circus" has been granted permission to participate in the "Circus Collection Japan Tournament."
11For Whose Sake Is This Unfulfilled Dream?
Mizuka and Ouka are unable to hide their growing anxiety, pushing themselves with excessive training.
12Where the Heart Resides – Weaving Dreams
With surgery in the United States fast approaching, Maria was placed under a strict no-visitor policy.
13Even Higher
The opening day of the final performances has arrived.
Cast.
Shiori Kurosaki
Ouka Kawasumi (voice)
Reo Osanai
Imari Agano (voice)
Nanako Ando
Isuzu Ikazuchi (voice)
Tomori Kusunoki
Aoi Yura (voice)
Yuko Natsuyoshi
Akane Yura (voice)
Yuna Kamakura
Shizuku Sakawa (voice)
Yuka Iwahashi
Svietlana (voice)
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