Comedy · Slice of life

Hanayamata

PlayStation exclusive

Japanese manga series

Released: —
Platforms: PlayStation Vita
Genres: Comedy Slice of life
Developers: —
Publishers: Manga Time KR Comics
Country: Japan

About

Hanayamata (ハナヤマタ; also stylized as HaNaYaMaTa) is a Japanese manga series by Sou Hamayumiba. It was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Forward from April 2011 to February 2018, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired in Japan from July to September 2014.

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Story

Naru Sekiya is an ordinary 14-year-old middle school girl who likes fairy tales, but is worried about her lack of other interests. She has a chance encounter with a "fairy", a foreign girl practicing dance at night. On a spur of the moment, Naru asks to join her and is introduced to the world of yosakoi dancing. The series' title is a portmanteau (combination) of the first two letters of the girls' first names: Hana, Naru, Yaya, Machi, and Tami.