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- Jul 5, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Sep 27, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom myanimelist.net
Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan Premieres
13 episodes planned
Set during Japan's postwar economic boom, Grow Up Show follows the struggling Sunflower Circus troupe as ringmaster Maria and her performers try to keep the show running on a shoestring budget. Everything changes when they take in Mizuka Tsurumaki, a natural-born circus prodigy, and set their sights on a spot at the prestigious nationwide Circus Collection festival. Animated by A-1 Pictures, it is an original coming-of-age story built around the discipline and spectacle of circus performance.
- 13-episode original TV anime by A-1 Pictures and Psyde Kick Studio, aired Jul 5 to Sep 27, 2026 (Summer 2026)[1][2]
- Set in Japan's economic boom (MAL says mid-1950s; AniList says late 1950s and early 1960s), when circus was central entertainment; top troupes may join the Circus Collection festival[1][2]
- The struggling Sunflower Circus, led by ringmaster Maria, gains prodigy Mizuka Tsurumaki[1][2]
- Opening by NOMELON NOLEMON; streams on Crunchyroll; MAL score 7.17, AniList average 71%[1][2]
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- [1]90%Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan Premieresmyanimelist.net· Posted Sep 16, 2026· Starts Jul 5, 2026 ✓· Ends Sep 27, 2026 ✓· 50% of score
Broadcast start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList listing.
- [2]80%Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan on AniListanilist.co· Added Sep 16, 2026· 50% of score
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