Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It's time for an EXCLUSIVE interview with the Sunflower Circus with...Mitscher!

Are you ready for episode #9?

#GrowUpShow


[INTRODUCTION 🎪]
From Director Kanta Kamei, Original Character Designer Kurehito Misaki, and Production by A-1 Pictures plus Psyde Kick Studio, the creative team behind Saekano -How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend-, comes a new original animation!

In the 1950s, set against the backdrop of Japan at the very height of its era of rapid economic growth—a time when the circus stood at the center of entertainment, seamlessly woven into the fabric of people's daily lives.

Vying for a coveted spot in the Circus Collection—a global festival open only to the world's most elite troupes—countless circus companies travel across Japan, performing as they go and engaging in fierce daily competition.

As the story unfolds, the Sunflower Circus is being led by its ringmaster, Maria.
While struggling valiantly against their perpetual financial woes as they tour from town to town, the Sunflower Circus receives a new arrival: Mizuka Tsurumaki—a true circus prodigy—who joins their ranks due to certain circumstances.

Was Mizuka’s run-in with the Sunflower Circus a matter of chance or destiny…?

The one-of-a-kind circus show envisioned by girls chasing their dreams—let the show begin!

[CAST 🎪]
Mizuka Tsurumaki: Tomoka Noda
Ouka Kawasumi: Shiori Kurosaki
Imari Agano: Reo Osanai
Isuzu Ikazuchi: Nanako Ando
Aoi Yura: Tomori Kusunoki
Akane Yura: Yuko Natsuyoshi
Shizuku Sakawa: Yuna Kamakura
Svietlana: Yuka Iwahashi
Rin Mamiya: Ai Kayano
Maria: Rie Kugimiya

[STAFF 🎪]
Original Work: Circus Collection Association
Director: Kanta Kamei
Original Character Concepts: Kurehito Misaki
Series Composition: Takeshi Kikuchi
Character Design / Chief Animation
Director: Kazutoshi Makino
Assistant Director: Satsuki Takahashi
Action Director: Masaki Inada
Picture Book Design / Effects Design: Ayane Matsumoto
Historical Research: Junko Yamada
Image Boards: Munashichi
Art Director: Takumi Hashimoto
Art Settings: Eiko Tsunado
Art Layouts: Mikiya Hiragi
Color Design: Kanako Hokari
CG Director: Mizuho Kanda
Director of Photography: Toshiaki Aoshima
Editor: Kentaro Tsubone
Sound Director: Akiko Fujita Music: Yugo Kanno
Production: A-1 Pictures / Psyde Kick Studio


© Circus Collection Association/The GROW UP SHOW Committee