HaNaYaMaTa - S01

At 14, high school student Naru Sekiya feels she does not measure up to the fairy tale princesses she admires, or to the ideal girl she wants to be compared with her peers. Her childhood friend Yaya Sasame is having fun with her school rock band, while her other childhood friend Tami Nishimikado is on the student council. Wanting the strength to take a step forward, Naru has wished for a magic key to open her timid heart since starting high school. One moonlit night, Naru meets what she thinks is a cute fairy standing on a torii gate, who soon asks her to dance. The next day, she learns that the "fairy" is not only an ordinary girl but also a transfer student from America. Excited to see Naru again, Hana N. Fountainstand urges her to help start a club for yosakoi, a festive Japanese dance Hana has loved since childhood. Though at first frightened by Hana's enthusiasm and the idea of being seen dancing, Naru gradually becomes absorbed in yosakoi and helps her new friend pursue her dream, for the path of a maiden like herself is at the mercy of the wind.