How many episodes are in GROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus-?

GROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus- has 13 episodes in this listed season.

When does GROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus- premiere?

GROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus- premieres on 2026-07-04.

Is GROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus- a new series?

GROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus- is a new series (Season 1).

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GROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus-(2026)

Also known as Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan • GROW UP SHOW : Sunflower Circus • Grow Up Show: The Sunflower Circus Troupe

Archived · Tokyo MX

8.2TV-1413 eps

S01

ComedyDramaAnimeAnimation

ON AIR: JUL 4Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Big-top color meets unpaid bills in GROW UP SHOW -Sunflower Circus-, an anime comedy-drama that pairs circus spectacle with the practical trouble of keeping a troupe afloat. Backstage, co-workers share wagons, worries, and the light chaos of working together. The humor has a scrappy warmth, while thin ticket sales give the company’s determination a bittersweet edge.

Mizuka Tsurumaki’s unexplained arrival introduces a question of chance or fate into Maria’s already difficult working life. A prodigy can bring promise without making the circus’s money problems disappear. Around that encounter, the troupe’s movement through 1950s Japan gives the story a changing backdrop, balancing bright performances with the quieter hardships of life on the road.

Best for

scrappy troupe comedy, warm workplace comedy and Comedy

Story lane

Comedy and Drama

Commitment

Season 1 · 13 episodes

Where

Tokyo MX

Official Premise

Ringmaster Maria leads the financially struggling Sunflower Circus from town to town. When circus prodigy Mizuka Tsurumaki arrives under certain circumstances, the question arises: was this encounter chance or destiny?

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