Hula Fulla Dance

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Alternative Titles

Japanese: フラ・フラダンス
English: Hula Fulla Dance
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Dec 3, 2021
Producers: Aniplex, Fuji TV, .MP
Licensors: None found, add some
Source: Original
Theme: Performing ArtsPerforming Arts
Duration: 1 hr. 48 min.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.301 (scored by 819819 users)
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Ranked: #81962
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Popularity: #8949
Members: 4,858
Favorites: 4

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Synopsis

Natsunagi Hiwa is following in her late sister’s footsteps and becomes a hula dancer at the famous Spa Resort Hawaiians. But when her team’s first show ends in disaster, their bond only strengthens. Now, they’re more determined than ever to reach their dreams!

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Background

Hula Fulla Dance is set at the Spa Resort Hawaiians with the aim to revitalize Iwaki after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Iwasaki, Noriko
Producer
Mizushima, Seiji
Director, Storyboard, Theme Song Lyrics
Watada, Shinya
Director
Kimura, Eriko
Sound Director


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Ending Theme

"Sunflower" by Philosophy no Dance

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Reviews

Jul 21, 2024
A slow, warm fuzzy, feel good movie.
It's never going to be a recommended "this is great you must watch it" movie, but at the same time no-one should walk out asking for 2hrs of their life back. It's essentially a slow paced "coming into your own" movie aimed at the mid to late teens, but enjoyable by the older and younger also.
There was one element of the movie I think they could have removed, but that is only my personal opinion. They did a moderate amount of character development for the side chars for the time they had also. ...
Dec 16, 2024
Mixed Feelings
It’s no secret that anime, and media in general, tend to struggle with originality with most new entries coming out seeming to be a rehashing of the same old tropes. “Hulla Fulla Dance” stood out to me because it tells the story of a girl who’s passionate about hula dancing and it also deals with the aftereffects of the 2011 earthquake, a premise I have literally never seen before in anime or any storytelling genre for that matter. The plot of the film follows Hiwa, a recent high school graduate, who taking after the inspiration of her late sister aspires to be a professional hula ...
May 14, 2023
Mixed Feelings
I'm not particularly a fan of dancing or performing arts anime, but this was decently enjoyable. It was a pretty simple story about the protagonists chasing their dream and overcoming some hardships that get in the way. You could probably replace "hula dancing" with anything else and the story wouldn't be very different, beyond the aesthetic of the film. Nevertheless, a movie about a group of girls becoming professional hula dancers was unique enough to keep my interest.

Overall the characters were alright, but I do think the story could have done a better job fleshing out their motivations. That would have helped me root for ...

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