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Name: Tribe Cool Crew
Genre: Anime
Released: 2014-09-28
Cast: Yûko HaraShizuka IshigamiSôma Saitô

2014
1 Season
6.4 (10)

Tribe Cool Crew is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise and TV Asahi. The show premiered on September 28, 2014, and concluded on September 27, 2015, with a total of 50 episodes. It has also been adapted into a manga series and has a video game tie-in.

The story follows the adventures of Haneru Tobitatsu, a 5th-grade boy who loves dancing but is not very good at it. One day, he meets Kanon Otosaki, a transfer student who has just moved into town. Kanon is a skilled dancer who teaches Haneru some moves and introduces him to the world of dance. Haneru is immediately hooked and joins a dance crew called Tribe Cool Crew.

Tribe Cool Crew is made up of five members, each with their unique dance styles and personalities. There's Yuzuru Tenpouin, the leader of the crew, who specializes in Street Dance and is known for his impressive footwork. Mizuki Mashiro is a quiet girl who is skilled in both ballet and contemporary dance. Kumo is the group's only female rapper who uses her powerful voice to guide the crew. Alongside them is the versatile DJ HIRO, responsible for creating their music and sound effects. Together, they train to become the best dancers in Japan and compete in various dance competitions.

Throughout the series, the crew faces many challenges, including rival dance crews, injuries, and personal issues. They must learn to work together as a team, overcome their weaknesses, and push themselves to their limits to achieve success. Haneru is determined to become an amazing dancer and often puts in extra effort to improve his skills. He also serves as the heart and soul of the group, always finding ways to motivate his friends and keep their spirits high.

Aside from the dance aspect, Tribe Cool Crew also delves into the characters' personal lives, exploring their backgrounds, hopes, and dreams. The show touches on themes such as friendship, perseverance, and self-growth. As the crew navigates through different challenges, they learn to rely on each other and appreciate the unique talents each member brings to the table.

Another significant aspect of the show is the music. The soundtrack features a variety of genres such as hip-hop, electronic, and J-pop, showcasing the versatility of the crew. Each dance routine is set to a different song and is choreographed with exceptional attention to detail, making the performances a real treat for viewers.

The animation style of Tribe Cool Crew is vibrant and energetic, perfectly capturing the essence of the series. The characters' dance moves are fluid and captivating, and the choreography is well-executed, making each performance a visual spectacle. The show is also well-known for its use of 3D animation, which adds more depth to the dance sequences and makes them stand out even more.

In conclusion, Tribe Cool Crew is an exciting anime that is sure to captivate anyone who loves dance. The show combines music, dance, and strong characters to create an entertaining and heartwarming story. It's a must-watch for anyone who enjoys shows with engaging characters, high-energy music, and vibrant animation.

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Seasons

50. E 50

October 4, 2015

After Tri-Cool's moves of spirit awaken Jey from his coma, the stage is set for the final battle between Gallagher and Tribe Cool Crew. However, some others unexpectedly join in.

49. E 49

September 27, 2015

Haneru and the rest of Tri-Cool celebrate after defeating Gold and Silver, but end up having to face Gallagher and the Dance Roid.

48. E 48

September 20, 2015

Blossom Bullets and Tribe Cool Crew show Gold, Silver, and Gallagher that they've inherited Jey's moves of spirit.

47. E 47

September 13, 2015

The Crowd High duo of Gold and Silver blow the roof off the place and declare themselves the best dancers in the world. Yuji takes exception to this and, along with the rest of Blossom Bullets, decides to challenge them head-on.

46. E 46

September 6, 2015

Gallagher, believing the Jey El Project is simply self-service, takes Mabel hostage and pressures the Dance Road contestants into a dance battle against the Crowd High trendsetters. Just then, Momiji appears, revealing the secrets behind Crowd High, including the adverse effects on the body and mind, though is forced to flee before she can explain what Gallagher is scheming. As Momiji is approached by Hewitt, the dance battle commences, with many of the teams falling under the power of Crowd High. Kumo and Mizuki step up to face Lui and Moe once again, winning against them after the physical toll on Lui and Moe's bodies finally affects them. However, Gallagher then brings out his top trendsetters, Gold and Silver.

45. E 45

August 30, 2015

As Tribe Cool Crew and Blossom Bullets all set off to Jey's private island for the final round of Dance Road, Yuzuru brings along Momiji, who has been investigating the disappearance of Crowd High trendsetters. Arriving on the island, a man named Nelson gives everyone a tour, telling how Jey had taken care of him and several over children from poverished countries, before assembling with the other finalists. There, the project's lead Mabel reveals Jey to be a Dance Roid robot that replaced the real Jey after he fell into a coma five years ago, which does not settle well with Haneru. Mabel further reveals the purpose of Dance Road is to recruit ghost dancers who will update the Dance Roid with new moves. As everyone is given the night to decide if they wish to proceed, Master T takes Haneru and the others to see the real Jey in his comatose state, further driving their desire to dance. The next day, the Dance Road finals are suddenly crashed by Lui, Moe, and the other Crowd High trendsetters, as Gallagher announces his plan to take over Dance Road.

44. E 44

August 23, 2015

With it being summer festival season, Haneru's dad is all fired up about manning the drums during the Bunchaka Festival. But Haneru doesn't want to help this year because he wants to focus on dance. This sets off a huge argument between the two, making the mood in the Tobitatsu home stormy in the middle of summer.

43. E 43

August 16, 2015

Haneru's summer homework isn't getting anywhere. Koji proposes that the three of them work on a research project together.

42. E 42

August 9, 2015

Kanon heads to the shopping mall to buy a birthday present for her mom, where she and Ayumu run into Team Sakura. They get dragged into a performance contest, where the living embodiment of evil, Kumodeon, proves to be the X-factor.

41. E 41

August 2, 2015

Following Kumo's recovery, the gang head to the beach for a training camp. There, Kumo comes across a mysterious girl named Hotaru who once witnessed Jey dancing on the very same beach, making the ocean shine. Upon checking into their hotel, Kumo learns that Hotaru was the owner's daughter who had been gone for ten years ago. Wanting to fulfil his promise to Hotaru, Kumo asks the gang to help make the ocean shine with their moves. Together, the gang performs moves similar to Jey and make the ocean light up, which is later revealed to be caused by water fireflies reacting to their dance. The next day, Kumo is surprised to see Hotaru alive and well as a married woman, leaving Kumo to wonder who the girl he met really was.

40. E 40

July 26, 2015

According to Lui and Moe, the emotion poured into Crowd High's moves is rage—the desire to dye the world in one's own colors. When Haneru gives it a shot, he's overcome by a sensation of becoming bigger and stronger than before. It really amps him up and makes his body perform the moves naturally.

39. E 39

July 19, 2015

Crowd High's become a massive movement. So much so that Lui & Moe make television appearances, and everyone at Haneru's school practices it during breaks. Haneru takes in this sight with complicated feelings. The fact that his beloved Jey had never touched Crowd High preys on his mind.

38. E 38

July 5, 2015

It's finally time for the fourth round of Dance Road! Team Sakura and the Explos1ve Machine Guns are at the venue, too. In this round, only two of the teams can progress to the next round. After receiving a message from Jey himself and getting all fired up, everyone took on the challenge of Dance Road and the fourth round's theme, "change."

37. E 37

June 28, 2015

With the next round of Dance Road almost upon them, Tri-Cool focus on practice, but that's when Kumo goes and gets himself hurt. The injury is diagnosed as needing one whole month to heal, meaning Kumo can't participate in Dance Road. Haneru and gang promise to Kumo that they'll definitely make it through the next round together, but they can't figure out a way to cover for his absence.

36. E 36

June 21, 2015

Team Sakura and the Explos1ve Machine Guns looking for new challenges gives Tribe Cool Crew a rather rude awakening. Meanwhile, the forbidden taboo, Crowd High, begins to gain massive popularity around the world. Unable to take this lying down, Haneru pleads with the rest of the group to get more pumped up.

35. E 35

June 14, 2015

Hinata and Manabi of Team Sakura had been invited to have a practice session together by Yuji. Wanting a new challenge, they suggest to the Explos1ve Machine Guns that they should dance together, but once they do, they find out that they're not a very good fit.

21. E 21

March 8, 2015

Hiroto, Haneru's classmate, is always at his throat, and even ends up angering him when he says he doesn't want to watch him dance.

20. E 20

March 1, 2015

A stranger calls out to Kanon on her way back from school. Turns out he's the president of a talent agency, and that he looked into popular Internet sensation Rhythm to find out that it was Kanon behind the mask. Now, he wants to recruit her to his agency.

19. E 19

February 22, 2015

While Tribe Cool Crew makes plans for the upcoming Dance Road, Haneru suddenly pulls off an incredible move that startles everyone. He calls it an evolved moonwalk, a galaxy walk. But when he tries to repeat it, he can't. Haneru had no idea how he'd pulled it off the first time. Thus, he practices the move, and even gets Kanon to help him out, but nothing seems to work. That's when Mr. Wakui visits them, who'd remembered his younger days, when he'd frequently fever at the disco.

18. E 18

February 15, 2015

Haneru and Kanon end up fighting over which of "Squid's Whistle" and "Squirt Serenade," their preferred snacks respectively, is better. It's a trivial argument, but having let the chance to apologize slip by, the two find it hard to make up. And after hearing about it, Mizuki and Yuzuru get into the same argument and, instead of smoothing things over between the two, only make things worse. What's more, Yuji appears in front of Haneru and Kanon, and turns it into the worst-case scenario.

17. E 17

February 8, 2015

With the theme for the second round of Dance Road being "fighting," the members of Tribe Cool Crew agree with Haneru's suggestion that it refers not to dance battles, but having the courage to stand up to anything. They practice hard to express that with their dancing until the day of the second round comes around.

16. E 16

January 25, 2015

At long last, Jey El's world tour makes its way to Japan, and Haneru can hardly wait for the concert. With their tickets in hand, every member of Tribe Cool Crew is excited for the day to come. At the same time, Master T catches wind of some very ominous news: that someone hired a sniper to take Jey out.

15. E 15

January 18, 2015

Haneru and Kanon follow Mizuki to a construction site, where she and Kumo once used to practice. She wanted to take one last look at the place since she heard it was getting torn down.

14. E 14

January 11, 2015

During practice one day, Kanon's told to try coming up with a special move that makes use of her strengths. As usual, she starts overthinking it, forcing Ayumu to tell her off.

13. E 13

December 28, 2014

Tribe Cool Crew decide to throw a party on Christmas Eve, but not only does Kumo refuse to participate, he also takes the day off from practice. Finding this strange, the rest of them decide to to figure out where he's going. They tail him on the day only to reach a nursery school, where they find out that Kumo was helping out the teachers there after a chance meeting.

12. E 12

December 21, 2014

Yuji's three-man team, the Explosive Machine Guns, take the stage to perform after Tribe Cool Crew. Their lightning moves are so exhilarating that the audience can't take their eyes off them. Haneru and Kanon were no exceptions, as they were utterly entranced by their steps.

11. E 11

December 14, 2014

The day of the Dance Road auditions is finally arrives. The map in their invite leads the members of Tribe Cool Crew to a Sunday morning business district, but they find nobody there. Suddenly, the Jey logo on the invite starts glowing to show them the way.

10. E 10

December 7, 2014

Someone's been watching Tri-Cool and they know it. When Haneru decides to chase after them to find out who it is, they show their agility and reflexes as they try to make their escape. Haneru finally catches them, though, only to find out that it's a girl named Momiji. She's a descendent of the tengu, and more shockingly for Haneru and gang, claims to be Yuzuru's fiancée.

9. E 9

November 30, 2014

A dance contest will be held at Kanon's school festival. Ayumu enters her into the contest without telling her, which makes her panic. She later tries to go get her entry withdrawn, but that's when her homeroom teacher finds out about her street dancing activities.

8. E 8

November 23, 2014

Having been invited to participate in Dance Road, Haneru's full of motivation. The members of Tribe Cool Crew decides to use a new song, and begin creating a routine for it. When it turns out that they don't have a confirmed center, Haneru volunteers for the role.

7. E 7

November 16, 2014

As the first day of practice since forming the new team comes about, Haneru and Kanon head to Tribal Soul's usual spot with renewed enthusiasm. They all meet up and formally introduce themselves, but Haneru's desire to dance freely conflicts with Kumo's instructions to warm up properly, causing immediate discord between the two.

6. E 6

November 9, 2014

The day of the rematch with Tribal Soul finally arrives. Surprisingly, that ends up being the very first match up of the tournament. Haneru and Kanon get fired up and head into the dance battle. The isolation practice pays dividends as the two show off their sharp moves and get in sync with the music, finishing their routine off with Haneru's explosive jumps!

5. E 5

October 26, 2014

Unable to practice at their usual spot, Haneru and Kanon get dragged off by Mizuki to Tribal Soul's hangout. But there, Kumo tells them not to make light of dancing. Haneru shows off his newly-acquired isolation skills and his special jumps, but he can't get Kumo to bat an eyelid. Things get gloomy as Haneru and Kanon are at a loss as to how to improve before the tournament.

4. E 4

October 19, 2014

Haneru and Kanon had finally teamed up, but Kanon was worried that their moves weren't cool enough. When she practices isolation—the basic art of moving only certain parts of your body—during her dance lessons at school, she convinces Haneru to make it a part of their training. Haneru, however, isn't too good at the basics and struggles with it.

3. E 3

October 12, 2014

The dance battle with Tribal Soul begins! Charged up for his first ever battle, Haneru displays his energetic and pulsating moves. Kanon, who was panicking at first, gradually grows mesmerized by Tribal Soul's dancing and starts focusing on her own moves. She even gets a read on the rhythm and tries to imitate her opponents by getting in sync with the music.

2. E 2

October 5, 2014

Haneru asks Kanon to team up with him, only for her to run away from him. Refusing to give up, he visits the practice spot every day, but doesn't get to meet her. It was then that he finds out about street dancing events being held at Green Square and goes there in hopes of running into Kanon. Meanwhile, the mysterious Master T shows up in front of Kanon and tells her to go watch the event.