Dance Dance Danseur

Dance Dance Danseur (Japanese: ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール, Hepburn: Dansu Dansu Dansūru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits since September 2015. An anime television series adaptation by MAPPA premiered in April 2022 on the Super Animeism programming block.

Dance Dance Danseur
First volume cover
ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール
(Dansu Dansu Dansūru)
Manga
Written byGeorge Asakura
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly Big Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 14, 2015 – present
Volumes23
Anime television series
Directed byMunehisa Sakai
Written byYoshimi Narita
Music byMichiru
StudioMAPPA
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkMBS, TBS
Original run April 9, 2022 – present
Episodes4

Synopsis

Junpei Murao used to not like ballet, but after seeing a man perform it, he suddenly finds himself fascinated by the art. His father dies in a tragic accident and Junpei gives up ballet to be "masculine". However one day, a new transfer student named Miyako Godai arrives who brings about his love for ballet once again.

Characters
Junpei Murao (村尾 潤平, Murao Junpei)
Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita[1]
Ruō Mori (森 流鶯, Mori Ruō)
Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama[2]
Miyako Godai (五代 都, Godai Miyako)
Voiced by: Kaede Hondo[2]
Misaki Yasuda (安田 海咲, Yasuda Misaki)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki[3]
Yamato Takura (田倉 大和, Takura Yamato)
Voiced by: Koutaro Nishiyama[3]
Natsuki Oikawa (生川 夏姫, Oikawa Natsuki)
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen[3]
Kotobuki Himenokōji (姫乃小路 寿, Himenokōji Kotobuki)
Voiced by: Jun Inoue[3]

Media

Manga

Dance Dance Danseur is written and illustrated by George Asakura. The series began in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits on September 14, 2015.[4] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 12, 2016.[5] As of March 30, 2022, twenty-three volumes have been released.[6]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 February 12, 2016[5]978-4-09-187449-8
2 May 12, 2016[7]978-4-09-187607-2
3 September 12, 2016[8]978-4-09-187775-8
4 December 12, 2016[9]978-4-09-189331-4
5 April 12, 2017[10]978-4-09-189435-9
6 July 12, 2017[11]978-4-09-189632-2
7 October 12, 2017[12]978-4-09-189658-2
8 November 30, 2016[13]978-4-09-189239-3
9 April 12, 2018[14]978-4-09-189855-5
10 August 9, 2018[15]978-4-09-860002-1
11 November 12, 2018[16]978-4-09-860182-0
12 February 12, 2019[17]978-4-09-860216-2
13 May 10, 2019[18]978-4-09-860281-0
14 August 9, 2019[19]978-4-09-860377-0
15 December 12, 2019[20]978-4-09-860458-6
16 March 12, 2020[21]978-4-09-860561-3
17 June 11, 2020[22]978-4-09-860631-3
18 October 12, 2020[23]978-4-09-860748-8
19 January 12, 2021[24]978-4-09-860805-8
20 April 12, 2021[25]978-4-09-861076-1
21 September 10, 2021[26]978-4-09-861121-8
22 December 28, 2021[27]978-4-09-861207-9
23 March 30, 2022[6]978-4-09-861261-1

Anime

In April 2021, it was announced that Dance Dance Danseur will receive an anime television series adaptation.[28] The series is produced by MAPPA and directed by Munehisa Sakai, with Yoshimi Narita writing the series' scripts, Hitomi Hasegawa designing the characters, and Michiru composing the music.[29][1] It premiered on April 9, 2022 on the Super Animeism block on MBS, TBS and other channels.[30][2][lower-alpha 1] The opening theme song is "Narihibiku Kagiri" by Yuki, while the ending theme song is "Kaze, Hana" by Hitorie.[31]

Disney+ acquired exclusive steaming rights to the series under Star in Japan.[32] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[33] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia.[34]

Episode list
No.Title [35][36]Directed by [35]Written by [35]Storyboarded by [35]Original air date [37]
1"There's No Way I'm Doing That Ballet Thing!"
Transcription: "Yaru Wake nē Daro, Barē Nante!" (Japanese: やるわけねーだろ、バレエなんて！)		Hisatoshi ShimizuYoshimi NaritaHisatoshi ShimizuApril 9, 2022 (2022-04-09)[lower-alpha 2]
2"I Can't Be Friends With Someone Like Him!"
Transcription: "Kore wa...... Tomodachi ni Narenai Taipu da!" (Japanese: これはっ……友達になれないタイプだっ！)		Yūji TokunoYoshimi NaritaHajime OotaniApril 16, 2022 (2022-04-16)[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]
3"What Does It Mean to Be Manly?"
Transcription: "Otokorashiitte, Nanda?" (Japanese: 男らしいって、なんだ？)		Kōki AoshimaYoshimi NaritaKōki AoshimaApril 23, 2022 (2022-04-23)
4"I Can Do Ballet Now"
Transcription: "Ore, Mō Barē Odotte Iin da, ze" (Japanese: 俺、もうバレエ踊っていいんだッ、ぜっ)		Shinji SatōYoshimi NaritaMasako SatōApril 30, 2022 (2022-04-30)
5"I Can't Die"
Transcription: "Shine, nē Daro" (Japanese: 死ね、ねーだろっ)		Hajime OotaniMisaki MorieHajime OotaniMay 7, 2022 (2022-05-07)

Reception

Dance Dance Danseur was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2020.[39]

Notes
  1. MBS lists the series premiere at 25:25 on April 8, 2022, which is effectively 1:25 a.m. JST on April 9.
  2. This episode was pre-screened on April 2, 2022.[38]
  3. This episode aired at 1:40 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time.

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