Dance Dance Danseur | |
ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール (Dansu Dansu Dansūru) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | George Asakura |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | September 14, 2015 – present |
Volumes | 28 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Munehisa Sakai |
Produced by |
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Written by | Yoshimi Narita |
Music by | Michiru |
Studio | MAPPA |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | MBS, TBS |
Original run | April 9, 2022 – June 18, 2022 |
Episodes | 11 |
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 produced by MAPPA aired from April to June 2022 on the Super Animeism programming block.
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.
Dance Dance Danseur, written and illustrated by George Asakura, started in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits on September 14, 2015.[2] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 12, 2016.[6] As of April 11, 2024, twenty-eight volumes have been released.[7]
In April 2021, it was announced that Dance Dance Danseur will receive an anime television series adaptation.[34] 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.[35][3] It aired from April 9 to June 18, 2022, on the Super Animeism block on MBS, TBS and other channels.[36][4][a] The opening theme song is "Narihibiku Kagiri" by Yuki, while the ending theme song is "Kaze, Hana" by Hitorie.[37]
Disney+ acquired exclusive streaming rights to the series under Star in Japan.[38] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[39] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and streamed it on Disney+.[40]
No. | Title [41][42] | Directed by [41] | Written by [41] | Storyboarded by [41] | Original air date [43] |
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1 | "There's No Way I'm Doing That Ballet Thing!" Transliteration: "Yaru Wake nē Daro, Barē Nante!" (Japanese: やるわけねーだろ、バレエなんて!) | Hisatoshi Shimizu | Yoshimi Narita | Hisatoshi Shimizu Munehisa Sakai[b] | April 9, 2022[c] |
2 | "I Can't Be Friends With Someone Like Him!" Transliteration: "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 Tokuno Hajime Ootani[d] | Yoshimi Narita | Hajime Ootani | April 16, 2022[c][e] |
3 | "What Does It Mean to Be Manly?" Transliteration: "Otokorashiitte, Nanda?" (Japanese: 男らしいって、なんだ?) | Kōki Aoshima Hajime Ootani[d] | Yoshimi Narita | Kōki Aoshima Munehisa Sakai[b] | April 23, 2022 |
4 | "I Can Do Ballet Now" Transliteration: "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 Satō Munehisa Sakai | Yoshimi Narita | Masako Satō | April 30, 2022 |
5 | "I Can't Die Now" Transliteration: "Shine, nē Daro" (Japanese: 死ね、ねーだろっ) | Hajime Ootani | Misaki Morie | Hajime Ootani | May 7, 2022 |
6 | "Why Am I Doing Ballet?" Transliteration: "Ore, Nande Barē Yatten da?" (Japanese: 俺、なんでバレエやってんだ?) | Hiromi Nishiyama | Erika Andō | Shinji Satō | May 14, 2022 |
7 | "Ah, I'm So Embarrassed" Transliteration: "Hī, Mō, Hazu" (Japanese: ひぃ〜、もうっ、恥っ) | Yūji Tokuno | Misaki Morie | Yūji Tokuno Munehisa Sakai[b] | May 21, 2022 |
8 | "Oh, I Wanna Do It Again!!" Transliteration: "Ā Mokkai Yaritē!!" (Japanese: あ―もっかいやりてぇーっ!!) | Takeru Satō Munehisa Sakai[d] | Erika Andō | Masako Satō | May 28, 2022 |
9 | "I Wanna Get Better, Too!" Transliteration: "Ore Datte, Motto Umaku Naritēn da yo!" (Japanese: 俺だって、もっと上手くなりてぇんだよっ!) | Yasutomo Okamoto | Misaki Morie | Yasutomo Okamoto | June 4, 2022 |
10 | "Miyako... You Need to Be by His Side" Transliteration: "Miyako wa, Aitsu no Soba ni......Ite Yannakya" (Japanese: 都は、あいつの側に……いてやんなきゃ) | Hisatoshi Shimizu Hajime Ootani | Yoshimi Narita | Kagetsu Aizawa Hajime Ootani[b] | June 11, 2022 |
11 | "Oh, I Think I Love Classical Ballet" Transliteration: "A, Ore, Kurashikku Barē, Suki ka mo" (Japanese: あ、俺、クラシックバレエ、好きかも) | Munehisa Sakai Hajime Ootani | Yoshimi Narita | Munehisa Sakai Hajime Ootani Takeru Satō | June 18, 2022 |
Dance Dance Danseur was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2020.[45]