Dance Dance Danseur (ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's 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.
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)
- A 14 year old boy who took a liking to ballet when he was younger. He cut his aspirations short after his father, a stunt performer, died. Due to being the only male in his house, he took his uncle's advise to become more "masculine" to be a pillar of support to his family and quit ballet, instead practicing Jeet Kune Do under his tutelage. Upon his encounter with Miyako, Junpei's passion for ballet is reignited and begins to rediscover himself and his meaning of masculinity after seeing Ruō dance. Although a talented dancer, Junpei struggles in learning ballet due to lacking the fundamentals of the art as he lacked continuous training and tends to prioritize his own emotions over proper technique. However, he is noted by many to have prodigious characteristics and an ideal body for ballet. Through multiple tribulations, he comes to grasp the essence of ballet while humbling himself in the process, growing more mature as a person and dancer.