Dance Dance Danseur
Dance Dance Danseur 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;Ruō Mori
;Miyako Godai
;Misaki Yasuda
;Yamato Takura
;Natsuki Oikawa
;Kotobuki Himenokōji
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by George Asakura, Dance Dance Danseur started in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits on September 14, 2015. The series went on hiatus in May 2024 because Asakura had to undergo a surgery, and resumed in September of the same year. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on February 12, 2016. As of November 12, 2025, thirty-one volumes have been released.Anime
In April 2021, it was announced that Dance Dance Danseur would receive an anime television series adaptation. 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. It aired from April 9 to June 18, 2022, on the Super Animeism block on MBS, TBS and their affiliates. The opening theme song is "Narihibiku Kagiri" by Yuki, while the ending theme song is "Kaze, Hana" by Hitorie.Disney+ acquired exclusive streaming rights to the series under Star in Japan. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and streamed it on Disney+.