Wandance
Wandance is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coffee. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since January 2019, with its chapters collected in 15 volumes as of December 2025. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse and aired from October to December 2025. A live-action film adaptation has been announced.
Plot
Kaboku Kotani is a stuttering first-year high school student who plans to not bring attention to himself. One day, he notices a classmate named Hikari Wanda dancing alone. Intrigued by the freedom she displays, he decides to join the dance club. The story follows their budding relationship.Characters
;Kaboku Kotani;Hikari Wanda
;On Miyao
;Iori Itsukushima
;Gaku Kabeya
;Usen Takumi
;Assei
;Hoto
;Seiya
;Shiki Kanno
;Aika Naito
;Anna Itami
;Rame Tokiwa
;Hitomi Shimoda
;Kona Okouchi
;Sakura Kami
;Monme Hirai
;Moa Mukogawa
;Miru Omori
;Yura Nikami
;Aoi Date
;Kokoro Shimoda
;Rin Ishikawa
;Sayaka Takada
;Mora Kuroe
;Ren
;Ogi
;Chun
;Tatsuya
;Uria
;Uyo
;Macchin
;Kokoro
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Coffee, Wandance started in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on January 25, 2019. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on May 23, 2019. As of December 23, 2025, 15 volumes have been released.Kodansha USA announced the English release of the manga in North America, with the first volume being released on June 28, 2022.
Volumes
Anime
In August 2024, an anime television series adaptation was announced. It was produced by Madhouse and, and directed by, who also handled the screenplays and VFX, with Satoshi Tasaki and Taiki Imamura as both character designers and chief animation directors, and Riehata as the dance producer. The series also features original insert songs, including "Kujira", performed by Yaffle featuring Sahnya alongside other songs by Yujin Aramaki,,, Daigo Sakuragi, Funi, GZO, Hidetake Takayama, Jazztronik, JiN and Seann Bowe, Jua, Kazutake Takeuchi, Marcello Jonno, Michael Yano a.k.a ARK, Monjoe, Riehata, Rikki, Shinichi Osawa,, Toru Ishikawa,, Weauxmaque,, alongside existing songs from Scatman John with music composed by. The series aired from October 8 to December 24, 2025, on the IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi and its affiliates. The opening theme is "Stare In Wonder", performed by Be:First, while the ending theme is "Wondrous", performed by.The series is streaming on Disney+ worldwide and on Hulu in the United States. An English dub premiered on Hulu in November 2025.