Wandance Vol. 11

Wandance Vol. 11

A boy named Kaboku sees a girl named Wanda dance, and suddenly burns with a need to join in. With its thrilling scenes of Japanese hip-hop dance and quirky, charming characters, this is a new, inspirational manga for fans of coming-of-age stories like Blue Period and Your Lie in April. Get up and join the Wandance!

As the dust from the individual and team competitions settle, Kaboku, Wanda, and Iori will have to look back and see how far they’ve come in order to take their dancing to new heights…

Kabo is at the Dance Arena regional prelims, but he’s not in them, and it hurts when he realizes he wishes he were. If he wants to be on the stage, he’ll have to prove he belongs there, to both himself and his fellow dancers. Wanda comes up with a uniquely Wanda way of encouraging him–and whether she knows it or not, she might just help On-chan, too. Speaking of On-chan, being the president of a dance club comes with a lot of pressure, and On-chan is struggling to come up with a solution that will satisfy all her teammates.

But is that even possible? Her answers to those questions might surprise even her, and may even chart a path forward for Ichirin. But first, the club will have to cross its biggest hurdle yet–and cope with some of the toughest competition it’s ever faced!­­­

Biographical Notes:

Coffee’s debut was the bouldering manga Kotera-san Climbs. The author’s new series about hip-hop dance, Wandance, is now being published in English by Kodansha. It is Coffee’s first manga to be translated into English.

Coffee Kizoku is best known for being the author & artist of Wandance, Sittaka Brillia, and Noboru Kotera-san.

Title Notes:

An introvert joining the dance, In the vein of Blue Period and Your Lie in April, this is a story of an introverted teenager finding his passion, this time in hip-hop dance.

Hip-hop dance is a major component of Japanese youth culture, intertwined with street fashion and music, and fans of these subcultures will enjoy this realistic depiction.

More details on Coffee:

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