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| Acclaimed female mangaka George Asakura's ballet series, and with MAPPA's experience on Yuri!!! on Ice though the character designs are way too close to Ballroom e Youkoso quality (not designed by the character designer of Ballroom), makes for one perfect marriage. YUKI makes a triumphant return from 3-gatsu no Lion, and this OP is HOLY. MC Jumpei Murao's life as a martial arts boy but with the skills of a male ballet dancer (also called the Danseur), and it's easy to be bullied for a male doing a female activity. And this girl Miyako Godai is being smitten by the way that he does ballet (that unfortunately Murao sees it as Jeet Kune Do: a martial art to a crappy sport), that she ropes him to her ballet studio knowing his potential, but her mother wrote his Don Quixote off as not being part of ballet. And of course, Murao comes back for vengeance, which Miyako's mother obliged to teach him true ballet and to become a true ballet dancer. As vehement that Murao can be, Old Hag Luou just can't let him go, because with Murao she has instigated renewal with him to sign him up into a ballet festival. Oh man, the pacing in this feels wack, 5 chapters at one go. I hope this doesn't affect the enjoyment going forward. |
KANLen09Apr 9, 2022 10:58 AM
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| Well, here it is. This one might go under the rock for many reasons. One of them being cuz it's a ballet show. But, honestly, I'm not expecting it to blow me out of the park but for now, it was an alright start. The characters seem interesting enough. Junpei is cool. I'm more interested in Miyako. She's really pretty. As for the animation, it looks great, for now. I hope it stays this way throughout the show. I've faith in George Asakura's work, so I'm sticking with this one for sure. And, then it's MAPPA. So... |
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| This episode/show feels kinda inspiration with male MC getting the vibe of doing ballet again. It looks like the first episode gives an insight on some of his past and passion for ballet. Junpei seems like a well rounded guy. Another character I think worth taking notice is Miyako Godai, who has a graceful appearance but also can be a tough girl. Solid start for introducing the story and characters. Junpei definitely has talent and I want to see this show bring out his character to the fullest. |
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| I don't like romance but I love ballet, is this worth it? |
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| Simply phenomenal. Another show I had very high expectations and they were met in surplus. I'm quite impressed by the fluid sakuga during the key moments to show up actual motion and not just slides like a lot of "sports" shows do. That and some really great framing in closeups that gives more depth to the characters (in this case Murao) without the need of lenghty inner monologues to brief the audience. The whole "aha" or epiphany moment in anime is quite common, specially in "sports" anime, but I believe in here there's a really great twist by subverting the expectation and providing a different path for Murao because of his father's death. There's also the whole stigma of boys doing a girls dance, that I do hope becomes an even bigger thing to surpass in the long run. A little bit fast in terms of story progression, but I still feel that it does well enough to present the main characters and establish a short term goal along with hurdles to suprass in Lou's case. I'm also having big expectations for Kaede Hondo voicing Miyako, since this looks like it's going to be the rare if not the only serious character I've seen her play. I'm pretty sure more than one will draw paralels to Billy Elliot movie. |
KimurahApr 8, 2022 1:48 PM
| I expected to spend most of this post distracted by the lanky designs, but it turned out to be the white line through the pupils that I couldn't get out of my head. I've seen no-noses, random polygons, excessive glitter irises, Clamp lankiness obviously, but random white semi-circle? That feels like a new weird stylistic tic. Which isn't to say that the proportions also weren't weird. Especially in the scene with the kids. Even if we say that every character is about six feet tall, those children would measure about a foot and a half. They're like evil little mogwai roaming about. But it is still a dumb club show, emphasis on dumb. An upsettingly well animated one, mind you, but the protagonist is an overreacting twit who yells in reaction to everything, and explodes into sparklies at the sight of any ballet. Being a dispassionate, cold blooded iguana myself, it just makes me roll my eyes. Kids. And dare I mention the emo dude who keeps himself locked in a dark room doing ballet until told of a rival who can challenge his sheer ballet-ness? Well, that's next episode, so probably not, but I'd rather bring him up than dwell on the protagonist yelling, or joining ballet from a mix of watching one dude giving him a raging dance boner and being randomly dared to do it. |
| This anime is really interesting, but darn it, the white stroke on the eyes bother's me so much. Lets see who will be stronger, this anime overall or my hate for that aesthetic choice. |
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| The opening has that certain something, good to hear YUKI again after a quite a while. And yep, pretty much the most promising start so far. The top notch direction is simply captivating. It's aesthetic, it's dynamic, it's energetic and it makes you want to watch more. Compared to many low effort original sport series which are the norm it's a divine blessing. |
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| And so Junpei returned to practice ballet. It's good, I liked the 1st chapter. The opening is good. |
| Boy wishes to do ballet but can't because of societal reasons and because he must build up the image of a man for the sake of his family. A fine concept but I feel like they're rushing it a bit. Hopefully isn't much of a problem down the line. |
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| Where is the episode 2? I need it so badly. The first moments captured me as if I'm watching Ballroom E Youkoso all over again. It literally has the same vibes that gave me goosebumps and teary-eyes. Man, this is one of those passionate thing you wanna do. Definitely a great show. I'm so impressed. And the opening song is also from YUKI, one of my favorite anime op artists. Such a banger song |
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| love this already!!!! the only thing i didn't like is this white line in the eyes |
| Found the art style to be a little unsettling at first, but it's so pretty. I love that they show the many sides and reluctances of boys in ballet--and how it's shaped MC's persona, even though he hasn't gotten rid of that love for ballet. I can already tell this will be an addicting show. Even though it's not at all the same, (other then the theater/entertainment genre), I feel like I'm going to love it as much as Kageki Shoujo. Pretty art, deep societal stuff, and also just a pretty moving plot. Can't wait to learn more about ballet anyhow. |
| thats was an interesting first chapter, especially beacuase i dont like dancing in rl but this actually hooked me so i will continue watching, u didnt like that White line in the eyes kinda distract me, the op was really good, especially the visuals, the song is decent for me, really looking for next week. And do anyone know how many chapters will this have? |
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| What's Gearless Joe doing here |
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| Finally, an anime about a danseur! I like them so much more than ballerinas because of how danseurs challenge the way we view masculinity. I wish they showed the man's performance a bit differently at the start. They mostly cropped him, and made it look like he was just flailing around in slow motion. Ballet is quite beautiful when we get to see the way the dancer's whole body moves. Thought the OP was sung by nano.RIPE! lol. The art is so cute. Maybe a bit too thin, but I'll get used to that part soon, I think. The mum and sister seem supportive. I like how the sister is the one who quit ballet for sports, and the brother is the one who'll quite sports for ballet. Godai looks a bit out of place in this story's world. As if she just exists to move the story forward. I hope she feels more human later. Ruou looks like he'll be a lot more interesting than Junpei. I think this is the third story where I have seen ballet and boxing happening at the same time. First was Billy Elliot, and the second was Salad Days. I love both of them so much! |
| I enjoyed the episode, a lot of scenes certainly felt magical, and it was nice to see how much Junpei loves ballet. I don't mind that he's still in denial due to his past, he's going to get past that, hopefully sooner better than later. What I didn't really like is Junpei's attitude towards Miyako's mom. Sure she wasn't the nicest towards him either, but he calls the mom "baba" (and even "kuso baba" once), which is incredibly disrespectful especially since he barely knows the lady. I find him a bit unlikable half because of his fixation on how he thinks Miyako may like him, as well as all the shouting he does. I have to admit it could also be because I don't like Yamashita Daiki's loud lines, so I end up not liking Junpei too much. I do still think it's fun to see him dance and enjoy ballet dancing, though. As long as he's quiet :') I'm interested in seeing Junpei's improvement and the characters performing together! |
| This was a very positive surprise. Just the name of the anime made me go bleh. The only reason I gave it a shot was because the Seinen tag. I was very happily proved wrong, this was well worth watching. Maybe even the best of spring season! I had no problem with the art or style. Well I am stoked for more. |
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| A decent start so far. Liked it! |
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| I loved this first episode! |
| The best thing about this was the art design and I'm surprised to see Mari Fujino involved with this. The OP was excellent having the POV and the swift running sequence. As for the actual anime, the movements are hindered by the clumsy CG and with ZLS director on the board, it's only going to worse from here. There's also water bubbles under the protagonist's eyes, I wonder why that's a thing. Next episode will introduce the emo kid, hopefully, the character dynamic stays strong. |
tingy said: What I didn't really like is Junpei's attitude towards Miyako's mom. Sure she wasn't the nicest towards him either, but he calls the mom "baba" (and even "kuso baba" once), which is incredibly disrespectful especially since he barely knows the lady. I find him a bit unlikable half because of his fixation on how he thinks Miyako may like him, as well as all the shouting he does. I have to admit it could also be because I don't like Yamashita Daiki's loud lines, so I end up not liking Junpei too much. I do still think it's fun to see him dance and enjoy ballet dancing, though. As long as he's quiet :') Well he is a middle schooler so that part shouldn't be too surprising |
| horrendous 1st person pov opening spooked me but overall it seems like a decent, if a bit childish, first episode. I like Miyako enough to make up for the annoying mc. I know he's a middle schooler but the trope of 'character expressing their passion for something with inane sound effects and sparkles' pisses me off |
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| Breathtaking episode. I see some people saying it was rushed, and it wasn't perfect in my opinion, but Dance Dance Danseur definitely has AOTY potential. Can't stop thinking about it. Literal goosebumps. |
KayY_YApr 9, 2022 7:27 PM
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| BALLET SHOWWW!!!! excited for this one :D some moments were a bit ? eh? but im reaaally liking this. just by the first ep too, which i didnt expect at all. i hope there wont be a jumpei vs lou(?) kinda thing for winning the godai's heart and bc of the poster, that's probably inevitable so i rly hope it doesn't last long. im looking forward to him being proud of being a ballet dancer. after closing it off and looking down on it because of society standards and to be "more of a man" after his father died at a young age, surely it'll be satisfying to see him get out of that hole. |
| ballet dude!?!? let's see what MAPPA has to offer! 5/5. |
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| i'm excited for this one, i loved the first episode!! |
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| I mean, the design is not that great, but I will still give this a try cuz I love ballet :) Nice episode! RAWRfizzz said: I don't like romance but I love ballet, is this worth it? The anime is only drama, so yes, you should give this one a try ^^ |
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| Solid sport shounen. The art style is a bit dated and I don’t like the eyes, but the dance sequences look good and the set up was done well. |
| This anime reminds me so much of Ballroom e Youkoso! Is the mangaka the same person? The character, the cheerfulness, the premise.. (that posture correction tho! So much like Ballroom e Youkuso!), and since I like Ballroom e Youkoso so much (I wish there's season 2), so I'm liking this already. But! In my opinion, Dance Dance Danseur feels more sparkly than Ballroom e Youkuso.. That's MAPPA to you *cheers* I'm here for the ballet anyway, so I hope there's no romance. I mean.. Hopefully the story is focused on the ballet. Although it's actually funny to see Junpei internal thought lol Oh! The opening is really GOOD~ Can't wait for the next episode (and hear Ucchi's voice as Luou)~~~ |
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| The fact that he stopped doing what he loved because of the stupid toxic masculinity Okay but the guy from the beginning was freaking hot Also, I love the mom!! She’s beautiful and funny!! |
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| Take a shot every time someone says "Jeet Kune Do". Overall, solid start but pacing sure felt notoriously fast. Also damn, I didn't realize they were all middle-schoolers. |
| anime about why Toxic masculinity sucks and ballet i will gladly watch this because we are never getting a new ballroom season art style has a rougher look to it and designs do look like some old callbacks but at the same time it looks close to ballroom as well lol will watch this solid first episode OP was really cool to with the POV |
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| I'm just hoping the main character calms down after a while. These stereotypical gender roles just to break them later seems like old school to me so idk what to think yet. |
idk why I was here but I'm prob back to playing Dragon's Dogma 2 again when you read this |
| That was impressive, I want more. The only slight problem I can see is that the animation needs to keep this level (Ballroom fell incredibly short, but they also had a few really well done scenes, but unsynced music and still pictures destroyed the flow of the 'action' there) and that the characters are pretty annoying so far (understandable because they are young, and a boy doing ballet is indeed a huge hurdle to get over, especially given the situation with his dad). I really don't want an angsty teenager love triangle, Ballroom handled that part really well, and I hope they will too. |
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