The good : The drama in this manga hooks you hard, it makes you want to read the next chapter even if the characters are pissing you off. I believe if the author made some of the side characters even just a little more likeable, this would not have as a low rating as people give it and if they had made Junpei more likeable from the start. Next, the art for this manga is what made me remotely want to continue if some of the scenes were plain bland or extremely annoying ahem (Ruou). The art in this is absolutely fabulous, even through my current chapter the art has not changed, Asakura did an amazing job with the art. Another thing I absolutely loved about this anime was how Junpeis hair style changes as the story progresses, and his growth as a person as well.
The bad: To start, this manga had sky high potential, but as much I loved the Drama, at times it became extremely repetitive and at certain points became underwhelming and annoying. As much as I liked Junpei, he could never let go off his past, which you can see even in the current chapters, and off course you have the other two "main characters", which in my opinion you can't even consider Miyako as a main character. These two character as much as they maybe important, are extremely annoying for no reason whatsoever. Lastly, in my opinion the worst part of this manga is the romance. I will get in depth with it in the ugly.
The ugly: WARNING CONTAINS SPOILERS
SPOILERS BELOW READ AT YOUR RISK-
The romance in this oh boy... In my opinion it's a train wreck as a big romance anime/ manga fan the way the romance was set up was absolutely repulsive and revolting. So Junpei ends up with his first girlfriend for a solid couple of chapters, after they kiss; his adversary gets jealous. His adversary then gets really jealous and keep in mind his first girlfriend and adversary are cousins they may not be blood-related however they are still cousins. This eventually turns into a love triangle between the three, in which the first girlfriend eventually picks the cousin.
Then after a while he gets another girlfriend, this would make it girlfriend number 2, and eventually they just drift away, not unusual.
But the MC still has lingering feels for old girlfriend one, which gets really annoying, but eventually he starts focusing all ballet more.
Then girlfriend 3 comes in, his long time rival since the start of the manga, she catches feeling for him and gives him a task saying if he still loves her after his trip abroad she will go out with him.
girl - friend 2B he meets this extremely beautiful girl in the abroad trip they become partners and become really close, eventually it is implied that girlfriend 2B in fact falls in love with Junpei, however he keeps his promise with girlfriend 3 and stays in love with her.
Conclusion: This manga shows the growth of Junpei, from personal tragedy at a young age, heart break, and then lows and highs of success. Some of the side characters also have interesting back stories of their own. As much as I criticize this manga, it also has its strong points as well. If you are a fan of Ballroom e youkoso, or love competitions / tournaments this manga is for you. However, if you are looking for a romance anime without any turmoil, you should have second thoughts before dwelling in. Overall I gave this Manga a 7/10. Hope this helps
