Wandance

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A SHY TEENAGER HAPPENS ON A CLASSMATE DANCING ALONE, AND HER JOY TURNS A KEY, UNLOCKING SOMETHING IN HIS HEART… Kaboku Kotani is starting high school, and he plans to do what he’s always done: go along with his friends, keep quiet, and not draw too much attention to himself. After all, it’s hard enough to get by with a stutter like his— why make things worse by standing out from the crowd? But then he sees another first-year, Hikari Wanda, dancing like no one is watching—or like she doesn’t care who sees her. It makes Kaboku wonder: Could he reach that same freedom? To find his way to Wanda, he does something he never thought he could: He joins the dance club. After all, every routine begins with a single step, right? Join Kaboku and Wanda as they freestyle their way to life and love!

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Jun 25, 2020

14 of ? chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

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Preliminary

"To watch us dance is to hear our hearts speak."

Where to begin... well, lets take a classic approach here. Wondance, it's a manga about, well, dancing. Right... dancing? Lets be real, how many of us are really even interested in dancing? Honestly, it wouldn't be wrong to think like this. After all, it's only natural to put your time into something that you're interested in. Very well, so ask yourself this, what is it that draws you to manga? Just what is it that allows you to call yourself a fan of the medium?

The story is obviously centered around dancing, but to leave it at that would be unfair. There's much more to this than just dancing. Throughout life, people often change. They change to fit in, to more closely resemble their ideal, or the ideal of their authority, or for any other reason. It's normal to live like this, it's human desire to fit in, to not be an outcast and have a place to belong, simply because companionship is something we naturally seek. But what about when one finds their passion? Do they devote everything to it in order to attain their dreams, or do they simply continue living as they have been in fear of losing a part of themselves? This story isn't complex, it's nothing pretentious, in fact it's very much on the simple side. However, this story is meaningful.

I want to keep discussion about the art here brief, as in the end it's all a matter of perspective, so I'll describe the art itself in just three words. Simple, yet beautiful. It does a fantastic job at capturing the emotion of characters, and conveying the feelings of those within the story. Countless times while reading this have I stared in awe at pages, and many times have I teared up, feeling a rush of emotion flow through. The art here is masterfully crafted, and I can not praise it enough, so I will leave it at that.

When reading a series, especially one focused on a sport, you want to see characters that are unique. Characters that make you feel some sort of emotion for them, whether it be the ability to relate deeply to them on some level, or a hatred fueled by distaste of their actions. Whatever it may be, the ability to make a reader deeply feel just anything about a character is something necessary for building a series. This, to me, is one of the core strengths of Wondance. I find myself being able to relate to situations in this series, deeply respecting certain characters, and continuously wanting to know more about them. The most important thing here is that the characters feel real.

I enjoyed this series to an unfathomable degree. Why do I consider it unfathomable? Simply because, never once in my life have I been interested in dancing. I've never thought about it before. But, that's why this medium, and Wondance in particular, is so fantastic. You do not have to be interested in something to enjoy a story focused on it. The core fundamentals of manga, this series is able to take them and stretch them to their utmost potential. If you find yourself doubting this series because you have never once had an interest in dancing, then you're not necessarily wrong for doing so. However, I believe the main reason this manga is so good is because of how purely enjoyable it is to read.

Wondance is wonderful. It's a series in which I've enjoyed every moment of my time reading, albeit only fourteen chapters in. It is able to do something that many manga attempt and fail it, and that is presenting something you have no interest in, and almost forcing you to become interested in it through its fantastic level of storytelling elements. I write this review to inspire you, as this series has done for me. If you are hesitant, I implore that you give this a chance.

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