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Ballroom e Youkoso

Also known as Welcome to the Ballroom.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

Fujita has drifted through middle school aimlessly, unable to find friends or anything that can hold his attention. Then, one day, he's attacked by a gang and saved by a mysterious man. But this isn't a karate master; it's a ballroom dance instructor! Reluctantly, Fujita takes a few beginner's classes, only to find his inspiration... an entrancing, teenage dance prodigy named Shizuku. It's Fujita's first step into the high-octane world of competitive dance!



Note: Nominated for the 6th and 8th Manga Taisho Award.

Tags: Dancing , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , School

Houkago no Etude

Also known as After School Etude.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

When Minobe Chihiro is admitted to a private arts academy to study ballet, the last person he expects to train with is surly second-year student Ichinomiya Shun. Yet by some stroke of luck, the two are paired up for their school's mandatory pas de deux practice. While Minobe has fallen at first sight for Ichinomiya's superior dance sense, the second-year's attitude leaves a lot to be desired. For Ichinomiya, being paired with Minobe as a dance partner is just one of the ways he'd like to be together with his new partner. It's not just grades that have Ichinomiya dancing with Minobe—he's head over heels, and he's after Minobe's heart!



Tags: Boys' Love , Primarily Male Cast , Dancing , Male Protagonist , School , Tsundere

Dance Dance Danseur

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life , Sports

Junpei is happily snoozing away during his sister's ballet recital when a male ballet dancer steps onto the stage. Moved by the strength and skills the dancer displays, the boy discovers his love for this art.

But after a certain tragedy happens, he vows to leave his past behind and turn into the epitome of manliness. What will he do when his love for ballet reignites?!

Tags: Dancing , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Heterosexual , Foreign , School , Disability , Amputation , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Crossdressing

Tango no Otoko

Also known as The Man of Tango.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Tango meets dirty dancing in this tale of love on the dance floor.

Although hailed as “The Man of Tango,” Angie has never truly felt the deep, fiery passion of the dance until he met Hiro, a half-Latin, half-Japanese dancer who’s in no way interested in men. Slowly, Hiro finds himself drawn to the Latin dancer and the seductive beat of the tango, opening his body and soul to their smoldering heat.



Chapter count includes one extra epilogue and the original pilot one-shot, both published in the definitive edition.

Tags: Dancing , Boys' Love , Nudity , Primarily Adult Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , Bisexual , Primarily Male Cast , Teacher

Odoriba ni Skirt ga Naru

Status: Releasing
Genres: Romance

Kiki Haruma always dreamed of doing ballroom dance as the feminine "partner" role, but as she aged she grew taller and taller, eventually causing her to give up ever looking good in a dress or anything girly. Now in the second-year of high school, she specializes in the masculine "leader" role—until one day, her partner suddenly leaves her. When Michiru Toribami, a petite and pretty first-year student, comes to join the ballroom dance club, Kiki asks her to be her new partner, but Michiru told her that she only dances the leading role—and she wants none other than Kiki to be her partner.

Tags: Dancing , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love

Jing Jiu

Also known as Pirouette into My Heart.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Sports

Known as “the little swan” of his ballet studio, Shen has big dreams of leaving the humble farming town he grew up in and shooting to stardom. Though soft-spoken and timid, he meets his match in the stoic, wealthy, and equally as intense Jinyi, who pursues boxing next door. An unlikely pair, they cheer each other on and raise each other up through thick and thin. Determined to achieve their separate ambitions in the midst of their personal troubles, will their deep connection be strong enough to endure the journey and take flight?

Note: Season One has 74 chapters, plus prologue and two extras. Season Two has 69 chapters, plus prologue, extra, and three epilogue chapters, followed by a 10-chapter side story.

Tags: Boys' Love , Dancing , Full Color , Boxing , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , Urban , Rural , Foreign , Time Skip , Iyashikei