Manga like Arabesque

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Status: Finished

Nonna Petrova, a tall, sixteen-year-old ballet student in Kiev is unaware of her unique balletic brilliance. Having low self-esteem due to the unwanted comparison with her talented older sister, Nonna is “discovered” by leading ballet dancer Yuri Mironov, and, under his guidance, is led to stardom.

Notes:
Includes the oneshot "Hello! Young Young" (ハロー！ヤング・ヤング); Ribon Comic 1969-12
Includes the oneshot "Eikou no Green Field" (栄光のグリーンフィールド); Ribon Comic 1970-10
Includes the oneshot "Miss Megane wa Otoshigoro" (ミスめがねはお年ごろ); Ribon Comic 1970-2
Includes the oneshot "Ashita wa Aozora" (あしたは青空); Ribon Comic 1969-7

Tags: Shoujo , Dancing , Female Protagonist , Foreign

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SWAN

Also known as Swan.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

Masumi Hijiri is a 16-year-old ballet student attending a small school in Japan. When she unexpectedly recieves an invitation to attend a special ballet competition, and later gains admission to a renowned ballet academy, she embarks on a grand adventure of friendship and hardship. She is the weakest of the students, and as such encounters several challenges, but her determination and faith in herself help guide her through the fierce world of ballet.

Tags: Shoujo , Dancing , Heterosexual , Coming of Age , Ensemble Cast , Female Protagonist

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Kokuchou

Also known as Black Swan.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A collection of 4 one-shots written by Yamagishi Ryouko.

Black Swan (黒鳥（ブラック・スワン）)
Kifune no Michi (貴船の道)
Shijima no Soko (緘黙の底)
Kishimojin (鬼子母神)

Tags: Josei , Shoujo

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Mou Hitori no Marionette

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Ballet is Nanami's life and passion, but what happens when her father passes away due to an illness and she has been entered into a famous theatrical troupe by a mysterious man who is deeply attracted by her potential in acting? Will she survive in the harsh surroundings in the theatre?

The drama of Nanami's life as an actor and the circumstances of a small theatrical troupe are carefully woven into this manga.

Tags: Dancing , Acting , Shoujo , Dissociative Identities

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Masque

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Supernatural

When the clock strikes midnight, the door opens. This is when the phantom awakens, wandering, looking for the most beautiful dancer.
Loosely based on "The Phantom of the Opera."

Tags: Dancing , Shoujo , School

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Maihime Terepsikola

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

The story focuses on classical dance and its meaning for the three teenage protagonists: Yuki, who is ending the first primary; Chika, her older sister by one year; and the strange Kumi, whose family has fallen into disgrace by the debts of her father (because of which Kumi is also forced by her mother to pose for pictures). The aunt of Kumi, Michiko, was once a prima ballerina, and perhaps, the girl has inherited her talent…

Note: Won the 11th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2007.

Tags: Shoujo , Dancing

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