Manga like Dawn Dance

Akane-banashi

Also known as Akane-banashi.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

Rakugo--the ultimate form of storytelling, where everything in a story is expressed with just your body and words. Shinta and his daughter Akane have been seduced by this wonderful form of classical entertainment. Having observed her father strive to pass the shin'uchi rakugo test, Akane will take her own steps into this unique world!



Notes:
Ranked 3rd in the 8th Next Manga Awards print manga category in 2022.
Ranked 4th in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023 guidebook for male readers.
Ranked 3rd in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023.
Ranked 2nd in the 16th Manga Taisho in 2023.
Nominated for the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shounen category in 2023.
Included in the New York Public Library's 2023 Best Books for Teens.
Included in YALSA's 2024 Great Graphic Novels for Teens.

Tags: Rakugo , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Primarily Adult Cast , Acting , Work , Philosophy , Shounen , Found Family , Revenge , Family Life , Time Skip , School

GIRL CRUSH

Also known as Girl Crush.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama

Tenka Momose, a high school freshman that can sing and dance... she's pretty and smart to boot! She's good at everything but love. One day she meets Erian Satou, and was pulled in by her passionate dedication to becoming an idol. This is the story about two young girls chasing after their K-Pop idol dream!!



Tags: Dancing , Female Protagonist , Idol , Shoujo , Fashion , Primarily Female Cast , Foreign , Urban , Language Barrier , LGBTQ+ Themes , School Club , Agender , School , Heterosexual

Netsuen

Also known as Stage Fever.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

It’s the last summer of high school for drama club best friends Yuki and Natsu. While everything’s going well for Natsu, Yuki instead finds herself caught in mental turmoil... See the portrayal of one youthful summer in this fiery theater tale!



Tags: Shounen , Female Protagonist , Yuri , Acting , Primarily Teen Cast , School

Double

Also known as Double.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological

Scatterbrained Takara Takarada is an undiscovered genius actor who fully embodies every character he's cast as, delivering unforgettable performance after performance onstage. But this genius can only be brought forth by his best friend and fellow actor, Yuujin Kamoshima, who cares for Takara even as he envies him for his innate talent.

When it takes the two of them together to bring a character to life, what will happen when Takara is scouted away from their small-time theater troupe and thrust into the new world of television instead? Can Takara survive without Yuujin's guidance... and how does Yuujin respond to being left behind?



Notes:
Won an Excellence Award from the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival.
Seventeenth place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.

Tags: Acting , Male Protagonist , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Primarily Adult Cast , Classic Literature , Seinen , Nudity , Love Triangle