Manga like Navillera: Like a Butterfly

What is Navillera: Like a Butterfly about?

Status: Finished

After the funeral of an old friend, Deok-Chul Sim resolves to pursue something he had always wanted to try: ballet. Much to the surprise (and maybe~ horror) of his wife, children, and other acquaintances, this 70-year-old throws himself into following his heart and his passion. With the help of his young instructor Chae-Rok and others hoping for their own ambitions to take flight, Deok-Chul shows the importance and joy of pursuing one's dream… even in the face of hardships and our own mortality.

Tags: Dancing , Family Life , Disability , Iyashikei , Ballet , Primarily Adult Cast , Amnesia , Elderly Protagonist , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Time Skip

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Comico

Kakao Webtoon

Tapas

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: Includes 18 extra chapters.

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

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KuaiKan Manhua

Tapas

Tencent Comics

MangaToon

Bilibili

Mangas.io

QToon

KakaoPage

MangaToon

WEBTOON

Lezhin

Naver Series

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Umi ga Hashiru End Roll

Also known as The Credits Roll into the Sea.

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

Umiko, a grandma, realizes that she has the same desire to make movies as university student Kai—and soon she enrolls in Kai's film school!

"It's not the movies you like…you like watching the people watching the movies."

Just what are you going to do with the rest of your life? It's the question you'll always have to answer, no matter your age. Umiko Chino is a 65-year-old retired woman in mourning for her late husband. Remembering how they used to watch films together, Umiko goes to the movie theater for the first time in years, where she meets Kai, an attractive, ambiguous young man who studies filmmaking at a nearby art school.

They would seem to have nothing in common, except for this—both of them sometimes like to look more at the way the audience reacts to a movie than the movie itself. Kai believes Umiko has the same deep desire he possesses to experience how people respond to something they made… and challenges her to stake the rest of her life discovering that thrill.

Soon Umiko surprises herself by enrolling in the same film school as Kai. But sailing into this new sea, she's suddenly inside the currents of her fellow students' lives, a much younger generation that she struggles to understand, driven by their own passions and their own relationships. Who's really experienced at life, and is it old age or observation that brings wisdom? And does what you're looking for change when you look with your eyes instead of through a camera lens…?

Tags: Female Protagonist , Filmmaking , Elderly Protagonist , Photography , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Shoujo , Iyashikei , LGBTQ+ Themes , Asexual , Aromantic

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