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Glass no Kamen

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Romance

Chigusa Tsukikage holds the rights to the play "The Crimson Goddess," a lost masterpiece that many would love to see brought back to the stage.

Tsukikage, however, won't allow the cherished work to be diminished by an actress who isn't worthy of playing the title role. Fortunately, she has found two young actresses that just might be worthy: Maya Kitajima and Ayumi Himekawa. Though both actresses are exceptionally talented, only one can win the coveted role.

Tags: Shoujo , Acting , Female Protagonist , Work , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Tragedy , Ojou-sama , Age Gap , Urban

MOON: Subaru Solitude Standing

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

After the events of Subaru, the ballet dancer Miyamoto Subaru works in a German ballet company. However, after using pneumonia as an excuse to cancel at the last minute on her company's tour of Japan, she is forced to accept the damage she has done to her professional career. As she struggles with her sense of self-worth, she meets Nico, an amazing, handicapped ballet dancer. Nico lost his vision, in addition to his ballet partner and lover, in a tragic accident. Will Subaru be able to reach out to him, and help him to once again dance with a partner? In doing so, will she be able to find her own place in this world?

Tags: Dancing , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Rehabilitation , Disability

Subaru

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sports

A small five-year-old girl named Subaru no longer has time for friends and play. Why is this? Her twin brother Kazuma is dying...and gradually forgetting everything. Even Subaru. And so the girl visits him every day, talking with him and dancing for him, trying to make him remember her. And he always does by the end of the day. Encouraged by a friend to join ballet classes, the girl does so and falls in love with the dance.

Tags: Seinen , Dancing , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Time Skip

Kenrantaru Grande Scène

Also known as The Magnificent Grand Scene.

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

Kanade, a girl gifted with an observing eye and an ability to get things done. This is the story about her journey discovering the beauty of classical ballet and the joy of dancing. From the popular author that brought us Vanitas, comes a romantic story that makes the beauty of classical ballet come alive.



Tags: Dancing , Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Shounen , Foreign , Travel , Language Barrier , Classic Literature

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 , Foreign , Heterosexual , School , Disability , Amputation , Love Triangle , Crossdressing , Primarily Teen Cast

Arabesque

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

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: Dancing , Shoujo , Foreign , Female Protagonist

Ace wo Nerae!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

A story of an ordinary high school girl who gradually discovers her hidden talent of tennis through severe trainings designed by her strict coach. Can she become an "Ace" tennis player?

Tags: Tennis , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Ojou-sama , School Club

Flower Festival

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

Aspiring ballerina, Midori Gosho, has an half-english older stepbrother named Kaoru who lives in London. After a failed performance at a national Ballet competition, Kaoru invites Midori and her ballet friends to participate in the summer camp held every year at the prestigious ballet school he works at as a music teacher.

At the camp in faraway London, Midori is not just roped into the preexisting dynamics among the regular students at the school when she's chosen for a role in an upcoming performance. As she overcomes the challenges thrown at her, a complex web of love and familial relations comes to light, in which her own family plays a significant part.

Tags: Josei , Dancing

Tenshi no Kiss

Also known as Forbidden Dance.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

When a young girl loses her confidence to dance, she fears she'll never set foot on the stage again. But then she falls in love with an all-guy avant-garde dance troupe and their leader...and everything changes. Soon, her primary goal in life is to join the troupe and snag the guy. So what if she's missing a Y-chromosome? She's got spunk, skill, and passion--and, in the end, she hopes that love will conquer all.



Chapter count includes four extras.

Tags: Shoujo , Dancing , Female Protagonist

Do Da Dancin'!

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

Sakuraba Taiko has been into ballet since she was a kid. Her mother also used to dance, although she gave it up to take a more traditional life path. Therefore, she was eagerly supportive of Taiko's interest in ballet. Taiko's life was staggered by the death of her mother in a car accident, but she has continued to dance, although her heart is no longer in it. Her remaining family and childhood friends support her as she chases her dream to become a famous dancer.

Her latest role is in the ballet "Giselle" as Myrta, the queen of the Wilis, spirits of young, virginal women who died before their wedding day. One day when she comes to the studio, she meets a beautiful, famous male ballet dancer, Mikami Akira, and she instantly crushes on him. Will she be able to dance well enough in her role to impress him and live up to the expectations of the whole ballet group? Will she be able to sort out her own feelings towards ballet and her mother's death?

Tags: Josei , Dancing