Manga: Dance! Subaru

Hello, everyone!

One of the mangas that I have completed is "Dance! Subaru" written by Soda Masahito.

Genres: Drama, Psychological, Seinen, Sports

Status: Completed

Chapters: 115 chapters, 8 extras (11 volume)

Sequel: Moon -Subaru Solitude Standing- (not translated yet)

Other media: JMovie

About: This story begins with Subaru, who dances everyday for her dying twin brother, just so that he will remember her and he always does at the end of the day. Later, she is invited by one of her classmates to join a trial ballet class and Subaru immediately falls in love with it. As the time passed, she decides to pursue ballet as her career and thus starts a journey full of obstacles. How will she begin this career? What company does Subaru join? Being an exceptional one, the companies that want her and the company she chooses must be more than something.

At first, I am worried that this manga will be dull and boring, but to my surprise, it is not. In fact, it piques my interest as the story goes. Subaru's determination and how she pulls other characters into her dance amazed me. Frankly speaking, it makes me wants to take up ballet lessons again. 

This manga also gives a little insights of ways to pursue a ballet career, and just like reality, it is one filled with competition, determination, passion and hardwork. It also tells a little about a few ballet interpretations, such as Don Quixote, The Sleeping Beauty and Bolero, which I actually did a little research after reading it. Why? To verify if the dance moves in the manga exist and how does it look in reality. And, yes it does, with a little exaggeration. (It's a manga after all, it is needed!! XD)

The manga is not complete without a love story, so the author did add Subaru's love story in the extras. 

About the artwork of this manga, well, I can say it is more towards reality? You can really see their emotions through the artwork, probably because the characters are not too animated? I don't know... judge it yourself. But, what I can say is, this manga is very VERY interesting, I totally recommend it to those who like ballet.