Wandance (Japanese: ワンダンス, Hepburn: Wandansu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coffee. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since January 2019, with its chapters collected in 13 tankōbon volumes as of August 2024. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse and Cyclone Graphics is set to premiere in 2025.

Wandance
Cover of the first volume
ワンダンス
(Wandansu)
Genre
Manga
Written byCoffee
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 25, 2019 – present
Volumes13
Anime television series
Studio
Licensed byDisney Platform Distribution
Original run 2025 scheduled
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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Coffee, Wandance started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on January 25, 2019.[2][3] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on May 23, 2019.[1] As of August 22, 2024, 13 volumes have been released.[4]

Kodansha USA announced the English release of the manga in North America, with the first volume being released on June 28, 2022.[5][6]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 23, 2019[7]978-4-06-515483-0June 28, 2022[5]978-1-64-651466-3
2 November 22, 2019[8]978-4-06-517482-1October 4, 2022[9]978-1-64-651516-5
3 May 22, 2020[10]978-4-06-519455-3October 25, 2022[11]978-1-64-651517-2
4 September 23, 2020[12]978-4-06-520724-6February 14, 2023[13]978-1-64-651518-9
5 March 23, 2021[14]978-4-06-522662-9May 23, 2023[15]978-1-64-651519-6
6 September 22, 2021[16]978-4-06-524817-1September 5, 2023[17]978-1-64-651737-4
7 February 22, 2022[18]978-4-06-526862-9November 21, 2023[19]978-1-64-651738-1
8 June 22, 2022[20]978-4-06-527862-8February 20, 2024[21]978-1-64-651808-1
9 October 21, 2022[22]978-4-06-529496-3May 28, 2024[23]978-1-64-651913-2
10 February 21, 2023[24]978-4-06-530562-1August 13, 2024[25]978-1-64-651914-9
11 September 22, 2023[26]978-4-06-531974-1November 12, 2024[27]979-8-88-877159-4
12 April 23, 2024[28]978-4-06-535023-2May 13, 2025[29]979-8-88-877397-0
13 August 22, 2024[4]978-4-06-536467-3

Anime

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In August 2024, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime television series adaptation. The series is produced by Madhouse and Cyclone Graphics and features Riehata as a dance producer. It is set to premiere in 2025.[30][31] The series will be streaming on Disney+ worldwide.[32]

Reception

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In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards.[33] It was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021,[34] and at the 25th edition in 2022.[35]

References

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