Wandance

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Wandance
First tankōbon volume cover
ワンダンス
(Wandansu)
Genre
Manga
Written byCoffee
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original runJanuary 25, 2019 – present
Volumes14
Anime television series
Directed byMichiya Kato [ja]
Written byMichiya Kato
Music byNaoki "naotyu" Chiba [ja]
Studio
Licensed byDisney Platform Distribution
Original networkANN (TV Asahi)
Original run October 8, 2025 – present
Episodes3
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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 14 tankōbon volumes as of September 2025. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse and Cyclone Graphics [ja] premiered in October 2025.

Plot

Kaboku Kotani is a stuttering first-year high school student who plans to not bring attention to himself. One day, he notices a classmate named Hikari Wanda dancing alone. Intrigued by the freedom she displays, he decides to join the dance club. The story follows their budding relationship.

Characters

Kaboku Kotani (小谷 花木, Kotani Kaboku)
Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama[2] (Japanese); Kieran Regan[3] (English)
Hikari Wanda (湾田 光莉, Wanda Hikari)
Voiced by: Hina Yōmiya[2] (Japanese); Merit Leighton[3] (English)
On Miyao (宮尾 恩, Miyao On)
Voiced by: Ayaka Suwa[4]
Iori Itsukushima (厳島 伊折, Itsukushima Iori)
Voiced by: Toshiki Masuda[4]
Gaku Kabeya (壁谷 楽, Kabeya Gaku)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[4]
Usen Takumi (巧 宇千, Takumi Usen)
Voiced by: Yū Hayashi[4]
Assei (アッセイ)
Voiced by: Chikahiro Kobayashi[4]
Hoto (ホト)
Voiced by: Daiki Kobayashi[5] (Japanese); Brandon McInnis[6] (English)
Seiya (誠也)
Voiced by: Junpei Baba [ja][5] (Japanese); Jonathon Ha[6] (English)
Shiki Kanno (神野志岐, Kanno Shiki)
Voiced by: Haruka Sato [ja][5]
Aika Naitō (内藤愛果, Naitō Aika)
Voiced by: Haruka Terui[5]
Anna Itami (伊丹杏奈, Itami Anna)
Voiced by: Rumi Okubo[5]
Rame Tokiwa (常葉らめ, Tokiwa Rame)
Voiced by: Keiko Manaka [ja][5]
Hitomi Shimoda (下田 瞳, Shimoda Hitomi)
Voiced by: Yui Watanabe[5]
Kona Ōkōuchi (大河内古奈, Ōkōuchi Kona)
Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase[5]
Sakura Kami (加美 桜, Kami Sakura)
Voiced by: Hana Tamegai[5]
Monme Hirai (平井匁, Hirai Monme)
Voiced by: Rin Kusumi[5]
Moa Mukogawa (武庫川藻亜, Mukogawa Moa)
Voiced by: Konomi Inagaki[5]
Miru Ōmori (大森美瑠, Ōmori Miru)
Voiced by: Honoka Inoue[5]
Yura Nikami (仁上ゆら, Nikami Yura)
Voiced by: Momoko Miyashiro [ja][5]
Aoi Date (舘 葵, Date Aoi)
Voiced by: Kana Ogino[5]
Kokoro Shimoda (下田 心, Shimoda Kokoro)
Voiced by: Miyuki Wakayama[5]
Rin Ishikawa (石川りん, Ishikawa Rin)
Voiced by: Tsukino Chikasada [ja][5]
Sayaka Takada (高田さやか, Takada Sayaka)
Voiced by: Momoka Ogizono[5]
Mora Kuroe (黒江モラ, Kuroe Mora)
Voiced by: Kanon Yulduz [ja][5]
Ren (練)
Voiced by: Masahiro Yamanaka [ja][5]
Ogi (オギ)
Voiced by: Tatsumaru Tachibana[5]
Chun (チュン)
Voiced by: Shoma Uno [ja][5]
Tatsuya (龍也)
Voiced by: Toshiharu Yajima[5]
Uria (瓜亜)
Voiced by: Junpei Baba [ja][5]
Uyo (紆余)
Voiced by: Daiki Kobayashi[5]
Macchin (マッチン)
Voiced by: Daiki Kobayashi[5]
Kokoro (ココロ)
Voiced by: Seiyū Fujiwara [ja][5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Coffee, Wandance started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on January 25, 2019.[7][8] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on May 23, 2019.[1] As of September 22, 2025, 14 volumes have been released.[9]

Kodansha USA announced the English release of the manga in North America, with the first volume being released on June 28, 2022.[10][11]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 May 23, 2019[12]978-4-06-515483-0June 28, 2022[10]978-1-64-651466-3
2 November 22, 2019[13]978-4-06-517482-1October 4, 2022[14]978-1-64-651516-5
3 May 22, 2020[15]978-4-06-519455-3October 25, 2022[16]978-1-64-651517-2
4 September 23, 2020[17]978-4-06-520724-6February 14, 2023[18]978-1-64-651518-9
5 March 23, 2021[19]978-4-06-522662-9May 23, 2023[20]978-1-64-651519-6
6 September 22, 2021[21]978-4-06-524817-1September 5, 2023[22]978-1-64-651737-4
7 February 22, 2022[23]978-4-06-526862-9November 21, 2023[24]978-1-64-651738-1
8 June 22, 2022[25]978-4-06-527862-8February 20, 2024[26]978-1-64-651808-1
9 October 21, 2022[27]978-4-06-529496-3May 28, 2024[28]978-1-64-651913-2
10 February 21, 2023[29]978-4-06-530562-1August 13, 2024[30]978-1-64-651914-9
11 September 22, 2023[31]978-4-06-531974-1November 12, 2024[32]979-8-88-877159-4
12 April 23, 2024[33]978-4-06-535023-2May 13, 2025[34]979-8-88-877397-0
13 August 22, 2024[35]978-4-06-536467-3August 12, 2025[36]979-8-88-877487-8
14 September 22, 2025[9]978-4-06-540508-6——

Anime

In August 2024, an anime television series adaptation was announced.[37][38] It is produced by Madhouse and Cyclone Graphics [ja], and directed by Michiya Kato [ja], who also handles the screenplays and VFX, with Satoshi Tasaki and Taiki Imamura as both character designers and chief animation directors, and Riehata as the dance producer.[2][39] The series also features original insert songs, including "Kujira", performed by Yaffle featuring Sahnya alongside other songs by Yujin Aramaki, Alisa [ja], Black Boboi [ja], Daigo Sakuragi, Funi, GZO, Hidetake Takayama, Jazztronik, JiN and Seann Bowe, Jua, Kazutake Takeuchi, Marcello Jonno, Michael Yano a.k.a ARK, Monjoe, Riehata, Rikki, Shinichi Osawa, Shinichiro Maruyama [ja], Toru Ishikawa, Uru [ja], Weauxmaque, Wez Atlas [ja], alongside existing songs from Scatman John with music composed by Naoki "naotyu" Chiba [ja].[40][5] The series premiered on October 8, 2025, on the IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi and its affiliates.[4][5] The opening theme is "Stare In Wonder", performed by Be:First, while the ending theme is "Wondrous", performed by Elsee [ja].[5]

The series is streaming on Disney+ worldwide and on Hulu in the United States.[41] An English dub is set to premiere on Hulu in November 2025.[3]

Episodes

No.Title [42][43]Directed by [42]Storyboarded by [42]Original release date [44]
1"Wanda's Dance"
Transliteration: "Wanda-san no Dansu" (Japanese: 湾田さんのダンス)		Masaki MatsumuraMichiya Kato [ja]October 8, 2025 (2025-10-08)
2"Dance Club Gender Ratio"
Transliteration: "Dansu-bu no Danjohi" (Japanese: ダンス部の男女比)		Kazumasa IsogawaYurie KuniyukiOctober 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)[a]
3"Audition"
Transliteration: "Ōdishon" (Japanese: オーディション)		Kōki MoriMasaki MatsumuraOctober 23, 2025 (2025-10-23)[b]
4Transliteration: "Furitsuke - Rūtin" (Japanese: 振り付け-ルーティン)Kazumasa IsogawaKazumasa IsogawaOctober 29, 2025 (2025-10-29)

Reception

In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards.[47] It was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021,[48] and at the 25th edition in 2022.[49]

Notes

  1. ↑ This episode aired at 12:00 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the regular air time on TV Asahi.[45]
  2. ↑ This episode aired at 12:00 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the regular air time on TV Asahi.[46]

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