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A review by rays_reads
Wandance, Volume 1 by Coffee
5.0
**ARC provided by NetGalley & Kodansha for honest review**
Wandance by Coffee is a promising first volume to the continuing series. The protagonist is Kaboku Kotani, who doesn't like being different from his peers due to his speech impediment and desperately tries to fit in. All of a sudden he comes across Hikari Wanda dancing in the hallway. In awe, Kotani joins the dancing club and finally begins to understand the freedom that comes with dancing hip-hop.
The title was very interesting and I thought this book was going to be about ballet or ballroom dancing as I've seen that type before so I was surprised to find out it was hip-hop. The introductions of Kotani and Wanda were great as the two contrast each other, Kotani being the shy guy and Wanda is the bold, carefree type.
I also really enjoyed the introduction into hip-hop. Coffee did a good job at expressing how this type of dance is more about feeling than techquie which is why hip-hop is so unique. Not to mention the art was amazing to look at and I can only hope this manga gets an anime as I would love to see some of the dancing scenes animated, especially Wanda's introduction scene.
Overall, this was a great first volume for the manga series and I can't wait to see what comes next.
Final Rating: 5/5
Wandance by Coffee is a promising first volume to the continuing series. The protagonist is Kaboku Kotani, who doesn't like being different from his peers due to his speech impediment and desperately tries to fit in. All of a sudden he comes across Hikari Wanda dancing in the hallway. In awe, Kotani joins the dancing club and finally begins to understand the freedom that comes with dancing hip-hop.
The title was very interesting and I thought this book was going to be about ballet or ballroom dancing as I've seen that type before so I was surprised to find out it was hip-hop. The introductions of Kotani and Wanda were great as the two contrast each other, Kotani being the shy guy and Wanda is the bold, carefree type.
I also really enjoyed the introduction into hip-hop. Coffee did a good job at expressing how this type of dance is more about feeling than techquie which is why hip-hop is so unique. Not to mention the art was amazing to look at and I can only hope this manga gets an anime as I would love to see some of the dancing scenes animated, especially Wanda's introduction scene.
Overall, this was a great first volume for the manga series and I can't wait to see what comes next.
Final Rating: 5/5