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Jan 16, 2018
The beginning is slow and might repel some readers. It picks up quickly, and follows Kanade Ariya on her path to becoming a professional ballet dancer, along with Shouko, Ema, and Sakura.
It looks like Cuvie did her research pretty well. There are numerous variations (ballet solos) that are included AND named correctly. In addition, I can find just a panel during a variation and find where it is in the actual variation. The author is very diligent with this. In fact, even the steps are named correctly, from simple terms such as pirouette and pointe, to all kinds of ballet terminology. I'm pretty satisfied
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with this.
Kanade is a little irritating. She's quite shocked to find out that ballet steps are in French. Ballet schools originated in France. I suppose she didn't recognize the accent?
Other than that, it's very enjoyable. The terms aren't too burdening (although I don't speak for non-ballet dancers). Finding out what the future holds is very entertaining. The art is very gorgeous in terms of anatomy. Even little details, such as the required body types (they have those in ballet; that's why it's so secluded), are accounted for.
For me, it was a compelling read. Give this one a shot.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Mar 11, 2017
Before we get started, I want to say one thing: if you have low self-esteem or are struggling with depression, social anxiety, or anything similar: this is the worst manga to take lessons from.
Horribly cliche. LOTS of wish fulfillment. The only thing new is that the MC is much more pathetic than usual. Kageno is bullied unrealistically, and can't stand up for herself. At ALL.
She needs the cliche "handsome popular guy" to help her out, and takes things the wrong way. (People who read chapter 8 know what I'm talking about.)
The love interest is so cliche and perfect, and of course he falls
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for a pathetic wallflower (that really is how she's portrayed).
We don't even get a reason why the guy falls in love with her.
I could only recommend this to people who can't talk to other people but dream of being with the most popular guy.
I know that someone will accuse me of being rude towards people who are introverted/have social anxiety/shyness/low self-esteem/etc. I'm a person with all three (all four for a long time), and I have it pretty bad. The only (non-international) friends I had growing up were ones that took advantage of me, and that took a pretty big toll on my self-esteem. The thing is, even I had the courage to take matters into my own hands. I didn't think I was "unworthy" of handsome, popular guys. I didn't squeal about how my boyfriend (which I didn't have. Again, no social life) was sure to dump me because he was such a saint. Kageno did. She's continuously given encouragement by her boyfriend, but even then (which I didn't need) she couldn't do anything but think that she was unworthy and a pathetic seal.
Ugh, don't get me started on the relationship. As an outsider, Kageno seems like a leech. She's never contributed anything to their relationship, besides being the "girl who's not like the other [insert terrible word describing mean girls I can't use here]" and thus her boyfriend likes her. She has literally NO redeeming qualities. To be honest, this is the worst way to uplift people with low self-esteem. Why not teach them that they can find strength on their own?
Reviewer’s Rating: 1
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Feb 20, 2017
I love this. I don't know why. I just do.
I rate the story an 8. It's pretty good, but the plot isn't exactly original. There's not much to say here.
The art, I love. I don't typically like Shojo, but the art here isn't exaggerated, where the eyes are disgustingly giant and so are the females' breasts. And I love the way the artist draws. It's unique, I think. I'd give it a 10.
I give the character a 9. It's a little unbelievable, but not quite, how fast Yona changes, and it's not immediate, thankfully. She didn't just pick up a bow and arrow right away
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and seek vengeance. She was kind of... dead? for a while? And I love the backstories, particularly Zeno's and Shin-Ah's. I think I'm gonna cry.
As for my enjoyment, I'd say a 7. After the dragons become part of Yona's harem, they just kind of... disappear. They just fade into the background. It's too much on Yona and sometimes on Hak. Hell, I'd say Ao gets more attention than the other dragons. I wanted to see more of Zeno and Shin-Ah. Shin-Ah doesn't talk a lot, but he's innocent and interesting, and I want to see him learn more about the world after he's been holed inside his cave for 18 years. And Zeno is just really interesting. On the surface, he's a childish, hungry 17 year old. But he's an old dude who's been through a lot, and he's got lots of experience. He might not need a lot of screen time, because his development is clear, but I want to see what Zeno's going to do now, and if he'll try to get rid of his powers.
Overall, I give it a 9. It stands out from the typical Shojo, where the girl is somehow wondering who she loves out of the millions of guys in her harem. Yona's not focusing on romance, and her feelings are pretty clear. As are the feelings of the dragons. Kija and Shin-Ah are too precious for romance, Jae-Ha's gonna ignore his feelings, and Zeno's already (spoiler alert) had a wife. He knows the difference between love and devotion, I think. And I don't think he's gonna love anyone else.
I would recommend this to just about anyone.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Feb 20, 2017
I haven't done ballroom dancing, only ballet. But it's nice to see something about dance that focuses on the hardships, not the whole "dreams come true!" type of thing. We get to see the main character struggle. And it's not as unrealistic as I'd expect: Tatara makes it into not 1st, or even 2nd, at his first competition, but 7th. And he acknowledges the it was unlikely to even have landed there in the first place.
The Story, I give an 8. It's pretty typical, but ballroom, I think, is a first. I haven't seen any manga that focuses on ballroom dancing.
I love the
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art, and I give it a 10. The details in some of these places are so... amazing. Perhaps it's because I haven't seen much of anything but Shojo (for reasons unknown...), but there's a special quality to it. I like it.
The characters, I can't say much about, but I like them all. 8 from me.
My enjoyment was a 10. Like I said, I don't get to read much about dancing that relates to any actual dancers. After finding out many of the facts and pursuing ballet, I find that this, which has little of "we can do it!" and more of "work until you're sore all over!". Everything else portrays dance as something that just about anyone can do.
Overall, I say 10 (although math wouldn't add up to that). I loved it, couldn't stop reading.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Feb 20, 2017
I wish the author could actually do a shred of research. This is a PROFESSIONAL ballet school, not a local ballet school where you take a short class every week or so and put on a frilly skirt.
A little disclaimer: if you want to be a professional ballet dancer, then do so! I can't stop you from trying, and if you want to then nothing's stopping you from at least trying, I hope.
Now on to the ranty part.
Competition is more fierce than in most jobs. People train for their entire lives, starting as little children. Even they don't get chances. The best end up in
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Corps de Ballet, the extra characters dancing the insignificant roles. The best of the best are dancing solos.
Acting sounds like it's a rarity in this manga. It's not. Narrowing your eyes and putting on a "menacing" smile is not acting. Acting is a requirement for ballet. Given that ballet tells stories on stage, acting is kind of important.
I cut out lots of this, since it's just pointless ranting about apparent problems, such as Kaname starting ballet incredibly late and being placed with people who danced their entire lives. That's a one in a million kind of thing. There are many more appalling problems with this that make ballet look like a walk in the park, when it's not.
If you want a light, cute read, then this is fine. If you want a manga that teaches you about ballet, it's not for you.
Reviewer’s Rating: 1
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