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Junpei Murao was captivated by classical ballet as a young boy after witnessing a mesmerizing performance by a male dancer. However, following his father's sudden death, Junpei abandoned dance to pursue martial arts and soccer to fulfill masculine family expectations. In his second year of middle school, an observant transfer student named Miyako Godai notices his natural acrobatic flexibility and invites him to her mother's private ballet studio. Rekindling his buried passion, Junpei leaps back into the grueling world of classical dance. Balancing peer ridicule, physical pain, and elite rivals, Junpei fights to become an authentic danseur noble.
⚠ Background — may contain spoilers
Studio MAPPA animated this eleven-episode sports drama anime, which aired in spring 2022. Directed by Munehisa Sakai and written by Yoshimi Narita, the series adapted George Asakura's award-winning seinen manga serialized in *Big Comic Spirits*. Renowned animator Hitomi Hasegawa served as character designer and chief animation director. The production achieved critical distinction for its rotoscoped ballet choreography, featuring performances recorded by professional dancers from the Tokyo Ballet. Praised for its raw adolescent emotional intensity, kinetic athletic beauty, and candid deconstruction of traditional gender norms, the anime stands out as a modern masterpiece of performance drama.
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11
1
There's No Way I'm Doing That Ballet Thing!
Aired 2022-04-08
2
I Can't Be Friends With Someone Like Him!
Aired 2022-04-15
3
What Does It Mean to Be Manly?
Aired 2022-04-22
4
I Can Do Ballet Now
Aired 2022-04-29
5
I Can't Die Now
Aired 2022-05-06
6
Why Am I Doing Ballet?
Aired 2022-05-13
7
Ah, I'm So Embarrassed
Aired 2022-05-20
8
Oh, I Wanna Do It Again!!
Aired 2022-05-27
9
I Wanna Get Better, Too!
Aired 2022-06-03
10
Miyako... You Need to Be by His Side
Aired 2022-06-10
11
Oh, I Think I Love Classical Ballet
Aired 2022-06-17
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