Wandance (manga)
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 10 tankōbon volumes as of October 2022. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Kodansha USA.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Coffee, Wandance started in Kodansha‘s seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on January 25, 2019. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on May 23, 2019. As of February 21, 2023, 10 volumes have been released.
Kodansha USA announced the English release of the manga in North America, with the first volume being released on June 28, 2022.
Volume list
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 23, 2019 | 978-4-06-515483-0 | June 28, 2022 | 978-1-64-651466-3 |
| 2 | November 22, 2019 | 978-4-06-517482-1 | September 28, 2022 | 978-1-64-651516-5 |
| 3 | May 22, 2020 | 978-4-06-519455-3 | October 25, 2022 | 978-1-64-651517-2 |
| 4 | September 23, 2020 | 978-4-06-520724-6 | February 14, 2023 | 978-1-64-651518-9 |
| 5 | March 23, 2021 | 978-4-06-522662-9 | May 23, 2023 | 978-1-64-651519-6 |
| 6 | September 22, 2021 | 978-4-06-524817-1 | August 29, 2023 | 978-1-64-651737-4 |
| 7 | February 22, 2022 | 978-4-06-526862-9 | November 21, 2023 | 978-1-64-651738-1 |
| 8 | June 22, 2022 | 978-4-06-527862-8 | — | — |
| 9 | October 21, 2022 | 978-4-06-529496-3 | — | — |
| 10 | February 21, 2023 | 978-4-06-530562-1 | — | — |
Reception
In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the sixth Next Manga Awards. It was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021.
| Wandance | |
Cover of the first volume
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| ワンダンス (Wandansu) |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Coffee |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Afternoon KC |
| Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | January 25, 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
A simple moment can change the entire life…
A pure friendship is being born…
