| Wandance | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kaboku Kotani (back) and Hikari Wanda (front) | |
| ワンダンス (Wandansu) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Coffee |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Afternoon KC |
| Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
| Original run | January 25, 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Michiya Kato |
| Written by | Michiya Kato |
| Music by | Naoki "naotyu" Chiba |
| Studio | |
| Licensed by | Disney Platform Distribution |
| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi) |
| Original run | October 8, 2025 – December 24, 2025 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Naoya Kusaba |
| Written by | Keiichi Kobayashi |
| Studio | Happinet Phantom Studios |
| Released |
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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 15 tankōbon volumes as of December 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 aired from October to December 2025. A live-action film adaptation is set to premiere in November 2026.
By August 2026, the manga had over 1.3 million copies in circulation.
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.
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 December 23, 2025, 15 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.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | May 23, 2019 | 978-4-06-515483-0 | June 28, 2022 | 978-1-68491-313-8 (digital) 978-1-64651-466-3 (print) | ||
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| 2 | November 22, 2019 | 978-4-06-517482-1 | August 30, 2022 (digital) October 4, 2022 (print) | 978-1-68491-614-6 (digital) 978-1-64651-516-5 (print) | ||
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| 3 | May 22, 2020 | 978-4-06-519455-3 | October 25, 2022 | 978-1-68491-722-8 (digital) 978-1-64651-517-2 (print) | ||
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| 4 | September 23, 2020 | 978-4-06-520724-6 | January 31, 2023 (digital) February 14, 2023 (print) | 978-1-68491-870-6 (digital) 978-1-64651-518-9 (print) | ||
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| 5 | March 23, 2021 | 978-4-06-522662-9 | May 23, 2023 | 979-8-88933-008-0 (digital) 978-1-64651-519-6 (print) | ||
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| 6 | September 22, 2021 | 978-4-06-524817-1 | August 29, 2023 September 5, 2023 | 979-8-88933-214-5 (digital) 978-1-64651-737-4 (print) | ||
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| 7 | February 22, 2022 | 978-4-06-526862-9 | November 21, 2023 | 979-8-88933-304-3 (digital) 978-1-64651-738-1 (print) | ||
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| 8 | June 22, 2022 | 978-4-06-527862-8 | February 20, 2024 | 979-8-88933-513-9 (digital) 978-1-64651-808-1 (print) | ||
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| 9 | October 21, 2022 | 978-4-06-529496-3 | May 21, 2024 (digital) May 28, 2024 (print) | 979-8-88933-610-5 (digital) 978-1-64651-913-2 (print) | ||
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| 10 | February 21, 2023 | 978-4-06-530562-1 | August 13, 2024 | 979-8-89478-033-7 (digital) 978-1-64651-914-9 (print) | ||
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| 11 | September 22, 2023 | 978-4-06-531974-1 | November 12, 2024 | 979-8-89478-253-9 (digital) 979-8-88877-159-4 (print) | ||
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| 12 | April 23, 2024 | 978-4-06-535023-2 | May 13, 2025 | 979-8-89478-563-9 (digital) 979-8-88877-397-0 (print) | ||
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| 13 | August 22, 2024 | 978-4-06-536467-3 | August 12, 2025 | 979-8-89478-672-8 (digital) 979-8-88877-487-8 (print) | ||
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| 14 | September 22, 2025 | 978-4-06-540508-6 | November 10, 2026 | 979-8-89830-313-6 (digital) 979-8-88877-904-0 (print) | ||
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| 15 | December 23, 2025 | 978-4-06-541760-7 | May 11, 2027 | 979-8-88877-996-5 (print) | ||
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| 16 | November 20, 2026 | 978-4-06-545684-2 | — | — | ||
In August 2024, an anime television series adaptation was announced. It was produced by Madhouse and Cyclone Graphics, and directed by Michiya Kato, who also handled the screenplays and VFX, with Satoshi Tasaki and Taiki Imamura as both character designers and chief animation directors, and Riehata as the dance producer. The series also features original insert songs, including "Kujira", performed by Yaffle featuring Sahnya alongside other songs by Yujin Aramaki, Alisa, Black Boboi, 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, Toru Ishikawa, Uru, Weauxmaque, Wez Atlas, alongside existing songs from Scatman John with music composed by Naoki "naotyu" Chiba. The series aired from October 8 to December 24, 2025, on the IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi and its affiliates. The opening theme is "Stare In Wonder", performed by Be:First, while the ending theme is "Wondrous", performed by Elsee.
The series is streaming on Disney+ worldwide and on Hulu in the United States. An English dub premiered on Hulu in November 2025.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Wanda's Dance" Transliteration: "Wanda-san no Dansu" (Japanese: 湾田さんのダンス) | Masaki Matsumura | Michiya Kato | October 8, 2025 |
| 2 | "Dance Club Gender Ratio" Transliteration: "Dansu-bu no Danjohi" (Japanese: ダンス部の男女比) | Kazumasa Isogawa | Yurie Kuniyuki | October 16, 2025 |
| 3 | "Audition" Transliteration: "Ōdishon" (Japanese: オーディション) | Kōki Mori | Masaki Matsumura | October 23, 2025 |
| 4 | "Choreography Routine" Transliteration: "Furitsuke – Rūtin" (Japanese: 振り付け-ルーティン) | Kazumasa Isogawa | Kazumasa Isogawa | October 29, 2025 |
| 5 | "Feeling" Transliteration: "Fīringu" (Japanese: フィーリング) | Masaki Matsumura | Koji Sawai | November 5, 2025 |
| 6 | "Contest" Transliteration: "Kontesuto" (Japanese: コンテスト) | Masaki Matsumura | Masaki Matsumura | November 12, 2025 |
| 7 | "Wanda's Pre-High School Days" Transliteration: "Wanda-san no Nyūgaku Mae" (Japanese: 湾田さんの入学前) | Sayaka Kobayashi | Koji Sawai | November 19, 2025 |
| 8 | "Dance Battle" Transliteration: "Dansu Batoru" (Japanese: ダンスバトル) | Kazumasa Isogawa | Michiya Kato | November 26, 2025 |
| 9 | "The Style Wall" Transliteration: "Janru no Kabe" (Japanese: ジャンルの壁) | Masaki Matsumura | Koji Sawai | December 3, 2025 |
| 10 | "Prelims" Transliteration: "Yosen" (Japanese: 予選) | Kōki Mori | Koji Sawai | December 10, 2025 |
| 11 | "Self-Awareness" Transliteration: "Jikaku" (Japanese: 自覚) | Sayaka Kobayashi | Michiya Kato | December 17, 2025 |
| 12 | "Wandance" Transliteration: "Wandansu" (Japanese: ワンダンス) | Kazumasa Isogawa | Michiya Kato | December 24, 2025 |
In December 2025, it was announced that the manga would receive a live-action film adaptation. The film premiered at the Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills in Tokyo on October 31, 2026, and is set to premiere in Japan nationwide on November 27, 2026. It was directed by Naoya Kusaba and written by Keiichi Kobayashi. Dancing choreography was supervised by dancer and entrepreneur Charisma Kantaro. The film's theme song is "For Us", performed by &Team.
In September 2026, it was announced that a stage play of the manga would run at the MoN Takanawa museum in Tokyo. Titled Wandance on Stage, it is written and directed by Imagine Itо̄, and stars Taki of The Jet Boy Bangerz from Exile Tribe as Kaboku Kotani. It is scheduled to run from March 19–28, 2027.
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, and at the 25th edition in 2022. By August 2026, the manga had over 1.3 million copies in circulation.
[…] if you asked me now to recommend a sport/activity/club/team manga, Wandance would be at the top of my list.
実写映画はもちろん、単行本累計発行部数130万部を突破している原作コミックスでも『ワンダンス』の世界をお楽しみいただけますと幸いです。