Fujita Tatara, a boy with no dreams to realize. Finds a sexy girl who also doesn't have dreams and thinks that he is not alone in this facade of chasing dreams. He found a nakama. So he follows(not a stalker manga) her and he watches that she enters a dance studio. Of course he didn't stop there so he followed her till end and boy was he not surprised when he found out that she was pursuing her career as competitive dancer. As guessed correctly he was ~~forced~~ encouraged to join the studio by another sexy lady sitting on the counter. Moreover he did ballroom dance, where you have to hold by waist. Hyuu! Tatara-kun.
He needed a dream to cling on in order to find a career so meh he started dancing.
And thus the story of our MC begins! He goes on dance till he would blister his feet.
At some point dance becomes something to love rather that just something to cling on.The above was just the description of first episode not till end so it was just there to fill words. The review starts now.
To be honest, I did not start with any expectations so every scene and plot progression was amazing in my POV. The story takes a lot of turns and twists, the characters hit their own type of slumps here and there and often there are some good development. The most lovable thing about this manga that I found was showing ballroom dance as competitive sports which I had no idea of.
Exactly! There are a lot of girls with nice body and thighs! No, that's not what I meant when I mentioned that its spots anime. Though there are beautiful and pretty girls which just looks mouth gaping even with heavy make up.
What I wanted to say was that there are rivals in this too. And just like anyother sports anime the rival is of course the best in the said category. He looks dull, unattended, doesn't care what others think IF it's not about dance.
And yes, the MC is surrounded by national level dancers and is coached by world level dancer. No wonder he got that far at end of series.
Maybe I am writing too much about the story. Okay, back to vague hints about this series!The development in story was perfect and usually is not as expected. Which is a good thing since it maintains an air of mystery around it and also keeps the viewers on edge. Personally I liked the continuous bumps in this supposedly straight road of dance since it was realistic and at the same time enjoyable. Tatara always finds a way but that doesn't means he necessarily succeeds which was quite satisfactory to watch but at same time a little suffocating.
Pacing of story is somewhat unnoticeable because it seems too real. Not too many unexplained or unexplainable coincidents occur since the world of dancing is small. I personally loved the character setting which was somewhat cliché but satisfying to watch. My favorite character was Masami Kugimiya. I could relate a lot to him and his struggle was real and sorta depressing.
All the openings and endings were banger of this show. My personal favorite is 2nd opening. One of the most notable aspect was the representation of dancer's view and how they perceived the situation at hand.
All in all this was delectable watch and totally enjoyable if you have reached till, you should definitely give this anime a chance.